DepEd Confidential Funds Disbursed Nationwide on Same Day, Auditor Testifies
Acknowledgment receipts showing the Department of Education's (DepEd) confidential funds were disbursed in different locations nationwide on the same dates in 2023, under then-secretary Vice President Sara Duterte, were confirmed by a state auditor during an impeachment court hearing. The special disbursing officer could not have physically visited all locations on a single day.
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