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Vice President Sara Duterte joins the 2025 KASARILAYAAN Pride Reception on Wednesday, June 25, at the LausGroup Event Centre in San Fernando, Pampanga. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/File

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Harlene Delgado

Katrina Domingo

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/175100827129520250625-kasarilayaan-duterte-MT15.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Vice President Sara Duterte joins the 2025 KASARILAYAAN Pride Reception on Wednesday, June 25, at the LausGroup Event Centre in San Fernando, Pampanga. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/File </span></span></span></div><div><br id="isPasted"/></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — Vice President Sara Duterte on Friday formally responded to the order of the Office of the Ombudsman on the cases recommended by the House of Representatives over her alleged misuse of confidential funds.</p><p>Duterte’s lawyers Michael Poa and Paul Lim filed the counter-affidavit at around 1 p.m., days before the June 30 deadline.</p><p>ABS-CBN News secured a copy of the first two pages only of the counter-affidavit which listed the cases recommended by the House to be filed against Duterte.</p><p>These include technical malversation, plunder, bribery, corruption and betrayal of public trust.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/6/20/ombudsman-orders-vp-sara-to-answer-graft-allegations-raised-by-house-1506">Ombudsman orders VP Sara to answer graft allegations raised by House</a></div><p>The House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability represented by Rep. Joel Chua was named as the complainant.</p><p>Aside from Duterte, respondents also include OVP Chief of Staff Zuleika Lopez, Assistant Chief of Staff Lemuel Ortonio, Special Disbursing Officer Gina Acosta, former education department officials Sunshine Fajarda, Edward Fajarda, Annalyn Sevilla, and Nolasco Mempin and Col. Raymund Lachica, the commander of her security group. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/5/7/gov-t-to-comply-with-ombudsman-s-order-to-submit-counter-affidavits-on-imee-marcos-probe-request-1353">Officials to follow Ombudsman order for counter-affidavits on Duterte arrest: Palace</a></div><p>ABS-CBN News tried to get more details from Duterte’s defense team, but they have yet to respond.</p><p>Earlier, the Office of the Ombudsman directed the respondents to file their counter-affidavits together with affidavits of her witnesses and other supporting documents, within 10 days of the receipt of the order.</p><p>“Failure to file Counter-Affidavit within the aforesaid period shall be deemed as waiver of respondents&#x27; right to submit controverting evidence and the preliminary investigation shall proceed accordingly,” it said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/6/27/sara-duterte-impeachment-house-replies-to-vp-1417">Sara Duterte impeachment: House replies to VP</a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/6/26/-impeachment-court-cannot-dismiss-articles-of-impeachment-against-sara-duterte-2253">&#x27;Impeachment court cannot dismiss articles of impeachment against Sara Duterte&#x27;</a></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS: <iframe width="1250" height="703" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_W8r5mdoWP8" title="Sara Duterte tells Russia news program she is &#x27;frontrunner&#x27; for next Philippine president" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><iframe width="1250" height="703" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gNBR81uE33Q" title="Palace shows Duterte photo in response to VP Sara&#x27;s &#x27;photo op&#x27; remark vs Marcos | ABS-CBN News" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><iframe width="1250" height="703" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VXbhvGEc_uU" title="Word war: Sara Duterte vs Claire Castro | ANC" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></strong></div>

<p>Vice President Sara Duterte on Friday formally responded to the order of the Office of the Ombudsman on the cases recommended by the House of Representatives over her alleged misuse of confidential funds.</p>

Vice President Sara Duterte on Friday formally responded to the order of the Office of the Ombudsman on the cases recommended by the House of Representatives over her alleged misuse of confidential funds.

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Sara Duterte files counter-affidavit at Ombudsman on alleged confidential fund misuse

Harlene Delgado,

Katrina Domingo,

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Published Jun 27, 2025 03:14 PM PHT

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Updated Jul 31, 2025 06:32 PM PHT

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