Lawmakers deny allegations of VP Sara Duterte vs House

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00:00Instead of giving definite answers, the Vice President again made allegations against the

00:05lower house, which did not sit well with many lawmakers who said that it seems it is actually

00:12the second highest official of the land who is politicizing an otherwise normal government

00:17practice.

00:18Why?

00:19Melales Moras explains in this report.

00:21I honestly take offense that the Vice President has chosen to make all these accusations over

00:32media, over an obviously scripted television interview, because if he has a lot to say,

00:40why didn't he say it when he was here in Congress?

00:45Several lawmakers strongly denied the accusations made by Vice President Sara Duterte against

00:51the House of Representatives.

00:53In a new interview released by her office, VP Sara insisted that congressmen continue

00:58to talk and plot impeachment against her.

01:00She also claimed the lower house wants to sweep her off funds for next year as part

01:05of what she described as politicking and attacks against her.

01:08The Office of the Vice President budget was defunded.

01:12We also heard that the budget given to the Office of the Vice President is only a possible

01:18peso.

01:19I am ready for the Office of the Vice President to work even if there is no budget.

01:26But House Committee on Appropriations Vice Chair Zia Alonto Adjong opposed this.

01:30Adjong serves as the budget sponsor for the Office of the Vice President who is tasked

01:35to defend it in the plenary.

01:37I think the ones that are accusing us of politicking are the ones who are actually doing the politicking.

01:43We are not going to just ignore the budget that is required for the Office of the Vice

01:57President to have in order for the office itself and the institution itself to operate.

02:02For his part, House Assistant Majority Leader Paulo Ortega said it seems Vice President

02:07Duterte is the only one attacking herself.

02:10At the lower house, he insisted they are simply focusing on their work and the issues at hand.

02:15Most of the people he raises seem to be the ones who are attacking themselves.

02:20Most of the people he said are attacking themselves.

02:25It seems like they are self-inflicted.

02:27But in the House of Representatives, we have been from the start even in the press conference.

02:33If there are issues, we stick with the issues.

02:36In a brief interview, House Appropriations Chair Elizalde Co once again fired back at

02:41VP Duterte.

02:42He is the one who is scripted, he is the one who is fooled, because as you can see, he

02:49is being read.

02:50He is being lied to.

02:51He has his allies who are his lawyers, they are there, he is being pressured, he is being

02:56pressured.

02:57Right?

02:58It means he really doesn't want to answer the confidential fund because he can't explain

03:03because he stole the money.

03:06If he were to be asked, Davao del Norte First District Representative Pantaleon Alvarez,

03:15who is known to be an ally of the Duterte family, said he does not doubt the capability

03:19of the House of Representatives to impeach the Vice President.

03:23But if they really decide to do it, it would be political suicide.

03:27Senator Ronald de la Rosa also had this to say to support the second highest leader of

03:32the country.

03:33Melalas Moras from the National TV Network for a new and better Philippines.

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