Philippine Savings Bank and Pascual M. Garcia, III v. Senate Impeachment Court.

[GR 200238, 09 February 2012]

FACTS Faced !ith the dilemma o" either violating #epu$lic Act %o. &'(& )#A &'(&* or $eing held in contempt o" court
"or re"using to disclose the details o" the su$+ect "oreign currenc, deposits petitioners Philippine Savings Bank
(PSBank) and Pascual M Garc!a """, as Pres!den# $% PSBank, %!led a Pe#!#!$n %$r &er#!$rar! and Pr$'!b!#!$n (!#' a))l!ca#!$n %$r
#e*)$rary res#ra!n!n+ $rder and,$r (r!# $% )rel!*!nary !n-unc#!$n a+a!ns# #'e Res$lu#!$n $% res)$nden# Sena#e $% #'e Re)ubl!c $%
#'e P'!l!))!nes, s!##!n+ as an "*)eac'*en# &$ur#, ('!c' +ran#ed #'e )r$secu#!$n.s re/ues#s %$r sub)$ena duces #ecu* ad
#es#!%!candu* #$ PSBank and,$r !#s re)resen#a#!0es re-uiring them to testi", and produce $e"ore the Impeachment Court
documents relative to the "oreign currenc, accounts #'a# (ere alle+ed #$ bel$n+ #$ #'en Su)re*e &$ur# &'!e% 1us#!ce
Rena#$ & &$r$na
ISS./ 2'e#'er #'e Sena#e s!##!n+ as an "*)eac'*en# &$ur# can c$*)el )e#!#!$ner bank #$ )r$duce %$re!+n currency acc$un#s
d$cu*en#s
#.0I%G %1. A clear right to maintain the con"identialit, o" the "oreign currenc, deposits o" the Chie" 2ustice is
provided under Section 3 o" #epu$lic Act %o. &'(&, other!ise kno!n as the Foreign Currenc, 4eposit Act o" the
Philippines )RA 6426*. 3'!s la( es#abl!s'es #'e abs$lu#e c$n%!den#!al!#y $% %$re!+n currency de)$s!#s .nder #.A. %o. &'(&
there is onl, a single e5ception to the secrec, o" "oreign currenc, deposits, that is, disclosure is allo!ed onl, upon the
!ritten permission o" the depositor.