Truth body a go despite pending SC case — Davide 09/14/2010

Truth body a go despite pending SC case — Davide
09/14/2010
The Philippine Truth Commission will push through with its mission to investigate the allegations of corruption that were successfully fended off the Arroyo administration — unless the Supreme Court declares it unconstitutional, newly inducted PTC chairman and former SC Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr. yesterday said.

Acording to Davide, the first thing his agency will do is to come up with the rules of procedure that will give direction toward successfully accomplishing their task which is to execute President Aquino’s maiden executive order (EO).

He also claimed that the petitions pending before the high court questioning the legality of EO 1 that created his office would not discourage them from executing their mandate of putting closure to the scandals of the previous government.

“It depends on what will be the decision of Supreme Court. If the court will decide that it is unconstitutional, then we will stop our work,” Davide said in a chance interview..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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