Lawmakers sought kickbacks, Sara says

By Red Mendoza

Sep 11, 2024 12:17 am

VICE President Sara Duterte said unnamed lawmakers had demanded a kickback from the P5 billion budget that she sought to build classrooms when she was still secretary of the Department of Education.

'I was surprised that some lawmakers were asking, 'What's our cut in this?'' Duterte said in Filipino in a recorded interview released by the Office of the Vice President Tuesday. It was the second interview released by her office in so many days.

Vice President Sara Duterte. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO

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