Truth body may include probe of FVR, Erap terms
By Aytch S. de la Cruz 07/06/2010 Former President Arroyo, now Rep. Gloria Arroyo, may no longer be the focus of the so-called Truth Commission which is being created by President Noynoy Aquino, and which body will be headed by former Supreme Court Chief Justice and former permanent Philippine ambassador to the United Nations, Hilario Davide Jr. Instead, the Arroyo probe may include probes of alleged irregularities and abuses committed by previous administrations, including the Ramos and Estrada administrations, it was broadly hinted by presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda yesterday, as he spoke of the probability of widening the scope of the truth commission. Lacierda gave this statement in response to the reported suggestion made by Church leaders represented by Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Rosales not to focus solely on Arroyo, but to include past presidents, although Lacierda clarified that it is up to Davide to decide on this matter given his authority to oversee the said commission. Lacierda, who speaks for the President, categorically stated that the Palace is open to this idea of widening the scope of the probe but that all it can do is to merely recommend this position to Davide himself pending the parameters he will be seeking for the commission’s powers. Earlier, it was reported that Aquino himself would be providing the parameters of the commission, but apparently, he is leaving everything to Davide. It was not made clear by Lacierda, however, if the Cory administration’s irregularities will also be included in the recommendation for inclusion in widening the scope of probe. Source: The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100706hed1.html |
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