Truth body to start probe on scandals amid SC case
THE Truth Commission announced on Friday that it will begin probing the alleged irregularities committed by the past administration even as the Supreme Court has yet to approve its constitutionality.
Created through Executive Order No. 1 signed by President Aquino last July 31, the commission is tasked to shed light on allegations of corruption against former President and now Pampanga representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her officials.
Headed by former chief justice Hilario Davide Jr. and retired SC justice Romeo Callejo, the five-man body is expected to look into possible corruption scandals such as the multi-million fertilizer fund scam, the botched NBN-ZTE deal and the C-5 road mess.
The Truth Commission, which the President earlier claimed to be both a fact-finding and recommendatory body, will exist until December 2012. (PIA)
