Tag: Tom Villarin

Villarin to file grave misconduct case vs Labor Undersecretary Paras over alleged phone theft incident

(Eagle News) — Akbayan Party-list Rep. Tom Villarin is slated to file a grave misconduct case against Labor Undersecretary Jing Paras after he allegedly stole the lawmaker’s phone. Villarin said he would file the case before the Office of the Ombudsman. “I think that this attitude, this juvenile act of a public official should not be allowed,” Villarin said. According to Villarin, “filing a case with the Ombudsman would serve also some sort of a […]

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Paras mulls filing raps vs Villarin; says “indecent” lawmaker “using plenary to spread lies, make malicious accusations” vs him

(Eagle News) — Labor Undersecretary Jacinto Paras on Thursday, May 31, said he was considering filing charges against Akbayan party-list Rep. Tom Villarin. Paras made the statement after Villarin urged his fellow lawmakers to ban Paras from the premises of the Lower House. Villarin made the call after accusing Paras of stealing his cellphone within the House premises in March, allegedly to get information from the gadget that could be used against Senator Risa Hontiveros. […]

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