Senators’ surnames in Sara’s CF receipts

Another set of names in Vice President Sara Duterte’s confidential fund records has drawn suspicion from House lawmakers. This time, the alleged recipients closely resemble the names of sitting senators.

- Dominique Nicole Flores - Philstar.com

Beyond celebrity-like names, grocery items and tech brands, the surnames of five senators appeared among the supposed beneficiaries of the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) confidential funds in 2022 and 2023.

House Deputy Majority Leader Paolo Ortega V said on Thursday, May 29 that the ongoing review of receipts, numbering in the thousands for the OVP alone, has flagged several suspicious names:

• Beth Revilla

• Janice Marie Revilla

• Diane Maple Lapid

• John A. Lapid Jr.

• Clarisse Hontiveros

• Kristine Applegate Estrada

• Denise Tanya Escudero

These names bear the surnames of Senators Bong Revilla, Lito Lapid, Risa Hontiveros, Jinggoy Estrada and Chiz Escudero.

Ortega emphasized that these dubious names require further verification, describing them as “irregularities” that are “too glaring to ignore,” especially since they do not appear in official birth, marriage or death records from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).