House to validate payouts to OVP, confi fund recipients with PSA records

After revealing a new list of questionable names tied to alleged confidential fund recipients, a House leader said the investigation into Vice President Sara Duterte’s fund use will also verify individuals whose names appear in birth, marriage or death records.

- - Dominique Nicole Flores/Philstar.com

House Deputy Majority Leader Paolo Ortega of 1st District, La Union on Sunday, April 6, shared eight “celebrity-like” names found in acknowledgment receipts, such as “Honeylet,” “Fiona” and “Magellan.” He said these names do not match any records maintained by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

“Ang daming Fiona actually na names (There were actually a lot Fionas),” he said during a press conference on Monday, April 7.

While verifying recipients with “fictitious names” is important, Ortega said the House good government committee’s probe should also confirm whether those with matching PSA records truly received the confidential funds, as reflected in the signed receipts.

Some of the names resembled local chips, tech brands and grocery items. Other than the famous “Mary Grace Piattos,” there were also the likes of “Xiaome Ocho,” “Jay Kamote” and “Miggy Mango.”