Philippine Supreme Court Upholds Legislative Privilege on Senate Flood Report
The Philippine Supreme Court has ruled that a leaked Senate flood control report is covered by legislative privilege, rejecting bids to compel its release. This decision means the Blue Ribbon panel cannot be ordered to release its draft report on the flood control probe.
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Blue ribbon panel can’t be ordered to release draft report on flood control probe – SC
'In this case, the SC found no constitutional or legal obligation for the committee to release an unfinished draft report,' the High Court says
By Jairo Bolledo
Read full article →SC: Leaked Senate flood control report covered by legislative privilege
MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed a petition to compel the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee to release the full, unredacted draft of its partial report regarding alleged irregularities in flood-control projects nationwide. The petition for mandamus was filed following a leak of the draft partial report to several media outlets in February
By dsanchez
Read full article →Supreme Court rejects bid to compel release of Senate flood control report
Unfinished committee reports are not yet official Senate records, court says.f
By Ian Laqui
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