Independent Senator Francis ‘Kiko’ Pangilinan ‘81 today filed Resolution No. 969 directing the proper Senate Committee to conduct an inquiry, in aid of legislation, on the Procedure of the Board of Pardons and Parole in granting executive clemency to the mastermind of the Cochise-Beebom double murder case.

Rodolfo Manalili, convicted of the gruesome murders, was granted executive clemency by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo last March 26, 2009 commuting the the double life sentence he was served bt the Quezon city Trial Court and later affirmed by the Supreme Court.

The resolution says that while the power to grant executive clemency is provided under the Constitution, it should involve the exercise of sound judgment and discretion on the part of the President.

Pangilinan adds that there should have been, at the very least, prior exhaustive consultation with the family and relatives of the victims, giving them an opportunity to express their opinion on the issue.