Press Release
January 23, 2015

STATEMENT OF SENATOR TG GUINGONA III ON THE REQUEST TO CONTEMPT MAYOR JUNJUN BINAY AND 6 OTHER PERSONALITIES
Final Call for Mayor Junjun Binay:
Show up at Senate Hearing

I am issuing a final call on Mayor Junjun Binay and other concerned officials of Makati City to respect and heed the summons of the Senate Blue Ribbon Subcommittee for them to appear at the hearings being led by Senator Koko Pimentel.

I make this final call as an effort on my part to avert a situation where the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee would have to issue an Arrest Order for Mayor Binay and other officials concerned.

I want to make it clear to all parties concerned that there are rules, procedures and precedents that pertain to the continued refusal by persons being summoned by the Committee to attend its hearings.

The Committee cannot and will not tolerate the refusal of such parties to obey its summons. Let it be clear that it is within the power of the Committee to order their arrest and detention.

As chair of the Committee, I am bound by my sworn duties to protect the interest of the public and the processes of the Senate. The exercise of the power to issue and arrest order is part of that protection.

This is a final call. I express the hope that the sound counsel of friends and colleagues would encourage Mayor Binay and other parties concerned the heed the summons of the Subcommittee.

The Mother Committee shall meet on Monday to decide on an appropriate next move. It is also my hope that Mayor Binay would have taken the more prudent step of heeding and respecting the summons by then.

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