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Senator critiques witness competency on confidential funds

Senator Lacson manifested that neither the prosecution nor the defense has presented a competent witness in the handling of intelligence and confidential funds.

Claimed by Panfilo "Ping" Lacson — Senator, 20th Congress (2025-2031 term) (Senator-Judge)

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Senator Lacson manifested that neither the prosecution nor the defense has presented a competent witness in the handling of intelligence and confidential funds.

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“Senator Lacson manifested that neither the prosecution nor the defense has presented a competent witness in the handling of intelligence and confidential funds.”

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  1. Impeachment Trial - Day 13Context

    Sen. Joel Villanueva asserted that the witness lacks a security clearance despite auditing confidential funds, and explained that in intelligence projects aliases are released publicly while true identities are held in a vault and accessed only upon declassification after a project ends. He stated that quarterly intelligence and confidentiality reports are submitted to the Senate President, the President, and the Speaker of the House under Congress's oversight powers, and that some after-surveillance operations yield negative results despite expenditures.

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