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<div><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/178573150992712 (7).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The prosecution team in the impeachment case of Vice President Sara Duterte brought 15 boxes containing thousands of documents related to the confidential fund use of the vice president on the 11th day of the trial. <em>Senate PRIB via RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News/X</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The prosecution team in the impeachment case of Vice President Sara Duterte brought 15 boxes containing thousands of documents related to the confidential fund use of the vice president on the 11th day of the trial.</p><p>Lorna Kapunan, counsel for panel of prosecutors, told the impeachment court that the records consisted of liquidation documents submitted by the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education (DepEd) to the Commission on Audit in support of the liquidation of their confidential funds.</p><p>Duterte is facing allegations of &quot;systematic misuse, misappropriation and irregular liquidation&quot; of P612.5 million in confidential funds of the Office of the Vice President (P500 million) and the Department of Education (P112.5 million), which she previously headed. She and her lawyers have denied the accusations.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/29/ovp-s-p500m-bank-withdrawal-unusual-ex-landbank-exec-says-1225">OVP&#x27;s cash withdrawals &#x27;unusual&#x27; — ex-bank managers</a></div><p>The presented documents covered OVP confidential funds for the fourth quarter of 2022 and the first three quarters of 2023, and DepEd confidential funds for the first three quarters of 2023.</p><p>Former COA Intelligence and Confidential Funds Audit Office state auditor Roderick Wamil, a prosecution witness for Monday&#x27;s trial, alone would identify 50 exhibits, Kapunan said, noting that the OVP confidential fund acknowledgment receipts alone for the fourth quarter of 2022 will be 845 documents.</p><p>The prosecution&#x27;s next witness, she said, would identify 3,664 documents, of which 3,617 are acknowledgment receipts.</p><p>Before the direct examination of Wamil, Kapunan asked the impeachment court to accept stipulations on exhibits common to the prosecution and the defense to streamline the presentation of evidence.</p><p>Her proposed stipulations covered 31 common exhibits involving the OVP and 19 involving the DepEd. Defense counsel Michael Poa requested a recess to review the documents covered by the proposed stipulations.</p><p>Poa said that while they had no problem stipulating, they still wanted &quot;to make sure we&#x27;re also ensuring the rights of our client.&quot;</p><p>Following the review, Poa said they were willing to stipulate for the common exhibits except for the acknowledgment receipts dated Dec. 21-31, 2022, as there were issues concerning the receipts which would be touched upon by witnesses in the future.</p><p>He estimated at least 900 pieces of documentary evidence fell under this period. <strong>—With a report from Victoria Tulad, ABS-CBN News</strong></p><div><br/></div><div><strong>WATCH</strong></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>The prosecution team in the impeachment case of Vice President Sara Duterte brought 15 boxes containing thousands of documents related to the confidential fund use of the vice president on the 11th day of the trial.</p>

The prosecution team in the impeachment case of Vice President Sara Duterte brought 15 boxes containing thousands of documents related to the confidential fund use of the vice president on the 11th day of the trial.

Prosecution brings 15 boxes of confidential fund records to Sara Duterte trial

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Prosecution brings 15 boxes of confidential fund records to Sara Duterte trial

Rowegie Abanto,

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Published August 03, 2026 12:47 PM PHT

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