House Speaker Martin Romualdez takes an apparent swipe at Vice President Sara Duterte as he opens plenary debates on the proposed 2025 national budget.
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00:00House Speaker Martin Romualdez takes an apparent swipe at Vice President Sara Duterte as he
00:05opens plenary debates on the proposed 2025 national budget.
00:09We cannot ignore the reality that there are those who seek to undermine our work, critics
00:18who speak of accountability while conveniently ignoring their own misuse of public funds.
00:26Let us be clear, this chamber will not tolerate hypocrisy, nor will it stand idle in the face
00:34of such blatant disregard of public trust.
00:38Romualdez doesn't say Duterte's name.
00:41But just a few days ago, his key allies criticized the VP for refusing to answer questions on
00:45her confidential expenses and for snubbing a budget panel hearing.
00:50ACT Teacher's Representative Franz Castro earlier said Duterte may have committed an impeachable
00:54offence by her alleged misuse of public funds.