Lacson arrived in Cebu from Hong Kong last Saturday. He proceeded to Manila. His media officer, Gerry de Belen, said the senator, who left the country 14 months ago to evade the warrant of arrest issued against him in connection with the murders of public relations practitioner Bubby Dacer and his driver Emmanuel Corbito, will hold a presscon Monday (March 28) at the Senate at 11 a.m.
Cam said with the return of Lacson, members of their organization who will be called to the witness stand during the impeachment trial, feel more secure. She added that Lacson is the only one who is consistent with his help for the whistleblowers. (A whistleblower is one who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it) who testified in congressional investigation at great risk to their person and family.)
Even before the Court of Appeals came out with its final decision last March 18 saying that its earlier ruling nullifying the indictment of Regional Trial Court of Manila in connection with the Dacer-Corbito double-murder case automatically lifted the warrant of arrest issued against Lacson, the Whistleblowers Association had issued a statement giving him support warning the public that those who are protecting Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez are “hell-bent” in preventing Lacson from coming back.
One can sense disappointment and hurt in Whistleblowers Association’s statement. While they praised Lacson for “defending patriotic truth as against all odds while Arroyo was at the peak of power her power”, they couldn’t resist taking a swipe at those who “all of a sudden became courageous only when the icon of corruption was no longer president.”
Another signatory to the statement of support for Lacson was Dante Madriaga, one of the witnesses in the $329 million NBN/ZTE deal.
Other signatories were retired Master Sgt Cesar Doble and Capt. Marlon Mendoza, witnesses in the Senate investigation of the “Hello Garci” scandal, Noel Baviera, witness in investigation on banks and Atty. Melchor Magdamo, the whistleblower in the ballot secrecy folders anomaly.
It’s a pity that the “Hello Garci” scandal is not included in this impeachment trial. Doble and Mendoza would have been more than glad to refresh the minds of the public of Gloria Arroyo’s grand theft of the will of the Filipino people in the 2004 elections.
But the “Hello Garci” scandal, just like the controversial plea bargain agreement with retired military comptroller Carlos Garcia , would be very much in the consciousness of the public and the senators when they decide on the fate of Gutierrez.
Mw, too…. I very much welcome the return Mr. Ping! I wish he could provide closure to the Hello Garci scandal.
Col. Ariel Querubin is willing to testify as to the his knowledge of the massive cheating operations in the 2004 presidential election, let him due his duty as a concern soldier and citizen.
I also hope that when the shoe falls on the other’s foot, Lacson will still be consistent in his protection of whistleblowers…
Sa pagbabalik muli ni Lacson marami ng nag aabang na may dalang pitoh.Parang mga kabute na nagsulputan, iyung mga nasa kabilang bakod noon kung saan sagana sa pagkain at pera ay mag trespassing sa kampo ni Lacson at mag pa ampon.
Ala na talagang matitira kay Aling Gloria kahit kaluluwa niya buhay pa siya ay inuusig na ni Satanas sa Impierno.Nagsulputan na lahat ng mga scandals niya simula sa kanyang phone pal na si Garci.—Hindi ba nakasuhan si garci sa Ombudsman? Dapat binabalatan na iyang si Garci noon pa, kaso ang huling balita ko, nag abroad daw yata sa Gapo.Ewan ko lang.
Sige umpisahan na ng balatan ang mga anomalya ni aling Gloria. Hinog na hinog na.
Me too. I want closure. Hindi ako maka-move on sa buhay ko na merong naging presidente na [insert ugly word here]
we believe and support you Sen. Ping! Welcome back, Sir, idol!
bakit hindi kasama si Jun Luzada? hindi ba sya miyembro ng WA?
Maingay na naman si Dante Jimenez ng VACC.denouncing daw niya ang pagbabasura ng CA sa kaso ni Lacson.Dapat magtayo na lang si Jimenez ng sarili niyang Korte tutal minumura naman niya ang mga huwes.
Mabuti “lumabas na si Ping” at linisin na niya ang kanyang pangalan, sa mata at paniniwala ng mga Pilipino. “Conspiracy” ala, Kennedy ang kaso niya sa Dacer-Corbito, pinalabo ang “mga utak” sa pagkawala nila sa mundo, at maraming angulo ang magugulo, mahirap ma “focus”.
Sana bagong mukha, matatag-matapang-makatutuhanan, ang paglantad ni Ping ngayon. Welcome !..sa pag-tuwid ng liko-likong landas sa Pilipinas, katuwang ni PNOY.
sir welcome back!
Welcome back Sen. Lacson.we’re counting on you,roll your sleeves and let the the crushing of bad eggs begin…it’s payback time.
i’m going to plug my old post about dacer corbito
http://www.politicaljunkie.blogspot.com/2008/11/few-things-you-might-find-interesting.html
Sorry if I may differ in my opinion but I feel that what the Senator did (hiding) might send a wrong signal to the public in general. That it is OK to hide from the law. He used to be a law enforcer and PNP Chief. He too had filed many cases against suspected criminals and were eventually arrested and jailed. These alleged criminals had their day in court to prove their innocense and they went thru the legal process. If we are to follow his argument that our justice system is flawed, others might as well also claim the same when they have warrants of arrest and go into hiding too. Just my opinion.
Re #7, Perl, Jun Lozada is not a member of the Whistleblowers Association.
ngayon nandiyan ni si Lacson…mag Ping Pong na kayo! alisin na ang mga basura sa gov’t…si Putot, Maldita and company. Let us breathe clean air..na walang pollution..
bakit whistle lang? kalampagin si putot! ilaglag si Maldita…blow your horns…
# 12:
On a related topic, here’s a wild one:
In his book “Their Kingdom Come – Inside the Secret World of Opus Dei”, page 437, footnote 7, Roberth Hutchison states that the Aragoncillo spying affair was run by the Opus Dei. Hutchison quotes a Wayne Madsen, a DC based investigative journalist.
“Madsen has some twenty years experience in security issues. As a U.S. Naval Officer, he managed one of the first computer security programs for the U.S. Navy. He subsequently worked for the National Security Agency, the Naval Data Automation Command, Department of State, RCA Corporation, and Computer Sciences Corporation. Madsen was a Senior Fellow for the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), a privacy public advocacy organization.”
http://www.waynemadsenreport.com/categories/20070329
You can read the report quoted by Hutchison at the above site, but you have to register first. May bayad, so pinag-iisipan ko pa. Cheap? Guilty as charged Your Honor.
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Rose,
Minsan na nagkaroon ng Ping Pong sa senado. Si Ping Lacson at si Pong Biazon. Hehehe 😛
As usual John, kumpleto pa rin ang archives mo. Thanks for the collection. Maaasahan ka talaga.
BTW, John, Happy birthday!
dahan dahan lang sa pag balat kay putot..baka mag burst at hindi lang msg leak ang silicon sa kanyang do it so so carefully! handle with great care…