{"id":115149,"date":"2017-08-31T01:31:07","date_gmt":"2017-08-31T05:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=115149"},"modified":"2017-08-31T01:31:07","modified_gmt":"2017-08-31T05:31:07","slug":"stronger-pcgg-to-support-anti-corruption-campaign-aguirre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/08\/31\/stronger-pcgg-to-support-anti-corruption-campaign-aguirre\/","title":{"rendered":"Stronger PCGG to support anti-corruption campaign: Aguirre"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II on Wednesday expressed support to President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-corruption campaign, stressing his proposal to strengthen the mandate of the Presidential Commission on Good Government. (Photo: Philippine News Agency)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u00a0— Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II on Wednesday expressed support to President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-corruption campaign, stressing his proposal to strengthen the mandate of the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG).<\/p>\n

Aguirre made the statement in response to the President’s plan to form an anti-graft commission.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will support whatever the President decides on this matter. Effectively waging the war against corruption is one of the campaign promises of the President. It is also one of his mandates to me when I was appointed to the Justice Department,\u201d Aguirre said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf consulted, I will also present to the President the possibility of utilizing the Presidential Commission on Good Government or PCGG as a viable alternative to the plan,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

He said the President can appoint a regular Chairperson and two more PCGG commissioners to complete the complement of five commissioners.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe can then assign one commissioner to handle the investigation of corruption committed by his appointees and the other one to handle negotiations with the Marcoses if so warranted. This is pursuant to PCGG\u2019s mandate no. 2 in Executive Order No. 1,\u201d said Aguirre.<\/p>\n

The PCGG is an attached agency of the Department of Justice (DOJ).<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat makes this a viable alternative is that the PCGG is already under the Office of the President as part of the Executive Branch. That will be our suggestion, if consulted. However, allow me to reiterate that I will support the President whatever his decisions may be on this matter,\u201d Aguirre stressed.<\/p>\n

President Duterte earlier said the Marcos family is willing to return a part of their ill-gotten wealth, the search for which was the reason behind the PCGG’s creation during the term of former president Corazon Aquino.<\/p>\n

Aguirre was asked to comment on the process if the Marcos family opts to return part of their wealth to the government.<\/p>\n

\u201cBasta magagawa yan<\/em>\u00a0under the framework of the law. He\u2019s (President Duterte) authorized or he has the power to make compromises, so any agreement with the Marcoses, but I believe this has been addressed by the past administration\u00a0kaya\u2019t siguro kung merong<\/em>\u00a0new agreement,\u00a0dapat merong<\/em>\u00a0enabling law or initiative law or regulations to be issued by the President himself,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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