Article: President Bows To Pressure, Scraps Executive Order 464

President Gloria Arroyo, apparently bowing to pressure from many sectors, revoked the controversial Executive Order (EO) 464 that prevents officials from attending congressional hearings on alleged corruption in the government unless permitted by Malacanang.

"Effectively immediately, I am revoking EO 464," President Arroyo said Wednesday. "Executive officials may no longer invoke EO 464 to excuse non-attendance from legislative inquiries."

"Executive officials are instructed to abide by the Constitution, existing laws and jurisprudence when invited to legislative inquiries," she added.

The influential Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines expressed surprise over the ...

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