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Who’s the murderer? Who’s the coddler?

The ‘perya barker”act, in the words of Sen. Grace Poe, of Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre at the government-organized Luneta rally last Saturday triggered responses from different personalities which make for amusing exchanges.

Afternoon of Feb. 25 at Luneta , Aguirre, feeling triumphant with the arrest and incarceration of Sen. Leila de Lima on illegal drug charges, he agitated the crowd , “Sino ang gusto n’yo isunod? (Who do you want next?)”
The crowd shouted back, “Trillanes! “Trillanes!”

Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV and Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre
Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV and Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre

Buoyed by the mob’s response, Duterte’s justice secretary asked for their help: “Oh tulungan ninyo ako ha. (You have to help me)”

Such scene we usually witness during Holy week prior to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in the re-enactment of the Lord’s agony. Pontious Pilate asked the crowd, “Whom do you want me to release for you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”

The crowd shouted, “Barabbas!”

And thus, Barabbas, the thief, was freed and Jesus Christ was crucified.

This is not to say that Trillanes is Jesus Christ. But he is the only one who has been consistent in his opposition to Duterte even before the former Davao mayor got to Malacañang .

He has supported his accusations against Duterte with documents (records of Duterte’s bank account which has been a recipient of more than P2 billion deposits) and testimonies of the latter’s involvement in the Davao Death Squad.

Aguirre’s Luneta spiel elicited criticisms from Trillanes’ colleagues, the strongest of which came from Poe.
“This is a gentle reminder to the Justice Secretary: You are expected to administer justice fairly and not to moonlight as a perya barker who agitates the crowds.That high office entails prudent decision-making which is not served by tasteless stunts that incite the mob,” she said.

Sen. Trillanes and Solicitor General Jose Calida
Sen. Trillanes and Solicitor General Jose Calida

Aguirre got support from Solicitor General Jose Calida who said he is planning to file charges against Trillanes for allegedly coddling self-confessed members of the Davao Death Squad, retired policeman Arturo Lascañas and Edgar Matobato.

“That person (Lascañas) confessed to have killed his two brothers. Even this Matobato, why is he coddling, hiding and providing security for this confessed criminal? Is this the job of the senator?” Calida said.

But he said, not soon because he needs time to think what charges to file. “Give me more time and I will have the proper case to be filed against him,” he said.

This should be fun because Malacanang denied the existence of the Davao Death Squad. If DDS never existed, how can Lascañas and Matobato be criminals?

Trillanes turned the table on Calida: “Ang murderer ay yung boss nya kaya sya ang coddler (His boss is a murderer so he’s the coddler).

Trillanes, who had spent seven years in detention for leading an attempted coup d’etat against President Gloria Arroyo is undaunted by the threat of Calida.

“They can threaten me all they want but I will continue to fulfill my mandate to expose the truth about President Duterte and stand up against the blatant misuse and abuse of power by his administration,” he said.

He even dared the solicitor general: “ So, Mr. Calida, shut up and just do it.”

Malacañang reportedly asked Sen. Cythia Villar, wife of Nationalista Party head Manny Villar to talk to Trillanes (who is a party member) about his hounding of Duterte.

Villar’s reply is classic common sense: “Eh yung sarili ko ngang anak di ko mapagsabihan, yung iba pa?(I can’t even reprimand my own children, how can I do it to others?”

Oo nga naman.

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13 Comments

  1. chi chi

    Kung hindi sila nangangatog e bakit kelangan nila ang padrino para patigilin si Trillanes. Nakakatawa sila!

    Yup, si Trillanes lang ang mag-isa at original na oposisyon. Ang LP ay nag-join sa supermajority block, ewan kung bakit.

    Si Escudero at Recto naman biglang lumipad sa supermajority ng bigyan ni Pakyaw ng juicy committees.

    Si Trillanes lang ang hindi matinag ang prinsipyo, determinadong ipaglaban ang alam niya na tama.

    Si Lacson through the years naging bendable at mendable depende sa political interests niya.

  2. MPRivera MPRivera

    salamat sa mga kapalpakan ni ngoyngoy sa loob ng kanyang anim na taon sa malakanyang, sa kanyang kawalang malasakit sa mga karaingan ng mga karaniwang mamamayan, nahalal na presidente si Digong na siyang naglilinis ng tambak na kalat na iniwan niya noon.

    presidenteng ginagawa ang lahat upang mapunan ang mga pagkukulang sa taongbayan ng mga nauna sa kanya subalit siya pang buntunan ng mga sisi sa mga katiwaliang kanyang minana.

    sa loob ng 31 years mula noong Edsa 1, kung naging matino sana ang pamamalakad ng mga namuno lalo na ang mag-inang aquino lalo itong anak na walang ginawa kundi manisi sa kanyang pinalitan sa puwesto na sinahugan pa ng mga panloloko, siguro ay maayos ang pamumuhay naming mga ordinaryong pipino.

    pero, wala eh. iginapos lamang kami sa mabubulaklak na PANGGAGAGO!

    at, si trillanes, hindi niya nakikita ang mga katiwalian noon kahit sumambulat na ang mga alingasngas tungkol sa PDAF na sinundan ng ilegal na DAP. tahimik siya sa pagkakasangkot nina drilon, villanueva, atbp. at tila binusalan ang bunganga niya na kung anong higpit nang pagkakatikom noon ay siyang tabil mula pa noong bago pa mag-eleksiyon.

    sayang, ginalang ka pa namin noon at akala namin ay ikaw na, trillanes ang bagong pag-asa PERO puro bunganga ang pinairal mo! konting pino sana subalit nawawalan ka na ng respeto sa ibang tao.

    kung pareho lang nating suot ang uniporme natin ngayon at magkataong magkasalubong tayo ay sasaludo pa rin ako bilang paggalang sa ranggo sa balikat mo SUBALIT hindi nangangahulugan yun na nirerespeto ko pa ang pagkatao mo.

    hiyang hiya na ako sa mga pinaggagagawa mo!

  3. Tilamsik Tilamsik

    “Ang murderer ay yung boss nya kaya sya ang coddler (His boss is a murderer so he’s the coddler).”

    this is serious, si Trillanes lang pala ang katapat ni Digong. Maliliit lang naman kasi ang kayang itumba, pag malaki na, due process, kulong muna.

  4. The latest I read. Panelo is going to review if PNoys grant of amnesty to rebel soldiers in Oakwood/Manila Pen is invalid.

    Wow, ha. Pag mga mandarambong na kagaya ni Napoles, SolGen pa nagpo-protesta sa korte. Tapos yung presidential amnesty, kukuwestiyunin lang ng kung sinong abugago. Saan niya isasampa ang kaso, sa Supreme Court? Walang aaksyon diyan dahil may independence ang 3 branches. Maliban na lang kung papanigan ng mga Arroyo lackeys sa SC.

    Yan pala ang Change?

    http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/01/17/panelo-trillanes-amnesty-should-be-reviewed

  5. batangpasig batangpasig

    Duterte, Aguirre, Panelo, Calida: lawyers-in-tandem.

  6. Tilamsik Tilamsik

    Puru maliliit at latak ng lipunan ang kaya nyang itumba, pag malaki kulong lang..? deported lang..?

  7. manuelbuencamino manuelbuencamino

    @MPRivera

    Sinisisi mo ba ang mga nakaraang administrasyon sa malaking pagkakamali ng 16M na Pilipino?

    At isang fact check lang po. Si Trillanes ay hindi sumangayon sa nakawan ng PDAF. Si Pangulong Aquino ay hindi din sumangayon sa nakawan ng PDAF. Kaya nga may kaso hindi lang si Enrile, Estrada, at Revilla kundi may kaso din ang isang tambak pang mga kongresista at senador kasama na si Villanueva, Honasan, at Marcos.

    Di ka ba nagtataka kung bakit ang lahat ng mga akusado sa PDAF at iba pang mga ibang katiwalian ay ngayon mga ka-alyado ni Duterte?

    Ang kasalanan lang ni Trillanes ay ibinulgar niya ang BPI account ni Duterte at ang pagsuporta niya sa imbestigasyon ng EJK at DDS.

  8. vic vic

    I still believe the DAP was a good program to stimulate the economy, if it was not abused by the corrupt politicians in conspiracy with the scammers and plotters..PM Chretien also has the same program in Sponsorhip in Quebec to discourage Quebec from Separating but that too was corrupted by the Liberal wings of Quebec that sent many of his Fellow Liberals to the jail and caused a very short live tenure of Chretien successor Paul Martin and a 10 years Conservative regime until the Return of Young Justin Trudeau…But none of the Federal Liberals were implicated in the Sponsorship Act since they have nothing to do with the Corruption of the Fund..

    During the recession caused by the Bank Failures in the US, the Federal Govt allotted $ billions of funds for Infrastructure to the Provincial and Local Govt and the funds was not CORRUPTED including $ billions in Home Improvement (I availed in thousands of home renovations rebates including upgrading of home furnaces) and it helped in quick economic recovery…

    The point here is DAP and PDAP were all meaning programs, but with thieves all over..no can do..

  9. baguneta baguneta

    Marcos
    Enrile
    Napoles
    Arroyo

    Dito pa lang, kitang kita na ang accomplishment ni digong

  10. baguneta baguneta

    At yung style ni digong na kamay na bakal sa pag-papairal ng batas…eh pang dukha lang eh

  11. MPRivera MPRivera

    mb, sino ang mga nakulong? kalaban ni ngoyngoy sa pulitika?

    may sumingaw na alingasngas tungkol sa pagkakadawit nina drilon sa maanomalyang proyekto sa iloilo, pinaimbestigahan ba? may kumilos ba? wala, di ba? dahil kaalyado ng pangulo, ni ngoyngoy.

    nag-ingay ba si trillanes tungkol dito?

  12. vic vic

    MPRivera, was Trillanes in the Opposition during the Aquino Administration as he is now with the current administration? the idea of the Opposition in a Democracy is to Check the party or individuals in the Govt…and expose their wrongdoings…or their broken promises and also keep reminding the Public the Progress of their rules..

    Now if you observe the party mates of Duterte, they also are not only very quite about the issues confronting the nation but doing their very best to defend the President and his administration…just observe Cayetano, Pacquiao and all his party mates..and stop wondering why Trillanes was so quite during Aquino’s terms..That is politics everywhere. And just a little worse in a Third World..

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