Early evening news yesterday reported that finally, the suspension order by the Office of the Ombudsman of Makati Mayor Junjun Binay was served. But not without violence.
Supporters of the Binays were seen throwing monobloc chairs at police officers. Vice President Jejomar Binay was also seen berating Senior Superintendent Elmer Jamias, deputy director of the Southern Police District (SPD), accusing the latter of preventing their supporters from entering the City hall premises where they were holding a rally/vigil.
This second suspension on Junjun Binay is in connection with the allegedly anomalous construction of the Makati Science High School.
As of this writing, the Court of Appeals has not issued a temporary restraining order being asked by Binay.
It will be recalled that last March the CA stopped the suspension of Binay in connection with the overpriced construction of the Makati City Hall Building 2. The Ombudsman questioned before the Supreme Court the legality of the CA TRO.
The public is awaiting the SC’s decision on that case.
Yesterday, amidst Binay’s defiance, Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales issued the following statement:
“The Office of the Ombudsman is independent and performs its mandate according to law and the evidence. It will never succumb to any perceived pressure or be blinded or deafened by political grandstanding. It will not tolerate open defiance of constitutional processes or calls for mob rule. This is about the right of the Filipino people to hold their public servants to the highest bar of accountability and to bring them before the bar of justice if they are accused of betraying the public trust.
“Public office is a public trust. No official, from the lowest to the highest, is exempt from accountability. When the Office of the Ombudsman, in accordance with its Constitutional mandate, finds compelling grounds to issue a preventive suspension order, it will do so.
“Preventive suspension is not punitive as it is preventive in nature meant to protect the integrity of the investigation process. Public interest requires that those in positions of power and authority do not have the opportunity to tamper with public documents and harass witnesses to frustrate the ends of justice.”
Watch the full video here:
Shades of Marcos si Binay, kapag nanalo ay hindi bibitiw sa trono, malamang ay magdeklara rin ng Martial Law kahit walang basehan para manatili sa pwesto hanggang mamatay!
Kung ganyan na kaagad ang ipinakikita ng pamilyang Binay, kapit tuko sa pwesto at ayaw sumunod sa batas, nakakatakot ang kanyang presidency….napakaitim ang kinabukasan ng Pinas sa kanya.
Kapag naupo si binay sa palasyo, buong pilipinas na manghahampas ng monobloc.
i am not siding with anyone surrounding the new suspension order ng ombudsman against junjun binay pero ayon kay atty. harry roque ay wala pang final na desisyon ang kataastaasang hukuman ukol sa unang inihain ng mga binay kaya masasabing unconstitutional ang panibagong pagsusupindi sa meyor ng makati.
kunsabagay, pakapalan la’ang naman ‘yan, eh.
si junjun, kinakapalan ang mukhaupang huwag mapaalis sa puwesto believing doon siya inilagay ng mga tao ng makati.
si kid flash pena naman, kapal ng mukhang laway na laway maging meyor at nagkukumahog umupo kahit panakip butas la’ang sa city hall.