The House committee on agriculture and food cited in contempt a lawyer and two officials of a cold storage facility after failing to submit the necessary documents during an inquiry into the hoarding of agricultural products. | zacariansINQ
Sevilla, however, was given another chance to cough up the documents in an hour. He agreed.
Shortly after the hearing was suspended for the finalization of the votes, Sevilla named the lawyer as John Ryan Cruz. “Kaya kayo naco-contempt dahil kasinungalingan ang ginagawa ninyo, Gagawin ninyo kaming tanga rito. Hindi kami tanga. ‘Yung nilagay mong this is ‘strictly confidential’ does not bind this committee,” he added.
Since it was only Sevilla who attended the hearing, Envarga instructed Taas to locate and arrest Zoleta and Cruz.Romualdez backs panel’s action
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