While Vice President Sara Duterte herself sidesteps questions, Marcos' Cabinet members and a congresswoman come up with various explanations for the highly criticized transfer of confidential funds to the OVP in 2022
MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Sara Duterte is in hot water over questions on the legality of the transfer of confidential funds from the Office of the President to her office in 2022.with female opposition lawmakers, but her answers to criticisms are nothing more than a blanket denial of allegations that the funds have been used inappropriately.
A total of P221.4 million was released to the OVP, sourced from the contingent funds for 2022. From that amount, P125 million was intended for OVP’s confidential funds “for newly created satellite offices.” It was – as former spokesperson to former vice president Leni Robredo puts it – an “account category heading,” not a line item, and there was no zero in there.
Pangandaman saw the need to make the distinction because “transferring” appropriations from one office to another is deemed unconstitutional unless it is through the process of augmentation. She added that the P125 million “released” to the OVP in 2022 was for the office’s Good Governance Engagement and Social Services Projects,” which include:
the implementation of various projects and activities relevant to national security and peace and order
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