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NO WITCH-HUNT. Senator Francis Tolentino presides over the first organizational meeting of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on Wednesday (Aug. 17, 2022). During the meeting, he vowed to accomplish the committee's constitutional mandate as well as to fulfill its powers in aid of legislation. (Photo courtesy of Senate PRIB) MANILA - The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, chaired by Senator Francis Tolentino, announced on Wednesday that two former officials of the Office of the Ombudsman would join the panel in investigating alleged anomalies in the government and its officials. Tolentino said former deputy ombudsman Melchor Carandang would sit as his senior legal consultant while former deputy ombudsman for Luzon Gerard Mosquera, who just flew in from General Santos City, would sit as the committee's general counsel. "That would probably show the seriousness of this committee in tackling the resolutions ahead," he said. During the committee's organizational meeting, the
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