Vice President Sara Duterte (Santi San Juan/ MANILA BULLETIN)

House Deputy Majority Leader La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V is back to exposing alleged fictitious names among the listed beneficiaries of impeached Vice President Sara Duterte’s P112.5 million confidential funds under the Office of the Vice President (OVP).

This time, the dubious names appear to be themed after food items commonly found in wet markets and neighborhood groceries.

Topping the list is “Beverly Claire Pampano", referencing a popular fish sold nationwide, Ortega said.

Next is “Mico Harina", whose surname translates to “flour", a basic ingredient in bread and native pastries.

Then there’s “Patty Ting” and “Ralph Josh Bacon,” which evoke burger staples; while “Sala Casim” refers to “kasim", a pork shoulder cut widely used in Filipino dishes like adobo and menudo, Ortega added.

“Hindi ito ang unang beses na may nakita tayong katawa-tawa o kakaibang pangalan (This is not the first time that we've seen laughable or weird-sounding names)," the deputy majority leader said.

“Ang mas nakakalungkot, patuloy itong nadadagdagan. Typo ba ito? Mukhang may effort na talagang mag-imbento ng listahan para pagtakpan kung saan dinala ang pondo (The sad thing is, we keep finding these names. Were these just typos? There appears to be an effort to invent a list of names in order to cover up where the funds were taken)," he said.

Ortega said the names of Pampano, Harina, Patty Ting, Bacon, and Casim were submitted by the OVP to the Commission on Audit (COA).

Like many others flagged by the House of Representatives, Ortega said Pampano, Harina, Patty Ting, Bacon, and Casim do not match any official birth, marriage, or death records from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

“Kung hindi sila totoong tao, nasaan napunta ang pondo? (If these weren't real people, where did the funds go?)” Ortega asked.

Last week, Ortega bared the bogus names “Amoy Liu,” “Fernan Amuy,” and “Joug De Asim,” dubbed as “Team Amoy Asim.” They were allegedly listed as beneficiaries of the Department of Education's (DepEd) confidential funds when Duterte was at the helm of the agency.

Similar controversies—including names referencing snack brands, tech gadgets, and random aliases—have also appeared in previous records tied to the OVP and the DepEd's combined P612.5 million confidential funds under Duterte.

Out of 1,992 supposed recipients of confidential funds at OVP, Ortega said 1,322 had no birth records, 1,456 had no marriage records, and 1,593 had no death records.

Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua, chairman of the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability, also revealed earlier that 405 out of the 677 names listed as beneficiaries of DepEd’s confidential funds under Duterte have no birth records--a clear indication that the names were allegedly fabricated.