Giving false testimonies in congressional hearings should be met with a more severe penalty, a lawmaker said on Thursday.

According to deputy minority leader and Kabayan party-list Rep. Harry Roque, he filed House Bill (HB) 5112 after noting that commiting perjury before a legislative probe does not land one in jail.

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