00:00The Office of the Ombudsman received various complaints from various civil society groups, a group of priests and private individuals.
00:07Among the field, complaints were plunder charges, filed complaints rather, were plunder charges against Vice President Sara Duterte and other 14 Office of the Vice President and DepEd officials.
00:19Plunder, graft and ethics complaints were also filed against a representative in one of the Surigao del Sur's district.
00:25Full details in this Rod Lagusan story.
00:30A pile of complaint documents including charges of plunder was filed by various civil society groups before the Office of the Ombudsman against Vice President Sara Duterte and court and officials of the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Education.
00:43Also included in the complaints they filed are bribery, malversation, culpable violation of the Constitution, and betrayal of public trust.
00:51This is in connection with the alleged illegal use of about P612.5 million in confidential funds by the OBP and DepEd.
00:58According to 2025 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee, Father Flaviano Villanueva, one of the complainants,
01:05the Vice President continues to undermine the importance of public service by not explaining the use of these funds.
01:10Para sa ating publiko, ito ay ating ginagawa upang ipakita na ang accountability ay nangyayari.
01:18At hindi kami matitinag sa pagharap o pagsusuri sapagkat ang confidential funds ay public funds.
01:30Hindi dapat magtago ang isang taong gumamit ng confidential funds sa confidential nature.
01:38Accountability takes precedence before that confidential fund.
01:43He said that when it comes to national security issues, this must be explained in the proper platform.
01:49Former Finance Undersecretary Shalo Magnol is also one of the complainants,
01:53said that the hearings at the House of Representatives showed abuse in the use of confidential funds.
01:58She said it is important to open the bank accounts.
02:00Diyan ang makikita yung flow of money. Diyan ang mags-establish ng kaso ng plunder.
02:07Paano siya nakikinabang sa mga pondo na dumaloy sa bank accounts sa VP Sara.
02:13So magandang magkaroon ng disclosure mula sa Anti-Money Laundering Council patungo sa ombudsman.
02:20Regarding this, the Office of the Vice President has not yet released a response.
02:24Meanwhile, a group of priests and private individuals from Surgao del Sur filed complaints of plunder,
02:29graphing ethics complaints, before the Office of the Ombudsman against Surgao del Sur 1st District Representative Romeo Momo,
02:35his family, Surgao La Suerte Corporation, and several officials of the DBWH and COA.
02:41According to Attorney Marie-Helen Polina Rezafra, one of the complainants,
02:45this is related to the alleged 1.4 billion pesos worth of government-funded projects connected to Momo's family.
02:51She said Momo should not be part of the bicameral conference,
02:54which is why she called on the House Speaker Val GD.
02:57Please naman po, makinig kayo sa taga-provincia na katulad namin.
03:01Ba't niyo po sinali yan?
03:03Ito na po, meron kaming mga ebidensya.
03:06Sana naman po makinig kayo sa amin.
03:08Meron po akong nakuhang certified true copy ng GIS ng Surigao La Suerte Corporation
03:16and listed po doon si Congressman Romeo Salazar.
03:21Momo is one of the vice chairpersons of the House Committee on Appropriations.
03:25He is also the chairperson of the House Committee on Public Works and Highways
03:29and co-chairperson of the House Infrastructure Committee.
03:32He is also part of the contingent of the House of Representatives
03:35for the bicameral conference on the 2026 Budget.
03:38In a statement, Momo said that he has no conflict in his work as a lawmaker.
03:43He said there is no truth to claims that he is using his position for personal interests.
03:48According to Momo, he divested from Surigao La Suerte Corporation a long time ago
03:52and it does not have any business in his district.
03:55Rod Laguzad from the National TV Network for a new and better Philippines.
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