Vice President Sara Duterte’s chief of staff Zuleika Lopez is released from detention. This, 10 days after she was cited in contempt by the House committee investigating Duterte’s alleged misuse of public funds.
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00:00Vice President Sara Duterte's Chief of Staff Zulaica López is released from detention.
00:06This 10 days after she was cited in contempt by the House Committee investigating Duterte's
00:10alleged misuse of public funds.
00:13The House says López received her release order at 5.34 p.m. on Saturday.
00:17She was discharged from the hospital an hour after releasing the order.
00:21López was cited in contempt and ordered detained after the House Committee discovered she sent
00:26a letter to the Commission on Audit blocking the release of the Confidential Funds Report
00:30to lawmakers.
00:31Her detention was initially set for five days, but was extended by five more days on November
00:3625, with Deputy Minority Leader Franz Castro citing López's absence in the probe.