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Lawmaker to Sara Duterte: ‘Stop using OVP officials as shields’
Majority Leader Mannix Dalipe urged Vice President Sara Duterte to stop playing the victim and face the congressional probe into the alleged misuse of P612.5 million in confidential funds.
He advised the Vice President against using her staff as human shields and encouraged her to confront the issues directly.
Dalipe criticized Duterte for allegedly deflecting accountability by blaming others instead of addressing the questions posed by the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability.
The investigation is about accountability, not political persecution, contrary to the narrative presented by the Vice President.
The Majority Leader called on Duterte to cease her alleged deception and stop using the 'victim card' in relation to the inquiry.
Duterte has appeared only once in the hearings but refused to take an oath and did not address questions against her.
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House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez urged Vice President Sara Duterte to personally attend the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability probe regarding the disbursement of confidential funds by the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Education.
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Vice President Sara Duterte will attend the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability hearing on November 29 to support Office of the Vice President (OVP) executives and personnel.
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Vice President Sara Duterte expressed sympathy for her staff at the Office of the Vice President (OVP) who are being questioned in a House of Representatives probe into the OVP's expenditures.
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Vice President Sara Duterte confirmed she will not attend the November 20 House hearing concerning her office's confidential funds.
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Vice President Sara Duterte claimed Speaker Martin Romualdez is driving the House investigation into confidential funds due to his alleged presidential aspirations.
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