LIVE UPDATES: Sara Duterte Impeachment Trial (August 12, 2026)

A prosecution witness from the Commission on Audit - Intelligence and Confidential Funds Audit Office (COA-ICFAO) is set to continue her testimony on Wednesday on Article I of the Articles of Impeachment, pertaining to the alleged misuse of confidential funds by Vice President Sara Duterte.

COA-ICFAO state auditor Xylene del Campo will be called on the witness stand for the third time on the 15th day of the impeachment trial so that the Defense team can proceed with the cross-examination.

The redirect and recross examinations of the witness may also take place within the day.

Impeachment court spokesperson Atty. Regie Tongol, however, said that it is unknown if all of that, plus the interjections of the senator-judges, will be finished in just one session.

“The cross-examination, based on previous witnesses and time and motion studies na nakita natin, usually inaabot ‘to ng dalawang sesyon (that we have seen, it takes two sessions)---morning and afternoon session,” Tongol said in a press conference on Tuesday.

“So if we consider the cross-examination to be taking that much time, then baka hindi tayo umabot bukas na matapos para kay (we might not be able to finish with) Ms. Xylene del Campo and we might bleed into Ms. Xylene del Campo still testifying until Monday next week,” he added.

On Tuesday, Del Campo said that Duterte and two other officials of the Office of the Vice President are liable for the disbursement of P73 million out of the P125 million confidential funds which was disallowed by state auditors for violating confidential fund use guidelines.

She also said that the Vice President’s directive to transfer the disbursement of cash advances to Colonel Raymund Dante Lachica, former head of the Vice Presidential Security and Protection Group (VPSPG), violated the joint circular on confidential funds. —Giselle Ombay/LDF, GMA News