Officers of the House and Senate agreed to just follow the process of senate Congress about disciplining their own personnel.
This relates to the issues facing by Sen. Leila de Lima, where she would cite in contempt by some lawmakers for restraint was with Ronnie Dayan to face the justice committee hearing.
Remembered, the lower House issued a show cause order for De Lima signed by Rep. Rey Umali, and gave them 72 hours to explain in the committee.
But if the senator will not still show up in the House, they will lodge an ethics complaint with the lawmakers in the Senate.
Clarified by Sen. Panfilo Lacson that they would not take side with their colleague, but simply want to apply the due process.
Earlier, House Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas also said that they would arrest De Lima.
Congressman made the statement despite some told that the House has no power for it to do so.
But according to Fariñas, although he said that the members of the cabinet of the president can arrest anyone, as long as there is a violation of the rules of the House based on the jurisprudence of the Supreme Court.
Fariñas also said that senators are wrongly thingking that they are higher on their congressmen because Senate and the House of Chamber are co-equal bodies.
It was also emphasized that only the president alone has the privilege of immunity.
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