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Escudero loses Senate presidency to Sotto as scandal over multibillion-peso flood projects rages
Vicente Sotto III (left) and Francis Escudero exchange well wishes after the leadership change. —PHOTO FROM THE SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES FB PAGE
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September 9, 2025September 9, 2025News

Escudero loses Senate presidency to Sotto as scandal over multibillion-peso flood projects rages

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Francis Escudero lost the Senate presidency to Vicente Sotto III on Monday, just over a month after his reelection to the post—a sign that senators are listening to public opinion, according to a political analyst.  The change in leadership in the Senate occurred in the face of growing public anger over the government’s multibillion-peso flood...

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Vice President Sara Duterte, who is also the education secretary, defends the confidential fund of her department. —PHOTO FROM PNA.GOV.PH
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September 30, 2023September 30, 2023Opinion, Politics

What to Know: Are confidential funds secret funds not subject to audit?

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The use of confidential funds (CF) by the Office of Vice President Sara Duterte, concurrently the secretary of education, continues to be in the news and in social media posts. While most of the comments dwell on the P125 million in confidential funds supposedly spent in an 11-day period in December 2022, among the other...