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How Army youth summits entered DepEd’s confidential fund paper trail tackled in the impeachment trial.

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An Army officer says DepEd gave only open-source information for military youth programs.

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Viral photo falsely showed the Office of the Vice President witness wearing an earpiece.

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OVP aide Ortonio faced questions over why he relied on Lachica for information submitted to COA

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OVP assistant chief of staff told the Senate court that he personally advanced P150,000 for a request but was never repaid.

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

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The senator challenged Acosta's use of Bisaya, pointing to her 2024 House testimony.

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Kakaiba at hindi umano karaniwan ang P125 milyong cash withdra­wals ng Office of the Vice President (OVP) dahil nahigitan ang mga transaksiyon ng iba pang mga ahensiya ng gobyerno.

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House prosecutors are now presenting evidence on Article I.

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The withdrawal of P500 million in cash by the Office of the Vice President was described as “unusual” by retired Land Bank of the Philippines manager Violeta Constantino during the impeachment trial.

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How Army youth summits entered DepEd’s confidential fund paper trail tackled in the impeachment trial.

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An Army officer says DepEd gave only open-source information for military youth programs.

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Viral photo falsely showed the Office of the Vice President witness wearing an earpiece.

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OVP aide Ortonio faced questions over why he relied on Lachica for information submitted to COA

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OVP assistant chief of staff told the Senate court that he personally advanced P150,000 for a request but was never repaid.

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

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The senator challenged Acosta's use of Bisaya, pointing to her 2024 House testimony.

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Kakaiba at hindi umano karaniwan ang P125 milyong cash withdra­wals ng Office of the Vice President (OVP) dahil nahigitan ang mga transaksiyon ng iba pang mga ahensiya ng gobyerno.

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House prosecutors are now presenting evidence on Article I.

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The withdrawal of P500 million in cash by the Office of the Vice President was described as “unusual” by retired Land Bank of the Philippines manager Violeta Constantino during the impeachment trial.

[DatePublished] => 2026-07-29 13:18:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807953 [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/07/29/violeta-constantino_2026-07-29_13-03-04723_thumbnail.jpg ) ) )
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