00:02I was not able to see, ma'am, any ORs.
00:05Yan ang sagot ni Office of the Vice President, Assistant Chief of Staff, Limuel Ortonio,
00:10ng tanungin kung may nakita siyang official receipts sa pagbili ng medical supplies at food aid gamit ang confidential funds.
00:18Sumalang sa witnessans, Ortonio, bilang hostile witness sa pagdinig sa Article 1 ng Articles of Impeachment o Mano'y Misuse
00:26of Confidential Funds.
00:27Sa pangkalahatan, ang pagbili ng gamot at pagkain ay ginagawa sa regular na proseso, pang araw-araw.
00:36Ibig sabihin, bibili mula sa sources like drugstores, pharmacy, at ang bumibili naman ay i-issuehan ng karambatang official receipt.
00:47Tama ba?
00:48Yes, bibili ka and then you are given a receipt.
00:53At hindi mo na tinanong si Ms. Acosta at ang security officer na iyong nabanggit kung nasaan ang supposed official
01:04receipts bilang patunay na ito nga ay nabili.
01:07Mga supplies na ito.
01:09Ma'am, the explanation that was provided to me, ma'am, was that binigay po ang pera directly doon sa
01:17mga informants and agents and the informants and agents na po yung bumili ng mga medical and food supplies.
01:27In short, ang sinasabi mo, kahit si Ginang Acosta at ang special dispersing officer, walang nahawakan kahit isang mga official
01:36receipt para sa supposed purchases na ito.
01:39Ma'am, as to the exactness, ma'am, kung meron ba silang nahawakan na official receipt, that I cannot provide
01:48an answer.
01:48Kaugnay nito, inamin din na Ortonyo na siya ang sumagot sa Audit Observation Memorandum o AOM ng Office of the
01:55Vice President na may pet siyang September 14 at October 3, 2023, sa kabila nang wala siyang personal na kaalaman
02:02sa paggamit ng confidential funds.
02:05Alam ng Vice President, ma'am, that I do not know of anything.
02:09Or that you do not have any personal participation, as you claim, doon sa pagkagastos ng confidential funds.
02:17Yes, ma'am.
02:20Ngayon pa man, ikaw ang tinalaga ng Vice President na tumugon sa mga audit observation, Memorandum, na banagit mo. Tama
02:29ba?
02:30Yes, ma'am.
02:30Si Ortonyo rin ang nagsumiti sa Commission on Audit ng Protective Intelligence Operation Reports o PIORS bilang bahagi ng sagot
02:39ng OVP sa AOM.
02:40Pero ayon kay Ortonyo, hindi niya nabasang nilalaman ng PIORS dahil nakaselyo na ang mga ito na isumiti niya sa
02:47COA.
02:48Inamin din niya na hindi na siya nagtanong sa OVP Security Officer na si Colonel Raymond Lachica tungkol sa nilalaman
02:53ng PIORS.
02:55Kinumpirma rin ni Ortonyo na batay sa record ng OVP, walang confidential funds, si dating Vice President at ngayon yung
03:02Naga City Mayor Lenny Robredo.
03:04Dato dito, nag-request si Vice President Sara Duterte ng confidential funds sa Department of Budget and Management noong 2022.
03:11Mr. Ortonyo, kinukumpirma mo rin na for the OVP's request for confidential funds, in this letter, walang computation na binigay.
03:23Tama ba?
03:24That's correct. No computation.
03:25There was also no projection provided in the same letter. Tama ba?
03:28Yes, that's correct.
03:29And also, there was no physical and financial plan attached to the letter.
03:35For this letter request?
03:37Yes, none.
03:37None. In fact, there was no attachment supporting the OVP's request for confidential funds.
03:45Correct?
03:46There were no attachments, ma'am.
03:48Yes, there were no attachments in support of your request for confidential funds. Tama?
03:53Yes, that's correct. No attachment.
03:55And tama rin bang sabihin na ultimately, ang nag-decide kung magkano ang hihilingin na confidential funds from the DBM
04:05ay si Vice President Sara Duterte. Tama ba?
04:10Yes, the determination for the amount is in the discretion of the Vice President.
04:14Yes, thank you.
04:15Kabilang sa mga nakatalang programa, ang good governance na may pondo na rin sa ilalim ng General Appropriations Act na
04:22umaabot sa 621 million pesos.
04:24Napansin din, impeachment court presiding officer Francis T. S. Scudero ang magkaibang pirma ni Vice President Duterte sa ilang dokumento.
04:33Pero kinumpirma ni Ortonio na pirma ito ng Vice Presidente.
04:37Kinumpirma rin na Ortonio na sinamahan niya ang dating OVP Special Disbursing Officer na si Gina Acosta sa pag-encash
04:44ng Cheque sa Lanbang Show Boulevard noong 2022.
04:47Bernard Ferrer para sa Bayan.
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