The House Quad Committee yesterday issued an arrest warrant against the wife of fugitive lawyer Harry Roque for repeatedly ignoring their summons in the ongoing congressional hearing.
The committee was Ms. Mylah Roque cited in contempt for snubbing its hearing for the third time.
Lead chairperson and Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers approved the motion by Antipolo Rep. Romeo Acop, co-chair of the committee, for the issuance of an arrest warrant against Ms. Roque.
Ms. Roque, a former trustee of the Pag-IBIG Fund representing private employers, is allegedly a signatory in a lease agreement with Chinese nationals tied to an illegal POGO in Bamban, Tarlac.
The Chinese nationals were arrested in July during a raid in Benguet on a property owned by PH2, a subsidiary of the Roque family’s Biancham Holdings.
The House Quad Comm also has a standing arrest order on Mr. Roque, who was likewise cited in contempt for his repeated refusal to appear in succeeding hearings.
The joint panel—composed of the Committees on Dangerous Drugs, Public Order and Safety, Human Rights, and Public Accounts—has uncovered “overwhelming circumstantial evidence” tying Roque to Lucky South 99, a POGO hub in Porac, Pampanga, raided in June.
The raid revealed a laundry list of criminal activities, including human trafficking, torture, prostitution, scam farms, and a porn operation.
The former presidential spokesperson has claimed the hearings are politically motivated and denied allegations levelled against him.
Editor’s Note: This is an updated article. Originally posted with the headline “House Quad Comm orders arrest of Roque couple.”
