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Solon flags OVP, DepEd receipts under same name but with ‘different’ signatures
A House probe revealed that the same individual, identified as Kokoy Villamin, received confidential funds for both the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education (DepEd), despite presenting different signature styles on the acknowledgment receipts.
During a congressional hearing, Representative Zia Alonto Adiong presented two separate acknowledgment receipts (ARs) for confidential fund expenditures.
One AR was for the OVP's confidential fund expenditure dated September 17, 2023, and the other was for the DepEd's confidential fund expenses.
Both receipts indicated that Kokoy Villamin received the funds, but the signatures on each document exhibited distinct handwriting and length.
The Commission on Audit (COA) team leader, Gloria Camora, indicated that the signatures appeared to belong to the same person.
The discrepancy raises questions about the proper disbursement and accountability of confidential funds allocated to the OVP and DepEd.
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