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(UPDATES) A HOUSE panel on Thursday slashed nearly P1.3 billion off the budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP), or 63 percent of its original budget request of P2.037 billion.

The move follows Vice President Sara Duterte's refusal to face the House Committee on Appropriations again to answer questions about her budget, after she accused lawmakers of using the hearings to attack her.

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