MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 210, February 12, 1991 ]
CREATING AN AD-HOC COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES AGAINST DR. LYDIA M. PROFETA
Pursuant to the powers vested in me by law, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, do hereby order:
Section 1. There is hereby constituted an AD-HOC Committee to investigate the administrative charges filed by Aparacion C. Valdez, et al., against Dr. Lydia M. Profeta, President, Eulogio “Amang” Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology (EARIST), for alleged irregular appointment and graft and corrupt practices.
The Committee shall be composed of:
Chairman: Atty. Martin A. Ocampo
Office of the President
Members: Atty. Salvador B. Rana
Office of the President
Atty. Bobby V. Dumlao
Office of the President
Section 2. The Committee is hereby granted the powers of an investigating body under Section 37, Chapter 9, Book I of the Administrative Code of 1987 including the power to summon witnesses, administer oaths, 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.
Section 3. The Committee is hereby empowered to call upon any department, bureau, office, agency or instrumentality of the government for such assistance as it may need in the discharge of its functions.
Section 4. The Committee shall evaluate all the facts and circumstances of the case and submit its findings and recommendations to the President of the Philippines.
Section 5. This Administrative Order shall take effect immediately.ℒαwρhi৷
Done in the City of Manila, this 12th day of February in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety-one.
(Sgd.) CORAZON C. AQUINO
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.) OSCAR M. ORBOS
Executive Secretary
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