Presidential Commission on Good Government
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | February 28, 1986 |
| Jurisdiction | Department of Justice |
| Headquarters | IRC Bldg., 82 EDSA, Mandaluyong City, 1550 Philippines |
| Minister responsible |
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| Parent agency | Department of Justice |
| Website | http://www.pcgg.gov.ph |
The Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) is a quasi-judicial agency created by Pres. Corazon Aquino to recover ill-gotten wealth accumulated during the Marcos regime.
After the EDSA People Power Revolution of 1986, Pres. Corazon C Aquino issued Executive Order No. 1 on February 28, 1986, thereby making the creation of the PCGG, the first official act of the revolutionary government. (It is significant to note that, at the time of its creation, then Pres. Aquino was in full possession of both executive and legislative powers.)
While the PCGG was, for twenty-one years been under the supervision and control OR the Office of the President, this institutional setup was changed when President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo issued Executive Order No. 643 on July 27, 2007, placing the PCGG under the administrative supervision of the Department of Justice. (The case of Pimentel, JUNIOR. v. Pagdanganan distinguishes between supervision and control: In administrative law, supervision means overseeing or the power or authority of an officer to see that subordinate officers perform their duties. If the latter fail or neglect to fulfill them, the former may take such action or step as prescribed by law to make them perform their duties. Control, on the other hand, means the power of an officer to alter or modify or nullify or set aside what a subordinate officer ha[s] done in the performance of his duties and to substitute the judgment of the former for that of the latter.") Notwithstanding the clear direction under Section 2 of Executive Order No. 643, no implementing guidelines have ever been issued by the Justice Department.
Enrique Zobel, founder of Makati Business Club and former chairman and president of Ayala Corporation, in his sworn statement, alleged that PCGG officials wanted a cut of any recovered wealth.
The PCGG was again implicated by corruption scandals after allegations came out that PCGG commissioners were "milking" sequestered surrendered corporations, using excess foreign travel allowances, and taking cash advances without liquidation.
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