Noy’s new ‘Noli’: Touch them not
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Noynoy may not have issued a gag order on his officials to evade their being summoned by Congress or hearings, as claimed by his degree-turning presidential spokesman, Edwin Lacierda. But what Noynoy and his boys are now doing to achieve the same effect of a gag order, is much worse, as it entails giving the House of Representatives, dominated by his lapdog congressmen, the marching order to stop any and all probes of the presidential sacred cows.
Their “justification?” Congress is not the right place for this. Noynoy, through his spokesman, claimed that Congress is not a venue for character assassination.
Congress and its members in fact, enjoy absolute freedom of speech, as they can say anything within the halls of Congress and not be sued for libel or slander by those whom they libeled and slandered. Also, Congress, aside from speeches during the campaign period, has always been a body that is tasked to hold hearings and investigations, in aid of legislation, and at times not even in aid of legislation, which is acceptable.
Besides which, neither Noynoy nor Malacañang, should interfere in the affairs of Congress — something which Noynoy has done too many times to get his way, and through the corrupt practice of promising them the release of their pork barrel allocations, along with a pledge of an additional pork barrel allocation..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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