00:00The prosecution and Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial presents evidence that the Department of Education under Duterte's leadership allegedly
00:08used the military to justify its confidential spending.
00:12The prosecution panel presents Colonel Manaros Borensing II and Colonel Magtanggol Panopio, who issued Philippine Army certifications that the DEPED
00:19used to defend the agency's 15.54 million peso expenditure for payment of rewards.
00:25These were submitted to the Commission on Audit without their knowledge.
00:28The certifications attested to the success of the AFP's 2023 Youth Leadership Summits in collaboration with various agencies, including DEPED.
00:37Borensing told the court that his division in the Army did not receive funds from DEPED.
00:42No funds whatsoever or any amount was downloaded to the 1st Infantry Tabak Division for 2023 for the Youth Leadership
00:51Summit and Information, Education, Communication Campaigns.
00:57By any government agencies.
01:00Okay.
01:01Medyo nagulat po kami kasi yung pong aming certification is only for the certification that we conducted, the Youth Leadership
01:09Summit.
01:09Hindi po namin sinacertify anything about money or funds, Your Honor.
01:16DEPED subsequently attached the two certifications to its April 17, 2024 response to the COA's Audit Observation Memorandum flagging the
01:23agency's confidential expenses.
01:25This allegation isn't new.
01:27The House first tried to establish that the DEPED deliberately misled COA into believing it funded AFP's Youth Summits during
01:33the 2024 Good Government Committee inquiry.
