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(UPDATES) VICE President Sara Duterte believes that her «designated survivor» statement does not need further explanation, as she firmly stood on her refusal to attend the third State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
MANILA, Philippines — Administration lawmakers are reminding Vice President Sara Duterte that her refusal to take her oath when she appeared Wednesday before a committee of the House of Representatives would ultimately boomerang on her credibility and integrity as an elected public official.
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte appeared at yesterday’s hearing of the House committee on good government and public accountability, but refused to take her oath and requested the committee to terminate the hearing on the past expenditures of her office.
MANILA, Philippines — The House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability on Wednesday, September 18, deliberates on a privilege speech that assails Vice President Sara Duterte's failure to cooperate in explaining how her office is utilizing the public funds.
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte once again declined to answer questions about her office's budget utilization at a House inquiry on a privilege speech about her office's alleged fund misuse on Wednesday, September 18.
MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos dismissed the claim made by the lawyers of accused sex offender and human trafficker Apollo Quiboloy, calling it ridiculous.
MANILA, Philippines — Controversial police Col. Jovie Espenido yesterday confirmed that there was a reward and quota system under formerpresident Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, which emboldened some police officers to abuse the system.
MANILA, Philippines — A House lawmaker has called on his colleagues to no longer give Vice President Sara Duterte a “free pass” during deliberations of the proposed budget of the Office of the Vice President. How Duterte spends the budget of the OVP — which lawmakers have consistently passed within minutes at the committee level since 2022 — should be scrutinized “down to every peso,” Rep.
FORMER Marikina Rep. Romero Quimbo and Manila City Mayor Maria Sheilah “Honey” Honrado Lacuna-Pangan and yesterday joined the ruling Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD).