Ilocos Sur. Rep. Ronald Singson, currently facing a drug trafficking charge in Hong Kong, has apologized to his family and fellow lawmakers a day after he was freed on a bail. He added that he was ready to face any sanction from the Lower House after the incident, even if that would mean being ousted Congress. Singson said his bail amounted to HK$2 million – $1 million of which he will pay his own money and the remaining $1 million to be equally shared by his Hong Kong friends - was a surety or deposit to ensure that he will abide by the conditions of his temporary freedom. Singson admitted that he did not expect the Tsuen Wan Magistracy's Courts to grant the request for bail, saying he expected the court to be stricter when dealing with prominent people. But he said that he was surprised by the amount of the bail. “We were really surprised with the bail amount, because we initially proposed 500K,” he said. Hong Kong court allowed the lawmaker to post bail, reportedly because of local authorities' findings that the actual weight of pure cocaine found in his possession was just 6.7 grams. Earlier reports said the weight was 26.1 grams. The conditions for his temporary freedom includes an order that he stays with his friends of posted the bail and that he must report daily to the North Park Police Station. He is not allowed to travel back to the Philippines or to any other country until his case is resolved. “I can probably do anything except talk to witnesses or the prosecution, and of course (I cannot) leave Hong Kong,” Singson said. In a separate report, some Lower House members said Singson may be kicked out of Congress if the Hong Kong court finds him guilty of the offense. “Once a congressman is convicted, either because of proof or because he himself admitted to the commission of the crime, then I don't suppose that it will be difficult to investigate him,” House majority leader Rep. Neptali “Boyet” Gonzales II told GMA News' Ivan Mayrina. Article 19 of House rules states that “the House may, upon the recommendation of the committee on ethics, punish its members for disorderly behavior.” It adds, “The house... may suspend or expel an erring member with the concurrence of two-thirds of all its members, provided, that a penalty of suspension shall not exceed 60 days.” If Singson is kicked out of Congress, it will not be the first expulsion. In 2002, Zamboanga del Norte Rep. Romeo Jalosjos was expelled after he was found guilty of raping a minor. Earlier, Nueva Ecija Rep. Nicanor de Guzman Jr. resigned in 1990 after he was declared guilty of gun smuggling.