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Show cause orders issued vs. ex-press secretary, socmed figures
A House tri-committee has issued show cause orders against several social media personalities and vloggers, including former press secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles, for failing to attend a congressional hearing on fake news and disinformation.
Cruz-Angeles outright rejected the committee invitation, calling the inquiry unconstitutional.
Lawmakers moved to issue show cause orders against absentees with invalid excuses to compel them to appear at the next hearing.
Abang Lingkod Party-list Rep. Joseph Stephen Paduano criticized Cruz-Angeles' response, calling it a disregard for Congress' authority.
Paduano also moved to issue a show cause order against Cruz-Angeles and refer her case to the House legal department for a potential disbarment complaint.
The House Committees on Public Order and Safety, Information and Communications Technology, and Public Information form the special three-way panel conducting the inquiry.
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The House Tri-Committee issued show cause orders to several vloggers and content creators who failed to attend a hearing on social media disinformation regulations.
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The House of Representatives' tri-committee will convene a hearing on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, to investigate the spread of fake news and disinformation.
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