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Lemuel Ortonio

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  1. Office of the Vice President Assistant Secretary and Assistant Chief of Staff Lemuel Ortonio, the second hostile witness, during the 19th day of the Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte in Pasay City on Wednesday, 26 August, 2026.

    Impeach court bans gadgets for witnesses

    ‘The image is not part of the record and does not establish that he wore such a device or received outside assistance. The chair therefore makes no finding…

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  2. Office of the Vice President Assistant Secretary and Assistant Chief of Staff Lemuel Ortonio, the second hostile witness, during the 19th day of the Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte in Pasay City on Wednesday, 26 August, 2026.

    VP, Lachica knew where funds went

    Senior OVP official Lemuel Ortonio told the Senate impeachment court that only Vice President Sara Duterte and Col. Raymund Lachica knew how the OVP…

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  3. OFFICE of the Vice President Assistant Secretary and Assistant Chief of Staff Lemuel Ortonio, the second hostile witness, faces the defense’s cross-examination on Wednesday as the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte continues in Pasay City.

    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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  5. Sara’s long-time aide. OVP Assistant Secretary and Assistant Chief of Staff Lemuel Ortonio appears in the Senate impeachment court on Tuesday, 25 August as hostile witness.

    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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  6. Sara’s long-time aide. OVP Assistant Secretary and Assistant Chief of Staff Lemuel Ortonio appears in the Senate impeachment court on Tuesday, 25 August as hostile witness.

    Witness paid P150K out of his own pocket

    OVP witness Lemuel Ortonio testified that a P150,000 discrepancy in confidential fund records came from expenses he personally paid and was never reimbursed…

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