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Vice President Sara Duterte urged lawmakers to halt what she described as unsubstantiated testimonies, particularly that of former Education Undersecretary Gloria Mercado, that only sought to undermine her reputation.
Duterte, however, dismissed the allegation, saying Mercado has an ax to grind after she was dismissed for unauthorized solicitation of P16 million from a private sector entity, using the Vice President’s name without approval. According to Mercado, DepEd developed two key programs: DepEd-Guro, an app allowing communication with 980,000 teachers, and an electronic version of the Registry of Qualified Applicants .
As this developed, a lawmaker challenged Duterte and Mercado to take a lie detector test following the alleged monthly “payola” claim. Mercado testified she received nine envelopes between February 2023 and September 2023, each containing P50,000.
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