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State auditors have flagged the Office of the Vice President’s supposed misuse of P375 million in confidential and intelligence funds in 2023, representing the second year in a row that such an offense was recorded, a lawmaker pointed out.
“My initial assessment, I think the basis was laid out properly, and we saw in the initial deliberations, it’s unfortunate that we did not have the proper resource persons from the ,” Gutierrez said at the sidelines of Wednesday’s initial hearing of the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability into the OVP’s questionable budget utilization.
“This is public money, not a personal slush fund. Repeated, templated reporting without detailed justification only raises suspicions of misuse.” Last month, COA issued an ND in the amount of P73.28 million, citing improper use and violations of government regulations. Gutierrez further warned that the OVP had been given multiple chances to explain and justify its CIF expenditures since 2023, but the COA could only issue an ND due to insufficient documentation. He stressed that if the Vice President cannot properly account for these funds, she could be required to return the disallowed amounts to the government.
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