The House joint panel tackling the unauthorized importation of sugar is set to resume its briefing on the matter Monday, Aug. 22, despite the resignation of three Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) executives.
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MANILA - The House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability and Committee on Agriculture and Food will conduct a joint motu proprio inquiry, in aid of legislation, on the unauthorized signing of a sugar importation order to import 300,000 metric tons (MT) of sugar. This development came after the panels approved House minority leader Marcelino Libanan's motion to convert the briefing into a full-blown congressional probe to determine culpability on the controversial issuance of the resolution without the approval of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. "I would like to file a motion that the committees act on this motu proprio so that we can continue investigation on this matter on Thursday, especially on this Sugar Order (SO) No. 4 and related testimonies and investigation to determine what really happened and who has culpability, if any, on this issue," Libanan said. Abang Lingkod party-list Rep. Joseph Stephen Paduano pointed out that members of the panels coul
After a rather anti-climatic joint panel briefing on Monday, Aug. 15, the House of Representatives is planning to hold a motu proprio inquiry into the attempted unauthorized importation of 300,000 metric tons (MTs) of sugar, an issue that has hounded the newly-minted Marcos administration.
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San Jose Del Monte City Rep. Florida Robes on Sunday, Aug. 14, promised that the House Committee on Good Governance and Public Accountability, which she chairs, will “seek the truth” about the sugar importation mess during a briefing scheduled tomorrow, Monday.
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