Manila, Aug. 3 -- The testimony provided by an auditor of the Commission on Audit (COA) at the Senate impeachment court showed a clear intention by Vice President Sara Duterte to misuse the PHP125 million in confidential funds her office received in the fourth quarter of 2022, House trial spokesperson Zia Alonto Adiong of Lanao del Sur said Monday.

In a press briefing, he said the testimony of COA auditor Roderick Wamil regarding the audit he and his team from the Intelligence and Confidential Funds Audit Office conducted on the OVP showed a lot of discrepancies and questionable acts that point towards irregularities in the use of the funds.

Adiong said the approved physical and financial plan of the OVP on the use of its confidential ...