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Rep. Antonio Abaya (Lakas, Isabela), as committee chairman, made the ruling during the panel’s second hearing on the so-called "Gang of 5" controversy.


Abaya said under Republic Act 50 and Republic Act 1477, media practitioners have the right to protect the identities of the sources of information given to them in confidence except in matters involving national security.


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                    [Title] => House ethics body begins ‘Gang of 5’ inquiry
                    [Summary] => The House ethics committee is set to open today its inquiry into a group of congressmen known as the "Gang of 5" that is reportedly engaged in extortion activities.


The investigation was prompted by a resolution filed by Rep. Rolex Suplico (LDP, Iloilo), one of the alleged members of the group. Suplico had asked the ethics committee to investigate him and the rest of the Gang of 5.


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                    [Title] => Three House leaders solidly behind Speaker
                    [Summary] => Three House leaders denied yesterday that there is an "incipient mutiny" in the chamber, saying they are solidly behind the leadership of Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr.


In a joint statement, Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales II and Deputy Majority Leader Juan Pablo Bondoc said speculations that there is trouble brewing in the House were without basis.


"We disown the alleged mutiny and reaffirm our unqualified and unwavering support for Speaker de Venecia’s leadership," they said.


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                    [Title] => De Venecia faces mutiny from three House leaders
                    [Summary] => Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr.
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                    [Title] => Freeze on House probes unlawful — solon
                    [Summary] => Rep. Rolex Suplico of Iloilo joined his opposition colleague Rep. Abraham Mitra (LDP, Palawan) yesterday in opposing the six-month moratorium on House investigations ordered by Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr.


De Venecia imposed the moratorium last week in the wake of persistent reports about the alleged extortion activities of a group of congressmen known as the "Gang of 5."


Suplico, who is suspected to be a member of the group, invoked the Constitution in opposing the six-month freeze on legislative inquiries.


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                    [Title] => Telecom giants deny paying off congressmen
                    [Summary] => Cellular phone giants Globe Telecoms and Smart Communications categorically denied that they had been subjected to any extortion attempt by members of Congress.


The denial comes following claims by House Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales II and House Senior Deputy Leader Francis Escudero that members of Congress were extorting money from firms to slow down the investigation of the planned 60 percent reduction of free text credit to subscribers.


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                    [Title] => Stung by ‘Gang of 5’ scandal, House now
                    [Summary] => The House apparently wants to discourage legislative inquiries in the wake of persistent reports about the alleged extortion activities of a group of congressmen known as the "Gang of 5."


Even before this group was exposed by the media last week, the House had voted to empower its committee on rules to screen resolutions seeking the conduct of investigations.


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                    [Title] => Angry Pichay turns tables on accusers
                    [Summary] => Suspected members of the so-called "Gang of 5" in the House of Representatives turned the tables yesterday on two leaders of the chamber, accusing them of mounting a campaign to discredit them.


In Resolution 179, Rep. Prospero Pichay Jr. (Lakas, Surigao del Sur), who is supposed to be the leader of the group, named Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales II and Senior Deputy Majority Leader Francis Joseph Escudero as the source of newspaper and television news reports about their alleged extortion activities.


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GONZALES AND ESCUDERO

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The denial comes following claims by House Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales II and House Senior Deputy Leader Francis Escudero that members of Congress were extorting money from firms to slow down the investigation of the planned 60 percent reduction of free text credit to subscribers.


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In Resolution 179, Rep. Prospero Pichay Jr. (Lakas, Surigao del Sur), who is supposed to be the leader of the group, named Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales II and Senior Deputy Majority Leader Francis Joseph Escudero as the source of newspaper and television news reports about their alleged extortion activities.


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