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Lopez resigning as OVP chief of staff
Vice President Sara Duterte announced that her chief of staff, Atty. Zuleika Lopez, will resign after the ongoing House of Representatives hearings conclude.
Lopez cited being "deeply traumatized" by her detention at the House of Representatives and her desire to "go home to my mother" as reasons for her resignation.
She was detained by the House committee on good government and public accountability after being cited in contempt for "undue interference" in proceedings regarding the OVP's confidential funds.
The committee had ordered Lopez's transfer to the Women's Correctional Facility, which triggered vomiting and fainting spells, prompting hospitalization.
Vice President Duterte expressed dismay over the situation and stated that Speaker Martin Romualdez "won" due to Lopez's resignation.
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