Zuleika Lopez, mananatiling naka-detine matapos palawigin ng House Panel kanyang detention order

- Zuleika Lopez, the Chief of Staff of VP Sara Duterte, would have to remain in detention a little bit longer

- This was after the House Panel investigating matters related to the Office of the Vice President announced it is extending Lopez’s detention to five more days.

- Earlier, Rep. France Castro of the ACT Teachers party-list, moved to extend Lopez’s detention for allegedly making false statements

- VP Sara is questioning the said order, saying it is illegal

Zuleika Lopez, the Chief of Staff of Vice President Sara Duterte, would have to remain in detention for five more days after the House Panel investigating matters related to the OVP approved the motion for extension.

Earlier, after a motion by Rep. France Castro of the ACT Party-list, the House Panel on Good Government and Accountability, ordered that Lopez should remain in detention for five more days.

Rep. Castro, in making her motion, stated that she is moving for such extension after Lopez allegedly made false statements regarding House security personnel barging in her detention center at dawn.

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According to Rep. Castro, videos of the alleged incident showed otherwise.

“Nakita naman natin sa history, iyong kanyang evasive attitude, iyong pagsisinungaling niya. Hindi naman siya hinarass o hindi naman siya na-barge,” Rep. Castro said during her motion.

“I would like to consider to move for a reconsideration of our resolution insofar as its limited the period of detention to only five days. I move, Mr. Chair, that the period of detention of Attorney Lopez be 10 days instead of five days,” she added.

VP Sara is questioning the said order, saying that it is “illegal.”

“Why will you penalize Usec Lopez for an act of the President?” VP Sara said in an ambush interview.

“Dapat tinatanong ng House of Representatives bakit tinanggap ni Pangulong Marcos ang resignation nung mga Usec. at Asec. na ‘yun sa Department of Education,” she added.

VP Sara is referring to Lopez’s alleged violation of due process when she relieved former Education Unsersecretary Gloria Mercado.

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News, photos or videos that arouse the interest of netizens would often go viral on social media, due to the attention netizens give them. These viral posts appeal to the emotions of netizens, and in rare cases, such could also happen to ordinary people, making them very relatable.

It can be recalled that a video of Atty. Zuleika Lopez, the chief of staff of VP Sara Duterte, wailing when she was about to be transferred to the Veterans Memorial Hospital, recently made rounds online. In the video, Atty. Lopez embraced the vice president and was appealing to her not to leave her. The transfer order was read and effectuated by BGen. Nicolas Torre III. Lopez was ordered detained by Manila 3rd District Rep. Joel Chua following the hearing at the Quad Comm.

Meanwhile, in another news, Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday made a statement about the threat she issued against Pres. Bongbong Marcos, First Lady Liza Marcos and House Speaker Martin Romualdez. The vice president, in GMA News' report said that her statement was "maliciously taken out of logical context." Her statement came after the National Security Council said that it considers all kinds of threats against the president as a matter of national security. She thereafter questioned why was it that she, being a member of the NSC was not invited to the meetings.

Source: KAMI.com.gh