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Seven officials from the Office of the Vice President on Tuesday declined anew to attend the House good government and public accountability committee's continuing investigation into the agency's budget utilization.In a position paper, OVP chief of staff Zuleika Lopez, Lemuel Ortonio, Atty. Rosalynne Sanchez, Julieta Villadelrey, Gina Acosta, Atty. Sunshine Fajarda, and Edward Fajarda requested the House panel to terminate its inquiry in the matter.
Their accommodation of a request should not in any way be repaid with insinuations,'" the position paper read."We are guided by this ruling of the Supreme Court in that invitations from the Committee may be declined, and that we have the right to respectfully refuse to participate in the proceedings," it added.The officials also noted that the House probe invitations were sent on a holiday on Nov. 1, and that they were only able to read it only on Nov.
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