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Janet Lim Napoles, the Filipino businesswoman who allegedly masterminded the Php10-billion pork barrel scam, will not appear before the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee.
Senate President Franklin Drilon earlier refused to sign the subpoena issued to Napoles by Blue Ribbon Committee Chairman Sen. Teofisto Guingona III.
Sen. Drilon said he will, for now, take the advice of Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales to not have Napoles testify before the senate committee.
“It was out of prudence and caution that I decided to defer to the advice and recommendation of Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales not to require, at this time, Janet Lim-Napoles appearance before the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee,” he said in a speech to the Makati Business Club.
He said that the Ombudsman only asked him to temporarily defer Napoles’ appearance before the senate.
“The Ombudsman advised us to defer only ‘at this time’ not permanently, the appearance of Ms. Napoles in the Senate hearings,” he said.
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