The senior vice chairperson of the House Committee on Ethics insists that the recommendation to suspend Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. for 60 days wasn't rushed. According to Nueva Ecija 3rd district Rep. Ria Vergara, no less than House Speaker Martin Romualdez himself...
The House of Representatives' 60-day suspension against controversial congressman, Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr., is a first. This was confirmed by House Secretary General Reginald Velasco in a chance interview with reporters on Thursday, March 23, or a day after the...
The House of Representatives is slapping a 60 -day suspension on Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo Teves for "disorderly behavior". The penalty against the embattled congressman was unanimously upheld during plenary session Wednesday night, March 22. House Committee of Ethics and Privileges...
Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves Jr. questioned his colleagues, especially those from House Committee on Ethics and Privileges, as to why they have singled out his unauthorized absences from the chamber. Teves said he wondered why his record of being an absentee in recent...
Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr.'s ethics case "now lies in the hands" of his fellow congressmen. Thus, said House Speaker Martin Romualdez shortly after the Committee on Ethics and Privileges ended its motu proprio investigation on Teves' continuing absence without...
Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves no-showed the March 21, Tuesday hearing of the House Committee on Ethics and Privileges, forcing the panel to "reach a conclusion" on its motu proprio probe on his continued absence without official leave. "The committee has reached a...
The House Committee on Ethics and Privileges refused to hear the side of Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. on Monday afternoon, March 20 when the panel resumed proceedings on the embattled solon's expired travel clearance. The reason? Teves was only available via...
The House Committee on Ethics and Privileges will resume its discussions on Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr.'s continued absence from work next week. The next hearing of the COOP-NATCCO Party-list Rep. Felimon Espares-chaired panel has been slated on Monday, March 20, at 2...
The decision on whether or not Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves would be granted his requested two-month leave of absence is out of the House leadership's hands. Instead, it is now up to the House Committee on Ethics and Privileges to decide on this embattled solon's request....
The House Committee on Ethics and Privileges will be sending a letter to embattled Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. in order to make him explain his current absence without official leave. Thus, bared committee chairman and COOP-NATCCO Party-list Rep. Felimon Espares in a...
In a move meant to "protect the image of the House", the Committee on Ethics and Privileges called for a hearing Wednesday morning, March 15 on the continued absence of Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. The committee, chaired by COOP-NATCCO Party-list Rep. Felimon Espares,...
Photo by Diane Picchiottino from Unsplash A Spanish seafood firm, Grupo Nueva Pescanova, is planning to open the world’s first commercial octopus farm by 2023. The move was met with backlash from animal rights activists, who regard the octopus as a highly intelligent creature. On the other side...
