Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro —PHOTO FROM HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES/FACEBOOK
MANILA, Philippines — While nothing prevents the group headed by Senator Alan Peter Cayetano from holding a discussion on the flood control scandal, Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro believes it will just be a freedom of expression exercise since it would not get the approval of the Senate leadership.
In a press conference on Monday, Luistro and other members of the prosecution team for Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial were asked about the Cayetano bloc’s plans to hold a hearing of the blue ribbon committee outside the Senate premises.
In response, Luistro said that for a hearing to be considered an inquiry in aid of legislation has to secure the approval of the Senate leadership, which she said is under acting Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian.
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