Senate suspends hearing after Napoles complains of dizziness | Inquirer News

Senate suspends hearing after Napoles complains of dizziness

By: - Reporter / @MAgerINQ
/ 01:47 PM November 07, 2013

Janet-Lim Napoles inside his cell in Fort Sto. Domingo CONTRIBUTED FILE PHOTO/PNP/PIO

MANILA, Philippines – The Senate blue ribbon committee suspended its hearing Thursday after Janet Lim-Napoles, the alleged mastermind in the pork barrel scam, told the body that she was “dizzy”.

Napoles, a diabetic, informed the senators about her condition just when Senate Majority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano was about to ask questions.

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“Diabetic kasi ako [I’m a diabetic],” Napoles said.

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Cayetano then moved to suspend the hearing and allow Napoles to take her lunch, saying that her health was always the priority.

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