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00:00Meanwhile, there is no birth record in the Philippine Statistics Authority, PSA.
00:05More than 400 names were accepted by DepEd's confidential funds under Vice President Sara Duterte.
00:12The recipients were also questioned by the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability.
00:17The names are the same but the addresses and signatures are different.
00:22The signatures are the same but the names are different.
00:26We have first news from Jonathan Andal.
00:32The names of the three recipients are the same but the signatures and addresses are different.
00:39The names are the same but the names are different.
00:45These are new recipients that are being questioned by congressmen.
00:48This is a bit crazy.
00:50The signatories of these ARs are not coordinated.
00:56And because of this, Mr. Chair, I believe that this receipt was again merely fabricated.
01:02Based on the data of the Philippine Statistics Authority,
01:05there is no birth record of more than 400 names that were accepted by confidential funds
01:10from the Department of Education under Vice President Sara Duterte,
01:14including Alice Cresencio and Kokoy Villamin who have different signatures from the recipients.
01:20The PSA also confirmed that they do not have a birth record.
01:24This is Mary Grace Piatos.
01:26Out of 677 individuals, 405 do not have a birth certificate or no records in the birth certificate
01:36or we can say non-existent.
01:39Other names have records in the PSA but there are many names.
01:44612.5 million pesos of confidential funds are being sought by lawmakers where they were spent.
01:51As of now, after 8 hearings, the committee is finishing their investigation on the confidential funds of VP Sara.
01:58This is to give way to the impeachment against the Vice President that confidential funds are also being used.
02:05But Congresswoman Franz Castro questioned the non-calling of two military colonels
02:10who were given by Vice President Duterte hundreds of millions of pesos of confidential funds.
02:17Why did we stop there?
02:18We did not call the two security officers involved or the ones who accepted.
02:23The AFP also said that they are also having an internal investigation.
02:29I also do not believe that there will be a partial investigation towards that
02:35because we know that they are the ones involved.
02:38We are still trying to get the AFP's report.
02:41The vice president said that the staff of the two officials will rest in peace
02:45after the hearing of the committee of the camera.
02:47The vice president also welcomed the filing of the two impeachment complaints against him.
02:52The impeachment case is also okay because I am the only one who is investigating it.
03:00I am the only one who is being attacked by the impeachment case.
03:04My colleagues in the Office of the Vice President and my former colleagues in the Department of Education
03:10were not included in the case.
03:12The final verdict will be given on what they are accusing me of.
03:19The use of confidential funds of the Office of the Vice President and the DepEd
03:22and the statements of Vice President Marcos,
03:27as well as the statements of Vice President Marcos,
03:31First Lady Liza Marcos, and House Speaker Martin Romualdez.
03:34House Secretary General Velasco said in a message
03:37that it is possible that a religious group will file three impeachment complaints
03:41against Vice President Duterte.
03:43But some congressmen are worried that the time for impeachment might be over.
03:48Aside from Christmas break, the campaign for the election of 2025 is about to start.
03:53I agree with some of my colleagues' position that the time will be short.
03:58Remember, the practicality of the time is already December.
04:02My concern is the time.
04:06If possible, because of the time, we have to face reality.
04:12By next year, come February, it will be a national campaign.
04:18By March, it will be a local campaign.
04:21The Secretary General of the Camera is still holding the two impeachment complaints
04:24that were filed against Vice President Duterte.
04:26The people's bloc is calling for the endorsement and signing of the signatures
04:30for the second impeachment complaint to give the impeachment a chance.
04:35Vice President Duterte was also faced with the National Bureau of Investigation on December 11
04:39after not being able to attend on November 29.
04:42But Vice President Sara said that he will not be able to attend because of the new schedule.
04:47From what I understand from the explanation of my lawyers in the investigation of the NBI,
04:53he may not attend.
04:54He may just submit a letter or affidavit.
04:59Second, we have Thanksgiving activities on December 11.
05:05And third, after our Thanksgiving activities,
05:08I will also go home to Davao City to visit my uncle.
05:13Here is the first news. Jonathan Andal for GMA Integrated News.