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Unusual Names on Confidential Fund Receipts Emerged During Congressional Hearings, Says Former DepEd Official
Former Education Undersecretary Michael Poa stated that peculiar names found on acknowledgment receipts for the agency's confidential funds did not surface until a House panel's inquiry. Poa made this assertion while serving as a witness during the investigation.
MANILA, Philippines — Former Education Undersecretary Michael Poa said that the curious names in the acknowledgment receipts submitted to the Commission on Audit (COA) as proof of the agency’s use of confidential funds did not surface until the House panel’s inquiry into the funds. Poa mentioned this on Wednesday as he served a hostile witness. The Department of Education (DepEd) has been allocating hundreds of millions of pesos in confidential funds annually for several years. Source: Inquirer NewsInfo
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