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Duterte supporters gather in Davao City to support OVP
Supporters of Vice President Sara Duterte held a prayer rally at Rizal Park in Davao City on Saturday, November 23, 2024, to express solidarity with the OVP.
The rally, attended by approximately 1,000 people, was a response to the perceived unjust treatment of the OVP by the House of Representatives.
Tensions escalated after VP Duterte's chief of staff, Undersecretary Zuleika Lopez, was ordered transferred from a House detention facility to the Correctional Institution for Women.
Lopez was detained by the House panel for alleged "undue interference" in the investigation concerning the OVP's confidential funds.
The House panel cited "red flags" from letters concerning Duterte's supposed interference as a reason for the transfer decision.
However, Lopez was taken to the Veterans Memorial Medical Center due to feeling unwell after the transfer order.
Local officials, including Davao City councilors, addressed the crowd voicing criticism of the current administration's actions in Congress, though the Dutertes were unable to attend.
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