The House of Representatives previously detained Harry Roque as punishment for lying to lawmakers about his absence from an August 16 congressional inquiry
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House Secretary General Reginald Velasco confirmed with Rappler that Roque had been released, quoting House Sergeant-at-Arms Napoleon Taas. Kabayan Representative Ron Salo — Roque’s godson-turned-political nemesis — bared during Thursday’s hearing that Roque had no scheduled court appearance on August 16, a Friday, based on a certification he obtained from the Regional Trial Court of Manila.
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