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Sara Duterte denies receiving money from Velasco’s ex-aide
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Vice President of the Philippines since 2022
Sara Zimmerman Duterte-Carpio, commonly known as Inday Sara, is a Filipino lawyer and politician who is the 15th and current vice president of the Philippines. She is the third female vice president, the third vice president to come from Mindanao, and the youngest ever Philippine vice president. A daughter of the 16th president Rodrigo Duterte, she is the leading figure of Dutertismo, the political ideology associated with her father. Duterte previously served as the mayor of Davao City from 2010 to 2013, and from 2016 to 2022. Duterte was also Davao City's vice mayor from 2007 to 2010.
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Velasco is a Basque family name. According to the academy of Basque language, it is derived from the Visigothic name 'Vela' (Vigila) and the Basque suffix –sco. The name also made its way into Portuguese as Vasco.
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The camp of former House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco has rejected claims by dismissed policeman Rodulfo Gracioso Jr. that he delivered billions of pesos in cash to Vice President Sara Duterte and members of her family on Velasco’s instructions.
Vice President Sara Duterte on Saturday said she does not know a certain Rodulfo Gracioso Jr. and has not received any money from him.
VICE President Sara Duterte denied either knowing or receiving suitcases filled with cash from dismissed policeman Rodulfo Gracioso Jr.In a statement, Duterte t