Memorandum Order No. 96 (2000)

MALACAÑAN PALACE

MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Memorandum Order No. 96, April 17, 2000 ]

CREATING A COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINTS AGAINST ADMINISTRATOR PRUDENCIO M. REYES, JR., LOCAL WATER UTILITIES ADMINISTRATION

In view of the serious complaint for alleged extortion activities lodged against Administrator Prudencio M. Reyes Jr. of the Local Water Utilities Administration, a Committee is hereby created to investigate the said complaint, to be composed of:

Justice Magdangal B. Elma Chief, Presidential Legal Adviser | Chairman Hon. Gregorio R. Vigilar Secretary of Public and Highways | Member Hon. Benjamin E. Diokno Secretary of Budget and Management | Member

The Committee shall have all the powers and prerogatives of an investigating committee under the Administrative Code of 1987, including the power to summon witnesses, administer oath or take testimony or evidence relevant to the investigation by subpoena ad testificandum and subpoena duces tecum.

The Committee is hereby empowered to call upon and secure the assistance of any department, agency or instrumentality of the government, including government corporations, in the performance of its duties and discharge of its functions.

The Committee shall conduct the investigation in the most expeditious manner and shall submit its report and recommendation to the President not later than fifteen (15) days from issuance of this Order.

Done in the City of Manila, this 17Th day of April, in the year of Our Lord, two thousand.

(Sgd.) JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA

By the President:

(Sgd.) RAMON B. CARDENAS

Acting Executive Secretary