Guingona orders De Lima to submit Napoles list to Senate

Senate Blue Ribbon Committee Chairman Senator Teofisto Guingona III. INQUIRER.net FILE PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines – The two “Napoles lists” in the hands of Justice Secretary Leila De Lima and former Senator Panfilo Lacson will be submitted to the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee within the week.

Blue Ribbon Committee Chairman Teofisto Guingona III announced in a press conference Monday that he has officially signed the subpoena for De Lima to surrender the list.

“She cannot [refuse], she has to honor the subpoena,” Guingona said.

He also said that “[Lacson] has committed to turn over documents that he has in his possession to me, within the week.”

“I think it’s time already in the spirit of transparency, that the list should be brought out” he said.

Guingona said that he will first get the documents before he determines what the next step of the Blue Ribbon Committee will be.

The list reportedly names 21 former and present senators and two cabinet officials who were involved in the pork barrel scam allegedly masterminded by businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles.

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