RECORDS from the House of Representatives showed no one opposed the expulsion of Negros Oriental Representative Arnolfo Teves Jr. but former House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez claimed...
but former House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez claimed he voted against it for several reasons.
But Alvarez, in an interview with CNN’s The Source, said those are not grave reasons to expel a member of the House. Alvarez said he was not around when the session was held Wednesday, as he was in his district in Davao del Norte. He is serving as Davao del Norte’s First District representative. He also said that holding special elections to find a new congressman is impossible, as there is no budget for it.
“I'm doing this in behalf of all other members of the House now and in the future. This precedent is very dangerous. How about let's say if the leadership wants to fire you, they will invent reasons and say that it is grave to expel a member,” he said in a mix of Tagalog and English.Teves had filed an application for political asylum in Timor-Leste twice and it is still currently under appeal.
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