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House panel chair disputes VP Duterte’s claim on invitation in fund inquiry
Manila Rep. Joel Chua, chairperson of the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability, disputed Vice President Sara Duterte's claim that she was invited only once to the House panel inquiry into the alleged misuse of confidential funds.
Chua clarified that Duterte was invited to the first and second hearings on September 18 and 25, but she only attended the first and declined to take an oath.
The Vice President did not attend the second hearing and was not invited to subsequent hearings out of respect, although an invitation was extended again after she claimed not to have been invited during a Senate hearing.
Duterte, who attended a separate House Quad Committee hearing, was handed an invitation for the November 20 hearing of Chua's committee regarding her office's confidential expenses.
Her office plans to submit an affidavit concerning its confidential expenses to the House panel, as she noted that no questions were directed at her during her attendance at the first hearing.
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