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NBI execs in bungled Vizconde probe not yet off the hook By Michaela P. del Callar 12/17/2010

Friday, December 17, 2010

Use DoJ instead of unconstitutional truth body— Enrile

By Angie M. Rosales 12/17/2010

The solution is right under Malacañang’s nose, yet it refuses to see it, which creates for itself an even bigger problem.

Malacañang’s continuing attempts to have one over the Supreme Court’s after its striking down of President Aquino’s Executive Order No.1 (EO1) creating the Philippine Truth Commission (PTC) received a beating from Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile.

“I cannot under-stand why they (Palace) cannot utilize the Department of Justice (DoJ),” he told reporters during the weekly Kapihan sa Senado news forum, referring to the cases Malacañang wants former President Arroyo to be charged with, under Aquino’s flawed truth commission.

“If the purpose is to investigate the past activities of a previous administration, then why not make use of the DoJ?” Enrile said, stressing the fact that such is the recourse of the administration which is seen to be having misgivings over the Office of the Ombudsman that has jurisdiction over the tasks being given to the PTC...... MORE

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