THE Supreme Court has asked the Senate to comment on a petition filed by suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, but has not handed down an order granting her plea to stop the Legislative chamber from summoning her in its inquiries into Philippine Overseas Gaming Operators (POGO) hubs operating in Pampanga.
“The Court required the Senate Committee (on Women, Children, Family Relations, & Gender Equality) to file its comment to the petition and prayer for TRO (temporary restraining order), within a non-extendible period of ten days from notice,” Court spokesperson Camille Ting said in a message to reporters.
“The Court further required the Office of the Clerk of Court En Banc to personally serve the court’s resolution on the respondent (Senate), which shall likewise personally file and serve its Comment,” she added.
Ting also clarified that at the moment, no TRO or other injunctive relief has yet been issued by the Court.
Guo’s camp has earlier filed a petition before the Supreme Court asking to annul the Subpoena issued by the Senate committee against Guo and members of her family.
