Padilla: VP secret funds used vs RedsThe Senate, sitting as an Impeachment Court, resumed its hearing Monday, August 3, 2026, regarding Article I of the case against Vice President Sara Duterte, concerning the alleged misuse, questionable liquidation, and systematic misappropriation of confidential funds. He implied that the Vice President’s confidential funds were used to prevent any communist attacks during those dates. He also questioned the prosecution’s legal theory that the Vice President pocketed her confidential funds just because these were not properly liquidated. This only bolsters the prosecution’s theory that the Vice President herself misused the confidential funds for personal benefit, Wamil said. The Vice President said she does not know if Trump’s campaign against the ICC could help in the release of her father.