Vice President Sara Duterte assured Negros Occidental and Cebu residents affected by Typhoon Tino that they will be provided relief aid by her office. Duterte led the distribution of aid to typhoon victims in seven areas of Negros Occidental on Tuesday, Nov. 11, before she proceeded to Cebu the...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte defended the Office of the Vice President following allegations by a businessman over the supposed misuse of confidential and intelligence funds. Makati Business Club Executive Director Apa Ongpin has accused Vice President Sara Duterte of misusing...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) on Tuesday, Oct. 7, expressed its gratitude to the commander of the armed forces security unit tasked to protect Vice President Sara Duterte after he was relieved of his present duties. The OVP thanked Col. Raymund Dante Lachica for his “outstanding...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) confirmed Tuesday, Oct. 7, that Colonel Raymund Dante P. Lachica was removed from his post as commander of the AFP Security and Protection Group (ASPG) amid his reported link to the ongoing Office of the Vice President (OVP) confidential fund controversy....
Malacañang said it is up to Vice President Sara Duterte whether she will attend the plenary deliberations for the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) 2026 budget. In an interview with One News, Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said the Palace would not stand in the way of Duterte’s...
Vice President Sara Duterte visited the victims of the 6.9-magnitude earthquake in Cebu province to extend her sympathies amid the rising death toll and number of injured people. “Taos-pusong panalangin at pakikiramay sa lahat ng apektado ng lindol na yumanig sa Visayas (I wholeheartedly send my...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) announced on Wednesday, Oct. 1, that it will send help to the victims of the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that rocked Cebu province yesterday. Vice President Sara Duterte directed the OVP Satellite Office in Cebu for the immediate mobilization of resources to...
Despite her willingness to attend the budget hearing of the Office of the Vice President (OVP), it was budget sponsor Palawan Rep. Jose Alvarez who asked Vice President Sara Duterte not to attend the deliberations into her office’s 2026 budget proposal. A statement from the OVP clarified the...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) has spent P20.68 million for Vice President Sara Duterte’s local and foreign trips from January to July this year, Duterte’s office said on Thursday, Sept. 11. Citing budget documents, OVP Budget Division chief Atty. Kelvin Gerome Tenido said that of the...
The spokesperson of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) expressed hope that Congress won’t realign the P903-million budget proposed by the OVP for 2026, emphasizing its meagerness compared to other executive departments. Lawyer Ruth Castelo said while they are ready to defend the OVP’s...
Office of the Vice President (OVP) spokesperson Ruth Castelo expressed hopes that Congress will give Vice President Sara Duterte the courtesy of approving the budget without needing to defend it before lawmakers. The Vice President is scheduled to return to the Philippines from The Hague,...
Vice President Sara Duterte left the country anew to visit overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Kuwait, underscoring the need to ensure the welfare of Filipino workers abroad, her office said on Saturday, Aug. 16. The Office of the Vice President (OVP), in a statement, confirmed Duterte’s trip on...
