THE House Independent Minority bloc, led by Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, has challenged the House leadership to prove that it is not hiding anything or not coddling its allies involved in the pork-barrel fund scam by holding its own inquiry on the issue.

According to Romualdez, the continued refusal of the House leadership to open an inquiry on the pork barrel would only show that it wants to protect administration allies who allegedly got kickbacks from the controversial Priority Development Assistance Fund.