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Romualdez says Sara Duterte should attend House probe
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.
Romualdez stated that Duterte should appear, take an oath, and explain the use of these funds, as her officials seem unaware of the details.
This call follows statements from OVP officials, including chief of staff Atty. Zuleika Lopez, who claimed they had no role in the release of the confidential funds.
Lopez was cited in contempt and ordered detained at the House of Representatives for undue interference in the proceedings.
The Vice President expressed sympathy for her subordinates being grilled by lawmakers but refused to attend the hearings herself.
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