Manila, Aug. 12 -- The defense's effort to classify activities described in Office of the Vice President reports as intelligence or surveillance work does not fully establish that the confidential fund expenditures were properly supported under audit rules, counsel for the House prosecutors Lorna Kapunan said Wednesday.

During the cross-examination of Commission on Audit witness Xylene Mae del Campo, defense counsel lawyer Kristine Ferrer presented protective intelligence operations reports submitted with the OVP's responses to audit observations covering the first three quarters of 2023.

Ferrer questioned Del Campo about listed activities such as coordination with police and military intelligence operatives, threat assessment, surveil...