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harphaul
I think De Lima should admit that EO1 is indeed a failure. Still, no technical argument is presented on the side of the administration.
They can have the congress make its job to create the commission. I think it's not a headache on their part 'coz they have the majority.
Here's more:
Maceda wants Ochoa's head to roll Yahoo Philippines
MANILA, Philippines – A former senator on Tuesday called for the resignation of those who drafted Executive Order 1 that created the Truth Commission after it was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
They include Executive Secretary Paquito "Jojo" Ochoa Jr. and presidential legal counsel Ed de Mesa.
In his 50 years of experience in government, beginning with the regime of former President Ferdinand Marcos, former Sen. Ernesto Maceda said he cannot believe the mistakes made by the officials surrounding President Benigno Aquino III.
"Kasalanan naman iyan ng mga nag-draft [ng executive order]," he said. "Aba eh, parang... strike 3 na sila. Mahiya naman sila."
Maceda cited Memorandum Circular No. 1, which declared vacant the positions of non-career officials and Executive Order No. 2, which deals with the so-called midnight appointees of then-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, as among the errors made by Ochoa and de Mesa.
He also included in the list the presidential proclamation on amnesty for rebels, which failed to specify that it needs the approval of Congress, before it can be implemented.
Maceda, who was an executive secretary himself, also wonders why the members of the Truth Commission are in a hurry to get their budget and begin work even if they knew that there was a question about the legality of the commission.
"They should now... hide themselves in shame because as former Supreme Court justices, more than anybody else, they should have been on notice," he said.
President Benigno Aquino III appointed former Chief Justice Hilario Davide to head the Truth Commission while former SC justices Flerida Ruth P. Romero and Romeo J. Callejo, Sr. are members.
University of the Philippines College of Public Administration Prof. Edna Co agreed with Maceda.
"Papel ng executive secretaries sa Malacañang, iyong patakbuhin kung ano iyong dapat gumulong na patakaran at siya dapat ang... tinatawag natin, siya iyong tumitingin sa likod ng Pangulo," she said.
Co expressed disappointment on the SC's decision that declared the Truth Commission unconstitutional.
She said it could have brought to light big corruption cases under the Arroyo administration.
Both of them also agree with Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago, who earlier said that Aquino had surrounded himself with inexperienced officials.
Sen. Joker Arroyo, a former executive secretary during the Corazon Aquino adminsitration, is now worried that rejection of the Truth Commission could serve as another flashpoint between the Palace and Supreme Court, to the detriment of the country. – Report from Henry Omaga-Diaz, ABS-CBN News; ANC
another shame na pud
ongoing man ang case like ZTE sa Ombudsman. surely witness ra gihapon ni si GMA sa fertilizer scam , naa ba gyud evidences connecting her sa iyang mga corrupt appointees? yet the rule of law applies to her, you cant just break the rule to get to her.
??d nlang mg truth commission
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