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The senators want a separate, parallel investigation on the previous Duterte administration's war on illegal drugs, but Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers thinks he can do them one better.

Barbers bared in a press briefing Monday, Oct. 21 his proposal to conduct a "bicam investigation" between the House of Representatives and the Senate--something that he said was unprecedented.

READ: https://mb.com.ph/2024/10/21/barbers-bats-for-bicam-investigation

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00:00Now, my opinion, I'm sure my colleagues here, my co-chairs,
00:06meron din silang sariling opinion. Ang opinion ko, eh kung meron ang Senate,
00:11meron din ang House, eh bakit di tala natin pag-isahin? Parang bicam.
00:15Ang dating, isang joint committee hearing, nandyan ang Kongreso, nandyan ang Senado,
00:21at nandyan yung ating investigation. I think, mas malawak, mas komprehensibo,
00:29at, siyempre, mas maraming mga intelligent questions na maitatanong
00:35ang mga membro netong committing ito. So it has to be some sort of a joint.
00:42Every time may sona, meron tayong joint session.
00:48Ito, ganun din ang gawin natin. Mas maganda, sa tingin ko.

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