IT WILL be up to Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla to raise to President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos his proposal to expand the mandate of the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG), Malacañang said on Friday.
"Since it is Secretary Remulla who has made the proposal, we'll have to wait for him to bring it up," Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said in a Palace briefing.
This, after Remulla sought the expansion of the jurisdiction of the PCGG.
On Thursday, Remulla proposed to expand the PCGG's functions beyond recovering the supposed ill-gotten wealth of the Marcoses and their cronies.
The justice chief's proposal aims to cover the seizure of smuggled shipments and confiscation of properties and assets for non-payment of taxes, drug trafficking, graft and corruption, and other crimes.
The PCGG was created in 1986 to recover the Marcoses' and their cronies' alleged ill-gotten wealth. It has so far recovered PHP171 billion.
Asked if Remulla's suggestion will be adopted by the Marcos administration, Cruz-Angeles said: "Right now, there is no policy."
Some have raised concerns over Remulla's proposed expansion, saying this will dilute the PCGG's mandate.
Sought for a reaction, Cruz-Angeles said: "We don't respond to speculation." (Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos)
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