Amid calls for a lifestyle check on several ranking officials,
the government sees no need to create a new Presidential Anti-Graft Commission,
Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said.
"I think our Office of the Ombudsman has shown to be
independent. So, their mandate is to conduct all these measures necessary to
ensure good governance and ethical practice among public officials,"
Lacierda said.
"They are performing their duties very well, so, we will
leave it at that; and plus the fact that it is better for an independent body
to conduct this lifestyle check, so as not to accuse anyone of favoritism or
protection," said Lacierda.
President Benigno S. Aquino III abolished the Presidential
Anti-Graft Commission (PAGC) through Executive Order No. 13 signed in November
2010.
There have been calls for Vice President Jejomar Binay and
Philippine National Police Chief General Alan Purisima to undergo a lifestyle
check following probes into their alleged questionable wealth. (PCOO News
Release)
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