Vice Pres. Sara Duterte Accuses First Lady Liza Marcos of Giving Away Public Funds
SARA DUTERTE – The Vice President accused First Lady Liza Marcos of allegedly being the one behind the cash-filled envelopes given to the Department of Education (DepEd) officials.
Vice Pres. Duterte resigned from being the secretary of DepEd in June but there are still a lot of questions surrounding her term as the education secretary. Several officials of DepEd claimed that they received envelopes with cash from Duterte.
Former DepEd Undersecretary Gloria Mercado claimed that Vice Pres. Duterte allegedly showered her subordinates with cash during her term as the education secretary. According to her, she allegedly received a total of 9 envelopes which contain cash worth around Php 50,000.
A DepEd Chief Accountant also claimed receiving envelopes with cash allegedly from Vice Pres. Sara Duterte. According to education chief accountant Ma. Rhunna Catalan, she received nine envelopes with cash from February to September 2023.
According to Catalan, she thought that it was an allowance from the personal pocket of the Vice President and there was no voucher which she signed for when she received the envelopes with cash. The DepEd Chief Accountant claimed that there was no instances like it prior to the term of Duterte as the education secretary.
Recently, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte made a claim against First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos. Based on a report on ABS-CBN News, the former DepEd Secretary claimed that it was allegedly the First Lady who was behind the cash-filled envelopes that were given to the DepEd officials.
“Liza Marcos, naaalala mo, nagpadala ka sa akin ng video? Sinabihan mo ako saan kukunin ang pera. Pinakita mo ang mukha ng tao doon sa video message mo,” the Vice President said.
Duterte further claimed that the First Lady allegedly gave her written instructions regarding the money which amounted to millions per month. Based on the report, “Department of Education” was allegedly written in the envelope so she gave it to the DepEd officials.
“Wala ka ngang posisyon sa gobyerno, namimigay ka ng pera ng gobyerno,” Vice Pres. Duterte said.
Vice Pres. Sara Duterte slammed the Marcoses for allegedly tainting her name after she left the Marcos administration. She claimed that there was already a “white envelope” in the education department even prior to DepEd having confidential funds under her term.
Amid the issues surrounding her and the OVP, Vice Pres. Duterte insisted that politicians must fulfill their campaign promises and mentioned the P20 per kilo rice promise of Marcos Jr.