Velasco couple, VP Duterte no-shows at NBI

Inquirer.net - Oct 6, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Former House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco and his wife, Rowena, failed to appear on Monday before the National Bureau of Investigation to respond to dismissed police officer Rodulfo Gracioso Jr.’s allegations that the former congressman had ordered him to deliver over P3 billion in cash to Vice President Sara Duterte and her

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