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Senate to court: Let Trillanes perform duties as senator

Dayana Zubiri really takes after his patron and patronness Gloria and Mike Arroyo. Forgive Sen. Trillanes? The fake senator is having delusions.

By Veronica Uy

Voting 17 to 4 on Resolution 22 Wednesday, the Senate officially asked the court to allow detained Senator Antonio Trillanes IV to perform his duties as senator.

Only Senators Joker Arroyo, Juan Ponce-Enrile, Richard Gordon, and Miriam Defensor-Santiago voted against the resolution.

Along with Trillanes, Senator Manuel Lapid was not in the session hall when the voting took place.

Neophyte Senator Miguel Zubiri, the object of Trillanes’ tirades over the questionable Maguindanao votes, said his vote for the resolution was a gesture of forgiveness.

“Personally I had doubts in supporting this measure after Senator Trillanes has publicly insulted this humble representation and maligned my integrity on national television,” Zubiri said. “But I have forgiven him, and in the spirit of reconciliation and magnanimity, I am extending my hands of cooperation. I am looking forward to working with him and debating with him on issues before this chamber.”

Another freshman, Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, said unlike the case of former congressman and convicted rapist Romeo Jalosjos, Trillanes’ is a political crime and not the common crime of rape.

He also cited the case of Enrile, who, during the term of former president Corazon Aquino, was charged and jailed for the “invented crime of rebellion complex with murder.”

“The crime was invented so that Enrile cannot come to this hall and perform his duties as senator,” Cayetano pointed out, also noting that the central issue of the Senate resolution is about representation.

“Is it wrong for us to express our sense so that the court can hear from us?” he asked.

Gordon, for his part, said his vote was a vote against Trillanes’ participation in the 2003 Oakwood mutiny.

Senator Francis Escudero said the Constitution, including its provision on separation of powers, does not prohibit the Senate from expressing its sentiment.

Even the normally quiet Senator Ramon Revilla Jr. stood up to explain his vote with the maxim: “Vox populi, vox Dei (The voice of the people is the voice of God).”

The others who voted in favor of the resolution were: Senate President Manuel Villar, Senate Pro Tempore Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada, Senate Majority Leader Francis Pangilinan, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr., and Senators Edgardo Angara, Benigno Aquino III, Pia Cayetano, Rodolfo Biazon, Gregorio Honasan, Panfilo Lacson, Loren Legarda, Ana Consuelo Madrigal, and Manuel Roxas II.

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  1. Re: Senators Miriam Santiago, Juan Miguel Zubiri, Richard Gordon and Joker Arroyo voted against the proposal.

    Mothers and fathers of treachery!

    As Sampot once said in a post (which I will liberally quote), “dati patago ang kabulastugan, ngayon harapan na…”

  2. chi chi

    So, it’s all up to the Makati City Regional Trial Court. Let’s see the would-be-decision of the court, it’s 17 senators out of 21 that the court will have to be coerced again by the trapolita not to render a positive ruling.

  3. Anna, I made a mistake. I just posted the one from Inquirer now.

    It’s Juan Ponce Enrile who voted against, not Zubiri.

    But this Zubiri, the fake senator, nagdrama pa about forgiving Trillanes.

  4. Ah! Good to know that Santiago, the self-proclaimed Constitutional Expert finally recognized the constitutionality of allowing Trillanos to occupy his senate seat.

    Amazing gall that Enrile, this barako of the most putrid kind should not sign. He who should ask the nation for pardon a thousand times for being such a putrid Defence Secretary is probably debilitated. Zubiri at least had the decency to recongize the decent thing to do even with the accompanying melodrama. Notwithstanding, I believe Zubiri must vacate the Senate!

  5. chi chi

    Unelected “She-nator” MiGirl forgives Trillanes for saying that the he doesn’t want to be with the later for being a cheater?! Pathetic ka Tita Migz, totoo naman a! What is there to forgive?!

  6. Nine Nine

    Zubiri may think he saved his ass from ridicules by voting for the resolution. Think again. Tyanak never had peace with anything since the people found out of her cheating, not even peace with herself. In addition with Zubiri’s burdens on choosing which identity he/she really wants, Zubiri will suffer the same.

  7. rose rose

    Unbelievable indeed- under this administration -things are turned upside down..GMA, Mike, Zubiri forgave Trillanes? For what? for the sins and the wrongs they did to him?
    I am waiting to see what the courts would do…is Lady Justice blind and are the scales she hold equal? I am hopeful but I have great doubts..kasi ang patakaran ata ni
    pang-gulo ay..may utang ako sa iyo pero bumayad ka muna sa akin. Babaeng aso tunay- things are bits and bits that turn to pieces…

  8. viruslangdaw viruslangdaw

    mga kampon ni ellen….you better consult psychologist to cure your paranoia….walang mangyayari sa buhay nyo kung kayo kayo lang ang mag-uusap sa isang napakakitid na prinsipyo na pinapaikot lang ni Ellen para palaguin ang kanyang sariling pag-iisip.

  9. chi chi

    The senator from Maguindanao is a copycat of Mike and Gloria, talaga.

    Mike Pidal forgives kuno the journalists na walang kasalanan, nagsasabi lang totoo. Tzubiri forgives Trillanes na nagsasabi din lang ng totoo. Nuon pa ay nagsabi na rin sa Gloria na pinatatawad niya ang mga nagkasala sa kanya na nagsasabi lang ng totoo.

    Por dios por siento, ang mga cheaters, sinungaling, magnanakaw at korap pa ang may mukhang magpatawad sa mga may katwirang tao.

  10. Re “Vox populi, vox Dei”

    Hah! Sen Revilla, wow, man, that was awesome!

    Question now is when is the Court going to decide on the Senate petition? Don’t underestimate Gloria’s reach – while I generally believe that our courts aren’t all “purchaseable”, when you have a Palace that’s led by a vindictive vermin like Gloria, I tend to have second thoughts.

    I do hope that for once the courts will do something judicious as in morally judicious to erase Davide’s perfidy little by little. A lifetime ain’t enough to do that!

  11. chi chi

    Lahat ng hakbang at salita ni MiGirl will be subjected to scrutiny like her patroness gloria. A cheat will always be a cheat! Dramatista rin ha! Dati bang artista ‘yan?

  12. I thought Gloria asslickers can be found only in Gloria’s ass! They seem to propagate even in non-asses.

    Sino ba ang may nagsabing kailangan alisin muna ang kamandag ni Gloria para makasiguro tayo na wala na ang kamandag ni Gloria from here to eternity?

  13. chi chi

    Anna,

    I agree, makamandag si Gloria and she should be physically isolated from the populace to make sure na hindi na siya makakahawa ng iba, and then iyong mga nahawa ng todo ay isolated rin! Total cleansing ang kailangan ng Pinas bago makasimula muli!

  14. Anna,re”Ah! Good to know that Santiago, the self-proclaimed Constitutional Expert finally recognized the constitutionality of allowing Trillanos to occupy his senate seat.”

    Miriam Santiago voted against the resolution expressing Senate support for bail for Trillanes. Those who did not sign the resolution were:Santiago, Enrile, Gordon, Joker Arroyo.

  15. Oh, at the beginning that’s what I read and then I had this notion (blimey, must be the flu) I thought in the end only Enrile opposed the resolution – but reading back, you’re right:

    “Only Senators Joker Arroyo, Juan Ponce-Enrile, Richard Gordon, and Miriam Defensor-Santiago voted against the resolution.”

    I give up on Santiago – this woman is bereft of morality. I can imagine that even her surviving brother (the other one committed suicide too when she was a presidential candidate vs FVR and the son killed himself too) with whom she often has heated arguments almost wants to punch her in the face.

  16. vic vic

    Miriam has long been a “Double Speak”. How she convinced the voters and a lot of others her being geuinely ‘intellectual’ and refined lady is beyond me. She is the most egoistic, self-adoring politician I have ever known without a trace of compassion to anyone but her very ownself..kung sa Ilongo numero uno ka “Hambog”.

  17. chi chi

    Vic

    Last time I visited Pinas, I saw Brenda and family dining at Max, Q.C. Kahit mga waitress ay di siya pansin! She kept on looking at people perhaps to see if they recognized her kahambugan, pero people busied themselves eating chicken max than glance at her direction.

  18. jojovelas2005 jojovelas2005

    Nur Misuari was allowed to bail and house arrest. Si Misuari maraming napatay na sundalo…si Trillanes nagtanggol sa pilipinas at pinagtanggol ang AFP sa corruption. Now he is a senator at wala pa naman conviction then the judge should allow bail for him.

  19. Jojo,

    Agree! As one usually quiet senator said, vox populi, vox dei! No better judge than the people who voted to say “Go lad, go!”

  20. chi chi

    Read this prayer of diaper Arroyo at the Senate opening, he failed to mention kung sino siya sa tatlong Roman Senators. Oopps, siya nga pala ang criminal coddler!

    ***

    Senator Arroyo, who was assigned to lead the prayer on Wednesday, delivered the following: “Heavenly Father, as we bow our heads in prayer and as we take a good and honest look at ourselves, remind us not to forget that the Roman Senate had great members like Julius Caesar. It also had a share of controversial senators like Brutus and Cassius.

  21. chi chi

    Sana nga, Jojo…kung pababayaan lang ni Gloria ang judge.

  22. chi chi

    Kagaguhan nitong si Dick sabog-laway. Baka lang daw mapahiya at supalpalin ng Korte ang Senado sa ginawang Trillanes resolution.

    Iyan lang ba ang tangang rason ni Gordon kaya hindi siya pumirma? Idiot pati si dick!

  23. Ellen,

    Gloria’s demeanour all throughout her illegal stay in Malacanang (which she seems to want to prolong past 2010) has always been that of a platoon sargeant.

    Like an ordinary sargeant (my apologies to sargeants), this woman has been cranky, taray, yelling, screaming, bawling out her subordinates in public, humiliating her entourage, throwing phones at them and when her adrenalin rush gets the better of her she resorts to blunt threats and goes for knee jerk reaction.

    This behavious is psychotic and is revelatory of a woman in utter emotional distress, not at all adviseable for one like her to be in command of a nation particularly one that has trillion problems to be solved (figuratively and literally.)

    She’s never behaved in a presidential manner and of late, even Jove Francisco noticed that.

    This woman has gone insane!

    I’ve met professional hookers (the ones I wrote about in a surprise party given in honour of company big boss in Manila Peninsula by government big shots) who had far better demeanour than this political whore could ever possess. This woman ought to go – you cannot expect to have a normal Senate, a normal House of Reps, a normal military, a normal way of doing things while an abnormal woman given to tantrums and hormone changes occupies Malacanang.

    Her recent Sona indicated that she’s gone overboard – it is imperative that she should be told to quit while the going is good for her or face the wrath of a people whose sanity could snap anytime too.

  24. we-will-never-learn we-will-never-learn

    Zubiri said. “But I have forgiven him, and in the spirit of reconciliation and magnanimity, I am extending my hands of cooperation. I am looking forward to working with him and debating with him on issues before this chamber.”
    You can bet your life I wanna see Zubiri debate with Sonny Trillanes for sure Sonny Trillanes will make mince (sorry about the pun, not intended) meat of Zubiri because boss or no boss he will be standing alone face to face for a few home truths from Sonny Trillanes.

    and as for Miriam Defensor-Santiago what else can you expect from Brenda the ‘Junket Queen’.

  25. we-will-never-learn we-will-never-learn

    Anna said:
    “This behavious is psychotic and is revelatory of a woman in utter emotional distress, not at all adviseable for one like her to be in command of a nation particularly one that has trillion problems to be solved (figuratively and literally.)”
    If Schizoglo was a domestic in a hospital I wouldn’t even put her in charge of piss pots! She’s nothing but a bully but like all bullies they eventually meet their match and are slaughtered.

  26. Wwnl,

    I would love to see Trillanes bark so loudly “Tenshun!” to Zubiri if the latter ever goes kendeng kendeng! Heh!

    Zubiri might pee in his panties!

  27. Ellen,

    Off topic:

    Just want to congratulate Iraq football team that defeated Korea in penalty shoot outs!

    I’m happy for the Iraqis, this victory is something they need so badly but I am so sad too that some jerk bombed a gathering killing 50 in Baghdad!

    (What has America wrought on the Iraqis? It’s mindboggling!)

  28. paquito paquito

    kung tiwala ang paguusapan yong apat na di bumoto e tignan nyo naman ang mga mukha—-pagtitiwalaan nyo ba sila? Hindi!At least si Migirl daw e bumoto pabor kay sen trillanes.
    Yong apa–Arroyo = sa tunog na lang ng pangalan alang kakwenta-kwenta, Enrile = isa pang balimbing ala rin yan di yan pagasa ng bayan nagsitanda na sila dyan ganon pa rin ang mamamayan, gordon = lalo na yang wala, santiago = tulad din yan nina joker+enrile=tumanda na walang nangyari, kumubra lang ng pork barrel at itago sa account nila.
    magsilayas kayo sa bayan ng mga tunay na pilipino.

  29. we-will-never-learn we-will-never-learn

    Lets not be fooled by that Zubiri signature on a proposal, we already know that he is a liar and a cheat so be sure to realise that this imposter will do anything in an attempt to get pogi points.
    He will always be seen as a ‘wannabe Senator’ because the electorate will never accept him because they are not that stupid to think that he won fair and square!
    When you look at his boss there is only one thing worse than a cheat, and thats another cheat!
    we can do without them.

  30. WWNL,

    Agree – “we can do without them.”

    But Lacson, Trillanes and Pimentel need more valiant allies from among the people (those with influence, media included) and from among this sorry bunch of senators.

    Never seen a bunch of senators as lowly as we have – never!

    Senators are supposed to be men of wisdom and possessing of some moral uprightness but our Senate is a bunch of dysfunctional individuals, a reflection of the real state of the nation.

    But we mustn’t lose hope – revolutions (real ones) start when those we send to represent us break their ‘vow’, i.e., doing the will of the people.

  31. we-will-never-learn we-will-never-learn

    I saw on a thread somewhere the breakdown of the pork barrel and there’s another 200,000,000 reasons why Zubiri was prepared to lie and cheat to the point of being pronouced Senator – surely the fool knows that his life will be hell on earth, but where else will he get the use of 200,000,000 without a requirement for transparency.
    I wouldn’t employ him to keep my service clean!

  32. Golberg Golberg

    Mag-ingat sa paggamit ng “Vox populei, Vox Dei.”

    Kung ang mga tao ay banal, that is applicable.

  33. artchi artchi

    Ano po ang ibig mong sabihin na para sa banal lang iyan mga katagang iyan? Paki-explica lang.

  34. Golberg Golberg

    Kasi po ganito yan.
    Tayo ba ay nakakasiguro na ang boses ng masa ay boses din ng Diyos? Alalahanin natin ang 2001. Yung senador na nagsabi ng Vox populei, Vox Dei? Hindi ba’t gusto nya rin maalis sa pwesto si Estrada? Nang mabasa ko yung article na ito, nagkamot ako ng ulo. Si Revilla, Vox populei, Vox Dei?
    Wow!
    Nung kasagsagan ng mga issue laban kay Estrada ay nakikita at naririnig ko pa. Nakita ko yung mga tao kung paano husgahan ng 9 na kasalanan sa bayan yung legitimate civil authority mandated by the vote of the Filipino people, ay parang walang kasalanan sa batas ng Diyos ang mga nagsasalita.
    Divide and conquer! Yan ang gustong mangyari ng nasa likod ng mga gulo sa mundo. Hatiin tayo at lituhin at iligaw ayan, bumaksak yung ligitimate Government.
    Are we then holy to tell to the rest of the world even to those who are now in heaven “Vox populei, Vox Dei.”?

  35. artchi artchi

    Sa isang banda, may talata sa biblia na ang mga pinuno o lider ng bayan o bansa ay inilagay ng Diyos. Masakit man tanggapin at isa na ako ang abot langit ang galit kay Arroyo, may dahilan ang Diyos kung bakit inilagay niya iyan. Malalim na talakayan ito at sensitibo. Tulad na lang sa isang “thread” na tungkol sa iskandalo ng Papa. May komento ako doon. Nagtataka ako kung bakit naisip ni Ate Ellen na i-post ang mga ganoong uring paksa. Mainit iyan.

  36. nelbar nelbar

    ina-allowed na pala ang incestous dito?

    ang tinatawag na ate ni artsee at nag-merger na?

    kapag nagkaroon ng merger mania dito sa site ni ellen, baka ang name niya at ang alias ko ay pagsamahin na rin?!?!

    nay kasi ang tawag ko sa kanya nuon?

  37. art art

    ano kaya ang kulay ng mga utak at puso ng mga 4 na senador na eto? (lolo joker, ponso, gordon at santiago) at bakit ayaw nilang payagan si AT4 na makasalo at makalaro nila sa senado?

    takot ba sila? (hinde siguro !)
    pinag sabihan ba sila ni gloria? (malamang siguro)
    insecure ba sila? (yan ang siguro at sigurado !)

    kung talagang matatapang at matatalino tong apat na balasubas na eto, walang dahilan para harangin ang kanilang lehitimong kasamahang senador para gampanan ang kanyang tungkulin sa mga taong umaasa sa kanya.

    Si daya-na “migirl zubiri” ang dapat na walang karapatan sa senado dahil isa syang “peke” na senador!

  38. nelbar nelbar

    art,

    mas magandang wala na si AT4 dun sa Senado.

    Hayaan na nating mabuwag ito at pangungunahan ng “quadro de alas”

    kung itatapat mo ang four aces sa mga tulad nina Bong Revillame at Lito Lapad – sigurado na magkaka-istupiduhan ang labanan dyan!

    Kita mo naman ang ginawa sa botong DINAYA noong nakaraang eleksyon?

    Ano ba talaga ang role ng SET?

  39. Art. Atrstee, Artchi, I delete senseless comments. It destroys the flow of discussion.

    Mayvbe you should only comment if you have something sensible to share with bloggers here.

  40. Mrivera Mrivera

    meron bang walang kasalanang pinatawad?

    at ang magpapatawad ay ‘yung sinungaling, mandaraya at huwad?

  41. art art

    nelbar, hinalal din ng bayan si AT4 gaya ng lahat na nasa senado (maliban kay zubiri), yon lang.

  42. Re Kung ang mga tao ay banal, that is applicable.

    Don’t get too over excited – that’s only a political tenet, it’s not part of Moses’ 10 Commandments!

  43. chi chi

    Today is the fourth anniversary of the Oakwood protest against the “dying society” and the “endless war,” it was led by young officers and men willing to share and risk their fate with that of the welfare of the people. That struggle started in 2003 won a massive victory in the last elections with Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV, but that was only the beginning. The mission to reestablish the “living society” and “a country without war” — the last revolution — is now forthcoming.
    Ka Mentong, http://www.tribune.net

  44. gusa77 gusa77

    Since those 2 sitting statue senators are lack of actions,why not asking them to volunteer to go TIPO-TIPO for a real life portraiting Heroes,since most of the time on their role was actions on the screen.Bangag ang mga hinayupak na 2 senador na iyan,puro pork barrel at bebot ang nasa utak ng mga iyan.Lito whose portrating a pinoy cowboys without stunts riding horses,rear facing the behind of animals,these symbolizing how he kiss a butt,for money and power,and for BONG another asslicker,symbolizing the action of the EYES,parati na lang kurap, means corruption are in actions.Also enlistment of the mistress of survivals from defying of death act,Madam BRENDA,she could provide a supernatural power from below,the art of;dodging live bullets,fatal striking blow from the sharpness of bolos and most of all how you attack your opponent from the air w/o using planes.In case you committed an illegal acts,Mr Johnny,the International Lawyer on the side,to provide legal assistance.My only advises for these actions Heroes,do not forget to bring smuggle contaminated goods w/ FORMALIN w/u, so in case comes to worse,you don’t have to worry about embalming your worhtless body,cause you’ve symbolizing,the only place in this planet people been emmbalmed while they are still ALIVE.

  45. Anna: I give up on Santiago – this woman is bereft of morality.

    *****

    Morality, Anna? Brain damaged nga sabi nila. When this creep’s son died, she said that she would quit politics because it was what her late son wished for. Akala mo tunay, but I guess it was only for drama and to see if majority of Filipinos would beg and tell her not to because they wanted her to fight the other brain damaged creep in the palace by the murky river. So, when she did not hear anyone crying and begging her to run, instead of licking the Poohtah, she joined her! Taragis, parang mga poohtah at bugaw ang dating.

    BTW, Anna, I arrived safely in SFO on Tuesday, and can only blog late at night as I am doing now. For the past two or three days, blogging here at the wee hours, etc. was rather difficult. I had to clean up my PC in fact because it kind of semi-malfunctioned.

    Ang daming internet brigader invading this blog when we cannot get through apparently. All the more reason why we should blog here more. Tirahin natin ng tirahin iyong kriminal and her alipores, including these opportunists—Brenda Santiago, Joker Arroyo, and even Uncle Johnny. Sayang, hanga pa naman sana ako! I am told he’s a distant relative of my mother as a matter of fact.

  46. Golly, pati dito sa Tate, alam ng mga pilipino dito nandaya lang si Zubiri. Hindi kaya nahihiya ang kumag na iyan? Alam ng lahat na ang panalo niya ay dahil sa daya vote. No matter how much he tries to prove otherwise, kung baga sa criminal, nangyari na ang krimen, dapat magdusa siya.

    BTW, when I left for SFO, I reported to our ward office that I would be out of the country during the election. The personnel in charge gave me the necessary documents to quality for absentee voting that I can send by post from my place of residence outside of the country. I did, and my vote is due to arrive in Tokyo on the day before our election on the 29th because of the efficiency of the postal service between the USA and Japan. Wala niyan sa Pilipinas.

    The one in charge of election in Japan in fact is the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, which should correspond to the Department of Local Governments in the Philippines. We do not have a Comolec in Japan!!! 😛

    Taragis, kailan ba makakatikim ang mga pilipino niyan? Like Senator Trillanes, I don’t believe that the Philippines will ever be better and the Filipinos will ever see a bright tomorrow even when Filipinos become generous to allow the idiot who delivered a SONA with a lot of “shi” as in “sh-t” instead of “s” to continue to rule the Philippines for an additional 20 years or until she dies, surpassing even Marcos’ 20 years in Malacanang. It will just be a never-ending story of misery and oppression. Patalsikin Na, Now Na!

  47. nelbar nelbar

    Dalawang Yahoo! headline news ang tumambad sa monitor ko.

    Ang China military marks 80th anniversary at

    itong Colombia admits high-level military corruption

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