Sara slams critics’ ‘lies… dirty imagination’“I believe the lies they peddled to the public will eventually lose their charm and the OVP and DepEd will persist, be vindicated and realize their aspirations for the Filipinos and the country,” Duterte said in a statement. MANILA, Philippines — Without addressing specific concerns about the Office of the Vice President (OVP)’s confidential funds, Vice President Sara Duterte claimed yesterday that the criticisms were lies and insisted that the funds were not accessed illegally. We will remain steadfast in holding the highest officials accountable for their use and misuse of public funds,” Castro stressed. For Hontiveros, Duterte should just defend publicly the proposed confidential funds included in the national budget for next year. “I thought, VP Sara, the OVP can live without confidential funds?