There is something quirky about President Noynoy Aquino forming the Truth Commission in that he may end up investigating his own mother on questions about her allowing their relatives who from 1986 to 1992 were accused of exerting influence to corner government contracts or meddle in government affairs. The open-ended function of the commission, which will be headed by former Chief Justice Hilario Davide, an appointment also under close public scrutiny, will make all so-called “unresolved issues” in past administrations qualified to be lodged with it and investigated. Since its function is to give a closure to issues, it would seem that only former President Joseph Estrada would be exempted from being probed by the body due to the fact that allegations against him were brought to the court and he was convicted, albeit in a highly dubious manner, of plunder and was subsequently given presidential pardon. Stopping at Gloria’s already voluminous cases of misrule and abuse would make the Truth Commission vulnerable to accusations of bias. While the most celebrated unresolved issues happened during Gloria’s nine-year rule, the list of such issues goes way back to the Aguinaldo administration. It would be unfair for the Truth Commission to deny a case that may be filed against former President Ramos for allegations that he amassed bigger kickbacks on build-operate-transfer contracts for power plants built during his term, which pushed up the prices of electricity that Filipinos are suffering from right now. Source: The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100704com1.html |
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