OVP did not attach receipts for supplies bought — witness

The Office of the Vice President (OVP) did not submit supporting documents such as receipts to the Commission on Audit (COA) for purchases incurred from its confidential funds.

Based on the acknowledgment receipts submitted by Vice President Sara Duterte’s office, auditor Roderick Wamil said the OVP bought tables and chairs amounting to P500,000 as well as desktops, computers, and printers amounting to P3 million.

“Pero ‘yung supporting document lang po noon ay acknowledgment receipts,” Wamil said at Duterte’s impeachment trial.

(But their only supporting documents are acknowledgment receipts.)

“And also, with respect to the payment of tables, chairs, desktop, and computers hindi po nila in-indicate if those purchases were really intended for the confidential operations of the OVP,” he added.

(And also, with respect to the payment of tables, chairs, desktop, and computers, they do not indicate if those purchases were really intended for the confidential operations of the OVP.)

Wamil said that the OVP should have submitted official receipts or sales invoices.

“Since ang involve po ay purchases, then those purchases should have been supported with sales invoices and official receipts instead of the acknowledgment receipts lang po,” Wamil said.

(Since those involve are purchases, then those purchases should have been supported with sales invoices and official receipts instead of only acknowledgment receipts.)

“Wala po silang in-attach na resibo,” he added.

(They did not attach any receipt.)

For his part, lawyer Michael Poa declined to comment, advising the public to wait for the defense’s cross-examination. — RSJ, GMA News