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AN ACT GRANTING THE LOCAL SANGGUNIANS, EXCEPT THE SANGGUNIANG BARANGAYS THE POWER TO CONDUCT INQUIRIES, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, TO ISSUE SUBPOENA AND TO PUNISH FOR CONTEMPT ANY PERSON WHO REFUSES TO OBEY SUCH PROCESS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS 447, 458 AND 468 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991
Date filed
July 2, 2007
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00200 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT GRANTING THE LOCAL SANGGUNIANS, EXCEPT THE SANGGUNIANG BARANGAYS THE POWER TO CONDUCT INQUIRIES, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, TO ISSUE SUBPOENA AND TO PUNISH FOR CONTEMPT ANY PERSON WHO REFUSES TO OBEY SUCH PROCESS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS 447, 458 AND 468 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991 |
| ABSTRACT : This bill seeks to expressly grant the local sangguniang panlalawigans the power to issue subpoena and subpoena duces tecum. Although the power to issue subpoena and subpoena duces tecum is impliedly granted to the local sangguniang panlalawigans by virtue of the statutory grant of delegated legislative power, there is a need to epxressly grant the same because the subpoena power is judicial in character. Allowing local legislative bodies to exercise this power without express statutory basis will impinge on the principle of separation of powers. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : CHATTO, EDGARDO M. |
| DATE FILED : 2007-07-02 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Almario (002 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT ON 2007-07-24 |
Abstract
This bill seeks to expressly grant the local sangguniang panlalawigans the power to issue subpoena and subpoena duces tecum. Although the power to issue subpoena and subpoena duces tecum is impliedly granted to the local sangguniang panlalawigans by virtue of the statutory grant of delegated legislative power, there is a need to epxressly grant the same because the subpoena power is judicial in character. Allowing local legislative bodies to exercise this power without express statutory basis will impinge on the principle of separation of powers.
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