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Receipts alone can't justify use of VP's P612.5M in secret funds – Barbers

MANILA, Philippines — Acknowledgement receipts bearing names and amounts cannot by themselves prove that P612.5 million in confidential funds of Vice President Sara Duterte was spent for lawful intelligence activities, former Rep. Robert Ace Barbers, House trial spokesperson and impeachment adviser, said on Tuesday.⠀Barbers pointed out that the Commission on Audit (COA) found irregularities and

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Receipts alone can't justify use of VP's P612.5M in secret funds – Barbers

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WIRE — MANILA, Philippines — Acknowledgement receipts bearing names and amounts cannot by themselves prove that P612.5 million in confidential funds of Vice President Sara Duterte was spent for lawful intelligence activities, former Rep. Robert Ace Barbers, House trial spokesperson and impeachment adviser, said on Tuesday.⠀Barbers pointed out that the Commission on Audit (COA) found irregularities and

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