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Halatang-halata naman si Miriam

Published by Ellen on February 7, 2009

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Update, Feb. 9,2009: Mike need not show up – Miriam


Senate won’t summon Mike Arroyo

Sa asal nina Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile at Sen. Miriam Santiago sa report ng World Bank tungkol sa kurakutan sa public works, napa-isip ako kung nakakabuti nga ba sa taumbayan ang pagtanggal kay Sen. Manny Villar bilang senate president na siyang nagbigay daan para ang mga senador na kaalyado ni Gloria Arroyo ngayon ang may kontrol ng pagpatakbo ng Senado.

Katulad nitong si Santiago, chairperson ng committee on economics na siyang nag-iimbistiga ng kurakutan sa DPWH base sa report ng World Bank na nag blacklist ng ilang construction company kabilang na ang E.C. Luna Corp, China Road and Bridge Corp ; China State Construction Corp, China Wu Yi Corp ; China Geo-Engineering Corp, Cavite Ideal International Construction and Development Corp. at CM Pancho Construction Inc. Halatang-halata naman na gustong protektahan ni Santiago ang mag-asawang Arroyo.

Kunwari nanggalaiti siya kina Public Works Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane at kay Eduardo de Luna, ang may-ari ng isang construction company na blacklisted ng World Bank. Ngunit nang binasa ni Senador Ping Lacson kay de Luna ang mga miting niya kay Mike Arroyo, hindi siya masyadong intresado. Half-day lang ang ginawa niyang hearing. Bitin tuloy.

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Ang tindi ng mga bata ni Mike Arroyo

Published by Ellen on January 28, 2009

Sagot ni Public Works Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane kay Sen. Miriam Santiago: “Hindi ikaw ang magpapa-alis sa akin. Ang presidente ko.”

Sinabi kasi ni Miriam na dapat i-fire ni Arroyo sina Ebdane, Finance Secretary Gary Teves at Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez dahil pabaya sila sa anomalya sa mga kontruksyun ng mga proyekto sa ginagastusan ng World Bank. Malaking kahihiyan ang nangyari na kailangan pa World Bank ang mga blacklist ng E.C. De Luna Corp., Cavite Ideal International Construction at Development Corp., and C.M. Pancho Construction Inc.

Maliban sa walang kasong naisampa sa tatlong blacklisted na kumpanya, patuloy pa silang sumasama sa ibang bidding.

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Owner of blacklisted construction firm met Mike Arroyo at least 20 times

Published by Ellen on January 27, 2009

by Maila Ager
Inquirer Online

First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo met with one of the owners of the three construction firms that had been blacklisted by the World Bank for alleged corruption in government road projects.

E.C. De Luna Corp., Cavite Ideal International Construction and Development Corp., and C.M. Pancho Construction Inc. had been blacklisted and penalized by the World Bank, along with four other Chinese firms.

Eduardo de Luna of the E.C. De Luna Construction Corp. told the Senate committees on economic affairs and public works and highways on Tuesday that he met the First Gentleman at least “three times.”

De Luna was responding to a query by Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson who asked him how long he knew the First Gentleman and how well he knew him.

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WB disowns Gloria Arroyo’s announcement of $10 billion standby fund

Published by Ellen on October 16, 2008

Gloria’s $10B bailout fund is news to WB

Palace: Oops, ’t’was IMF which gave pledge

by Jocelyn Montemayor
Malaya

President Arroyo Arroyo left people puzzled yesterday after countries and institutions said they were unaware of a plan she announced to set up a regional fund to deal with the global financial turmoil.

Arroyo said on Wednesday the World Bank had committed to initially provide $10 billion to a fund to buy toxic debt and help banks in the region hit by the financial crisis.

Arroyo said the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, its three dialogue partners of Japan, China and South Korea, the Asian Development Bank and the International Monetary Fund could also contribute to the fund.

A World Bank official, however, said the bank has no plans to contribute to the fund, and the Asian Development Bank said it was too early to talk of contributions to the facility because the region remains economically strong.

Asean member Singapore said it was not aware of any such plan.

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