Ni NOEL ABUEL
Nagbabala si House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez na posibleng magdagdagan ang parusang suspensyon laban kay Negros Oriental Rep. Arnie Teves kung magpapatuloy sa pagtatago sa batas.
Ito ang sinabi ni Romualdez kasabay ng pahayag na sa oras na matapos ang 60 araw na suspensyon na ipinataw laban dito ay hindi malayong pagpataw muli ang House Committee on Ethics and Privileges ng panibagong disciplinary actions laban kay Teves.
“Should Cong. Arnie continue to defy the return to work order after the lapse of the 60-day period of his suspension, the House Committee on Ethics and Privileges may be constrained to reconvene and consider another possible disciplinary action against him,” sabi nito.
“This is our recourse in order to preserve the dignity, integrity and reputation of the House of Representatives,” sabi pa nito.
Nababahala rin umano ito at ng Kamara sa ulat ni Department of Justice (DOJ) Sec. Jesus Crispin Remulla na nagtatago ngayon sa Timor Leste si Teves at humihingi ng political asylum.
“We, in the House of Representatives, view with great concern reports from the DOJ and the DFA that Rep. Arnie Teves has applied for political asylum in Timor Leste,” ayon pa kay Romualdez.
“I discourage any attempt by our colleague, Cong. Arnie, to seek refuge in other country and abandon his sworn duty to serve as Member of the House of Representatives.
Rather than evade investigation by Philippine law enforcement agencies, Cong. Arnie should return home immediately and face the accusation against him,” pahayag pa nito.
“I had repeatedly assured him that the House of Representatives will secure his personal safety upon his return to the Philippines,” dagdag pa ng lider ng Kamara.
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