Evading Congress
The Philippine Star|November 07, 2024
Amid reports that a top aide in the Office of the Vice President had left for the United States, the Department of Justice ordered the Bureau of Immigration to issue a lookout bulletin covering six OVP officials and a former education official.

The seven have been ignoring subpoenas issued by the House of Representatives committee on good government and public accountability.

OVP chief of staff Zuleika Lopez left the country on Nov. 4, taking an evening flight to Los Angeles, California.

The OVP said yesterday that Lopez is on a personal trip to the US and will be back on Nov. 16.

If Lopez fails to return, it will inevitably bolster suspicions of several lawmakers that Vice President Sara Duterte is trying to cover up the alleged misuse of funds, especially confidential funds, both in the OVP and the Department of Education when she was the DepEd secretary.

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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

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Russia throws out British diplomat for alleged spying
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