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Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque has informed the Senate that he could not attend the legislative inquiry into the recently-raided Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators .In a letter sent to the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations, and Gender Equality dated July 26, Roque said he could not attend the hearing due to a previously scheduled court hearing.
Roque attached a copy of the amended order from the court for the continuation of a cross-examination of a witness in a criminal case where he serves as a private prosecutor.Roque was invited to the Senate inquiry after Philippine Amusement Gaming Corporation chairman Alejandro Tengco said in a previous hearing that the former Palace official had helped Lucky South 99, the recently-raided POGO firm in Porac, Pampanga, reapply for a license and settle their arrears.
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