Vice Pres. Sara Duterte Says Documents Already with Lawyers
SARA DUTERTE – The Vice President expressed her gratitude to the lawyers, doctors, and the other professionals who help the Office of the Vice President (OVP) staff members.
Vice Pres. Duterte and the Office of the Vice President (OVP) is currently surrounded by several issues. The chief-of-staff of the OVP, Attorney Zuleika Lopez, is detained by the House of Representatives for an alleged “interference” during the hearing.
Vice Pres. Duterte has repeatedly skipped the hearing set by the House over the Confidential Funds use of the OVP and the Department of Education (DepEd). It is just recently when she considers attending a House hearing a priority after at least two (2) of her officials fell ill during the process.
Atty. Zuleika Lopez, the OVP chief-of-staff, was rushed to the hospital during her detention at the House of Representatives. Vice Pres. Sara Duterte who stayed at the House accompanied her to the hospital.
Lopez was brought to the Veterans Memorial Medical Center and was later on transferred to St. Luke’s Medical Center. However, under a transfer order served by the Philippine National Police (PNP), she was transferred to the VMMC.
Another OVP staff member was also rushed to the hospital during a hearing. Vice Pres. Sara Duterte also assisted the bringing of Special Disbursement Officer Gina Acosta to the hospital. She was unresponsive after her blood pressure level shot up to 150/100. She was brought to Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC).
Recently, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte expressed her gratitude to the people who are helping the staff members of the Office of the Vice President (OVP). Based on a report on GMA News, the Vice President thanked the lawyers, doctors, and the other professionals helping her staff members.
“The Office of the Vice President would like to express our deepest gratitude to all the lawyers, doctors, and other professionals who are helping the personnel affected by the ongoing crisis in the office,” the Vice President said.
Duterte also expressed that her legal documents are now with the lawyers. According to the Vice President, the patients are also under the “expert care of healthcare personnel”. Both Lopez and Acosta are under the care of the VMMC personnel.
According to Vice Pres. Sara Duterte, all the back office support will allow her and the OVP staff to focus on their thanksgiving and year-end activities. Based on the report, she also assured the Filipinos that the OVP will stand tall amid the issues.
“We assure the Filipino people that even in times of crisis and without resources, we shall stand tall, strong and resilient in our service to the Filipino people… We will not break,” the Vice President said.
Aside from the issues surrounding the OVP, a House of Representatives member confirmed that an impeachment plan against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte is ongoing. Amid the ongoing feud between them, Pres. Bongbong Marcos revealed that he is not in favor of the impeachment plan against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte.