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Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez attends the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs on February 21 , 2023 tackling House Bill 90 which would institute the magna carta of benefits for the officers and personnel of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). Handout

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Vivienne Gulla

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171585774287920230221-congress-pdea-HO--7.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Davao del Norte 1st District Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez. <em>File photo</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The House Committee on Ethics and Privileges began hearing on Thursday the complaint filed against Davao del Norte 1st District Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez over alleged “disorderly behavior” and “violations of the code of conduct&quot; of the chamber.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/3/alvarez-to-submit-to-house-ethics-committee-judgment-1657">• Alvarez to &#x27;submit&#x27; to House ethics committee judgment</a></div><p>Alvarez attended the hearing and faced off with complainant Tagum City Mayor Rey Uy.</p><p>Uy alleged that Alvarez committed “continuous absences” from the House of Representatives, but this was dismissed by the House panel due to “lack of evidence”.</p><p>“For the continuous absences, the members resolved today that we are going dismiss that because of lack of evidence. Kasi ang ebidensya lang naman nila doon is the statement of one of our colleagues here na nananawagan na mag-duty siya rito sa Congress. There is no specific or concrete documents on how many absences,&quot; <span data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" data-darkreader-inline-color="" id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;--darkreader-inline-color:#bfb9b1;--darkreader-inline-bgcolor:#181a1b;display:inline !important">Committee Chairperson and COOP NATCCO Party List Representative Felimon Espares told the media.</span> </p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/17/afp-defers-to-doj-on-investigation-of-alvarez-1845">• AFP defers to DOJ on investigation of Alvarez</a></div><div><span data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" data-darkreader-inline-color="" id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;--darkreader-inline-color:#bfb9b1;--darkreader-inline-bgcolor:#181a1b;display:inline !important">Espares also said that House lawmakers are not expected to be in the halls of Congress all the time to allow them to spend time with their constituents.</span></div><p>&quot;Nagpakita naman siya ng letter to the Secretary General of his request, allowing him to work in the district. Hindi naman lahat ng trabaho ng isang representative is andito ang presence all the time,&quot; he added.</p><p>The panel, however, will proceed with investigating the two other allegations against Alvarez. </p><p>Uy claimed that the former House Speaker made “libelous” statements against local officials, and “seditious” remarks, after Alvarez urged the Armed Forces of the Philippines to withdraw support for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in a rally in Tagum City last month.</p><p>According to Espares, Alvarez defended his statements before the panel, saying they were covered by free speech. </p><p>In a previous statement, Alvarez also denied that his remarks at the rally were “seditious”, “inciting to sedition”, or a form of “rebellion”.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/16/politics-free-speech-clash-after-alvarez-call-for-afp-to-abandon-marcos-1509">• Politics, free speech clash after Alvarez call for AFP to abandon Marcos</a></div><p>Uy said they are seeking the expulsion of Alvarez from the House of Representatives.  </p><p>“‘Yung sa complaint namin, for his expulsion. Because that’s too much. ‘Wag nating gagawin ‘yong freedom of expression na maski ano na lang ang i-sabi natin sa mga kapwa nating mga official. Freedom of expression is not absolute, kaya may batas tayong libel eh,” Uy said. </p><p>The committee will continue hearing the two other allegations on Monday.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/s_L3WoVEBGI?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div>

<p>The House Committee on Ethics and Privileges began hearing on Thursday the complaint filed against Davao del Norte 1st District Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez over alleged “disorderly behavior” and “violations of the code of conduct" of the chamber.</p>

The House Committee on Ethics and Privileges began hearing on Thursday the complaint filed against Davao del Norte 1st District Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez over alleged “disorderly behavior” and “violations of the code of conduct" of the chamber.

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Alvarez attends House panel hearing on ethics complaint

Vivienne Gulla,

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Published May 16, 2024 07:54 PM PHT

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Updated May 24, 2024 11:35 AM PHT

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