House Secretary General Reginald Velasco refuted claims that Vice President Sara Duterte was compelled to stay at the detention facility of her chief of staff Zuleika Lopez and act as her lawyer after security personnel allegedly prevented lawyers from the Office of the Vice President (OVP) from entering. Velasco asserted that actions concerning House detainees adhere to established protocols, due process, and humane treatment. Meanwhile, Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte, the Vice President's brother, criticized the House of Representatives for the standoff, stating that it insisted on serving a transfer order for Lopez to a correctional facility in Mandaluyong City despite her legal objections. Paolo Duterte claimed that when Lopez requested her lawyers, police refused entry, prompting the Vice President to step in and support her staff's decision to remain within the House premises.
House Secretary General Reginald Velasco denied that Vice President Sara Duterte was just forced to stay at the detention facility of her chief of staff Zuleika Lopez and act as her lawyer after security personnel allegedly barred the entry of lawyers from the Office of the Vice President .
But House Sergeant-at-Arms Napoleon Taas, a former police general, said the Vice President obstructed the execution of the order when she introduced herself as Lopez’s legal counsel and physically intervened to prevent the transfer. “Before any lawyer arrived at the House premises, Vice President Sara Duterte entered Atty. Lopez’s detention room at 11:40 p.m. and introduced herself as her legal counsel,” he said, adding the House security personnel just read the order outside the facility.
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