ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 77 -
CREATING A COMMISSION TO CONDUCT A FACT-FINDING INVESTIGATION OF THE
ESCAPE OF FATHUR ROHMAN AL-GHOZI, ABDULMUKIM ONG EDRIS, AND OMAR OPIK
LASAL AND RECOMMEND COMPREHENSIVE MEASURES TO PREVENT THE OCCURRENCE OF
SIMILAR INCIDENTS IN THE FUTURE
I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of
the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me
by law, do hereby order:
Section 1. Creation. — There is hereby created a
Commission which shall investigate all the facts and circumstances of
the escape from detention of Fathur Rohman Al-Ghozi, Abdulmukim Ong
Edris and Omar Opik Lasal, and recommend comprehensive measures to
prevent similar incidents in the future.
Sec. 2. Composition. — The Commission shall be
composed of a Chairman and two (2) members, who shall be appointed by
the President.
Sec. 3. Powers and Functions. — The Commission
shall have all the powers of an investigative body under Sec. 37,
Chapter 9, Book I of the Administrative Code of 1987, including the
power to summon witnesses, administer oath, take testimony or evidence
relevant to the investigation and to issue compulsory processes to
produce documents, books, records and such other matters, in the
performance of its functions.
Sec. 4. Tenure and Turn Over of Records. — The
Commission is hereby given thirty (30) days from its constitution, to
conclude its fact-finding investigation and submit to the Office of the
President, through the Executive Secretary, its findings and
recommendations together with the complete records of its investigation.
Sec. 5. Secretariat. — The Department of Justice
shall establish a secretariat for the technical and staff support of
the Commission. For this purpose, the Secretary of Justice is hereby
authorized to detail any personnel from the Department of Justice to
assist the Commission.
Sec. 6. Role of Other Government Agencies. — The
departments, bureaus, offices, agencies and instrumentalities of
government are hereby directed to extend such assistance and
cooperation as the Commission may require in the discharge of its
functions.
Sec. 7. Funding. — Funding for the operation of
the Commission shall be sourced from the Office of the President.
Sec. 8. Effectivity. — This Administrative Order
shall take effect immediately.
City of Manila, July 18, 2003.
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