Pro-Duterte personalities snub House hearing on ‘fake news’ spread

Marcos' former press secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles skips the inquiry as she questions its legality, prompting lawmakers to issue a show-cause order against her

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MANILA, Philippines – Personalities known for their unwavering support of former president Rodrigo Duterte skipped the first public hearing of the House of Representatives on the spread of online disinformation. Despite the excuses, the committee did not relent, approving motions to issue a show-cause order against them. This means that they will be cited in contempt and ordered arrested should they fail to attend the next scheduled hearing.In social media posts ahead of the hearing, some of the personalities named by the House in their press release such as Badoy, and vloggers MJ Reyes and Alex Destor said they did not receive any formal notice from the House.

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