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PSA asked to verify 1,992 names linked to OVP confidential funds
Over 1,900 names linked to the Office of the Vice President's (OVP) confidential fund expenditure have been submitted to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) for verification.
The House committee is investigating the alleged misuse of confidential funds by the OVP and the Department of Education.
This new submission involves 1,992 individuals and pertains to P500 million in confidential funds allegedly spent by the OVP.
Previously, the PSA found discrepancies in names linked to P112.5 million in Department of Education confidential funds, with 405 out of 667 names having no birth records.
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A House of Representatives panel has asked the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) to verify the civil registry records of 677 individuals listed as recipients of confidential funds from the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education (DepEd).
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The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) confirmed that 1,322 out of 1,992 individuals listed as recipients of the Office of the Vice President's (OVP) confidential funds lack birth records.
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The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) confirmed to a House committee that it has no record of "Mary Grace Piattos" in its databases.
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Approximately 405 out of 677 individuals who received confidential funds from the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education lack a birth record from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), according to House committee chairperson Rep. Joel Chua.
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The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has no records of over 400 names listed on the acknowledgment receipts for the Department of Education's (DepEd) confidential fund.
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