A Commission on Audit (COA) witness testified on Tuesday, August 4, that an accomplishment report submitted by the Office of the Vice President (OVP) for a P35-million "payment of reward" was not compliant with existing audit regulations due to the absence of supporting documents proving the success of intelligence operations.
During the twelfth day of Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial, prosecution witness Roderick Wamil, a former state auditor of the COA's Intelligence and Confidential Funds Audit Office (COA-ICFAO), pointed to an accomplishment report containing a line item for a P35-million payment of reward.
Wamil testified that the report lacked any document showing that the information provided by informants resulted in successful intelligence gathering or surveillance activities.
"Meron din po silang payment of reward dito na worth 35 million pesos. Pero wala po silang inattach na any document evidencing the success of the information gathering or surveillance activities on account of the information given by the informer," Wamil told the impeachment court.
House private prosecutor Atty. Lorna Kapunan asked Wamil whether any supporting evidence had been attached to the accomplishment report.
"Wala po, ma'am," Wamil replied.
Kapunan further asked if there was any report demonstrating the success of the surveillance activity.
"Wala po," the witness answered.
The prosecutor then questioned whether the accomplishment report complied with the provisions of the applicable Joint Circular governing the audit of confidential and intelligence funds.
"Hindi po siya compliant," Wamil testified, stating that the submitted report failed to meet the required compliance standards.
The testimony forms part of the House prosecution panel's presentation of evidence under Article I of the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Duterte, which centers on the alleged misuse and misappropriation of confidential funds.
