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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/17884972731281788497269105.png" style="width: 960px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align: left;"></span></span></span></div><p>(From left) Only Vice President Sara Duterte and her former security chief, Army Col. Raymund Dante Lachica.&nbsp;ABS-CBN News/File</p><div><br></div><p>MANILA &mdash; The House prosecution said Friday it would no longer present Ramil Madriaga, Col. Raymund Lachica, and Col. Dennis Nolasco to testify on the impeachment article accusing Vice President Sara Duterte of confidential fund misuse.&nbsp;</p><p>Lachica and Nolasco previously served as chief and deputy chief of the Vice Presidential Security and Protection Group (VPSPG), respectively. They are accused of disbursing the confidential funds of the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Education when it was concurrently headed by Duterte.&nbsp;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/8/26/only-vp-duterte-ex-security-head-lachica-knew-how-confidential-funds-were-spent-witness-1319">Only VP Duterte, ex-security head Lachica knew how confidential funds were spent &mdash; witness</a><br><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/9/2/poa-says-he-first-learned-of-security-officer-handling-confidential-funds-at-house-hearing-1558">Poa says he first learned of security officer handling confidential funds at House hearing</a></div><p>Madriaga, meanwhile, had alleged that confidential funds were supposedly delivered in cash to various people on Duterte&rsquo;s order. The Vice President has <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/8/17/sara-duterte-files-fresh-perjury-complaint-vs-self-confessed-bagman-madriaga-1309">filed perjury complaints&nbsp;</a>against Madriaga and denied giving him instructions of any kind.&nbsp;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/4/14/madriaga-weakest-link-in-impeachment-case-duterte-s-lawyer-claims-1708">Madriaga &#39;weakest link&#39; in impeachment case, Duterte&#39;s lawyer claims</a></div><div><em>More details to follow.&nbsp;</em></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/sara-duterte-impeachment-trial">Impeachment Trial of Sara Duterte</a><br><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/9/3/prosecution-gets-copy-of-sara-duterte-s-bank-tax-records-1836">Prosecution gets copy of Sara Duterte&#39;s bank, tax records</a><br><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/9/3/sara-duterte-trial-may-continue-into-2027-impeachment-court-spox-says-1445">VP Duterte trial may continue into 2027 &mdash; Senate court spox</a></div><div><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/mSciXX0g8xE?&wmode=opaque&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><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/P-BpFFlCBDc?&wmode=opaque&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></div>

<p>The House prosecution said Friday it would no longer present Ramil Madriaga, Col. Raymund Lachica, and Col. Dennis Nolasco to testify on the impeachment article accusing Vice President Sara Duterte of confidential fund misuse.</p>

The House prosecution said Friday it would no longer present Ramil Madriaga, Col. Raymund Lachica, and Col. Dennis Nolasco to testify on the impeachment article accusing Vice President Sara Duterte of confidential fund misuse.

Prosecution won’t present Lachica, Nolasco, Madriaga as witnesses in Duterte impeachment trial

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Prosecution won’t present Lachica, Nolasco, Madriaga as witnesses in Duterte impeachment trial

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Published September 04, 2026 12:51 PM PHT

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