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House to cite vloggers for contempt if they skip next fake news hearing
The House of Representatives will issue subpoenas to 24 social media personalities who failed to attend a previous hearing on "fake news" and explain their absence via show-cause orders.
These individuals, who include Lorraine Marie Tablang Badoy-Partosa and Jeffrey Almendras Celiz, are among the 34 resource persons initially ordered to explain their non-appearance.
Only 10 out of the 34 individuals attended the last hearing, prompting the decision to issue subpoenas.
The committee also previously issued subpoenas to 11 other resource persons, eight of whom attended.
Lawmakers have warned that personalities who skip the next hearing, tentatively scheduled for April 8, may be cited for contempt.
Committee on Public Accounts Chairman Joseph Stephen Paduano urged those monitoring the hearing to avoid forcing the committee to cite them for contempt.
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