00:00As the Senate gears up for its next Blue Ribbon Committee hearing, Senate President Pro Tempor Panfilo Lakson revealed that more House lawmakers will be called to testify.
00:09While the final guest list is still under wraps, Lakson teased a few names, leaving everyone on the edge of their seats on who will be next to face the committee.
00:18Daniel Maralastas reports.
00:20Senate President Pro Tempor Panfilo Lakson announced more House lawmakers will be invited to the next Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on the flood control scandal.
00:32Though there is no confirmation yet, if former House Speaker Martin of Valdez will attend, Lakson gave a subtle hint as to who will actually be invited.
00:43We'll buckle down to work and then kasama doon yung pagpapadala ng invitation through the office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
00:52Siya plus yung 17 congressmen mentioned by the Diskaya Coppol including Congressman Eric Yap. Yan yung iimbitahan namin through the Speaker.
01:05Well, regarding former Representative Zaldico, Lakson said he will send an invitation while an option to attend via video conferencing is also being considered.
01:16Si Zaldico, we're extending our invitation kung po pwede siyang mag-participate via Zoom.
01:24Hindi magiging valid yung kanyang testimony unless nandoon siya sa premises ng embassy.
01:31If not, pwede naman siya mag-tesify and then pwede niya after the testimony, pwede niya ipa-affirm yung nilalaman ng kanyang salaysay, yung kanyang testimony sa isang konsul.
01:44A Senate committee also tackled in a technical working group the proposed Infrastructure Anomalist Investigation Act,
01:51which was attended by officials from the Independent Commission for Infrastructure or ICI.
01:57How was the technical working group meeting?
01:59Very good.
02:01Certainly, may mga important na nag-discuss.
02:06Everything about the law.
02:09May contempt power na kasama.
02:11Yes.
02:12Senator Kiko Pangilinan, meanwhile, narrated the details of the discussion.
02:16Yung power to Sabina, power to fight in contempt ang mga magiging sagabal dito sa proceedings sa mga nagsisinungaling o kaya ay hindi sumasagot ng maayos.
02:33So, the power to cite them in contempt, the power to freeze mga assets, the power to look into bank records.
02:50Of course, itong mga dokumento ng iba't ibang ahensya ng pamahalaan, mga kontrata, etc.
03:00Daniel Manastas from the National TV Network for a New and Better Philippines.
