Ilang kongresista, dismayado sa napaulat na pag-alis ng bansa ni dating Bamban Mayor Alice Guo
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00:00Congressmen who are just doing their job are protesting in the middle of batikos against the Binuong Quad Committee of the Camera.
00:09In their next hearing, it is expected that former Bamban Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo will be included in the discussion.
00:18This is what Melales Morax reported.
00:21Some congressmen are dismayed by the sudden appearance of the former Bamban Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo,
00:30who is one of those who are involved in the issue of illegal pogos.
00:34According to House Deputy Majority Leader Jude Acidre,
00:37it is better if Guo's situation will be included in the investigation of the House Quad Committee,
00:43especially since it is also connected to their discussions.
00:47Last Friday, the Quad Committee started the hearing on crimes related to illegal pogos, illegal drugs, and extraditial killings during the administration.
00:59This incident of Alice Guo's disappearance is just a proof that we need to investigate more.
01:07Probably not as a separate investigation, but definitely something that the Quad Committee needs to also study and to also investigate
01:16because as Cong Jai said, this will not happen without the cooperation of some in the government, or if there is a mistake in the government.
01:25One of those who are being accused of illegal drugs in the Quad Committee hearing is the wife of Vice President Sara Duterte, Atty. Manasis Carpio.
01:34But in a statement, Carpio said that there is no basis and that the statements of the former Customs Intelligence Officer Jimmy Guban against him are all lies.
01:45He also called for politically motivated reconciliation of Congressman Paulo Duterte on the issue,
01:51which was first denied by the accusations.
01:54As for the congressmen...
01:56I think it's wrong for statesmen to say, don't work there because this is politically motivated.
02:03No, we have to look into the institutional safeguards.
02:06Why did we end up having these problems with pogos?
02:10Was there abuse of authority in the highest level?
02:14We need to identify the problems so we can find the solution.
02:18That's the job of Congress.
02:20VP Sara was also the first to complain against the Quad Committee hearing of the Camera.
02:25But the judges explained...
02:27It doesn't mean that because VP Sara's wife and brother are the ones who are implicated in this investigation,
02:35the Congress will just keep quiet.
02:37I think that's wrong.
02:38They're not hiding anything.
02:40I don't think they should be afraid to face Congress.
02:44Although the issue of the Quad Committee of the Camera is hot right now,
02:48according to the judges,
02:50they are still talking about other important issues.
02:54In fact, the budget briefings here in the Camera are still ongoing.
02:59Officials of the Tourism Department are facing the hearing of the House Committee on Appropriations.
03:04D.O.T. Secretary Cristina Frasco will lead the discussion on their budget for next year.
03:12Mel Alasmoras for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.