House reply to SC order: High court infringing on impeach mandate
By Gerry Baldo
09/17/2010
The House committee on justice may notify the Supreme Court (SC) that it is infringing on its constitutional mandate to exclusively initiate all cases of impeachment when it issued the status quo ante order stopping the impeachment proceeding against Ombudsman Ma. Merceditas Gutierrez, Speaker Feliciano “Sonny” Belmonte Jr. yesterday admitted.
Ilocos Norte Rep. Rodolfo Fariñas, vice chairman of the House committee on justice, noted that the high tribunal is meddling in the affairs of the House of Representatives.
“The SC should have initially seen that the complaint or petition filed by Gutierrez is not even sufficient in form. How can she attack a committee of the House without impleading the HoR?” Fariñas said in a privilege speech Wednesday night.
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100917hed4.html
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