Vice President Sara Duterte attends the attends the House quad committee hearing on the extrajudicial killings, addressing alleged human rights violations from her father former president Rodrigo Duterte administration’s war on drugs on November 13, 2024. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

MANILA -- Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday was handed an invitation for the November 20 hearing of the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability on her office's confidential expenses.  

Duterte received the invitation after she showed up to the House Quad Comm hearing attended by her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte.

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Duterte affixed her signature on the received copy of the invitation.

"Your presence is necessary to provide clarifications on the Office of the Vice President's budget utilization from your assumption of office in 2022 up to present, including questions on the projects/programs and/or beneficiaries of said projects/programs of your honorable office, regular and confidential funds, and other related matters," House Committee Chairperson Rep. Joel Chua said in the letter.

"As this is a legislative inquiry, we request that all communications, including any reason/s for non-attendance, be submitted in written form for documentation purposes. Please confirm your attendance to ensure proper arrangements for your participation," he added.

Duterte attended only the first hearing of the House panel and skipped the succeeding hearings, saying the probe was politically motivated. The Vice President denied her office misused public funds, which was disputed by congressmen.

House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Party List Rep. France Castro said instead of showing up at the Quad Committee hearing "para mag-miron", VP Duterte should "attend the Good Government and Public Accountability hearings and truthfully answer how she spent the confidential funds of the OVP and DepEd."

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