Day: July 8, 2026

Sara Duterte’s ₱612M Secret Funds Scandal Exposes What Mayors, Governors Spend in the Shadows

While Duterte’s massive confidential fund controversy dominates headlines and impeachment proceedings, a quieter system operates nationwide. Governors, mayors and local officials manage their own “black box” intelligence funds — shielded from rigorous audits — raising the same questions of accountability now testing the Vice President.