Embattled Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr.'s second 60-day suspension ends today, Sunday, July 30. This begs the question, what's going to happen to him?
And then there's the question of what Teves' political party, the Nationalist People’s Coalition , would do with the controversial solon.
Last May 31, when the second suspension was handed down in plenary, NPC Secretary General Rizal 1st district Rep. Michael John Duavit appealed to Teves to "take the lifeline" and go home instead of avoiding to do so at all costs. While Duavit didn't mention it, it can be easily construed that the NPC members in the 312-strong House have been bearing the embarrassment of Teves' continued absence.
The NPC official said in the same speech that Teves' attempt last month to seek political asylum in Timor-Leste has caused "discredit to the House of Representatives and the Philippine government" since it gave the impression that there were serious problems with the country’s justice system. Teves has refused to go back to the Philippines and report for duty after being tagged as the mastermind in the March 4 assassination of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo. While he has denied the allegations, he claimed that he would get killed once he steps foot in the Philippines.
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