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These names are alleged to be fictitious because they appear to reference food brands, celebrities, and politicians, among others
On February 5, the House of Representatives impeached Vice President Sara Duterte after 215 lawmakers signed complaint.
Duterte’s impeachment articles cited her alleged misuse of P612.5 million in confidential funds, with acknowledgment receipts bearing suspicious names.
These names are alleged to be fictitious because they appear to reference food brands, celebrities, and politicians, among others.
Here’s a partial breakdown of the names mentioned as supposed recipients of confidential funds from the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Education since November.
- Mary Grace Piattos (revealed in House hearing in November 2024; confirmed to be absent from Philippine Statistics Authority records)
- Chippy McDonald, Carlos Miguel Oishi, Reymunda Jane Nova, Fernando Tempura (mentioned in a press conference in November 2024)
- Kokoy Villamin (mentioned in House good government committee hearing in November 2024; confirmed to be absent from PSA records)
- Alice Cresencio, Sally Rendon, Sheila Dado, Milky Secuya (flagged during a House hearing in December 2024 due to inconsistencies in the signatures)
- Pia Piatos-Lim, Renan Piatos, Xiaome Ocho (mentioned in the annexes of House’s fourth impeachment complaint; confirmed to be absent from PSA records)
- Beverly Claire Pampano, Mico Harina, Ralph Josh Bacon, Patty Ting, Sala Casim (mentioned in the annexes of House’s fourth verified complaint for impeachment; confirmed to be absent from PSA records)
- Dodong Alcala, Dodong Bina, Dodong Bunal, Dodong Darong, Dodong S. Barok, Jay Kamote, Miggy Mango (revealed by House Deputy Majority Leader Paolo Ortega V in March; confirmed to be absent from PSA records)
- Amoy Liu, Fernan Amuy, Joug de Asim (revealed by Ortega in March; confirmed to be absent from PSA records)
- Honeylet Camille Sy, Feonna Biong, Feonna Villegas, Fiona Ranitez, Ellen Magellan, Erwin Q. Ewan, Gary Tanada, Joel Linangan (revealed in a press conference in April; confirmed to be absent from PSA records)
- Marian Rivera, Chel Diokno (reported by Arnold Clavio in May, citing the House prosecution panel)
- Clarisse Hontiveros, Beth Revilla, Janice Marie Revilla, Diane Maple Lapid, John Lapid Jr., Kristine Applegate Estrada, Denise Tanya Escudero, Kris Solon, Paul M. Solon, Cannor Adrian Contis (revealed by Ortega in May; confirmed to be absent from PSA records)
PSA confirmed that 1,322 out of the 1,992 recipients of OVP’s confidential funds have no birth records.
Meanwhile, 405 out of the 677 recipients of DepEd’s confidential funds have no birth certificates from PSA.
Duterte has repeatedly sidestepped questions regarding the supposedly fake names in the confidential fund receipts, but insisted she did not make anomalous confidential expenses.
The Senate remanded the impeachment case to the House of Representatives on Tuesday, June 10, to address supposed constitutional violations.
The House, on the other hand, certified the following day that the proceedings did not circumvent the Constitution. – Jayvee Mhar Viloria/Rappler.com
Jayvee Mhar Viloria is a development communication student at the University of the Philippines Los Baños, and a reporter for Tanglaw, the student publication of UPLB College of Development Communication. He is currently a Rappler intern.
