Circular silent on use of aliases, state auditor tells impeachment court

MANILA, Philippines — The use of codenames or aliases in acknowledgment receipts (ARs) was neither allowed nor prohibited, a state auditor told the Senate impeachment court on Wednesday, citing a 2015  joint circular.  Joint Circular 2015-01 issued in January 2015  pertains to the guidelines on the entitlement, release, use, reporting and audit of confidential and/or intelligence funds. In