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No to Mikey Arroyo’s not-so-bright idea of postponing 2022 elections

Published by Ellen on September 27, 2020
Preparations for the 2022 elections have started.

Mikey Arroyo, son of former president Gloria Arroyo, is seldom heard since his mother left Malacañang in 2010. Currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the second district of Pampanga, Mikey Arroyo said something dumb last week, it became news.

At the House deliberations on the proposed 2021 budget of the Commission on Elections Thursday, Arroyo floated the idea of postponing the May 9, 2022 elections if the Covid-19 continues to be a threat to the public by that time.

Arroyo said he has been reading a lot about the Covid-19 pandemic and he asked the Comelec officials: “Assuming for the sake of argument that nothing goes wrong, the earliest that the vaccine will be available in our country for everybody, maybe September or October next year. The thought that we will postpone the elections, has that ever triggered in your mind?”

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DOJ finds cause to sue Mikey, Angela for tax evasion

Published by Ellen on October 5, 2011

By VERA Files

Thanks to VERA Files and Global Balita for photo.
Former First Son and incumbent party-list congressman Juan Miguel “Mikey” Arroyo and his wife Angela Montenegro will be charged with tax evasion, after the Department of Justice found probable cause to sue them.

The DOJ’s Task Force on Bureau of Internal Revenue Case (TBFBIR) released a resolution today saying it has found probable cause to charge Mikey and Angela with multiple counts of violation of Section 255 of the National Internal Revenue Code.

Section 255 penalizes taxpayers for failure to wilfully pay income taxes and file returns, or supply correct and accurate information, among other offenses. The penalties are imprisonment of between one and 10 years, and a fine of not less than P10,000.

The resolution was the DOJ’s response to the complaint the BIR filed in April 2011, which alleged that the couple underdeclared their income for the years 2004, 2006, and 2007.

Angela allegedly failed to file income tax returns from 2003 to 2009, and Mikey for the years 2005, 2008 and 2009.

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Mikey’s LLC protection

Published by Ellen on April 12, 2011

Related article in ABS-CBN online:Mickey committed fraud to purchase beachfront house?

Raissa Robles: FBI aware of Mikey and Angela’s suspicious transactions

Ang Galing Party Rep. Mikey Arroyo should rest assured that the story of VERA Files, of which I’m a trustee, on the sale of his Foster City house is a factual report of a real estate transaction which he himself confirmed.

The “an ongoing vilification campaign against me and my family” angle is all in his mind.

As we say, trabaho lang ito.

The article on the $1.125 million sale Beachway LLC, a company that Mikey says he is a part-owner, to Mary Grace Apolinario and Jerome Ngo, owners of the popular chain of restaurant, Gerry’s Grill, is the latest in the series of reports on his beachfront property by VERA Files.

Our first story, published on Aug. 30, 2009, was the real estate purchases of Mikey and his brother, Camarines Sur Rep. Diosdado Ignacio “Dato” Arroyo, in the United States after they were elected to Congress.

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Mikey: Nothing wrong with US property sale

Published by Ellen on April 11, 2011

abs-cbnNEWS.com

Into real estate business but representing tricycle drivers and security guards
Congressman Juan Miguel ‘Mikey’ Arroyo said there is nothing wrong with the sale last month of a US$1.1 million property in Foster City, California by a company in which he has a minority stake.

In response to a VERA Files story which revealed the sale of the property, Arroyo, who represents security guards and tricycle drivers in Congress, said the sale of the 5-bedroom beachfront house in California was part of the real estate firm’s business.

“The article referred to a sale made by Beachway Corporation, a company which I have personal stake, of a property in the US. What is wrong with that? The sale was made in an ordinary course of business as our company is engaged in the buying and selling of real estate properties. It is but perfectly normal that we sell properties, otherwise we go out of business,” the eldest son of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said.

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Mikey’s firm sells Foster home for $1.125M

Published by Ellen on April 10, 2011

By VERA Files
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A company partly owned by Ang Galing Pinoy party-list Rep. Juan Miguel “Mikey” Arroyo recently sold the controversial house in upscale Foster City, California that used to belong to him and his wife Angela for $1.125 million (about P48.49 million).

The five-bedroom beachfront house at 1655 Beach Park Blvd. was sold by the Beachway Limited Liability Company (LLC) – a company Arroyo has admitted being part owner of – and this transaction was reported to the San Mateo County Assessor-Recorder’s Office on March 16.

The property was transferred just last month to Mary Grace Apolinario and Jerome Ngo who appear in the county’s database as “grantees” or buyers. The buyers are owners of the popular restaurant chain “Gerry’s Grill” who, sources said, are good friends of Mikey

The property was transferred to Mary Grace Apolinario and Jerome Ngo who appear in the county’s database as “grantees” or buyers. The buyers are owners of the popular restaurant chain “Gerry’s Grill” who, sources said, are good friends of Mikey.

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It’s Mikey Arroyo’s turn to be shocked

Published by Ellen on April 8, 2011

Inquirer report: No one is untouchable

VERA Files stories on the Mikey Arroyo’s San Francisco properties:

1.Arroyo sons acquire U.S. homes, businesses after election to Congress
2. Mikey:Not hiding houses, just listing them under company’s name
3. Following the trail: 2004, 2007 declarations show no campaign contributions
4. No record of Mikey’s SALN in Ombudsman, Pampanga capitol
5. Mikey fixes Foster City problem- but not quite

'Harrassment'
Now, it’s the turn of the Arroyos to be shocked.

ABS-CBN online reported Thursday that Gloria Arroyo’s son, Mikey, who shocked the Filipino people with his claim that he represents the tricycle drivers and the security guards in the House of Representatives, was “shocked” upon hearing of the P73.85 million suit filed by the Bureau of Internal Revenue against him and his wife, Angela.

The news report, quoting BIR Commissioner Kim Henares, said the Arroyos were charged with attempting to evade taxes and failing to file income tax returns.

Pertinent documents:

7April2011_BIR files Tax Raps Against Mikey Arroyo and Wife Angela
Henares letter to de Lima
7April2011_BIR RATE Case Transcript
7April2011_Statement of Finance Secretary Cesar V. Purisima on Mikey Arroyo RATE case
Mikey Arroyo’s statement

Henares said Arroyo did not file ITRs for the years 2005, 2008 and 2009, while his wife had no tax returns from 2003 to 2009.

She also said the spouses failed to pay taxes even as the lawmaker declared in his Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) millions of pesos worth of real and other properties acquired from 2004 to 2009. One of those properties was his $1.32 million beachfront house on Park Boulevard, Foster City in the San Francisco Bay Area in California which was exposed by VERA Files in 2009.

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Foul, foul

Published by Ellen on December 19, 2010

These scoundrels really know timing.

They unloaded their dirty tricks at the time when when the public was busy with Christmas shopping and parties while coping with issue overload — Amnesty proclamation for military rebels, release of Morong 43, boycott of Nobel Peace Prize ceremonies in exchange for the life of Filipino drug traffickers, and acquittal of Hubert Webb and company in the Vizconde massacre case .

First was the decision of the Supreme Court allowing Mikey Arroyo to take his seat as sectoral representative of the security guards and tricyle drivers upholding the bastardization of the partylist system. The second was the deal struck by retired Maj. Gen. Carlos Garcia with the Sandiganbayan.

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Sino ang bobo, si Ferrer o tricycle driver?

Published by Ellen on July 24, 2010

Credit where credit is due: The photo came from the website “ispoops” (http://www.ispoops.com/photoblog/Mikey_the_Strict_Sekyu_2000/#2000) by Carlo Barrameda.

Someone sent me this from Tumblr.Spook image by Ding G.
Hindi lang makitid ang utak nitong si Commissioner Nicodemus Ferrer. Matapobre pa.

Sa daming batikos na ipinupukol sa kanila ukol sa kanilang pag-aprub kay dating Pampanga congressman Mikey Arroyo, anak ni Gloria Arroyo, na kinatawan ng mga tricycle driver at security guards, aroganteng sumagot si Ferrer na hindi naman daw marunong gumawa ng batas ang mga tricycle driver at security guards.

“Can you imagine a tricycle driver being able to draft a law?” insulto na tanong ni Ferrer.

Pinapatunayan ni Ferrer na kahit ang isang tao ay may diploma at may attorney pang kakabit sa pangalan niya maaring siyang manatiling mang-mang. Makitid ang pag-iisip.

Ding Gagelonia said the image is from the Ispoops website of Carlo Barrameda. Here’s the link:http://www.ispoops.com/photoblog/Mikey_the_Strict_Sekyu_2000/#2000

There’s another one, also funny: http://www.ispoops.com/photoblog/Mikey_the_Strict_Sekyu_2000/#1999

Bastusan ang ginawa ng Comelec sa batas na nagbibigay ng boses sa mga “marginalized” o mga sector hindi nabibigyan ng representasyon sa kongreso. Ginamit ni Mikey Arroyo at iba pang mga oportunista katulad ni dating Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes, upang maisulong ang kanilang walang pagkabusug sa kapangyarihan. Aprub naman ng Comelec.

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