HERMOSA, Bataan - The Office of the Vice President is ready to subject themselves to a lifestyle check if so ordered by the Office of the President although Vice President Sara Duterte herself has yet to issue a statement.

It comes after increasing scrutiny of government officials due to allegations of corruption in several infrastructure projects in the Marcos administration,

Speaking to reporters during the tree-planting activity of the Office of the Vice President here on Friday, OVP spokesman Ruth Castelo said that the officials and employees of the OVP were ready to subject themselves to such checks.

"As we have always been, the Office of the Vice President is mindful doon sa (in the) provision in the constitution that public office is a public trust and we are supposed to live modest lives. Mindful naman tayo doon and kung iutos ng pangulo lahat ng civil servants ay dapat sumunod (We are mindful of that and if the president wants all civil servants to follow, we will follow too)," Castelo said., This news data comes from:http://www.771bg.com

On questions whether Vice President Sara Duterte is ready to subject herself to a lifestyle check, including the possible release of her statement of assets, liabilities and net worth, Castelo said that there were mechanisms to follow when one was requesting a SALN of any government official or employee.

"If asked to produce the SALN, mayroon procedure para dyan, We are just asked to submit it, doon lang sila magsa-submit (there is a procedure. We are just asked to submit it and that's where they will submit [their request]," Castelo said.

OVP ready to submit to lifestyle check if ordered, no word from Sara

In an interview at The Hague, Netherlands, the vice president welcomed the President's move to submit all government officials to lifestyle checks amid allegations of corruption in flood control projects.

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