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Gloria Arroyo and solons back to their junket

It was only during the trip to South Korea, scheduled at the time of the railroading of HR 1109, that Gloria Arroyo’s toadies (Palaka) didn’t enjoy their usual junket. Now, they have resumed the shameless looting of the Philippine government treasury.

Who’s afraid of the flu? 16 solons, kin join GMA trip

by Peter Tabingo

Sixteen members of the House of Representatives and their spouses, children, and staff members, are joining President Arroyo’s official trips this month to Japan and Brazil, both countries with confirmed cases of influenza A(H1N1).

Brazil has 52 confirmed cases while Japan has 549 as of June 12, according to the World Health Organization.

Arroyo is leaving tomorrow for the Japan visit which will last up to June 20. Her Brazil trip is from June 21 to 25.

The House secretary general, Marilyn Yap, sent a one-page endorsement letter dated June 11 to Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo for travel authority and tax exemption of several lawmakers.

They are Amado Bagatsing (Manila), Victoria Reyes (Batangas), Rizalina Seachon-Lanete (Masbate), Mary Ann Susano (Quezon City), Herminia Roman (Bataan), Cecilia Seares-Luna (Abra), Francisco Matugas (Surigao del Norte), Joseph Gilbert Violago (Nueva Ecija);

Yevgeny Cincente Emano (Misamis Oriental), Rommel Amatong (Compostela Valley), Thomas Dumpit Jr. (La Union), Rachel Arenas (Pangasinan), Carol Jayne Lopez (PL-Youth against Corruption and Poverty (Yacap), Robert Raymond Estrella (PL-Abono), Raymond Democrito Mendoza (PL-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines, and Ma. Carissa Coscolluela (PL-Buhay).

A copy of Yap’s letter was submitted to the Sandiganbayan First Division by Matugas as part of his request for the court’s permission for his trip abroad.

Matugas is facing a graft charge over alleged overpricing of pharmaceutical products and other hospital items purchased by the Surigao del Norte provincial government between October 1996 and February 1998 under his administration as governor.

Matugas was accused of conspiring with four medical suppliers and six erstwhile provincial officials to defraud the government by approving the delivery of 5000cc DS water procured at P109 per bottle, which were found to be sold by other suppliers at only P26 per bottle; butterfly needles priced at P68 per unit obtainable from others at P9.95 each; and amoxicillin antibiotics paid for at P73.83 per capsule sold by other firms at P10 each.

Yap said the lawmakers’ companions are traveling “at their own personal expense.”

Matugas is bringing along his daughter, Lourdes Matugas-Ruiz, and Bagatsing, his daughter, Amanda Cristina Bagatsing.

Susano will be accompanied by a Vanessa Rose S. Francisco and Maribeth S. Monserrat. It was not stated in the letter whether Francisco and Monserrat are Susano’s staff members or relatives.

All the other lawmakers are traveling with their spouses.

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43 Comments

  1. Mike Mike

    It should be the host countries they are visiting that should be afraid of them. They should even avoid and having contact with Gloria’s entourage since they carry viruses much worse than the dreaded AH1N1. They are known to carry the deadly disease called CORRUPTION. Yes, it’s very contagious and should be avoided at all cost.

  2. Are the above names traveling with the dorobo to Japan, Ellen? We actually have a big banner to embarrass them when they come!

    It is not a state visit for all you know. The dorobo invited herself to Japan with a lot of her supposed schedule still to be confirmed as of Friday last week. Pabongga pa ang animal! Pwe!

    We are providing all those joining the protest rallies on June 17-19 VS the dorobo and her entourage in Japan (Tokyo and Nagoya) with masks against the virus(es) they are carrying with them.

  3. chi chi

    Hindi na sana sila makabalik ng buhay!

  4. taga-ilog taga-ilog

    Ang tapang talaga ng hiya…o talagang wala na!
    Singkapal ng katad ng kalabaw ang mukha ni galora at singtulis ng ngipin ng kabayo ang ngipin. TIMAWA…HIDHID…GANID!

  5. norpil norpil

    it seems to me the japanese like gma since she is quite often there.

  6. chit chit

    sana bangkay na silang lahat pagbalik nila dito…shame on junketers..forgive my choice of words…galit lang talaga ako sa mga taong ito..grrrraaa..ang kapal ng apog..

  7. ron ron

    yan naman ang alam nitong mga taong to eh, ang gumastos at magwaldas ng kaban ng bayan..ang kakapal magtravel na alam na nilang ang daming dapat pagtuunan ng pansin dito sa ating bansa.

    Sana nga madapuan sila ng sakitl para mamatay na silang lahat!

  8. vic vic

    I am just wondering why GMA so far has not officially visited Canada, is she not able to get an official invitation? I know the current Government would not entertain any attempt of her for an official visit, but maybe in case there will be an election summer time and the Liberals win, she maybe able to get one…

  9. vic vic

    Just can’t imagine her speaking before the House of Commons where she might be “heckled” by some MPs or even by the Public at the Gallery, and it will be maybe ME> one of them….hehehe

  10. bitchevil bitchevil

    GMA just arrived from South Korea, Russia and Lithuania. She’s going to Brazil upon invitation of ICTSI president Ricky Razon who operates port facilities in that country. GMA also inspected the ICTSI project in Syria. Who is Ricky Razon? The untouchable Big Shot implicated in that ZTE scam and other anomalies.

  11. Gloria wants herself to be included in the new Economic Powerhouse of BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) who hold 40% of the dollar reserves of the whole world. The 4 countries had just conducted a summit where they declared their capability to finance the $700M fund that IMF wants to raise to help small nations in the present crisis. The US can’t provide it, neither will EU. They said they will do so on condition that they be given a bigger role in the decision-making in IMF.

    Siyempre, si pekeng econo-missed sasawsaw na naman. In one of her fits of delusion, she had offered herself as economic czar for the whole of ASEAN. No one took her seriously there. Who would entrust their money to a kleptomaniac? Sa BRIC pa kaya, wala naman siyang perang pampondo maliban sa perang dudugasin niya sa mga OFWs.

    Kaya isa-isa ang approach, tapos na siya sa India, China and Russia, Brazil na lang kaya nandoon na si KSP.

  12. Diego K. Guerrero Diego K. Guerrero

    It’s never ending junkets. She should invite herself in the war zones. Stray bullets and road bombs are waiting for her. Gloria spends taxpayers’ money like her own personal funds. Ito’y lantarang pandarambong. Parang inutil o kunsintidor ang COA kapag ang Malacanang may gawa.

  13. True, Manong Diego. If there’s a law that needs to be passed, I recommend one that will empower the COA with prosecutorial functions. They’ve been reporting hundreds of millions of unliquidated expenses in the OP alone.

  14. chi chi

    Nagpapansin si Gloria sa BRIC. Kahit magtutuwad pa siya, the countries in this economic powerhouse, believed to outdo G-7 in the coming years, know that Gloria is corrupt, power tripping only and already a spent force.

  15. andres andres

    Nagpakasasa nanaman si Donya Gloria at nagbuhay reyna nanaman! Nagsama pa ng maraming tongressmen at pamilya! Talagang pinagsasamantalahan nila ang ating bansa, habang mahirap ang buhay, patuloy naman ang pagpapakasarap nila sa kada biyahe.

    Wala na sigurong mas garapal pa kay Gloria sa lahat ng naging pangulo ng bansa.

    Ganid! Gahaman! Sakim!

  16. it seems to me the japanese like gma since she is quite often there.—norpil

    *****
    On the contrary, they don’t. Hindi lang kasi bastos ang mga hapon kaya hindi mapahindian.

    In fact, her visits here are actually no pansin here, meaning no big publicity. It’s all in her mind.

    Kung iyon ngang mga pilipino na apektado ng ginagawa ng animal walang ginagawa–a-attend pa ng pabongga ng animal, mga hapon pa na wala naman pakialam sa problema ng Pilipinas.

    Maingat nga ng pagbigay ng ODA sa Pilipinas sa totoo lang.

  17. Iyong mga bombay nga nagsisiuwian na sa bansa nila kasi nandoon na raw ang pera ngayon sa bansa nila. Itong si bugaw Gloria, walang maipagmalaki kundi iyong mga ibinubugaw niyang mga kababayan niya na di naman nila mapangalagaan kung magkaproblema. Nare-rape pa nga ang karamihan! Tanong ninyo doon sa mga ipinapadala sa Lebanon!

  18. No wonder hindi pupunta si Gloria Dorobo sa Osaka. May Swine Flu kasi doon. Never heard kung meron din sa Tokyo. Hay Fever meron!

  19. saxnviolins saxnviolins

    Qualified din si Glue sa BRIC, because her face is as thick as a brick (kapalmuks).

  20. habib habib

    Kailan kaya magkakaroon ng katuparan ang pagsumpa sa mga taong ubod kakapal ng mga mukha at wala ng kahihiyan?

    Sariling gastos daw? Sino’ng uululin nila?

    Lubog na sa burak ng paghihikahos ang mga pobre nating kababayan subalit itong mga hinayupak na na nasa gobyerno, partikular ang putang inang si gloria at mga alaga niyang aso ay walang sawa sa paglilimayon at pagpapasarap.

    Sana pakinggan naman ni Lucifer ang ating dalangin, kunin na niya ang kanyang reyna at mga alagad dito sa mundo, sobra na pagdurusa natin, ah?

  21. Liwayway-Gawgaw Liwayway-Gawgaw

    P150T KADA A(H1N1) PATIENT

    http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/june1709/default.htm

    Totoo kaya ito?

    Saan sila kukuha ng pondo?

    Hindi kaya ito isang uri na naman ng panlilinlang upang pahupain ang nagngangalit na damdamin ng mamamayan bunga ng panibago nilang pagsusulong ng Congressmen’s Ass?

  22. Liwayway-Gawgaw Liwayway-Gawgaw

    “On the contrary, they don’t. Hindi lang kasi bastos ang mga hapon kaya hindi mapahindian. ”

    Hindi naman pala bastos ang mga Hapon, eh!

    Ang bastos lang, ‘yung ipinagpipilitan ang sariling siya ay Hapon.

    Saan ba nahuhuli ang butiki?

  23. Liwayway-Gawgaw Liwayway-Gawgaw

    “….Carol Jayne Lopez (PL-Youth against Corruption and Poverty (Yacap),……”

    Youth Against Corruption Partylist representative, bakit kasama sa numero unong kurakot?

    Tunay ba ‘yung advocacy nila? O, front lamang dahil galamay din sila ng kunyari ay kinokontra nila?

    Lumalabas lang, dagdag pasan sa ating mga taxpayers iyang partylist partylist na ‘yan. Kunyari kumakatawan sa marginalized sector pero ang totoo, gusto rin lamang nilang maging kabahagi ng mga nanlalamang na uri, ang mga mahilig sa tongpats sa gobyerno.

  24. Liwayway-Gawgaw Liwayway-Gawgaw

    Employment rate sumirit kahit krisis

    http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/june1709/news_story7.htm

    lahat ng kanilang sabihin ay pawang kasinungalingan!

    Ilan ba ang nawalan ng trabaho kumpara sa sinasabing nabigyan ng hanapbuhay? Lokohin nila ang lola nilang walang ginawa kundi maglamyerda!

    Kung hindi pa natin alam na ang sinasabi nila ay ‘yung karamihang mga nangibayong dagat at ang ilan ay ‘yung mga contractual sa Pilipinas na tanggal sa trabaho pagkalipas ng limang buwan.

    Kakapal ng mga mukhang walang alam kundi kasinungalingan.

  25. chi chi

    saxnviolins – June 17, 2009 8:39 am

    Qualified din si Glue sa BRIC, because her face is as thick as a brick (kapalmuks).

    __

    Ha!ha!ha!

    Nakakahiya itong si Gloria, sumisingit-singit para magkarun ng perception ang madlang pipol na she belongs!

  26. chi chi

    Bagong srain ng H1N1 virus na detect kaagad ng Brazil e ka-garapa lang yung dumating sa kanila, ha Liway?! Sobra kasing kawalanghiyaan ng garapata na ‘yan!

  27. chi chi

    Gloria fails to curb human trafficking due to graft—US

    RP gov’t ineffective because of ‘inefficient justice system, endemic corruption’

    2009/06/18, http://www.tribune,net

    The United States has retained the Philippines on its tier 2 list of countries that do not comply with international anti-human trafficking laws, citing the Arroyo government’s inability to effectively prosecute trafficking crimes due to an “inefficient judicial system and endemic corruption.”

    In its 2009 Trafficking in Persons Report released Wednesday, the US State Department said the Philippines continues to be “a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labor.”

    ___

    No wonder, lakwatsa grande si Gloria Arroyo kasi ay nagbebenta ng pinoy!

    “…due to an “inefficient judicial system and endemic corruption.”

    Swak na swak! Buti na lang at hindi nahuhuli sa balita si Hil!

  28. chi chi

    No immunity for ex-envoy Baja, says US court

    06/18/2009, http://www.tribune.net

    A New York court has junked former Philippine envoy to the United Nations Lauro Baja’s motion to dismiss a human trafficking case against him on the basis of diplomatic immunity.

    Buti nga! Ang ‘merika umaakto, habang ang putang si Gloria ay nagbebenta ng pinay super maids at Pinas sovereignty!

  29. Tama ka chi, BRIC may surpass the G7 in the future in terms of economic and political clout. The group’s poulation alone accounts for more than half the world’s total, not counting those who are stationed abroad. The bitch maybe thinks ours is big enough to be considered.

    What about reserves? She flaunts the $200B annual remittances of OFWs in the national income but other than that, nada. Check today’s export numbers. She better sell her stuff to the Africans. Especially in times of crises like this, the Glorias of the world will volunteer to a sellout of their friendships among nations to whoever will be willing to invest money in their economy.

    The Chinese and the Indians have learned that from America. The Russians have been there, done that. Brazilians are still learning the ropes. I hope no Economics professor or technocrat in Brazil will be gullible enough to be fooled by their visiting voodoo economist whose delusions of grandeur look really big to the uninitiated.

    The Crook is vigorously lobbying for inclusion.

  30. Slip of The TonGuE:
    The group’s poulation alone… should be population

  31. As expected, FG Mike Pig Arroyo is with GMA in Japan and Brazil. For two years now, Piggydal has not stepped foot on US soil. Why? Malacanang always gives this reason: He cannot travel to US or far place for health reason. Then, why was he able to travel to Russia, Europe and now Brazil? Why did he suddenly make a turn around on his way to Los Angeles and land in Japan alleging he had stomach flu? For two years, he missed Pacquiao’s fights in Las Vegas. We remember the last time Pacquiao won…he and Chavit climbed up the ring and rejoiced Manny’s victory. Has Mike lost interest in boxing and Pacquiao? We will never know the reason or reasons until after 2010 assuming Gloria really steps down and retire in hell for good.

  32. saxnviolins saxnviolins

    Brazil, Russia, China (HK). Hindi ba magandang mga lugar yan para maglaba ng pera?

  33. chi chi

    Gloria and Mike are in Brazil upon invitation of whom ICTSI president Ricky Razon who operates the business there.

    I bet, si Ricky ay dummy lang ni Gloria and Mike kaya the pig is with Gloria!

  34. chi chi

    correction… delete “whom”

  35. Liwayway-Gawgaw Liwayway-Gawgaw

    No. Delete gloria and mike. Permanently.

  36. AbKi AbKi

    For a pathetic thief and a liar like gloria is, she had really gone bonkers going to Japan for one. With an entourage of ass-lickers, their families, mistresses, neighbors, their neighbors’ neighbors, drinking buddies, kids, their kids classmates and the like, longer than the whole extent of Tokyo end-to-end, she has the nerves to go there sans any official invitation and with the purpose of borrowing money for the nth time. Imagine, spending precious dollars for a nonsense trip with a mission of borrowing money. Unbelievable !

  37. Ellen:

    Hindi lang 27 tongressmen plus their spouses ang kasama ni Talandi sa Japan. 58 plus 58 spouses plus cabinet members ang kasama ng animal. It is not a state visit kaya nahihirapan ang mga ungas na mabigyan ng audience with the emperor and empress. Ang kapal talaga ng mukha.

    Napapakamot na lang ng ulo ang mga opisyal namin lalo na iyong nagugulong taga Ministry of Foreign Affairs namin na kinakalampag ng ga taga-Philippine Embassy. Kaya di nila matanggal si Siason na may asawang haponesa na puedeng tumulong sa mga paghiling ng mga kapritso niya.

    Iyong mga nangakong sasama sa rally bukas. Kitakits tayo sa Kachidoki Station ng mga alas-4 ng hapon. May mga kasama tayong mga hapon at burmese!

  38. Matindi yung tomboy na Congresswoman ng pinakamalaking squatters’ area sa QC. Dalawang chicks ang karay-karay. Sobrang kapal ng mukha, habang yung mga constituents niya wala nang makain kundi pagpag. Sarili daw gastos nila yun.

    Siya naka-Rolls Royce papasok sa Batasan, yung mga bata sa distrito niya di na nagenrol dahil di alam kung saan kukunin ang pang-araw-araw na pamasahe.

    Hindi niya mapatayuan ng low-cost na bahay man lang kahit ilang pamilya, pero si Pacquiao na kayang bumili kahit palasyo, inaalok niya ng libreng mansiyon basta kumandidato sa distrito niya.

    Tapang ng apog mo, pompyang!

  39. bitchevil bitchevil

    Here’s one message I received from a House Staff whose name I better not disclose:

    “I have been a staff of some congressmen and it really appalled me when everytime they have a travel, they only brag about the places they visited without any mention of the lessons they learned. And they truly brag.”

  40. BE:

    Give up na ako sa mga pilipino. Kinumbida lang da kainan na ang bayad galing din sa buwis nila, naniwala na naman sa mga buladas ni Gloria. Ang daming ipinangakong kabulastugan sa kanila na better Philippines under her present and future reigns. Nangkupu!

    As usual ipinagmalaki ang pagbubugaw niya ng mga pilipino na bawat isa paglabas ng bansa sapilitang pinagbabayad ng mga fees sa OWWA! Dinudugasan sila di naman sila humihirit kasi ang mas importante makaalis sila ng bansa. Sa Lebanon nga, kahit nga sila ma-rape, talaga daw ganoon! Susmaryosep!

  41. Slave mentality! Pambihira!

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