WIRE — MANILA, Philippines — A witness from the Commission on Audit (COA) acknowledged on Wednesday that the agency's examination of Vice President Sara Duterte's use of confidential funds did not verify whether the names appearing on acknowledgment receipts were of real persons or mere aliases. That's because government audit rules on confidential and intelligence funds (CIF)

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