LIVE: House panel deliberates privilege speech vs Sara Duterte

MANILA, Philippines – The House good government committee — the lower chamber’s counterpart to the Senate blue ribbon committee — convenes on Wednesday, September 18, to discuss for the first time an issue that concerns Vice President Sara Duterte. Led by its newly elected chairman Manila 3rd District Representative Joel Chua, the panel will deliberate the September 3 privilege speech of Manila 2nd District Representative Rolando Valeriano, which offered a scathing criticism of the Vice President. “We don’t deserve a leader, especially one with presidential aspirations, who doesn’t want to disclose how she spent public funds,” said Valeriano, chairperson of the House committee on Metro Manila development.

“Who really is her boss? Maybe her boss is one who blocks the boats of Filipino fishermen, or one who promotes POGOs (Philippine offshore gaming operators),” he added in Filipino. Bookmark this page to watch Rappler’s livestream of the hearing at 10 am on Wednesday. – Rappler.



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