Ortonio grilled over P122-M cash
Senator-judges grill OVP aide Lemuel Ortonio over P122 million in CIF allegedly released as cash to informants for medicine purchases without mandatory bidding.
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OVP sought P250M without plans
OVP aide Lemuel Ortonio testified that Vice President Sara Duterte’s office sought P250 million in confidential funds in 2022 before submitting a detailed…
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Makabayan reignite push to abolish CIF from national budget
Makabayan bloc lawmakers renew their call to abolish Confidential and Intelligence Funds (CIF) from the Philippine national budget, citing repeated abuse, lack…
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Boying prodded to probe Sara’s CIF use
Citizen groups urge Ombudsman Boying Remulla to investigate Vice President Sara Duterte over alleged misuse of confidential and intelligence funds after…
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Tindig, Akbayan Urge Ombudsman to Probe VP Sara CIF
"We’re hoping that the Ombudsman can check if the use of CIF really went there (Investigation on procurement of laptop issue). Then we hope that this will be…
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House open to review OP’s secret funds: Solon
The House of Representatives may investigate the Office of the President's confidential expenses, which reached P4.57 billion in 2023, following a CoA report.…
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Sara controlled intel funds, OVP exec reveals
‘When it comes to the confidential fund, Your Honor, it should be the special disbursing officer’
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