00:00The prosecution flags Vice President Sara Duterte's request for 125 million pesos in confidential funds in 2022, even before her
00:08office came up with the written plan.
00:10OVP Assistant Chief of Staff Lemuel Ortonio confirms this during private prosecutor May Divina Gracia's direct examination.
00:18Based on the timeline, the OVP wrote to the Department of Budget and Management on August 22, 2022, requesting 250
00:25million pesos for confidential spending.
00:28Duterte's predecessor, Lenny Robredo, did not ask for such funds.
00:32On September 15 that year, the DBM sought additional documents from the OVP, including a physical and financial plan, which
00:39Duterte wrote only on September 16.
00:41The OVP only submitted the additional documents on September 19, 2022, with half of 125 million pesos released by the
00:49DBM on December 13, 2022.
00:51The funds were encashed by the OVP in December 2022 and used up within 11 days.
00:58The prosecution questioned why the OVP exhausted the amount each time, despite variations in its number of areas for surveillance
01:12covered and period of days.
01:14The reports were written to fit the rules, not the facts.
01:20Apat na ulat, iisang template, mga halagang hindi nagbabago, at laging eksaktong 125 million.
01:31Not a peso more, not a centavo less.
01:35The hostile witness also claims Duterte was knowledgeable about her office's confidential fund activities.
01:40Based on my understanding, sir, and based on what I know, sir, yes, the vice president knows about the confidential
01:53activities and how it is being implemented.
01:55Thanks to me.
01:56Bye.
01:57Bye.
01:57Bye.
01:58Bye.
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