Negros Oriental 3rd District Rep. Arnolfo Teves has been slapped with a 60-day suspension for his continuous absence in the House of Representatives. | GabrielLaluINQ
The panel’s Committee Report No. 472 was submitted to the House committee on rules on Tuesday afternoon. It was tackled during the House plenary session on Wednesday.
Committee chair and COOP-NATCCO Party-list Rep. Felimon Espares announced on Tuesday that the panel has arrived at a decision, but refused to divulge it as it should be forwarded to the House committee on rules first, and then to the plenary.The committee made a decision without hearing Teves’ side, as the panel wanted the lawmaker to appear physically during the hearings. Teves’ camp, however, maintained that they can only do videoconferencing due to alleged threat to his life and family.
Teves’ claimed threats came after he was implicated as an alleged mastermind in the killing of Oriental Mindoro Gov. Roel Degamo by a Special Investigation Task Group. Teves has denied any involvement in the crime, saying he and his brother, former governor Pryde Henry Teves, would not gain anything from it.In a video uploaded on his Facebook page on Tuesday night , Teves asked why the committee is singling him out, noting that other lawmakers have been absent more often than him.
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