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Panel seeks 45-day Cayetano suspension


In the still -to- be -released survey of Pulse Asia for senatorial candidates, Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano has moved up to number four from last November’s number 8 spot. In the past months, Mike Arroyo has unleashed his dogs in the House of Representatives against Cayetano.

Malaya’s Wendell Vigilia reports on the latest on Mike Arroyo’s crusade to catapult Cayetano to the Senate:

THE House committee on ethics yesterday recommended the suspension of Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano (NP, Taguig-Pateros) for 45 days for saying presidential spouse Jose Miguel Arroyo maintained a bank account in Germany.

The recommendation will go to the House plenary where a two-third vote or 154 is needed to impose sanctions on a member.

The motion to recommend suspension by Rep. Luis Villafuerte was adopted by a vote of 35-3.

Those who voted against were Representatives Roilo Golez (Ind., Parañaque ), Teofisto Guingona III (NP, Bukidnon) and Rafael Mariano of the party-list group Anakpawis.

Rep. Agapito Aquino (LDP, Makati) abstained, saying he did not want to be part of a “kangaroo court.”

The vote to recommend suspension at around 7 p.m. capped an afternoon where allies of Malacañang consistently voted down Cayetano’s motions.

The last motion before the vote was to declare Cayetano in default of presenting evidence for his defense, which was set for yesterday, after the latter said he would ask that subpoenas be issued to his witnesses. The motion was carried by a vote of 35-4.

The panel earlier voted 36-3 to junk Cayetano’s demurrer to evidence where Cayetano said Arroyo and his co-complainants – his sons Rep. Mikey Arroyo (Lakas, Pampanga) and Diosdado Macapagal and brother Rep. Ignacio Arroyo (Kampi, Negros Occ.) – had no case against him.

The Arroyos sought Cayetano’s expulsion, the maximum penalty for “disorderly conduct.” Suspension is for a maximum of 60 days.

Villafuerte, a vice chair of the panel, and Harlin Abayon (LP, N. Samar) raised the motion to junk Cayetano’s demurrer.

Before voting on the demurrer, the committee voted 35-4 in favor of the motion of Rep. Jacinto Paras (Kampi, Negros Oriental) to adopt the authenticated certification secured by a three-man ethics panel fact-finding team in Germany.

The panel was composed of Representatives Rodolfo Cajes (NPC, Bohol), committee chairman, Antonio Cerilles (NPC, Zambonga del Sur) and Rodante Marcoleta of party-list Alagad.

HypoVereinsbank vice president Peter Reisner, senior legal counsel Michael Henniger, general secretariat head Evi Vollmann, and compliance officer Klaus Michael Ploss said in the Feb. 2 certification that as per bank records covering the past 10 years, Arroyo family members have never kept any account with the bank, or in any of its branches worldwide.

Cayetano, assisted by lawyer Joel Montales, said the certification was inconclusive.

“The fact-finding team swallowed it (certification) hook, line and sinker – to limit it to the German account,” he said.

Ruy Rondain, the Arroyos’ lawyer, in opposing Cayetano’s demurrer said: “I only have one word for it: It’s garbage.”

Cayetano said it was the “limited” waiver of Mr. Arroyo that was garbage.

“Sa Tagalog, inutil because it will not tell you if the accounts are under the names of dummies…It’s the biggest lie,” he said.

Cayetano initially succeeded in steering the deliberations to what he described as discrepancies on the document number and serial number of the original and photocopied copies of the certification.

Cayetano said the original copy furnished to him by the fact-finding team is numbered 56 while the photocopy copy is numbered 58. The original has the serial No. 578 while the photocopy had No. 570.

“Bakit ganun? Baka yung xerox machine natin marunong mandaya. How come yung xerox copy may dagdag bawas?” he said.

Presiding chair Rep. Mauricio Domogan (Lakas, Baguio) and Villafuerte said there was nothing “spurious” about the discrepancies since the reproductions were made from other “original copies” which have different document and serial numbers.

The team later withdrew the photocopies and furnished Cayetano with the original.

Published inElection 2007

85 Comments

  1. I met Pepe Miranda of Pulse Asia ABS-CBN last year at the height of the controversy on his libel suits against us (45 journalists) and he said, “You should know that you are up against the most unpopular personality in the country today.”

  2. This is perplexing in the extreme:

    “Cayetano said the original copy furnished to him by the fact-finding team is numbered 56 while the photocopy copy is numbered 58. The original has the serial No. 578 while the photocopy had No. 570.”

    Perhaps, that’s why Fatso went to Germany with 3 tongressmen alalays. There was some abrakadabra that only he could do himself.

    Ellen, I also noticed from a pic a congressman waving a purported “certification” containing a ribbon and a seal… I’ve signed many documents and have received official documents, notarial seals but those ribbon and seal look like they were Philippine thinggies and not European ones.

    We don’t have those unless for the usual “red tape” that binds a deed of sale for a property.

  3. As far as I know of the facts of Cayetano’s expose, the account is not in the name of the Arroyos. So that certification is really useless.

  4. Anna, re Pepe Miranda’s comments. I took it to mean that he was telling me, don’t worry, your tormentor is most disliked person in the country.

    I mentioned that because Alan is in a similar situation today.

  5. Re: “As far as I know of the facts of Cayetano’s expose, the account is not in the name of the Arroyos. ”

    That’s exactly what Cayetano has been saying all along, hasn’t he?

    Assuming the the numbers were submitted to the bank, the question is who gave the Pidals power of attorney to check the bank account numbers for certification purposes?

  6. chi chi

    How can this Fatso, the most disliked person in Pinas win his case against the 45 journalists?! The Fatso is useless like his useless German bank “certification”.

    Let’s challenge these tongressmen to photocopy the certification and distribute it publicly, so we can scrutinize it’s authenticity! Useless din pala because the account is not in the name of the Arroyo’s. Putsa…paulit-ulit na lang tayong inuulol nitong mga tongressmen na ito, ah!

    Alan Peter, let’s give your tormentors a big whack come May!

  7. Impossible for a bank in Europe to react and certify that bank account numbers so and so do not and never belonged to Mr and Mrs Pidal nor to their heirs if the owners of the bank accounts in questions HAVE NOT GIVEN instructions to the bank to do so.

    Otherwise, the bank will be committing a serious error.

    If I could have a copy of the certification, I will submit it to a friend working with the OECD and perhaps check out how the certification was issued.

  8. We have very very tight banking rules here. I can tell you that I cannot even ask for my son’s bank statement even if we are domiciled in the same bank and same branch because he is no longer minor.

    I tried once – although I knew the answer in advance – but the bank manager who knew me said, he would be breaking banking rules if he did that.

  9. BOB BOB

    RE: FG BANK ACCOUNTS
    walang magnanakaw na ilalagay ang buo niyang pangalan kung gusto niyang magbukas ng account sa bangko…its always fictitious name..di ba ? Can somebody ask Villafuerte kung lahat nang perang kinita niya sa jueteng and others (illegal) ay nasa pangalang niya. unless nasa bahay lang ang pera niya at wala siyang bangko…This stupid Villafuerte thinks that everybody is stupid and dumb kagaya niya.

  10. Suspend Cayetano? It is just a recommendation, folks! Filipinos should show ’em stupid tongressmen that suspending Cayetano will make him the topnotcher in the May election. They’re actually making him popular versus the unpopular Tabatsoy na Pangit Pa!

    Heavens! How can this Victoria Toh or the E-girl even like to be touched by this baboy? Ngek! Suka, suka, suka! Ang the three butete from Tongress, what are they doing in Germany! Manigas sana sila sa lamig doon!

    O, sabay-sabay! MABUHAY KA ALAN CAYETANO! HAWAK MO ANG PAG-ASA NG MGA PILIPINO! IBOTO SI ALAN PARA SENADOR SA MAYO! IBOTO SOLID UNITED OPPOSITION! WALANG BALIMBINGAN!

    Chi, iyan ang cliche ko para kay Cayetano: ALAN CAYETANO, HAWAK MO ANG PAG-ASA NG MGA PILIPINO!

    For Trillanes: SAKIT NG PILIPINAS, SI TRILLANES ANG LUNAS!

    I’m still thinking of something the most for Escudero and Pimentel. Any suggestion?

    PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA!

  11. chi chi

    Good point Bob. Baka nasa buho na nakatago sa baul ang pera ni Villafuerte na nakaw sa taong- bayan.

  12. chi chi

    ALAN CAYETANO, HAWAK MO ANG PAG-ASA NG MGA PILIPINO!

    OK, Yuko. Tugma sa kanyang mga actions!

    As I said in a previous thread, this gunggong tongressmen of the Pidals just made Alan a senator of first caliber!

  13. chi chi

    Bakit merong ribbon ang certification na iwinawagayway ni Villafuerte?! Hindi kaya si Hitler ang nag-issue niyan?! OVERKILL naman na certification yan!

  14. Elvira Sahara Elvira Sahara

    Chi, Ysytakei.
    As far as I know, walang ribbon-ribbon dito ang mga Certification sa Germany! Ang Phil. Embassy sa Berlin, meron! I-ka-kampania ko si Cayetano ng todo-todo…kasama na sina, Trillanes at Escudero!
    Lightning lang ang walang ganti, Tiyanak!!!

  15. vic vic

    When crooks laundered money, they make sure there will be traces leading back to them and even the greatest forensic detectives and police authorities can not pin down even the well-known Mafias for laundering how much more for a Couple that are supposed to be the “role model of a country” and have the best brains of lawyers and “dummies” to cover their trails. The Arroyos have long learned the Art of Laundering long before the couple Arroyos. Go back to where Mike Arroyo came from. They both are son and daughter of veteran politicians and long before they are in power the trade had been mastered and so most of them…

  16. vic vic

    And my Big question Here, there was this allegation of the Arroyos Big Foreign Account, and instead of the congress invetigating their own for allegations, Why not conduct the investigations to prove the veracity of the allegations instead, by conducting the Impartial Judicial Inquiry with the power to Subpoena the foreign banks and the Arroyos and to clear the matter once and for all, and since Mike swear on heaven’s name that they are both innocent of the allegations, then why not let the inquiry exposed their accuser?? Hiding anything Mike and Gloria??

  17. pandawan pandawan

    Lucky, Peter Cayetano, he is definitely on the way to the Senate. The efforts of Mike and his Congress lackeys are catapulting him freely to a popularity that he could never achieve through a PR hype. Well-deserved actually because he is the only one on sight now who is taking on FG and his little lady in Malacanang.

  18. When we choose Alan for Senator will there be a replacement of his caliber in the House of Representatives? I only hope that more fearless representatives get elected. The real battle is in the Lower House where the tiyanak aka burot and her cheating machine will exhaust all their evil ways to manipulate the election results.

  19. hindinapinoy hindinapinoy

    nakakaawa talaga ang pilipinas. mga arroyo-macapagal naman ngayon ang nagtatago ng pera sa foreign banks. at malamang, marami rin silang mga ‘properties’ abroad. alam kasi nila at gagayahin lang nila ang mga marcos – ang pera at properties ng mga marcos ay hindi magalaw hanggang ngayon.

    dapat ang tawag sa eleksyon sa pilipinas ay sarswela……
    —————————————————

    The Philippine Star

    Major cracks are showing. Lacking in patriotic ideology and vision, both the administration and opposition political camps are now beginning to show their true colors. Personality politics is rearing its ugly head as ego and self-interest start to assert themselves in the choice of candidates and party-mates for the May elections.

    Don’t you find it odd that House Speaker Joe de Venecia (JDV) is actually pushing for a bill that prohibits or sanctions party turncoatism? Can you believe it – that the very architect of the Rainbow Coalition, which banded together even incompatible political personalities and parties into a united front for self-perpetuation, now wants to penalize party traitors?
    .
    .
    .
    Following Joe’s fall from grace due to the aborted attempt to ram Constituent Assembly (Con-Ass) down our throats, Madame Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s personal political party, Kampi, has been poaching on Joe’s Lakas-CMD. What is worse for Joe is that a very strong candidate – Benjie Lim – is poised to run against him in the First District of Pangasinan and I’m told that Lim is a hands down favorite to beat Joe.
    .
    .
    On the side of the opposition, the UNO (United Opposition) lost Kit Tatad, Tessie Aquino-Oreta and Tito Sotto. Even before Tatad, Aquino-Oreta and Sotto made their defection, LDP President, Senator Ed Angara, sent signals that he is more inclined to run with the emerging third force.
    .
    .Finding herself in the awkward side of these shifts is Loren Legarda. Loren Legarda’s star rose when she assumed a prominent role in Joseph Estrada’s impeachment trial of 2000 and 2001. However, her strong support base in the middle class junked her when she agreed to be the running mate of Fernando Poe Jr. (FPJ) during the 2004 presidential elections. Even her own former classmates in Assumption College expressed their disgust at what they called crass opportunism on her part.

    http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=65399

  20. chi chi

    Ellen and PV,

    Aha! Heto na at binisto na ng ating sister sa Germany ang mga Pidal at tongressmen nila! The certification is FAKE!

    Thanks Elvira.

    ****

    Elvira Sahara Says:

    February 7th, 2007 at 3:34 am

    Chi, Ystakei.
    As far as I know, walang ribbon-ribbon dito ang mga Certification sa Germany! Ang Phil. Embassy sa Berlin, meron!I-ka-kampania ko si Cayetano ng todo-todo…kasama na sina, Trillanes at Escudero!
    Lightning lang ang walang ganti, Tiyanak!!!

  21. chi chi

    Elvira,

    Ang lakas ng kutob ko na may kinalaman ang Phil Embassy sa Berlin, OVERKILL kasi ang certification e! Para bang trying hard to impress na iyon ay certification.

    We lived in Europe for more than 10 years, though hindi sa Germany. Walang ribbon-ribbon ang mga bank certification na ni-request namin sa tatlong bansa ng UK, Italy at Denmark.

    Dapat ang mga bwayang ‘yan ay sunugin kasabay ng fake certification nila! What can we expect? Pinas is led by so many fakes starting from the fake president Dirty Glue!

  22. Chi, that’s what I thought too. Never seen anything like that in Europe except for ribbons to tie a voluminous file re deed of sale of a property. Even college diplomas don’t have them. Just seal embossed on document.

  23. kitamokitako kitamokitako

    I doubt if the three tongressmen that went to germany really went to the bank. Baka iyong fake certification gawa na bago pa man sila umalis. I think what Cayetano should do is confirm from the bank if the cert really came from them. So, iyong fact finding naging fake making. So thick are those congressmen (from the panel) and the Pidals.

  24. sleeplessinmontreal sleeplessinmontreal

    Ang certification na hawak-hawak ng kaalyado ng pamilya macapal-arroyko ay malamang galing sa bandang Recto. Abot tanaw sa Malacanang. Very easy lang gawin ng sindikato sa may ilog Pasig at ganyan din ang maniobra nila kay FPJ nang maglabas ng animoy authentic na documents questioning his citizenship.

    Kapag tuluyang sinuspendi si Cayetano, lalong lalakas ang kampanya niya sa pagka-senador. Kasama na si Escudero, Trillanes at lahat na nasa oposisyon ang itataguyod ng masa at TUNAY NA NAGMAMAHAL SA BANSANG PILIPINAS. Magsusumigaw ang damdamin, nangangalit ngunit magkakaisa ang masa upang itaguyod ang mga inaapi at patuloy na niyuyurakan ang karapatan ng unglorious regime na pangkasalukuyan.

    Kahit sino pa ang kandidato ng oposisyon, sila ang dapat na itaguyod ng tunay na Pilipino, walang pasubali. Ako’y isang hamak na OFW lamang at iisa ang boto, pero uuwi ako sa Pilipinas upang ikampanya sa aking mga kamaganak, kapitbahay at kaibigan na iboto ang nasa oposisyon. Ang magkamaling pumatol sa pakawala ng pamilya macapal-arroyko ay walang konsensiya at manhid sa katotohanan.

  25. chi chi

    PV,

    These Pidals and their tongressmen are taking us for fools like themselves.

    You’re soooo right questioning the ribboned certification at the very start, PV! Excellent eyes and brilliant observation!
    Thanks so much Elvira for the info.

  26. chi chi

    sleeplessinmontreal Says:

    February 7th, 2007 at 5:54 am

    Ang certification na hawak-hawak ng kaalyado ng pamilya macapal-arroyko ay malamang galing sa bandang Recto.

    ****

    Hahahah! Nalimutan ko ang anggulo na ‘yan, ah!

    Sleeplessinmontreal, Sama-sama tayong kakampanya against these Pidals pointmen.

  27. BLACK KNIGHT BLACK KNIGHT

    I will vote for Cayateno!!!Dahil matapang siya! He should always “watch his back”.

  28. The Unethical committee just sealed Cayetano’s seat in the senate.

  29. goldenlion goldenlion

    ALAN CAYETANO, HAWAK MO ANG PAG-ASA NG MGA PILIPINO
    SAKIT NG PILIPINAS,SI TRILLANES ANG LUNAS
    CHIZ ESCUDERO, MAGBABALIK NG DEMOKRASYANG NAGLAHO!!!

  30. goldenlion goldenlion

    NAKAKATAWA ang mga baboy sa malacanang!! Pati ang ibang bansa sa Europe ay binababoy. Imagine may pa-ribbon-ribbon pa!!?? Ha, ha, ha, ha.
    akala siguro ni fatso mike gago tayo. Tamaan sana siya ng kidlat!!! Yuck, nakakasuka siya. Paano na ang Pilipinas? Bawal magsabi na ang isang tao ay may bank account??

  31. TonGuE-tWisTeD TonGuE-tWisTeD

    Fake! That certification is another falsified document manufactured by this fraudulent government. The first time around, the circumstances were very doubtful – the date on the certification was on a Holiday and Atty. Romulo Makalinta claims they got it even if it was after the normal office hours! Only VIP clients are received on such ocassions by top bank officers, giving more credence to the suspicion than destroying it. Funny thing was, the numbers on the first certification do not match with those declared by Cayetano during his speech on the impeachment vote.

    The next certification, this time with corrected account numbers, another fabrication I assume, came by “mail” – more suspicious than the first as The Pig never even had to go to Germany to get it.

    Now, these new ones have serial numbers printed differently. Gawa na naman ng isang walang utak. Parang yung pirma ni Iggy as Jose Pidal, pagkatapos ng dalawang linggong praktis, sablay pa rin, pero authentic daw sabi ng PNP Crime Lab, woohoo! Gaya ng mga balota ni Garci, papeles ni Manapat, Fertilizer ni Jocjoc, witnesses ni Corpuz, certification ni Miguel, pwesto ni Gloria, blogname ni Luli, etc., etc., etc.

    Puro peke! Peke’ng ina nyo!

  32. chi chi

    Imagine, ang blog ni Ellen, thru PV’s ‘eye for details’ and Elvira’s confirmation, ang nagbunyag na FAKE ang bank certification ni Mike Pidal. Iyan ang ganda sa bloggers ni Ellen, universal!

    O, ano ang sey ninyo mga “Peke’ng ina nyo! (pahiram Tongue).

  33. chi chi

    Ah! Basta sa simula pa lang ng issue, fake na ang mga papeles at numbers ng German bank account na ipinakikita ni Pidal, period! Mangisay kayo!

  34. Anything produced by the Pidals should be subject to extreme scrutiny. These kleptomaniacs should be put to jail. They remind me of those people charged with theft and robbery here in Japan. While doing interpretation cum investigation for the police, I realized that it was in fact a kind of mental illness, and I came to the conclusion in fact that majority of criminals were in fact sick in the head, but over here, mental illness is not taken as an excuse from prosecution and punishment.

    Filipinos should not be voting for these Malacanang lackeys if they want to put law and order over there in place. Otherwise, it will be the same lousy government with the butetes, ungas and mandurugas still bleeding them to death!

    Funny, but it is kind of some horror films with Dracula sipping his victims dry and turning them into vampires themselves. Is this what is really happening over in the Philippines so that even OFWs themselves do not see how these crooks bleed them dry and still would want to propel people like Abueva, et al to represent them? If that is not being stupid, what is?

    Anyway, the Opposition is definitely coming up with the best of the best! PV may not agree with me, but Trillanes is one guy, I would not hesitate to support by telling Filipinos here in Japan to vote for him. Judging from information PV has provided here and what I know of the guy, he had to do what he did for his and his people’s own sanity!!!

    SAKIT NG PILIPINAS, TRILLANES ANG LUNAS! ALAN CAYETANO, HAWAK MO ANG PAG-ASA NG MGA PILIPINO! ESCUDERO, SUBOK NA ANG TAPANG TULAD NG KANIYANG LOLONG GUERRILLERO!

    Chi, Elvie, Tongue T, All, kayo naman ang umisip ng cliche para kay Kokoy, Lacson, Tamano, JV Ejercito kung papasok siya kasi matapang din ang isang ito. Sorry, hindi ko kakilala iyong iba but I’d prefer to see new faces but known to all. No more trapos please!

    For Congressmen, huwag nang iboto iyong mga veggies ni Pidal. Patay kung patay, dapat nang matotong bumoto ang mga pilipino. Huwag nang pasipsip ng dugo sa mga bampirang landgrabbers, jueteng lords, et al sa mga probinsiya nila.

    PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA! Kung si Bush nga ngayon tagilid na kasi natoto na ulit na bumoto ng tama ang Amerikano! Iyan ang dapat na ginagaya ng mga pilipino!

  35. Tongue T: “Peke’ng ina nyo!”

    *****
    Ilike your expression. Peke’ng ina nyo, mga Pidal kayo! Tongue na talaga, ang kakapal ng mukha! Everytime I am reminded of what the daughter said in one of the fora for Filipinos, kumukulo ang dugo ko. Kulang na lang sabihin na iyong mga magulang niya sumakay ng kabayo from Babuyan Island to Jolo, and marked the land they pass by/through as their own!

    Tongue na, bakit isususpende si Alan Cayetano versus doon sa alam naman ng lahat may ginagawang kabulastugan. Dapat doon sa mga Tongressmen na nagdesisyon niyan batuhin ng mga constituents nila. Mahirap bang gawin iyan?

    PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA! Kakasuka talaga iyong mga sipsip-buto na pumunta sa Germany na mga tongressmen ni Pidal. Parang mga buteteng ang lalaki ng tiyan parang mga baboy din!

  36. This should read, “Tongue na, bakit isususpende si Alan Cayetano versus doon sa alam naman ng lahat may ginagawang kabulastugan ang mga Pidals.” Kung talagang walang ginagawang kalokohan si Mike Pidal Arroyo, bakit hindi niya tanggapin ang hamon ni Cayetano kung talagang matapang siya at hindi siya binabae na babaero. Tonguena magaling lang magmura ng P—ina mo! Bakit hindi sinasabon ng mga pari sa Ateneo ang bunganga ng pangit na iyan? At least, ang taumbayan may mas karapatang murahin siya, kesa siya ang nagmumura sa isang kagalang-galang ng tunay na Congresista, no Tongresista, ng Pilipinas! At least, si Alan Cayetano binoto ng mga kababayan niya, di tulad ni Iggy na kundi pa mandugas, hindi maboboto! Tongue na, walang ginagawa kundi magmura at bumundot doon sa kapatid at hipag na magnanakaw na sinungaling pa.

    Sorry, Ellen, cannot help saying profanities. I’m actually not being my true self doing this, but I cannot help it. Kailangang ilabas e. Nakakaawa na kasi ang mga pilipino at Pilipinas na sobra nang binaboy ng mga ungas na ito. Can’t help comparing the situation there, too, to our better situation in Japan. At least, ako involved sa pulis, court, and local politics in Japan kaya alam ko. Walang sinabi ang mga opisyal ng pulis, military, court at Congress diyan! Tingin ko sa kanila mga hoodlums!!!

    PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA! Sorry, Ellen

  37. TonGuE-tWisTeD TonGuE-tWisTeD

    OO nga Yuko, may bulaklak pang ibinigay si Markolekta kay Alan. Ginawa naman ni Alan, nagpakuha ng 3 balot sa opisina niya saka ibinigay sa kabila. Para siguro iyon sa tatlong sumama sa Panginoon ng mga Baboy papunta sa Germany.

    Tatlong bugok na itlog, what sarcasm, haha!

  38. chi chi

    This is part of Malaya’s editorial on the issue.
    ****

    As this piece was being written, there was a motion to declare Cayetano in default of his right to present evidence in his defense. The locomotive was in full steam; the railroading was a foregone conclusion.

    We saw at the televised hearings of the committee the same thick-skinned faces which railroaded proposed constitutional changes by the House’s own lonesome. These were also the same scoundrels who scuttled the impeachment complaint against Gloria Arroyo.

    They are a disgrace as House members. But considering the House’s servility to the Palace, it is an empty tautology we are saying.

    http://www.malaya.com.ph/feb07/edit.htm

  39. sleeplessinmontreal sleeplessinmontreal

    BLACK KNIGHT Says:
    February 7th, 2007 at 7:01 am

    In reality, a candidate needs a lot of resources..money, people, time..more money..and more money..and more people who will guard/protect his votes. Trillanes, I believe, does not have all of these. I am sure the military will not vote for him..Even his classmates in the Philippine Military Academy are not 100% in support of him. He needs an elaborate machinery to be elected. Simply put, he is an exact “copycat” of Gringo Honasan!

    Personally, I will not vote for him!

    Sir Black Knight

    Sayang naman po at hindi pala kayo sang-ayon sa sentimiento ng mga bloggers dito tungkol sa kandidatura ni Trillanes. Pero karapatan ninyo yan.

    Dahil 12 years lang ako ng mangyari ang EDSA 1, paki-eksplika nga po kung bakit nasabi ninyo na exact “copy cat” si Trillanes ni Honasan. Gusto ko ring maliwanagan at marahil ang iba pa rito sa blog.

    Thank you po.

  40. florry florry

    I can’t help but laugh out so loud about the comments of Alan regarding the discrepancies of the photo-copied certifications, to wit:

    “Bakit ganun? Baka yung xerox machine natin marunong mandaya. How come yung xerox copy may dagdag bawas?” he said.
    How ironic!
    It really proves na ano man ang hawakan ng mga Hudas na tuta ni fatso at ni glue ay may kaakibat na pandaraya. What do you expect from these toadies, mga walang balls na lagi na lang nakakapit at nakabitin sa palda ni dirty mama.
    OK lang na isuspendi o i-expel si Alan, Iyan ang pinakamagandang mangyayari sa kaniyang kandidatura para sa Senate. Si Fatso ang campaign manager, si Mikey at si Iggy ang mga assistants at ang kanilang mga tuta ang mga pinaka-effective na campaigners niya. With his group as campaigners he is a sure winner, kasama ni Chiz na endorsed naman ni Susan.

  41. No, BK, time to teach the Filipinos to be matured in voting. Candidates actually need spend a lot of money for their candidacy. It is the purpose of some law restricting the amount of money to be spent in campaigns, etc. as practiced in much more progressive countries other than say the US of A.

    We have had successes for example in Japan of something similar to the Bayanihan of Filipinos. FPJ proved it in the last election. He could have known as a matter of fact if he had not been cheated of 1M votes, and all because of some idiots like Mr. Noted, et al who were thinking of only their own survival than the welfare of Filipinos, who should have known by now that voting for the crooks funded by hoodlums operating illegal gambling dens, etc. in the Philippines will not do them good. Unfortunately, like the victims of Dracula, after the vampires suck their blood dry, they, too, become vampires themselves!!!

    Kailangan na siguro ang maraming silver metal stakes and garlic flowers in the form of dedication of supporters like a lot many of the bloggers here and determination of candidates like Trillanes to win! Pag nanalo siya, then, we know that despite attempts to keep the poor majority education-less and ignoramuses, they have matured politically even with wisdom from Up Above.

    Intelligence, you know, is not limited to those who have gone to school. Intelligence is the glory of God given to all men to develop and use or they lose it as in the parable of the ten talents.

    SAKIT NG PILIPINAS, SI TRILLANES ANG LUNAS!
    ALAN CAYETANO, HAWAK MO ANG PAG-ASA NG MGA PILIPINO!
    ESCUDERO, KASING-TAPANG, KASING-TIBAY NG LOLO NIYANG GUERRILLERO!

    PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA IYONG BUGAW NA ASTA PROSTITUTA PA!

  42. Florry:

    In a way, Cayetano should be grateful for the free publicity. Siya ang underdog na ipinalalabas ng mga Pidal, but he surely is getting the big score. Baka mamaya sasabihin ng kabila, nag-jump shape na rin siya gaya nina Oreta! Yuck! Ang Cheap!

    Magandang gimmick para kay Trillanes is to have someone looking like him and going around the country delivering his speeches. Tapos may mga diehard talagang gustong patalsikin na si Madame Burot na do or die ang support sa kaniya. Talo na sila! Sometimes, when we least expect may mga nangyayaring mirakulo for the sake of truth and right, but then, this depends on the righteousness, etc.of the people concerned. If they deserve it, Filipinos will surely get the creme dela creme!

    PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA!

  43. Tell you what, I had a friend who decided he wanted to become a politician instead of just leading some grassroot movement and not getting what and his group want done. Wala siyang masyadong pera. His parents were quite well-off but he would not want to bother his parents about his candidacy because they were not in fact in favor of his activities. So, his group called a meeting, and called on as many people as they could get to come to his meeting. I was actually one of those who responded to the call.

    Nag-meeting, and everyone pitched in on how best to help him without really becoming a burden to anyone. Kaniya-kaniyang suggestions. Then, it was decided that he would go walking instead of riding on expensive cars using the train to go from one station to another within the area that he was running for to be its representative in the Diet. If there were no trains, then, he and his campaign staff go by bicycle. Kaniya-kaniyang imprenta with their home printers ng campaign posters, etc. I accepted the job of sending cards to at least 500 people. Mabait naman dito because the home affairs office in charge of the election provide a list to all concerned without fear or favor. Pantay-pantay! 80 yen per card for 500 people, and that was 40,000 yen slash from my pocket but it was OK.

    When he won, I was naturally overjoyed, because somehow my efforts paid. There was that feeling of accomplishment and satisfaction. I have not gone to him for special favor afteer that but he surely remembers me, calls me, “Takei-san” and doesn’t forget to say “Osewa ni narimashita!” (Literally, “Thanks for taking care of me!”) when he sees me. Still the humble fellow my friends and I know!

    Ganyan sana ang mga politiko sa Pilipinas! The only one I know to be so is Senator Pimentel as a matter of fact. In a way, I like Jesli Lapus, too, because he does not forget me!!!

  44. Sorry, this should read: “No, BK, time to teach the Filipinos to be matured in voting. Candidates actually need NOT spend a lot of money for their candidacy.”

    Time really to teach Filipinos NOT to vote for those who will use even government funds like the OWWA fund, etc. for their own personal gains. Most of all, time to get rid of those sarcasms and defense of the crooks who make life for Filipinos that miserable!

    PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA! I don’t think Trillanes is a copycat of Honasan. He is his own self! At least, wala akong alam na babaero siya!

  45. jr_lad jr_lad

    kaya naman pala nagkakandarapa sa pagpapasipsip etong mga tongresman kay jose pidal dahil malakas palang mamudmud ng pera. sinusumbatan na ngayon ang magkapatid na cayetano sa mga pinamigay daw na pera noong nakaraang eleksyon (saan naman kaya galing yang mga pinamumudmod na yan?). kaya naman etong kangaroo commission na pinamumunuan ng mga alagad ni gloria ay inaapura na ang pag-aabsuelto sa mga pidal eh malapit na nga naman ang eleksyon. gusto na namang brasuhin ang suspension ni cayetano sa pamumuno ni villafuerte. hindi pa ata nadala sa nangyari noong nakaraang con-ass.

    etong si paras na balimbing ay subrang kapal din. hindi na nahiya sa kanyang pagbaligtad aba eh kung umasta ngayon ay subra pa sa mga asong ulol ni gloria. sa totoo lang subrang nakakaasar ang pagmumukha ng isang eto. si alagad ng ka… marcoleta naman, may balak pa atang sumunod sa yapak ni eddie gil at gustong maging komedyante.

  46. Mrivera Mrivera

    from tribune, a very “pleasant farewell”:

    Outgoing solon hits colleagues for failure to show independence

    02/07/2007

    Negros Oriental Rep. Herminio Teves, the oldest member of the 13th House of Representatives, yesterday bade his colleagues and the institution goodbye but had something to say before going his way.

    In his last privilege speech, Teves made no qualms in hitting his colleagues for not showing enough courage to give dignity to the institution when they failed to act on several measures, which he claimed, could have benefited the country.
    For full article, go to http://www.tribune.net.ph

  47. Jon M Jon M

    Talaga namang hindi takot si Alan sa mga kalaban niya. However, I would prefer him to lay down his cards on this issue. If somebody accuses me of something like this, I would also try and get back at him if I were innocent. On the other hand, I too would not accuse anybody unless I have sufficient evidence. I too believe that the Arroyos have stashed huge sums of money outside of the country, but I don’t have proof.

  48. Jon M Jon M

    On an unrelated note, who would like to vote for Manny Pacquiao as congressman, or mayor? He apparently has signified his intention to run.

  49. Irony of all ironies, the Ethics Committee did not show even a shade of Ethiquette during the entire hearing.

    The burden of proof should have rested on the shoulders of the petitioner, not on that of the defendant.

    Watching footages of the fact-finding team’s sojourn in Germany, it was very clear that they already had their conclusions even before they left for Munich. This is not their biggest mistake, though. The biggest mistake is for them to assume that the nation will not see through all these lies, deception and impropriety.

    The nation may be in a deep slumber. It can only take so much shaking. Soon enough, magigising din ang sambayanan.

    Gising, Pilipinas!

  50. Mrivera Mrivera

    maron bang kredibilidad itong itik committae ng tongreso, eh pulos tagapag-alaga ng baboy ang mga ‘yan? sus, naman! nakakasukang mga ibinoto pa naman ng kani kanilang mga nasasakupang sa halip unahing paglingkuran at pagsilbihan, paglilinis at pagpapatibay ng kural ng babaoy ang inuuna!

    mga kinapong supot kayo!!!!

  51. parasabayan parasabayan

    Habang pinapanood ko ang commitae( I liked that Magno), gigil na gigil ako sa mga tongressman! The voters should take note of this final blow to their credibility(if there is any left)

  52. parasabayan parasabayan

    It is very evident though that these tongressmen are almost in chorus in ganging up against Cayetano. I do agree with everyone that Cayetano was definitely bouyed up to a higher slot in the senatorial candidacy beacause of this itik commitae! He is looking so good already! Go Cayetano, go!

  53. BLACK KNIGHT BLACK KNIGHT

    We had been telling our electorates to vote wisely and at all costs protect their votes. But, the electorates never learn and later complain and bring down their elected candidates in position while he/she is in office. And this is a never-ending cycle. The media, opinion writers, NGOs and other advocacies are always there to remind the electorates on how to vote the candidates months before the election and they were not remiss of their jobs.

    The problem/s in elections should not be blamed to the electorates/voters. The bigger problems should be blamed to the very institution which is mandated to conduct an election–COMELEC. Everybody always hear about Electoral Reforms but COMELEC, in reality, is not doing anything!..Abalos is always playing golf and betting thousands of pesos with the politicians and businessmen golf playmates. COMELEC can not even come up with a “honest-to-goodness” list of voters in every barangay, town, province, region, and for the whole country.
    They don’t even know how to ADD but they are experts of “dagdag-bawas” operations. The COMELEC Commisioners are easily tempted to receive bribes from candidates who has the highest bid if they want to win in the elections. The Commissioners would ask–“Do you want to spend (give me) 3 Million Pesos to be elected and win; or Spend 6 Million Pesos to file your complaint, recount your votes and wait for 3 years for your complaint to be resolved?” Such question was asked from a candidate running for Councilor in one of the key cities in Metro Manila. Councilor pa lang yan! The reported automation of COMELEC is a sham and the overpriced contract/payment went to the pockets of COMELEC officials.

    Bulok ang COMELEC..Matagal na tayong ginagago ng COMELEC!!!Abalos should resign together with the Commissioners. I recommend they should be replaced by Grade 6 students to count those casted votes after election. I am sure the declaration of winners will not take months and there will be no complaints from the losing candidates.

    God Bless Our Country!

  54. We all know Cayetano has the goods on them, but still as he correctly pointed out, is the committee the proper forum to show his cards? The fatso himself admitted that he is a triple A client. A triple client must “at least” have a $5M account. No experienced launderer would stash his loot using his real name. If Imelda used Jane Ryan, Erap used Jose Velarde and Iggy the piggy used Jose Pidal, I wonder what El Esposo and El Burot used?

    Ka Enchong is right, the burden of proof lies on the petitioner. Unless the law has changed, then even the reporters that have been accused by this pig masquerading as a pig could find themselves in big trouble.

    Lito Banayo has experienced how El Esposo used his influence on the courts, we have seen how the scoundrels in congress lawyered for the despotic Pidals. Its high time we put this family where they belong, in the sewers.

  55. I second the motion, Schumey. Time also to teach the Filipinos how to vote wisely, and stop playing stupid and gullible! Stop allowing these vampires from sucking their blood dry, and becoming vampires themselves!!!

    PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA!

  56. All these efforts at educating voters on the qualities of candidates they must vote for will most, most probably, not succeed. Most of the voters who actually vote, do vote with their stomachs. It is in the interest of politicians, such as the ones who are in power now, to keep the people hungry so that come election time, they will vote for anybody who offers the most filling meal.

    These politicians are well aware that when people start voting with their brains, they will be voted out of power. Unfortunately, the human anatomy functions only in a way such that when the stomach is empty, the brain gets clouded with the primal need for food.

    These politicians know only too well that most of the Filipinos who are not hungry (and therefore, are able to think more clearly)are either out of the country as OFWs or are businessmen calling the shots from their glass towers in Makati. To the poor, who comprises the biggest chunk of voters, they say “Iboto n’yo ako, pakakainin ko kayo sa Jollibee”. To the businessmen, they say “Iboto n’yo ako, ako na’ng bahala sa BIR”. They won’t care much about OFWs, knowing that OFWs are too far to make any meaningful difference (If they get cheated, most OFWs will not even entertain the thought of flying back to the Philippines just to see their complaints through).

    For these politicians, name of the game is not “Keep it simple, stupid!”, but rather “Keep them simply stupid!”.

    Gising, Pilipinas!

  57. KE: Unfortunately, the human anatomy functions only in a way such that when the stomach is empty, the brain gets clouded with the primal need for food.
    *****

    On the contrary, people who get hungry in fact becomes more sensitive. Try fasting for 24 hours and you’ll know what it means to be lifted up even spiritually!

    Yup, I don’t think the lapses of judgment have anything to do with hunger. I have seen a lot many people here go to the polls when they feel the pinch because of bad governance, and they vow to remove the culprits. Call it foresight. People here vote more for people who can feed them all the time, not just during election time.

    You bet, the Japanese are wiser and have foresight! At least, none is illiterate over here, and everybody having at least 9 years of schooling compared to the now growing number of school drop outs in the Philippines who cannot finish even grade school!

    Panahon na para matauhan ang mga nagpapagunggong sa mga Pidal, et al! PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA!

  58. Yup, why can Filipinos not just get rid of the Comelec especially when they do not vote everyday! It is an expensive but useless agency. It has to go. Why are people there fond of wasting taxpayers’ money on these useless agencies like Comelec, POEA, OWWA, etc. Puro yabang lang wala namang ibubuga!

    PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA!

  59. Mrivera Mrivera

    dapat diyan kay abaluslos ay sinisipa na para naman hindi magmukhang humihilik palagi ‘yang comelec. tumatandang sobra ang pagsisipsip sa mag-asawang baboy at daga. nakakahiya!!

  60. chi chi

    Black Knight says “The problem/s in elections should not be blamed to the electorates/voters. The bigger problems should be blamed to the very institution which is mandated to conduct an election–COMELEC.”

    Now, I’am hearing/reading the very thing that I wanna hear from someone inside my country!
    ***
    “Bulok ang COMELEC..Matagal na tayong ginagago ng COMELEC!!!Abalos should resign together with the Commissioners. I recommend they should be replaced by Grade 6 students to count those casted votes after election. I am sure the declaration of winners will not take months and there will be no complaints from the losing candidates.”

    Hahahah! Then the Philippines will be happy at last! Thanks BK for the laugh.

  61. vic vic

    Chi and the rest, now if you want a good man to run the Comelec I have one man to recommend, but I’m not sure if he’ll take the offer. He’s JP Kingsleys and he just resigned his post effective 17th of this month. For 17th years he headed Election Canada and not one single issue was raised against his integrity and he was responsible for fully automating our election and a permanent voters lists and registration automatically for new citizens and registration anytime and even during election day. He was also responsible for advance voting, voting on-line, and availability and access to vote by all, even in Braille for the visually impaired. Rumors that he will be going to the U.N. for the Agency that concern Election Reforms for Member States and that includes the Philippines. Of course he can’t not work for the Comelec, but could make some input for reform once he starts his post with the U.N. Take a good look at this man: http://truenorthandme.blogspot.com/2007/01/canadas-chief-electoral-officer-resigns.html

  62. Chabeli Chabeli

    The Idiots of Gloria in the Ethics Committee should go ahead & suspend Rep. Peter for 45-days ! He will be Senator anyways for 4 years, & you know what ? He will be higher in rank that those Idiots of Gloria in that Bastusan Pambansa ! Hahah. Their egos can’t take it !

    Rep. Peter Cayetano is a SURE winner ! Woe to those who will run in Gloria’s ticket !

  63. You said it, Chabeli! I cannot understand how Sotto, Oreta, Angara, et al, who professed to be anti-Glue would even want to be connected with a group that they know is nothing but a gimmick. Unity kuno, but how can they unify with a woman known for her lies and deceit. Hindi ba sila marunong madala?

    On the other hand, it was a blessing in disguise. At least, we know for sure who not to support in this and any other Philippine election. It’s time now really to get rid of these trapos. Kunyari pa raw ang mga ungas!

    PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA!

  64. apoy apoy

    kahit matagumpay nilang naitago ang bank account nila, hindi naman nila ito maitago sa kanilang mga mata.kurap sila ng kurap.masdan niyong mabuti..

  65. apoy apoy

    anak ng teteng ang house of itiks na yan. kung maka Ingles parang itik..Puro qwek qwek, aba tagalugin niyo na lang!!

  66. BOB BOB

    I’m sure yang mga tongressman na kaalyado ni glueria, kaya sila tatakbo sa election ay hindi para manalo..sila ay tatakbo para KUMITA, kumita nang limpak limpak …

  67. chi chi

    Not enough time to suspend Cayetano, says ethics panel head
    ***
    The chairman of the House ethics committee admitted Wednesday that the chamber has run out of time to act on his panel’s recommendation to suspend Deputy Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano for 45 days.

    http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/topofthehour.aspx?StoryId=66043

    ***

    It’s very likely that the House ethics committee avoided making Alan Peter a congressional hero. Whatever, they made him a major political figure whom people will look up to from now on. Yehey!

  68. Chi,

    I agree.

    Alan Cayetano is a lawyer, isn’t he? We need good lawyers in the Senate – enough of actors or guys married to actors; Cayetano seems to be bright, i.e., got something between his ears, got guts too and seems competent to tackle the job of a senator.

    Plus, his most oustanding trait is that he’s taking on and willing to take on the Fatso thieving family. That, I believe is the ultimate courage!

    So, I say to him, go get ’em lad, thump’em, thrash’em and bury’em Fatsos in the polls. Giv’em HELL!

  69. jay cynikho jay cynikho

    manalo o matalo kita pa rin sila.
    iba na ngayon.

    sobra pa diyan. dati naging okupasyon lang politika, mga ward leaders at mga walang trabaho. may na uuwing pambili ng bigas, kunting pang matrikula, ngayon ang eleksiyon parang lotto na. kung wise ka hindi lang kunting kita. may SUV, may kondo,pa minsan mansion pa. sa mananalo meron pang permanenteng cash cow. Tignan ninyo si Garci at mga Heneral active or retirado man, at tauhan ng Comelec.

    pati pulis at mga sundalo may biyaya na rin, sunod lang sa COMELEC at kay Gloria.
    mga botante kumikita na rin kahit panggastos isang araw lang. Kawawang botante.

  70. jay cynikho jay cynikho

    Kung araw-araw meron eleksyon, first world country na tayo.

  71. jay cynikho jay cynikho

    okay sabihin natin every quarter na lang
    ang eleksyon to give time for campaigning and for money to flow. We will have the highest per capita income. C’mon Pinoy economist, shake a testicle and tell me I don’t know my economics one aywan.

  72. jay cynikho jay cynikho

    alam ba ninyo ang nabalitang ginastos (sige
    eh compile ninyo dahil nasa mga lumang dyaryo) ni gloria noon 2004 ay about 84 bilyon pesos. At ang available (kasama ang national budget) na puedeng gastusin niya ay higit pa sa 1.4 trillion pesos. Kung Microsoft yan, hindi lang gigabytes yan, terabytes pa parang Intel. Sige nga kwentahin ninyo. First World Class tayo – sa GUTOM.

    Oops hindi lahat ginastos yan sa eleksyon maraming savings si Mike.

  73. jay cynikho jay cynikho

    kaya ayun paparusahan na si alan peter.
    noong mga taong hindi naghihbintay pa ng balato.

  74. jay cynikho jay cynikho

    ay mali

    kaya ayun paparusahan na si alan peter
    nong mga taong naghihintay pa ng balato.
    nong mga taong kunti lang ang nabalato.
    nong mga taong di nakatanggap ng balato

  75. Sabi ng nakilala kong gambling lord, “Sige gid, Yuko, sibakin ninyo na si If Je (FG) kasi gaswapang man gid. Nanghihingi na naman ng donation para gid sa mga manok nila. Huwag kayong maniwala na hindi sila gid makikialam.” Tanong ko sa kaniya, “Bakit kayo magbibigay?” Sagot niya, “Bakit gid hindi? Gusto mo masara ang gambling establishment ko?”

    So, who says that the Bansot and Company are not meddling in politics and that unity (kuno) coalition joined by Oreta, Sotto and Angara is all the idea of the Binggot? Kaya nga pinapatawad ni If Je kasi he kisses their asses and is being useful to their crazy scheme together with his brain damaged kin!

    As for Cayetano, you bet, the crooks realized at the last minute that they were committing suicide making a big hero of him, but with or without the suspension, Cayetano has become the hero and endeared himself to the Filipinos, especially the voters.

    I wish Lacson had been like that when he exposed the Pidals. Unfortunately, unlike Cayetano, apparently, he had skeletons in his closet that he could not hide that he had to pay a reported swindler being used by the Bansot and husband.

    Sayang talaga si Lacson kasi maganda ang reputation niya dito before with all those publicity, etc. about his being a good police chief! Can’t understand why he has to quiver at the sight of the monsters maligning him!

    Nevertheless, my group will campaign for him if he joins the United Opposition. Matira ang matibay!!!

    SAKIT NA PILIPINAS, SI TRILLANES ANG LUNAS!
    ALAN CAYETANO, PAG-ASA NG MGA PILIPINO, HAWAK MO!
    LACSON: HUWAG MATAKOT SA MGA KURAKOT!
    “BAYAN KO, BUHAY KO!” SABI NG L0LO NI CHIZ ESCUDERO. GANYAN DIN SIYA!
    KOKOY PIMENTEL, PAGLILINGKOD SA BAYAN LAMANG! LIKE FATHER LIKE SON!

    Above are the possible cliche that my group will use for promoting these candidates. We’re waiting for the complete list of the United Opposition. Kudos to Binay, et al for trying to make a dream coalition, basta walang trapo! Walang magagawa ang basurang itatapon ng mga Pidals! Talo na ang unity team kuno ni Binggot!

  76. artsee artsee

    Kababalik ko lang puno pa din ng mga mensahe ni Japayuko. Pero okay lang. Basta aminin lang niya ba na mas magaling ang China sa Japan. Sa susunod na Senado, lagot ang pamilyang tiyanak kina Lacson at Cayetano. Walang tigil ang pagbulgar sa mga kalokohan ng mga Pidal. Iyan ang dapat mangyari.

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