MAJORITY Leader Manuel Jose “Mannix” Dalipe said Vice President Sara Duterte is resorting to squid tactics – using smokescreens and diversionary moves to escape accountability.

Dalipe slammed Duterte for snubbing the budget hearing of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) at the House of Representatives.

“It seems the Vice President is pulling out all the stops to shift the spotlight, but the Filipino people are smarter than that. The real issue here is the glaring mismanagement of DepEd funds under her watch, where much-needed classrooms for our children were left unbuilt,” Dalipe said.

“Hindi po palusot at pambibintang ang hinihingi nating kasagutan mula sa ating Pangalawang Pangulo. Ang hiling ng mamamayan, paliwanagkung paano niya ginastos ang pera ng bayan na ipinagkatiwala sa kanyang pamamahala,” he added.

Dalipe said while the funds for classroom construction were allocated fairly and transparently, there are no classrooms built under Duterte’s watch.

“It’s easy to point fingers, but much harder to face the reality that Filipino children still sit in overcrowded classrooms while excuses are being built instead of schools,” Dalipe said.

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