Senator Francis Tolentino on Thursday slammed the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) for "disrespecting" the Senate by ignoring the Blue Ribbon Committee's request to provide a death certificate relevant to the panel's investigation into the Department of Education's procurement of reported pricey and outdated laptops.
'Hindi ko lang maintindihan bakit po sila gumawa ng sariling circular which they think is above even the Constitution. They cited as their reason for their refusal the existence of their own circular," Sen. Francis Tolentino said. Bibo Nueva España/ Senate PRIB
During the Senate plenary deliberations on the proposed 2023 national budget, Tolentino, chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, said they issued a subpoena duces tecum, or a summons to produce documents, signed by Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri last week. "Up to this date hindi pa po sila nagko-comply. If that is not an indirect contempt, di ko na po alam kung anong tawag doon...Binalewala nila 'yung subpoena," Tolentino said.
Tolentino argued that the PSA has no right to interpret the law and the existing procedures concerning the Blue Ribbon Committee.
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