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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. UNDER oath Former Office of the Vice President special disbursing officer Gina Acosta (right) answers questions during direct examination by the prosecution panel on the 16th day of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte at the Senate in Pasay City last Monday.

    Senators grill Sara’s ex-disbursing officer

    Former OVP special disbursing officer Gina Acosta faces Senate questioning over her handling of P500 million in confidential funds and reliance on Col. Raymund…

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  6. VICE President Sara Duterte

    Sara, aides flagged over P73-M CIF

    CoA auditor testifies that Vice President Sara Duterte and two OVP aides were potentially liable for P73.3 million in disallowed confidential fund transactions…

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  7. BOXES containing Commission on Audit documents related to the alleged misuse of confidential funds are transported after the adjournment of the 11th day of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday in Pasay City.

    Was co-presidency the plan?

    Perhaps Bongbong felt he could not begin the administration by telling her no. That’s the one.

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  8. VP’s Trust Deficit

    VP’s Trust Deficit

    If P612.5 million allocated for national security cannot be satisfactorily accounted for through even the most basic standards of documentary integrity, then…

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  9. Witness: Money pool used for medical aid

    Witness: Money pool used for medical aid

    A former Commission on Audit official testified in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial that the Office of the Vice President improperly charged P40…

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  10. BOXES containing Commission on Audit documents related to the alleged misuse of confidential funds are transported after the adjournment of the 11th day of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday in Pasay City.

    OVP disputes 11-day expenditure

    The Office of the Vice President disputed claims during Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial that it spent P125 million in confidential funds within…

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  14. Duterte’s chief of staff denies fund role

    Duterte’s chief of staff denies fund role

    Lawyer Zuleika Lopez, Vice President Sara Duterte's chief of staff, denies involvement in the disbursement of P500 million in confidential funds, despite…

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