Enrile says no to Senate Inquiry on MV Princess of Stars

The capsized MV Princess of Stars is another media mileage for aspiring presidentiables in the senate. It is therefore not surprising if the publicity hungry senators would want to open up an investigation on the ill fated ship. We all know that Philippine Senators abuse their power to investigate. They would always insist that their investigations are done in aid of legislation. However, years of investigations on several issues did not produce any laws. Senator Juan Ponce Enrile, the Senate Chair on Services Committee that gave away franchises to shipping companies, refused another Senate Inquiry saying that that the Board of Marine Inquiry (BMI) should deal with the investigation process. The results of BMIs investigation can be used by the senate in order to formulate new laws that would prevent another sea tragedy in the future.