Palace: Overlapping of functions by Senate, truth body over ‘Garci’ probe not a problem 08/22/2010

Palace: Overlapping of functions by Senate, truth body over ‘Garci’ probe not a problem

08/22/2010 Malacañang yesterday said it is amenable to Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano’s suggestion for the Truth Commission to prioritize the resolution of the “Hello Garci” vote-rigging controversy before other matters when it finally gets to work. Secretary Ramon “Ricky” Carandang of the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office also does not see anything wrong if the upper chamber would like to reopen its own investigation on the matter amid questions in the possible overlapping of functions by the Senate and the Truth Commission.  “I suppose (the functions) might overlap a little because we formed the Truth Commission to investigate these alleged anomalies (by the Arroyo administration) over the last nine years. Senator Cayetano’s suggestion to investigate the Hello Garci is probably included in the incidents (that will be probed) over the last nine years,” Carandang said over the state-run radio dzRB..... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100822hed5.html

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