Thursday 3 January 2013

INQUIRER.net: Hunt for Marcos ‘loot’ to continue

INQUIRER.net
Philippine News for Filipinos
Hunt for Marcos 'loot' to continue
Jan 3rd 2013, 20:55

Even as people continue to debate the issue of abolishing the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG), Malacañang on Thursday said the agency that was created to recover the ill-gotten wealth of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos had to be abolished eventually.   But it would be up to Congress to determine the appropriate time for it, said presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda.   Going by President Corazon Aquino's Executive Order No. 1 which created the commission, the PCGG was "never meant to be a permanent institution," Lacierda said.   "Why? Because at a certain point, all cases will be filed, all cases will be decided," he...

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