MANILA, Philippines—Former Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) comptroller Jacinto Ligot will spend his weekend under Senate custody.
“He [Ligot] will spend his weekend under Senate custody but his wife, family and lawyers are allowed to visit him,” Senator Teofisto Guingona III, chair of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee said in an interview over Radyo Inquirer’s Tapatan with Jay Sonza and Den Macaranas.
The Senate Sergeant-at-Arms took Ligot into custody from his home at the AFPOVAI (AFP Officers Village Association Inc.) village in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on Thursday.
“It’s not about not properly answering the questions propounded by the Senate because actually they no longer want to appear before us,” Guingona said.
The Senate earlier ordered the arrest of Ligot after he and his wife, Erlinda, were cited for contempt for their failure to cooperate with the Senate inquiry on military corruption. Mrs. Ligot, however, was excluded from the arrest order, citing humanitarian considerations.
Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile signed the detention order against the military official on Thursday.
Nine senators signed the arrest/detention order issued by the blue ribbon committee headed by Senator Teofisto Guingona III.
Those who signed the order were Guingona, Senators Gregorio Honasan, Franklin Drilon, Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, Serge Osmena, Juan Miguel Zubiri, Pia Cayetano, Ramon “Bong” Revilla, and Ralph Recto.
For the full interview, listen to Radyo Inquirer, DZIQ 990 AM.