00:00We reached out to the National Statistics Authority and inquired from them into whether this was a real person or a made-up character.
00:09We were likewise informed, Mr. Chair, that the NSA had no record of any person bearing the name of Mary Grace Piatos.
00:18There are certain personalities, Mr. Chair, who claim this Mary Grace Piatos were merely a codename,
00:24adding that in television and in movies, sa mga palabas at sa telebas television,
00:29these codenames are used for secret mission.
00:34But, Mr. Chair, we were also informed that the NSA had no record of any person bearing the name of Mary Grace Piatos.
00:42But, Mr. Chair, we were also informed that the NSA had no record of any person bearing the name of Mary Grace Piatos.
00:48But the fugitive, and I addressed to him directly in hiding, forgets that this is real life.
00:55Tunay po tayo lagi-imbestiga dito, hindi po ito television, hindi po ito palabas.
01:02That the people's money earned through the hard work of every Filipino should be scrutinized on how they were spent by our agencies.
01:10Mr. Chair, ang key word, Mr. Chair, is transparency.
01:14Transparency is required kasi kailangan masilip ng otoridad, gaya ng COA,
01:19o kaya't ang taong bayan kung nasa tama ba ang pagastos ng kanilang pondo.
01:25In this particular case, the confidential funds.
01:28The PSA recently informed us, Mr. Chair, that our new friends,
01:32Mr. Kokoy Villamin, Ms. Milky Sicuya, and Ms. Alice Cresencio,
01:36are also all non-existent. Wala po silang record. Non-existent.
01:43Hindi po sila, according to PSA, ay posibling hindi po ito mga tao.
01:50There is no record of their birth, no record of their marriage, contracts, whatsoever, or death.
01:58Sana naman po, hindi death. Although we just want to leave no stone unturned.
02:06We request them if they have a proof that would really prove an evidence of their existence.
02:13Birth, marriage, or even death certificates. Wala po, according to PSA.
02:20In fact, Mr. Chairman, of the 677 names from the DepEd Acknowledgement Receipts,
02:26which we submitted to the PSA for verification, para po patunayan kung mayroon bang tao na ganito,
02:33the 677 names from the ARs, it was determined by the PSA, Mr. Chair,
02:39that only 405 of these ARs with these names have no record whatsoever.
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