In his press conference Wednesday, where Aquino affirmed the decision of the Department of Justice not to allow Arroyo to leave the country, he offered to bring in the medical specialists that his predecessor is supposed to be consulting abroad.
Malaya: GMA now a battle of spin;contortionists seek to project high ground
http://www.malaya.com.ph/nov11/news1.html
“If necessary, we are prepared to answer the financial aspect of treating Ms Arroyo,” Aquino said.
Update: DOJ bars Arroyo from travel
I remain firm in my stand that she should be made accountable for the crimes that she has done to the Filipino people, foremost of which is the stealing of the presidency in 2001 and in 2004.
Invoking the primacy of national interest over individual rights, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima Tuesday slammed the door on Arroyo’s plan to seek medical treatment abroad.
“My order is a denial of the request for an allow-departure order (ADO),” De Lima announced at a news briefing.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/90633/arroyo-barred-from-travel
The damage caused by her destruction of democratic institutions just to keep her hold on power deeply affected the mindset of the public. It will take many years to rebuild those institutions which took several administrations to build.
But I’m for allowing her to travel abroad for medical treatment.
The Philippine Constitution guarantees the right of every Filipino citizen to travel. Sec. 6 of the Bill of Rights states: “The liberty of abode and of changing the same within the limits prescribed by law shall not be impaired except upon lawful order of the court. Neither shall the right to travel be impaired except in the interest of national security, public safety, or public health as may be provided by law.”
Bago lahat, gusto kong klaruhin: katulad ng maraming Pilipino, gusto ko mapanagot si Gloria Arroyo sa pambabastos niya ng sambayanang Pilipino at mga institusyon pang-demokrasya para lamang manatili siya sa kanyang ninakaw na kapangyarihan.
Ngunit gusto ko sa paraang tama at legal. Ayaw ko mangyari na gagawin ng mga nasa-puwesto ngayon ang pagbaluktot ng hustisya katulad ng ginawa ni Arroyo para lang mapakulong ang lumaban sa kanya katulad nina Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV at ang iba pang sundalong Magdalo.
Nagre-reklamo na ngayon ang magkapatid na Pidal, este, Arroyo na masyado daw silang iniipit ng administrasyong Aquino.
Ito ay may kinalaman sa isinampang kaso ng tatlong senador laban kay Mike Arroyo, asawa ni Gloria Arroyo at 16 pa kasama doon mga opisyal, reirado at aktibo, ng Philippine National kaugnay sa pagbenta sa PNP ng second-hand na helicopter sa presyong bago.
Ang tatlong senador na nagsampa ng kaso ay sina Teofisto Guingona III, Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, Aquilino Pimentel III. Ang kasong kanilang isinampa ay paglabag ng Anti-graft and Corrupt Practices Act at Government Procurement Reform Act.
Hindi biro ang sakit sa spine at naintindihan ko ang hirap ng isang maysakit.
Unang dinala si Arroyo sa hospital noong Hulyo 25 nang may naramdaman siyang may naiipit na ugat sa kanyang leeg. Inoperahan siya ngunit pagkatapos ng ilang linggo, nakaramdan siya sakit sa braso. Lumabas sa X-ray natanggal daw sa kinalalagyan ang titatium implant.Mahina na raw kasi ang mga boto ni Arroyo.
Inaayos nila ang implant ngunit pagkatapos ng ilang araw, balik na naman sa ospital si Arroyo dahil may infection daw.
Dahil wala raw ang implant na siyang sumuspurta ng kanyang spine, kinabitan daw si Arroyo ng “halo vest”, mga bilog daw na metal na nakadikit sa kanyang bungo na may mga “bars” na sumuporta ng kanyang leeg.
Update: Mike Arroyo, misspelled name in BI Departure card; De Lima apologized for wrong info to public
By Ashzel Hachero
Malaya
Former president and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Arroyo is undergoing therapy due to loss of voice following cervical spine surgery last week at the St. Luke’s Medical Center in Taguig City.
GMA leaves hospital
ABS-CBN
Doctors said Arroyo has been told to rest at her house for a month. She also was told to rest her voice. Doctors said there are no complications from her cervical spine surgery. However, she lost her voice after her vocal cords got swollen after she started to receive visitors last Wednesday.
“Her vocal chords were swollen and until now are swollen not because of complication in the surgery but they were strained because of use of cellphones,” Cervantes said.
Mayor Jerry Pelayo of Candaba, Pampanga, a close Arroyo ally, Arroyo is prohibited from talking, reading newspapers and watching television.
Natatawa rin ako dahil sa paglabas ng mga recycled na mga artikulo at mga impormasyun na nilabas nitong mga nakaraang anim na taon ay akala ng marami ay bago. Katulad na lang ng pinalabas ni Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero na documentary ng dayaan ng 2004 eleksyun noong isang linggo. Sinabi sa news reports first time daw pinalabas.
Sa totoo lang, maraming beses na pinalabas yan mula pa noong 2006. Ang gumawa niyan ay ang grupo nina Marichu Vera Perez-Maceda, matalik na kaibigan ni Susan Roces at kilala sa kanyang palayaw na “Manay Ichu.”
Ang pamilya ni Manay Ichu ang may-ari ng Sampaguita Pictures na noon ay isa sa malaking movie production company.
Maraming bersyun ang ginawa ni Manay Ichu dahil habang ginagawa ang docu film,maraming impormasyun ang dumarating.
Ang isang bersyun nga na ang pamagat ay “Original Sin” ay isa sa mga DVD na naging dahilan ng pagkakulong ni Capt. Artemio Raymundo ng tatlo at kalahating taon.
Former Maguindanao election supervisor Lintang Bedol, in an interview with ABS-CBN’s Anthony Taberna said that investigation in the 2004 election fraud should look into the supposed ballot box-switching at the House of Representatives.
“Importante masyado iyun to find out whether or not nagkaroon nga tayo ng totoong presidente o hindi,” Bedol said. “Kasi doon, meron movement of ballot boxes. Sa tingin, ko baka switching yan. Pag switching yan, fake naman … ngayon kung mga peke ang dokumento e siguro may pekeng presidente … yan ang gusto kong patunayan.”
I’m reposting here the two-part special report on that subject I did for VERA Files on July 28 and 29, 2008.
SAF commandos confirm 2004 poll fraud coverup
(First of two parts)
When Gloria Macapagal Arroyo delivers her eighth State of the Nation Address at the Batasang Pambansa session hall today, she will be standing close to where, three years ago, police commandos say they replaced genuine election returns (ERs) with fake ones in ballot boxes that were being readied for a recount of the 2004 presidential election.
The ER switching at the Batasan had been talked about and reported on since 2005, when Arroyo apologized for talking to an election official while the votes were being counted, in what has since been known as the “Hello, Garci” scandal.
Recently, some of those who took part in that clandestine operation have sought legal refuge, executing affidavits and taped testimonies of their involvement. Others told friends in confidence, while a few boasted about it in drinking sessions.
CBCP”s Pastoral statement: A time of pain, a time of grace (Full text is in Comments)
Dismayado ako nang unang narinig ko itong patakaran sa yumaong Jaime Cardinal Sin. At noon, dahil mabango si Sin kay Pangulong Cory Aquino tahimik lang tayo.
Jueteng noon ang pinag-usapan. Kung okay lang tumanggap ng pera ng jueteng para itulong sa mga mahihirap, bakit natin ipahinto ang jueteng at ibang klaseng sugal?
Kung okay na tumanggap ng pera galing sa jueteng, anong masama kung galing sa pamahalaan kahit pa korap ang opisyal na nagbibigay?
At tama nga. Lumabas lang ang survey na bumababa ang satisfaction, approval at trust ratings ni Pnoy, bumalandra na si Arroyo.
Noong Huwebes, nagpa-press conference si Arroyo. Yan ang unang-una niyang press conference mula nang bumaba siya sa Malacañang, mag-isang taon na ang nakalipas. Sa Kongreso kung saan kinatawan siya ng pangalawang distrito ng Pampanga, mailap siya sa media. Makikita mo sa TV, Taas noo na parang emperatris yan kapag pumasok sa session hall.
Ayun sa mga report, nagbabala daw si Arroyo sa mga panganib sa ekonomiya dahil sa palpak na pamamahala ni Aquino ng bayan. Ginamit niya ang sinabi ng isang columnist tungkol kay Aquino: “nobody’s home.”
Alam naman natin na ang “nobody’s home” ay sinasabi sa isang taong bobo.