Ridon asks: Was OVP dragging Senate into procurement issue over meals?

Rep. Terry Ridon —Screengrab from a House of Representatives YouTube video

MANILA, Philippines — Another question brought by Vice President Sara Duterte’s request for the Senate to shoulder the meals of her lawyers for the impeachment trial is whether this matter would have led to a procurement issue for the legislative body, Bicol Saro party-list Rep. Terry Ridon said on Thursday.

Ridon in an online press briefing said that the Office of the Vice President (OVP) will cause a procurement case had the Senate granted its request to shoulder the defense panel’s meals, because Duterte requested for their own caterer which the Senate should pay for.

“The way I look at it, it seems that the OVP is basically opening up the Senate for a procurement case,” Ridon, speaking Filipino, told reporters after he and other members of the prosecution panel were asked about Duterte’s letter dated July 7.

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