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"THAT'S CORRECT, NO ATTACHMENTS"

Office of the Vice President (OVP) Assistant Chief-of-staff Lemuel Ortonio told the Senate impeachment court on Tuesday, Aug. 25, that Vice President Sara Duterte’s confidential funds request to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) had no supporting documents. (Video courtesy of Senate of the Philippines)

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00:01Itong, sa letter na ito, binapatotohanan nito na si Colonel Atchica ay inappoint lamang
00:07o itinalaga lamang bilang commander ng VPSPG noon lamang September 16, 2022. Tama ba?
00:17Yes, for... Ma'am, I think the memorandum is the designation of Colonel Atchica as security officer.
00:26Yes, as security officer based on the document. Yes.
00:30Now, balik tayo dun sa letter dated August 22, 2022. Dito sa letter na ito, you will confirm that the
00:39OVP requested four items.
00:41One, augmentation of financial assistance and subsidy. Two, augmentation of special duty allowance.
00:50Three, additional 192 co-terminus and contractual positions. And four, confidential funds.
00:56Tama ba?
00:57Correct for the four items.
01:00And you will also confirm that at the time this document was sent to the DBM, nung ihinihanda ang liham
01:06na ito at pinadala sa DBM,
01:08na iplano na ng OVP ang mga aktibitan nito para sa nalalabing bahagi ng 2022. Tama ba?
01:15That's correct.
01:16Sa katunayan, para sa unang tatlong kahilingan, nakapagbigay na ang OVP ng basihan ng mga hiling na halaga. Nakalagay dito
01:26ang computation kung paano nakuha ang halaga ang hinihiling. Tama ba?
01:31That's correct.
01:33That is for the first three requests, the augmentation of financial assistance and subsidy, augmentation of special duty allowance, and
01:42additional 192 co-terminus and contractual positions.
01:49And dahil rin, na-plot out niya na yung mga activities, programs, and plans ng OVP ng time na yan,
01:57nakapaglakip na rin kayo ng supporting documents for the first three requests. Tama ba?
02:03Yes, that's correct.
02:04Pati yung projections, mga relevant projections for these three requests.
02:08That's correct.
02:10But, Mr. Ortonio, kinukumpirma mo rin na for the OVP's request for confidential funds, in this letter, walang computation na
02:21binigay. Tama ba?
02:23There were...
02:24Let's limit the answer to the letter. In that letter, no computation was provided. Tama ba?
02:33That's correct. No computation.
02:34There was also no projection provided in the same letter. Tama ba?
02:37Yes, that's correct.
02:38And also, there was no physical and financial plan attached to the letter.
02:44For this letter request, man.
02:46Yes, none. In fact, there was no attachment supporting the OVP's request for confidential funds. Correct?
02:55There were no attachments, ma'am.
02:57Yes, there were no attachments in support of your request for confidential funds. Tama?
03:07Mr. Ortonio?
03:10What's your response?
03:11Yes, that's correct. No attachments, ma'am.
03:16And tama rin bang sabihin na ultimately, ang nag-decide kung magkano ang hihilingin na confidential funds from the DBM
03:27ay si Vice President Sara Duterte. Tama ba?
03:31Yes, the determination for the amount is in the discretion of the Vice President.
03:36Yes, thank you.

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