THE Supreme Court ruled last September 4 to reaffirm its March 25 decision upholding the claim of executive privilege by former socioeconomic planning secretary Romulo Neri over the three questions asked of him by senators investigating the national...

FORMER socioeconomic planning secretary Romulo Neri scored a legal victory when the Supreme Court said the Senate could not compel him to answer three questions that it found to be covered by executive privilege. But transparency advocates say the public...