Eight of the eleven subpoenaed vloggers, including former press secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles, columnist Mary Jane Quiambao-Reyes, and writer Krizette Laureta-Chu, attended the third hearing on fake news by the House Tri-Committee at the House of Representatives in Quezon City on Friday, March 21, 2025. The inquiry, led by lawmakers from the Committees on Public Information, Suffrage and Electoral Reforms, and Information and Communications Technology, seeks to address the spread of disinformation and its impact on public discourse, particularly in the lead-up to the 2025 elections. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

MANILA — The House of Representatives will issue subpoenas to social media personalities failed to attend a hearing on "fake news" on Friday, despite already being served show-cause orders.

The committee issued show-cause orders — a notice to explain why they should not be cited in contempt — to 34 resource persons, mostly social media personalities. However, according to Surigao Del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel, only 10 of them attended the hearing on Friday.

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"At this point, since we have already issued a show-cause order. Because of your non-appearance, this committee now is compelled to issue a subpoena," Pimentel said.

Subpoenas are orders to appear before a body, often with a penalty for non-compliance.

The committee also issued subpoenas to 11 other resource persons, of whom eight were present.

"The subpoena is still in effect, next step is if they will not attend still, the committee has no recourse but issue contempt," he said.

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Congress has limited contempt powers when holding hearings in aid of legislation or as an exercise of its oversight function on the executive branch.