“Ano karapatan nila pauwiin ako? But I never said I was not in the Philippines. Tingnan nila kung maprove nila na nasa Pilipinas pala ako, I am deemed absent,' Besieged Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves said. | JMangaluzINQ
Pressed for where in the world he was exactly, Teves merely said “secret.”
“I am not a suspended congressman anymore, but I have always been deemed absent from the start. Why? What is their basis? I was not absent. I was in deliberations,” he said in a mix of English and Filipino. After his suspension was lifted on May 23, Teves has already attempted to attend hearings again. He was allowed in the committee on nuclear energy but is now allowed during the plenary session.
According to Secretary of Justice Jesus Crispin Remulla, Teves was previously thought to be in Timor-Leste, as he had sought political asylum in the country. The country, however, rejected his plea. Teves has been tagged in the murder of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo and nine other people, which has been dubbed as the Pamplona massacre.
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