They want us detained because we asserted our rights, they can’t get what they want to hear from us,” he said. Asked for his response on Dargani’s statement, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said that complying with the requested submission of senators equates to cooperating in the probe. INQUIRER.net has reached out to Senator Richard Gordon, chairman of the blue ribbon committee, for comment but has yet to receive a response as of writing. Dargani and his sister, Twinkle, who serves as the company’s president, were earlier cited for contempt and ordered detained in the Senate premises over their “refusal” to submit documents subpoenaed by the blue ribbon panel. “Walang kinalaman ang Presidente sa transactions namin [The President has nothing to do with our transactions] with PS-DBM,” he said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 22, 2021 23:10 UTC