Back

Neri vs. Senate Committee (RESOLUTION) [SEPARATE OPINION, REYES, J.]

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 | 2008-09-05

SEPARATE OPINION

REYES, R.T., .J.:

I AM one of two Justices who only concurred in the result of the majority decision penned by esteemed colleague, Justice Teresita Leonardo-De Castro. I again effectively do so now in the resolution of the motion for reconsideration through this separate opinion. It has become necessary for me to clarify for the record my position on the issues of executive privilege and the contempt and arrest powers of the Senate.

As expected, given the highly-politicized complexion of the case, the Court ruling received a mixed reaction of praise and flak. My kind of concurrence and that of Justice Leonardo A. Quisumbing...