Two individuals who were cited in contempt by the House of Representatives’ Committee on agriculture, which has been probing the issue of agricultural smuggling and hoarding, have surrendered, Quezon 1st District Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga said.
“ARGO Trading president and general manager Efren Zoleta Jr. and legal counsel Jan Ryan Cruz voluntarily presented themselves to Sergeant-at-Arms Napoleon Taas around 1:30 p.m. Monday in response to the contempt order, which was decided during the last committee hearing on reported price manipulation of onion,” he added.
But when Sevilla eventually shared the documents after an hour, lawmakers observed that there was no confidential stamp on the paper. Sevilla meanwhile said it was their legal counsel who told them that the documents cannot be made public. Enverga on the other hand reiterated the warning issued by House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, who said that the contempt order has his support.Romualdez last Tuesday warned that they would not allow anyone to make a mockery of the hearing, which seeks to bring down prices of agricultural goods.
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