QUESTION: Sir John, what is Truth Commission? ANSWER: Truth Commission -- means percentage commission of the overall stolen amount. Ganyan lang ka simple yan. Walang makukulong dyan. May corrupt lang na dating opisyales na makokotongan. It symbolizes the impotence of Sandiganbayan and Umbudsman.
The economics of the Truth Commission is simple... there is more money that can be potentially extorted from the big scams compared to the small time corrupt people that we, the masses, encounter everyday.
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In the same manner as there could be no para-judicial bodies that can be created that would discriminate the target, in such a way that would investigate women only, or blacks only, or Muslims only, the Truth Commission somewhat violates the principle of Equal Protection. Rumors says it is one-man Davide himself that initiated and planned the movement of Truth Commission and since it is off-the-normal-structure of current normal government operation, the intention seems ill-motivated.
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Ang Administration na gumagawa ng sariling institution na duplicate sa existing institutions ay pagpapakita ng isang malinaw na mensahe na ang Administration ay walang tiwala sa sariling Gobyerno.
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According to the Philippine Constitution, the Executive Branch cannot create independent government bodies like the Truth Commission. Only Congress can create one. However, the Excutive Branch can always create a "Task Force" under any existing offices of the Executive Branch. So, a Truth Commission that is an "independent" body will surely be shoot down by any judicial body who will validate its creation.
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Not only Power Greed, but POWER GLUTTONY. Sa dami na nang government agencies sa plato mo, hindi mo na nga kayang patakbuhin, oorder ka pa ng bago. Total budget pina-taasan mo pero sarili mo lang ang inisip mong taasan.
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