The newly formed House of Representatives Special Standing Committee on Official Conduct and Ethics that will look into the ethics complaint against Rep. Edwin K. Propst (D-Saipan) will swear in its members this Friday. <\/p>\n
Rep. Donald M. Manglona (Ind-Rota), who chairs the Ethics Committee, informed House Speaker Edmund S. Villagomez (Ind-Saipan) and all committee members yesterday about their first meeting in the House chamber at 1pm.<\/p>\n
Aside from swearing-in the committee\u2019s members, Manglona said they are also going to adopt the committee rules.<\/p>\n
Anyone who would like to issue statements will be allowed as part of the meeting\u2019s agenda. <\/p>\n
The six other committee members are Reps. Sheila J. Babauta (D-Saipan), Angel A. Demapan (R-Saipan), Joseph Lee Pan T. Guerrero (R-Saipan), Corina L. Magofna (D-Saipan), Patrick H. San Nicolas (R-Tinian), and Leila C. Staffler (D-Saipan).<\/p>\n
Citing official House rules, Villagomez earlier said \u201ceach member [of the committee] shall make an affirmation, under oath, that he will perform his duties\u2026and\u2026will not disclose confidential information acquired by him as a result of his participation in the work of the committee.\u201d<\/p>\n
It was Grace \u201cPitu\u201d Sablan Vaiagae, who is a counselor and an advocate for the rights of abused women, who filed the ethics complaint against Propst last Nov. 9 over allegations that he had sex with several underaged women approximately 20 years ago when he was still a teacher at Marianas High School and an employee at the Northern Marianas College.<\/p>\n
Propst has denied the allegations. He earlier also stated that Villagomez had spoken to him about the formation of the Ethics Committee and that he welcomes it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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