Truth body ignores SC, starts work
By Benjamin B. Pulta and Angie M. Rosales 10/16/2010A former Supreme Court chief justice, Hilario Davide, went ahead with his “Truth Commission” despite the absence of a ruling by the high court on the legal challenge posed by congressional allies of former President now Rep. Gloria Arroyo.
Davide, having been a high court chief justice, was expected to give the high court the courtesy of not going ahead with the truth body and await its ruling, but he stated at a press conference yesterday the body was pressed for time for the investigations which are said to number at least 23.
But the legal challenge posed by Arroyo’s allies, Flerida Ruth Romero, one of three retired Supreme Court justices in the commission, would make the body unable to begin investigations until the court ruled on the suit.
“Let me say (that) in my view, we cannot undertake any substantive action,” Romero said. “We don’t even have a budget yet.”
Aquino formed the Truth Commission immediately after taking office on June 30 to investigate widespread allegations of high-level corruption during Arroyo’s reign.
Davide, the chairman of the commission, said the body had a mandate to complete its work by the end of 2012, and that it needed to begin investigations quickly..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20101016hed1.html
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