‘But ‘yan lang po talaga, na wala namang masamang nangyari doon. And, nabanggit ko na rin kahapon, that it was actually COA-ICFAO that asked for that meeting,’ defense spokesperson Michael Poa says
On the sidelines, one of Senator Imee Marcos’ staff is heard suggesting that she cite the witness — state auditor Roderick Wamil — in contempt
An exasperated private prosecutor Lorna Kapunan even suggests using the defense’s documents — which she says with certainty are the same as the prosecution’s — to speed up the process
Sa susunod na budget hearings, huwag lang itanong kung magkano ang ilalaan sa flood control. Tanungin kung nasaan ang science.
Senator-judges grill former Office of the Vice President special disbursing officer Gina Acosta on the level of due diligence she exercised in examining the documentary evidence for confidential funds liquidation
Surveys show that a big majority of Filipinos support the passage of an anti-dynasty law. Yet, why do we keep on electing families?
Senator Ping Lacson says leadership funds or ‘allocables’ are the ‘worst version’ of the pork barrel as they circumvent the regular budget process
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
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?
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