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Biraogo v. Philippine Truth Commission by stclementacademyinc1 is a document available to read on EtoBox.
E.O. No. 1 established the Philippine Truth Commission to investigate reports of graft and corruption during the previous administration. Petitioners argued it was unconstitutional as it violated separation of powers and duplicated the powers of other bodies like the Office of the Ombudsman. The Supreme Court ruled the E.O. unconstitutional as it violated the equal protection clause. While the President has authority to create committees to investigate the executive branch, the Truth Commission exceeded thi
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