The Philippine Statistics Authority says it has no record of Mary Grace Piattos, a supposed recipient of VP Duterte’s confidential funds.
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/statistics-authority-certifies-no-marry-grace-piattos-records-december-2024/
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/statistics-authority-certifies-no-marry-grace-piattos-records-december-2024/
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00:00The Philippine Statistics Authority says it found zero results in its database for Mary Grace Piatos,
00:06one of the supposed recipients of Vice President Sara Duterte's 125 million peso confidential funds.
00:11PSA sent its certification to the House Committee investigating Vice President Sara Duterte's alleged misuse of public funds.
00:18The letter, dated November 25, released only on Tuesday, December 3, reveals Piatos has no record of birth, marriage, or death with the PSA.
00:27During the House Committee hearing, it was uncovered that a certain Mary Grace Piatos signed an acknowledgement receipt from the Office of the Vice President in December 2022,
00:34indicating she had received a portion of the confidential funds that year.
00:38The oddity of the name Mary Grace Piatos later raised alarm bells, prompting the committee to offer a 1 million peso bounty for any information leading to the discovery of a person named Piatos.
00:47Other peculiar names in OVP receipts include Fernando Tempura, Raymunda Jane Nova, and Carlos Miguel Oishi.
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