The Senate Committee on Ethics on Tuesday, Feb. 20, has dismissed complaints filed against Senators Panfilo M. Lacson and Antonio F. Trillanes IV and has “dismissed without prejudice to refiling” the complaint filed against Senator Leila M. De Lima.

Former Bureau of Customs (BoC) commissioner Nicanor E. Faeldon has filed the ethics complaint against Messrs. Lacson and Trillanes September of last year in connection with the Senate investigation on the illegal drug shipment at the Bureau of Customs (BoC).

Meanwhile, three ethics complaints were filed against Ms. De Lima by House Speaker Pantaleon D. Alvarez, Majority Leader Rodolfo C. Fariñas, House justice committee chair Reynaldo V. Umali, then Kabayan representative Harry L. Roque and lawyer Abelardo De Jesus.

Their complaints stemmed from Ms. De Lima’s actions regarding the congressional inquiry on the illegal drug trade at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP). — Camille A. Aguinaldo

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