+ Follow OVP Tag
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[Title] => OVP aide: Lachica not an OVP employee despite confidential fund role
[Summary] => OVP aide Ortonio faced questions over why he relied on Lachica for information submitted to COA
[DatePublished] => 2026-08-26 18:42:00
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[Title] => Sara Duterte trial recap, Aug. 25: Second hostile witness, unreimbursed P150K
[Summary] => The Office of the Vice President who drafted its defenses to state auditors on its use of confidential funds told the impeachment court Tuesday, August 25, that he filed the office's protective intelligence reports without reading them, and personally covered a P150,000 liquidation gap in 2024 that's yet to be reimbursed.
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[Title] => VP Sara order made P125M 'transfer' illegal, says House prosecution panel
[Summary] => The House prosecution panel said Gina Acosta's handover of P125 million in confidential funds was illegal from the outset because Vice President Sara Duterte ordered the money transferred to an official who had no authority to receive it.
[DatePublished] => 2026-08-18 16:24:00
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[Title] => Tulfo questions hostile witness' language switch in Duterte trial
[Summary] => The senator challenged Acosta's use of Bisaya, pointing to her 2024 House testimony.
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[Title] => Duterte lawyers ask court to hold off on possible arrest warrant in motion to quash
[Summary] => The request forms part of the motion to quash the charges that Duterte's camp confirmed filing on Thursday, her counsel Paul Lawrence Lim shared at an online press conference on Friday, August 14.
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[Title] => Sara Duterte seeks oral arguments on grave threats case
[Summary] => Vice President Sara Duterte's lawyers are formally pushing for oral arguments to be held on their motion to junk the grave threats case against her, saying the "far-reaching consequences" of the complaint could reach even the president.
[DatePublished] => 2026-08-14 12:04:00
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[Title] => Sara Duterte trial recap, Aug. 12: Kapunan's wisecracks, counsels' clashes, arrest standard tested
[Summary] => What started as a disagreement over documents on Day 15 of Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial turned into a sharp clash between the defense and the prosecution, with one moment spilling onto social media and prompting a stern warning from presiding officer Sen. Chiz Escudero.
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[Title] => COA auditor: VP Sara liable for P73 million disallowed funds
[Summary] => 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.
[DatePublished] => 2026-08-12 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla
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[Title] => Sara Duterte trial recap, Aug. 11: Pia Piattos Lim and 'Superman'
[Summary] => A state auditor testified Tuesday, August 11, that several acknowledgment receipts for the Department of Education's confidential funds were issued on a single day across provinces from Abra to Agusan del Sur, even as only one officer was allowed to disburse the funds.
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[Title] => Sara Duterte trial recap, Aug. 3: 'Confidential' furniture purchases, late-dated receipts
[Summary] => Three key moments and developments from Day 11, August 3 of Sara Duterte's impeachment trial.
[DatePublished] => 2026-08-03 15:55:00
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[Title] => OVP aide: Lachica not an OVP employee despite confidential fund role
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[DatePublished] => 2026-08-26 18:42:00
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[Title] => Sara Duterte trial recap, Aug. 25: Second hostile witness, unreimbursed P150K
[Summary] => The Office of the Vice President who drafted its defenses to state auditors on its use of confidential funds told the impeachment court Tuesday, August 25, that he filed the office's protective intelligence reports without reading them, and personally covered a P150,000 liquidation gap in 2024 that's yet to be reimbursed.
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[Title] => VP Sara order made P125M 'transfer' illegal, says House prosecution panel
[Summary] => The House prosecution panel said Gina Acosta's handover of P125 million in confidential funds was illegal from the outset because Vice President Sara Duterte ordered the money transferred to an official who had no authority to receive it.
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[Title] => Tulfo questions hostile witness' language switch in Duterte trial
[Summary] => The senator challenged Acosta's use of Bisaya, pointing to her 2024 House testimony.
[DatePublished] => 2026-08-17 17:39:00
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[Title] => Duterte lawyers ask court to hold off on possible arrest warrant in motion to quash
[Summary] => The request forms part of the motion to quash the charges that Duterte's camp confirmed filing on Thursday, her counsel Paul Lawrence Lim shared at an online press conference on Friday, August 14.
[DatePublished] => 2026-08-14 16:19:00
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[Title] => Sara Duterte seeks oral arguments on grave threats case
[Summary] => Vice President Sara Duterte's lawyers are formally pushing for oral arguments to be held on their motion to junk the grave threats case against her, saying the "far-reaching consequences" of the complaint could reach even the president.
[DatePublished] => 2026-08-14 12:04:00
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[Title] => Sara Duterte trial recap, Aug. 12: Kapunan's wisecracks, counsels' clashes, arrest standard tested
[Summary] => What started as a disagreement over documents on Day 15 of Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial turned into a sharp clash between the defense and the prosecution, with one moment spilling onto social media and prompting a stern warning from presiding officer Sen. Chiz Escudero.
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[Title] => COA auditor: VP Sara liable for P73 million disallowed funds
[Summary] => 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.
[DatePublished] => 2026-08-12 00:00:00
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[Title] => Sara Duterte trial recap, Aug. 11: Pia Piattos Lim and 'Superman'
[Summary] => A state auditor testified Tuesday, August 11, that several acknowledgment receipts for the Department of Education's confidential funds were issued on a single day across provinces from Abra to Agusan del Sur, even as only one officer was allowed to disburse the funds.
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[Title] => Sara Duterte trial recap, Aug. 3: 'Confidential' furniture purchases, late-dated receipts
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[DatePublished] => 2026-08-03 15:55:00
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