MANILA, Philippines — Acknowledgement receipts bearing names and amounts cannot by themselves prove that P612.5 million in confidential funds of Vice President Sara Duterte was spent for lawful intelligence activities, former Rep. Robert Ace Barbers, House trial spokesperson and impeachment adviser, said on Tuesday.⠀Barbers pointed out that the Commission on Audit (COA) found irregularities and incomplete supporting records in the liquidation documents submitted by the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education (DepEd).⠀“In other words, they only submitted papers they called acknowledgment receipts showing that people received money from our vice president. But nothing more than that. […]...Keep on reading: Receipts alone can’t justify use of VP’s P612.5M in secret funds – Barbers