Vice President Sara Duterte says she does not know Rodulfo Gracioso Jr. and has not received money from him. Duterte made the statement after allegations surfaced involving Gracioso, a former policeman who reportedly worked as a security officer for former House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco.
Inquirer.net and Philstar.com report that the National Bureau of Investigation is investigating Gracioso’s claims. He alleges that he delivered suitcases of cash not only to Duterte but also to Rodrigo Duterte and Rep. Paolo Duterte, acting on Velasco’s instructions. Duterte denies any connection to Gracioso and denies receiving money from him, addressing the core claim that large amounts of cash were delivered to her.
Across the reports, the key difference is in the framing and the amount cited. Philstar.com specifically references an allegation of more than P2 billion in cash, while the other account focuses on the investigation and the broader set of alleged recipients. All sources describe Duterte’s denial in response to the same allegations.
