Sa totoo lang, kaya naman nag-resign si Migs Zubiri sa Senado dahil alam niyang sa bagong composisyun ng Senate Electoral Tribunal, wala na siyang pag-asa. Wala na kasi ang kanyang mentor at tagapagtanggol, si Sen. Edgardo Angara.
Ang malas pa niya, ang pumalit kay Angara ay si Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV, na kung maala-ala natin mula-mula pa noong 2007, naniwala na hindi naman talaga nanalo si Zubiri. Kaya minus one na si Zubiri sa bilang niya sa SET at plus one si Pimentel.
Ang SET, na siyang dumidinig ng protesta sa Senado, ay kinabibilangan ng tatlong Supreme Court justices (Antonio Carpio, Arturo Brion, at Teresita de Castro) at anim na senador na ngayon ay maliban kay Trillanes, sina Pia Cayetano, Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, Lito Lapid, Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr., Gregorio Honasan.
Kailangan ang limang boto para sa desisyun.
Dati kasi maliban kay Angara, miyembro si Richard Gordon at Loren Legarda. Kasama si Pangilinan, na siya talagang napu-protekta kay Zubiri, kesehodang namayagpag ang boto ni Pimentel.
Noong isang taon, klaro na ang 18,000 na lamang ni Zubiri kay Pimentel ay nabura na dahil nakita nga nang binuksan ang mga balota sa Maguindanao na talagang dinaya. Lamang na si Pimentel ng 257,000 votes.
Para lang pang-delay, siguro hanggang maka-abot ng 2013, inaprubahan ng SET ang counter-protest ni Zubiri. Mga presinto daw sa Manila nadaya din siya.
Sabi nga noong isang taon ni Justice Carpio, kahit lahat na boto doon sa fake ballots kuno ay ibabawas sa boto ni Koko, lamang pa rin siya.
Ngunit si Pia Cayetano (magkasama sila ni dating senador Aquilino Pimentel Jr na kumampi kay Sen. Manny Villar noong 2010 na eleksyun) lang ang kakampi ni Carpio.
Ngayon, iba na ang sitwasyun.Wala na si Gordon sa Senado. Pinalitan siya ni Lapid sa SET. Pinalitan na rin si Legarda ni Revilla. Sa motion for reconsideration nga ni Zubiri, bumaligtad na si Pangilinan.
Maala-ala natin na noong 2007, mahigpit ang laban ng pang number 12 sa pamagitan nina Aquilino “Koko”Pimentel III at Zubiri. Ang eleksyun sa Maguindanao kung saan sina Ampatuan ang nagdidisisyun kung sino ang mananalo, sa unang botohan, ang number one ay si dating Gubernador Luis “Chavit” Singson. Ang Muslim na kandidato ng administrasyon ay hindi man lang pumasok sa Magic 12.
Halatang kung sino ang may investment sa mga Ampatuan, yun ang nananalo.Nang magkaroon ng special elections, si Zubiri na ang number one. Mukhang nagpa-ubaya na si Singson kay Zubiri dahil masyado siyang malayo, hindi na kaya habulin ng boto sa Maguindanao.
Ikinuwento kamakailan lang ni dating Maguindanao Governor Zaldy Ampatuan (gusto niyang makapuntos sa administrasyong Aquino para siya makalaya) na inutusan ni Gloria at Mike Arroyo ang kanyang tatay na si Andal Sr, gubernador noon ng Maguindanao, na siguraduhing bokya sina Benigno Aquino III, Panfilo “Ping” Lacson,at Alan Peter Cayetano.
Ipinasa ng tatay niya ang order sa kanya at inutos rin niya sa dating Maguindanao election supervisor na si Lintang Bedol. Ang nakinabang sa operasyun na y un ay si Zubiri.
Sa kanyang pagresign, sabi ni Zubiri, “Sa harap ng Diyos at sa harap ng tao ay nais kong pagtibayin na hindi ako nandaya At wala akong kinausap upang mandaya para sa akin sa halalan. Ang lahat ng akusasyon laban sa akin ay pawang walang katotohanan. “
Basta, ang naglagay sa kanya sa Senado ay botong dinaya. Hindi siya nanalo. Si Koko Pimentel ang pang-labindalawang senador na nanalo noong 2007. Period.
Statement of Sen. Edgardo J. Angara
After the resignation of Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri and the withdrawal of his counter-protest, the Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) will issue a resolution approving said withdrawal. Since there would no longer be any counter-protest, the protest of Mr. Pimentel would be upheld. After this resolution, it will go to the Comelec, which will proclaim Mr. Pimentel as the winner.
This process may take about two weeks, that’s an educated guess. But I will not sign that resolution because I am no longer a member of the SET. My term just finished toward the end of July.
We are sad to see Senator Zubiri go. He is a diligent and hardworking legislator. But the Senate will accept the outcome of all this.
Pagkatapos niyang makinabang ng matagal sa isang posisyong hindi naman talaga kanya at magresign nung nakikinita na niyang hindi na pabor sa kanya ang mga nangyayari, gusto pa nilang palabasin ngayon na isa siyang huwaran at kulang na lang tawaging isang bayani,puweeeee!
Re, Angara statement, siya lang ang sad. Ako, happy.
Kakandidato raw uli si Zubiri sa 2013 for the senate. Hindi komo nag-resign siya, makakalimutan ba agad na ng mga botante na kahit hindi nya aminin, nakinabang siya sa dayaan sa Maguindanao noong 2007? Papipitpit ko ang yagbols ni FG kung mananalo siya.
Basta, ang naglagay sa kanya sa Senado ay botong dinaya. Hindi siya nanalo. Si Koko Pimentel ang pang-labindalawang senador na nanalo noong 2007. Period. – Ellen
Anupa nga ba, kaya tumigil na sya. Pati Diyos dinadala nya sa kanyang kasinungalingan! Hindi pa ba sya natakot kung ano ang mga nangyayati sa panahong ito kay Gloria Arroyo, ang kanyag amo?!
#3. Hahahahaha! Ako rin… 🙂
Joe, buti kung abutan mo pa yagbols ni FG! 🙂
at nakakapagod kamung makinig sa mga taong halos gawing dyosa ang zubiri! kung talagang para sa bayan sya, pinag-laban nya tayo! isang part time on the job training ang ginawa nya to the tune of about P800MIL!
salamat sa entry na to. medyo naliwanagan ang lola!
@Chi, #7:
Matagal ng napitpit ni Gloria, nung binuking ni Lacson sa expose niya tungkol sa kanila ni Vicky Toh. 😉
Pakinggan mo yung boses ni FG, halatang napitpit na nga. 😛
May mga humahanga kay Zubiri kasi kahit na papaano daw eh nag-resign and he redeemed himself. Also, the people I spoke with said, they will vote for him when he runs again. I guess he got some mileage on his resignation. So ngayon he will be touring the world and when he comes back, he will position himself to run again and win. Ganyan ang mga pinoy, very short ang memory. Kaya ang mga ibinoboto ay yung mga marunong lumaro sa sistema. Look at “mr Noted” di ba ibinoto ulit siya? Even Tito Sotto who ran under Team Unity and served at the pleasure of pandak, di ba ibinoto rin? Wla ka talagang amituturo na tuwid na politiko. Puro marunong lumaro.
Planado ang resignation ni Migurl Zubiri towards election 2013, target nya mga gullibles na konting mamula-mulang mata sa telebisyon ay ayos na.
Ellen I have a question.
When Arroyo decided to stake it all in the 2007 elections in risk of “eternal damnation” as PDI put it, what was the exit strategy post Arrovo government? For sure what is happening now, that they allow the chips to fall one by one, is not what they had in mind after they are out of power. They had to have a plan. Gibo seems long shot to me. I dont believe someone with the evil genius of Arrovo et al will really trust it all on Gibo. He seemed like a sacrificial candidate to me to highlight the true presidential candidate who will perpetuate or at least forget Arrovo’s crimes. Sino kaya and what was the plan?
I can’t believe these people, why the hell are they talking about Zubiri as if he was God’s gift to the Filipino people? Come on, 12-0 still doesn’t hit you like a ton of bricks? Willful dumbing of t he supposedly educated!
Gibo also allowed himself to be used, he could have done something as DND chief to prevent the Ampatuan massacre as he already warned Mangundadatu what would happen but he just let it happen anyway.
If we’re looking for the next president I’m putting all my eggs on Trillanes, if we’re really looking for someone untarnished yet. Hey, what Aquino started now won’t be finished in 6 years only, we need someone with the same clean position but ratch it up a notch in aggressiveness. Give the boy a chance.
off topic.
Bakit pa ba may mga pangalan pa ng politiko sa mga government infrastuctures? Donated be nila ang mga to?
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=106273659474776&set=a.106273656141443.6597.100002764270061&type=1&theater
#16 I agree. Dapat isabatas na ito.
Lahat ng public display info about government projects should contain only technical specs of the project.
#15 jug, I agree that Trillanes is certainly worth watching as a presidentiable; let’s see what he can do for the rest of his term as senator. Interestingly, there’s a news item today on PDI re Trillanes recalling his meeting with GMA prior to the Oakwood mutiny. This provides some insight into the man’s mind, and of course only confirms what we thought of GMA all along. Portions:
“At that time, Navy Lieutenant Trillanes had been monitored as leading a coup plot against Arroyo. To clarify matters, he agreed to meet with the then President through a former classmate working in Malacañang.
“But he himself had a pressing reason for wanting to see Arroyo, Trillanes said. He wanted to ask her about “Oplan Greenbase,” a supposed secret government plot to sow terror in Mindanao, pin the blame on the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, and convince the global community to declare the MILF an “international terrorist group” in an effort to draw more antiterror funds.
“Trillanes said Oplan Greenbase included the “clearing” of the Buliok complex in Pikit, North Cotabato, from MILF influence so that the land, believed to be rich in oil and other natural resources, could be developed by foreign business groups. He said the bombing in March and April 2003 of the Davao International Airport and Sasa Wharf, both in Davao City, where scores of civilians were killed, were also implementations of Greenbase.
“I had to find out whether President Arroyo was in on it or not. That’s how I ended up in Malacañang [on July 13, 2011], to see for myself,” Trillanes said. I presented [the document] to her. [I said,] ‘Ma’am, what is this? Can you explain to us what this is all about, because this is causing a lot of demoralization in the ranks?’
“She went over it. She didn’t speak. Sa taray niya (despite her shrewish manner)—you know, like if I show you a check with your signature, if it’s not yours, you’d react—but she just kept quiet. She looked at General (Delfin) Bangit, and Bangit intervened. He said, ‘You know, hijo (son), there are some things you don’t need to know.’”
“That was not the answer I was looking for. Then I said something like, ‘This officer is corrupt, and you are going to promote him.’ And I was waiting for her to tell me, ‘Ganito kasi yan (This is how it is)…’
“I was still holding on to the Edsa II propaganda—that we removed a corrupt president and replaced him with this woman who will usher in new politics, new government, moral regeneration. A woman with a Ph.D. and political pedigree. I was still holding on … But nothing.
“In that meeting, I saw what a heartless person she was. She did not deserve to stay a second longer in office. She didn’t care about the soldiers, about the people. Nothing. The only thing she cared about was her image as President. I saw it, believe me. I felt it. Which was why my determination was firmed up.”
phil,
Imagine yourself in his shoes, young, impressionable, meeting with the commander in chief, wanting to tell her that her generals are misrepresenting her, abusing their power in cahoots with shady businessmen and politicians, going against her mandate of good government – only to find out that she was in on it.
I remember the face of the charater Mel Gibson played in Braveheart when he was betrayed by his king and nobles who were coopted by the enemy they were fighting.
phil, I was laughing so hard while reading that story. Trillanes meeting with “Gloria in a green pajamas” was certainly the Senator’s worst nightmare. Hahahaha!
Ano kaya hitsura ng bitch in a green pajamas? 🙂
Btw, Happy Birthday Senator Trillanes!
chi, just imagine a ‘duwende’ in green pajamas!
Sen. Trillanes was gracious enough not to comment on how GMA looked. But he did have a valid complaint that the media focused on those green pajamas instead of the issues discussed in the meeting.
I could just imagine, phil. 🙂
jug, be careful on your ‘plan’ for Trillanes, some inferior-thinking politicians might gang up on him this early, hehehe! But yes, I agree with you and phil, the Senator is worth watching.
We need someone coming from the “working class” this time, Aquino has an unfair advantage, he’s a haciendero, single, in his mid fifty’s – he can afford to be clean, he doesn’t need the money.
We need to see if someone who comes from the working class, with children, with a first lady, can actually keep his nose clean for just “six years.”
jug, don’t look at me, you very well know my position re Sen. Sonny’s future in politics, 🙂 🙂 🙂
If I may continue, phil:
“Greenbase” sabi ko nga ba may mga taong tutol sa totoong kapayapaan sa Mindanao at hindi lang to mga rebelde.
If I remember it right may sinabi din si Trillanes about the Spratly’s issue so much earlier?
tt,
Buti nandiyan pa si Trillanes ngayon, kung ako yun, magtatampo talaga ako at mag ibang bansa na lang.
Kasi hawak pa ni Pidal nun ang karamihan sa media who apparently did not want to offend the korap couple kaya iba ang focused ng articles nila.
There were also those in media who were not paid but they had friends in the military who hated the Magdalos’ guts. They didn’t like Trillanes for rocking the boat.
In fact during the Manila Peninsula incident, there were those, known to be press freedom advocates who said, we deserved the treatment we got (being arrested and handcuffed).
They were displeased that the military were not able to massacre Trillanes and the rest of the Magdalo boys because of our presence there.
In fact during the Manila Peninsula incident, there were those, known to be press freedom advocates who said, we deserved the treatment we got (being arrested and handcuffed).
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Well, I know of one, he poses with a baseball bat. 🙂
Personally, I thought that was foolhardy of you too putting yourselves in harms’ way, so do your families I believe but someone’s got to do his/her job. 🙂
And its true, if you guys weren’t there, it could’ve been a massacre and Gloria would still be president now.
Lalo na ngayon senador si Trillanes, daming inngit!
Agree, jug… if Ellen, Charmaine Deogracias and other patriot journalists were not there, patay sina Trillanes at si Gloria at Mike hindi lang lima ang helicopters.
Ewan ko ba kung paano nananalo pa itong si Angara sa Senado. Dami kasing kaibigan mayayaman.Tagal na tumatanggap ng pork barrel. Gawa na ba ang mga daan sa probinsya mo?
#26 Tt-thanks for continuing the news; that part is also very important as it highlights the role of the media in such critical events.
I think Sen. Trillanes and his group miscalculated. Even if their message was clear and the media supported them, I doubt that they would have succeeded at that point. He and his group did not yet enjoy the popularity to sufficiently capture the attention and support of the masses. Yes, there was growing dissatisfaction with the putot regime, but she still enjoyed the support of the higher rungs in the military, government, and the Catholic Church (who had kept quiet all along) who were all beneficiaries of her largesse courtesy of the people’s money.
But of course, that event and his subsequent incarceration fueled his popularity and the public voted him senator even while in jail.
Portion of the interview of Koko Pimentel by Karen Davila:
Q: Seeing him on TV, I was with you that day, what do you make of it now?
In all honesty, when I heard the privilege speech, a lot of things were omitted. A lot of things which were factual or which I wanted to hear were omitted. When I heard his post-speech interviews, there must also be a reason why he omitted. When this was supplemented, I felt satisfied and I felt his sincerity.
Q: Do you see it also as a sacrifice on his part?
Yes, because it is a difficult decision to resign in a position you are already occupying and I’m sure he’s also enjoying. He should let go. There is a little confession there, an implied confession, to confess right before the entire nation that your mandate is tainted. Actually, he did not use those words but implied, that was the message of his speech.
Q: Do you think do you have allies in the senate?
Yes. I have natural allies. For example, Serge Osmeña, he is a member of my party and also my ninong. Chiz Escudero, we ran together in 2007. Pia Cayetano, a product of the UP College of Law and Alan Peter. Sonny Trillanes, I like his no-nonsense approach and this guy has no private stand, his public stand is his private stand. That is also what I want to do.
Click here for transcript of the whole interview: ANC interview of Koko by Karen Davila
“Sonny Trillanes, I like his no-nonsense approach and this guy has no private stand, his public stand is his private stand. That is also what I want to do.” – Koko Pimentel
Yeah! Magkakasundo kami ni Koko, sigurado! 🙂
Yung taray ni Ellen sa Manila Pen, kahit si Hitler siguro matatakot. But we all know the Magdalo were dead meat without the media who refused to leave.
Tongue: Yung taray ni Ellen sa Manila Pen, kahit si Hitler siguro matatakot. Hahahahaha!
Indeed, the media who refused to leave saved their balls. I know that Sen. Sonny and fellow Magdalos are grateful of their actions, respetado sila ng grupong ito. Kita at feel ko yan…. 🙂
kasama si revilla and lapid? ano ang contibution ng 2 high school grad na hindi man lang valedictorian sa discussion nila? meron silang intellectual participation? do they have neurons that will help alleviate the poor pinas
Re #38.Ha!Ha! Ha! Tongue, mas mataray si Ces Drilon. And Charmaine Deogracias, na Inglesera kahit tense na lahat. Nahilo siguro ang mga SAF sa English na English niya.
Sa pagtatalak naming tatlo, the SAF stopped their attempt of handcuffing us. Iba na lang ang pinusasan nila.
When we were filing the cases against the PNP and military officials for that incident, someone said it would have been more dramatic and made our case stronger if there was a video of us handcuffed.
Maybe, yung mukhang api and kawawa.
I said,”Hindi ako bagay sa ganun.”
Ellen,
I didn’t want to say this before, but tapos na rin naman yun. I noticed in the news footages some familiar faces among the media/reporters which I’m pretty sure were not media personnel. Did you notice this also? One guy in particular hehehe 🙂
Oh yes, ang daming government agents doon.
Sa amin naman, trabaho nila yun. We were there to cover. Knowing those things was part of our coverage.That’s why Naiinis kami when the government said that one of us gave Faeldon a press ID. Sila nga ang nagpanggap na media eh.