Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission

Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission

Agency overview
Formed	October 14, 2017 (2017-10-14)
Dissolved	June 30, 2022 (2022-06-30)
Jurisdiction	Philippines
Status	Defunct
Headquarters	Palacio del Gobernador, Intramuros, Manila[1]
Parent agency	Office of the President of the Philippines
Child agency	National Anti-Corruption Council
Key document	Executive Order No. 43, s. 2017
Website	pacc.gov.ph

The Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) was an anti-corruption government agency of the Philippines which existed during the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte.

History

President Rodrigo Duterte (right) discusses matters with PACC Chairman Dante Jimenez and other PACC officials prior to their oath-taking ceremony at the Malacañang Palace on March 6, 2018.

President Rodrigo Duterte created the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) through Executive Order No. 43 which was signed on October 4, 2017. This was a response to Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales, and her deputies Melchor Arthur Carandang and Rodolfo Elman pursuing a fact-finding investigation on Duterte's alleged illegal bank deposits worth at least ₱200 million as stated by Senator Antonio Trillanes. Duterte earlier said he would create a commission to have Carpio-Morales and her deputies investigated for possible abuse of power. The PACC enables the President to conduct lifestyle checks and fact-finding on public officials and employees.[2][3]

On December 28, 2018, Duterte issued Executive Order No. 73 which mandates the PACC to recommend complaints of violation against the Anti-Red Tape Act to the Anti-Red Tape Authority.[4]

In September 2021, the National Anti-Corruption Coordinating Council (NACC), a child agency under the PACC, was formed amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. The NACC launched the Project Kasangga: Aksyon Kontra Korapsyon, an initiative to improve the detection of anomalous transactions amidst scrutiny on the utilization of the government's funds for the pandemic response by the Duterte administration.[5][6]

Immediately after assuming the presidency on June 30, 2022, Duterte's successor, President Bongbong Marcos, abolished the PACC through Executive Order No. 1, as part of a reorganization of agencies under the Office of the President in "abolishing duplicated and overlapping official functions". The PACC's powers and function was transferred to the Office of the Deputy Executive Secretary for Legal Affairs, which shall make recommendations on matters requiring its actions to the Executive Secretary for approval of the President.[7]

Chairpersons

Name	Term		Ref.
	Start	End
Dante Jimenez	January 12, 2018	January 29, 2021	[8]
Greco Belgica	March 15, 2021	October 8, 2021	[9]
Atty. Fortunato Guerrero	December 29, 2021	June 30, 2022

Commissioners

Name	Term
	Start	End
Atty. Rickson Chiong	January 12, 2018	June 30, 2022
Atty. Yvette Contacto	September 18, 2020	June 30, 2022
Atty, Baldr Bringas	December 29, 2021	June 30, 2022
Atty. Jesus Hinlo, Jr.	January 25, 2022	June 30, 2022
Atty. Danilo Yang	August 2, 2020	May 31, 2021
Greco Belgica	January 12, 2018	March 14, 2021
Atty. Gregorio Luis Contacto III	January 12, 2018	April 20, 2020
Atty. Manuelito Luna	April 17, 2018	April 3, 2020

Executive Directors

Name	Term
	Start	End
Atty. Irene Chiu	December 29, 2021	June 30, 2022
Atty. Fortunato Guerrero		December 28, 2021
Atty. Eduardo Bringas	January 12, 2018	February 5, 2020

References

1. "Contact Us". Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
2. Mendez, Christina (October 5, 2017). "Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission created". The Philippine Star. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
3. Nicolas, Jino (October 6, 2017). "Duterte fires two Palace employees for corruption". BusinessWorld. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
4. "Palace cool on additional powers for PACC". BusinessWorld. February 25, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
5. Flores, Helen (September 5, 2021). "National Anti-Corruption Coordinating Council formed". The Philippine Star. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
6. Luna, Franco (April 26, 2022). "Whatever happened to: National Anti-Corruption Coordinating Council". The Philippine Star. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
7. Geducos, Argyll Cyrus (July 7, 2022). "Marcos abolishes Duterte's anti-corruption commission, CabSec's office". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
8. Ranada, P. (January 15, 2018). "Dante Jimenez heads Duterte's anti-corruption commission". Rappler. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
9. Calayag, Keith (March 24, 2021). "Duterte appoints Belgica as PACC head -- Palace". The Manila Times. Archived from the original on March 24, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2022.