Describing as discourteous the Senate’s “disinvitation” of House members, Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez rejected the proposal of Senate President Miguel Zubiri for Congress to discuss the charter change initiative behind closed doors. | jiandradeINQ
“[Zubiri] should trust his Congress colleagues to follow decorum. He should not mistake passion for showboating,” he added.Rodriguez, who chairs the House Committee on Constitutional Amendments, said he was dismayed by the sudden “disinvitation” of House lawmakers to the Senate on Monday.
While Zubiri had explained that — as part of tradition and interparliamentary courtesy — members of the lower chamber should be invited as guests and not as resource persons, Rodriguez said there had been instances in the past where representatives appeared before the Senate as resource persons.
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