Kamara, iimbestigahan ang isang media outlet kaugnay ng pahayag ng isa nitong host hinggil sa umano’y travel fund ni House Speaker Romualdez
Kamara, iimbestigahan ang isang media outlet kaugnay ng pahayag ng isa nitong host hinggil sa umano’y travel fund ni House Speaker Romualdez;
SecGen. Velasco, tinawag na ‘deliberate attack’ vs. Kamara ang kumakalat na ‘fake news’
SecGen. Velasco, tinawag na ‘deliberate attack’ vs. Kamara ang kumakalat na ‘fake news’
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00:00 Is there any objection? Chair hears none. The motion is approved.
00:06 The hearing of the House Committee on Legislative Franchises is scheduled for tomorrow.
00:11 It will be broadcast on the SMNi News Channel, particularly on a program where it is said that the House Speaker Martin Romualdez has a 1.8 billion pesos travel fund.
00:22 According to House Deputy Majority Leader David J. J. Suarez, this is not true and should not be believed.
00:30 I have an objection, Madam Speaker, regarding a video that I watched this morning.
00:38 In that video, which was broadcast on the SMNi at 10.27pm, it is said that Speaker Martin Romualdez spent 1.8 billion pesos in traveling.
01:00 He added that it's not just 1.8 billion pesos, but it's more than that, including his entourage.
01:10 The question is, is it true?
01:14 This was broadcast by the SMNi. This is fake news. This is not true.
01:23 House Secretary General Reginald Velasco also expressed his dismay at the spread of falsehoods and his statement about the incident was said by Suarez in front of the House.
01:34 This is a deliberate attack on the integrity of the House and a sad reflection to the lengths some individuals will go to undermine our democratic institutions.
01:48 We demand immediate retraction and apology from those spreading those fake lies.
01:56 Furthermore, we are exploring other options to hold accountable those responsible for this smear campaign.
02:05 For the leader of the House, such fake news should be acted upon immediately, without further delay.
02:14 In the spirit of transparency and accountability, I humbly request this August Chamber to direct the Committee on Legislative Franchises in the exercise of its inherent oversight function to investigate this matter immediately and other similar measures pending with the Committee, including this personal and collective privilege.
02:43 For now, PTV News is still collecting the content of the SMNi News Channel regarding the incident.
02:49 But they are also expected to release an official statement tomorrow on their front in the hearing of the camera.
02:56 Melalee Moras for the nation.
02:58 (speaking in foreign language)