Anti-smuggling chief shows up at House probe

Amid threats of subpoena and arrest, the beleaguered head of the Presidential Anti-Smuggling Task Force Group (PASG) finally showed up on Wednesday at the House of Representatives investigating the alleged rampant smuggling in the country.

PASG chief Antonio Villar had repeatedly snubbed the inquiry being conducted by the committee on good government and had even threatened to resign his post, accusing some legislators of harassment.

But this did not stop the House from insisting on Villar's presence in the inquiry that even Speaker Prospero Nograles expressed readiness to sign a subpoena to compel the official's attendance in the hearing. By Maila Ager - INQUIRER.net