House panel to issue show cause order vs Diokno

THE House of Representatives’ Committee on Appropriations will issue a show cause order against Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno to explain why he failed to attend hearings on the alleged irregularities in his department’s allocation of government funds.

The panel agreed to the motion of Leyte 3rd District Rep. Vicente Veloso on Tuesday for a show cause order after newly installed committee chairman Rolando Andaya Jr. said that Diokno’s absence in the public inquiries was in “utter disrespect” of the proceedings.