House Committee Mulls over Strengthening the Ethics Committee
The Committee on Powers and Privileges in the National Assembly has underscored the need to either strengthen the Parliamentary Powers and Privileges Committee or simply establish a specific House Committee to deal with any complaints on Standards and Ethics of Members of Parliament and staff to fully actualize the provisions of Article 75 (Conduct of State Officers), 76 (Financial probity of State Officers) and 77 (Restriction on activities of State officers)