Malacañang confident of legal premises of truth body
By Aytch S. de la Cruz 10/19/2010Officials of Malacañang are unmoved by the resurgence of constitutionality issues being leveled against the creation of the Philippine Truth Commission (PTC) by its critics from the upper chamber who remain equally steadfast in making their opinions heard that such fact-finding committee does not stand any chance in courts.
Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago, the other day, reiterated her view that the Executive branch has no constitutional authority to create agencies like the PTC. She continues to have reservations whether the findings and recommendations of such body will be able to stand in court.
But Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. believes otherwise as he expressed confidence that the Supreme Court will uphold President Aquino III’s maiden executive order (EO) which instituted the PTC.
Ochoa is part of Aquino’s legal team that crafted the parameters of the PTC which are being challenged by the lawmakers from both Houses of Congress particularly those who are allied with former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Arroyo, whose nine-year administration serves as its main target, owing to its alleged violation of the equal protection clause, among other things..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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