Gina F. Acosta
Gina F. Acosta | |
|---|---|
| Vice Presidential Staff Officer VI | |
| Assumed office July 2022 | |
| Vice President | Sara Duterte |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 15, 1965 |
| Spouse(s) | Andy Acosta |
Gina Fuerzas Acosta (born May 15, 1965) is a government official currently serving as a staff member at the Office of the Vice President of the Philippines (OVP) under Sara Duterte. As a special disbursing officer at the office, she directly coordinated with Vice President Duterte in handling the OVP's confidential funds in 2022 and 2023.
Career
Davao City
Acosta started as a staff member of the Davao City government during the mayorship of Sara Duterte in the 2010s. She held the position of "Supervising Administrative Officer" under the Budget Control and Project Monitoring Division at the Davao City Budget Office before joining the Office of the Vice President of the Philippines (OVP) in Mandaluyong when Sara Duterte became vice president in 2022.[1]
Office of the Vice President
As Vice Presidential Staff Officer VI, Acosta was designated as a special disbursing officer (SDO) at the OVP. In December 2022, she withdrew ₱125 million in confidential funds from a branch of Land Bank along Shaw Boulevard in Metro Manila, placing them in duffel bags with the help of security personnel. This eventual disbursement was heavily scrutinized for its dubious utilization at an unusual rate, leading to investigations by the Commission on Audit and the House of Representatives.[2]
By August 2024, the COA issued a notice of disallowance for ₱73.2 million of the initial ₱125 million CIF due to a lack of proper documentation justifying its use.[3]
On November 5, 2024, Acosta and six other OVP staff released a position paper asking the House Committee on Good Government to terminate its inquiry into their office's fund use. She and three other staff members were later cited in contempt for failing to attend legislative inquiries and were issued an arrest order.[4]
References
- ↑ Flores, Dominique Nicole (November 11, 2024). "VP Sara Duterte's long-time staff oversee OVP confidential funds". Philstar.com. Manila, Philippines: Philstar Global Corp. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ↑ Flores, Dominique Nicole (November 20, 2024). "OVP, DepEd confidential funds stashed in duffel bags, says bank officials". Philstar.com. Manila, Philippines: Philstar Global Corp. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ↑ Ki, Czarina Nicole Ong (August 27, 2024). "COA issues P73.2-M notice of disallowance on VP Sara's P125-M confidential, intel funds for 2022". Manila Bulletin. Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ↑ Flores, Dominique Nicole (November 11, 2024). "Four OVP officials cited in contempt, ordered arrested". Philstar.com. Manila, Philippines: Philstar Global Corp. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
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