Tag: House Hearing

Pres. Duterte cites how Senate witness backtracks claim on Pharmally in House hearing

Plays video clip of Rep. Marcoleta’s questioning of tax expert Abrea during his latest “Talk to the People”   (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte cited how a certified public accountant who served as an expert witness in the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearings investigating the Philippine government’s emergency procurement of PPEs at the start of the pandemic, later backtracked on his allegations in a hearing of the House of Representatives. In his “Talk to […]

PDEA seeks executive session at House hearing on confiscated PHP 6.4 billion worth of illegal drugs

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Director-General Isidro Lapeña on Tuesday, August 1, asked for an executive session or closed-door briefing with lawmakers due to the sensitivity of matters revolving around the conduct of the raid on the illegal shabu shipment worth P6.4 billion. Lapeña made the request during the House committee hearing on the raid conducted by the PDEA and the National Bureau of Investigation in two warehouses in Valenzuela […]

House directs Resorts World Manila to submit CCTV footage of June 2 incident

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The House of Representatives on Wednesday ordered the submission of the closed-circuit television camera footage that captured the June 2 tragic incident in Resorts World Manila. In its hearing on the violent incident in Resorts World Manila, lawmakers also questioned why the lone gunman in the June 2 attack, Jessie Carlos, was able to enter the establishment and roam around the premises. The Resorts World Security men also failed to stop him […]

Why did 200 security men fail to stop lone gunman?- Lawmakers press Resorts World security for lapses

Resorts World security chief says they thought gunman was ISIS   (Eagle News) — Lawmakers on Wednesday (June 7) pressed the heads of the security of Resorts World Manila why they allowed the lone gunman, Jessie Carlos, who was not even a terrorist to roam around the casino and hotel premises. During the hearing at the House of Representatives, lawmakers pointed at the security lapses at the Resorts World Manila where an arson attack done […]

House hearing on BBL, snubbed by Cabinet, AFP, and PNP officials

QUEZON City, April 20 (Eagle News) — Members of the Cabinet security cluster, as well as top military officials have snubbed the resumption of the hearings of the House of Representatives on the proposed peace process. At the resumption of the hearing in Congress on the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), all six resource persons invited for the hearing did not show up. The officials invited were Interior Secretary Manuel “Mar” Roxas II, National Defense Secretary […]