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Inquiries may be initiated by the Senate or any of its Committees if the matter is within its competence, or upon petition filed or upon information given by any Senator or by any person not a member thereof.
SECTION 1. Power to Conduct Formal Inquiries or Investigations. The Senate or any of its Committees may conduct formal inquiries or investigations in aid of legislation in accordance with these Rules.
Oct 12, 2014 · Whenever the Senate or the House does any investigation, it is only in aid of legislation, not to establish guilt or innocence. It is merely to find the gaps in existing systems that...
Committee on Rules. Jurisdiction: Nine (9) members. All matters affecting the Rules of the Senate; the calendar as well as parliamentary rules and the order and manner of transacting business and the creation of committees. The Chairman of the Committee shall be the Majority Leader of the Senate.
The procedures for introducing legislation and seeing it through committees are similar in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Legislative proposals originate in a number of different ways. Members of the Senate, of course, develop ideas for legislation.
May 7, 2024 · The Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs investigates the alleged leak of classified documents from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Tuesday, May 7, 2024.
Jan 30, 2024 · MANILA, Philippines — The Senate started investigating the controversial signature drive on Tuesday as a supposed people’s initiative to amend the 1987 Constitution. The Senate committee on ...
Mar 27, 2024 · Claim: Senator Risa Hontiveros is guilty of “tactless and harsh handling” of the Senate inquiry into Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) founder Apollo Quiboloy by asking for the immediate issuance ...
Such inquiries may refer to the implementation or re-examination of any lay or appropriation, or in connection with any proposed legislation or the formulation of, or in connection with future legislation, or will aid in the review or formulation of a new legislative policy or enactment.
Sep 8, 2021 · MANILA, Philippines—From what started as deficiencies in the government’s COVID-19 funds flagged by an audit report, the Senate found more red flags.
