Senate ethics panel sets March 4 executive session to tackle pending complaints
Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said on Thursday, February 26, the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges will hold an executive session on March 4 to begin deliberations on pending ethics complaints against several senators.
Ejercito said the earliest the panel could meet would be March 4, after receiving authorization from Vicente Tito Sotto III to use the Senate President’s Conference Room.
“Senate President Sotto has authorized the ethics committee to use the Senate President’s Conference Room on March 4 at 10 a.m. to expedite the meeting as soon as possible,” Ejercito said.
“The meeting will be an executive session among members. The agenda is the adoption of rules, and we will proceed to the initial vetting of cases,” he added.
Ejercito earlier requested use of the Senate Lounge but was later granted access to the conference room.
At least six complaints are currently pending before the panel, including cases involving Ejercito and Ronald dela Rosa. Other senators facing ethics complaints include Risa Hontiveros and Francis Escudero.
Ejercito said the committee would follow a “first in, first out” approach in hearing the cases.
“It would be a first in, first out, whoever filed the first complaint, we will hear that first,” he said
