Dead infant since 1965 among the 'recipients' of OVP's secret funds—PSA witness
A Philippine Statistics Authority witness told the Senate impeachment court that a two-month-old infant who died in 1965 was listed as a recipient of the…
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A Philippine Statistics Authority witness told the Senate impeachment court that a two-month-old infant who died in 1965 was listed as a recipient of the…
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The OVP’s proposed 2027 budget has no confidential funds, marking the third straight year without a CIF allocation under Vice President Sara Duterte.
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The Office of the Vice President’s proposed P785.20-million budget for 2027 contains no confidential or intelligence funds for the third straight year, Rep.…
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Manila Rep. Benny Abante urged former DepEd Undersecretary Michael Wesley Poa to tell the truth about what he knows regarding P112.5 million in confidential…
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‘The Filipino people will realize that their money is just being absorbed into the pockets of our legislators and our high government officials.’
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Senate President Win Gatchalian flagged P10.7 billion in proposed 2027 confidential and intelligence funds, calling for tighter limits to prevent abuse and…
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House prosecutor Terry Ridon calls former OVP officer Gina Acosta’s testimony a possible “smoking gun” linking Vice President Sara Duterte to the release of…
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The prosecution treats this as a scandal — which it is not — since it is the system working as designed.
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A Senate impeachment hearing raised questions over acknowledgment receipts tied to Vice President Sara Duterte’s confidential funds, including a “Pia…
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‘It is the SDO na mag-dedisperse ng (that disperses the) cash advance.’
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The proposed 2027 national budget sets aside P10.773 billion for confidential and intelligence funds, down 8.8 percent from 2026, as the DBM stresses strict…
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COA auditor Xylene del Campo testifies that the transfer of OVP confidential funds from its special disbursing officer to the vice presidential security chief…
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The confidential and intelligence fund allocations were not just budget items. They were tools for coalition management.
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In a single decade, the confidential and intelligence funds of one office grew more than thirteenfold, without any corresponding national threat serious enough…
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Former Senate President Franklin Drilon called for stricter oversight of confidential and intelligence funds, saying the impeachment trial of Vice President…
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Presumptions often carry a stronger implication of probability or likelihood. For example, when someone is presumed innocent until proven guilty, this belief…
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Former COA auditor tells Senate impeachment court that rules on confidential and intelligence funds are silent on the use of aliases in liquidation documents,…
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