The Vice Presidency (OVP) confirmed that its chief of workers, Undersecretary Zuleika López, left the nation for a “private” journey and can return in mid-November.
Based on the OVP, López's journey overseas is from November four to 16, 2024 and was authorised by Vice President Sara Duterte herself.
“The OVP Chief of Employees's journey was private and unrelated to her employment on the OVP. Usec. “Lopez appropriately offered the required paperwork to the touring authorities officers, which had been authorised by the vice chairman,” Duterte’s workplace mentioned in an announcement.
On Tuesday, the Home Good Authorities and Public Accountability Committee mentioned it acquired information from the Bureau of Immigration displaying that Lopez arrived on the immigration gates at 7:31 p.m. on Nov. four. He was on Philippine Airways flight PR 102, which was headed to Los Angeles. .
Beforehand, the Home panel issued an advert testificandum subpoena to Lopez and 6 different OVP officers for refusing to attend the investigation into how their workplace used its finances, together with confidential funds.
All seven OVP officers, together with Duterte's chief of workers, missed Tuesday's listening to, prompting the committee to reissue a subpoena to the group one final time.
In the event that they nonetheless refuse to attend the investigation, OVP officers might be cited for contempt, which results in the corresponding arrest warrant.
In the meantime, the OVP mentioned claims about Lopez's journey had been “baseless and pointless.”
“Speculations concerning the motive for this journey are unfounded and pointless. “We ask that you simply respect the privateness of the household at this tough time,” he added.
—VAL, GMA Built-in Information