A COA audit leader says she is not aware of other agencies that used confidential funds to finance the delivery of medical and food aid. Duterte's OVP is being flagged for disbursing P82 million for these items in 2023 alone.
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This was confirmed when House Assistant Majority Leader Suansing interpellated the Commission on Audit during theinto the Vice President’s alleged misuse of public funds on Wednesday, September 18. Q2 of 2023: P40 million in medical and food aid, P12 million in payment of reward, and P10 million in payment of incentives or travelingThe AOMs are still unreleased to the public, but some lawmakers may have been presumably given access to the documents, given the oversight functions of Congress.
“We ask them for an explanation since by themselves, food and medical aid appears to not fall under the expenses allowed by the joint circular, so we are asking for explanation on those items. That’s the same for traveling expenses,” said Gloria Camora, team leader of the group of state auditors that reviewed the OVP’s confidential expenses last year.
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