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Inihain sa Kamara de Representantes ang resolusyon na nananawagan ng pagbibitiw sa tungkulin ni Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office board member Sandra Cam dahil sa magaspang umanong ugali nito. Halos 50 kongresista ang pumirma sa House Resolution 1777 na inihain nina Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves, House Minority Leader Danilo Suarez at House committee on dangerous drugs chairman Robert Ace Barbers kung saan ipinapa-contempt si Cam. Noong Pebrero 28 nagsagawa ng pagdinig ang House committee on games and amusement kaugnay ng operasyon ng Small Town Lottery na ginagamit umanong front ng jueteng. Sa pagdinig inakusahan ni Cam si Teves na operator ng STL sa kanyang probinsya kaya hinamon ito ng solon na patunayan ang alegasyon o mag-resign.  “Whereas, aside from accusing a member of this House of alleged wrongdoing, Ms. Sandra Cam called Hon. Teves names and was yelling and shouting at the latter,” saad ng resolusyon.  Bukod kay Teves ay hindi rin umano naging maganda ang trato ni Cam kay Suarez, ayon sa resolusyon.  “Whereas, any and all invited guests and resource persons in any Committee hearing should at all times accord all members of the House due respect by reason of their positions as duly-elected public officers, accord due respect to the House of Representatives as an institution, observe proper decorum and refrain from exhibiting any unethical and/or contemptuous and arrogant behavior, under pain and penalty.”  “Such unruly behavior of Ms. Sandra Cam is a direct affront to this institution.”