THE decision of the House of Representatives to abolish by legislation the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) is a commendable step because it will bring to an end the government agency that was born in the fire of tumult and regime change in 1986, and was marred by corruption and mismanagement ever since.

In February 1986, President Corazon Aquino created the PCGG by executive order for the task of recovering the alleged ill-gotten wealth accumulated by the deposed Marcos regime.

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