MANILA, Philippines – Taliwas sa isinumiteng acknowledgement receipt sa Commission on Audit (COA) walang kahit singko mula sa confidential funds ng Office of the Vice President (OVP) ang ginamit upang pondohan ang youth leadership summit na isinagawa ng Philippine Army (PA).
Ganito ang testimonya ni Army Col. Manaros Boransing II sa ginanap na impeachment trial ni Vice President Sara Duterte hinggil sa paglulustay ng P600 milyong confidential funds sa OVP at Department of Education (DepEd).
Ayon kay Boransing, walang kahit piso – regular allocation o confidential funds (CF) mula kay Duterte ang natanggap o ginamit sa youth leadership summit ng Philippine Army (PA).
Tinanong si Boransing ni prosecution lawyer Reynaldo Robles kung pinondohan ng OVP at DepEd, ang ginamit sa Youth Leadership Summit (YLS) at Information Education Communication (IEC) campaign — dalawang two anti-communist recruitment initiatives.
Ayon kay Robles, ginamit ni Duterte ang YLS at IEC bilang aktibidad na pinondohan gamit ang confidential funds noong 2023.
Bilang tugon, sinabi ni Boransing na hindi sila nakatanggap ng kahit anong halaga mula sa tanggapan ni Duterte at tanging pondo ng PA ang ginamit at alokasyon mula sa local government unit (LGU) bilang local partners.
“There was no funding released to the 1st Infantry Division from DepEd, sir, of any source,” ani Boransing.
“How about funding, by way of confidential funds, provided by the offices identified with the respondent Vice President Sara Duterte, particularly the OVP, Office of the Vice President, or the Vice President Security and Protection Group or VPSPG, were there funding provided from those offices for your YLS and IEC activities in 2023?” tanong ni Robles.
“For 2023 sir, there were no funds from other government agencies released to 1st Infantry Tabak Division, sir,” tugon ni Boransing.
Nilinaw din ng opisyal ng Army na walang natanggap na kahit singko sa regular funds mula sa OVP, DepEd, o VPSPG.
“I was asking you about confidential funds, now let me ask you about funds in general, confidential or otherwise, how much funding was provided or downloaded to your unit by the DepEd, for your conduct of the YLS and IEC activities for 2023?” tanong ulit ni Robles.
“As I earlier said, no funds whatsoever or any amount was downloaded to the 1st Infantry Tabak Division for 2023 for the Youth Leadership Summit and Information Education Communication campaign, by any government agency sir,” tugon ni Boransing. Ernie Reyes
