Secret funds ni VP Sara, ibinigay sa iisang petsa pero iba’t-ibang lugar – COA auditor

MANILA, Philippines – Ipinamahagi ni Vice President Sara Duterte ang kanyang confidential funds sa Department of Education (DepEd) sa iisang petsa ngunit magkakaibang lugar sa buong kapuluan mahigpit na tinutulan ng Commission on Audit (COA).

Natuklasan sa dokumento na isinumite ng DepEd sa COA, na inilatag sa impeachment court na lumilitis sa kasong kinahaharap ni Duterte sa paglulustay ng pondo ng bayan  na aabot sa 1.080 acknowledgement receipts (ARs)

Bilang kalihim ng sangay ng edukasyon, nagsumite si Duterte ng naturang bilang ng resibo bilang kalakip sa 2024 Audit Observation Memorandum (AOM) upang suportahan ang paggastos ng ahensiya sa confidential funds sa una at ikalawang yugto ng 2023.

Isinumite ang naturang listahan ng ARs sa Impeachment Court sa ginanap na direct examination ni   private prosecutor Lorna Kapunan sa  prosecution witness Xylene del Campo, isang auditor ng COA Intelligence and Confidential Funds Audit Office.

Sa unang bahagi ng 2023, binanggit ni Kapunan ang pagbabayad na isinagwa sa mga sumusunod na recipients  at lugar:

February 21, 2023

Unknown recipient (with signature only), P50,000 (Danao)

Alfred Avanta, P100,000 (Malolos)

Mary Santillan, P50,000 (Davao City)

Amy Liu, P45,000 (Negros Occidental)

Unknown recipient (with signature only), P100,000 (San Francisco, Agusan del Sur)

Andre Galor, P100,000 (Makati City)

Minda Lacson, P40,000 (Negros Oriental)

Feb. 25, 2023

Geraldine Omoy, P200,000 (Masbate)

Unknown recipient (with signature only), P100,000 (Laoag City)

Jaime Aquino, P45,000 (Davao City

Unknown recipient (with signature only), P40,000 (Agusan del Norte

Rex Napoles , P50,000 (Olongapo)

Unknown recipient (with signature only), P40,000 (Samar)

Eduardo Tan, P150,000 (Masbate)

Lito Saludores,  50,0000 (Loboc)

Janine Bartolin, P50,000 (Pangasinan)

Unknown recipient (with signature only), P50,000  (Compostela Valley)

Luilito  Agord, P45,000 (Davao City)

Unknown recipient (with signature only), P50,000 (Masbate)

Andree Lacerna , P100,000 (Nueva Ecija)

Jamil Jaldon, P100,000 (Koronadal City)

Unknown recipient (with signature only), P9,000 (Batangas City)

Jamby Manta, P50,000 (Kalinga Apayao)

Rona De Vera 50,000  (South Leyte)

Unknown recipient (with signature only) 50,000 (Abra)

March 15, 2023

Adolfo Molina, P50,000 (Buda Marilog Davao City)

Unreadable name, P30,000 (Tandag)

Unreadable name, P65,000 (Puerto Galera)

Unknown recipient (with signature only), P50,000 (Laguna)

Unknown recipient (with signature only), P40,000 (Agusan del Norte)

Rex Napoles, P50,000  (Olongapo)

Riano Recto , P40,000 (Zamboanga City)

Julio Esguerra, P100,000 (Butuan City)

Unknown recipient (with signature only), P25,000(Davao City)

Unknown recipient (with signature only) P50,000 (Nabunturan)

Unknown recipient (with signature only), P50,000 (Laguna)

Unknown recipient (with signature only), P65,000 (Dasmarinas, Cavite)

Carmen Sevillano, P50,000 (Surigao del Norte)

Unknown recipient (with signature only),P65,000 (Quezon City)

Unknown recipient (with signature only), P50,000 (Bacoor)

Alice  Crescencio, P25,000 (Iligan City)

Unknown recipient (with signature only), P50,000 (Tarlac)

Unknown recipient (with signature only), P65,000 (Pasay City)

Unknown recipient (with signature only), P45,000 (Calbayog Samar)

Tarlac, P5Knknown recipient (with signature only)

Unknown recipient (with signature only), P100,000 (Compostela Valley)

Unreadable  name, P30,000, (San  Juan City)

Unknown recipient (with signature only) P100,000

Sa isang punto, nilinaw naman ni presiding officer Sen. Francis Escudero kung ang nakatalang address sa resibo na tumutukoy sa address o lokasyon na kung saan isinagawa ang pagbabayad.

 “Since these are documents evidencing payment, the address indicated here is where the payment was made,” ayon sa testigo.

Sa pagbanggit ng 15 joint circular, sinabi ni del Campo na dapat gamitin ang confidential funds ng isang special disbursing officer(SDO). Sa kaso ng DepEd, itinalaga ni Duterte si

Edward Fajarda bilang SDO para sa secret funds.

“Is it correct to say, and please correct me if I’m wrong, that the SDO visited all of these locations in a single day?” tanong ni Kapunan.  Ernie Reyes