'The Bureau of Corrections recognizes the power of a legislative body to commit a witness for contempt and if we are given orders to safekeep a person held under custody for contempt by a competent authority, we have no recourse but to follow,' BuCor chief Gregorio Catapang Jr.
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In conducting probes, the legislative chambers may cite persons in contempt and detain them if they snub hearings or are uncooperative during inquiries, just like what happened to Ong. A person held in contempt may be held under custody “until he/she agrees to produce the required documents, or to be sworn or to testify, or otherwise purge himself/herself of that contempt.”
Baterna was initially cited in contempt and detained by the House for inconsistent responses during the probe, but was later freed after she became more cooperative in the POGO inquiry.
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