OVP Official Says Confidential Funds Used to Secure Implementation of Agency’s Programs

Lachica not an OVP employee despite role in confidential fund activities – Ortonio

Abi Sarabia M., Philippine Canadian Inquirer August 27, 2026 Manila, Philippines – Col. Raymund Lachica, the former head of Vice President Sara Duterte’s security group, had no employment status with […] The post Lachica not an OVP employee despite role in confidential fund activities – Ortonio appeared first on Philippine Canadian Inquirer.

OVP official says confidential funds used to secure implementation of agency’s programs

MindaNews / 27 August 2026 — Office of the Vice President (OVP) Assistant Chief of Staff Lemuel Ortonio said the agency’s confidential funds were spent to secure the safe implementation of its programs, not the programs themselves. Defense counsel Kristine Ferrer during the hearing on Wednesday (26 August 2026). Screenshot from the Senate’s livestream. Ortonio, who was presented by the prosecution as a hostile witness, made the clarification dur…

OVP aide: Lachica not an OVP employee despite confidential fund role

OVP aide Ortonio faced questions over why he relied on Lachica for information submitted to COA

Colonel Lachica not an employee of OVP, says witness Ortonio

Office of the Vice President (OVP) Assistant Secretary Lemuel Ortonio said Wednesday that former Vice Presidential Security and Protection Group (VPSPG) chief Colonel Raymund Lachica was not employed, but designated, at the OVP.

Witness tells Senate Impeachment Court: Col. Lachica is not an OVP employee

A top official of Vice President Sara Duterte admitted on Wednesday, August 26 that Col. Raymund Dante Lachica, whose name has repeatedly cropped up in the ongoing impeachment trial on the vice president’s alleged misuse of confidential funds, is not an employee of the Office of the Vice President.This information came up after Senator-judge Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, on Day 19 of the impeachment trial, asked OVP Assistant Secretary and Assistant…