Administrative Order No. 273, July 16, 1958

CREATING A COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT AGAINST MR. JOSE P. TRINIDAD, UNDERSECRETARY OF FINANCE, FOR GRAVE MISCONDUCT IN OFFICE AND CONDUCT PREJUDICIAL TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE

A committee is hereby created to investigate the administrative complaint for grave misconduct in office and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the public service, dated July 5, 1958, filed against Mr. Jose P. Trinidad, Undersecretary of Finance, by Comdr. Marcelino Calinawan, Jr., Chairman, Presidential Fact-Finding Committee. The committee shall be composed of the following:

Hon. Jesus G. Barrera, Secretary of Justice	Chairman
Hon. Edilberto Barot, Solicitor General	Member
Atty. Jose W. Diokno	“

The committee is granted all the powers of an investigating committee under the provisions of Sections 71 and 580 of the Revised Administrative Code, including the power to summon witnesses, administer oaths, and take testimony or evidence relevant to the investigation.

After the termination of the investigation, the committee shall submit its report and recommendations to the President of the Philippines.

Done in the City of Manila, this 16th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty-eight, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the thirteenth.

(Sgd.) CARLOS P. GARCIA

President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) JUAN C. PAJO

Executive Secretary