POWWOW ON TEVES. Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez (center left) listens to the concerns of the Makabayan Block members at
the plenary session of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, moments before the chamber voted overwhelmingly to expel Negros Oriental 3rd District Rep. Arnolfo Teves, Jr. for disorderly behavior and violation of the Code of Conduct of the House of Representatives. All Makabayan Block members abstained from the vote. Ver Noveno
House Secretary General Reginald Velasco said on Thursday that the lower chamber has served the expulsion notice to the former congressman. He also said the House leadership has yet to decide on who will serve as the caretaker of Teves’ district. Villafuerte said the credibility, honor, and effectiveness of the House of Representatives hinge on the utmost integrity, transparency, and commitment of its members.”
“Seeking political asylum in another nation without a concrete reason and abandoning his law-making duties, have put in jeopardy the trust that the people of the 3rd District of Negros Oriental have placed in him.” The Party-list Coalition, Inc. headed by Ako Bicol Rep. Elizaldy Co lauded what he tagged as the ‘historic expulsion’ of a House member.
Before his expulsion, Teves had been suspended twice for 60 days without pay, and other entitlements extended to a House member as well as striped off his committee memberships.
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