THE House Committee on Agriculture and Food reprimanded the lawyer of Lilia "Leah" Cruz, dubbed as the "Sibuyas (Onion) Queen," for not presenting his client at the resumption of the panel's inquiry on Monday. The lawyer, Kenneth Bryan Tegio, told the committee that Cruz had a prior commitment "of equal importance" that she must attend to. Cavite Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. took Tegio to task for reasoning that Cruz's commitment was more important than the congressional inquiry. However, we consider such other commitments also very important," Tegio replied. Barzaga told the lawyer Cruz has 24 hours to explain why she should not be held in contempt for failing to attend the inquiry.

Source: Manila Times February 28, 2023 04:41 UTC