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'Walang kinalaman si Speaker': Solons debunk VP Duterte claim that Romualdez ordered confidential funds probe
Vice President Sara Duterte claimed Speaker Martin Romualdez is driving the House investigation into confidential funds due to his alleged presidential aspirations.
However, ranking congressmen, including House Majority Leader Manuel Jose Dalipe, debunked this, stating the probe is to protect public funds and based on a Commission on Audit (COA) report.
Dalipe cited that COA disallowed P73 million of the OVP's P125 million confidential fund expenditure in December 2022.
COA also flagged over P160 million of the P325 million disbursed by the OVP in the first three quarters of 2023.
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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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House Majority Leader Manuel Jose "Mannix" Dalipe dismissed Vice President Sara Duterte's claim of a killing plot against her as a fabrication.
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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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House leaders stated that impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte are not on their agenda.
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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.
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