Vice President Sara Duterte refuses to explain what lawmakers describe as ‘fabricated’ receipts related to her use of confidential funds.
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00:00Vice President Sara Duterte refuses to explain what lawmakers describe as fabricated receipts
00:05related to her use of confidential funds.
00:08I will not give an explanation because it will entail that I explain intelligence operations
00:17which will compromise officers who do intelligence operations.
00:24On Monday, December 9, House Good Government Panel Chief Joel Chua said 405 out of 677
00:30signatories in the Education Department's acknowledgment receipts were non-existent.
00:34He cited a report from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
00:38Duterte also refused to answer whether Merigres, Piatos, and other conspicuous names on receipts
00:43were pseudonyms related to confidential expenses.
00:46The vice president repeatedly said she would not answer questions from lawmakers on her
00:50use of confidential funds.
00:51She said the Commission on Audit is the proper agency to inquire about the matter.
00:56She urges lawmakers to also investigate the Office of the President's use of confidential
01:00funds rather than, quote, singling out the offices she led.
01:03Duterte resigned as education secretary in June.