QuadComm seeks SC denial of Ong's petition to stop hearings

The Manila Times

QuadComm seeks SC denial of Ong's petition to stop hearings  House of Representatives' Quad Committee Chairman Robert Barbers, during a press conference on Sept. 13, 2024, hopes that the Supreme Court will deny the motion of Cassandra Li Ong to stop the committee hearings and notes that the only group that causes Ong stress is her team of lawyers led by Ferdinand Topacio. This was in reply to  the request of Ong, relayed by Topacio last week, that she preferred jail to being humiliated during committee hearings. Meanwhile, Quad Comm co-Chairman Bienvenido Abante Jr. said that former presidential spokesman Harry Roque's claim that the committee was a 'kangaroo court' was unfounded and believed that he had an 'ax to grind' against the committee.   Video Courtesy of House Media  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe   Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net     Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook   Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram   Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter   DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion     Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital Sign up to our newsletters: https://tmt.ph/newsletters    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify   Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts   Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic   Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  #themanilatimes  #philippines #politics

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00:00Of course, I have asked this to you before but I will reiterate this question because Atty. Topacio said last week that he doesn't want Cassie Ong to go there because there's a breakdown and she wants to be jailed instead of being subjected to humiliation by the members.

00:20What is your take on that?

00:22First of all, I hope the Supreme Court will deny their motion, their TRO. So that the investigation will not be stopped. We want the truth to come out continuously.

00:34Now, the only group that gives Cassie Ong the stress and all these are her lawyers. If Cassie Ong is just participating, she won't experience humiliation.

00:50What part of the investigation of the Quad has humiliated Cassie Ong? Nothing. Maybe it's just her lawyers' imagination.

00:59Maybe it's just a reaction. I think many are asking this. It's just a reaction of what former spokesman Harry Roque, that the Quad is a kangaroo court.

01:12Kangaroo court? Well, whatever he says. People know what they're talking about in the Quad. I think he has some acts to grind against the Quad.

01:28In fact, when he was actually held in contempt, I was the one who told him to hold him in abeyance. But later on, SBS gave him one day. He even complained about that one day.

01:49So that's it. So his lawyers are inviting him not to be held in abeyance at any time. He has a medical tissue. To us, that is actually an insult to the institution that has a legal right to investigate.

02:13If she's with him, she can't say that she's not with Lucky Self 99. Even if she's Cassandra Ong's lawyer, she knows what Cassandra Ong is doing and what Cassandra Ong's involvement is.

02:31In fact, Cassandra Ong already admitted it. She admitted that she was involved with Atty. Roque. So you know.

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