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Sara Duterte: Zuleika Lopez to take legal action vs extended House detention
Undersecretary Zuleika Lopez, chief of staff of the Office of the Vice President (OVP), plans to take legal action against the House committee's decision to extend her detention by 10 days.
Vice President Sara Duterte confirmed that Lopez is consulting with her lawyers regarding the extended detention, which Duterte herself questioned as 'illegal'.
Lopez was cited for contempt by the House committee investigating the alleged misuse of OVP and DepEd funds due to perceived undue interference during a hearing.
The detention order was extended after the House panel adopted a motion citing Lopez's alleged false statements about House security personnel entering her detention center.
Vice President Duterte stayed overnight at the House to accompany Lopez, who is now detained at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC).
Lopez's mother, who is knowledgeable about court cases, is also assisting in the legal steps.
Lopez is reportedly no longer crying and is accompanied by her mother and best friend at the VMMC.
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The House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability has extended the detention of Vice President Sara Duterte's Chief of Staff, lawyer Zuleika Lopez, from five to ten days.
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Atty. Zuleika Lopez, chief of staff of Vice President Sara Duterte, was detained after being cited for contempt by the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability for allegedly interfering in the probe into the Office of the Vice President's confidential funds.
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House leaders have refuted Vice President Sara Duterte's claims of due process violations in the detention of her chief of staff, lawyer Zuleika Lopez.
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Vice President Sara Duterte is staying indefinitely at the office of her brother, Davao City Rep. Paolo "Pulong" Duterte, at the House of Representatives.
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Vice President Sara Duterte expressed dismay over the perceived lack of aid for her chief-of-staff, Undersecretary Zuleika Lopez, following a health episode during her detention at the House of Representatives.
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