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VP Sara Duterte says she feels for OVP staff amid House hearings
Vice President Sara Duterte expressed sympathy for her staff at the Office of the Vice President (OVP) who are being questioned in a House of Representatives probe into the OVP's expenditures.
Duterte stated that her colleagues at the OVP are not politicians and should not be caught in political differences.
She lamented that her staff's work and reputation are being affected by the "persecution" and attacks directed at her.
The Vice President considers helping her staff amidst the ongoing congressional hearing as her biggest challenge.
Duterte's chief of staff, Zuleika Lopez, was cited in contempt by the House on Wednesday over a letter asking the Commission on Audit not to heed a House committee's subpoena for audit reports.
Speaker Martin Romualdez stated that Duterte should appear before the committee herself to explain the use of confidential funds.
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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 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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Vice President Sara Duterte confirmed she will not attend the November 20 House hearing concerning her office's confidential funds.
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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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Vice President Sara Duterte has again declined to attend the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability's investigation into the Office of the Vice President's (OVP) budget utilization, including confidential funds.
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