House hearing reveals discrepancies in DepEd secret fund receipts linked to three individuals named Alice Crescencio

MANILA, Philippines — During a House hearing, Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong revealed that acknowledgment receipts for confidential fund expenditures at the Department of Education were signed by three individuals named Alice Crescencio, each with different addresses and signatures. Adiong questioned the coincidence of three people sharing the same uncommon name and receiving funds from the same agency. He noted that many names on the receipts lack records with the Philippine Statistics Authority. The investigation also highlighted that 405 out of 677 individuals listed in the receipts have no PSA records. This includes names like Kokoy Villamin and Mary Grace Piattos, raising concerns about the legitimacy of the fund's distribution.