The Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights, led by Sen. Francis Pangilinan, holds its first hearing on Senate Bill 1215, a measure filed by Senate President Vicente Sotto III seeking to create a powerful Independent People’s Commission (IPC) to investigate massive corruption scandals, including the multi-billion peso flood control scam.
Highlights:
– Hearing Called to Order & Adoption of Rules
– Senate President Sotto’s Opening Statement
– Introduction of Resource Persons
– Former Sen. Drilon: We have a ‘culture of impunity’
– Former CJ Puno: Imperative need for the bill’s passage
– ICI Chair Justice Reyes: ‘Outrageous’ scandal, ICI needs more power
– Former Sec. Singson: Learning from anti-corruption models of Hong Kong & Singapore
– Makati Business Club: Commission should have expanded, confiscatory powers
– People’s Budget Coalition: ‘We have lost trust in our justice systems’
– DPWH Fire in Quezon City Raised During Hearing
– DEBATE: Drilon vs. Puno on the IPC’s Prosecution Powers
– Can the IPC deputize prosecutors from the Ombudsman or DOJ?
– Justice Reyes on challenges: Bank secrecy law, tracing cash flow
– Sec. Singson: 421 potential cases from ‘ghost projects’ alone
– Calls for transparency, digitalization, and citizen audits
– Sen. Drilon urges swift committee report and passage of the bill
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