When a friend told me that the release of convicted child rapist Romeo Jalosjos, former Zamboanga del Norte representative, was connected to the Charter change being pushed by Malacañang, I was skeptical about it because Gloria Arroyo’s political adviser has said that Cha-Cha is dead in the water and they are now focused on the 2010 elections.
Until I talked with former JDV (former House Speaker Jose de Venecia) yesterday to verify rumors that he had met with Mike Arroyo, husband of Gloria Arroyo, and that he would be restored to the speakership in exchange for his help to push for charter change.
JDV vehemently denied that he met with Mike Arroyo and that he had made any compromise deal with him.
He said the one who visited him in his office a week before Congress went on a break last March 4, was Mikey Arroyo, son of Gloria and Mike Arroyo who represents the second district of Pampanga in the House of Representatives, and Rep. Martin Romualdez of the first district of Leyte.
JDV said Mikey asked for his help in pushing the resolution of Camarines Sur Representative Luis Villafuerte to transform the 238-man lower chamber into a Constituent Assemby to amend the Constitution.
The Constitution states that one way of amending it is by a “vote of three-fourths of all its members.”
Senators and other legal experts say that that it should be three-fourths of the Senate and the House of Representive voting separately. The opposition dominate the Senate and it’s doubful that any resolution for Charter Change under Gloria Arroyo would be able to pass.
To ram though Cha-Cha, Villafuerte inteprets the Constitutional provision as three fourths of all members of Congress voting jointly. The Senate has 23 members and the House, 238 for a total of 261. Three-fourths of 261 is 196.
De Venecia said, “It seems that they do not have the 196 votes that they need and that they need some 20 votes more,” he said.
De Venecia asked Mikey and Romualdez to be honest about the purpose of the latest Cha-Cha move in the same way that he was forthright about his desire to shift from presidential to a parliamentary system when he was pushing for Charter Change in 2006.
He said the two congressman just kept quiet about being open to the public about their real motive in pushing for Cha-Cha. “Hindi sila umimik.”
De Venecia shares the belief of many in the opposition that the Cha-Cha that administration-allied congressmen are pushing is for Gloria Arroyo’s continued stay in Malacañang beyond 2010. Many say that Arroyo and a number of her officials fear being out of power because of the many crimes that they have committed against the Filipino people. If she can’t succeed with cha-cha, it would be martial law, they say.
JDV, who was ousted as Speaker of the house in February 2008 following the expose of his son, Joey, of the involvement of Gloria and Mike Arroyo in the overpriced deal with the Chinese firm, ZTE Corporation for the setting up of a national broadband network in the country, said he would not be a party to the perpetuation of Arroyo in power. “I will not only not help I will oppose it,” he said.
Now, where does Jalosjos’ release come in the Mikey Arroyo’s cha-cha crusade?
By an earlier computation of Justice Raul Gonzalez, Jalosjos, who was sentenced to two life terms, is supposed to be released in May 2009 after serving 13 years in the national penitentiary due to “good behavior.”
Reports said Bureau of Correction Oscar Calderon recomputed the time Jalosjos has served and came out with a decision that he should have been released three months ago. Last Wednesday, Jalosjos officially stepped out of prison.
Political experts said despite his being in prison for more than a decade, Jalosjos, who says Arroyo is “a friend, continues to exert influence on the three districts of Zamboanga del Norte. Districts one and three are represented by a Jalosjos relatives. That’s three votes for Cha-Cha.
That’s actually the computation that released Jalosjos.
I let bitchevil comment first.Hehehe!
Okay, Nicole’s 15 minutes of infamy is over. Let Jalosjos be, no one can bring him back to his airconditioned cell.
It’s good Ellen has brought us right back to the arena where the real fight is about to happen – charter change.
Let’s finish licking these fresh wounds and begin to refocus our energies on the real issue because we can’t allow the beasts to dictate the tempo of the game.
Okey Tongue,I’m going to load my gun and grind my ax on this issue,First I need to go to MCdo for my number 3 breakfast.Can you spare me 5 bucks? Crisis ngayon dito sa America,nadagdagan nga ng 5% ang pension ko tumaas naman ng $1 ang isang kaha ng sigarilyo.Hehehe!
20 more votes to make 196? They won’t muster the numbers. As the day gets closer to the elections, one by one, the congressmen will veer away from Gloria’s kiss of death that any move to prolong her reign a day more will surely be met with rejection at the polls. No one among her present partymates would risk that.
Look at the recent surveys, her parties’ bailiwicks are now getting more discontented with her performance more than – surprise! – Metro Manila where her numbers even improved. I suspect the Visayas and Mindanao solons are the sponsors of the last survey to get the message accross: “We need our campaign funds, NOW!”
The game is for the congressmen to get their funds early so they can start to appear to be working independently of the lucky bitch. But the shrewd lackeys in the Palace will work for guarantees before anything else.
Kaliwaan: suporta bago pera!
Let them kill each other over campaign money.
No Cocoy, you beat me to it first this time. I was taking a shower when you and Tongue got ahead of me here.
Cha-Cha is still alive and kicking. Malacanang diverted people’s attention by daily focusing on Dacer’s case, Nicole’s case, Legacy’s first but silently working on Cha-Cha.
Correction: Legacy case (not first). One day, we might wake up shocked to learn that Cha-Cha has been approved.
Malacañang has not given up on Charter change (Cha-cha) and has in fact sought the help of its erstwhile friend, former Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., in marshalling votes to support a House resolution that will move for constitutional amendments without the participation of the Senate.
De Venecia, representative of Pangasinan’s fourth district, revealed Thursday that presidential son and Pampanga congressman Juan Miguel “Mikey” Arroyo and Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez of Leyte came to his office in late February to seek his help in getting the required number of votes for the passage of a resolution filed by Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Villafuerte.
That resolution called for the convening of a constituent assembly without any participation of or consent from the Senate.
…..Will JDV give in?
Cocoy, Give me your contact details so I can send you burger money via Western Union.
Teka, Five dollars? Mas mahal pa yata service charge. Ako nga sinubukan ko yung All-rice ng Jollibee kanina, pwede na, about P55 yata yung beef strips with drinks. I was fasting all night for my check up today that instead of going straight to the drugstore after leaving the hospital, I crossed the street and went to Jollibee instead.
Nakakagulat yung bill sa hospital, iiyak sigurado insurance ko. Meron pang P400 na daily charge for Wifi internet na cash basis only.
Give JDV the exploration contract for Reed Bank which have been left hanging for too long and he will spearhead that Chacha again!
Why Gloria needs JDV help? Baka napanis na si Nograles. Well, about 20 tongressmen’s signature is needed to keep Charter change train (CON-ASS) running. They can be bought if the price is right and quick release of their pork barrel funds can make a difference. We expect a gridlock at the Senate. The next battle will be at the GMA controlled-Supreme Court.
Shameless…this Mickey the Horse Arroyo. He worked on the ouster of JDV and talked trash about the old man; and now asking for his help?
Martial Law is coming.
20 more votes na lang ba? Saan ba ang pirmahan at ng matapos na ang cha-cha ni Gloria. Ang kulit ng mga hinayupak na yan sa Tongress!
Yup, this is the real fight, intermission lang yung kay Nicole.
3 more rapist Jalosjos votes and 17 na lang. Sige, tapusin na yan at tingnan natin ang gagawin ng pinoy.
Nanggagalaiti na si Lito Lapid, gusto nang pumirma sa resolution ng House. Bobo talaga!
Since the resolution is not going to pass the Senate, Lito Lapid asked House Speaker Nograles if he (Lito) could transfer to Congress as a Congressman so that he could sign it. Nograles told him to ask Senate President Enrile. Lapid smilingly said “Yes sir”.
Off-topic:
We did not notice it but according to Dennis Gadil, while Arroyo signed the, (WOW!) P1.4 TRILLION (WOW AGAIN!) budget for 2009, she VETOED the provision that required DOTC and DPWH to report to Congress every quarter how the Road User’s Tax was spent. Gloria in effect is trying to hide something that even her allies are suspecting that these might have been pocketed including those that were earmarked for their districts. Some P10 to P11 Billion are collected per year from Road User’s Tax no one sees that kind of improvement anywhere.
The P350M spent on guard rails in Samar cannot be found, and so are P400M more in Padilla’s Nueva Vizcaya among many others.
P50 Billion of missing tongpats are now being hidden by Arroyo!
off topic…
Senador pa pala si Honasan, ay may dila pa!
Bah, nagbigay ng advice kay Ping na ,“My advice to him is to for him to submit himself to the law as I did. Now I’m back in the Senate. It has to go through due process. Let the evidence be presented, let the prosecution file the necessary case and let the defense defend whoever are implicated,” he said. (www.tribune.net)
Sus, he submitted himself to the law kuno! kung hindi pa alam ng publiko na ibinenta/ipinokpok ang sarili niya kay Gloria.
Kung hindi kay Ping ay hindi malalaman ng publiko ang report ng WB road bid rigging ni Mike Pidal. Iyan ang dahilan kung bakit meron Mancao/Dumlao toys si Gloria at Raul ngayon.
Whats wrong with the constitution is that it is correctly interpreted by the house majority. The senate is bereft of any fighting stance anymore. So chacha goes chugging now undeterred but for a little noise. The last concon was as distinguished as those who came out with our soiled textbooks. Every day we want changes. We want to change this, we want to change him, we want to change things. So what are we waiting for? Lets change our charter. For sure it will come but lets make it sooner.
Ito ang nasagap kong balita,aataduhin na raw nila ang Camarines Sur,hahatiin na raw nila sa tigkakalahating kilo ang first distric para hindi maalis si Datu Arroyo sa tongress.Babalik na raw si Andaya at kakandidato siya sa pagiging tongressman.Sa second district naman ay hindi papayag si Luis Villafuerte na agawan siya ng trono ni sukang datu puti.Iyung bill ay naka pending pa sa senado dahil hindi papayag si Noynoy Aquino sa siya ang chairman ng senate committee on local government,kasi daw ang first district ay 500,000 lang ang bilang kaya hindi pweding hatiin.Under the constitution,each legislative district must have at least 250,000.Sabi naman ni Datu puting sukang paombong sobra-sobra na raw dahil maraming tao ang nakalibing sa sementeryo,liban pa iyung mga bilang ng kalabaw,baka,kambing at baboy na may mga cedula na nagpapatunay na may address sila sa first district ng Camarines Sur.
Chi: 3 more rapist Jalosjos votes and 17 na lang. Sige, tapusin na yan at tingnan natin ang gagawin ng pinoy
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Wala! Bakit umaasa ka pa ba? Sabi nga ng mga patapon ni Gloria, who is trying to make sure that the US will not instigate another EDSA against her, without US help, walang magagawa ang mga pilipino! 🙁
sunod sunod yan at lahat ng masasamang tao na mayaman ang makakalaya na. isa isa na nila ginagawa.
Ang galing nila mag divert ng attention ng mga mamamayan. Kita nyo ginawa nila sa dalawang gov’t official. Mag ka sunod na tinambangan! Namatay si USEC RAMON AQUINO kaninang madaling araw. Walang kalaban o kaaway si USEC AQUINO. Wag na nilang hanapin pa kung sino ang bumaril. Tanungin nila si ebdane, mickey at mga galamay nila! Tapos ng sunod sunod na batikos ng senado sa DPWH. Digla na lang na pasok ang kwarto ni ebdane! tapos after a few day binaril si USEC AQUINO.
Yan ang style nila! style militar na bigla na lang puputok ang baril! Hindi na sila naawa sa pamilya ng namatay!
Sorry at off topic ako:)
Ppaanong hindi magging good behavior ang mga hayop na yan? eh may sarili silang selda at hindi sila nakikihalubilo sa mga preso. Baka iba pa ang kinakain ng mga hayop na yan!
Next is Rolito Go!
Sunod na rin si Sanchez!
Letseng pekeng bugaw Gloria!
Hindi matutuloy itong binabalak ng Malacanang na mag Cha-Cha dahil kapos na sa oras.Ilang buwan na lang ay election na,tulad ng dati darating na naman ang mga payaso sa bayan at barrio siete para mangumpanya.
Itong mga Tongressman na ito ay kampante sila na sila pa rin ang mananalo.Hihiwalay na sila ng timon sa Malacanang at sila pa ang aatake kay Gloria sa kanilang mga miting de abanse,tiyak magpapalakpakan ang mga tao lalo na kapag sasabihin nila “Mabuhay si Jun Lozada” ” Mabuhay si Bolante” Aray!It’s about time na magkakapera uli sila from Malacanang,ang mga botante ay mag-aalburuto dahil oras na naman nila para sumahod sa dating pulitiko na nangako sa kanila na makakapunta sila sa buwan lalo na iyung mga maraming mga anak.Kung sampu ang botante sa bahay,mahina na ang sampung libo kada botante,highest bidder na naman.
Hindi rin matutuloy ang Martial Law dahil hindi pa nag-aalsa ang mga Gabriela,Black and White,Sa Pula sa Puti at grupo ni Manuela at Valentin Delos Santos,Walang justified reason para mag declare ng emergency power si Kantone.Kaya pinakakawalan na nila ang mga Bosing at bastonero sa lahat ng bilibid para iparemodel nila dahil pagdating nila doon sila ang mayor at gobernor.Wala na si Jaloslos,Atong Ang,Rolito Go at si Waway.
Ninenerbyos na si Sir Raul O. Gonzalez. Ayaw umuwi ni Dumlao, nagfile ng habeas corpus petition sa New York. Si Mancao naman, humihingi ng media coverage sa buong flight hanggang sa Maynila, nag-request pa ng bullet-proof vest. Natatakot silang parehong ma-Ninoy Aquino pagdating sa NAIA.
Iba na ang statement ngayon ni Raul, ipinanakot na niya ngayon kay Mancao yung affidavit na nasa vault kuno. E matagal nang pinipilit ni Lacson ilabas iyan, bakit ipinanakot pa niya. Saka bakit naman matatakot si Mancao…kung totoo ang laman ng affidavit. Malamang hindi totoo.
Wala siguro talagang balak ilabas yang affidavit na yan gaya ng hinala ko. Mas malamang na ayaw na rin tumestigo ni Mancao, kaya bina-blackmail na rin ni Gonzalez.
Ang bago pang statement e hindi naman daw state witness si Dumlao kundi, co-accused kaya ipina-extradite. Naku ha! Bakit naman nila ipinaextradite yung kokontra sa sasabihin ni Mancao e di balewala lang yang drama nila.
Gagawa-gawa ng multo, sila pa ang unang natakot! Hahaha.
chi,
Kung ako kay Lacson, hindi ko pakikinggan yang si Gringo. Kahit pa mistah ko siya. Inilaglag niyan sila Trillanes, ni hindi man lang ipinagtatanggol yung mga na brainwash niya ng National Recovery Program niya. Buti pa si Lacson, Biazon, at Jamby ipinaglalaban na makasali si AT4 sa proceedings ng Senado.
Si Gringo? Amoy-tuta at asal-baboy na rin. Nagpapalaki lang ng bay…arin ng Senado, wala namang matinong partisipasyon.
Nabigla ako ng makita ko ang picture ni Hudasan sa online Tribune. Ilang silya na kaya ang nabutas ng Senatong na yan? A, hindi ko malilimutan na itinakwil ni Gringo ang Magdalo!
Nagkaloko-loko na ang script ni RaulGoon. Meron na siyang sinasabi na “Bigote” na mastermind, at tao na nagbabayad daw ng extradition lawyer ni Dumlao sa US dahil poor lang daw ito at hindi kayang magbayad. Nang-insulto pa! Sa US naman ay ordinaryo na lang na kalakaran na magkarun ng lawyer kung may kaso kahit sinuman.
Natatawa na lang ako sa mga affidavits na nasa vault ni RaulG. Mukhang hindi nila kayang takutin si Mancao at Dumlao, ibig sabihin ay fake ang mga documentos na hawak ng siRaulo.
Cocoy,
Agree, hindi matutuloy ang cha-cha ni Gloria. Nilalaro lang siya ng kanyang mga Tongressmen para hindi magwala! Of course, these hinayupaks know that time is not on the cha-cha’s side. Isa pa, siempre ay mas gusto nila na sila pa rin ang namamayagpag sa kani-kanilang distrito.
Wala ring martial law, unless bigyan ni Barack ng go-signal ang kanyang bagong phone pal sa EK, but the Dems hate martial law kaya wala niyan.
Pinagtitiyagaan na lang si Gloria Arroyo hanggang June 2010. At tiyak na kung ipipilit niya ang cha-cha ay magwawala ang mga tao.
At sino naman si Waway?
Nabibisto tuloy si Cocoy. Hindi ko rin kilala si Waway…heh,heh,heh, kapanahunan siguro ni Cocoy.
Mukhang hindi makascore si siRAULo ah. May nakaamoy siguro sa binabalak gawin kay Mancao at Dumlao. Yun na lang pinapaescort nila ng dalawang NBI si Mancao papunta sa Pinas eh kaduda duda na. Eh gusto ni Mrs Mancao na sumama sa kanyang asawa. At humihingi pa ng bullet proof vest itong si Mancao. Takot din siya na todasin siya. Lawlessness is the law of the land today. Kahit na itong mga sanay sa operations ay takot.
Si Aquino sa DPWH eh tinodas. Ninakawan kuno yung office ni Ebdame ng mga documents. May naaamoy akong foul play. Marami sigurong alam sa katiwalian ni fatso at ni Ebdame itong si Aquino kaya tinodas siya. Grabe na talaga.
Meantime, the murderers and rapists eh pinakakawalan ni pandak. Yung mga tuwid na tao kinukulong at pinapatay. Onli in the Philippines talaga.
The source of political wisdom of Gloria Arroyo and her minions will explain their brazen open manipulation to perpetuate themselves in power.
Deanr: sunod sunod yan at lahat ng masasamang tao na mayaman ang makakalaya na. isa isa na nila ginagawa.
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For all you know, Gloria Dorobo and her husband have made a big moneymaking business out of these releases of the rich and mighty. Laking lagayan din iyan according to a cousin of mine who works in Muntinlupa. Mahina ang 1M pesos for freedom!
As for Jalosjos, I wonder what kind of voters they have in Zamboanga for this rapist to be still popular there and get voted. Your guess is as good as mine!
Bakit nga ba napunta kay Waway ang usapan.Hehehehe!
Kung hindi ninyo kilala si Waway,siya ay from Cebu.Dahil sa kanya sumikat si Luther Batuigas,si Batuigas ang nagpasurender sa kanya.Napanood ko lang iyan sa sine na 5 pesos ang bayad sa Balcony sa may Recto.
Waway in the 70’s who became a cop killer as a result of police brutality of that time. Leonardo de los Reyes alyas Waway was a real person who was a hard working laborer sending money to his parents in the province before he was brutalized by the police and became an insane cop killer. Reporter Luther Batuigas wrote his story and thousands of people attended his funeral when he was finally slain. Movies by Rudy Fernandez and Cesar Montano distorted and romanticized what was a very simple but true story of that poor man.
Sinabi ni SC Justice Puno noon yong time table tungkol sa cha cha ba o con con. Kung susundin yon e wala ng oras para maka pasa ang cha cha o con con. Pero bakit pinag didiinan pa rin itong cha cha?
Kung sakali mang magkaroon ng election palagay ko ang mananalo ay si Cheesy Escudero. Bakit? Yon ang paborito ng US na manalo. Inimbitahan si Chiz sa inauguration ni Obama at binigyan ng interview ng Reuters. Maaring makipag deal si gloria sa US na tutulungan nyang manalo si Chiz sa election sa pamamagitan ng pandadadaya pero may safe passage sila sa US. Kasama doon si taba na hindi iimbistigahan ng money laundering sa US at iba pang deal na makukuha ni pandak.
Thanks, Cocoy. Colorful life of Waway.
it seems that the tongressmen are lining up to dance the cha-cha todo todo…
xman,
Tama ang pananaw ni Puno na wala ng oras para mag Cha-Cha o mag con con.iniistir na naman ng Malacanang ang taong bayan para magalit mag-alsa para may rason si kantone na mag-declare ng batas militar.Malayong mangyari dahil hindi sang-ayon ang estados unidos sa martial law,hindi susuportahan ni Obama ang plano ni Kantone.
Kahit na anong gawing balasa ng Malacanang sa baraha pagdating ng 2010 ay burat sila.Pinapagalit lang nila ang tao sa ngayon.Easy lang at huwag tayong pagoyo sa pakulo nila.Hindi rin sila makakabuo ng bilang sa Tongress.Balimbingan na sila ngayon at kumakalas na ang iba kay Kantone.Sa amin lang hindi susuporta si congressman dahil magre-retire na siya sa pulitika,kaya mainit ang laban,Magmartsa sa plaza at sa harap ng munisipyo at capitolyo ang mga tao sa amin kapag hindi matuloy ang election.
Ang tanong ngayon kung sino sa mga presidential candidate ang mananalo,walang pinagkaiba sa papalitan.Dapat ang iboto ng taong bayan ay iyung may bayag na pananagutin ang mga Arroyo-Pidal sa mga nagawa nilang kasalanan sa madlang pipol.
Maliit pa ako nung sumikat si Waway, Mang cocoy (hehehe!). Meron akong itinagong diyaryo ng The Sun, kaunaunahan yatang English tabloid nung araw na may hubad na babae sa frontpage pero may tapal na itim sa mata, kung saan ang headline ay “Mad Killer Strikes Again”. Kwento iyon ni Waway. Panakot siya sa mga bata ng mga nanay. “Pag kakalat-kalat kayo sa labas baka makasalubong ninyo si Waway”.
Hindi ko itinago yung frontpage dahil kay Waway, pero dahil sa pin-up ni Rossana Ortiz na boarder ng kaklase ko.
“……nagbigay ng advice kay Ping na ,“My advice to him is to for him to submit himself to the law as I did. Now I’m back in the Senate.”
submit to the law o to GLORIA?
back to senate o JOINED GLORIA’S PETS?
chi, meron pa namang dila si honasan. wala lang masabi para masabing SENADOR pala siya at hindi NATUTULOG na bantay sa mga ginagawa nina gloria!
ngayon lang siya nagsalita, si ping pa ang sinabihan at hindi ang prodyuser, direktor, iskrip writer, at mga cast ng pelikulang “you must believe it” ng the small one productions.
Nagkagulo na sa Dacer-Corbito. Hahaha. Inilabas na sa Inquirer ang affidavit ni Mancao, na galing daw sa isang unauthorized gov’t official. Siguro si Usec. Blancaflor na naman, yung supplier ni Atty. Verano ng DOJ letterhead, hihihi. Saan pa manggagaling e di kay Gonzalez din, lumang pelikula na yan hoy!
Tama nga ang bolang kristal ko. Si Erap ang target kunwari pa si Lacson ang dinidiin. Kunsuwelo-de-bobo kay FG ang pag sabit kay Lacson.
Matagal nang kaduda-duda yang pagtestigo nila Mancao, kung totoong voluntary yung affidavit ni Mancao, bakit tinatakot ni Gozalez si Mancao tapos ngayon inilabas na. Bumaliktad na naman ba si Mancao at bumalik uli kay Erap/Lacson kaya isinimple na yung affidavit sa inquirer?
Tongue,
Nasa elementary pa ako ng pumutok iyang si Waway.Mahilig lang akong magbasa ng diaryo at Liwayway noon.Hehehe!
Bakit napakaraming palpak, tanong ng isa dito, parang tinutuya ang tao? Mancao-Dumlao, Nicole, ngayon Marcelino.
Gusto nilang dakipin si Erap, para magkagulo ang tao. Then they will declare martial law. When martial law is declared, under Section 18, Art VII of the Constitution, the Congress is mandated to vote in joint session, to affirm or reject the proclamation of martial law. This is where they spring cha-cha.
So they get what they want. They force a joint session with the Senate, which the Senate has refused to give. Now they will not need 196 votes, because some of the Senators will vote with them. Their argument at the Supreme Court becomes stronger, because the Senate has participated, They are not called evil geniuses for nothing.
BUT.
Cha-cha is part of the amendatory process, and they can do anything with regard to the Constitution in the joint session. But the scheduling of the ratification, making a law to declare the plebiscite, allocating money, etc., is a legislative function, and requires the regular procedure. This is where the Senate can bottle it up.
Mwahahaha. Foiled again. So near, and yet so far.
ang sarap din bantayan ng Dacer-Corbito case… para talgang PPP – piling piling pelikula ng Pinoy
Starting: Erap, Ping, Raul, Mancao, Dumlao, Aquino
Istorya: Hostage ng Kalaban ang mga kakampi ng bida na sina Mancao, Dumlao at Aquino… kung hindi sila magsasalita laban sa mga Bida (Erap at sidekick na si Ping)… may hindi magandang mangyayari sa kanila…
Bugbog sarado sa simula ang mga Bida… hindi sila makalaban dahil hostage nila ang kakampi ng bida… at masisira sila sa paningin ng mga tao..
Subalit may twist na mangyayari, tatayo ang mga bida… lalaban… at khit gano kadami pa ang mga kalaban… sa bandang huli malalaman ang tunay na kontra-bida at lalabas ang katotohanan… tutulungan ng mga tao ang bida at… abangan! hehehe…
o mga spoilers, bira na!
Check the Mancao affidavit in the Inquirer. Mancao signed on February 13, 2009. Then it say, “personally appeared before me..” notarized by the Honorary Consul. May opisina ang honorary consul sa Ft. Lauderdale.
Yet, the court docket says November 20, 2008 pa lang Prisoner #: 76589-004 na si Mancao. So Mancao walked out of jail to sign this affidavit?
Sabi pa, assisted by the Public Defender Lopez. If you read the Mancao affidavit posted by Ellen, may pirma si Lopez, and sworn to before the Magistrate Judge herself. Ito, walang pirma si Lopez.
Ano? Sabay dumalaw si Macatangay at Lopez on a Saturday (Feb 14) to get Mancao to sign?
asiandelight: This is where you do your country a favor. Pakidalaw ang preso, charm the guard, and ask him if “your uncle” Macatangay visited Mancao on February 14.
Tongue I hope you saved it. Mukhang pulled out ang affidavit. Wala na sa Inquirer.
Tongue, no more sa Inquirer.
Anyways, BUTATA na naman si Gloria.
Thanks for the analyses, Atty and Tongue. Ang gagaling ninyo!
Ang sarap ipa-Waway si Gloria at RaulGoon!
Nawala na ba? Di uubra sa akin yan! Nai-save ko yung text sa cache ko.
If you will allow it, Ellen, I’d like to post it here. Mabuti na yung meron tayong text bago mawala nang tuluyan wala na tayong pang-compare:
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(Editor’s note: This is the latest sworn statement executed by former Senior Supt. Cezar Mancao II in connection with the Dacer-Corbito twin slayings. The Inquirer obtained a copy from a government official who asked not to be identified because he said he was not authorized to release the document.)
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA )
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA )
AFFIDAVIT
I, CEZAR OCHOCO MANCAO II, of legal age, married, Filipino and presently under the custody of US Federal Marshals at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States of America, after being duly sworn to in accordance with the law, hereby depose and state, to wit:
1. I am the same CEZAR OCHOCO MANCAO II who is one of the several accused in Criminal Case No. 01-191969 pending before Branch 18 of the Regional Trial Court of Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines, entitled “PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES versus MICHAEL RAY AQUINO, et al.”, or more popularly known as the DACER-CORBITO DOUBLE MURDER CASE.
2. I am executing this Affidavit to narrate, out of my own personal knowledge, among others, the relevant incidents that transpired in connection with the abduction and death of SALVADOR “BUBBY” DACER and his driver EMMANUEL CORBITO on November 24, 2000, and name the persons responsible therefor,
3. I hereby attest at the outset that I am executing this statement freely, voluntarily and intelligently, without any force, intimidation, threats, or any form of duress being exerted on myself or on any of my family members by the government of the Republic of the Philippines or any of its officials or employees. The execution of this statement is the result of my own initiative to offer the Government of the Republic of the Philippines cooperation in terms of disclosure of relevant information concerning the DACER-CORBITO double murder case. I likewise attest that I was assisted and given sufficient legal counsel by my lawyer, BERNARDO LOPEZ, Esq., Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. U.S.A. all throughout the preparation of this affidavit.
4. I start with the fact that in July 1998, the President Anti-Organized Crime Task Force (PAOCTF) was formed during the administration of PRESIDENT JOSEPH ESTRADA (ERAP). This was headed by CHIEF SUPT. PANFILO LACSON (LACSON). I was initially designated as deputy chief of task group Luzon but a few months thereafter. I was promoted as chief, Task Group Luzon. The following were some of its ranking officials together with myself, namely:
a) CHIEF SUPT. FRANCISCO ZUBIA- Deputy for Administration;
b) SUPT. MAGTANGOL GATDULA – Deputy for Operations;
c) SUPT. MICHAEL RAY AQUINO (AQUINO) – Head, Operations Division;
d) JOHN LOPEZ – Head, Finance and Logistics Division;
e) SUPT. TEOFILO VINA (VINA) – Head, Task Group Visayas
5. As Chief of Task Group Luzon, I was assisted by P/SUPT. GLENN G. DUMLAO (DUMLAO) as my deputy for operations and SUPT. GACUTAN as my deputy for administration. Aside from being the deputy for operations, DUMLAO is also one of my team leaders, together with CHIEF INSP. VICENTE ARNADO (ARNADO).
6. However, notwithstanding the formal organizational structure of PAOCTF, and as the reality in specialized and compartmentalized law enforcement units like the PAOCTF, some personnel may be directed to perform special operations by the chief of operations – P/SUPT. MICHAEL RAY AQUINO (AQUINO). For instance, my deputy for operations, DUMLAO in some special cases directly reports to AQUINO without giving me the details of his assignment or progress of his taskings.
7. Sometime in the early part of October 2000, I found out from my operatives’ dispatch slips that AQUINO was utilizing some of my personnel at Task Group Luzon in his “special operations” without my knowledge. Right then and there, I, together with DUMLAO who happened to be in my office at that time, went together to AQUINO’s office and inquired about the matter. AQUINO informed us that these “special operations” had been previously approved and cleared by LACSON and by MALACAÑANG itself. DUMLAO mentioned to me that the “special operations” had for its target a certain media man critical of ERAP, whom they referred to as “DELTA”. Being in the nature of a special operation, I decided not to inquire further. For purposes of clarity, PAOCTF’s “special operations” then pertained to operations that did not follow the normal channels of command and did not come under the purview of its mandate.
8. While I was opposed to AQUINO’s use of my personnel, there was nothing that I could do then to prevent him because he occupied a position higher than myself in terms of designation at the PAOCTF organizational hierarchy. Additionally, these special operations were under the directions of LACSON as PAOCTF head. However, I still instructed my men at Task Group Luzon to bring to my attention orders regarding special operations not directly coming from me and not to be keen in performing operations outside of the PAOCTF mandate, especially illegal ones.
9. On two (2) separate occasions sometime in October-November 2000, two of my team leaders, ARNADO and REYES, confided to me that AQUINO ordered both of them to conduct operations against REYNALDO BERROYA. I remember two (2) instances when ARNADO and REYES were already in a position to abduct BERROYA but could not get in touch with AQUINO for the final “go” signal and sought mine, and which I both declined. These incidents ostensibly reached the attention of LACSON and AQUINO because I felt them turn lukewarm and indifferent towards me, to the extent that I was constrained to request for my transfer to a regular PNP unit. LACSON, however, refused to grant my request.
10. Sometime in October 2000, I heard LACSON order AQUINO to liquidate BERROYA, his public-known nemesis, saying: “Noy, tirahin nyo na si Bero.” LACSON said this while we were on board his car en route to a Japanese restaurant in Greenhills, San Juan, for lunch. I was seated at the front seat of the car then driven by SGT. OXIMOSO (“Oxy” as we usually called him), while AQUINO and LACSON sat at the back. AQUINO responded to LACSON that he intends to neutralize or liquidate DELTA first because ERAP was already peeved at him, saying: “Tapusin muna namin si Delta, Sir, kasi naiirita na si Bigote sa kaniya.” “DELTA”, referred to media and PR man SALVADOR “BUBBY” DACER (DACER), while “BIGOTE” was the commonly-known pseudonym of ERAP. LACSON however insisted that AQUINO rather operate on both BERROYA and DACER SIMULTANEOUSLY, saying “Ipagsabay mo na at tingnan natin kung sino na ang mauuna”, which obviously meant that AQUINO operate on DACER and BERROYA at the same time and to just see who between them is killed first.
11. At around 11:00 in the morning of November 24, 2000, while DUMLAO and myself were at my office at task group Luzon, DUMLAO suddenly excused himself because he supposedly received a text message from AQUINO saying that DACER was already in the custody of VINA somewhere in the province of Cavite and thus directing him to proceed to the area to conduct tactical interrogation on DACER. As DUMLAO was leaving my office, I told him to share with me the results of his tactical interrogation.
12. After DUMLAO left, I immediately called VINA and verified about the alleged operation. VINA confirmed to me the operation and told me he will take care of it and that the same was upon the orders of AQUINO.
13. When DUMLAO returned to the office, I inquired what happened to his tactical interrogation of DACER and he told me that he did not obtain any valuable information from the subject. I asked him if VINA was also present in the area and he replied in the negative. And so I called up VINA on his cell phone and asked him why he was not at the area after all. Again he told me not to worry as he will take care of the situation.
14. After learning about DACER’s abduction, I immediately informed LACSON and asked for his guidance on the matter. LACSON instructed me to head the investigation of the incident since doing so will allow PAOCTF to control the situation by covering up the involvement of PAOCTF personnel. Accordingly, I dispatched my men to conduct a regular investigation of the incident; I also required all investigating police stations to forward to us all relevant documents, making us the repository of these documents, and thus enabled us to cover-up for the involved PAOCTF operatives. Due to my successful cover-up of the incident, LACSON and AQUINO became warm and appreciative of me again.
15. Several days thereafter, news broke out about Dacer’s car being found dumped in a ravine in Margondon, Cavite. I chanced upon DUMLAO in our office and asked him why it happened that way when VINA continuously assured me that he will take care of the situation. I remember me saying: “Akala ko plinantsa niya ng maayos?! Mapapasama tuloy tayong lahat dito!” DUMLAO on the other hand, told me that he had in his possession the documents recovered from Dacer’s vehicle. In reply, I commented that it was very risky for him to be keeping them. I later on learned that DUMLAO disposed of the documents by burning the same.
16. After ERAP was deposed from power in January 2001, I was reassigned to Region VIII.
17. After winning the election as senator of the Republic of the Philippines in the May 2001 elections, LACSON called AQUINO and myself to a meeting in a house somewhere in Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila. In that meeting, LACSON instructed both of us to leave the country since the new administration would surely go after us and link us in the DACER-CORBITO double murder case, among others, in order to destroy his reputation and presidential ambition. He assured us that he will take care of both of us and will continue to give us our monthly allowance. I can vividly remember LACSON’S words: “Kailangang umalis na kayo sa bansa dahil si Glenn nagbigay na ng statement, and Kuratong Baleleng case ay binuhay, at posibleng gagawa yan ng iba pang mga kaso. Huwag kayong mag-alala, ako ang bahala sa inyo.” At that time, the burnt remains and belongings of DACER and CORBITO had been recovered from a creek somewhere in Indang, Cavite; some of the perpetrators had even confessed to the killing; and the case was already being investigated by the Department of Justice.
18. In reaction to LACSON’s instructions, I told him that for his sake, I will obey even if that would entail for me to be away from my family. Incidentally, I remember that on that same occasion, JANE GOMEZ, a vital witness in the Kuratong Baleleng incident was also in the house where our meeting with LACSON was held.
19. On July 1, 2001, I followed LACSON’s instructions for me to leave the country for the United States. I rendezvous with AQUINO in Hong Kong and from there we proceeded to the United States via San Francisco. LACSON made arrangements for our stay at Harrold Hicks’ friend’s house in Daly City; Hicks is a former enlisted man who worked under LACSON. However, before I left the country, I was made to sign a Counter-Affidavit in the then pending preliminary investigation concerning the abduction and death of DACER and CORBITO before the Department of Justice. The Counter-Affidavit contained for the most part, strong denials of my supposed knowledge or participation in the DACER-CORBITO operations as narrated by DUMLAO in a handwritten affidavit. I was constrained to sign the same despite knowing that some of the allegations were actually true, in order to save my neck and in the hope that I will be exonerated therefrom.
20. On or about August 3, 2001, while AQUINO and myself were inside our room at the MGM Hotel in Las Vegas where we were staying upon invitation and sponsorship of BUTCH TENORIO (TENORIO), the former head of Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) during the term of ERAP I heard TENORIO telling AQUINO that when he received information from the latter that DACER has been neutralized, he immediately relayed the information to ERAP thinking that the information will please him. However, ERAP supposedly turned indifferent, which reaction surprised TENORIO. Incidentally, TENORIO, ESTRADA and LACSON all stood as principal sponsors in AQUINO’s wedding.
21. In September 2001, I decided to settle in the state of Florida, while AQUINO settled in the state of New Jersey. I have lived in Florida since then and never went back to the Philippines. In the meanwhile, LACSON repeatedly traveled to the U.S. from October 2001 up to September 2003 and met with us in all of these occasions; he also did not fail to reimburse our plane fares and other expenses.
22. I am executing this Affidavit to attest to the truth of the foregoing allegations and for other legal purposes this may serve. I reserve the right to provide more details about this incident as need be during court trial.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I gave hereunto signed this 13th day of February 2009, at FORT LAUDERDALE, STATE OF FLORIDA, U.S.A.
CEZAR OCHOCO MANCAO II
Affiant
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 13th day of February 2009, at FORT LAUDERDALE, STATE OF FLORIDA, U.S.A.
Philippine Honorary Consulate)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida USA ) S.S:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
BEFORE ME, Angelo S. Macatangay, M.D., Consul General A.H. duly commissioned and qualified at Fort Lauderdale, Florida on this 14th day of February 2009, personally appeared, Cezar Ochoco Mancao II, known to be the same person who executed the annexed instrument (Affidavit) and, being informed by me of the contents of the said instrument. Acknowledged before me that he executed the same of his own free will and deed.
The party, signed at the foot of the instrument. For the contents of the annexed documents, the Honorary, Consul General assumes no responsibility xxx instrument together with this acknowledgement being composed of xxx pages.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand on these presents and affixed hereon the seal of the Honorary Philippine Consulate, Fort Lauderdale, xxxxx this 14th day of February 2009
Angelo S. Macatangay, M.D.
Honorary Consul General
Doc. No. : 247xxx
Series Of : 2009
O.R. No. : Gratis
O yung mga gustong maging Sherlock Homes, Magnum PI, Remington Steele, Barretta, Monk o kahit Inspector Jacques Clouseau, start reading and analyzing this against the previous one posted by Ellen.
Atty. I hope you can secure a .pdf copy of the affidavit complete with the stamp and signatures.
Thanks, Tongue.
Your are right in your earlier comment. Gonzalez had to release the Mancao affidavit which was obtained after ISAFP Chief Prestoza met with him because they sensed that Mancao was not going to stand by it.
Naglalaro sila.
Let’s watch and enjoy the play.
Kataka-taka! I enjoyed reading the fantasy.
Atty, paki summarize naman ang mahahalagang legal points. Thanks.
Sino kaya sa mga bigote ang tinutumbok ni Mancao.Ako kaya iyun? Hehehehe!
May bigote rin si Berroya,may bigote rin si Erap.Mahirap pala ang may bigote ngayon,deadly weapon at suspect lagi sa kasong murder.Hindi na masisiyahan si Inday niyan kapag mag-ahit ka ng bigote,hindi na makapag-scuba diving sa Boracay.
Ito yong link ng Mancao affidavit sa Inquirer.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20090320-195104/Mancaos-affidavit
Ellen,
The thread where you posted the affidavit is incomplete. It’s up to #17 only. And the comments section is closed.
chi:
Mahaba ang analysis, so please view them here:
http://frauslatet.blogspot.com/
Thanks, Atty.
Atty,
Your analysis provided a crystal clear argument that Lacson was really not in the loop in Dacer’s murder. Talagang pilit lang isinasama. Mancao’s affidavit is a DUD that will boomerang hard on RaulGoon and Gloria.
You said,too, “Oh and by the way, there is the alternative view by writer Herman Laurel Tiu – that the remains recovered were not those of Dacer. True, dental tests were done, but there is an even better test, to determine the truth. DNA can be extracted from teeth. In fact, a tooth was used to derive the DNA of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany in connection with a paternity case (http://www.springerlink.com/content/7w7ewlajdjqdawmg/).
So the DNA of those teeth can be matched with the DNA of Karina Dacer.”
Yes, if RaulGoon and Gloria really wanted to solve this case, DNA will make it easier for them for the public to know the truth. Ay! Suntok sa buwan yan!
“Fraus latet in generalibus”. Fraud lies hid in general expressions.
So very true. (I googled it, Atty). I like it. 🙂
Hi Tongue, I’ve fixed the Mancao Feb. 2009 affidavit post.
My dsl was into tantrums last night, I had to leave it at that for a while. Thanks.
I”ll transfer all the Mancao affidavit-related comments to that thread.
Also, please post comments on that topic there. Thanks.
Erap camp would be fielding Legarda-Binay team in 2010.
bitchevil Says: “Correction: Legacy case (not first). One day, we might wake up shocked to learn that Cha-Cha has been approved.”
the same very morning that we woke up in june 2004
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo already is the president of the republic
Good heavens! Those impaktos in Malacanang are not giving up, are they?
“Many say that Arroyo and a number of her officials fear being out of power because of the many crimes that they have committed against the Filipino people. If she can’t succeed with cha-cha, it would be martial law, they say.”
Remember the Caucescu couple?
I don’t like Loren Legarda anymore… I was one of her supporters when she first ran for the Senate (thanks to her hubby who performed his card magic show to me — hehehe! to obtain support) but not anymore.
She’s stale now.
Loren is tailing Erap wherever he goes.