Malacañang’s script is unfolding as planned:
Oliver Lozano questions before the Supreme Court HR 1109 for what the authors want: a decision on a ‘judiciable controversy.’
Click here for the Inquirer report.
Meanwhile STOP (Sa Tamang Oras at Paraan) Cha Cha Movement said the special press conference supposedly tomorrow featuring presidential aspirants is postponed indefinitely due to scheduling problems.
Click here for the text and signatories of HR 1109 the Con-Ass resolution.
Names arranged alphabetical order.
http://www.verafiles.org/index.php/news/246-con-ass-resolution-okd
From Harvey Keh:
Kaya Natin! strongly condemns the passing of HR 1109 which calls for the convening of Congress as a constituent assembly. We believe that this is a blatant attempt by the present administration to postpone the elections in 2010 nd ensure that they stay in power beyond 2010.
We believe that this will only create further disunity in our already fragmented society.
From GMA7 Online:
Be outraged
In an interview with radio dzBB, Fr. Joaquin Bernas, who was a member of the 1986 Constitutional Commission, blasted House legislators allied with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo who insisted on passing the measure allowing for a Senate-less constitutional assembly.
“Kasi pinaglalaruan nila ang Saligang Batas at pinaglalaruan nila ang tao [They are toying with the Constitution. They have been fooling the people],” said Bernas, who is dean emeritus of the Ateneo de Manila Law School.
Bernas also echoed Nueva Ecija Rep. Eduardo Nonato Joson’s opinion that the approval of the measure was like “gang raping” the Constitution.
Asked how the public should react, Bernas’ reply in Filipino was, “Magalit (Be outraged).”
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/163907/Gang-rape-of-Charter-should-outrage-Filipinos—Bernas
Nabuldigat na,they come by one,ten,hundred,thousand,millions and the entire madlang pipol to oppose the Con Ass.Mahirap ng pigilan ang galit ng tao.Nakita na natin kay Marcos.Kapag hindi nila tigilan ang Con Ass ay talagang magkagulo,hindi na uubra na harangan pa sila ng military.
I heard that it’s school opening time in Pinas?
Filipinos are probably galit but are so busy elsewhere… their priorities lay in other areas.
Magalit needs to be backed by vigorous actions.
If the demo is not substantial, Gloria will be encouraged to go ahead and commit constitutional sabotage.
Anna,
Noong 1971 ’til Marcos declare martial law on Sept.21,1972 kaming mga studyante ay nagkaklase sa Mendiola,nagmemieryenda ng batuta,tubig ng bumbero at pillbox,kahit na nasasaktan ay hindi pinapansin,putok ang ilong at noo,bendahan lang ng panty kung walang panyo ay tuloy pa rin.
Palagay ko ganito rin ang gagawin ng mga studyante dahil dito nakasalalay ang kinabukasan nila.Watch out those students at PCC now PUP.
Hindi kaya diversionary tactics ng mga kampon ni Nunalisa ito para magkagulo at magkaroon sila ng justified reason na mag declare ng martial law,copy cat sa libro ni Marcos.
Kuya Manong Manoy Cocoy, Grade 3 lang ako nung nagmartial law, ikaw nasa Mendiola na.
Next week pa papasok ang private schools at Colleges. Balita ko, aaprubahan ni Romela Neri ang lahat ng tution hike applications. Magandang pangdistract ng focus dito sa ConAss.
Also, pauwi na bukas si Mancao. Sana naman yung mga kabaro ni Ellen, huwag isensationalize yun para huwag matabunan ang ConAss.
Sana nga, sana nga, Tongue. This is well-planned assault on democracy and the Filipino people.
grrr!
Putragis, yung congressman ko siya pala yung Jose Antonio Roxas na signatory sa ConAss. Hinahanap ko yung Dr. Lito Roxas wala, yun pala Jose Antonio ang totoong pangalan niya.
Hayup ka Dok, alam mong ang Pasay kailanman ay hindi kumampi kay Gloria. Tangina ka, pagkatapos mong makinabang sa endorsement ni Peewee trinaydor mo siya at kumampi sa grupong nagpatalsik sa kanyang pilit at binomba pa trak ng bumbero.
Letse ka, sana hindi ako nakinig sa Kuya ko na huwag ko nang ipilit kina Pareng Onie at Pareng Peewee at Kuya Tony Calixto na si Harry Roque na lang ang patakbuhing congressman. Kung alam ko lang na traydor kang deputa ka.
Dapat sa iyo sipain na sa Liberal Party dahil isa kang ulupong. Makakarating kay Sen. Drilon. Gago!
Pasensiya na. Tumaas lang ang presyon ko kasi ngayon ko lang nalamang sirkero pala itong si Cong. Roxas. Simula pa nung panahon ni Marcos, hindi pa kami nagkamali ng kandidatong sinuportahan. Ngayon lang.
Cocoy,
Sana!
I don’t remember the imposition of martial law per se. I was not in Grade 3 pero not far. first year high school yata ako noon.
All I could remember overall was that Manila was clean! Haha! And of course that two of our closest family friends were nadampot — Max Soliven and Louis Beltran; the Dad of Tommy and Boyet Joson had to pledge allegiance to Marcos. And then later on, one of Dad’s closest friends from the Tanada family was missing and a few other things.
Also remember the Delgado brothers (who owned Hilton then) were very happy with the way the things were going. I also remember seeing Pilar Pilapil drunk and was making a scene (didn’t know she was a famous actress until then) at a party that Dad and Mom were attending, with me in tow, because Doy Laurel was with another girl.
My best souvenir was meeting Dame Margot Fonteyn in a Malacanang party during Martial law.
These are some of the events that marked me during Martial Law.
Statement of the United Opposition:
The United Opposition (UNO) today denounced the undue haste being undertaken by the administration allies in Congress in pushing for a constituent assembly.
UNO National Capital Region (UNO-NCR) chairman and San Juan Mayor Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said that, “Just as in the proclamation of Gloria in 2004, the cronies of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in the House of Representatives, again like thieves in the night, approved and passed last night House Resolution No. 1109 that will empower Congress to set up a Constituent Assembly (Con-ass) to lengthen the term of Arroyo (Tulad ng ginawa nila sa proklamasyon kay Gloria noong taong 2004, gumalaw na naman ang mga kawatang kinatawan sa Kungreso nang aprubahan nila kagabi ang Resolusyon bilang 1109 na magbubuo ng Con-ass na magpapahaba sa termino ni Gloria.)”
The development is clearly alarming following unveiled plans that GMA plans to run for Congress in Pampanga by 2010 paving the way for her to hold real power come 2010 as prime minister.
“We woke up to a nightmare made by Gloria and her paid cronies in Congress (Kaya paggising natin bangungot pa rin ang kinamulatan natin na gawa ni Gng. Gloria at ng kanyang mga kawatan),” Ejercito said.
Ejercito said, ““We woke up to a nightmare made by Gloria and her paid cronies in Congress”?
Hmmm… not the first time. He should beware the ides of whatever. Remember the time they woke up and Erap was president no more?
Bakit itong si JV ay sobrang vocal sa pagtuligsa kay gloria samantalang si Jinggoy ay katulong pa sa pag-aangat sa mga alipores ng bruha?
Nakakapagtaka, di ba?
Liwayway,
I think mas ayos siguro ang moral bearing (or compass) ni JV.
Hindi duwag!
(Not that I’m saying Jinggoy is duwag, just that I’m sure JV is NOT duwag.)
Ellen,
Re Resolution
Gloria and her band of despicable Congress jerks are really trying to cover every inch of ground where possible, eg., pertaining to voting:
3 The percentage of voting of three-fourths of the respective membership of each House (the Senate and the House of Representatives) treated separately has also been deleted and substituted with a vote of three-fourths of all the Members of Congress (i.e., % of the Congressemen and Senators taken together in the calculation of 3/4 of the members of Congress without distinction as to which institution they belong to)
Sanamagan…
Absolutely no regard for proper procedures — always the shortcut methodology.
This is what’s basically wrong with us as a nation.
Itong HR 1109, kapag binaligtad, 911.
The script is unfolding:
Charter change resolution questioned at SC
By Tetch Torres
INQUIRER.net
Two lawyers asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to nullify House Resolution 1109, which seeks to convene lawmakers into a Constituent assembly, even without the approval of the Senate.
In their four-page taxpayer suit, lawyer Oliver Lozano and his daughter, lawyer Evangeline Lozano, said HR 1109 was railroaded by the House of Representatives to extend the term of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo beyond 2010.
“The railroaded HR 1109 is unconstitutional or bogus for deviation from the prescribed procedures to amend the Constitution by excluding the Senate of the Philippines from the complete process of proposing amendments to the Constitution and for lack of thorough debates and consultations,” the Lozanos said.
“The nullification of HR 1109 will refocus the nation’s attention to find alternative solutions to the economic crisis, poverty, hunger and rebellion… Wherefore, it is respectfully prayed that HR 1109 be nullified in the interest of public welfare,” they said.
Speaker Prospero Nograles is the lone respondent in the petition.
Arroyo’s allies in the House of Representatives passed HR 1109 in a marathon session on Tuesday night.
We got information that Arroyo’s congressmen will convene the Constituent Assembly before they adjourn on Friday.
if the people, specially the military refused to act and allow only the few of us who are getting tired then the filipino people deserve the evil leadership bestowed upon them.
Malacañang is reported to be engaged in intense lobbying for its favored nominees to fill up the two vacancies in the Supreme Court (SC).
The current Palace “activity” in the High Court may have something to do with the fresh efforts in the House of Representatives to push for charter change, legal community sources said.
how very right you are teddy,,, i donT see any bangkok style citizen here…mabulog nalang tayo,,, we deserve it…those are th..e person we put in congress
as expected oliver lozano, the ever loyal dog is at it again,,just what they want to have it at supreme court and let the supreme court work wonders… plan A on the move…para pag mnadecision na ang Sc sasabihin final na yan pwede na itsapwera ang senate…
Ejercito said, ““We woke up to a nightmare made by Gloria and her paid cronies in Congress”.
Natatluhan na kayo! Ika-apat niyan ay ang buong-buo na Pinas Constitution ang nanakaw ni Gloria!
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Be Outraged, sabi ni Bernas.
Kung sa galit ay matagal na akong galit! Kung hindi nga lang kay Ellen at Ellenville ay matagal na akong tumigil mag-blog para makapahinga sa galit sa putang si Gloria! Naging obssession ko na yata ang tangnang Gloria na one morning I’d wake up she’s already tiwarik ang mata and completely dead!
Fr. Bernas is against Con-Ass despite being the uncle of Luli who married his nephew.
Well it is starting,malapit na magspark ang fire….
Tongue,
Ayan na si Lozano. Kasasabi mo lang kahapon na bantayan ang panggulong gago.
Talaga naman, oo! Kumpleto recados, sige… pakuluin na at nang makita kung kakainin nga ni Juan!
While both teachers and students in public schools are suffering from dilapidated, flooded, over-crowded buildings, their Representathieves are having the time of their lives in a well lit, fully airconditioned, over-staffed, oversized session hall with nothing in mind, but the death and destruction of the country and its people they sworn to serve.
And if it’s not enough, they even got a P20Million each as a bonus for a job well done.
This is where Glueria has brought us today. Who knows what this EvilBitch will bring us tomorrow.
And still the people are waiting for 2010.
Tibay talaga ng Pinoy, ano?
Did I get it right na 1109 was approved by a viva voce? Ano nag raise hands lang ba sila o palaka san ng boses? they simply croaked their voices? sana kung nag raise hands..ay tuloy na silang nag may I leave the room!
Rose, palakasan lang ng boses.
Hindi lang sa P20M natatapos ang kakapalan ng mukha nitong mga kongresista sa Bastusang Pambansa. Tulo laway pa ang mga hunghang dahil may tatanggapin pa. Paunang bayad lang ang P20M dahil House Resolution pa lamang. Habang umuusad ang araw, may inaasahang dagdag pa yan. Walang katapusang pangungulimbat itong mga hinayupak dahil kasabay nyan o nauna na ang release ng kanilang pork barrel kung saan malaki ang kanilang parte dahil ka-party at kakampi.
The “swindling” of the Filipino people continues.
Nandito na ako during the events of martial law..that was the time when the sister of my Lola had a stroke while visitng me in LA..ang anak niyang journalist ay nasa kulungan at ang telepono nila ay tapped..kaya hindi ako makatawag sa kanila..I had to call sa bahay namin para utusan ang kapatid kung pumunta sa bahay ng tiyo ko..I had to be careful with my calls..
Tongue, VERA Files arranged the authors name in alphabetical order.
http://www.verafiles.org/index.php/news/246-con-ass-resolution-okd
Etong taong ito, REMULLA, JESUS CRISPIN C. ay kaano-ano ng aso ni Villar na Remulla na naging itik. Kung ito’y kanyang ama … kaya pala puwede rin siyang aso. Nakaka-awa nga lang kay bata pa …. ASO na.
They want to bait the opposition in filing a petition to decide the voting. Okay lang, papatulan ko yan. Puwede silang paunlakang. The issue, however, will be limited – whether or not business can be conducted while the Congress is adjourned sine die. The petition will not even touch on the issue of voting, because that is not in controversy.
Puwedeng i-cite diyan ang Guevarra v. Inocentes, where the Supreme Court cited the following statement:
Dapat me mga kumikilos na sa ngayon, tama si Father Bernas
binababoy nila ang ating Konstitusyon, niloloko at ginagawa nilang tanga ang mga tao.lantarang panggagao ang mga ginagawa nila
Grade 2 ako ng nagmartial law, pinatay ang uncle kong doktor habang sya ay nanggagamot dahil aktibo sya sa pagtuligsa sa rehimeng marcos, ang auntie ko naman went on missing after soldiers abducted her, until now we dont know if she’s alive or dead..her name is Jessica Jane Sales.
Pinagtiyagaan kung basahin isa isa ang mga pangalan..I am happy that Boy Ex’ name was not there..but sad that a friend I knew once upon a time was in the list…Felix Alfelor, jr..alam kung Atenista si Felix at contemporary ni Fr. Bernas who encouraged as all to be outraged. tho medio takot ako kung sakali ma nawagan sa lahat na magpakita ng outrage at nandoon ako..(I will be there Aug. 10 to 27) sasama ako.
is that how the tongressmen pass resolutions?..palakasan ng boses? hindi natin dapat makalimutan ang pangalan ni Prospero (kaya pala nag proprosper siya) Nograles..dapat black listed na siya kung hindi patayin na (ang ngalan niya).
Ellen,
Mayroon pa yatang hindi napasama sa listahan ng signatories dyan sa alphabetical order. Hindi nabasa ang pangalan nina Roque Ablan, Mark Cojuangco, Leandro Mendoza, among others while their names appeared in the HR 1109.
Sa mga nasa probinsiya at distrito, dapat tandaan ang inyong “magigiting” na kinatawan who signed the resolution sa kanilang katakawan. Ikalat, itawag, i-email, i-text ang kanilang pangalan. Manghingi ng balato sa kanilang P20M at mga darating pang pabuya mula kay glorya. Glad to say, our congressman, Rep. Erin Tanada of Quezon 4th district is not among them.
Verafiles, thanks for alphabetizing the names of the hinayupak tongressmen. O, nakapirma rin si Abet Garcia, ang tangnang ito, patay ka rin sa amin sa susunod. Magsama kayo ni Herminia Roman sa hukay!
Please remember that Oliver Lozano is Imelda Marcos’ lawyer. Imelda is now the Evil Bitch’s best friend.
And people should remember those Con-Ass Holes comes election day…if there will be one.
Ellen, dun sa orig ay nakita ko ang name ni Herminia Roman, pero sa alphabetical ay naga-disapir.
Puwede ring pabayaan na lang. Let the House discuss themselves hoarse, and come up with proposed amendments. There will be no controversy until they vote.
In fact, even before the vote, there will be no justiciable controversy, because no rights will be in danger of violation. The justiciable controversy only occurs when there is implementation, or pending action on the amendments. That comes when the amendments are presented to the people for a vote.
But, to put it to a vote, there is a need for ordinary legislation. That is where the Senate comes in; and there is no way to bring a justiciable controversy here; because it is the absolute prerogative of the Senate to determine its business. So they can sit on the legislation to put the amendments to a vote.
Too bad. The twenty million becomes an accounts receivable, not cash on hand.
This Naida Angping who replaced her husband Harry as Manila Congresswoman used to be with the opposition in the group of Ka Nixon Kua. Now, she’s among the loyal supporters of the Evil Bitch. I don’t see Rep. Dilangalen’s name on the list.
Baboy talaga itong familia na ito..from the First Baboy..ang asawa niya at ang mga biik niyang Diosdado (ang middle names pa naman ay mga pangalan ng santo..Ignacio,etc.) Mickey Mouse, at tahimik lang ang anak na babae, pero I don’t trust her even if she is married to a Bernas..at pamangkin ni pader Bernas..mayroon pa rin dugong Macapagal Arroyo, anak pa rin siya ng tatay at nanay niya..baboy pa din ang lahi niya..May they all rest in peace!
Wala yata ang mga Singson sa listahan. Hmmmmm … Bakit kaya?
Ellen, yung Daza Paul R ba is yung anak ni Raul Daza?
atty saxnviolins, thanks very much for the legal inputs. As always, very informative as far as my lack of legal knowledge is concerned.
Yes. he is Raul Daza’s son.
Di ba kaalyado ni Erap si Daza? alipures na rin pala sila ni Gloria, ala naman nagawang matino yang mga yan sa probinsya namin, hanggang ngayon sira pa rin ang daan papunta sa amin..
Got this from Stella Arnaldo’s Facebook wall:
Rep.Teddyboy Locsin’s statement on Con-Ass
Throwing a party for no reason and inviting only the host
by Makati Rep. Teodoro L. Locsin Jr.
BECAUSE this is just a resolution, the House will vote by mere yells of yeas and nays. In the tumult, the public and the press may mistake who voted for and against it. Make no mistakeRONNIE ZAMORA AND I are voting NO because we have kept our wits about us unlike the others who have lost all of theirs. For this resolution convenes only the Lower House of Congress as a constituent assembly to “consider,” as the Constitution puts it, constitutional amendments that no one has proposed, do not exist, and therefore cannot be considered.
This strictly House only resolution is like sending out an invitation to a party to which the host has invited only himself.
This is also like sending out an invitation to a party on no definite date for no stated occasion other than the host throwing a party for himself by himself. On top of which, the host—Rep. Luis Villafuerte—has cancelled the party and withdrawn the invitation though some—how shall we call them?—housebreakers, I suppose—have decided to go on with the party.
This is a resolution calling for the convening of the Lower House of Congress as a constituent assembly the day before it adjourns. This is like sending out an invitation to a party on no date, for no stated occasion, while announcing that the host is leaving for a long vacation abroad.
It is said that this invitation to a party inviting only the host is intended to provoke a reaction from those not invited.
Whoever came up with this idea of a party has no idea about throwing a party except what he might have learned from the videos of the parties that Hayden Koh threw where he was both host and sole party animal except for his unwitting partner. But Hayden Kho had an excuse. He was drugged. The question is under what kind of influence is this kind of party being thrown? In other words, nag-e-Ecstacy ba ang mga proponents of this House resolution and why are not they not sharing the joy?
It is said that we must do this because, unless we throw a party for no reason inviting only ourselves, we will never know for sure if such a party can be thrown?
But how will we know? We are sure to be ignored by those we did not invite even as we will be ignored by the social arbiter to which we are appealing on this score.
I submit that the Supreme Court and the country as a whole will ignore us—and then laugh at us all the way to the ignominious end of the 14th Congress. We shall be ignored as surely as we shall be laughed at.
For this is a resolution calling upon the members of Congress but naming only the members of the House to convene constituently for no stated purpose. And yet the Constitution specifies that Congress may convene as a constituent assembly only for the purpose of considering—considering—not introducing let alone just awaiting—proposals to amend or revise the Constitution upon a vote of 3/4th of all the members of Congress. This resolution puts the cart before the horse because, there being no amendments to consider, there is no purpose to convene Congress as a constituent assembly.
It is a blatant lie that this resolution reflected upon its introduction to the floor of the House a consensus of the House of a need to amend the Constitution because, aside from the Speaker of the House who filed his amendment to the economic provisions as a regular bill, no one has expressed any desire to change the Constitution or expressly specified in what particular respect.
As for the lawyers among us who say they want to litigate this question, they will be provoking the Supreme Court to render what it cannot and will not—to wit, an opinion in no concrete case and controversy. These lawyer-legislator should tread carefully for the Court is liable to strip them of their license for trifling with the Court and the processes of justice.
This resolution mocks the House and holds it up to ridicule. If anything, it is a fit subject not of a vote but an ethics investigation of the proponents of this measure for inviting the contempt of the nation upon our House.
This is a venture which can be described by only one word that politeness forbids me to say.
Bakit nagmamadali, kahit adjourned na? Because if they have amendments before the SONA, then they can attempt to force a vote on it by that date, because the Senate and House will be in joint session that day.
Yan talaga ang plano. Kaya lang, dahil hindi pumayag ang Senate, that joint session convened is a regular session, not a session of the constituent ass-embly. An act of the Senate is required, to concur in the resolution to convene as a constituent assembly. Too bad, that can no longer be done, because they have adjourned.
Also, they will be voting on proposals made while the Congress was adjourned, so the proposals legally, do not emanate from either the House or Congress as a whole, since, in legal contemplation, no business was had during the days of adjournment.
Narrow pa rin ang magiging issue, Can the Congress vote on a legal nullity? Hindi pa rin magiging issue ang manner of voting, whether joint or separate.
BTW..ano ang stand ng mga retired military genrals..their silence is deafening! wala rin akong naririnig sa mga pari particularly the CBCP..wala din nagsasalita sa Makati Business Ckub (are they partners with putot?) busog na busog seguro at puno ang kaban ng pera kaya contento na.. ano naman ang stand ng ibang religious group INC at eva ba!what the heck do they care kung binababoy ang bayan natin..wala silang paki at hindi sila makikialam!
I remember INC was against Cha-Cha and it should be discussed after the 2010 election. Any word from Manalo? What about you Mike Velarde who benefited from the C-5 Road extension? And you…Bro. Eddie Villanueva? Hello Cory!
Kasabwat din pala nila si Ramos. Kunwari lang pala siya. Puwee!!!!!!!!!
SnV, Congress has not adjourned yet. As of now, they are still discussing the CARP bill. They expect to rush also the Right of Reply bill (to muzzle media).
Rep. Ruffy Biazon said they will adjourn tonight. Pwedeng umagahin.
SnV, you are thinking in legal terms. wala na ang batas. They are doing what they want to do. wala silang paki-alam sa batas.
Yvonne Chua is trying to check the names in alphabetical order against the names in the bill.
walang batas na talaga… goons rules ngayon…
True, pero ibig pa rin nilang ipamalas na ang gawa nila ay ayon sa batas.
Ang hindi lang ako sang-ayon ay iyong magalit ang taong bayan, at gumawa ng gulo. Tulad ng sabi ni Cocoy, maaaring yan ang ibig na tugon, para maisagawa ang Batas Militar.
Ang taong nagpapapansin, lalong nag-uumigting ang galit kapag hindi pinapansin. So kung hindi papatulan, lalong mawawalang ng saysay ang kanilang zarzuela.
Ramos is a spent force; even if he makes all the kokak he wants, nobody will take him seriously.
The reason why Gabby Claudio bought him a bottle of brandy recently was to keep him from making more noisy kokak… he was so full of himself and so was throwing his usual tantrum; he wanted to let the world know that that he is not yet senile — paying attention to him was a waste of precious ink and prime time TV space.
But truly, truly, we should not rely on Ramos.
Yvonne has added the missing names. The list has 172 names.
If there’s any name you find in HR 1109 that is missing in the alphabetical list, please let us know.
Thanks.
SnV, what do they achieve, in terms of their trying to give a facade of legality in their illegal act, if they convene the Con-Ass tonight, or before it adjourns on Friday?
Will the convening of Con-Ass now help or affect the Lozano petition in the SC?
Gusto niyo ng mass action, fine.
Since the politician’s have already started to do their rounds, why not initiate a people’s initiative, which will propose the following:
1. No term extension may be proposed by a Constituent assembly. Term extensions may only be proposed through a people’s initiative.
2. Any amendment to the Constitution by a con-ass will be made by a separate vote convening the con-ass, and a separate vote to adopt any proposal.
That way, if the con-ass finishes its proposals, and the people’s initiative is also put on the table, there can be a petition before the Supreme Court to put the people’s initiative to the vote before the con-ass proposal, since it is a direct proposal of the people, and should take precedence over proposals of mere representatives.
We keep talking of mass movements, etc. Let the so-called leaders, Erap, civil society, et al put their money where their mouths are, and move the people.
hindi ba ang mga tongressmen are voted locally while the senadors are voted nationally? bakit ipapatas ang votes nila..hindi ba mas mataas ang senado kaysa tongressmen? ang sabi nga “figures don’t lie but liars can figure.”
It helps the Lozano petition, because there is an actual controversy. Lozano will pray that the convening be stopped, because it is a waste of money, it being invalid.
The issue, however, also helps us antis, because the issue is narrowed down to whether or not to conduct business while Congress is adjourned.
Nograles will try to worm in the issue of whether or not the vote to authorize is valid, there being no Senate participation, in a vain attempt to insert the issue of manner of voting. But the Supreme Court always decides on narrow grounds. If the issue of validity of business can be disposed of on the question of whether or not business can be conducted while in adjournment, there will be no need to decide the issue of whether the authorization is valid.
Again, the issue, is, is the conduct of business allowed, regardless of whether or not the resolution authorizing it is valid. In fact, the validity of the resolution will be presumed, in gratia argumentis (fancy Latin term for “granting for the sake of argument”.
Thanks, SnV.
The 2nd regular session of the 14th Congress has adjourned without convening the Constitutional Assembly.
Re SaxnV’s “Let the so-called leaders, Erap, civil society, et al put their money where their mouths are, and move the people”
It makes sense… has anyone in the opposition even thought of this or as usual, are running headlessly making all the noises, grandstanding, etc.
Their foolish rationale behind the move to amend the Constitution is to modify economic provisions aimed to encourage foreign investments.
It’s not the Fundamental Law that needs revising, it’s Congress itself.
Dapat mawala na ang lahat ng Tongressmen upang makatipid ang bayan sa magastos na pagmintina ng mga magnanakaw!!!
Ang mga matitinong investors ay naghahanap ng mga matitinong gobyerno na paglalagan ng kanilang pera.
Habang nandiyan ang mga tiwali, walang maaasahan ang mga Pinoy kundi’y ang lumayas at magpaalipin sa ibang bansa.
… paglalagakan…
Re: “Ang mga matitinong investors ay naghahanap ng mga matitinong gobyerno na paglalagan ng kanilang pera.”
Absolutely spot on, Sumpit!
kilos na bayan! tama na ang matagal na pagtulog at pagwawalang bahala sa mga usapin ng bansa…
ngayon mas kailangan ang sama-sama nating pagkilos at pagtutol sa kagaguhan ni gloria at alipores…
hindi buo ang suporta ng militar at kapulisan, naghihintay rin sila ng pagkilos ng sambayanan…
kilos na bayan para ip[aglaban ang saligang bansa sa mga magnanakaw sa gobyerno ng malacanang mafia at arroyo corrupt-poration!
NO to trapos sa 2010!
garapal talaga ang mga demonyo!
sino pa ang nag-utos,syempre 20million dapat matangal lahat ang mga tongresman na ito dahil sugapa sa kwarta.lahat gagawin ni gloria para manatili sa pwesto. sana ang mga tongresman na ito pag kumain ng masasarap mabulunan at matuluyan ng mabawasan ang bwaya,bloodsucker na ngpapahirap sa tong bayan,jinggoy at c jv magkaiba tahimik si jv peru may katuturan ang kanyang ginagawa,katulad ni jojo binay.
“………the 14th Congress has adjourned without convening the Constitutional Assembly.”
Natauhan ba ang mga kotongresmen o naghihintay sa ipinangakong 20m?
From 2001-2007, it’s been long years my fellow pinoy never learned the lesson of electing their representativws of thier district,how many times impeachment been lodge from the time “FAKE”leader of the country took charge,they still insisting electing an official of capable of robbing,raping and make our country look the worst place to live in this planet.Probably the weakness of most our kababayan,are easy to corrupt,just because for a few pieces of paper w/ Ninoy faces they sold already their honor being a PINOY,or just for cans of sardines & a bag of rice just quenched thier hunger for a day or two,the cried of the whole country has been defied by these UNGAS and HUDAS voters,created more problems for the entire population.It look like a stupid guy pick up a piece of rock to hit his and cried it hurts. when our fellow countrymen will learned to elect thier rightful leader.
Understand that money was used by these corrupt congressmen to win. That’s the answer.
Hindi pa rin sumasablay ang crystal ball ko. Alam kong designated hitman si Oliver Lozano kasi wala na naman siyang reputatsyong dapat alagaan pa. Note that he can only convince his daughter to join him.
I’ve written on many walls in Facebook that the antidote is to make it appear that the Senate is “studying” the invitation but at the same time dragging their feet while doing so. In other words, IGNORE. I guess that message has reached many people and are concurring further that the Senate does not need to formally reply to the “invitation”, hence Lozano’s predictable response.
The Senate must deliberate and think wisely. We should not push them to act or respond in a manner which we may regret later. Remember, the forces of evil have been planning this for years so let’s not be impatient if the Senate is not acting quick enough. Some foolish presidentiable, the likes of Villar or Noli, may start “playing to the audience” and though it may not be the best solution, they may be pushed into filing a TRO with the SC, which we need to avoid at the moment. Saxnviolins had explained it well enough.
What we can do is organize our local groups and demand action against our congressmen who voted in favor of the resolution. We can also join the mass actions and hope there is enough logistics (and headcount) to counter-attack, as one proposed by SnV, to make a people’s initiative signature campaign which is an act of the sovereign and takes precedence over a mere resolution of one of the houses.
That is our role at the moment.
When Atty. Oliver Lozano is around, Imelda Marcos is not far behind. Imelda and the Evil Bitch are the best of friends these days.
people of the Phils, wake up! All these years of GMA’s term was a complete nightmare for the people. And now, these filthy animals in the congress have pushed the conass without consenting their constituents. This is a complete deceit to the people, as we all know, majority of the Filipino people would not want the constitution to be revised. Letting this to happen would mean Arroyo’s term will be extended in some other ways. It’s about time to wake up fellow countrymen, we know times are hard right now but if we all come out to the streets and strongly condemn this conass, we and our children would benefit from it..