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House suspends Teves anew, kicks him out of committees

Published May 31, 2023 12:11 pm
Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr.

Controversial Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. has been slapped by his House colleagues with a second 60-day suspension. The penalty was endorsed by Committee on Ethics and Privileges Chairman and COOP-NATCCO Party-list Rep. Felimon Espares during plenary session Wednesday night, May 31. It was subsequently put to a vote and overwhelmingly upheld 285-0-1 (yes-no-abstain). Also recommended by Espares as an additional penalty was the forfeiture of all committee memberships of Teves, This was also effectively upheld by virtue of the plenary vote. Teves, a Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) stalwart, is listed as a vice chairman of the Committee on Games and Amusements and a member of the Committees on Legislative Franchises and on Nuclear Energy. "The Committee found that the unauthorized absences of Rep. A. Teves, Jr., aggravated by his act of seeking political asylum in Timor-Leste, resulted in his failure to perform his duties as House member," Espares said as he read Committee Report (CR) No.660. The Visayas solon, who is considered absent without official leave from the House of Representatives, served his first 60-day suspension for "disorderly behavior" from March 22 to May 22. Earlier this week. Espares--which has been leading committee hearings on Teves' case since March--promised a "stiffer penalty" against the defiant congressman. Teves' disorderly behavior was also cited as reason for his second two-month suspension. "A 60-day suspension for violation of Sections 142 (a) and (b) of the rules of the House of Representatives and for disorderly behavior. As a consequence, all his rights and privileges as a member of the House of Representatives covering the said period are likewise suspended," read CR No.660. Deputy Majority Leader and Quezon 2nd district Rep. Jay-jay Suarez made the motion Wednesday to adopt the penalties recommended by Espares. Teves, who is tagged as the mastermind of the March 4 assassination of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo, has been out of the country since Feb. 28. He has refused to come back home for fear of his life. His official travel clearance from the House says he should've returned home last March 10. But not even appeals from House Speaker Martin Romualdez and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. have been able to convince him to go home. Romualdez was designated as caretaker of Teves' legislative district for the duration of the 60-day suspension. The Speaker performed the same function during the first suspension.

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