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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/178582632948320260804-senate-impeachment-day12-roderick-wamil-MT14 (8).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.<em> Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/File</em><br/></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Spending P125 million in confidential funds in 11 days is not prohibited by any provision, a witness said Tuesday during the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/8/4/witness-flags-violations-in-ovp-confidential-fund-use-1239">Witness flags &#x27;violations&#x27; in OVP confidential fund use</a></div><p>During cross-examination, witness Roderick Wamil, former auditor at the Commission on Audit (COA) Intelligence and Confidential Fund Audit Unit, confirmed that no provision in Joint Circular 2015-01 states that such an amount shall not be spent within 11 days. </p><p>The document sets guidelines on the entitlement, release, use, reporting and audit of confidential funds.</p><p>The circular only states that cash advances should be limited to the requirements for three months, he confirmed, saying this is also why the 11-day disbursement was only included in the Audit Observation Memorandum (AOM) and not in the audit findings.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/8/4/vp-duterte-staff-asked-coa-to-issue-audit-query-instead-of-observation-memo-witness-1327">VP Duterte staff asked COA to issue audit query instead of observation memo—witness</a></div><p>Wamil audited the confidential expenditures of the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Education, which Duterte previously headed, from 2022 to 2023.</p><p>In 2023, the Office of the Vice President was revealed to have spent <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/09/25/23/lawmaker-ovp-spent-2022-confidential-funds-in-11-days-coa-seeks-more-explanation">P125 million</a> in confidential funds in 2022 within 11 days. </p><p>The impeachment court is tackling the first article of impeachment, accusing Duterte of misuse, questionable liquidation, and systematic misappropriation of confidential funds.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/8/4/kapunan-says-ovp-deped-use-of-confidential-funds-a-scam-1349">Kapunan says OVP, DepEd use of confidential funds a &#x27;scam&#x27;; defense objects</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>WATCH</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rIkpGunq2ZA?si=wiPEETsC33JBWqWd" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/></div>

<p>During cross-examination, witness Roderick Wamil, former auditor at the COA Intelligence and Confidential Fund Audit Unit, confirmed that no provision in Joint Circular 2015-01 states that such an amount shall not be spent within 11 days.</p>

During cross-examination, witness Roderick Wamil, former auditor at the COA Intelligence and Confidential Fund Audit Unit, confirmed that no provision in Joint Circular 2015-01 states that such an amount shall not be spent within 11 days.

OVP spending P125-M confidential funds in 11 days not illegal—witness

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OVP spending P125-M confidential funds in 11 days not illegal—witness

Marilyn Cahatol,

ABS-CBN News

Published August 04, 2026 03:00 PM PHT

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