MANILA, Philippines — The Committee on Good Government and Accountability of the House of Representatives on Monday cited in contempt four officials of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) for refusing to attend the panel's probe. They were Lemuel Ortonio, Gina Acosta, Sunshine Charry Fajarda, and Edward Fajarda. The latter two were formerly from the Department of Education. The committee ruled to detain them until after it has sent its final …

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House panel cites four OVP execs in contempt

Four OVP officials have been cited in contempt for their repeated failure to show up before a House panel inquiry on the budget use of the OVP and the DepEd under Vice President Sara Duterte.

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4 OVP execs cited in contempt for repeatedly skipping House probe

MANILA, Philippines – The House of Representatives good government committee slapped contempt citations against four Office of the Vice President (OVP) officials on Monday, November 11, for continuously snubbing its inquiry into the alleged misuse of public funds of Vice President Sara Duterte, although lawmakers spared her highest-ranking staff. The following officials cited in contempt were: 
Gina Acosta, OVP special disbursing officer; Sunshi…

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Four Office of the Vice President officials were cited in contempt and ordered detained on Monday, November 11, after repeatedly refusing to attend the House probe into alleged misuse of public funds under Vice President Sara Duterte.

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Four OVP officials cited in contempt, ordered arrested

The House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability formally cited in contempt on Monday at least four ranking officials of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) over their non-attendance in the ongoing congressional probe. These include OVP Assistant Chief of Staff and Chair of the Bids and Awards Committee Lemuel Ortonio, Special Disbursing […] The post House Blue Ribbon Committee cites 4 OVP execs in contempt appeared first on M…

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House Blue Ribbon Committee cites 4 OVP execs in contempt

A House of Representatives committee on Monday cited in contempt four officials of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) for snubbing an inquiry into Vice-President Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio’s secret fund spending since 2022. The House good government and public accountability panel on Monday ordered their arrest and detention at the Batasang Pambansa Complex in Quezon City after they had repeatedly ignored the committee’s previous invitations to …

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4 OVP officials cited in contempt - BusinessWorld Online

Pinatawan ng contempt at pinaaaresto ng House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability ang apat na opisyal ng Office of the Vice President (OVP). Kasunod ito ng hindi nila muling pagdalo sa pagdinig ngayon ng komite ukol sa kwestyunableng paggastos sa pondo ng OVP at ng Department of Education (DepEd) sa ilalim ng pamumuno ni Vice President Sara Duterte. Kabilang sa mga pinatawan ng contempt at pinaaaresto ng House Blue Ribbon Comm…

House panel cites four OVP execs in contempt

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