At least 405 out of the 677 individuals who received confidential funds from the Office of Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education under Vice President Sara Duterte have no birth record based on Philippine Statistics Authority data, a House leader announced Monday.
House good government and public accountability panel chairperson Rep. Joel Chua was referring to the 677 individuals who received the confidential funds as stated in the acknowledgement receipts submitted by the OVP and DepEd to the Commission on Audit for liquidation.
“Tayo ay sumulat upang isumite ang 677 pang pangalan na nakalagay sa acknowldgement receipts kung saan tayo po ay binigyan ng tugon ng Philippine Statistics Authority dated December 8, 2024. Dito [ay] kanila pong sinasabi na out of 677 individuals, 405 ay walang birth certificate o walang record sa birth certificate, o pwede nating sabihin na non-existent,” Chua said.
Earlier, the PSA said that a certain Mary Grace Piattos, a recipient of confidential funds as stated acknowledgment receipts, has no birth, marriage, or death record in their database.
The Chua-led panel probe earlier revealed that the OVP and DepEd under Duterte submitted erroneous acknowledgement receipts with wrong dates and non-legible signatories, among others.
The Vice President has repeatedly said that she has never misused public funds, and the probe is just a test run for the filing of impeachment case against her.
Since then, two impeachment complaints have been filed against the Vice President mainly due to alleged betrayal of public trust, accusing her of misusing confidential funds, among others. —AOL, GMA Integrated News
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