Beyond Sara: Confidential funds run deep in local governments
Confidential funds are not unique to Sara Duterte. They are part of a decades-old practice that has spread across the country, often with little public scrutiny.
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How much Northern Mindanao cities, provinces set aside for confidential funds
Cagayan de Oro leads Northern Mindanao in confidential and intelligence fund allocations in 2023 and 2024, while Bukidnon has the lowest. With Iligan, Misamis Oriental and Misamis Occidental, the four account for nearly 80% of the region’s allocations.
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COA cleared DepEd over P75-M confidential funds issue – Sara Duterte’s defense
COA state auditor Xylene del Campo confirms that the Commission on Audit has cleared the Department of Education over its P75 million in confidential funds during the 14th day of Duterte’s impeachment trial
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Is Sara’s confi funds officer Superman? Prosecution flags nationwide disbursements on same day
If the acknowledgment receipts were truthful, how could Vice President Sara Duterte’s special disbursing officer have handed out confidential funds in different parts of the Philippines on a single day?
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‘Funny’ names in confidential funds receipts not issue for COA – Sara Duterte’s defense
The defense also points out that the Commission on Audit did not mind that the funds were spent in different places on the same day
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Can Sara Duterte use confidential funds to reimburse prior expenses on Xmas parties?
To justify the regularity of its confidential funds spending in 2022, the Office of the Vice President cited its mounted events which took place before it was authorized to disburse the funds
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Defense’s Ferrer almost got ‘spanked’ by Kapunan | The wRap
Today’s headlines: Impeachment trial, Confidential funds, Donald Trump
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Order in the Court: Is COA being OA over Sara Duterte’s confidential funds?
Get to know COA audit terms in this episode of Order in the Court with Jairo Bolledo
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Bisaya Recap: Piattos, AOMs, and Sara Duterte’s confidential funds
Catch the Bisaya rundown of the highlights of the Sara Duterte impeachment trial days from July 29 to August 5
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[Edgewise] ‘Public School Confidential’
Apparently, VP Sara spent the confidential funds to deploy an army of secret agents — like Andy Lim and Mary Grace Piattos — to the country’s 47,831 public schools. That’s a lot of schools, and a lot of operatives.
