Michael Poa is no longer OVP spokesperson

Michael Poa is no longer OVP spokesman; his consultancy contract ended

By: - Reporter / @FArgosinoINQ
/ 01:28 PM November 05, 2024

Michael Poa is no longer OVP spokesman; his consultancy contract ended

FILE PHOTO: Michael Poa. – Poa is no longer connected with and has ceased as spokesperson of the Office of the Vice President (OVP), which pre-terminated his consultancy contract. Poa made this revelation before members of the House committee on good governance and public accountability on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, following a question raised by the panel chairperson, Manila 3rd District Rep. Joel Chua.|The committee has been investigating the alleged misuse of public funds at the OVP under Vice President Sara Duterte. PHOTO: RTVM / PCO website

MANILA, Philippines — Lawyer Michael Poa is no longer connected with and has ceased as spokesperson of the Office of the Vice President (OVP), which pre-terminated his consultancy contract.

Poa made this revelation before members of the House committee on good government and public accountability on Tuesday, following a question raised by the panel chairperson, Manila 3rd District Rep. Joel Chua.

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The committee has been investigating the alleged misuse of public funds at the OVP under Vice President Sara Duterte.

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Chua asked Poa if he was still working for OVP, to which Poa replied: “I would like to inform the honorable committee that I’m no longer connected with the OVP. My consultancy contract was already pre-terminated.”

“I’m also no longer a spokesperson,” he likewise said in mixed Filipino and English.

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Chua was quizzing Poa regarding seven OVP officials who were the subject of the House panel’s probe into alleged government funds misuse.

The committee earlier issued a lookout bulletin against OVP Chief of Staff Zuleika Lopez; Assistant Chief of Staff and Bids and Awards Committee Chair Lemuel Ortonio; Administrative and Financial Services Director Rosalynne Sanchez; Special Disbursing Officer (SDO) Gina Acosta; Chief Accountant Juleita Villadelrey; former Department of Education Assistant Secretary Sunshine Charry Fajarda; and SDO Edward Fajarda.

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The lookout bulletin followed the issuance of subpoenas against the seven OVP officials who repeatedly skipped the House committee hearings.

Poa was appointed as OVP spokesperson in August 2023.

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