00:00A former official of DepEd, who used to receive 50,000 pesos monthly, was fired by Vice President Sara Duterte.
00:11According to the former Education Undersecretary Gloria Mercado,
00:15Assistant Secretary Sunshine Pajarda, who said that the money came from Duterte, who was a former DepEd Secretary, was giving her the money.
00:25The envelopes were labeled as HOPE.
00:28This is the acronym of the Head of Procuring Entity, which was Mercado's position at the time.
00:34She did not open the envelopes until she voluntarily retired in September 2023.
00:41She donated the money to the NGO.
00:43In other words, she was hired by the Chief of Staff of Duterte after she was indicted in the procurement process.
00:50Duterte has no direct answer to the allegation.
00:53However, Mercado is either a disgruntled employee or an employee who was hurt and resigned because of the issue of trust and confidence.
01:03Mercado applied to various companies using Duterte's name.
01:08But if Mercado is clear, she did not apply for money but for equipment that will be turned over to DepEd.
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