'Pwede ba mag-jogging?': Unsual request from VP Sara triggers detained aide's transfer to women’s correctional

Manila Bulletin

Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability Chairman Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua said that a request from Vice President Sara Duterte to jog within the House of Representatives triggered an emergency meeting among congressmen that ultimately led to lawyer Zuleika Lopez's transfer order.  READ MORE: https://mb.com.ph/2024/11/23/unsual-request-from-vp-sara-triggers-detained-aide-s-transfer

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00:00We had a concern. The members of our committee requested a Zoom special meeting with our committee.

00:12The members of the committee were alarmed by the requests of our Vice President.

00:24We received two letters.

00:26The first letter came from Congressman Pulong Duterte

00:33where he informed the committee that the Vice President is allowing him to stay in his vicinity.

00:45The second letter came from our Vice President

00:52where he allowed him to jog in the vicinity of the House of Representatives.

01:00We submitted these two letters to our members through Viber.

01:07Our members told us that this is not in our jurisdiction.

01:24So we decided to refer this to the Sgt. at Arms.

01:32We referred this letter to the Sgt. at Arms.

01:36After a while, we received a call from our members and concerns

01:44because there are people posting on Facebook about these letters.

01:53Our members were alarmed so they requested a Zoom meeting.

01:58We had a special session last night through Zoom.

02:03We discussed security risks not only of the House of Representatives but also of our Vice President.

02:19That's why our members decided to transfer this to a facility with more capacity and security

02:29so that it can be secured.

02:32We know that if the Vice President is there, our security will be reduced.

02:40This will affect our Vice President and our outposts will lose security.

02:49That's why the decision was made unanimously.

02:56That's why the committee made this decision and we issued an order.

03:10For more information, visit www.fema.gov

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