Nakakalungkot itong pinaka-latest na pangyayari sa gulo sa Court of Appeals sa away ng Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) at Manila Electric Company (Meralco).
Hindi ako nagtataka sa report ng mga suholan sa mataas na korte. Ngunit nalulungkot ako sa garapalan at kawalang delikadesa. At ang mga taong sangkot ay edukado at galing sa matitinong pamilya. Hindi naman nagugutom ngunit mukhang iba ang kanilang ideya ng mali at tama.
Nong Martes, nagbigay ng kanyang testimony si Camilo Sabio, chairman ng Presidential Commission on Good Government sa panel na binuo ng Supreme Court pa mag-imbestiga sa expose ng kanyang kapatid na si CA Justice Jose Sabio, Jr na inalok siya ng isang abogadong malapit sa pamilyang Lopez ng P10 million para paboran ang Meralco.
Dati kasi sinabi ni Justice Sabio na kina-usap siya ng kanyang kapatid na tama raw ang panig ng GSIS sa kanilang pag-uusig sa Meralco. Matagal na kasing tina-trabaho ni GSIS chairman at general manager na si Winston Garcia na maagaw ang meralco sa mga Lopez. Sabi naman ng
mga kritiko ng administrasyong Arroyo na galit raw kasi sina Arroyo sa reporting ng ABS-CBN kaya sa Meralco sila bumabanat.
Inamin naman ni PCGG Chairman Sabio na kina-usap nga niya ang kanyang kapatid na justice at kaya naman daw ginawa niya yun dahil tinawagan siya ni Atty. Jesus Santos, ang abogado ni Mike Arroyo, na ngayon ay director ng GSIS. (Talaga naman!,Ang sarap talaga kapag malapit sa
kalan.)
Tinawagan daw siya ni Santos noong May 30 ng malaman na ang kaso ng Meralco ay napunta sa division na kasama ang kanyang kapatid. Hindi raw hinigi ni Santos ang kanyang “tulong.” Hindi naman daw sinabi na tawagan ang kanyang kapatid. Ngunit kina-usap niya ang kanyang
kapatid.
Sa pagtatanong ng mga investigating panel, sinabi ng magkapatid na Sabio na hindi raw mali or ilegal ang kanilang ginawa. Kaugalian naman raw nating Pilipino sa pamilya na pag-usapan ang mga ginagawa ng bawat isa.
Sabi ni Camilo, hindi raw lobbying ang kanyang ginawa dahil wala naman raw pera na sangkot.
Medyo shocked si Justice Flerida Ruth Romero sa sinabi ni Camilo. Sabi niya “nababahala ako sa iyong konsepto ng tama at mali, legal o ilegal, ethical o unethical, proper at improper.”
Sabi rin ni Justice Romeo Callejo na “delikado” rin ang sinabi ni Justice Sabio na kinaugaliang Pilipino yun.
Hindi lang delikado. Insulto pa sa Pilipino.
Kaya lang ay kung ang nakaupo sa Malacañang tumawag sa Comelec commssioner sa kalagitnaan ng election count na pinagbabawal ng batas,bakit naman magkaroong delikadesa ang kanyang mga opisyal.
Kung ano ang puno, siya na rin ang bunga.
after avoiding queries from the media, Mike’s lawyer Atty. Santos finally responded about his part in the CA Justice controversy. First, Santos (as usual) claimed he was not feeling well so he did not answer at once. He admitted having called the PCGG Chairman Sabio but said FG Mike had nothing to do with it. Again? Does Santos think people are stupid? GSIS is a government agency together with Malacanang against Meralco. Big Fat Guy Mike is the Bitch’s spouse. Santos is Mike’s lawyer. Chairman Sabio is Justice Sabio’s brother. Even a small kid can see the connection.
I bet you that Atty. Santos will be absolved of any wrongdoing again. If he would be punished for his action, then the Evil Bitch would also be punished for calling Garcillano. It’s a closed case as far as Atty. Santos and Mike Arroyo’s involvement in CA bribery case is concerned.
Ano ba ang interest ni Atty. Jesus Santos sa GSIS? Bakit interesado siya GSIS-Meralco feud? Malamang may connection si Jose Pidal at kanyang Mafia sa Court of Appeals’ influence peddling. Sino ba itong pitsuging abogado para maki-alam sa CA? Tuta siya ni Big Baboy.
According to sources and news, Jesus Santos gets half a million (P500,000.00) per month as salary from GSIS.
That’s enough reason for Santos to eat Mike Arroyo’s feces.
Dried up na ang GSIS kaya Meralco naman ang pinagpipilitang gawing palabigasan ni Mike at Gloria. Ang SSS ay baka tuyot na rin!
And that doesn’t even include the perks and other sources of income, legal or illegal. Santos wants us to believe that everything he does, Mike Arroyo has nothing to do with it. Ha, ha.
500,000-peso salary? Another 500,000? Bakit ba mahilig itong mga Pidal ng 500,000, etc. figures na may 500?
Nakakasawa na talaga grabe na talaga ang greed ng mga tao di na ba sila naawa sa mga mahihirap na nagugutom. Naiyak na lang ako ng mapanood ko si Bembol Rocco na ininterview ni Cheche Lazaro sa Probe Aug 27th episode he’s still hoping na meron pang mga magagaling na tao na magsisilbi sa ating bayan ng tapat.
My prayer too kaso parang wala na talagang pag asa ang ating bansa deeply rooted na ang corruption.
Sana naman yong mga nakaupo ngayon ay makonsensya naman isantabi na nila ang kaswapangan para naman mabago nag kaunti ang ating bansa.
Heto ang isang umiikot na email. Post ko lang dahil talagang angkop sa usaping ito.
When President Truman retired from office in 1952, his income was substantially a U.S. Army pension reported to have been $13,507.72 a year. Congress, noting that he was paying for his stamps and personally licking them, granted him an ‘allowance’ and, later, a retroactive pension of $25,000 per year.
When offered corporate positions at large salaries, he declined, stating, “You don’t want me. You want the office of the president, and that doesn’t belong to me. It belongs to the American people and it’s not for sale.”
Even later, on May 6, 1971, when Congress was preparing to award him the Medal of Honor on his 87th birthday, he refused to accept it, writing,
“I don’t consider that I have done anything which should be the reason for any award, Congressional or otherwise.”
We now see other past presidents, have found a new level of success in cashing in on the presidency, resulting in untold wealth. Today, many in Congress also have found a way to become quite wealthy while enjoying the fruits of their offices. Political offices are now for sale.
I think good old Harry Truman was correct when he observed, “My choice early in life was either to be a piano player in a whorehouse or a politician. And to tell the truth, there’s hardly any difference. I, for one, believe the piano player job to be much more honorable than current politicians.”
Thanks for that post, atty. It’s so admirable of Pres. Truman to say and do all those things.
Wala pang ipinapanganak na politikong ganyan sa Pinas.
natumbok mo talaga Ellen…
kung ano ang puno, siya ang bunga. nagawa nga ni gloria na tawagan si garci, bakit hindi naman pwedeng tawagan ni santy(os) si sabi(o) hehehe.
naku, kung ano pa ang palusot na sinasabi. style nila talaga bulok. nabenta na yan. ang tingin talaga nila sa pilipino, kayang-kayang paglaruan ng semantics nila. tingin sa tao, gago at tanga eh….
nakakainsulto na ah!
Galing nga sa matitinong familya at di naman nagugutom sila. May kailangan naman silang pakaining iba siguro kahit na matatanda(in) na mga iyan.
every judge should give true meaning to their jobs because it is the court that provides the last place of hope for all clients/ aggrieved parties.It is not only being neutral as a judge but also knowing how to conduct themselves equally matters in the case.The Sabio brothers and Santos must be disbarred for influencing the decision of the court.
By the way,for those of you who are interested to sign a petition against Pampanga Governor’s recall,please do so.You can also visit my blog and the site where you can sign is posted by Joeseg.Let’s help Gov.Panlilio.
Let’s support Gov.Panlilio by signing the petition.
Sobra na talaga ang ginagawa ng mga Arroyo sa ating Bansa. Ang mga taong mahihirap at mga sundalo na nadadamay ngayon sa gulo na gawa ng Pekeng Glorya dahil lang sa gusto pang ma-extend ang kanyang inagaw at ninakaw na puwesto, Nakaka-awa at nakaka-iyak pag nakikita ko ang mga kaanak ng mga namamatay. Tama na paa-lisin na yang mga Arroyo na yan sa Malakanyang at dalhin sila sa Mindanao para gawing target ng mga MILF at mga Ilaga.
Etnad
Darating din ang expiration date ni Glorya,kapag dumating ang panahon na iyun pati buong angkan nila ay mawawala sa kapangyarihan.Magbibilang na sila ng sentimos.Marami nga silang pera ngayon,pero oras na magkasakit na sila ng Uba-Uba hindi na nila alam kung sino ang magnanakaw ng mga ninakaw nila.Maiihian at matataihan na ni Glorya ang kanyang panty,papaluin na siya ng kutsara at tinidor sa ulo ng caregiver niya.Dapat maging mabait na siya kay Sharon ngayon.
Wala raw masama sa ginawa ng magkapatid na Sabio dahil walang perang involved at kaugalian daw ng pinoy na diskusyunan ng pamilya ang mga ginagawa ng bawat isa.
Anong walang perang involve?! Di ba pera ang katumbas ng GSIS at Meralco?!
The Sabio brothers are both lawyers and yet their judgment stinks! Their concept of right and wrong is twisted.
And how much does winston garcia get as head of GSIS? Here’s a great injustice. Two days ago I met this teacher friend whose been working and teaching in a SUC for 30 years. He wants to retire this year at 60 and had his retirement benefit from GSIS computed. He was amused that for 30 years public service in government and faithfully contributing to GSIS he is to receive a paltry P586,000.00 and change! ! ! To his chagrin he hears the news that garcia gets P600,000.00 a month and atty santos P500,000.00 fattening their asses in GSIS! ! ! The question is, how many are there like this teacher being dealt a great injustice by GSIS? Again I say its criminal.
If I recalled Gov. Panlilio made the news not long ago and reported that he received P500,000 for attending whore Gloria’s breakfast in Malacanang. I’m just wondering what did Panlilio did with the money, did he keep? Did he find out what the money was for or where it came from? Or just been forgotten, and no one really cares anymore? Matter not to me, just wondering what the petition for to help Panlilio.
And yes, wala na talagang delikadesa, matagal na. People in this government, that includes the justices have become experts in IMPROPRIETY. Years of practice under the tutelage of gloria has made them experts. They have become experts too in “splitting hairs” by their kind of reasoning. Just imaging being able to say what is “wrong is right” and “right is wrong”. And the gall to defend this truncated reasoning is unbelievable.
Toney, people have indeed forgotten the P500,000 brown bag. No investigation…nothing. The problem with the likes of Panlilio, Bulacan Gov. Mendoza and others who blew the whistle on Malacanang’s crimes…they were hot news at first then became cold as ice. None if not few ever pursue it…
Indeed “jafake” pres. will have a terrifying lot to answer for come judgment day, for aside from herself indulging in corruption even at the expense of the poor, and I mean even the very poor as in mga pobre, isang kahig isang tuka, mga halos wala nang makain, she has managed to corrupt almost every government institution and so many public servant all because of her unsatiable hunger for more and more power. Wonder if corruptor and corrupted can sleep in peace….without the help of sleepasil!
the sabio brothers, they are putting cagayan de oro in the limelight of shame. it was a mistake looking up to them.
Yong mga nasa position kasi ngayon( not all) parang mga Linta,habang may masisipsip kapit na kapit kahit anong gawin ay kakapit pa talaga.Ganyan sila ngayon.They dont care about delicadeza,or peoples thought and accusation basta may brown envelope solve na lahat.
Ang sinungaling ay kapatid ng magnanakaw.
So the marriage of Glo to Mike is incestuous.
The Firm is Meralco lawyer in this screaming controversy with the GSIS. Question: Ano kaya ang tunay na dahilan ng paghihiwalayan ng landas ng The Firm at ng Lualhati couple?
Anyone here knows?
Alam mo Ellen talagang napakalungkot ng nangyayari sa atin. Kumakalat ang kawalanghiyaan. Alam ko sapagkat mismo kamag-anakan ko ay ganyan na rin – malabo ang paningin sa tama o mali.
Mismong panganay kong kapatid ay madaraya na. Sa halit na tulugan ang kanyang nakababatang mga kapatid ay siya pa itong nangungunang mang-isa.
Hanggat nariyan sa Gloria, sanhi ng epedemic ng pandaraya at kasinungaligan, mahahawa ang buong sambayanan. Marahi may ilan-ilang may konsensyang matitira, ngunit kapag hinde si Gloria maalis, sa kung ano pa mang paraan, ang Pinas ay magiging bayan ng mga mandaraya!
Quoted: “# atty36252 Says:
August 28th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
Ang sinungaling ay kapatid ng magnanakaw.
So the marriage of Glo to Mike is incestuous.”
Hahahahaha. Ang galing ah! Tulad ng sabi ni Erap kay John O. – Yan ang logic!
Tama ka Ellen. Kung ano ang puno ganuon din ang Bunga. Ang isang Bayang konsintidor sa mga kasinungalingan at kawalan ng pagkatao ng mga namumuno, walang kahihinatnat kundi lalu pang pagdurusa. Habang ang mga mahihirap ay lalung dumaranas ng mga kahirapan, yaon namang mga me pinag-aralan (daw) at mga pinagkukunan (dahil sa kanilang mga connection) ay lalung magiging ganid at sakim. Ito ang aking sinasabi na ang mga me pinag-aralan nguni’t pikit ang mga mata sa katotohanan ay lalu pang magiging ganid at sakim sapagkat ang mga ito ay malaon ng namayapa. Mga gumagalaw, nagsisikain, parang mga buhay nguni’t wala na ang banal na Espirito sa kanila. Patay na ang kanilang mga konsensiya. Sa mga ito, hindi na pinag-uusapan kung ano ang mali o tama, kung hindi, gaano kalaki ang kanilang mauumit, sa paraang lihim o lantaran.
Again, it’s unbelievable that lawyer Jesus Santos said in his defense that he called PCGG chairman Camilo Sabio to talk to his brother, Justice Jose Sabio, as a member of the GSIS Board of Trustees. That is not part of a board member’s duties. That’s the job of GSIS President Winston Garcia and management. Don’t believe Santos when he denied that FG had anything to do with his call. As a lawyer, Santos knew that which he did was wrong. He would not have made the call to Chairman Camilo Sabio if he wasn’t asked to do so by a higher authority. Santos is known as the lying lawyer representing liars.
The trouble is although they are known as the “lying lawyers representing liars” they don’t get ostracized by those people around them (Fenoys). I bet, even those who dislike them, Santos and his likes, when they are faced with these Filipinos who are aware that they are liars, are cowering at namamalipit sa tuwa masulyapan lang sila nitong mga kurakot. Baka mga nagkakandarapa pa para makasali sa kanilang mga photo-ups. That is the very sad story of my countrymen. Kulang sa mga pagkatao.
kung sa mataas na hukuman nagkakaroon ng suhulan, di mula sa pinakamababa meron din. kaya kawawa ang mga maliliit nating kababayan pag naapi sila. hindi kumikilos ang hustisya pag napunta ang kaso nila sa mga corrupt judges. sa case ng gsis at meralco I think the first gentleman is behind the scene kunwari pa cya, pero may hangganan lahat yan, darating ang panahon malulupig din ang bulok na sistema ng gobyernong gma.
It struck me as a very surprising move on the part of Sabio to volunteer the information that Arroyo’s lawyer called him about the GSIS-Meralco case.
Mukhang hindi na-trabaho ng husto si Sabio. They had all the time when Sabio was in Brazil. Sabio might have concluded, “If I’m going down because of this, I’ll take everybody with me”. Babaligtad din iyan, konting himas at paper bag lang.
Let’s not forget that the GSIS-Meralco intramurals is but a small battle in the generations old Arroyo-Lopez war. Sabio gave the hint.
just asking lang naman. Sa dami ng mga santo at santa bakit kaya wala na pwede nating dasalan upang mapigil ang kurapsyon. Hindi na ako umaasa na kayang sugpuin ito, ang wish ko lang sana ay makontrol. Kasi katulad ko deboto ako ng Santa Clara sa Katipunan. Gusto ko rin kasing maging deboto ng santo na magmimilagro upang mapigil ang kurapsyon. Everytime na nababasa ko ito sa mga news halos nangingilo ang ipin ko at nanlalaki ang aking ulo. Bakit kaya hindi man lamang sila makunsensya na ang daming tao na halos magdumilat sa gutom, samantalang ang ilan ay nagdudumilat sa kabusugan.
polly,
Dito sa Pasay yung simbahan ng Santa Clara, inaalayan ng itlog pag may mahalagang okasyon na hindi dapat inuulan.
Tungkol sa milagro laban sa kurapsyon, hindi covered ng jurisdiction ng mga santo si Pandack Omama. Doon sa madilim na simbahan siguro.
Bakit nga naman magkaroon ng delikadesa ang mga nasa baba. Ay yung nasa taas, wala nga, pwede naman e.
Hanggang hindi pinapatalsik ang pekeng presidente, naka-erase na ang delikadesa sa gobierno.
Sorry atty, the Truman anecdotes mentioned above are really Urban Legends:
http://www.snopes.com/quotes/truman/truman.asp
Mas maganda actually yung tunay na sagot, about not commercializing the office of the presidency.
Tunay din yung first sentence about piano players in a whorehouse. Possibleng lumagpas ang poetic license ng email originator, pero nandoon ang substance, not taking advantage of the former office.
Delikadeza? We knew the answer a long time ago…she had us at “hello garci”
Speaking of lack of delicadeza, Manila Mayor Fred Lim is also guilty of this. Recently, Senate President Manny Villar visited Tondo. Mayor Lim went up the stage and raised Villar’s hand and proclaimed the latter as the next President of the Philippines. It was the last straw that led Erap to kick out Lim as President of PMP. Many of Lim’s supporters are slowly leaving him. Lim ‘s supporters are mostly Erap’s supporters. Lim now has no party to go. Will he join Roxas’ Liberal Party or the Administration? Let’s wait and see…