By MANILA, Philippines — The list of “non-existent” recipients of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education’s (DepEd) confidential funds (CFs) continues to grow, this time with multiple “Fionas,” a “Magellan,” and an individual with the surname “Ewan” — a Filipino slang for “I don’t know.”
House Deputy Majority Leader and La Union Rep. Paolo Ortega V bared another list of odd names, which he said resemble known Filipino figures and add to the “fueling concerns about the authenticity of government disbursements.”
According to Ortega, Honeylet Camille Sy, Feonna Biong, Feonna Villegas, and Joel Linangan were listed as alleged beneficiaries of the OVP’s P500-million CF, while Fiona Ranitez, Erwin Q. Ewan, Ellen Magellan, Gary Tanada purportedly received portions of the DepEd’s P112.5-million CF.
