THE chief accountant of the Department of Education (DepEd) said she had received envelopes containing P25,000 in cash over nine months in 2023 from Vice President Sara Duterte, when she was still the concurrent education secretary.
The chief of the DepEd's Accounting Division, Rhunna Catalan, admitted receiving the cash at a hearing before the House Committee On Good Governance And Public Accountability when the panel's chairman, Manila Rep. Joel Chua, asked her if she also received envelopes from former DepEd assistant secretary Sunshine Charry Fajarda.
FUND PROBE Chief Accountant Ma. Rhunna Catalan of the Department of Education (DepEd) testifies during the continuation on Nov. 5, 2024 of the House of Representatives' Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability's investigation into the fund use by the DepEd when Vice President Sara Duterte was its secretary and by the Office of the Vice President. PHOTO BY REINA TOLENTINO