Retired LandBank Branch Manager: OVP Withdrawals ‘Unusual’ but ‘Legit’

'Unusual' becomes word of the day as 2 confidential fund witnesses surface in VP Duterte trial

Two former bank branch managers have described as "unusual" the total P612.5-million cash withdrawals and encashments made for the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education (DepEd) during their on the witness stand in Vice President Sara Duterte's Senate impeachment trial.Serving as the prosecution panel's witnesses on Wednesday, July 29 for article I covering confidential funds misuse were retired Land Bank of the Phili…

Retired LandBank branch manager: OVP withdrawals ‘unusual’ but ‘legit’

MindaNews / 29 July 2026 — Violeta Constantino, retired Landbank manager of its Shaw Boulevard branch, described as “unusual” but “legitimate” the amounts and manner with which the Office of the Vice President (OVP) made withdrawals from its confidential funds deposited in the bank. Violeta Constantino, retired manager of LandBank’s Shaw Boulevard branch, testifies during the impeachment trial at the Senate. Screenshot from the Senate’s livestre…

LandBank ex-manager: OVP's P500-million cash withdrawal was 'unusual'

The withdrawal of P500 million in cash by the Office of the Vice President was described as “unusual” by retired Land Bank of the Philippines manager Violeta Constantino during the impeachment trial.

OVP's cash withdrawals 'unusual' — ex-bank managers

Large cash withdrawals totalling P612.5 million for Vice President Sara Duterte's offices from 2022 to 2023 were "unusual," two former managers of the Land Bank

OVP’s P125M bank withdrawal 'unusual' but transaction 'legitimate,' says witness

MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Vice President’s withdrawal of P125 million in confidential funds were tagged as “unusual,” the prosecution’s witness said on Wednesday.Violeta Constantino, manager of LandBank’s Shaw Boulevard branch, testified before the Senate impeachment court that the OVP withdrew the total amount in cash. Constantino deemed this as uncommon for a government office to encash such a large amount in cash instead of thro…