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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 1
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 1 -
CREATING A PRESIDENTIAL FACT-FINDING COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE THE
MANILA HOTEL INCIDENT ON JULY 6-8, 1986
I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby
order:
Section 1. There is hereby created an ad hoc
Presidential Fact-Finding Committee to investigate the Manila Hotel
Incident on July 6, 1986, under the supervision and control of the
Office of the President.
Sec. 2. The Committee shall be composed of the
following:
1.
Hon. Alfredo Bengzon Chairman
2. Hon. Rafael
Ileto
Member
3. Hon. Jesus
de Ayala
Member
4. Hon.
Emmanuel Soriano Member
5. Hon.
Fulgencio Factoran, Jr.
Member
Sec. 3. The primary task of the Committee is to
investigate all circumstances involving the Manila Hotel Incident on
July 6-8, 1986, and thereafter submit its report and recommendations to
the President of the Philippines as soon as practicable. The Committee
and all persons or personnel appointed, designated or contracted by it
shall not be subject to civil service law, rules and regulations.
Moreover, membership in the Committee shall not be construed as in
conflict with any other public or private position or profession that
the members may hold or practice. Members may designate alternates if
they cannot attend a particular meeting or meetings of the Committee.
Sec. 4. The Committee shall exercise the following
powers:
a.
To administer oaths or affirmations by itself, by
a member, or duly authorized representatives;
b. To take
such testimony and other evidence as it
may deem relevant to any investigation conducted by it or under its
authority;
c. To issue
subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum
subjecting any person to attend and testify at any hearing conducted
by, or under authority of the Committee, or at any meeting thereof, or
for the taking of his deposition, and to bring with him or produce any
books, papers, records, documents or other things under his supervision
or control, including documents, books or other things that have been
classified by government, past or present;
d. To grant
immunity from prosecution to any person
whose testimony, or whose possession of documents or other evidence,
necessary or convenient to determine the truth in any investigation
conducted by it or under its authority;
e. To hold any
person in direct or indirect contempt,
and to impose the appropriate penalties, following the same procedure
and penalties provided for in the Rules of Court;
f. To call
upon any ministry, bureau, office, or
agency of the new government for assistance or reform, which shall
forthwith be furnished or accomplished by such government unit; and
g. To adopt
the forms, hire the staff, fix their
salaries, appropriate the budget, promulgate such rules and regulations
and, in general, to do all acts and things as may be necessary or
convenient to carry out this order.
Sec. 5. Presidential immunity shall extend to the
members and staff of the Committee when acting within their duties,
functions, powers and authority. No civil action shall lie against the
Committee or any member thereof for anything done or omitted in the
discharge of the task contemplated by this Order.
Sec. 6. The Committee is hereby empowered to call
upon any ministry, bureau, office, agency or instrumentality of the
Government for assistance in the discharge of its functions.
Sec. 7. All expenses of the Committee shall be
charged to the Special Activities Fund, subject to the availability of
funds and the usual audit.
Sec. 8. This Order shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 17th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
eighty-six.
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