Manila, Aug. 25 -- Office of the Vice President (OVP) Assistant Secretary Lemuel Ortonio on Tuesday revealed that the PHP125 million in confidential funds was supposedly used to pay for "obligations already incurred."

During direct examination, Ortonio confirmed that the OVP originally sought PHP250 million in 2022, but only PHP125 million was released.

However, private counsel for the House prosecution Mae Divinagracia pointed out that the 2022 accomplishment report claimed full implementation despite the OVP receiving only half of the amount requested.

This was confirmed by Ortonio.

Divinagracia then presented a letter of the OVP dated Nov. 30, 2024 to the Commission on Audit (COA), which denied that the 2022 confidential funds wer...