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Sara Duterte skips OVP budget hearing at Senate
MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Sara Duterte did not attend the budget hearing of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) at the Senate on Tuesday. To defend the office’s P785 million budget for 2027 in Duterte’s stead is OVP Chief of Staff Atty. Zuleika Lopez along with other staff members. “The vice president is
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