VP Impeachment Trial: Prosecution to Probe Identities of Confidential Fund Payees
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VP Impeachment Trial: Prosecution to Probe Identities of Confidential Fund Payees

As Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial enters its 10th week, the prosecution aims to verify the identities of those listed as recipients of confidential funds. A Philippine Statistics Authority official is set to testify, following concerns over payee names on disbursement records, some lacking birth records.

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