MANILA – Around 400 individuals who received confidential funds from the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education (DepEd) under Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio have no birth records.
House good government and public accountability panel chairperson Cong. Joel Chua said, “Tayo ay sumulat (to the Philippine Statistics Authority or PSA) upang isumite ang 677 pang pangalan na nakalagay sa acknowledgement receipts kung saan tayo po ay binigyan ng tugon dated December 8, 2024,” Chua said.
“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,” he added.
The PSA previously said that a certain Mary Grace Piattos, a recipient of confidential funds as stated in acknowledgment receipts, has no birth, marriage, or death record in their database.
The House committee earlier uncovered that the OVP and DepEd under Duterte-Carpio submitted 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 Duterte-Carpio due to alleged betrayal of public trust, accusing her of misusing confidential funds, among others./PN
