US EditionOmbudsman: Sara Duterte Must Answer House Corruption Charges
- The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered Vice President Sara Duterte and nine others to respond to charges of fund misuse within ten days, as reported by GMA Integrated News.
- The House of Representatives filed a complaint against Duterte for plunder and other offenses related to alleged misuse of P612.5 million in confidential funds.
- Duterte denied the allegations and is currently in Australia for a personal trip, confirmed by the Office of the Vice President.
- The complaint follows months of investigation by the House Committee on Good Governance and Public Accountability concerning the improper use of funds from 2022 to 2023.
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Ombudsman: Sara Duterte must answer House corruption charges
The Office of the Ombudsman has directed Vice President Sara Duterte to submit a counter-affidavit in answer to allegations that she misused the confidential funds of her office and the Department of Education (DepEd), which she headed as secretary until her resignation in July 2024. The allegations were contained in a June 10 report by […]...Keep on reading: Ombudsman: Sara Duterte must answer House corruption charges
Ombudsman directs VP Sara, 9 others to answer confidential funds raps
The Office of the Ombudsman has directed Vice President Sara Duterte and nine others from the Department of Education and Office of the Vice President to respond to the charges filed by the House of Representatives in connection with the alleged misuse of confidential funds.
House clarifies: Ombudsman pursued case vs. VP Duterte
MANILA – The House of Representatives clarified Friday that it did not directly file a complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte before the Office of the Ombudsman, amid reports that the anti-graft body had ordered her and several officials to respond to serious charges, including plunder…
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