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Two senatorial bets expressed opposing views regarding the continued operations of the Presidential Commission on Good Governance during the "Tanong ng Bayan: The GMA Senatorial Face-Off 2025” on February 1.Attorney Ernesto Arellano , who says the PCGG should be abolished, said he believed the agency is unable to execute its job of recovering the money stolen from the government.“So, in principle, kinakailangan bawiin natin lahat ang kayamanan na Pilipinas na ninakaw ng sino man.
“Sa first 5 to 6 years niya, I think, nasa P64 Billion ang kaniyang nabawi. Hindi maliit na halaga yan. Kaya dapat imintensya para higit pang mahabol ang mga iba pang mga nagnakaw sa kaban ng bayan ng mga mamamayan,” said de Guzman.He added that the job of the PCGG was not yet over, as he believed the department had more debts to collect.“Dapat ipagpatuloy at i-strengthen para tiyakin na makabawi ang ating pamahalaan ng sapat na pondo sa mga ninakaw.
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