OVP able to undergo way of life verify if ordered, no phrase from Sara

HERMOSA, Bataan – The Office of the Vice President is able to topic themselves to a way of life verify if that’s the case ordered by the Office of the President though Vice President Sara Duterte herself has but to subject a press release.

It comes after growing scrutiny of presidency officers as a consequence of allegations of corruption in a number of infrastructure tasks within the Marcos administration,

Speaking to reporters in the course of the tree-planting exercise of the Office of the Vice President right here on Friday, OVP spokesman Ruth Castelo mentioned that the officers and staff of the OVP had been able to topic themselves to such checks.

“As we have always been, the Office of the Vice President is mindful doon sa (in the) provision in the constitution that public office is a public trust and we are supposed to live modest lives. Mindful naman tayo doon and kung iutos ng pangulo lahat ng civil servants ay dapat sumunod (We are mindful of that and if the president wants all civil servants to follow, we will follow too),” Castelo mentioned.

On questions whether or not Vice President Sara Duterte is able to topic herself to a way of life verify, together with the attainable launch of her assertion of property, liabilities and internet price, Castelo mentioned that there have been mechanisms to comply with when one was requesting a SALN of any authorities official or worker.

“If asked to produce the SALN, mayroon procedure para dyan, We are just asked to submit it, doon lang sila magsa-submit (there is a procedure. We are just asked to submit it and that’s where they will submit [their request],” Castelo mentioned.

In an interview at The Hague, Netherlands, the vp welcomed the President’s transfer to submit all authorities officers to way of life checks amid allegations of corruption in flood management tasks.

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