00:00House Good Government Committee Chairperson Joel Chua defends the Congressional inquiry
00:05into Sara Duterte's budget utilization, saying the amount surpassed the threshold for plunder.
00:11Chua notes the, quote, "'sheer vastness' of these potentially misused funds sets this
00:16matter apart."
00:17The Commission on Audit asked the Office of the Vice President to return P73 million in
00:22disallowed confidential expenses in 2022 and flagged P164 million in confidential expenses
00:29for the first three quarters of 2023.
00:32The country's plunder law says any public officer who acquires ill-gotten wealth, totaling
00:36at least P50 million, shall be guilty of the crime of plunder.
00:40Duterte, who was denied misusing public funds, skipped the inquiry on Wednesday.
00:45She adds, the issues are already pending before the Supreme Court.
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