More names of alleged OVP confi fund recipients revealed: ‘Jay Kamote,’ ‘Miggy Mango’

House Deputy Majority Leader Francisco Paolo Ortega V on Sunday revealed the names of seven more supposed recipients of confidential funds from the Office of Vice President Sara Duterte, including a "Jay Kamote" and a "Miggy Mango."

In a statement, the La Union congressman said that the rest of the new names are Dodong Alcala, Dodong Bina, Dodong Bunal, Dodong Darong, and Dodong S. Barok.

Ortega said this could be utilized to strengthen the impeachment case against the Vice President. 

The Department of Education, which Duterte led at the time, and the Office of the Vice President (OVP) had submitted documents with wrong dates, signatures without names of signatories, and unreadable names of signatories to justify the disbursement of its confidential funds in 2022 and 2023.

Among the signatories was “Mary Grace Piattos,” who has no record with the Philippine Statistics Authority.

Earlier this month, three more names of supposed beneficiaries were revealed, including a "Xiaome Ocho," which resembles the name of a mobile phone model.

“Hindi lang ito kapabayaan—ito ay isang maingat na planong paglustay sa pondo ng bayan. Peke ang mga pangalan, peke ang liquidation, at peke ang pananagutan,” Ortega said.

(This is not just negligence—it is a carefully planned embezzlement of public funds. The names, liquidation, and accountability are fake.)

GMA News Online asked the OVP for comment regarding the matter but has yet to receive a statement.

In February, the House of Representatives impeached Duterte, with 215 congresspeople endorsing the verified complaint against her. The Articles of Impeachment were transmitted to the Senate the same day, but the upper chamber adjourned without addressing the case.

Meanwhile, Duterte has filed a Supreme Court petition challenging the validity of the impeachment complaint.

Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero said a decision in Duterte’s impeachment trial could be rendered by October this year. —with a report from Giselle Ombay/BM/KG, GMA Integrated News