On the eve of the Senate investigation on the controversial project where Joey de Venecia is supposed to name the Mystery Man that ordered him to back out of the project in favor of ZTE Corp, Gloria Arroyo’s husband, Mike Arroyo, left for Hongkong.
Malaya’s story:
Mike takes a long trip
JOSE Miguel Arroyo quietly left late yesterday afternoon on a Cathay Pacific flight for Spain via Hong Kong.
He was accompanied by Rey David, president of the Development Bank of the Philippines.
Kung ang ang sariling mong tauhan, ang tawag sa yo sa official documents ay “magnanakaw”, ano pa ang natirang dangal sa yo?
Tingnan nyo ang website ng Office of the Press Secretary noong April 21, 2007 (http://www.news.ops.gov.ph/archives2007/apr21.htm). Ang mga istorya doon ay tungkol sa 12-oras na bisita ni Gloria Arroyo sa Boao, China kung saan nag-witness siya sa pirmahan ng ma-anomalyang National Broadband Deal (NBN) sa ZTE Corporation.
(Salamat kay Jarius Bondoc ng Philippine Star na siyang nakapansin nitong press release. Si Jarius din ang unang nag-expose nitong ZTE broadband deal.)
At the launching last month of Cervarix, GlaxoSmithKline’s cervical cancer vaccine, one of the guest celebrities was singer Joey Albert.
Dr. Cecilia Llave, chairman of the UP-PGH Cancer Institute, introduced Joey as “not just a songbird but a phoenix.”
The legend of the phoenix is that it lived for five to six centuries in the Arabian desert, was consumed by fire by its own act, and then rose in youthful freshness from its own ashes.
Looking at Joey, vibrant and lovely after two bouts of cancer, the comparison to the legendary phoenix is most apt.
Joey de Venecia’s affidavit, click here.
Joey de Venecia, son and namesake of Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. vowed to identify in a proper forum the “mystery man” who was with Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Benjamin Abalos when the latter allegedly tried to bribe him with $10 million.
He said Abalos brought the “influential person” with him apparently to make him accept the $10 million bribe offer.
The quessing game now is: Is it Mike Arroyo, husband of Gloria Arroyo? Or is it Buboy Macapagal, brother of Gloria Arroyo?
Itong sulat ni Gng Diana C. Icasiano ay sagot sa nilabas kong sulat ng isa tatay ng estudyante sa San pedro Central School:
“In the interest of justice and fair play, I would like to give you my reactions on the varied allegations published in your column of September 6, 2007 issue of your Abante Newspaper, on the request of your “kakilala”.
“I could perhaps just fold my arms and ignore the whole thing, as long as I believe in conscience that my credibility with my colleagues in the profession, as well in the community where I belong is intact. On second thought, however, I realized I should not let anybody cast aspersion on my person, much more destroy my name and reputation which I consider my priceless possessions.
When I got home late last night, my sister-in-law told me that my blog was mentioned in TV Patrol. It was in relation to this photo of Medy Poblador, presidential-legislative liaison officer.
Let’s watch closely the unraveling of the ZTE conspiracy. I will only believe that there is justice in this country if the real big fishes, who are Gloria Arroyo and her husband, and their co-conspirators are dumped in jail.
Update:
Joey de Venecia: Abalos bugged me
That means the military was again used by Gloria Arroyo for another crime of monumental plunder. That’s why you have Arroyo invoking the “secrecy” of the military. Secrecy in the crime against the Filipino people.
By Raul Pangalangan
Inquirer
The public response to the conviction of former president Joseph Estrada has been mixed because the issue that was decided by a court of law–namely, whether Erap was guilty or innocent–is inextricably bound up with an issue that can only be decided in the court of public opinion: whether we have treated the man fairly by prosecuting him while letting innumerable malevolent Malacañang allies get away scot free.
These are two separate and distinct discourses, each guided by a different set of rules. We confuse ourselves when we shuttle back and forth unconsciously, using the same term–justice–as if it meant the same thing in both contexts.
Are you going to heed her appeal for support?
by Jocelyn Montemayor
In the light of an expected backlash from the conviction of President Joseph Estrada for plunder, President Arroyo Wednesday night called on public and private leaders in positions of responsibility to stand by her.
“I am bound and determined to captain a steady ship,” she said at the launch of the forum for peace attended by Christian bishops, Muslim ulamas (preachers) and military and police officials in Malacañang.
While everybody’s blood pressure was shooting up over the Sandiganbayan decision finding Erap guilty of plunder while Gloria Arroyo, the biggest crook of them all, continues to be in Malacañang enjoying her stolen power, I went on a leisurely stroll at Greenbelt in Makati. I discovered something fascinating.
The first cubicle in the women’s restroom in Greenbelt 3 has a bidet. I have seen this gadget in hotels in Japan but this is the first time I saw one installed in a public toilet.
On the right wall next to the toilet bowl are several buttons. I pressed the button that says “Anal wide nozzle” and I felt l that part of my body being cleaned while I just sat and relaxed.