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MANILA - Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday warned former Budget Undersecretary Lloyd Christopher Lao of being cited in contempt if he fails to appear in the Senate's Blue Ribbon Committee hearing scheduled this week.
Lacson, the presidential candidate of Partido Reporma, said Lao is not covered by President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to government officials in the executive branch not to appear in the Senate probe. So far, the embattled firm got some P11.1 billion worth of contracts from 2020 to the first months of 2021. “Maliwanag na mayroong violation ito at sino ang mananagot kapag hindi nasunod ang panuntunan? Ang ibig sabihin noon mayroong anti-graft law na na-violate at kung mayroong conspiracy, pati iyong sibilyan na nagbi-bidding masasama sa kaso dapat," he said.
Asked to react to Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa’s reported statement that the Senate’s hearings on Pharmally have gone “over the limit,” he said it is the call of the committee chair when to call hearings and what to discuss.
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