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No PSA records of 405 alleged DepEd confidential fund recipients
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.
Manila 3rd District Rep. Joel Chua disclosed this during the eighth hearing of the House committee on good government and public accountability.
Chua stated that the PSA's response, dated December 8, 2024, indicated that 405 out of 677 individuals listed on DepEd's acknowledgment receipts had no birth certificate records or were considered non-existent.
The congressional hearing is investigating alleged irregularities in the utilization of public funds by DepEd and the Office of the Vice President (OVP).
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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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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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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.
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The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) confirmed there is no birth record for 'Mary Grace Piattos,' who was listed as a recipient of confidential funds from the Office of the Vice President (OVP).
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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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