House QuadComm gets new life in 20th Congress
This developed after the House, via voice vote, adopted House Resolution 106 filed by Manila Rep. Benny Abante, which establishes the mega committee 'to conduct a joint inquiry in need of legislation to address emerging and unresolved issues brought forth by the joint investigation of the previous Quad Committee during the 19th Congress.'
The "House QuadComm 2.0" will still be composed of the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs, House Committee on Public Order and Safety, House Committee on Human Rights and the House Committee on Accounts.
Abante will still be the chairperson of the House Committee on Human Rights, while the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs is chaired by Bukidnon Rep. Jonathan Keith Flores.
The House Committee on Accounts is chaired by Bicol Saro party-list Rep. Terry Ridon, while the House Committee on Public Order and Safety is chaired by Rep. Rolando Valeriano.
The House QuadComm in the 19th Congress investigated the drug war deaths during the administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte and the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators-related crimes.
In pushing for QuadComm 2.0 Abante said there remains a lot to be investigated, including the case of over 30 missing sabungeros or cockfight enthusiasts.
'May nagsasabi na pulitika lang ito (Some say its political). But this is not a partisan crusade, Mr. Speaker. This is a moral one. Because murder knows no color but one: red—the color of blood unjustly spilled,' Abante said.
The House QuadComm inquiries resulted in the filing of the proposed Anti-Extrajudicial Killing Act and the Civil Forfeiture Act, which Abante said are important in curbing 'impunity and seizing the ill-gotten wealth of those involved in state-sponsored abuses.' –VAL, GMA Integrated News
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