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Former Commission on Audit (COA) state auditor Roderick Wamil testifies as a prosecution witness before the Senate Impeachment Court at the Senate of the Philippines in Pasay City on Monday, August 3, 2026, during the presentation of evidence on Article 1 of the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte, which alleges the misuse of confidential funds. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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Jaehwa Bernardo

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<div><strong><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/178573352321120260803-senate-impeachment-day11-roderick-wamil-MT5.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Former Commission on Audit (COA) state auditor Roderick Wamil testifies as a prosecution witness before the Senate Impeachment Court at the Senate of the Philippines in Pasay City on Monday, August 3, 2026, during the presentation of evidence on Article 1 of the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte, which alleges the misuse of confidential funds. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News </span></span></span></strong></div><p>MANILA <strong>(UPDATED)</strong> — A former state auditor said Monday that the Office of the Vice President (OVP) used its 2022 confidential funds for expenses considered &quot;non-allowable&quot;.</p><p>This pertains to P125 million in confidential funds utilized from December 21 to 31, 2022. </p><p>Roderick Wamil, a former auditor at the Commission on Audit&#x27;s Intelligence and Confidential Funds Audit Office (COA-ICFAO), said the P125 million in confidential funds was intended to cover the entire fourth quarter of 2022 but was instead spent on confidential activities over just 11 days.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/29/-theoretical-p125m-confidential-funds-spent-in-11-days-caused-real-damage-lawmaker-1023"><strong>‘Theoretical?’ P125M confidential funds spent in 11 days caused ‘real damage’ - lawmaker</strong></a><strong><br/></strong><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2024/11/25/ovp-exec-explains-where-p125-m-confidential-funds-were-used-0110"><strong>OVP exec explains where P125-M confidential funds were used</strong></a></div><p>Wamil also said the office&#x27;s initial accomplishment report did not specify the confidential activities for which the funds had been used.</p><p>&quot;Napansin ko po na hindi in-enumerate ng Office of the Vice President &#x27;yong kanilang specific confidential activities na kanilang ginawa,&quot; he said before the Senate impeachment trial.</p><p>(I noted that the OVP did not enumerate the specific confidential activities it conducted.)</p><p>Such an enumeration was necessary for the ICFAO to determine whether the expenses and activities complied with Joint Circular No. 2015-01, which sets the guidelines for auditing confidential and intelligence funds.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/8/3/prosecution-brings-15-boxes-of-confidential-fund-records-to-sara-duterte-trial-1247"><strong>Prosecution brings 15 boxes of confidential fund records to Sara Duterte trial </strong></a></div><p>Wamil recalled that the COA-ICFAO sent an Audit Observation Memorandum to the OVP in September 2023, but it was returned after the office reportedly had no authorized representative to receive it.</p><p>The OVP later submitted a revised accomplishment report, which, Wamil said, showed that some of the confidential funds had been used for expenses other than those that are allowed.</p><p>These included P40 million for the provision of medical and food aid, and P10 million for the payment of incentives or for travel relative to the confidential operations.</p><p>Wamil also noted the payment of reward, as the OVP did not submit &quot;document evidencing the success of the information gathering or surveillance activities on account of information given by the informer.&quot;</p><p>Wamil noted another item for payment of rewards worth P10 million, for which Duterte’s office did not submit any supporting evidence. </p><p>Duterte is accused of misusing confidential funds, among three other charges in the ongoing impeachment trial.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/8/3/bribery-seen-as-most-serious-impeachment-allegation-vs-vp-sara-survey-1206"><strong>READ: Bribery seen as &#x27;most serious&#x27; impeachment allegation vs VP Sara: survey<br/></strong></a></div><p>As of writing, prosecutors had paused their questioning of Wamil as the Senate impeachment court broke for lunch. <strong>— With a report from Victoria Tulad, ABS-CBN News</strong></p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/8/3/live-updates-vice-president-sara-duterte-s-impeachment-trial-day-11-0941"><strong>LIVE UPDATES: Vice President Sara Duterte&#x27;s Impeachment Trial (Day 11)</strong></a></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-MLI2N6rp6c?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>A former state auditor said Monday that the Office of the Vice President (OVP) used its 2022 confidential funds for non-allowable expenses.</p>

A former state auditor said Monday that the Office of the Vice President (OVP) used its 2022 confidential funds for non-allowable expenses.

Ex-state auditor finds non-allowable expenses in OVP confidential funds report

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Ex-state auditor finds non-allowable expenses in OVP confidential funds report

Jaehwa Bernardo,

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Published August 03, 2026 01:11 PM PHT

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Updated August 03, 2026 01:39 PM PHT

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