A House mega committee investigating online disinformation issues contempt citations against Lorraine Badoy, Jeffrey Celis, as well as pro-Duterte bloggers Sass Sasot and Mark Lopez.
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00:00A House mega-committee investigating online disinformation issues contempt citations against
00:05Lorraine Badoi, Jeffrey Celis, as well as pro-Duterte bloggers Sas Sasot and Mark Lopez.
00:11The tri-committee cites Badoi, Celis, and Sasot in contempt after they repeatedly ignored
00:16the House probe.
00:17They were given subpoenas after the second hearing on February 18 but still failed to
00:21attend the March 21 hearing, prompting lawmakers to issue the contempt citation.
00:26The committee also cites Lopez in contempt for, quote, undue interference in the conduct
00:30of proceedings.
00:32This was due to a Facebook post he made on March 22 where he said, quote, it was blatantly
00:36obvious that there was a concerted effort to humiliate us and bring us down on our knees.
00:41Abang Lingkod Rep. Carap Spaduano says,
00:43All four personalities are ordered to be detained in the House, Lopez for four days, and Badoi,
01:05Celis, and Sasot until the inquiry ends.
01:07The