The House Blue Ribbon panel, formally known as the Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability, rejected Vice President Sara Duterte’s request
to join her chief-of-staff, Zuleika Lopez, in detention until November 25 at the Batasang Pambansa Complex.
Taas said the House personnel repeatedly requested the Vice President and her party to leave Batasang Pambansa, but the second highest ranking official of the land defied the appeal from House security personnel.Senior Deputy Speaker Aurelio Gonzales, Majority Leader Manuel Jose Dalipe and Deputy Speaker David Suarez expressed grave concern over Duterte for defying the House rules.
“But after the visiting hours ended at 10:00 p.m., she refused to leave. Instead, she went to the office of her brother Rep. Paolo Duterte and locked herself there,” the three House leaders said in a joint statement in Filipino.
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