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By Jomar Canlas, Reporter
Rep. Jose de Venecia Jr.of Pangasinan still
faces a separate probe by the ethics panel on his involvement in the
NBN-ZTE scandal, the Office of the Ombudsman has declared after it
became clear it has no jurisdiction over the administrative aspect
of the complaint against the ousted House Speaker.
The Office of the Ombudsman has cleared de
Venecia of criminal involvement in the NBN-ZTE mess; however, it
acknowledged that the lawmaker’s peers in the House Ethics
Committee may pursue investigation of the administrative issues
raised against him.
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