Notices of Disallowance Mum on Aliases of Confidential Fund Recipients

Lacson: COA has authority to inspect vaults containing records on persons behind aliases

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Audit (COA) has the authority to inspect the vaults containing classified records and supporting documents related to confidential and intelligence operations when circumstances so demand, Senator-Judge Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said Wednesday.During the 15th day of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, Lacson cited COA's Joint Memorandum Circular 2015-01, which provides that classified details…

Notices of disallowance mum on aliases of confidential fund recipients

MindaNews / 12 August 2026 — The use of fictitious names by the supposed recipients of payments charged to the Office of the Vice President’s confidential funds was not among the grounds for the notices of disallowance on the funds, a state auditor told the Senate impeachment court Wednesday. Lawyer Kristine Ferrer during at the Senate on Wednesday (12 August 2026). Photo courtesy of the Senate Social Media Unit During the cross-examination by d…

Witness: Confidential ops not part of Sara Duterte's mandate as VP, DepEd chief

Confidential operations are not part of the mandate of the Office of the Vice President or the secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd), prosecution witness Xylene del Campo of the Commission on Audit"s Intelligence and Confidential Funds Audit Office (ICFAO) said Wednesday.

COA auditor: Fraud probe still an option vs VP’s confidential funds

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Audit Intelligence and Confidential Funds Audit Office (COA-ICFAO) may still launch a fraud investigation into Vice President Sara Duterte’s use of confidential funds, state auditor Xylene del Campo revealed on Wednesday. Del Campo remarked before the Senate impeachment court as it examined Duterte’s alleged misuse of confidential funds — particularly P500 million in the Office of the Vice President (OVP),…

COA auditor: VP Sara liable for P73 million disallowed funds

The Commission on Audit deems Vice President Sara Duterte herself to be liable along with two others for P73.287 million in disallowed disbursements over just 11 days using the confidential funds of the Office of the Vice President.

COA witness: Confidential funds not part of VP official mandates

MANILA — Confidential operations were not included in the official functions of Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio or her role as education secretary, according to a Commission on Audit (COA) witness who testified during the impeachment trial. Xylene del Campo of the COA Intelligence and Confidential Funds Audit Office (ICFAO) made the statement on the 15th […]