Manila Bulletin
VP Sara to send letter to House instead of attending Nov. 20 inquiry
Vice President Sara Duterte confirmed she will not attend the November 20 House hearing concerning her office's confidential funds.
She stated that she attended the initial hearing on September 18 but was not given the opportunity to answer questions because she refused to take an oath, leading her to believe her time would be wasted.
Instead of attending, she plans to send a letter and submit an affidavit under oath regarding the use of confidential funds.
Previously, VP Duterte had attended only the first hearing, citing the probe as politically motivated and denying any misuse of public funds.
She and her OVP officials had also published a position paper questioning the committee's jurisdiction and the legislative basis for the inquiry.
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