Person authorizing OVP, DepEd confidential funds spending soughtVioleta Constantino, former manager of the LandBank of the Philippines Shaw branch, testifies on Wedneday, July 29, 2026 before the Senate impeachment court on transactions and withdrawals made by the Sara Duterte-led Office of the Vice President. He said the participation of several officials and personnel in handling confidential funds demonstrates the need to establish command responsibility, and it is important to know who was behind the spending of money. Like Ortega, Barbers said liquidation documents alone do not automatically establish that public funds were lawfully and properly spent, pointing out that confidentiality cannot be invoked to avoid accountability. They are expected to discuss the audit process for confidential funds, standards used in reviewing liquidation documents and findings that led to the issuance of a notice of disallowance covering P448 million in confidential funds released to the OVP in 2023. They are also expected to discuss COA’s decision directing the return of P73.287 million in confidential funds released to the OVP in 2022.