“Former presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo says the House quad committee cited Vice President Sara Duterte's chief of staff Zuleika Lopez in contempt.”
What Vera Files found
It was the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability that cited Lopez in contempt, not the quad committee. The former has been investigating the alleged misuse of funds of the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Education under Duterte.
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In short
Salvador Panelo made this claim around 25 November 2024. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 27 November 2024, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Salvador Panelo has 13 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 10 of them false or fake, 3 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
Where the claim appeared
- manilatimes.nethttps://www.manilatimes.net/2024/11/25/opinion/columns/abuse-of-power-and-assault-on-dign…
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