Senate finally summons Napoles

The Senate summoned alleged pork barrel queen Janet Lim Napoles to testify before the chamber’s blue ribbon committee on November 7. Senate President Frank Drilon and Blue Ribbon Committee chair TG Guingona signed the subpoena Monday. If Napoles attends the hearing, she will face the whistleblowers who named her in the corruption scandal. As early as September 23, the Senate blue ribbon committee wanted to summon Napoles. But the Senate President’s signature was needed before a committee can issue a subpoena.  Drilon did not sign the subpoena and wrote Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales twice to ask for her opinion on the matter. Colleagues slammed the move, saying the Senate is not bound by the Ombudsman’s advice. Napoles is currently detained at Fort Sto Domingo in Laguna for an illegal detention case involving whistleblower Benhur Luy.  

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