Ayun sa balita, ang kanyang kasama sa buhay ngayon na si Grace Ibuna lang ang kanyang kasama sa ospital sa London nang binawian siya ng buhay.
Nang pumutok ang isyu tungkol sa pagbenta ni Mike Arroyo sa Philippine National Police ng gamit na helicopter sa presyo ng bago, ininterbyu si Iggy sa TV at doon nalaman na nasa London pala siya at nagpapagamot dahil sa sakit sa atay (cirrhosis of the liver). Payat nga siya.
The Ombudsman yesterday charged Gloria Arroyo, her husband Mike Arroyo, and two other officials of her government – former Commission on Elections Benjamin Abalos and former Transportation and Communications Secretary Leandro Mendoza, for violations of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act (R.A. 3019).
Arroyo was also accused of violating the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees (R.A 6713).
From abs-cbnNEWS.com
The graft charges filed by the Ombudsman against former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo before the Sandiganbayan will be raffled off next week.
“The Office of the Ombudsman has requested a special raffle today but it was disapproved by the presiding judge. Instead, it was rescheduled for January 2, Monday,” said Sandiganbayan spokesperson Renato Bocar.
The case stems from the graft complaint filed by Bayan Muna Representative Teddy Casiño in connection with the National Broadband Network (NBN) deal with China’s ZTE Corporation.
“There were 3 criminal information which were filed against the former president. One was for violation of Section 3-G of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act. This is for entering into a contract, the NBN-ZTE contract, which is manifestly disadvantageous to the government of the Philippines,” Bocar said.
By Antonio de los Reyes and Victor Reyes
Malaya
Sumayo also told the Senate committees on blue ribbon and electoral reforms which are jointly investigating the alleged fraud during the 2004 and 2007 elections that he was given P900,000 several weeks before his testimony.
Sumayo said former T/Sgt. Vidal Doble Jr. presented to him the audio recordings after the 2004 elections.
He said he listened to a portion of a tape and heard a voice which he recognized as Arroyo’s.
A tweet by Federico Pascual is shared by many who lament the slow pace of the trial: “If only PNoy could show the same speed & single-mindedness in prosecuting the plotters & killers in 2-year-old Ampatuan masssacre.”
In a statement the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines said “Two years after the gruesome crime, 103 of the 196 suspects remain at large and only two of the principal suspects have been arraigned. The case remains snagged on hearings on petitions for bail of the accused.”
The arrest warrant was in connection with the electoral sabotage suit filed by the Commission on Election which alleged that Arroyo ordered former Maguindanao Governor Andal Ampatuan Sr to make all the senatorial candidates of the administration’s Team Unity win in the 2007 elections.
Her inclusion of Arroyo in the WLO, as we all know by now, became a Hold Departure Order because based on it, airport authorities stopped Arroyo from leaving the country.
I need to re-learn the Constitution’s Bill of rights again. What De Lima was saying was it was okay for her to restrict anyone, using WLO, even if there’s no case pending in court, while she is preparing a case against that person.
That is new to me.
Nakasuhan at naaresto na si Gloria Arroyo.
Sabi ng Malacañang, simula lang daw yun ng pagpapanagot kay Gloria Arroyo sa maraming kasalanan na ginawa niya sa sambayanang Pilipino.
Sana lang, sa pagbibigay ng hustisya sa sambayanang Pilipino, hindi rin babastusin ng pamahalaang Aquino ang batas katulad ng ginawa ni Arroyo nang siya ang nasa kapangyarihan.
Sa ngayon lang, iba ang sinasabi ni Pangulong Aquino, iba ang ginagawa ng mga tauhan niya na kinakampihan naman niya.
Bakit ba galit ang mga tao kay Gloria Arroyo na siyang naging dahilan na nanalo si Aquino noong 2011 kahit wala naman siyang naipakitang kakayahan para mamuno? Dahil binastos niya ang batas para lang manatili sa kapangyarihan.
Nangako si Aquino na kapag siya ang mananalo, magkakaroon ng reporma. Hindi na maging katulad ng panahon ni Arroyo na binabaluktot ang batas para lang manatili siya sa kapangyarihan. Protektahan daw ang karapatan ng bawat Pilipino. Yan ang intindi ko sa isang pamahalaan na demokratiko at makatao.
Sa wakas, nakapag file na ng kaso ang administrasyong Aquino laban kay Gloria Arroyo.
Kahapon bago magtanghalian, isinampa ng Commission on Elections ang kasong electoral sabotage laban kina Gloria Arroyo, dating gubernador ng Maguindanao na si Andal Ampatuan Sr. at datingformer Comelec election supervisor Lintang Bedol before the Pasay City RTC.
Ni-raffle at napunta ang kaso kay Judge Jesus Mupas na dati raw napagsabihan ng Supreme Court dahil may mga kasong hindi umuusad. Aba, noong Biyernes, ang bilis. Bago mag-alas singko na hapon, nagpalabas na ng warrant of arrest si Judge Mupas.
Former President Gloria Arroyo is now under arrest for the unbailable crime of electoral sabotage.
Electoral sabotage case vs Gloria Arroyo
The warrant of arrest, issued by Judge Jesus Mupas of the Pasay City Regional Trial Court, was served at 6:30 p.m. Friday by members of the Philippine National Police seven hours after the Commission on Elections filed electoral sabotage charges in connection with the 2007 elections against Arroyo, former Maguindanao governor Andal Ampatuan Sr. and former Comelec election supervisor Lintang Bedol before the Pasay City RTC.
BREAKING NEWS: Pasay RTC Judge issues warrant of arrest vs Arroyo
Contrary to the announcement of Supreme Court Spokesman Midas Marquez that the High Court voted 8-5 reiterating the temporary restraining order on the Watch List Order of Justice Secretary Leila de Lima issued on former President Gloria Arroyo and her husband, a highly reliable source said the tribunal, voting 7-6, actually declared its Nov. 15 TRO inoperative following the failure of the Arroyo camp to comply with all the conditions set by the court.
The seven who voted that the TRO is inoperative were Senior Justice Antonio Carpio, Associate Justices Maria Lourdes Sereno, Bienvenido Reyes, Estela Perlas-Bernabe, Jose Mendoza, Martin Villarama and Roberto Abad.
The six who stood firm on the TRO were Chief Justice Renato Corona, Presbitero Velasco Jr., Arturo Brion, Diosdado Peralta, Lucas Bersamin and Jose Perez.