A police major is on the verge of being cited for contempt by the House Committee on Public Order and Safety after Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers accused him of "lying" to the panel. Barbers, during a hearing of the committee Wednesday, March 22, went as far as to manifest that he wanted to cite P/Major Juan Carlo Porciuncula for contempt, but the panel wrapped up the proceedings before the matter could be resolved. The hearing was an investigation into the proliferation of illegal buy-bust operations that allegedly involve the officers of Philippine National Police (PNP) Regional Office 4A by virtue of House Resolution (HR) No.776. "As much as possible we'd like to help the PNP, the anti-illegal drugs. Magkakampi tayo dyan (We are allies there). But if you have officers like these lying to his teeth in the committee, I am compelled to cite him in contempt and detain him here. Sinungaling eh (He's a liar).” Being cited for contempt by the House means that the resource person invited to the hearing was neither cooperating with the solons nor telling the truth. As a sanction, the resource person may be detained in the House of Representatives for a minimum of 10 days. Antipolo City 2nd district Rep. Romeo Acop, chairman of the public order panel, filed the resolution. What irked Barbers was Porciuncula's insistence to the panel that his team had arrested a woman--alleged drug suspect Ma. Victoria Perito--near the Deo Gracias resort in Antipolo in Oct. 13, 2022. However, a closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera footage provided by Acop himself to the committee showed that the Porciuncula-led team cops arrested Perito along M. Santos street near the city hall. This was consistent with Perito's claim. Asked by solons to comment on the video, the stuttering police major said: “First and foremost sir, according to, ngayon lang namin nakita nang malawakan yung presentation ng CCTV (this is the first time that we've clearly seen the presentation of the CCTV).” Porciuncula had claimed that Perito was arrested in a buy-bust, but the inconsistencies of his account was enough reason for Acop, himself a former police general, to cast doubts on it. "I doubt there was a buy-bust condcuted. There was an abduction conducted  as  far as this representation is concerned," the Antipolo lawmaker said. Not only that, but Perito's eight-year-old son, Allan (not his real name) alleged that the arresting officers hurt and mistreated his mother, supposedly to admit her involvement in the illegal drug trade. Alan said this took place after he and his mother were brought inside the police vehicle. “Sinasabihan si mama, kinakausap si mama, bakit hindi nagsasabi ng totoo, sinasabunutan po siya, sinasaktan po (The were telling mama, they were talking to mama, why was she not telling the truth, they were pulling her hair and hurting her),” he narrated. Barbers asked the child: “Habang nakasakay kayo sa kotse sinasaktan siya? Matagal ba kayong nakasakay sa kotse? (While you were inside the car, she was being hurt? Were you inside the car for a long time?)" "Opo, ‘pag di siya nakaksagot. Mga madaling araw na ata po (Yes, if she couldn't answer. I think this was early morning)," Allan replied. The Acop committee will schedule another hearing on the investigation. Barbers chairs the Committee on Dangerous Drugs.