Noy to swear in truth body panel By Aytch S. de la Cruz 09/12/2010

Noy to swear in truth body panel
By Aytch S. de la Cruz
09/12/2010

Malacañang is bent on formally launching the Truth Commission tommorow, following the expected oathtaking of its members led by former Supreme Court

(SC) Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr. to be administered by President Aquino, notwithstanding the efforts by the opposition forces to obstruct such undertaking.

Speculation rose that this may be the Palace’s way to deflect public attention from the botched hostage rescue operation that resulted in the death of eight Chinese Hong Kong tourists, as well as the hostage taker, sacked police officer Rolando Mendoza,

The media have been carrying reports on the hostage crisis for three weeks, which forced President Aquino to come up with a live coverage of a “panel” interview with selected TV anchors from three Aquino-friendly TV networks, to explain his absence from view during the entirety of the rescue operations which ended in a bloodbath.

House Minority Leader and Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman, who filed a petition to nullify the Executive Order that created the Truth Commission before the SC last month, reportedly said he would “exhaust all means” to block the body from executing its disputed mandate.... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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