Army: No OVP, DepEd funds for youth programs

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Army received no money from the Office of the Vice President (OVP), the Department of Education (DepEd), or the Vice Presidential Security and Protection Group (VPSPG) for two youth programs that DepEd later cited to justify P15.54 million in confidential fund spending, an Army offi

A Philippine Army official who testified at the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte denied receiving money from her office to fund the military’s youth summits and information campaigns in 2023.