Manila Bulletin
VP Sara urges House solons: ‘Stop using unreliable witnesses with no credibility’
Vice President Sara Duterte urged lawmakers to cease inviting resource persons with questionable credibility to congressional hearings, particularly after a former DepEd official accused her of misconduct.
The accusation was made by former DepEd Undersecretary Gloria Mercado, who claimed Duterte gave envelopes containing around P50,000 in cash monthly to DepEd undersecretaries and assistant secretaries.
Duterte described Mercado as part of a political machinery aimed at damaging her reputation.
The Vice President questioned Mercado's credibility, citing her previous dismissal from her DepEd position.
Duterte further alleged that Mercado solicited P16 million from a private company using DepEd's name.
Additionally, Duterte claimed Mercado insisted a teaching personnel from Region 7 be given an Executive Assistant position at the DepEd Central Office.
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