The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on Tuesday, September 6, issued a subpoena against Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez, ordering him to attend the panel’s inquiry into the ongoing sugar importation mess.
Prior to this, the committee held an executive session to vote on Senator Risa Hontiveros’ motion to issue a subpoena against Rodriguez to compel him to attend the probe.
Senator Francis Tolentino, head of the blue ribbon panel disclosed that 11 members of the panle voted in favor of the motion.
Three senators voted negative and three abstained on the motion.
“The committee secretary is hereby directed to issue a subpoena to be signed by the chairman and to be approved by the Senate President and to be served to the Executive Secretary immediately to require his presence and to answer questions coming from the members of the blue ribbon committee,” Tolentino said during the continuation of the panel's hearing into the sugar importation fiasco.