A former government auditor testified Monday in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte regarding the alleged misuse of confidential funds.

The testimony marks a critical phase in the proceedings as the prosecution attempts to prove financial misappropriation to establish the Vice President's unfitness for office.

Roderick Wamil, a former auditor from the Commission on Audit's Intelligence and Confidential Funds Audit Office (COA-ICFAO), appeared before the Senate impeachment court in Manila [1]. Wamil was called as a prosecution witness to testify on Article 1 of the impeachment articles [2].

The core of the testimony focuses on the alleged misuse of ₱612.5 million in confidential funds [2]. This evidence is intended to support the prosecution's case that the funds were misappropriated [3].

During the proceedings on the 11th day of the trial [4], the court saw the presentation of 15 boxes of documents related to the confidential funds [5]. These documents serve as the primary evidentiary basis for the audit findings presented by Wamil.

The trial, which has spanned 11 days as of Aug. 3, 2026 [4], continues to examine the financial conduct of the Vice President's office. The prosecution is utilizing the audit records to link the ₱612.5 million [2] to specific irregularities in spending, and reporting.

“A former government auditor testified Monday in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte”

The introduction of a former COA auditor and a significant volume of documentary evidence shifts the trial from political rhetoric to a forensic examination of public spending. If the court finds that ₱612.5 million was indeed misappropriated, it provides a legal basis for the impeachment articles regardless of political alliances in the Senate.