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Presidential Anti-Dollar Salting Task Force vs CA 171 SCRA 348

Facts: The etitioner! the Presidential Anti-Dollar Salting Task Force! the President"s

ar# assigned to investigate and rosec$te so-called %dollar salting% activities in the

co$ntr&' PADS iss$ed search (arrants against certain co#anies'

)ss$e: *+, the PADS is a $asi-.$dicial /od& iss$e search (arrants $nder the

1073Constit$tion

2eld: the co$rt r$led that PADS (as not granted /& la( to iss$e a (arrant o arrest'

A $asi-.$dicial /od& has /een dened as %an organ o govern#ent other than a

co$rt and other than a legislat$re! (hich a5ects the rights o rivate arties thro$gh

either ad.$dication or r$le #aking

)t is the /asic $nction o these /odies to ad.$dicate clai#s and6or to deter#ine

rights! and $nless its decision is seasona/l& aealed to the roer revie(inga$thorities! the sa#e attain nalit& and /eco#e eec$tor&' A er$sal o the

Presidential Anti-Dollar Salting Task Force"s organic act! Presidential Decree ,o'

103! as a#ended /& Presidential Decree ,o' 99! convinces the Co$rt that the

 Task Force (as not #eant to eercise $asi-.$dicial $nctions! that is! to tr& and

decide clai#s and eec$te its .$dg#ents' As the President"s ar# called $on to

co#/at the vice o %dollar salting% or the /lack #arketing and salting o oreign

echange! it is tasked alone /& the Decree to handle the rosec$tion o s$ch

activities! /$t nothing #ore'