An embattled lawmaker has queried the House of Representatives’ Legal Affairs Department to address issues raised against the power of the secretary-general to remove a duly-elected and proclaimed congressman from the Lower House’s official roster.
AN embattled lawmaker has queried the House of Representatives’ Legal Affairs Department to address issues raised against the power of the secretary-general to remove a duly-elected and proclaimed congressman from the Lower House’s official roster.
Jalosjos also asked Congress to uphold its mandate to its members and constituents without partiality, and to reinstate him in the Roll of Members for the 19th Congress. Barbers noted that under Section 16, paragraph 3 of the Constitution, only the concurrence of two-thirds of all members of the House may suspend or expel a member.
Comelec proclaimed Jalosjos as the winner in the May 2022 elections which saw a three-way race that pitted him against Roberto “Pinpin” Uy Jr. and one Frederico “Kuya Jun” Jalosjos Jr., who was declared a nuisance candidate by the Commission en banc.
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