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House probe snub? VP Sara says personnel in satellite offices for OVP anniversary
Vice President Sara Duterte stated that some Office of the Vice President (OVP) officials missed House of Representatives hearings because they were attending to anniversary preparations.
Four OVP executives were previously cited for contempt and ordered arrested for skipping the hearings.
Duterte explained that three officials were absent from the hearings due to activities related to the OVP's upcoming 89th anniversary on November 15.
She further elaborated that many central office personnel were deployed to satellite offices to participate in various thanksgiving activities.
House lawmakers believed these officials were crucial to the investigation into alleged misuse of public funds by the OVP and the Department of Education during Duterte's previous term.
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