Philippine House submits more names for verification in Vice President's confidential fund inquiry

The House of Representatives in the Philippines is verifying additional names linked to confidential fund expenditures of the Office of the Vice President (OVP). This follows concerns over the legitimacy of names on acknowledgment receipts. House committee chair Joel Chua noted that the OVP has a larger confidential fund allocation than the Department of Education, leading to more names—potentially around 2,000—being submitted for verification. Previous investigations revealed that many names associated with the Department of Education's confidential funds lacked records in the Philippine Statistics Authority's database. This includes individuals like Mary Grace Piattos and Kokoy Villamin, who have no official records.