Batangas town mayor running for vice governor detained for snubbing House probe

MANILA, Philippines – The House of Representatives detained Bauan, Batangas Mayor Ryanh Dolor on Thursday, March 27, for snubbing the congressional inquiry into the privatization of the water supply system in his town.

Dolor was taken into House custody shortly after he arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila from Los Angeles past Thursday midnight.

The House public accounts committee chaired by Abang Lingkod Representative Caraps Paduano has been investigating...