Gloria Mercado, former education undersecretary, testified before the House of Representatives that Vice President Sara Duterte allegedly distributed envelopes containing P50,000 each month to DepEd officials.
Isiniwalat ni dating Education undersecretary Gloria Mercado sa pagdinig sa Kamara de Representantes na namumudmod umano ng pera sa ilang opisyal ng kagawaran na aabot sa P50,000 kada buwan si Vice President Sara Duterte. Ang bise presidente, sinabing masama lang ang loob ni Mercado na "pinalayas" nila sa DepEd.
“Between February 2023 to September 2023, I received a total of nine envelopes labelled HoPE, my concurrent position in DepEd during that time. These envelopes were handed to me monthly by Assistant Secretary Sunshine Fajarda which she says came directly from the office of Vice President Sara Duterte,” ayon kay Mercado.
“I was informed that I should tender my resignation effective that day. I refused to resign and insisted on departing from the service through voluntary retirement,” pahayag niya Mercado. “Naka-strike two siya sa akin. Ang una niyang ginawa, nag-solicit siya ng P16 million sa isang kumpanya on paper using my name without any authorization from the Department of Education,” ayon kay Duterte.
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