Former Office of the Vice President special disbursing officer Gina Acosta takes oath as a witness during the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on August 17, 2026.
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'What is so confidential about where Biogesic or paracetamol was bought?' prosecutor Amando Virgul Ligutan asks OVP special disbursing officer Gina Acosta
Gina Acosta, the special disbursing officer of the Office of the Vice President, confirmed that medical and supply expenses under a P125-million confidential fund in 2022 lacked official receipts, relying instead on acknowledgment receipts from Colonel Raymund Dante Lachica.
Prosecutor Amando Virgil Ligutan questioned Acosta about the absence of official receipts and the nature of the confidential operations, highlighting suspicious names on the acknowledgment receipts and the lack of documentation for fund transfers.
