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Cory gave Ampatuan patriarch his break

After Edsa 1, Andal was appointed OIC mayor
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It’s interesting how the Ampatuan clan’s political fortunes seem to be turning full circle—and how political camps that now call them “monsters” seem to have conveniently forgotten that they had something to do with how these “monsters” were bred to begin with.

Liberal Party presidential bet Aquino, sure that violence in Maguindanao would escalate due to “this administration’s inaction,” is demanding the suspension of Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr. and other local officials found involved in the November 23 massacre of civilians.

Note from Fr. Eliseo “Jun” Mercado:

Datu Andal Sr. was the henchman of Marcos in Maganoy in 1986.. He also was de facto mayor… acting since he was the vice mayor and already appointed as OIC.

Cory removed him from Office!!! I was a witness to that!

The Chief of Police, another Ampatuan yet non political and decent by the name of Datu Mod Ampatuan was appointed by Cory as OIC! I was the one who recommemnded for Datu Modi. He is an Ampatuan so he could maintain order and rule of law being the modest and clean chief of police in the place.

But in the first election post Cory, Datu Andal, Sr was back in power… since he was and still is the undisputed power in Maganoy.

I was the parish priest of Maganoy at the time and NAMFREL chair of the Province.

We don’t know if the senator realizes that he is in effect calling on the Arroyo government to undo an action by his mother’s administration.

President Corazon Aquino, right after the Edsa Revolution in 1986, removed all the duly elected local officials and appointed OICs in their stead.

In the town of Maganoy (now Shariff Aguak) in Maguindanao, the mayor then was Pinagayaw Ampatuan, who was supposedly inclined to resign anyway due to old age. The Aquino administration, with advice from then Local Government Minister (and chief government negotiator with Muslim insurgents) Aquilino Pimentel Jr., replaced just about every elected official in most local government units.

It approached Maganoy differently, though. There, the Aquino government followed the succession rule and installed the vice mayor as OIC.

That first-term vice mayor was Andal Ampatuan Sr. We now know him as the long-time governor of Maguindanao, and as father, grandfather, uncle, and in-law to at least 10 mayors, vice mayors, and other local officials in the province.

According to local sources, the appointment of Andal Sr. as OIC mayor in 1986 was backed by Maguindanao congressman Guimid Matalam, whose father in law, former Senator Salipada Pendatun, was a Liberal Party stalwart.

From then on, Andal Sr. never looked back. In 1988, in the first local elections that would test the acceptability of the OICs that Cory had installed, Andal won as mayor. He was also charged for the murder of his poll rival, Surab Abutasil.

He served as mayor for the next 10 years, and then as governor of Maguindanao. Meanwhile, his sons, nephews, and grandsons have been elected to various local positions, too.

The Ampatuans has since become a dependable ally of the next woman president, Gloria Arroyo. They delivered votes—believed to be rigged—in the 2004 and 2007 elections for Ms. Arroyo and her candidates in the national polls.

It’s also under the Arroyo administration that the Ampatuans are said to have expanded and strengthened their private army, composed of civilian volunteers enlisted and funded by the military.

Ms. Arroyo, however, may just be improving on something that Cory’s Constitution has allowed. The 1987 Constitution does not really provide the dismantling of private armies per se. Read carefully Section 24 of the Transitory Provisions—it bans only the private armies that are not sanctioned by government. But those that are “consistent with the citizen armed forced established in this Constitution”—like the civilian volunteer organizations formed by the military during Cory’s time—don’t have to go.

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36 Comments

  1. Not only will the administration after GMA will have to be find and jail all the perpetrators of the Maguindanao massacre. There is also this important item — the new administration will be front-and-center for the creation of a new Philippine Constitution.

    And then there is this :
    The old Yellow Army awakening from its slumber, remembering what it was like 20 odd years ago and how much this nation has fallen since. That old organization needs new blood, and may the new blood bring fresh ideas.

    And one of the things Pilipinas needs is continued professionalization of the military and police. Without a doubt, Pilipinas is very poor. Jobs, jobs, jobs!!! Unemployment and underemployment is extremely high (talagang pobre and mga tao pag walang trabaho) that the tax base is unable to provide the money to build new schools and more importantly, to professionalize the civil service, the military and the police. May2010 elections is super-important, that is for sure.

  2. henry90 henry90

    Yeah. Pero di naman manghuhula si Cory. Malay nya ba naman na demonyo pala tong si Ampatuan Sr. I’m sure may nag recommend din yan sa kanya during that time. Parang si Ate Glue. Malay ba natin na mas masahol pa pala sa lahat ng presidenteng dumaan itong tiyanak na to na ipinalit kay Erap. Palpak kasi tong manghula si Madam Auring! Bwisit!

  3. martina martina

    Same thinking here henry90. Bakit naman parang may bahid sisi kay Cory, eh kung si Gluering nga na ‘cheat, liar at thief’, akalain ba ng mga bumoto sa kanya na ganyan pala siya.

  4. henry90 henry90

    Martina:

    Tama ka. Ang dapat tanungin ay ang DILG secretary nang mga panahong yun. I would even venture a guess that Cory didn’t know Andal Sr personally way back in 86 pero sa tenor nang Newsbreak article e parang gusto pang sisihin si Cory sabay patama kay Noynoy. . .

  5. Oblak Oblak

    Naiintindihan naman na bago pumasok si Cory sa political arena, hindi nya kilala ang lahat ng political players. 1980 pa ang last local election bago mag 1987 at 1971 naman bago mag 1980. Noong 1980, ang mga local officials ay puro KBL at wala pang halos 1% lang ang hindi KBL.

    Kaya nung nanging presidente si Cory, pinagresign ang lahat ng local officials dahil sa mga remnants sila ng Marcos regime. Naiintindihan din naman ang dahilan dito.

    Sa pag aappoint ng OIC, naging standard procedure na yung vice mayor or vice governor ang OIC unless may ibang recommendation si Pimentel bilang DILG secretary. Diyan pumasok ang appointment ng nakakatandang Ampatuan.

    Sa 1988 election, marami ang nagsasabing ito ang isa sa malinis na eleksyon, nanalo uli si AMpatuan. Kung ano man ang papel ni Cory, napalitan na ito ng pagboto kay Ampatuan. As to what happened after that, I adopt yung posts ni pareng henry sa #4 and #6. Wala kasi akong alam kung inalagaan ni Cory ang mga Ampatuans after the election.

    I also read the alleged link between Cory and the Ampatuans
    in an article written by H. Laurel, where he pointed to Candao as the one instrumental in the appointment of Ampatuans in 1986.

    To blame Cory for what what happened to Andal Sr., down to his sons, nephews, cousins and relatives in the political sphere after 1988, borders on reaching and stretching.

  6. asiandelight asiandelight

    Cold Blood murder of over 50 people is beyond political incompetencies. The gruesome incident in Maguindanao can be considered an act of terrorism, terrorizing the whole country even the children of this nation. Witnessing what’s happening on TV could pose a social disinterest for the youth to participate in democracy. Many of our people will FEAR even more and the overall result is an APATHETIC society with very few good men left.

    Yes, Cory’s administration can also be CONTRIBUTORY to the FACT but murdering innocent civilian was not the liberal party’s advocacy nor the other political parties.

    We all know that each party has its own advocacy but for some reason, each party might have forgotten that the basis of the Law is all about good moral character and ethics to educate and empower people. We have no role models in our society.

    Yes we have Efren, Jose Rizal and Pacquiao considered as role models for their own determinations . They are considered as model at personal level. In addition, these individuals were not even voted by the people and yet they function to make our country proud. Therefore, anyone who are in office including the barangay kapitan and all the way to the top or top to bottom have a HIGHER degree of responsibility to make us all proud. Its their DUTY.

    The buying of votes is not an excuse to blame Mang Juan and Pedro. Our constitution is very specific in formulating the law of the land and that means, one must serve the public with respect.

    The problem in this country common among politicians is their inability to grasp the concept that being a politician is a DUTY that he /she is a public servant but instead, we the people are their SERVANTS….

    My goodness Philippines…how many are “matino” ? if majority in the lower house, the senate , the judicial system and the executives understand what Public service is all about, then this country will be able to service the people at its quality.

    I am demanding accountability and responsibility of DUTY… God bless

  7. balweg balweg

    Same thinking here henry90. Bakit naman parang may bahid sisi kay Cory, eh kung si Gluering nga na ‘cheat, liar at thief’, akalain ba ng mga bumoto sa kanya na ganyan pala siya.

    Well, Martina…di magiging cheater si gloria kundi si Tita Cory ang isa sa promotor upang pabagsakin ang gobyerno ng Ama ng Masang Pilipino?

    Kahit saang anggulo mo sipatin…accountable si Tita Cory sa mga pangyayaring ito sapagka’t kundi sa kanila ni Cardinal Makasalanan e di yan maglalakas loob na magtraydor sa kanyang Pangulo.

    Imagine…binigyan pa yan ng ministerial posisyon sa gobyernong Estrada, ang kaso e yong mga demonyita at demonyito na bumulong kay gloria na agawin ang Malacanang e ginamit ang Dios upang magtagumpay sila sa kanilang katraydoran at pagkamasakim sa kapangyarihan.

    Sige nga, ano ang nangyari…di ba sising-tuko ang maraming EDSA DOS at Hello Garci sa kanilang ginawang pagsuporta kay gloria.

    Hay naku ang daming nag I am SORRY…pero pabalat-bunga lang yan at kita mo ngayon ang iingay na kesyo sila ang solusyon sa problemang kinakaharap ng bansa.

    Alam sa totoo lang, sila ang problema kaya magsitigil silang lahat. Wala silang karapatang mamuno sapagka’t enough na yong 10 years.

    Nagmamarunong sila pero hungkag naman ang kanilang paglilingkod-bulsa.

  8. Diego K. Guerrero Diego K. Guerrero

    The Cory Revolutionary Government had created a future Maguindanao butcher in the person of Andal Jr. Walang utang loob si Andal Ampatuan Sr kay dating local government chief minister Aquilino Pimentel Jr. Dinaya nila si Coco Pimentel noon 2007 election pabor kay Migz Zubiri.

  9. Destroyer Destroyer

    Balweg puso mo cool ka lang… pero tama ka, si cory walang pagkakaiba kay madam auring hindi marunong pumulso. walang karapatan umupo itong kababayan kong abnoy dahil mortal naming kalaban yan sa tarlac.

    Panggulo lang ang mga aquino sa pinas. Marami dito hindi alam ang tunay na pagkatao ni ninoy aquino. si ninoy batang victoria tarlac yan. kung ikaw ay taga tarlac city at sinabi mong taga victoria ka alam na nila.

  10. Tedanz Tedanz

    Destroyer,
    Totoo ba na yong kababayan mo ay isang Abnoy? Sabi ni Mareng Maceda Autistic daw. Mga ito ay nagpapa-totoo lang doon naman sa una kung impresyon sa taong ito. Naku Diyos ko po …. kung nagkataon magkakaroon pa pala kaming Pangulong isang Abnoy. Di bale katabi naman niya yong kapatid niya sa lahat ng lakaran at siyempre pa si Baklang Kalbo.
    Di niyo ba napansin mga Igan si Mar Roxas ay hindi nagsusuot ng yellow. Blue ang kulay ang lagi niyang suot. Palagay ko ayaw niyang mabilang sa samahang may jaundice. Mukhang napipilitan lang siya … kawawang Korina. Nagtataka rin ako bakit hindi nakikihalubilo si Korina dito kay Kris, Vilma at Shawi. HHmmmm … mukhang may umaalingasaw na baho …

  11. henry90 henry90

    Banat mga kontra Aquino! Malapit na lumabas ang sunod na survey! Lahat na lang gustong idikit kay Noynoy. . .may kaslanan din si Erap kasi di nya na binomba mga Ampatuwad ng siya pa presidente! Wag nyo sabihin na ngayon lang nag armas yang mga Ampatuwad. . .Damay damay na lahat! Pati si Ramos! Si Clinton! Si Bush! Pati si Obama. . .Sisihin na rin sila!Kung pagbibigyan mo lang lahat na argumento, lahat na may koneksyon sa mga Ampatuwad may kasalanan. . .Dios mio. . .

  12. balweg balweg

    Destroyer – November 29, 2009 2:46 am

    Balweg puso mo cool ka lang… pero tama ka, si cory walang pagkakaiba kay madam auring hindi marunong pumulso. walang karapatan umupo itong kababayan kong abnoy dahil mortal naming kalaban yan sa tarlac?

    Tnx. a lot Igan Destroyer…alam mo, kahit saan tayo lumugar e walang bukang-bibig ang mga kababayan natin dito sa abroad…buntong-hininga at hinagpis ng kalooban?

    Karumaldumal…pero mas masahol pa yan sa pagdurusa ng milyon nating Kabababayan lalo na yong naging biktima ng extrajudicial killings sa rehimeng arroyo.

    Ngayon ang mga kunsintidor at promotor kung bakit si gloria e nasa Malacanang for 10 years e heto’t muling ginagamit ang Dios? Ganyan nila dinaya ang Sambayanang Pilipino na kesyo walang moral leadership ang Ama ng Masang Pilipino kaya kinuyog at inagaw ang Malacanang.

    Naritong muli ang mga ipokrito…na kundi sa kanilang maling-akala e di tayo aabot sa ganitong mga problema?

    God is alive fore evermore…sa dinami-dami ng mga bulaang guro sa ating bansa narito at ang Kapinuyan watak-watak ang paniniwala at paninindigan.

    Mangatakot kayo sa Buhay ng Panginoon at huwag nýo itong ipangalakal para sa inyong mga kapakinabangan.

  13. balweg balweg

    Banat mga kontra Aquino!

    Inaantok na ako Igan Henry90 e bigla akong naalingpungatan sa winika mo ah!

    Realidad ang topic natin…at dito nakasalalay ang kinabukasan ng ating bansa? Alam mo…ang Yellow Fever na akala ng karamihang Pinoy e saviour ng Pilipinas?

    Sa totoo lamang…ang nasa likod ng Yellow Fever e mga civil socialites a.k.a. Elitista? Sila yaong naghaharing-uri sa ating lipunan na naghahari-harian upang ipangalandakan sa buong bansa na sila ang mayroong moral ascendancy to govern our country?

    Marami ang nagsasabi na worst daw ang kay Apo Macoy na 20 years na pamumuno…kung mayroong bait at talino ang majority na Kapinuyan, aba naman mas worst ang bunga ng EDSA 1, 2 & Hello Garci?

    In 10 years lang ni gloria e umabot ng morethan 2 trilyon Pesos ang nautang niyan kumpara sa U$20B pesos ni Macoy for 20 years?

    Noong panahon ni Macoy maginhawa pa ang buhay ng Pinoy at ang classification ng buhay e from class A to C lang! About ngayon sa panahon ni gloria…from A to D na ata?

    Yong class D e pagpag na lang ang pinagsasaluhan sa hapag-kainan o madalas wala nang makain.

    Sino ang nakinabang sa EDSA 1, 2 and Hello Garci?

    Kung isa-isahin ko sa iyo e talo ang listahan ni Sabit Singson? Na hanggang sa ngayon e laganap pa ang anak ng weteng…!

    Pero tayong Kapinuyan heto’t kandakuba na sa 12% e-vat ni Recto at isang katutak na taxes ang binabayaran ni Juan De La Cruz.

    Anong pakinabang natin sa Yellow Fever…di ba wala, at heto buenamano e magaling sila sa massacre? Like as Mediola, Hacienda Luisita, Nueva Ecija and Magindanao massacre!

    Kaya NO WAY to Yellow Fever a.k.a. massacre the movie!

  14. henry90 henry90

    Balweg:

    Alam mo sa totoo lang sa kauulit-ulit na panggaya nyo sa kabibigkas ng yellow fever kagaya ng binabanggit nina Ninez Olivarez at Herman Laurel, nagiging corny na ang dating e. . .yun bang wala na silang maisipang ibansag kundi iyon at iyon din. . .no wonder kahit ipamigay nila diyaryo nila e hanggang manila lang talaga ang mambabasa. . .parang tunog disco fever. . pwedeng imbento naman kamo sila ng bago. ..nakakatawa na ang dating. . .yellow fever. . .corny. . .hehehe

  15. Destroyer Destroyer

    Tedanz,

    Totoong abnoy ang kababayan ko plus nagkaroon pa ulit ng isang pamangkin. Nagmukhang tao ang mga aquino nung pinatay si ninoy.

    Maraming bulag dito gaya ni henry 90. Mahirap ang isang presidente na walang alam at hindi handa gaya ng kanyang ina na si cory. Umaasa lang sa mga adviser. Buti sana kung ang mga adviser niya parehas ang utak. Ganun ulit si abnoy aasa sa mga adviser niya. Aasa siya kay kris! naku ang alam lang niyan “go and multiply” ng lalake.

    Lahat ng evils na galing sa administrasyung arroyo nasa LP na ngayon. Siyempre lilipat sila ulit sa cabalen dahil ang cabalen involved lagi sa mga illegal na gawain hindi lang dito sa pinas kundi buong mundo.

    Henry90… no wonder kahit ipamigay nila diyaryo nila e hanggang manila lang talaga ang mambabasa>>>> Pareng henry90 luma na ang diyaryo huwag kang nagpapabisto na lumang sistema pa rin ang alam mo. Meron ng “internet” anytime pwede kang mag browse ng latest news. Si abnoy decimal point ang boto niya dito sa amin sa abroad “wala” yan BIG NO.

  16. I got this note from Fr. Eliseo “Jun” Mercado:

    Ellen,
    Peace!
    You got your information wrong…

    Datu Andal Sr. was the henchman of Marcos in Maganoy in 1986.. He also was de facto mayor… acting since he was gthe vice mayor and already appointed as OIC…
    Cory removed him from Office!!! I was a witness to that!

    The Chief of Police, another Ampatuan yet non politicalm and decent by the name of nDatu Mod Ampatuan was appointed by Cory as OIC! I was the one who recommemnded for Datu Modi… he is an ampatuan so he could maintain order… and rule of law being the modest and clean cheif of police in the place…

    But in the first election post Cory, Datu Andal, Sr was back in power… since he was and still is the undisputed power in Maganoy…

    I was the parish priest of Maganoy at the time and NAMFREL chair of the Provoince.

    Fr. Jun

  17. henry90 henry90

    Destroyer:

    Kung kay Igan Balweg pa. Yellow fever hater wannabe ka rin? hehe. . .Basa ng news sa internet? Wala ngang pang almusal ang masang pinoy ni balweg e may pa internet-internet ka pang nalalaman. . .tsk. . .kahit ano pa sabihin nyo, corny pa rin. . .yellow fever wannabe. . . lol

  18. martina martina

    Oy ayan, mali pala. There is nothing to be undone by the son. Yellow kayo ng yellow, ngayon na jaundice kayo tuloy. Ang problema hindi yellow kung hindi ang hello.. kay Garci, kaya naging utak kriminal ang mga Ampatuans. There is not a bit of connection between Cory and the mass killing.

  19. henry90 henry90

    Martina:

    Ay mali na naman? Pustahan tayo, di magsosorry yung mga nanghusga dito kaagad o? Buti pa si Cory nag sorry. . .May nag quote pa man din sa bibliya. . .”God is alive fore evermore…sa dinami-dami ng mga bulaang guro sa ating bansa narito at ang Kapinuyan watak-watak ang paniniwala at paninindigan.

    Mangatakot kayo sa Buhay ng Panginoon at huwag nýo itong ipangalakal para sa inyong mga kapakinabangan.”

    O mag sorry na rin! Dali! hehehe

  20. Tedanz Tedanz

    Wala akong problema kay Cory … ang problema ko ay kung manalo si Noynoy. Ako’y kinakabahan maliban na sa Abnoy .. lolokohin pa siya ng mga “ASO” ni Glorya na lumipat sa kanya. Balita ko kasi mga 100 daw na Tongressman ang sumumpa na tutulong sila sa kanya para mabago ang Gobyerno at siya ang magiging Prime Minister na. Malay natin kung ilan sa mga ito ay nasa LP na. Abnoy na nga lolokohin pa. Pati tayo na-Abnoy na rin.
    Bakit nga mga Igan naka-blue ang mag-asawang Mar at Korina? Hindi pa ba sila nahawa sa pagka-jaundice ang mga yellowistas?

  21. asiandelight asiandelight

    Since the people are emotionally traumatized. they will vote emotionally just like EDSA. Noynoy may win… ?????

  22. Destroyer Destroyer

    Kaya siguro naka suot ng blue ang mag asawang Mar at Korina dahil identified na ang yellow fever na puro trapo at wala rin ginawa sa lipunan kundi manggulo. Nagkaleche-leche ang pinas mula nung naupo si cory hanggang sa maupo si gloria na todo suporta ni cory. Umiiwas lang ang mag-asawa sa trapong kulay.

    Pansinin ninyo nangangayayat si abnoy kasi nagpupuyat lagi sinasaulo niya ang mga sasabihin galing sa mga adviser niya.

  23. Destroyer Destroyer

    asiandelight – November 29, 2009 12:42 pm

    Since the people are emotionally traumatized. they will vote emotionally just like EDSA. Noynoy may win… ?????

    *** Big “NO”.

  24. Destroyer Destroyer

    henry90,
    kung mahilig ka sa diyaryo siguro laging huli ang balita sayo. kung nasa probinsya ka naman after 1 week mo pa matanggap ang diyaryo.

    ang internet ngayon affordable na hindi gaya nun na sobrang mahal… walang mayaman at mahirap pagdating sa internet. sa squatters area nga naka DSL sila. baka naman mahina ka sa browsing sa internet pareng henry90.

  25. henry90 henry90

    Destroyer:

    Sabihin mo sa mga masang pinoy ni Balweg yan. . . bago ka lang kasi nagpopost dito kaya di mo alam mg panaghoy ni pareng balweg dito. . yung kanyang kaawa-awang masa na baon na baon sa hirap na by the way may dsl pala pero walang makain. . .hirap sa yo e nasa abroad ka kasi kaya di mo maintindihan mga hinaing ni Pareng balweg. . .by the way, di na gumagamit ng dsl dito sa amin ang Comcast. . .fiber optics na. . .luma na pala techno sa inyo dyan. . .kaya pala ang tagal nyo mag reply. . .hehehe

  26. Destroyer Destroyer

    henry90,

    pinas pa ang updated sa technology! hahaha… leyt ng 10 years ang pinas pareng henry90. pumunta ka sa mga schools ang tinuturo nilang programs at language pascal, dos operating system, atbp, gosh abelgas hihihi… pards ang sinasabi mong comcast at fiber optics matagal na yan sa amin, kami pa na taga ExxonMobil. ang problema ng comcast at fiber optics hindi clear ang audio kapag ginamit sa conference hindi gaya ng dsl clear na clear.

  27. gusa77 gusa77

    Nang i-appoint ni Cory si Ampatuwad ay isa lamang na isang butiking gala sa dingding ng malas-kanyang,ng maging si Tabako ang umupo ay naging Hungyango at ng si Erap bote ang tumagay naman naging bayawak,at naging isang buwayang gutom sa katihan,ng sapilitang mag-tanim ang mga Pinoy Edsa Dos ng isang punong bonsai,subalit ng sumapit halalan ng 2004 naging isang hayuk na halimaw dahil sa isang kasambahay ni Abalos,humingi ng how to performed a magical solution to extend powerline,dahil sa haba ng listahan ng utang ni punong bonsai at ngayon walang magawa si punong bonsai kailangan treat me nice or I’ll sing a song which everybody like to hear.

  28. Gusa, take note that I edited your comments and changed the capitalized words into regular, small letters.

    It doesn;t look good and it’s distracting when you capitalize words. Pangit, parang sumisigaw.

    I said ths before many times and I’ll say it again. Even if you don’t capitalize your comments, people will read it as long as it has substance, interesting and short.

    Thanks.

  29. eestrada eestrada

    weren’t the ampatuans po already established before cory came into power? they’ve been beneficiaries of political patronage since the 1960’s. In any case, maybe it was indeed a short-sighted move to appoint him at that time. but i’d think there were legitimate reasons behind it.

  30. henry90 henry90

    Destroyer:

    Who told u sa Pinas ako? hehe. . .DSL sa linya pa rin ng telepono dumadaan yan. . .mabagal lalo na ang upload speed. . unlike sa fiber optics na sa cable dumadaan. . .up to 21 mbps ang download. . . isp sa pinas 1 mbps lang yan. . .dsl mo bka 1.32 mbps lang. . .tsk. . .

  31. palito palito

    na connect na nman k noynoy un trahedya. hindi ntin malaman kung galit talaga mga ito k gma o k nonoy. bakit si nonoy ang lagi binabato, ang daming kandidato para sa pres nubayan!

  32. saxnviolins saxnviolins

    Cory made the OIC appointments under her power as a president of a revolutionary government. This was in 86, before the Constitution was ratified.

    BUT

    The sifting and vetting of the appointees was done by the then DILG boss, Aquilino Pimentel Jr. In fact, my teacher in the subject local governments (Judge Samilo Barlongay – sam for Samar, Ilo for Iloilo) was critical of the move, because not all local gov officials won by cheating. In fact, only the presidency (Cory v Macoy) was truly tainted. Kasama sa mga replaced by OIC’s was the Mayor of San Juan, Erap. I dare anybody to say that San Juan did not elect Erap.

    So bakit tahimik si Nene ngayon? Where is the usual “I condemn to the highest heavens, blah blah blah”?

  33. From Ric Santos:

    Whoever it is that has given the opportunity for the ampatuans to become a political warlord in maguindanao is no longer of value. please remember whenever you put your trust to anybody you always think that this person will do what you intend him or her.during the cory era, we already know the person has always good intention during her time.

    It is people like the media who also know that this warlord thing is happening not only in maguindanao but all over the country however the media the only true source of information does not dare attack this warlords. nobody would dare talk about it maybe just like the people of maguindanao we are all afraid sometimes.

    In the visayas and even in metro manila are there no warlords? No dynasty? No father, mayor, son councilor, wife, vice mayor cousin, councilman barangay captain sister?

  34. martina martina

    Si Nene ay nakikipaglaro kay Maning – Money-Money (Pera pera)Villar (na Masipag sa Taga). Kandidato pala sa pagka senadora ang isang anak ni Nene, kanya sobrang pagpapel sa kaso ni Maning sa Senado. Hindi naging senador ang son, so baka swertehin ang daughter.

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