Media carried their revelations.Malacañang, then under the control of Arroyo , and members of Congress dismissed Rasalan and Colcol’s affidavits as “rehash.”
After I came out with the report on the role of the Special Action Force of the Philippine National Police in the switching of election returns at the Batasan Pambansa in 2008, Colcol wrote me requesting that his affidavit be removed from my blog because he was pursuing a religious vocation. I complied.
Last week, Colcol wrote me that he is now out of the seminary and in the light of recent events, the Zaldy Ampatuan and Lintang Bedol statements, he said I can repost his affidavit. He said he is now a consultant with the office of Maguindanao Governor Esmael “Toto” Mangundadatu.
Here’s Colcol’s affidavit:
I, CLINTON JOHN F. COLCOL, of legal age and residing at Kininan South Upi, Maguindanao, after having been duly sworn, do hereby deposes and states that:
1. The undersigned worked as project Development Officer of the local government unit of South Upi, Maguindanao from March 20, 2003 up to August 31, 2005;
2. The undersigned was recruited by Municipal Election officer Raupdin Mangelen to assist him as one of the COMELEC staff at South Upi, Maguindanao for the 2004 elections.
3. On instructions of Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano, the Provincial election Supervisor in a memorandum dated May 8, 2004, two days before the elections, issued an order directing the replacement of selected municipal election officers in Maguindanao including Municipal Election officers Raupdin Mangelen of South Upi. He was replaced by Election officer Haidy D. Mamalinta.
4. The municipality of Upi has 35 voting precincts and a voting population of approximately 6,000;
5. My special duty given by Election officer Mamalinta during the canvassing of votes for the national and provincial level officials which – includes position for President, Vice President, Senators, Congressman and party-Lists – was to write down the number of votes in words and figures on the Municipal Certificates of Canvass of Votes (MCOC) for national Positions garnered by the national and provincial candidates;
6. On May 10, 2004 at about 2:30 am, the undersigned was designated to replace the Chairman of the Board of Precinct 10A of the municipality of South Upi.As chairman of the board of Precinct 10A, the undersigned was able to perform all duties and responsibilities assigned to me which included preparation of election materials before the opening of the precinct; overseeing the actual voting during the day; closing the precincts; and preparing for the counting of votes casts. However, after the closing, no counting was actually done due to protests filed by the local candidates.
7. Immediately thereafter, the undersigned was called by Election office Mamalinta to report to her at the temporary Municipal Hall of South Upi, Maguindanao. Election officer Mamalinta then told me to set aside my duties at precinct 10A and to re-assume my duties as a member of the COMELEC staff.
8. On May 10, 2004 at around 1 pm because of confusion and threats of violence in the canvassing of votes in the local level, election officer Mamalinta and the Board of Canvassers and some of the COMELEC staff including myself left for Cotabato city;
9. In Cotabato City on may 16, 2004 at around 3 pm at Hotel Castro Room 320, election officer Mamalinta ordered me and the other Comelec staff to immediately fill up the Municipal Certificate of Canvass of Votes for the National Positions (MCOC) for the may 2004 elections saying it was urgently needed in manila even if the canvassing of the votes has not been completed;
10. As it turned out, I was the undersigned who actually filled up all the copies to the MCOC including all recorded voted in figures and in words, all poll watchers’ name and their signatures and the corresponding thumb marks made thereon. A copy of the same MCOC bearing number 000115 is hereto attached as Annex “C”;
11. In making the entries in regard to the number of votes garnered by the national candidates, the undersigned was instructed by Election Officer Mamalinta to make sure that Gloria Macapagal Arroyo get more than three thousand votes and Fernando Poe, Jr. get less than two thousand votes and in complying with this specific instruction, the undersigned wrote down the votes for Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as 3,286 and for Fernando Poe, Jr 1,877 votes.
12. Subsequent to my accomplishing the said MCOC for South Upi, the undersigned had the opportunity to examine the original. Genuine election returns given to and held by the dominant party to South Upi. Based on said election returns, the actual votes garnered by Fernando Poe, Jr. was 2,141 while Gloria Macapagal Arroyo garnered 1,445. This is the proof that the entries in the MCOC which the undersigned accomplished upon the instruction of Election officer Mamalinta were spurious and merely manufactured figures.
13. The undersigned knows for a fact that the surrounding circumstances behind the purported results of the elections of South Upi were previously mentioned in the “Hello Garci” tape wherein Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Commissioner Garcillano allegedly conducted the following conversations:
GMA: May problema sa South Upi. Pero local. Kasi iba raw ang na-proclaim ng Comelec dun.
Garci: Sino ba and atin dun?
GMA:Naku, ang importante hindi madamay yung sa taas.
Garci: Hindi ho, ako ang may hawak dun.
14. The foregoing conversations convinced me that the instructions given to Election officer Mamalinta to manufacture the entries of the MCOC (annex”C”) emanated from Commissioner Garcillano himself;
15. On May 20,2004, the undersigned along with Election Officer Mamalinta and a contractual COMELEC staff named Shariff Kusain left general Santos city for Manila. A day after, the three of us together submitted the original copy of the MCOC of South Upi;
16. Two days after may 20. we were made to report to one Atty. Dato in the K-4 Headquarters at the second floor of the LTA building. Perea Street. Makati. Atty. Dato who represented himself as belonging to the Office of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and told me that he was tasked by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo herself to meet the election officers of Maguindanao still in manila at that time and for them to issue a group statement saying that “the elections in their respective municipalities in the province of Maguindanao were clean honest and peaceful”;
17. Of course, based in the foregoing facts, it is clear that the results of the elections in the province of Maguindanao, particularly in the municipality of south Upi were far from being “clean and honest” principally because of the unholy conspiracy among the COMELEC officials and personnel;
18. The undersigned is voluntarily offering this narration of facts in the hope that the real and honest truth will finally surface with regards the actual results of the 2004 national elections in Maguindanao particularly in South Upi.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have here unto set my hand this July 17, 2006 at the City of San Juan, Metro Manila.
CLINTON JOHN E. COLCOL
Affiant
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/-depth/07/21/11/whistleblower-clinton-feels-vindicated
Noting the conversation between GMA and Garci, hands on pala talaga kung mandaya ang unana. Ultimong sa pinamamaliliit na baryo ng Pinas sinubaybayan nya. Walang puting bahagi ang katawan ni Gloria, itim lahat!
If there will be a reinvestigation of Hello Garci, I pray they put to stand citizen Clinton John Colcol, and self-confessed election operator Artemio Rasalan.
Isampal (muli) sa mukha ni Gloria Arroyo ang affidavit na ito!
Whistleblower Clinton feels vindicated – http://www.abs-cbnnews.com
Sana naman, sa mga unti unting mga testigong lumilitaw na may kinalaman sa mga pandaray nuong nakraang 2004 at 2007 elections ay may ibubungang magandang resulta. Managot na ang mga dapat managot, kung kinakailangang bitayin ang mga maysala, ay dapat isapubliko ang pagbitay. Ang saya saya, noh.
Baka si Clinton Colcol pa ang kasuhan katulad ni Lintang Bedol. Dapat si Burjer Abalos ang bigyan pansin dahil siya ang pasimuno sa 2004 politicla scam.
Sa paglutang ni Lintang at sinundan nitong pahayag ni Clinton John Colcol, the call to investigate the 2004 presidential polls should be into serious consideration para makalkal na ang anomalyang bumalot sa sagupaang Ang Panday vs Ang Pandak!
Mike #4, Grave ka Mike. Hindi ba wala nang bitay sa Pinas. But I do not blame you sa iyong nararamdaman.Ilang milyong Pilipino ang niloko ni Gloria at ng kanyang mga galamay. Hindi lang si Gloria ang dapat maparusahan. Dapat lahat sila pati na ang mga PNP na sangkot sa malawakang pandaraya. Dapat ang mga akusado ay guilty agad. Baka umiral na naman ang justice delay, justice denied. At pagakatapos ng term ni Pnoy ay mawala rin. Sayang lang ang umpisa ni Pnoy. I don’t care kung may sabwatan man si Pnoy at Zaldy. Ang mahalaga sa akin ay makulong si Gloria para hindi na maulit muli.
Unti unti ng nabubunyag ang pandaraya ni pandak sa elections 2004 and 2007. Wala na siyang immunity at hindi na rin nakakagawa ng mga EOs. Again, kahit na anong sabihin nga mga kontra kay Pnoy, ito lang ang hinahangaan ko talaga sa kanya kasi pinapabayaan niya ang proseso ng pagkalap ng mga ebidensiya para patutuhanan ang hangad niyang paglinis ng gobierno. Ikulong lahat ng mga kriminal!!!!
I hope there will be more Colcol’s around. Good job Clinton!
kung di sila mausig ng batas … usigin sana sila ng kanilang konsiyensya … pwera na lang kung wala silang konsiyensya …. just hope heads will roll…
Iisang municipio lang ito. Ilan pa kayang municipio na ganito ang nangyari sa kanila sa Mindanao, Cebu o Isabela.
Ikulong si Gloria!!!
Nagpakasasa si Gloria kahit na hindi siya lehitimong nanalo bilang presidente!
Sobra na! Ikulong na!
Imagine the vote shaving they did in each municipality. Sana lahat ng mga katulad ni Colcol eh lumabas na.
I admire people like Colcol, kaagad gumawa ng hakbang. Yung mga iba, natakot. Yung iba naman kumita pa dahil ibinibenta yung kanilang mga istoria. Siguro naman hindi na mapaparusahan itong si Colcol dahil sumunod lang siya sa utos ng mga nasa taas.
I do hope and pray that if this investigation regarding 2004 and 2007 election fraud rolls on, history will be made straight.
Ang 14th President of the Republic of the Philippines ay si Fernando Poe, Jr. at hindi si pandak.
Ang saya-saya noh!
sayang hindi pinakinabangan ni panday ang panalo n’ya.
Ellen,
I am confused with entry no.6 and no. 8.
What’s your problem with those comments, Florry?
Hindi nakapagtataka kung isang araw malaman na lang na ang dating pangulo ay nag baril sa sarili. Sa daming kaso at anomalya na kinasangkutan ng kanyang administrasyon ay masyado ng nakakahiya para sa kanya at pamilya. Pakapalan na lang ng mukha ang umiiral sa kanila.
Sa sobrang gahaman sa posisyon ng dating pangulo ito ngayon ang napala niya. KAHIHIYAN. Pa sorry sorry pa. I am sorry.
Panalo naman talaga si FPJ. Dito lang sa Leyte ang laking lamang ni FPJ sa bawat presinto. Nakapagtataka lang na sa isang lugar sa Mindanao ay zero si FPJ. Kalokohan, eh ang mga muslim sobra ang pag idolo kay FPJ. May balita nga na ang sinehan kapag ay sinisira o binabato kapag nakikita na binubugbog sa pelikula si FPJ. Kapag napatunayan na dinaya nila ang halalan sa 2004 ay dapat lang na patayin sila. Bitayin sila dahil kung hindi dahil sa kanila buhay pa sana si FPJ. Lahat na sangkot sa dayaan 2004 para ang makaupong presidente ay ang gahaman ay patayin sila. Walang awa awa. Kaya hindi umuunlad ang ating bansa dahil pinagbibigyan ang pa awa epek ng isang tao.
Sa sobrang dami ng anomalya na kinasangkutan ng si GMA pa ang presidente baka pati kaluluwa niya hindi tanggapin ni Kristo. Dahil kung tatanggapin ni Kristo ang kaluluwa niya ay baka maghangad pa doon na mamuno. Ganun din siguro si Satanas hindi tatanggapin si GMA kasi baka mapalitan pa si Satanas sa impiyerno . Ang mga alipores ni Satanas gahaman din sa posisyon. Matatakot si Satanas na tanggapin si GMA kasi baka pati siya (satanas) pagtaksilan ng kanyang mga kasamahan.
Nakamit na niya ang pinakamataas na posisyon sa gobyerno tapos naghangad pa na maging congresswoman. Anong klaseng pag iisip kaya mayroon ang sa distrito niya na mga tao at siya ay ibinoto. Sakim talaga sa posisyon. Gusto laging nasa trono. Bagay sa kanya ang mga nangyayari sa kanya ngayon.
What’s your problem with those comments, Florry? – Ellen
Confused with the chronoligical order of events.
No. 6 is dated may 20
No. 8 is dated may 10
No. 9 is dated May 16
Is it OK that may 20 comes first before may 10?
I thought in the preparation of an affidavit the chronology is from the earliest date to the latest in that order.
In sum:
#8-May 10 – That’s election day, talked about confusion and violence and left for cotabato city
#6-May 20 – Mr. Colcol replaced the COB in May 20 and on this date still talking about the opening and closing of election precints, preparation of election materials, etc. and not able to count the votes while that was already 10 days past election day.
#9- May 16 – In a hotel in cotabato city was ordered to fill up MCOC.
Correct me if I am wrong, but I think there’s something wrong in the dating of events.
Couldn’t be that May 20 was the election day as appeared to be in the affidavit.
#20 – Ellen,
I was not referring to comments #6 & #8, but entries #6 & 8 of the affidavit of Mr. Colcol. Sorry for the confusion.
No Proof of Plunder —-> Gloria Arroyo (The Daily Tribune)
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There is no proof of your winning the 2004 presidency too, shithead !!
Gee, The Tribune is now also pro-pandak? I thought si Erap lang ang presidente nila?
Jawo, I briefly read the article on pandak’s plunder case. It was just presenting the facts. But I know for a fact na galit sila kay Pnoy and walang bilib ka kakayahan niya. If you want pro-Erap reports, read The Tribune. But I do not think they will ever be pro-pandak!
#25 Arvin95 quoted “Nakamit na niya ang pinakamataas na posisyon sa gobyerno tapos naghangad pa na maging congresswoman. Anong klaseng pag iisip….”
Kaya tumakbo uli sa politika si GMA ay dahil alam nyang maraming kaso ang ibabato sa kanya pagkatapos ng termino nya bilang Presidente,at ang pagiging isang kongresista ay magbibigay sa kanya ng “immunity” kuno sa ibang kaso na kanyang haharapin.
Truth hurts !!!
pro-noynoy are full of moronic sinto-sintong logic !!!
Hindi ako pro-noynoy kahit noon pa pero sa aking palagay wala sa kanya ang problema ….. ang problema ay tayo na mismo. Hindi siya Superman na kaya niyang ayusin lahat. Ang kailangan ay tulungan natin siya para mapunta tayo sa tuwid na daan na sinasabi niya (ewan ko kung saan yon). Yon lang …. 🙂 🙂
Itong si Ninez Olivarez kahit sino basta against kay Pnoy, ayaw din nya. Kahit si Erap pa…babanatan din nya kung palaging pupurihin si Noy.
Kahit sino pang matinong Pangulo ang uupo kung ang mga tao ay hindi makiki-isa … wala talagang mangyayari. Tama ang sabi ni Marcos noon na .. “Para umunlad ang Bayan .. Disiplina ang kailangan”.
Bakit hindi kayo maki-isa dito sa Administrasyong ito … mukha namang ma-ayos … kumpara sa mga nakalipas na Administrasyon. Malay niyo .. bukas asenso na kayo.
Election period 2004 dito sa aming lugar sa leyte ng malaman na si FPJ ay dadating tanghali ay umaga pa lang madami ng tao ang nag aabang. Ang sabi dadating ay alas dose. Palibot ng gym ay madaming tao talaga. Ang mga kalsada ay makikita na may mga tao inaabangan si FPJ. Nang dumating na siya bandang 2 pm punong puno sa loob ng gym. Masyadong siksikan sa loob. Nandoon din ako. Sabi ko nga sa sarili ko malakas talaga ang karisma ni FPJ at tiyak iboboto talaga siya. Hindi mabibilang ang tao na nasa loob ng gym hindi pa kasama ang nasa labas. Nang pumunta si GMA sa aming lugar at nagsalita sa gym ay konti lang ang tao. Nagbisikleta ako at kita ko sa loob iilan lang ang tao. Siguo mga empleyado lang ng munisipyo. Puwede ngang maipasok ang bisikleta sa loob. Balewala lang si GMA sa aming lugar. Tapos siya pa ang nanalo sa election. May pandadaya talaga. Dapat managot ang mga may kasalanan. Bitayin sila ng patawarik.
Ganito ang nangyari sa madaming lugar sa Pilipinas. Kahit sa Cebu, puro hakot ang mga rally ni GMA. Pero pag dating sa bilangan, panalo sya. Hindi lang si Garcillano ang ng daya para kay GMA. Conspiracy ito hanggang sa supreme court. Ang Presidential election tribunal ay nag bulag bulagan sa mga anomalya kahit na nasa harap na nila ang ebidencia. Si Abalos ang kailangan bitayin o i garote. Wala syang ginawa doon sa pag pasok at pag bukas ng balota sa Batasan.
Let me say what will be uncomfortable to most: KASALANAN NATIN ITO! The writing was on the wall yet we chose to remain silent and complacent. Among the many things, let’s just focus on the “I am sorry” incident. How could we, otherwise decent hardworking people, not act on such an obvious violation of not only our rights, but our dignity. And what about Abalos? The abduction of Lozada? It was all there in plain sight. We cowered under their “due process” and “proper venues”. We allowed them to talk to us in newspeak and took it with nothing more than a shrug. Hinayaan natin itong lahat mangyari. We have such a weak social/political consciousness. Now, it is not enough anymore to just say kulungin o bitaying silang lahat. We need a thorough review of our selves and how we imagine our nation. But most importantly, ourselves dahil we ALL allowed this to happen.
# 26 Florry
Read item 3, dated May 8. It states that was two days before election day. So election day was May 10.
On May 16, Colcol was made to fill up the municipal certificates of canvass, although it (canvassing) was only finished on May 20.
That means the fabricated canvass was pre-prepared, regardless of the actual results.
# Re Frank Chavez:
Huwag basta papalakpak porque kapanig ang may gawa. There really is no indication of plunder based on the complaint of Chavez.
The complaint alleges the diversion of funds to Philhealth. But the funds were eventually given to the people; so there was no amassing of government funds.
Plunder requires the amassing of gov funds. To amass in Tagalog means kamkamin. Kung binigay sa tao, walang pagkakamkam. Simple malversation lang ito. There will still be a punishment, but it is not plunder.
True, the timing benefited Gloria in the elections. But the funds did not even pass through her, so walang plunder. The case of Joc-Joc is different, because there were kickbacks in the sale of the fertilizer, and the kickbacks actually were collected and amassed by Joc-joc.
All participants in the plunder may be prosecuted. So kasali din yung nag-facilitate in the approval. That is the then President. Yan ang mas maliwanag na anggulong dapat suriin.
Sax, but the Philhealth cards were allegedly NOT distributed to the OFWs and their families but to all citizens. The cards allegedly had the pandak’s picture. Isn’t this considered using the funds for electioneering?
Okay, maybe electioneering, but not plunder.
The fact that the funds were not distributed to where they should have been distributed makes that malversation; using funds for purposes other than what the law directs.
But there was no amassing.
Very crafty talaga si pandak. She knew how to divert, loot and malverse funds by exploiting the corrupt system and using the least suspecting officers who would have the power to disburse the funds. Evil talaga!
#38 – Sax
Thanks.
Di ba alam ni Chavez kung may plunder o wala? Para ke pa naging abogado siya? Kung hindi plunder eh bobo pala itong abogadong ito. Di ba siya katawa-tawa?
Florry, thanks for noticing the error in the dates.
Clinton said # 6 should also be May 10. Typo error.
I’ve corrected the text.
Kung anuman ang kahihitnan ng plunder case vs GMA na inilatag ni Atty. Frank Chavez, hayaan natin ang korte.
Pero itong pag-gamit ng OWWA funds para sa Philhealth card na ipinamudmod before the elections, para sa akin ay isang napakalaking anomalya. Bakit ka nyo? .. Mayroon akong isang pinsan who is gainfully employed at siempre, mayroon siyang Philhealth card na binabayaran nya at nang kanyang employer. Saksi ako sa pagkakaroon nya ng another Philhealth card na ipinadala doon sa barangay kung siya naka-rehistro bilang botante. At mayroon pang isang Philhealth card siyang natanggap sa address nya sa kabayanan kung saan nakatira ang kanyang pamilya. Bagaman at wala siyang binayaran sa dalawang huling Philhealth card, pagsasayang ng salapi ng bayan ang ibinayad dito at kung aalagatain natin ang ilang milyong Philhealth cards na ipinakalat sa lahat ng sulok ng Pilipinas, napakalaking halaga ang natapon. Malaking bagay kung ginamit sana sa tamang pagagamitan. Yan ang ANOMALYA ng Philhealth cards sa panahon ni GMA.
#46 – Ellen,
You’re welcome!