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VP Duterte accuses House Speaker Romualdez of 'attempted homicide'

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Jessie Cruzat

ABS-CBN News

Vice President Sara Duterte has criticized House Speaker Martin Romualdez for allegedly ordering a lockdown of the House premises, which she claimed delayed medical response for her detained chief of staff Atty. Zuleika Lopez.“Naniniwala ako na it was attempted homicide because she fears for her life,&quot; Duterte claimed in an ambush interview. &quot;Kasi imagine-nin mo naman, nine ‘yong biglang papasok sa kwarto mo.”She voiced concern about Lopez’s mental state, describing how she had been fiddling with a pen and was beginning to vomit.Duterte also accused Romualdez of using political tactics to advance his ambitions to become president. - Jessie Cruzat, ABS-CBN News

Vice President Sara Duterte has criticized House Speaker Martin Romualdez for allegedly ordering a lockdown of the House premises, which she claimed delayed medical response for her detained chief of staff Atty. Zuleika Lopez.

Vice President Sara Duterte has criticized House Speaker Martin Romualdez for allegedly ordering a lockdown of the House premises, which she claimed delayed medical response for her detained chief of staff Atty. Zuleika Lopez.