It was the legislative then, through the Senate, that ordered an inquiry into the alleged hidden wealth of Vice President Jejomar Binay. Now it is the executive branch doing the job by using the courts against him.

This issue of branches of the government being independent of each other is expected to be raised after the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) asked the Court of Appeals (CA) to allow the council to peek into the bank accounts of the Binays, their corporations and a law office where a family member was once a partner.

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