To my knowledge, no Representative has been detained or arrested for a traffic violation and no incumbent has asked for any immunity from arrest or detention for a traffic infraction.

The apparent off-the-cuff invocation of constitutional immunity from arrest for offenses punishable with imprisonment of not more than six years is uncalled for.

It sends the wrong message that there is no speed limit for Representatives during session days.

It adds even more acerbic criticisms against Representatives after the supermajority in the House reduced the budget of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to a ridiculous amount of P1,000.

Moreover, invariably Representatives have drivers and any immunity does not extend to their drivers or to the security back-up of some of them.

EDCEL C. LAGMAN