I don’t know if retired Maj. Gen. Carlos Garcia will confirm this if asked in a Senate hearing but I learned that when he was in detention, he wrote a letter addressed to three persons detailing his version of the multi-million (even billion) mess in the military that he was embroiled in.
The letters, I learned, were placed in the safekeeping of those three persons with the instruction that in case something happens to him, the contents of the letter would be divulged.
This should give sleepless nights to all those involved in grand theft of the money intended for the soldiers, who lay down their lives, for the country’s peace, stability and security and for the upgrading of military equipment, that have become a laughing stock in the region.
The explosive testimony of retired Lt. Col. George Rabusa at the Senate hearing last Thursday pinning down former AFP Chief Angelo Reyes, who held various other various cabinet positions in the nine years of Gloria Arroyo’s administration – defense, interior and local government,energy, as recipient of money filched from the military funds should make those involved realize that no secrets will remain secrets forever.
Rabusa, who was the budget officer then, said he and then military comptroller Lt. Gen Jacinto Ligot handcarried to him the dollar equivalent of at least P50 million as his send -off gift. This was in March 2001 when Reyes retired from the AFP to become the defense secretary as his reward for turning against his commander- in- chief, Joseph Estrada and supporting Gloria Arroyo’s power grab.
Rabusa said aside from the P50 million pabaon, he was still giving Reyes P5 million monthly allowance and P5 million for miscellaneous expenses even if Reyes was already out of the AFP.
Rabusa said in subsequent media interviews that his next testimonies would reach up to Gloria Arroyo.
Rabusa’s turnaround must have been a shock to Reyes, Garcia and Ligot and the “principals” of this grand theft. Until the former budget officer suffered a stroke and more misfortune visited his family, he was also firm on keeping mum about the anomalies.
Rabusa said in a TV interview that he felt a huge burden lifted from his shoulders his Senate testimony. He said he was not worried about the repercussion because at this point in his life, he had nothing more to lose.
This is a reminder to everybody that there is no such thing as a perfect crime.
Come to think of it, who would have thought that in that fateful flight to San Francisco on Dec. 19, 2003, Garcia’s wife Clarita would be asleep leaving the filling up of the arrival cards to her sons, who did not declare the $100,000 they were carrying.
It was easy to imagine that it was not the first time they brought in so much dollars to the U.S. but it was probably divine intervention that they were caught.
In the attempt of Mrs. Garcia to get back the $100,000 she executed an affidavit detailing their illegal sources of funds. A portion of Mrs. Garcia’s affidavit:
“My husband Carlos Garcia (Two star general in the Armed Forces was assigned in the Comptrollers Office until April 4, 2004. He receives a salary declared as income for the tax purposes.
“In addition, Carlos receives travel money and expenses in excess of several thousands of dollars. I often travel with my husband on business and my travel expenses and shopping money in excess of US$410,000 to $20,000 money is provided to me.
“He also receives cash for travel and expenses from the businesses that are awarded contracts for military hardware. These businesses are in Europe and Asia.
He also receives gifts and gratitude money from several military contracts to build roads,bridges and military housing.
“As the comptroller, my husband handles all budgets for the armed forces based on the requests from each branch of the military. The budget is sent to the Secretary of National Defense and it is sent to the Senate for approval. The Armed Forces Committee reviews the each contractor’s bids. Once the bids are approved and the review committee has checked out the companies, my husband is the final signature for the funding of contracts. The expense money, gratitude money and shopping money is not declared as income.”
Mrs. Garcia’s spilling the beans started the investigation which was suppressed during the Arroyo administration but is now being revived because of the onerous to the Filipino people plea bargain agreement between the office of the Ombudsman and Garcia.
And now, Rabusa’s revelations.
Yes, there is no such thing as a perfect crime.
“Yes, there is no such thing as a perfect crime.”
Of course, but there is such a thing as a perfect idiot. Who would have thought that the ex-general’s wife would “spill” the beans on her own “loving” husband. 😛
Perfect idiots are rare and usually comes from people in high places. 😛
i will share this blog to all the members of US senate armed service committee,post this URL to their official facebook accounts and share them through e-mail, hope both ways will catch their attentions… So in that way, Philippine military aid from Washington D.C will further be scrutinized, to make sure all the cash will right away fund combat operations,enhancing & upgrades of AFP’s weaponry…
lets share this to them:
http://armed-services.senate.gov/members.htm
The “principals of this grand theft”, the mag-asawang baboy, must be nervously circling the pigsty these days. Porsiento lang ang napunta kay Garcia, kanta na oy!
#3.
dapat malaman din ng United Nation ito…grabeh talaga ang ginawa nila, pinondohan sila ng UN, tapos kinupit pa ang mga pera na para sa mga filipino peacekeepers!
Share ko ulit yung video mula sa documentary ni Mr. Ed Lingao, talagang sobra ginawa ng mga hayop!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oOyX8oUTWg
itong blog na ito, eh share ko sa e-mail para e send sa US customs and border protection(USCBP)..
nag submit na ako ng allegation sa USCBP…Sinulat ko, maraming malalaking opisyales sa pilipinas ay pinapalusot ng Philippine Customs para makapagbiyahe at magdala ng milyones na halaga ng pera, lalo sa mga biyahe sa america…help me spread the words nalang.
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/trade_programs/e_allegations/e_allegations_faq.xml
In other words, bribe money-pampadulas is not declared as income. Walanghiya!
Siguro nanginginig na ang tumbong nitong mag-asawang Arroyo at yong mga ex-generals na sina Ermita, Reyes, Mendoza at itong si Ebdane. Sila ang Mafiosi sa loob ng siyam na taon. Sila ang mga sumipsip sa kaban ng Bayan. Tawagin na lang natin silang D’Big 6.
Yong mga iba na ex-Generals ay ginawang mga Ambassador ay sila naman ang bahala sa pag-deposito ng mga nakurakot nitong D’Big 6.
At kung may problema sa atin, si Corona at Guttierez naman ang bahala na hanggang ngayon nandiyan lang lagi na sasalo sa mga kaso ng grupo.
Tapos ang Pangulo niyo ngayon bulok …. walang ginagawa kundi puro lang dada …. naiistorbo lang siya sa paghahanap ng asawa at mga pang-koleksiyon na mga sasakyan. Ang kanyang Hacienda Luisita ay yan ang pam-blackmail ng D’Big 6 sa kanya. Kung magkamali siya ay … ipapamudmud na ni Corona sa mga magsasaka lahat. 🙂 🙂 🙂
#9
pangulo ngayon isip bata!
Sinabi mo pa Ellen, there is no perfect crime! Slowly but surely makakarating din tayo sa head of the food chain. May truth commission man o wala. Unti unti na ang paglabas ng kababalaghan ni putot. Kaya nga sobrang LOVE na LOVE siya ng kanyang mga generals noon.
I remember the story about Bangit na ginawang parang tubig and first class na Fundador at nagpamudmod ng tig-1000 bills na parang confetti sa isang Christmas party. Where did he get the money then? Ni hindi pa nga siya Chief of Staff noon?
Martin, mas maganda ns yung isip bata with a pure heart. Kung baga may touch of innocense kesa naman yung may doctorate degree nga, kawatan naman!
Tedanz, yang pagiging ambassadors ng mga crooks na generals ang totoong anggulo ng money laundering ng mga mafia sa Philippines. Yung mga Euro generals di ba ginawa din silang mga mules? Nasaan na yung kaso ng mga ito? Mukhang inupuan na ni Maldita sa Ombudsman.
#12
“Martin, mas maganda ns yung isip bata with a pure heart. Kung baga may touch of innocense kesa naman yung may doctorate degree nga, kawatan naman!”
tama ka nga naman…pero kasi minsan napapasobra na rin kasi eh, dapat sa kanya tumigas din yung damdamin niya,para naman tayo mga boss niya eh mas kampanti na kaya niya ang ginagampanan niya bilang pangulo..
If you remember the World bank corruption isssue, di ba nga ang mismong World Bank ang nagbulgar ng corruption sa mga contractors? The big fat guy was inplicated but wala ring nangyari dahil lahat ng bibig eh nakatikum. Ganyan din ang nangyari sa iba’t ibang katiwalian sa gobiyerno, ang mga ibang bansa ang nakakahuli sa kanila, si Ronald Singson sa HK pa nahuli, ang mga Euro generals sa Russia, ang kaso ni Garcie sa US. Kelan kaya tayo makakahuli ng mga kriminal sa sarili nating bansa? Pnoy has to really prove na kaya niyang baguhin ang sistema ng katiwalian sa bansa natin and the rest will follow.
pwede bang ipagsabay na sa hearing ang isyung ito?! paki clicked na lang sa video para matandaan ninyo ang isyu na ito….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_m_QE3uySo
Martin, as long as Pnoy picks the right cabinet members and real straight public servants to man all the government agencies, the rest will fall in place. I still have a few months left to judge him. Mahirap kaya ang kinaroroonan ni Pnoy ngayon after the bansot emptied our coffers and corrupted our institutions for nine looooong years! It will take quite sometime to clean up the mess. Let us give Pnoy the upperhand. Magmanman muna tayo sa mga susunod na diskarte niya.
buti nalang may statement ang US embassy tungkol sa extradition sa mga mag-inang Garcia..
http://photos.state.gov/libraries/manila/19452/public/USEmbassyClarifiesRoleinGarciaCase.pdf
Useful background materials on Rabusa and Ligot:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PhilippineArmyScoutRangers/message/5909
http://www.newsbreak.ph/2004/12/19/a-comptrollers-hidden-wealth/
sana nanonood kayo ngayon sa headstart sa ANC
from ANC facebook wall page:
“Karen: Sinong mas yumaman, si Gen. Garcia o si Ligot? Rabusa: I think si Gen. Garcia”
I watched the Headstart from beginning to end. At least may mga naiwan pang paper trail si Rabusa. Kaya nga lang sinunog daw niya halos lahat ng documents niya.
Reyes will sue daw Estrada and Rabusa dahil sinisira daw ang buhay niya. Heh,heh,heh ang karma nga naman. Ilang mga sundalo ang namumuhay below the poverty line, aber? Di ba paninira ng buhay ng mga sundalo ang ginagawa niya nun? Ninanakaw niya ang perang para sa kanila?
Nagtataka nga ako kung bakit nakakaikot pa ang mga buwayeng ito at walang pang nagliligpit sa kanila sa dami ng kasalanan nila sa mga sundalo.
I am hopeful that with Rabusa’s expose’, the AFP and the Government will disburse the funds to rightful recepients. Especially on soldiers who are fighting and have died in the field whilst their generals and chief of staff are sitting pretty in the luxury of their offices, pocketing Millions of funds meant to augment the foot soldiers’ hardware and benefits.
It is not wonder that aspiring Chief of Staff in the AFP would accept the position, even though they would stay in office for a month or Two, because of the “pabaon”, it is imperative that they become Chief of Staff, kahit siguro one week lang okay na rin sa kanila, because, they are after the “Pabaon” not for the welfare of the soldiers they command and not to the people they have sworn to protect. They get the position to enrich themselves. Its that simple_albeit at our expense, and more so to the poor soldiers and their families.
As the mentally goes : “if there is War, There is Money”. I can not help but think, that the Military top brass are ensuring that the Muslim Rebellion, NPA Insurgency and other rebellion will never end. Otherwise, they would not be able to amass as much profit from it as they would want. It would be hard for them to cover up the expenses they have incurred.
With this revelation, there is an Air Force officer who released a video recording on the cannibalization of the C-130 aircraft. His accusations could be true, and therefore should be investigated urgently, isabay na dito sa Seante investigation. His name unfortunately have escaped my memory. The same goes to the Magdalo group who were wrongfully incarcerated by Gloria, Angie Reyes among others.
In the ZTE-NBN, it was revealed that funds for Soldiers housing and water installation for the poor were shelved, so as to accommodate this project.
I am hopeful, that with this revelation, the foot soldiers would finally receive more assistance and benefits.
Sus, pumapapel naman si tabako. Stop the “pabaon” system wika niya. Eh siya nga itong numero unong corrupt! Saan niya dinala yung perang galing sa pagbenta ng lupa na ngayon eh Global City at marami pang iba? Kaya tabako, tumigil ka na nng kadadakdak dyan. Ikaw ang naglagay sa pwesto kay bansot. At dahil corrupt si bansot, wala siyang inatupag kundi yung pagpapayaman at pagpapalawak ng kanyang termino kaya nakalimutan niya ng siyam na taon ang mga milagro mo noong ikaw ay presidente. Mas mabuti pa tabako, manahimik ka na!
Apologies accepted! 🙂
”@Karen_DaviLa: Rabusa apologizes to the Filipino people on Headstart “sana mapatawad ako ninyo, kasi – i was part of that rotten system”
PSB at#23
Ambilis namang magsumbong ni Reyes sa Ombudsman na inaaway daw siya nina Jingoy at Rabusa sa Senado..Alam kasi niya na nandoon ang kunsintidura para protektahan siya, Baka nga magsumbong pa iyan kay Corona at manghingi ng TRO para malibre na siya sa imbistigation ng Senado kasi namumula na ang buong mukha niya sa kasasampal sa kanya ni Jingoy at takot pa siyang matadyakan ni Trillanes.Mayroon palang General na “Cry-Baby”.
Ellen at #19
Nakakalula naman pala ang yaman ni Ligot na dating mahirap sa Pangasinan, di tulad ni Garcia na mayaman na raw siya since birth pa.
Umaapaw pala ang mga pera nila at natural lang na may masalo si Rabusa sa nalaglag.
Tried not comment here…iniiwasan ko yung nakakatakot na pose ni Caloy, hehe….
Mayaman na din pala itong si Ligot.
Kwentahin natin:
Unit @19th flr Essensa East – P26M
House and lot @Anaheim, CA ($446K @P50:$1) – P22M (see <a href="http://www.estately.com/listings/info/1240-s-cabernet-cir–1"picture)
House and lot @Buena Park, CA ($450K @present exchange) – P20M
Huwag na natin isama yung sa Malaybalay, Bukidnon, o kahit mga bank accounts. Itong tatlong bahay pa lang, P68M na. Malinaw na plunder din ito.
Sorry, kulang yung tag ko sa picture nung bahay sa Anaheim.
The AFP mafia are now ratting away at each other. Will we finally see the destruction of this evil inside the organization?
Will we see the same thing happen to the PNP? Because it’s practically the same banana.
I have my hopes. I also have my doubts. Too many powerful people will be caught in the net. Is Noy’s net strong enough to withstand the thrashing around of all those sharks and crocs that may get caught in the dragnet?
Ang isang pinagtataka ko bakit di nadetect ng resident COA auditor ang mga illegal transactions na to !!!
Ang mga transactions ay di barya-barya. Dapat yong mga hayupak na resident COA auditors isama sa mga kakasuhan.
Let’s hope and pray the net is strong enough. In fact, let’s lend a hand to make it really strong. We must continue to help this relatively young administration.
I have been disappointed at times with this new admin. But it is not reason enough yet to give up on it. Still too early. I feel it has a lot of potential.
Like a young sapling which millions helped to plant, it still needs to be protected from the strong winds and dark forces trying to blow it down.
Ano, ano, ano ang sabi ng bugok niyong Pangulo dito sa isyung “pabaon”. Si de Lima. ano, ano, ano naman ang sinabi? Yan isa pa yang de Lima na yan … tahimik lang pero kampi yan sa Mafiosi …. at de Saiz na siya ngayon… 🙂
Bakit nakiki-usap ang Malakanyang kay Glorya para magsalita na tungkol dito sa pabaon? Ganun lang??????
Hindi man lang inutos ni Bugok sa DOJ na imbestigahan at ikulong lahat ang napatunayang nagkasala?
Itaga niyo sa bato …. walang mangyayari dito …. matatapos ang term nitong bugok na walang nanyayari.
Tongue, thanks for the link to the Anaheim house. #32,
Pagong ang administrasyong ito ….. puro palpak pa ang mga desisyon.
Akala ko oras na para mabago ang buhay ng ating mga mamamayan pero ano? … ano? …. ano? Puweeeeeeee!!!!!
Aksiyon na ang kailangan mahal nilang Pangulo …. wag kukupad-kupad … baka ikaw ay kainin ng mga butiki.
Romyman, re #34, please take a look at this article:http://www.ellentordesillas.com/?p=14857.
Heidi Mendoza said five of her bosses are in the pay of Garcia.
Tongue, dollar million house ni Ligot sa Anaheim pangit parang ganun kay cheap sekyu Mikey. 🙂
Dapat kalkalin ng Senado ang five bosses ni Ms. Heidi who are in the pay of Garcia.
re #41. Agree, agree, Chi.
mga P I! pati mga anak, ginamit pa ang pondo para tustusan ang kanilang mga “nights out”……
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/01/31/11/reyess-wife-kids-also-got-afp-money-rabusa
“”Sana mapatawad ako ng taumbayan because I was part of that rotten system,” he said.” Rabusa was quoted in the Inquirer.
Naknampucha… I hope we don’t have to hear this again from the current set of officers serving today.
The letters, I learned, were placed in the safekeeping of those three persons with the instruction that in case something happens to him, the contents of the letter would be divulged.
“in case something happen to him”? kasama ba dito yung kapag nahatulan ng guilty si Garcia, isasabit nya ang mga nasa taas… kaya dapat lang na gumawa “ang mga mas matataas” ng paraan para sya makalusot sa kaso…
o may banta sa kanyang buhay kapag nilahad at sinabit nya yung mga mas matataas? kung ganon, dapat siguro gayahin na nya si Rabusa… ilabas na nya lahat ng nalalaman, maaring mabigyan pa sya ng protection ng gobyerno at baka sakaling patawarin sya ng taong bayan..
kailan nga pala susunod na hearing dito sa “pabaon system” expose? lalo nat sangkot yan si Reyes… cancel ko muna mga lakad sa araw na yan… mahirap na lumbas lalo kung dadaan ng edsa o ayala… tsk! ka-praning tuloy!
Pakapalan lang ng mukha … Pinaka makapal yata si Angelo Reyes!!!!
Agree din ako sa iyo chi sa no. 41. Dapat sampolan din ang mga taga COA, dahil dapat guardian sila ng pondo ng bayan, eh bakit nakikihati sila? Marami ding corrupt sa kanila kaya parang useless yang audit audit kuno. Kahit honest na auditor gaya ni Auditor Heidi, bale wala rin kung corrupt sa taas. Sigaw tayo ng sample! sample! (kagaya sa showtime).
ellen,
I think romyman was referring to the resident auditors at the AFP. Heidi was just part of the audit investigation of garcia.
I think ang paglilinis at pag-identify ng kabulukan ay isang paraan ng pag-babago. Ngayon, alam-na-alam na ang “mafia sa AFP” at ibang sangay ng gobyerno, at mabaho pang mga bulok na pinag-papatay sa magguindanao, at ibang sulok ng bansa, kasama ng mga mamahayag sa kasong ampatuan, at iba pa, sana linisin na ni PNOY ang mga bulok, na uma-alingasaw sa kanyang admin. Kundi, baka isang umaga-araw, gigising na lang ang bansang Pilipinas, katulad ng nangyayari sa Egypt ngayon.
Ipagdasal na mabuti, na ang pagbabago ng anyo ng bansa ay mangyari, na malayo sa kaguluhan. Ito’y mangyayri kung ang presidential will ng pangulo ay gasing tigas at galit ng Mt.Pinatubo o Mt. Mayon. Isang pagsubok sa kanya ang kasong ito sa AFP!, Reyes-Ligot-Garcia vs. Rabusa.
Dapat kasama dyan ang lahat ng generals ni bansot lalo na si asspweron at si pangit, ops bangit pala.
Strange how the stars seem to line up unexpectedly for a righteous man. It seems greatness has just been thrust into a reluctant man, I pray that God will give him the strength and fortitude to step up and take advantage of the opportunities to make meaningful changes that have almost miraculously opened up.
Our leaders need our support during these trying times, our institutions have been exposed…this is actually good for our country in the long run…in this regard we are still blessed…
nakita ko kanina ang picture niya sa “Umagang kay Ganda” at mukhang maysakit siya…did he suffer a stroke? sana walang mangyari sa kanyang masama…para matapos at malaman nating lahat ang mga nangyari sa investigation na ito…mahirap seguro ang magtrabaho sa situation na kanito..kung ang nasa itaas mo ay corrupt at ikaw ay nasa gitna at tag abot lamang..dumaan lang sa kamay mo ang exchange of money… kasi ang pera ay madumi at madudumihan ka din…kawawang nilalang…
@ellen: Heidi came from a special audit team of the COA Head Office. Heidi’s bosses are not the resident auditors.
Resident auditors are directly assigned to the government agency. They (resident auditors) should have detected these humongous and anomalous transactions in their post-audit of the GHQ financial transactions for the years in question.
The resident COA auditor report on disallowences for the years 2003, 2004 and 2005 for AFQGHQ is a major major document that will incriminate or exonerate the resident COA auditors.
How trivial !!
GMA & dadoarroyo proposes pet registry.
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle/02/01/11/pet-registry-sought-gma-dado-arroyo
Following subject matters more.
1. Registry of salvage victims.
2. Registry of assasinated journalists.
3. National Registry of Warrant of Arrests and Wanted Person.
Intellectual winnows !!
sa mga wala sa pilipinas na tulad ko live audio streaming ng congressional hearing garcia’s case
http://www.dzmm.com.ph/tabid/338/Default.aspx
I am watching the hearing in tongress. Sumasakit ang ulo ko, sabay sabay nagsasalita at yung iba pilipit ang mga dila, masakit sa tenga talaga!
Whenever I see Bingbong Crisologo, I am reminded on the crime he did, burning a village and some people got killed. He was jailed and now he is on the justice panel. I am puking!
Maldita talaga si ombudsgrrl!
Listened only to the Congress hearing today. My blood boiled over again listening to the Maldita.. feeling like she was the Queen in her own court.. until one Congressman reminded her to mind her manners.
Hats off to Ms. Heidi Mendoza. Courageous, principled intelligent.
Congressmen Colmenares and Roilo Golez… impressive interrogators.
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/-depth/01/17/11/sc-asked-lift-halt-order-ombudsman-impeachment
In a separate interview with ANC, Committee on Justice chairman Niel Tupas, Jr. said if the SC still fails to come out with a decision “within the month, we have no recourse but to continue.”
He said he met SC spokesman Jose Midas Marquez this morning and told him “we can wait but we also have a deadline…it will lapse in March.”
The SC earlier said a decision may come out this month.
The committee was supposed to continue with the proceedings even with the halt order.
It decided to give way, however, to a request from House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. that it stop the proceedings absent a go-signal from the high court.
Feb 2 na, tapos na deadline! Impeach na yan si Ombadsgirl Maldita!
Hi all, makisali nga.
I missed this group, hope something happens to all those kurakots, including their principals and protectors (who else? umbadsgurl, reyes, goyang, etc.).
Pinoys in the diaspora will be very happy seeing those thugs and leeches go to jail. They are extremely proud of Heidi Mendoza, though they pity Rabusa. God must have told Rabusa, “your time is close better speak out now and reform!”
I think things became worse under Arroyo. Every govt agency indulged in the kurakot galore that characterized her administration. Jorge “Ka Oris” Madlos (June 29, 2010) knows this and points to Arroyo as the “most corrupt regime” the Philippines ever had.
Uncle Sam is now thinking otherwise. Next time, it wouldn’t give money to Pnoy or his generals (esp. the past ones who are veritable kurakots).
But things are not yet too late.
Right or wrong, mistah:
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20110202-317916/Cavaliers-rally-behind-their-besieged-classmates
“..the PMA Class 1966 assured its “mistah,” Reyes, of its “moral support” and said it would not pressure him to explain his actions as former AFP chief of staff.”
Pambihira, wala silang conviction, mga supot!
First, Avenido was a senior policeman so wouldn’t be surprised if he too wasn’t as corrupt and as a policeman his word means nothing.
2nd, Avenido sent a text as president of the class but as in any group, doesn’t mean that his text was APPROVED by entire Class 66. He probably had a few yes let’s give him our moral support but that’s it — doesn’t mean they support everything else.
3rd, for the record, Reyes is far from being a “favourite” in his class. Just ask Gen Nazareno, Class 66’s first CSAFP who can’t stand Angie because he is so mayabang and ask alll the others individually. In fact they use to make fun of Angie because Angie likes to boast that he is TRIPLE A from AIM (Asian Institute of Management) and is always so arrogant that I am personally reminded of Esperon! Both are jerks.
Lastly, Inquirer report is trying to sensationalise a news report that has not really got meat!
Just like Gringo supporting his classmate, Plunder Garcia.
Hudasan!
Magkaklase ba si Hudasan at si Garcia? seguro kahit noong araw sa PMA madalas rin silang nagkokopiahan sa test…
Honasan, Lacson and Garcia belong to Batch 71. Honasan and Garcia were both sponsors of a wedding or baptism in Baguio at one time but Garcia did not attend because he was in jail. Kaya magkatuwang silang dalawa. Pansinin niyo na laging wala si Honasan sa hearing. Pati si Enrile medyo malambot din kay Garcia dahil bata niya si Honasan.
Si Gem Carague pala ang head ng COA… noong student days niya he was active in SCA…as head of an important office (Audit) now dapat straight ang landas niya..I hope he stays straight at hindi siya liliko…just to remind him…ano ang sabi natin noon?..”An Army of Youth, flying the standard of truth” pagod ka na sa paglakad ng tuwid? sayang ka kung ganoon…
Rose, the current head of COA is Rey Villar. He replaced Carague who issued the office order to Heidi to proceed/be detailed to the Office of the Ombudsman. Carague was saying, during the congressional hearing that the office order he signed did not say or allow her to audit the AFP, which i think was very lame considering that as auditor, her expected work should be involving audit.
I cannot understand why instead of praising Heidi for a good job, those officials from COA are so defensive and even inveighing against what she has done.
I think what COA should answer now is why auditor Cabrera was allowed to stay there for 13 years straight, a very long stay, uncommon for any assignment of any auditor.