A Cebu-based political group on Tuesday, April 14, criticized the House Committee on Justice as impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte continued, with detained witness Ramil Madriaga presenting new allegations on confidential funds and alleged money transfers.
The Cebu Alliance for Duterte 2028 (CAD28) opposed the panel’s decision to hear Madriaga, describing the proceedings as a “moro-moro” and questioning his credibility.
The group said Madriaga, a detainee at Camp Bagong Diwa facing a 2023 kidnapping-for-ransom case, has no connection to the Vice President.
“The more Ramil Madriaga opens his mouth, the more he exposes his lies through his all-knowing stories,” CAD28 said in a statement.
CAD28 maintained that Duterte never met or gave instructions to Madriaga and cited her earlier filing of a perjury case against him in March 2026.
The group also pointed to government records and statements from Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla indicating that Duterte’s detention facility visits were for another detainee, former lawmaker Arnie Teves Jr.
During the hearing, Madriaga submitted a sworn supplemental affidavit disputing earlier reports that P125 million in confidential funds of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) in 2022 were spent over 11 days.
He alleged that the funds were instead moved in less than 24 hours through a series of cash deliveries.
He described a December 2022 operation in which bags of cash, each allegedly containing between P30 million and P35 million, were transported from the Department of Education central office in Pasig City to locations including Laguna and Quezon City.
He claimed the funds were packed in bundles of P1,000 bills and delivered using multiple vehicles under direct instructions from Duterte, with the involvement of members of the Vice-Presidential Security and Protection Group.
Madriaga also alleged that he acted as a “dummy” in the transfer of large sums of money through bank accounts opened under his name by associates of former president Rodrigo Duterte.
He said millions of pesos passed through these accounts despite his limited income and claimed he signed blank checks tied to the transactions.
He further alleged that he was instructed on three occasions to withdraw P100 million from a bank in Lubao, Pampanga, which he said were delivered to Malacañang.
He attached copies of alleged checks, including Landbank manager’s checks totaling P89 million, and waived his bank secrecy rights to allow the accounts to be examined.
The impeachment proceedings continue to center on the OVP’s use of confidential funds, with lawmakers examining issues of transparency and accountability, while Duterte’s camp maintains that the allegations are fabricated and politically motivated.
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