Senate seeks feedback on Noy’s advocacies at Asean meet

By Angie M. Rosales, www.tribuneonline.org
April 9, 2012

Senators are seeking a briefing from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on the level of support President Aquino has received concerning issues such as the territorial dispute in the South China Sea and the twin rocket launch of North Korea during the recent Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit.

Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile yesterday said the upper chamber committees have the standby authority to conduct hearings, if need be, even as Congress remains in an extended Holy Week break. This was in pursuit of their legislative duties and functions, Enrile said.

Sen. Loren Legarda, Senate foreign relations committee chairman, said they have asked the DFA to conduct a briefing with senators anytime soon and clarify some pressing matters.

Although Enrile said government need not worry about the move of Nokor since the Executive could not do anything about it, Legarda said they would want an update on the matter as (the rockets are) expected to pass through the country’s territory and one was projected to land at sea some 190 nautical miles east of Luzon.

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