One lawmaker points out multiple inconsistencies in the receipts. For example, one name ('Milky Secuya') has different signatures, while two names ('Sally Rendon' and 'Sheila Dado') have the same signature.
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MANILA, Philippines – Four in every five signatories of the acknowledgment receipts provided by the Department of Education to justify confidential expenditures during the time Vice President Sara Duterte as agency’s secretary are “non-existent.” “Out of 677 individuals, 405 do not have a birth certificate. We can say they’re non-existent,” he said.Lawmakers have been flagging the authenticity of the acknowledgement receipts submitted by the DepEd and the Office of the Vice President to the Commission on Audit due to these questionable signatures.
During Monday’s hearing, House Assistant Majority Leader Zia Alonto Adiong also flagged other signatories, namely:
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