House asks PSA to verify names of VP Sara’s confidential fund recipients

Krixia Subingsubing - @inquirerdotnet 12/07/2024

A House committee has asked the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) to verify the identities of 677 individuals listed as beneficiaries of Vice President Sara Duterte’s confidential funds. The results could strengthen or weaken evidence in two impeachment…

PSA urged to verify OVP receipt signatories amid identity concerns

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - @inquirerdotnet 12/05/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) should verify the identities of those who signed the acknowledgment receipts (ARs) submitted by the Office of the Vice President (OVP) for confidential expenses, La Union 1st District Rep.…

House panel orders release of Sara Duterte’s chief of staff

Dianne Sampang 12/01/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The House committee on good governance and public accountability on Saturday ordered the release of Atty. Zuleika Lopez, the chief of staff and undersecretary of the Office of the Vice President (OVP), after her…

2 OVP aides under close monitoring at Veterans hospital

Jason Sigales 11/27/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC) on Wednesday said they are “closely monitoring” the two Office of the Vice President (OVP) staff confined in the facility after developments in the probe into its budget…

OVP executive admits handing cash envelopes to DepEd officials

Filane Mikee Cervantes - Philippine News Agency 11/26/2024

MANILA – A former special disbursing officer (SDO) of the Department of Education has admitted distributing envelopes with cash to selected education officials under the direct orders of Vice President Sara Duterte. During the House of Representatives Blue…

Sara: OVP officials skipped House probe due to anniversary preps

John Eric Mendoza 11/11/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday said some Office of the Vice President (OVP) officials skipped House of Representatives hearings due to activities of her office’s anniversary. Earlier, four OVP executives who skipped the…

Senate adopts OVP’s proposed P733-M budget as approved by Lower House

Faith Argosino 11/05/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Grace Poe announced that the Senate has adopted the P733-million budget proposal for the Office of the Vice President (OVP), as approved by the House of Representatives in the 2025 General Appropriations Bill…

VP Sara on calls for her resignation: I’m not going anywhere

Zacarian Sarao 09/25/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday maintained that she was “not going anywhere” amid calls for her to resign from her post due to her refusal to attend the House deliberations on her office’s…

House approves P6.352 trillion budget for 2025

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 09/25/2024

MANILA, Philippines — House Bill (HB) No. 10800, which contains the P6.352 trillion proposed budget for 2025, was approved by the House of Representatives on the third and final reading on Wednesday. During the plenary session, 285…

VP rebuked by House Panel via vote — and ‘pusit’ lunch?

Krixia Subingsubing - Reporter / @KrixiasINQ 09/11/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Members of the House committee on appropriations made their sentiments known by their vote and — and apparently by what they had for lunch. In what is seen as a rebuke of Vice President…

VP Sara: I’m not a brat, solons just don’t like my answers

Zacarian Sarao 09/09/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte brushed off being called a brat and thought such labels against her were part of attacks from political opponents and critics. In a video of an interview shared by the…

Sara Duterte’s secret fund spending ‘a violation twice over’

Krixia Subingsubing 08/31/2024

The notice of disallowance (ND) by the Commission on Audit (COA) against P73 million out of the P125-million confidential funds spent by Vice President Sara Duterte in 2022 brought out more questions than answers, as it was…

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