Aide Bares OVP Fund Gap, Says P150,000 From His Own Pocket

Aide bares OVP fund gap, says P150,000 from his own pocket

OVP assistant chief of staff told the Senate court that he personally advanced P150,000 for a request but was never repaid.

Sara Duterte trial: OVP confidential funds request came before written plan

MANILA, Philippines – The prosecution flagged Vice President Sara Duterte’s request for P125 million in confidential funds in 2022, made before her office even came up with a written plan. This was confirmed by Lemuel Ortonio, assistant chief of staff at the Office of the Vice President (OVP), during private prosecutor Mae Divinagracia’s direct examination of the hostile witness on Tuesday, August 25. Based on the timeline, the OVP wrote to the …

OVP requested P250M confi funds in 2022, submitted spending plan later

The Office of the Vice President (OVP) Sara Duterte requested P250 million in confidential funds in August 2022 and submitted the corresponding spending plan almost a month later, OVP Assistant Secretary Lemuel Ortonio said Tuesday.

Duterte staff confirms OVP fully disbursed P125M confidential funds in just 11 days

MANILA, Philippines — Office of the Vice President Assistant Chief of Staff Lemuel Ortonio on Tuesday confirmed that P125 million in confidential funds allocated in 2022 was spent in just 11 days.During the 18th day of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, private prosecutor Mae Divinagracia showed the Liquidation Report covering Dec. 21 to 31, 2022 and asked Ortonio if the P125 million confidential fund was spent by Dec. 31.In r…