MOP, Bk 11, v.5, 52
This Administrative Order shall take effect immediately.
- Its conclusions regarding the existence of probable cause for the commission of any offense and of the persons probably guilty of the same shall be sufficient compliance with the rules on preliminary investigation and the charges arising therefrom may be filed directly with the proper court.
- It may appoint such resource persons of high integrity, investigators and fiscals of known integrity to assist in the investigation and prosecution of criminal charges.
- It shall have authority to issue subpoenas for the appearance of witnesses and for the production of documents and other evidence and it shall have the power to punish disobedience of said processes as contempt of court.
- In all matters of procedure not covered by this Order, the Commission shall consider existing summary rules of criminal procedure as supplementary to this Order.
- The Commission may deputize the National Bureau of Investigation, the Criminal Investigation Service of the Philippine Constabulary and any other law enforcing agency to assist in the performance of the Commission’s duties.
- The Commission shall be funded such amounts as may be necessary to enable it to comply with its duties.