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Neri Vs. Senate Committee
''Neri v. Senate'' (G.R. No. 180643) is a controversial 9–6 ruling of the Supreme Court of the Philippines which affirmed the invocation of executive privilege by petitioner Romulo Neri, member of the Cabinet (government), Cabinet of President (government title), President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, regarding questions asked during a Congressional inquiry on the controversial multimillion-dollar Philippine National Broadband Network controversy, National Broadband Network (NBN) Project. The Supreme Court finally affirmed this ruling on September 4 and 23, 2008 by denying the defendant Senate of the philippines, Senate Committees' first and second Motions for Reconsideration. The facts and the Court's ruling Petitioner Romulo Neri, then Director General of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), was invited by the respondent Senate of the philippines, Senate Committees to attend their joint investigation on the alleged anomalies in the Philippine National B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motion For Reconsideration
In parliamentary procedure, reconsideration of a motion (or reconsideration of a question) may be done on a matter previously decided. The motion to "reconsider" is used for this purpose. This motion originated in the United States and is generally not used in parliaments. A special form of this motion is reconsider and enter on the minutes. Explanation and use Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised A matter that was voted on could be brought back again through the motion to reconsider. Under '' Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised'' (RONR), this motion must be made within a limited time after the action on the original motion: either on the same day or in the case of a multi-day session (such as a convention), on the next day within the session in which business is conducted. Until the motion to reconsider is disposed of or lapses, the effect of the original vote is suspended, and no action may be taken to implement it. This is in contrast to the motion to rescind, which may b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |