Are They Kin? Lito Lapid Grills Acosta over OVP Receipts Bearing His Surname

Aquino questions Acosta on lack of internal probe over alias receipts

MANILA, Philippines — Senator-judge Bam Aquino on Monday questioned former Office of the Vice President (OVP) special disbursing officer Gina Acosta over the lack of internal investigation into the suspicious recipient names on the confidential fund receipts.This, after more unusual names, including Antonio Pagong and Timon Andrew Pusa, surfaced in the acknowledgment receipts for the OVP's confidential fund transactions during Vice President Sar…

Acosta grilled over scrutiny of OVP confidential funds receipts

MANILA, Philippines – Gina Acosta, who served as the special disbursing officer (SDO) of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) for its P125-million confidential funds in 2022, faced intense scrutiny from senator-judges on Monday, August 24, over how she examined the documentary evidence used to liquidate the controversial funds. On Day 17 of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, senator-judges questioned Acosta on the extent of her d…

Why was Acosta picked to disburse OVP confidential funds? 'I don't know'

The former OVP officer said she had no formal training to warrant her hiring as special disbursing officer.

‘Committee on Silence’ no more! Lito Lapid makes interjection in VP Duterte trial

Senator-judge Lito Lapid, one of the quieter members of the upper chamber, on Monday, Aug. 24, finally took a more active role in questioning former special disbursing officer (SDO) Gina Acosta over the handling of the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) confidential funds.Lapid, who has previously joked about belonging to a “Committee on Silence” because of his relatively low profile in Senate debates, pressed Acosta on what happened to the mo…

Lito Lapid questions existence of OVP fund recipients with his surname

Senator-Judge Lito Lapid on Monday questioned witness Gina Acosta, who previously served as the special disbursing officer (SDO) of the Office of the Vice Presi

VP Trial Day 17: Gina Acosta to continue testimony on confidential funds

MANILA, Philippines — After two days of cancelled proceedings due to bad weather, Gina Acosta is set to continue testifying on Monday, August 24 – the 17th day of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial. This schedule comes as the Senate impeachment court resumes tackling Duterte’s alleged misuse of confidential funds. Acosta is the former Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) special disbursing officer (SDO) who encashed the office’s con…