Vice President Sara Duterte—NIÑO JESUS ORBETA MANILA, Philippines — The House appropriations committee cut short an attempt by opposition lawmakers to question the Office of the Vice President (OVP) on how it spent P125 million of its confidential funds in 2022 as the panel swiftly closed Wednesday's budget briefing in deference to Vice President Sara Duterte. Ilocos Norte Rep. Ferdinand Alexander Marcos, son of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and nephew of Speaker Martin Romualdez, invoked the 'long-standing tradition of giving the OVP parliamentary courtesy' in calling for the conclusion of the hearing, preventing the Makabayan bloc from confronting Duterte on the OVP's secret expenses.

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