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    The petitioners filed for a restraining order against testifying before the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee about a private transaction, citing their right to due process and not wanting to prejudice a pending case. The issue was whether the committee exceeded its jurisdiction by subpoenaing the petitioners to disclose private details without legislative justification. While the Senate has broad power to investigate in aid of legislation, it cannot pry into individuals' private affairs without cause.

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    The petitioners filed for a restraining order against testifying before the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee about a private transaction, citing their right to due process and not wanting to prejudice a pending case. The issue was whether the committee exceeded its jurisdiction by subpoenaing the petitioners to disclose private details without legislative justification. While the Senate has broad power to investigate in aid of legislation, it cannot pry into individuals' private affairs without cause.

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    Case Digest - Bengzon v. Senate Blue Ribbon Committee

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    The petitioners filed for a restraining order against testifying before the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee about a private transaction, citing their right to due process and not wanting to prejudice a pending case. The issue was whether the committee exceeded its jurisdiction by subpoenaing the petitioners to disclose private details without legislative justification. While the Senate has broad power to investigate in aid of legislation, it cannot pry into individuals' private affairs without cause.

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    Case:

    Bengzon, et. al. v. Senate Blue Ribbon Committee,


    GR No 89914, November 20, 1991

    Facts:
    - Bengzon filed a petition and issuance of temporary restraining
    order or injunctive relief from the Senate Blue Ribbon
    Committee for requiring them to testify and produce evidence
    regarding the alleged selling of equity to the Lopa Group.
    - Petitioners continuously declined the “invite” of the Senate
    Blue Ribbon Committee for reasons that their testimony might
    unduly prejudice the pending case of Romualdez in
    Sandiganbayan.
    - Petitioners also invoked their constitutional right to due
    process.

    Issue:
    - Whether the persistence of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee is
    poised to subpoena the respondents and require them to say
    “what they know” (purely private transaction), which exceeds
    the jurisdiction of the committee

    Discussion:
    - The power to conduct formal inquiries or investigations is
    specifically provided for in Sec. 1 of the Senate Rules of
    Procedure Governing Inquiries in Aid of Legislation.
    Additionally, the power of congress to conduct investigations
    is inherent in the legislative process, BUT, there is no
    general authority to expose the private affairs of individuals
    without justification.

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