Maaari raw papanagutin si Vice President Sara Duterte sa reklamong “plunder” o “technical malversation” kaugnay ng paggamit sa kaniyang confidential funds. Sabi ‘yan ng ilang mambabatas matapos sabihin ng mga tauhan ng bise na sumusunod lamang sila sa utos ng kanilang boss kaugnay ng pamamahagi ng pondo.
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00:00Vice President Sara Duterte could be held responsible for the complaints of plunder or technical malversation
00:08related to the use of her confidential funds.
00:12According to some lawmakers,
00:14it is shameful to say that the people of BICE are just following their boss' orders
00:20regarding the distribution of funds.
00:23Jonathan Andal has a point.
00:25The special disbursement officer of the Office of the Vice President, Gina Acosta, was rushed to the hospital last night
00:36in the midst of questions from members of the House Good Government and Public Accountability Committee
00:42investigating the confidential funds of Vice President Sara Duterte.
00:46I am asking, ma'am, why are you asking?
00:50Because I really don't know who Kukoy Bilyamin and Grace Piatos are.
01:01Because Sir La Chica is the one on the ground.
01:05He is the one who is performing.
01:07I just did my make-up.
01:09When I went to the hospital, he told me that I have an acknowledgment receipt, ma'am.
01:14But ma'am, that is your job as a special disbursement officer.
01:20Yes, ma'am.
01:21But my boss has an order, ma'am, that I will release to Sir La Chica, ma'am.
01:27Vice President Duterte is the one who ordered him to give the P125 million pesos
01:33to a Colonel La Chica who is a member of the VPSPG or Vice Presidential Security and Protection Group.
01:39But congressmen are wondering why the confidential funds will be given to a Colonel.
01:45Because Ma'am Inday Sara has an order that I will release to her.
01:50Because she is the one who knows how to implement the programs and activities in line with the confidential funds.
02:00She is the one who will do the surveillance and monitoring.
02:05To her, I don't know anything.
02:07On the death edge, the former disbursement officer, Edward Fajarda,
02:11admitted that he is giving the confidential funds to another Colonel, Dennis Nolasco.
02:15But congressmen said that it is not right that the disbursing officer is not the one
02:20who is giving the confidential funds to the one who should be giving it.
02:24In the end, it is a command responsibility.
02:28And we can see that all of them are just obeying the orders of our Vice President.
02:39So in the end, if there is a violation of the law, if there is a need for an answer,
02:50our Vice President should take responsibility for the lack of it.
02:55That could be malversation proper or worse, plunder because it is more than P50 million.
03:01If you use the budget for others, no matter how lawful it is, that is technical malversation.
03:08Fajarda's wife, Atty. Sunshine Fajarda, former DepEd Assistant Secretary,
03:13did not answer the requests that she was given an envelope with money
03:18from some DepEd officials back then.
03:20Like the allegation of former DepEd Undersecretary Gloria Mercado,
03:24who was given an envelope with P50,000 every month.
03:28Is it true that you gave them money?
03:33There were actually some crimes that were mentioned.
03:36And as such, if I'm going to answer those allegations, Mr. Chair, respectfully,
03:41I would want to answer them in a proper forum wherein I will be able to present my defenses
03:45based on the completeness of the said allegations, Mr. Chair.
03:48Another allegation of Mr. Fajarda, he was sending money to bank accounts
03:53of some DepEd Superintendents under the orders of Vice President Duterte.
03:57Mary Grace Piatos was also mentioned.
03:59She was the one who signed some acknowledgement receipts for confidential funds.
04:03But congressmen doubted if she was a real person.
04:06There is a Piatos surname.
04:12Do you know Mary Grace Piatos?
04:17No, I don't know her, ma'am.
04:21But you said that you are allowed because there is a Piatos surname.
04:25Where did you see a Piatos surname?
04:28We have one in Davao, ma'am.
04:30The four OVP staff were allowed to go home or were given a furlough
04:34even if they have a contempt order.
04:36They were promised to be brought to the next hearing.
04:39VP Sara's two staff are currently in the hospital,
04:42Gina Acosta and Atty. Zulaica Lopez.
04:44Congressmen say that they still expect the two staff
04:48to become the vice president in the next hearing on Friday.
04:52For GMA Integrated News, Jonathan Andal for 24 Hours.