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E-XECUI.IVE ORDIB NO. 1

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WHERIAS, vast resources of the government havePresident Ferdinand E. Harcos, his immediate family,ciates both here and abroad;

WH[R[AS, there is an urgent need t.o recover alI ill-gotten wealth,;

NOl{ THIREFORE, I, CORAZ0N c. AQUIN0, president oF the philippines,order:

section 1. There is hereby created a commission, to be knownsidential commission on Good Government, composed of Minister Jovitoas chairman, Mr- Ramon Diaz, Mr. pedrc,'L.'yap, Mr. Raul Daza and Ms.cepciorr Batrt ista as Commisl;iorrrrrs

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(a) The recovery of atl irl-gotten wealth accummu-Lated by former presidentFerdinand f . Marcos, his immediate family,

."f"tirru", ";;r;;aclose associates, whether rocated in the phitippines or

"r;";;:";;;ing the takeover or sequestration of arr uu*in""" "nr""o";""" ; ;:"tities,owned or controlled by them, during this adminis.trati^a roD, directly

or through nominees, by taking undue advantage of their public ofrice .ndto,using their pov'ers' authority, influence, conneetions or re-lationship.

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(b) The investigationmay assign to the

of such cases of graft and corruption as the presidentConmission from time to time.

(c) Ihe adoption of safeguards to ensure that the above practices shallnot be repeated in any manner under the new government, and the institu-.tion ot adequate ,neasures Lo prevelt the occurrence of corr*,;";-""'"-

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(a) To conduct investigations as may be necessary in order to accomplishand carr.y out the purposes of this order

',(b) To sequester or place or cause to be placed under its controJ or possessionany building or office wherein any ill-gotten wealth or properties maybe Found, and any records pertaining thereto, in order to prevent theirdestructicin, concealment or disappearanee or otherwise prevent the Com-mission from accomplishing its task.

(c) To provisionally take over in lhe public interest.or to prevent its dis-posal or dissipation, business enterprises and properties taken over bythe government of the l|arcos Administration or by entities or personsclosetoformerPresidentMarcos,untilthetransactionsleadingtosuch acquisition by the laLter can be disposdo of by the appropriateaLthorities.

(d) lo err.lorri or rr'sLrain ilny acttral orany persorr or. crrt i ty t hat nray rt:ncler:r

tlrreateircd ronrmissiorr uf acts ttymoot ilrrtJ acatJemic, or f rrrst raLe.It

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or otherwj'se make ineffectual the efforls of the commission to ca*y outits tasks under this order.

To administer oaths, and issue subpoenas requiring the attendancg and testi-mony of witnesses and/ot the production of such books, papers, contracts,recor{s, statement of accounts and other documents as may be materialto the investigation conr-.rcted by the Commission.

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(f) To hold any person in direct orpriate penalties, following thein the Rules of Court.

indirect contempt and impose the appro-same procedures arld penalties provided

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(b) No member of stafF of the commission sharr be reguired to testify orproduce evidence in any judicial, legislative, or administrativeproceeding concerning matters within its official cognirrn"u.

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section 5-- It is hereby directed that, subject to the availabirity offunds, the arnount of Fifty Million pesos, or so much thereof as maybe needed to carry out the purposes of this order, be set

""rr";,of the funds of the National Treasury anrl made availabre for expen_diture by the Commission.

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Done in'the City of Manila, thisof our Lord, nineteen hundred and

twenty-eighth day of February,eighty-six.

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(sgd) CORAZ0N c.President

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BY THE PRESIDENT:

(sgd) J0KER P. ARROYOf,xecutive SecreLany

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