The Philippines’ Commission on Audit (COA) has upheld with finality a notice of disallowance involving confidential funds spent by the Office of the Vice President (OVP) totaling P73.287 million, covering spending during late December 2022. COA’s action means the disallowed amount is required to be returned, according to state auditors reported by multiple outlets.
COA’s resolution affirms that the confidential funds were disbursed for a period of about 11 days in late December 2022 but lacked proper documentation. The OVP, through Vice President Sara Duterte and other OVP officials named in the reports, says it is prepared to respond despite COA’s “finality,” as covered by GMA News. Coverage from Inquirer.net and Philstar.com focuses on COA’s final reaffirmation and the obligation to return the funds, including the specific amount and date range flagged for audit scrutiny.
