SC ruling on C-5 worthless after Senate archived case By Angie M. Rosales 03/16/2011

SC ruling on C-5 worthless after Senate archived case

By Angie M. Rosales 03/16/2011

The Supreme Court ruling on the C-5 road controversy involving Sen. Manuel Villar Jr. declaring as valid the Senate committee of the whole’s jurisdiction in investigating Villar’s alleged unethical acts, previously under the ethics and privileges committee, came too late to be of any use, both Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and Villar said yesterday.

The high court ruling had lost its value after the 14th Congress came to an end, thus consigning the case to the Senate archives.

The case, Enrile said, can no longer be taken up or even be reopened under the present 15th Congress since the composition of the upper chamber is already different from the previous one.

 “So that’s already moot and academic. It’s already in the archives. It’s unfortunate that the decision came late. We have already finished the hearing long time ago before the elections. It’s functus officio ,” he said..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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