Chalssea Kate Echegoyen

Vice-President Sara Duterte speaks to the media at the Batasan Pambansa in Quezon City on November 25, 2024, while the hearing on alleged irregularities in the use of confidential funds by the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Education is suspended. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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Job Manahan

ABS-CBN News

MANILA — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Tuesday presented the results of its forensic examination of acknowledgment receipts linked to the utilization of confidential funds of Vice President Sara Duterte, pointing to possible similarities in handwriting across multiple documents.During the clarificatory hearing conducted by the House justice committee, NBI Question Documents Division chief Carolyn Moldez-Pitoy and NBI Director Melvin Matibag presented a 4-page findings of the forensic examination on at least 36 acknowledgement receipts pertaining to the Vice President’s confidential funds.Pitoy said the analysis was conducted on original receipts on file with the Commission on Audit (COA).Pitoy said there were groups of receipts that were written by the same person.According to the NBI expert, the questioned signatures in several receipts “showed similarities in handwriting characteristics.”Pitoy added that beyond the signatures, the handwritten dates appearing on some of the acknowledgment receipts were also found to have been written by “one and the same person.”“‘Yung patterns ng letters and the figures dun sa handwritten dates reveal significant similarities, indicating that they were written by one and the same person,” she explained.She presented the receipts containing the names “Sally Rendon” and “Sheila Dado,” which showed that the “habit of the writer is the same and the manner of execution of the strokes, indicating that these two signatures were written by one and the same person, although they are of two different names.”The NBI official then presented several more receipts bearing different names and different handwritten dates, noting that the handwritten dates on some acknowledgement receipts were made by &quot;one and the same person.&quot;<div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FabscbnNEWS%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0SGavbiKHZSZtig6yKm7XK1mT5SnnPUDYV5jsMaCmQmkYPK1XURqd8TMz2zkB2wfyl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="792" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>“‘Yung pagkakasulat ng handwritten name and the number and the dates reveal significant similarities, indicating that the handwritten names and the figures were written by one and the same person. Iisang tao lang ang sumulat,” Pitoy said.The NBI identified seven groups of handwritten receipts that appeared to have been written by a single individual per group. <div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/4/14/-wait-madriaga-claims-he-disposed-of-ovp-s-p125-m-confidential-funds-in-less-than-24-hours-1424">Madriaga claims he &#x27;disposed&#x27; of OVP&#x27;s P125-M confidential funds &#x27;in less than 24 hours&#x27;</a></div>Asked by House Committee on Justice Vice Chairman Jennifer Lagbas if this meant the 7 groups of handwritten receipts were made by one only individual, Pitoy explained, “Pitong magkakagrupo, na bawat grupo, isang tao lang ang sumulat.” “Kumbaga pitong tao ang gumawa ng pitong grupo ng questioned documents?” Lagbas asked. “Yes, it is possible,” according to Pitoy. “Maaaring pitong grupo pero not necessarily iba-iba. They were grouped depending on the class and the styles of handwriting.” “Sa findings number 4, ang binigyan lang ng opinion ay ang handwritten dates.  Hindi nabigyan ng opinion ang signatures, so maaaring ang dalawang date lang ang sinulat ng iisang tao, pero ang signature, wala kaming opinion kasi hindi sila comparable,” she added.

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Tuesday presented the results of its forensic examination of acknowledgment receipts linked to the utilization of confidential funds of Vice President Sara Duterte, pointing to possible similarities in handwriting across multiple documents.

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Tuesday presented the results of its forensic examination of acknowledgment receipts linked to the utilization of confidential funds of Vice President Sara Duterte, pointing to possible similarities in handwriting across multiple documents.

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NBI finds similarities in signatures, handwriting tied to VP Duterte’s confidential funds

Chalssea Kate Echegoyen,

Job Manahan,

ABS-CBN News

Published April 14, 2026 05:30 PM PHT

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Updated April 14, 2026 08:20 PM PHT

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