President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law that allows the chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the head of its investigation arm to issue a subpoena. 10973 granting the PNP chief and the director and deputy director of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) the authority to issue a subpoena and subpoena duces tecum in relation to its investigation. ADVERTISEMENTA subpoena duces tecum, on the other hand, covers any book, documents, or other things relevant to the investigation. The law states that such subpoena powers “shall be exercised solely” by the said officials and cannot be delegated to any other person or office. 6975 or the “Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990.” /jpvRELATED STORYADVERTISEMENTLacson wants to restore PNP subpoena powers

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 09, 2018 09:33 UTC