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00:00The seven officials of the Office of the Vice President are in the Immigration Lookout Bulletin
00:04because they did not respond to the cameras several times.
00:08Here is the Chief of Staff of Vice President Sara Duterte
00:11who left the country before yesterday's hearing.
00:14But the OVP paid a personal trip and had nothing to do with the work.
00:19Witness Tina Panginiban Perez.
00:21But because of the repeated interruptions in the hearings,
00:28the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability
00:32requested that the seven officials of the Office of the Vice President be placed in the Immigration Lookout Bulletin.
00:38The Department of Justice granted this and issued the following ordinance.
00:44I would like to reiterate that this ILBO is not a restriction to their travel or their right to travel
00:49but merely a monitoring mechanism by which we can see if they left the country or entered the country.
00:56But DOJ clarified that
00:58it does not, by any stretch of the imagination, force them to attend a particular hearing,
01:04whether it be in the Congress, Senate or in court.
01:07The Chief of Staff of Vice President Sara Duterte, Zulika Lopez, is also in the Lookout Order.
01:14She was expected to face a hearing, but she flew to America on the eve of yesterday's committee hearing.
01:20According to Committee Chair Joel Chua,
01:23it seems that the OVP officials are being stopped from facing an investigation
01:28regarding the spending of the OVP's Confidential and Intelligence Fund.
01:33They are asking if VP Sara is the one who signed the Travel Authority of her Chief of Staff.
01:39This is also the view of other congressmen.
01:42I have bad faith in the reasons.
01:45First, they were invited several times.
01:49Second, I can see that there is bad faith because she left the country the night before the scheduled hearing.
01:57The Chief of Staff has the obligation to explain the irregularities, the concerns and the issues.
02:05If there is nothing to hide, why are you avoiding it?
02:08In an interview, the OVP confirmed that Lopez traveled to America and approved her visa.
02:15It is a personal trip and has no connection to her work.
02:20The OVP also demanded that Lopez's privacy and that of her family should be protected during a difficult time.
02:28Some congressmen are also concerned about Vice President Sara Duterte's refusal to take an oath at the hearing.
02:36It does not set a good precedent for all resource persons that will attend in the future hearings.
02:42Even former President Aquino attended the Senate hearing and took his oath.
02:49President Duterte attended the Senate hearing and took his oath.
02:52Despite this, it is premature to say that there is a basis to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte.
02:59It's premature to even say that this leads to impeachment.
03:05We have yet to find out what really happened as far as the utilization of these funds.
03:11We are asking for a reaction from VP Sara.
03:15For San Sir May Integrated News, I'm Tina Panhaliban Perez.
03:20Your Succeed.

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