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...
Showing once again that it means business, the House Committee on Agriculture and Food cited in contempt on Tuesday night, March 21 another two resource persons in the panel's ongoing investigation on agricultural hoarding-slash-price manipulation. Cited in contempt and ordered detained for 10 days...
Two policemen earlier cited in contempt and ordered detained by the Senate Public Order and Dangerous Drugs for ‘’fooling’’ its chairman, Senator Ronald ‘’Bato’’ dela Rosa, during its public hearing this week were turned over to the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday, March...
The House Committee on Agriculture and Food has lifted the contempt order it issued against two Argo International Forwarders Inc. officials and their legal counsel after they satisfactorily explained and apologized for their actions during the previous hearing on the agricultural hoarding issue....
The House of Representatives is now holding in detention three people who had been cited in contempt in the ongoing inquiry on agricultural hoarding and price manipulation. This was confirmed to House reporters Tuesday morning, March 14 by Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga. Enverga...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez gave a thumbs up Tuesday afternoon, March 7 to the House Committee on Agriculture and Food's decision to cite three people in contempt in connection with the panel's inquiry on agricultural hoarding. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) (Speaker's office) “I am in...
Three people--including two officials of a cold storage facility--were cited in contempt Tuesday, March 7 by the House Committee on Agriculture and Food during the panel's ongoing inquiry on the agricultural hoarding issue. SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta (Screenshot from Zoom) This, after...
Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. has demanded complete physical attendance from the resource persons of the House Committee on Agriculture and Food's inquiry on the alleged hoarding of agricultural products in the country. Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. (PPAB) Barzaga made...
The House Committee on Agriculture and Food is beginning to get tough on "Sibuyas Queen (Onion Queen)" Lilia Cruz, alias Leah Cruz. Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. (PPAB) Committee member, Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. moved for the panel to instruct Cruz to write them a...
CEBU CITY — Some personnel of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) are facing indirect contempt charges after they allegedly interfered in the demolition of houses in a controversial 4.6-hectare property in Barangay Apas here. FORMER Caloocan City Rep. Edgar Erice, spokesperson of Mazy’s Capital...
President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. would be allowed to travel to the United States despite the contempt judgment against him given his diplomatic "immunity" for being the head of state. United States Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman and President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of the US...
Summer Ong, wife of detained businessman Linconn Ong, has appealed to Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Senator Richard Gordon to free her husband for humanitarian reasons. Senate President Tito Sotto Ong, along with siblings Mohit and Twinkle Dargani, were previously cited in contempt by the...
