MindaNews / 6 August 2026 — A prima facie evidence exists that Vice President Sara Duterte spent her confidential funds for personal use after her office failed to properly liquidate the funds, state auditor Roderick Wamil testified before the Senate impeachment court on Wednesday. Wamil said the legal presumption is based on Item 8.3 of Joint Circular 2015-01 (Guidelines on the Entitlement, Release, Use, Reporting and Audit of Confidential and/or Intelligence Funds). In law, prima facie evidence, once established, shifts the burden of evidence from the party asserting a claim to the opponent to rebut it. “Under the Joint Circular, it shall be the responsibility of the head of the agency, first, to approve ‘yung cash advance. Third, to ensure compliance with the Joint Circular,” he told the court.