COA cleared DepEd over P75-M confidential funds issue – Sara Duterte’s defense

COA state auditor Xylene del Campo confirms that the Commission on Audit has cleared the Department of Education over its P75 million in confidential funds during the 14th day of Duterte's impeachment trial

MANILA, Philippines—Recipients of Vice President Sara Duterte’s confidential funds were paid on the same dates but at different locations, based on documents that the Department of Education (DepEd) submitted to the Commission on Audit  (COA) and presented during her impeachment trial on Tuesday. As education secretary

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte’s office spent funds meant for surveillance operations on Christmas and tree-planting activities, according to a state auditor who testified in her impeachment trial on Tuesday.