La Union Rep. Paolo Ortega. —Official FB web page
MANILA, Philippines — Home Deputy Majority Chief Paolo Ortega V on Sunday cited extra curious names within the rising record of alleged recipients of the confidential funds for Vice President Sara Duterte.
Among the many names recognized by the La Union congressman have been “Amoy Liu,” “Fernan Amuy” and “Joug de Asim,” dubbed “Staff Amoy Asim” (sour-smelling). They have been among the many supposed recipients of the P112.5 million in confidential funds for the Division of Schooling (DepEd), when it was headed by Duterte.
Ortega mentioned he discovered their names as a part of the Home of Representatives’ persevering with evaluate of the proof towards Duterte, significantly the allegedly pretend acknowledgment receipts for the P612.5-million confidential funds spent by the Workplace of the Vice President (OVP) and DepEd. That is in preparation for Duterte’s impeachment trial.
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He famous that the three new strange-sounding names have been discovered to have signed acknowledgment receipts for the fee of rewards, the acquisition of knowledge, items, medication, meals, different provides, and the rental of autos and a secure home.
No PSA data
Ortega added {that a} examine with the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) by the Home committee on good authorities and public accountability didn’t flip up any beginning, marriage, or demise data for Liu, Amuy and De Asim.
“First, now we have junk meals, mobile phone and a fruit. Then now we have the ‘Dodong Gang.’ Now now we have ‘Staff Amoy Asim,’ If the pretend names already seem bitter on the record, what extra in an precise transaction?” Ortega mentioned in Filipino.
He cited PSA findings exhibiting that 1,332 of 1,992 supposed OVP confidential fund recipients and 405 of 677 listed as DepEd confidential fund beneficiaries had no beginning data. The absence of PSA data indicated they have been seemingly fabricated, he mentioned.
“What sort of payroll is that this? All of the names appear to have been made up. One thing like that is unattainable if we’re following the fitting process,” Ortega mentioned.
Erwin Ewan, Jael Zumba
Different supposed beneficiaries of the DepEd’s confidential funds who have been discovered to be nonexistent embody Andong Mio, Erwin Q. Ewan, Ellaine Aray; Mutya Palanca, Panglaw Quizon, Dandu Dondie Silud, Dunates Zeta, Mike Delta and Jael Zumba.
Supposed recipients of the OVP’s P500-million confidential funds who had no PSA data embody Mary Grace Piattos, Renan Piatos, Pia Piatos-Lim, Xiaome Ocho, Jay Kamote, Miggy Mango, Dodong S. Barok, Dodong Alcala, Dodong Bina, Dodong Bunal and Dodong Darong.
The lawmaker mentioned the dearth of public data for these names, submitted by the OVP and DepEd to the Fee on Audit to justify their confidential funds spending, raises severe questions in regards to the legitimacy of the disbursements.
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Ortega harassed that the growing variety of weird names appeared to point a deliberate scheme to manufacture recipients and misuse public funds, stating in Filipino, “This isn’t simply easy negligence. The names on the liquidation are pretend. The place’s their accountability?”