House Committee on Good Government

OVP legal chief kicked out for defying hearing rules

_November 11, 2024November 11, 202404 mins

Atty. Emily Rose Torrentira, chief of legal affairs for the Office of the Vice President, was dismissed from a hearing of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability on Monday after showing up uninvited and refusing to take her oath. Torrentira arrived at the hearing without prior notice and attempted to…

Contempt looms as only 4 of 9 OVP officials attend hearing

_November 11, 2024November 11, 202403 mins

Only four of the nine subpoenaed officials from the Office of the Vice President (OVP) attended the House of Representatives’ Good Government and Public Accountability Committee hearing on Monday, November 11. OVP officials, Atty. Rosalynne Sanchez, Julietta Villadelrey, Kevin Jerome Tenido, and Ma. Edelyn Rabago were present, in compliance with the committee’s summons. Committee secretary,…