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Tight security at Quezon City hospital as OVP exec recovers
Undersecretary Zuleika Lopez of the Office of the Vice President was hospitalized after falling ill, reportedly suffering from a panic attack with repeated vomiting and collapsing.
Lopez was initially detained at the House of Representatives after being cited in contempt.
She was transferred to the Veterans Memorial Medical Center before being moved to St. Luke's Medical Center in Quezon City.
Vice President Sara Duterte accompanied Lopez throughout the process and has stayed by her side.
Vice President Duterte criticized House Speaker Martin Romualdez for allegedly ordering a lockdown that delayed medical response.
Lopez's condition remains uncertain, but medical decisions will follow the recommendations of doctors and her mother.
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Vice President Sara Duterte expressed dismay over the perceived lack of aid for her chief-of-staff, Undersecretary Zuleika Lopez, following a health episode during her detention at the House of Representatives.
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Atty. Zuleika Lopez, chief of staff of Vice President Sara Duterte, was detained after being cited for contempt by the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability for allegedly interfering in the probe into the Office of the Vice President's confidential funds.
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Three officials from the Office of the Vice President (OVP) have been hospitalized due to anxiety and stress amid the congressional inquiry into the OVP's use of confidential funds.
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Vice President Sara Duterte was allowed a temporary leave from the Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC) to visit her children.
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Vice President Sara Duterte announced that her chief of staff, Atty. Zuleika Lopez, will resign after the ongoing House of Representatives hearings conclude.
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