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Neri vs. Senate Committee

ROMULO L. NERI, Petitioner, versus SENATE COMMITTEE ON ACCOUNTABILITY OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND INVESTIGATIONS, SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND COMMERCE, AND SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY, Respondents.

G.R. No. 180643 | 2008-03-25

D E C I S I O N 

LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.: 

At bar is a petition for certiorari under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court assailing the show cause Letter1 dated November 22, 2007 and contempt Order2 dated January 30, 2008 concurrently issued by respondent. 

Senate Committees on Accountability of Public Officers and Investigations,3 Trade and Commerce,4 and National Defense and Security5 against petitioner Romulo L. Neri, former Director General of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). 

The facts, as culled from the pleadings, are as follows: 

On April 21, 2007, the Department of Transportation and...