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Sara Duterte snubs Senate hearing on OVP budget
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte was a no-show at the budget hearing of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) at the Senate on Tuesday. OVP Chief of Staff Atty. Zuleika Lopez, along with other staff members, were in attendance instead to defend the office’s P785.2 million proposed budget for 2027 befo
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