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OVP chief-of-staff confirms Duterte had her tell 4 ex-DepEd staff to quit
Office of the Vice President Undersecretary Zuleika Lopez confirmed she told former Education Undersecretary Gloria Jumamil Mercado to resign after Vice President Sara Duterte lost trust in her.
Lopez stated that Vice President Duterte instructed her to convey this message to Mercado and three other DepEd officials.
She explained that she was tasked to do this instead of DepEd chief of staff Michael Poa to prevent friction among senior officials.
Mercado had previously claimed that she was asked to resign in October 2023 after raising concerns about the Department of Education's computerization procurement and refusing negotiated procurement.
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