Nikko Dizon
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Presidential peace adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. said Monday President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was aware of the details of the controversial memorandum of agreement (MOA) on ancestral domain that he initialed in Kuala Lumpur early last month.
Esperon, speaking to reporters during the 15th anniversary celebration of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP), explained that the peace negotiations with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) involved consultations with the Cabinet and guidance from the “top leadership.”
Malacañang backed out of the peace agreement after its constitutionality was questioned before the Supreme Court.
“Any product of negotiation (is) always submitted to the President for further executive action or for further guidance to the negotiating panel,” Esperon told reporters.
Asked if the President had seen the MOA, Esperon replied: “Yes, of course, the President knows what the panel has been going through.”
When told that his statement ran counter to the claim of Solicitor General Agnes Devanadera before the Supreme Court that Ms Arroyo had “never” seen the document, Esperon clarified his remarks.
The President had not seen the MOA “in its entirety,” Esperon said. “I mean, in the end, we will always seek the guidance of the President, not exactly expecting that she knows word for word the MOA itself. But the guidance would come from the top leadership,” he said.
Esperon flew to Kuala Lumpur over the weekend to explain to Malaysia, which moderated the peace talks for more than 10 years, of the government’s decision to back out of the agreement.
Esperon said Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi expressed disappointment over the collapse of the peace talks.
One of the members of Esperon’s now-defunct peace panel, Rudy Rodil, declined to comment.
Former peace adviser and now election commissioner Rene Sarmiento, also present at the OPAPP event, told reporters a peace process “takes a lot of patience.”
He said the country had learned a lot from the issue of the MOA itself, such as the importance of the involvement of civil society, being stakeholders, in discussions.
Esperon said that even if the government would no longer sign the MOA, the document could still be used as a “major reference,” particularly its “substance,” in future negotiations with the MILF.
“The MOA represent a meeting of minds. It also contains consensus points and therefore by that alone, as a product of four years and seven months of deliberations—long deliberations, long negotiations—it cannot just be put aside and so it becomes a major reference,” Esperon said.
Esperon said that while he already had a short list of possible members of a new peace panel, its recomposition “is not our main concern right now.”
Esperon said the government had asked a Malaysian facilitator to relay to the MILF that the peace process would continue but they (the rebels) should surrender the two commanders responsible for recent attacks in central Mindanao—Ombra Kato and Commander Bravo.
Esperon said the government was shifting to a direct dialogue with communities which would “not only provide the ideas for resolving the conflict but will also definitely provide the constituency for peace.”
“That is actually the shift in the paradigm. For so long a time, we have been conducting dialogues only with the armed groups,” he said.
Now the goose lay an egg.
Heh,heh,heh…buking na buking si evil bitch! Liar extraordinaire talaga! I wonder if the SC justices are reading Ellen’s blog. Kaya lang halos lahat naman sila ay “lap” dogs kaya wa epek din. But this is so good-asspweron telling on the pandak!
It all starts with the whim of the boss giving out policy guidance,then laid down into a hard copy by the staff. Normally the boss gets an orientation /briefings on the salient pressing matters from time to time as the need arises. So whether she read it or not is not the issue. She should know it, it came from her in the first place.
What do you expect from liars. Does this make esperon lily white by telling the truth? Far from it. It only shows that they will use lies and truth to further their evil deeds. Talagang ang tingin nina esperon at gloria sa mga tao tanga at gago. Thats how low these people see the Filipinos. And this is the image they project to other countries, that we Filipinos are easily fooled and are morons. What a government! I think gloria was born to lie and has been lying to us ever since she got elected to a government post. She just capitalized on the macapagal-arroyo name to get elected, but deep inside her she’s a liar. Swallow your puke devanadera!
“That is actually the shift in the paradigm. For so long a time, we have been conducting dialogues only with the armed groups,” he said. – esperon
Yeah, and how much money do you give them each time?
Kawawa si Pandack Omama, inilalaglag na ng mga bata niya, matapos pakinabangan ng pitong taon.
Gloria’s political life is like a roll of tissue paper, the closer it gets to the end, the faster it unravels.
Nagkakalaglagan na ba o bali-bali na lang ang wand/baton ni Gloria? Kahit na anupa ay talagang sintunado na sila.
Pwede bang hindi alam ni Gloria ang mga detalye ng MOA, e siya ang atat na atat diyan dahil sa kanyang chacha.
It really is amazing, keeping esperon at the head of the peace negotiators. They work outside the framework of the Philippine Constitution and then blame the rest of the Filipinos for the failure of the secretly crafted MOA-AD. The funny thing is they consulted with the Malaysians, OIC, US, Libya etc but not the Filipinos. And when the Filipinos rejected the MOA-AD they say that the Filipinos are an infantile people not ready to accept this fruit of peace. Well Filipinos see the MOA-AD as a poisoned fruit. And now its costing lives and property in Mindanao and those who crafted the MOA-AD won’t even acknowledge the death and destruction as their responsibility.
16 September 2008
AHA!!!.. as forest gump put it “STUPID IS,AS STUPID DOES”. Right from the horses mouth, the LEPRECHAUN in RED knows it all the time, the bitch in the person of devanadera, telling the SC and the whole world that she has not seen it, is a BIG FAT LIE!!! MORONS!!!
Whatever the ASS said, that’s it, the bitch in the stinkin palace knows it all the time, if not, then she should resign, because her right hand is doing one thing while her left hand is doing another. MORON!!!!!
It just shows one thing, the bitch is a puppet of most of her appointees, who, just like her, are all STUPID MORONS!!!!!
That is already an impeachable offense, and what are the Filipino people doin gnow??? NADA!!!! as in nothing.
So what if the MALIsians are dissapointed, all the MALIsians think off is Sabah. that is the real reason why they help(???) us in the peace negotiations with the MILF. So waht if Badawi is dissapointed, he will be remove from his post, like the bitch gloria, anytime by anwar, so what the fuck are these MALIsians are so damn dissapointed about. MORONS!!! like the bitch and her hood
As the african-americans would love to say, KISS MY FREAKIN ASS!!! STUPID MORONS!!!!
As I said before, it is better that all elective and appointive officials resigns now and have new election, AS IN NOW, not tomorrow, not next year and definitely not in 2010, so the real voice of the people can be heard, and we can choose who we want to lead us out of this eternal damnation caused by unscrupulous people who are blinded by greed and power, especially the PIDAL family and the HOODS. MORONS!!!!!!
prans
16 September 2008
By the way, it is impossible for the head of Office, especially the president, prime minster or the royal families, whichever is the case knows what’s happening, and I believe that the bitch knows it. That is base on experience.
Whatever, agreement that needs to be signed, MOA/MOU and other forms of agreement, should be submitted and read by the president or the prime minister.
As I said base on experience, these MORONS are stupid. Huwag na ninyo akong gaguhin at galing na ako dyan, alam ko na alam nyo na alam ng ana#@!% ng PU#@!% yan. Mga sinungaling. Gaguhin nyo ang taong hindi alam kung paan ginagawa yan.
prans
Tinalaban yata ang mga kumag sa pagtawag natin sa kanila ng bobo. Ayaw umamin na mahina ang mga ulo nila kaya nagbubugahan na ng baho. Nakaturo ang mga daliri sa mga kapareho nilang hunghang, pero hindi sa sarili. Manang-mana talaga doonn sa nagpapanggap na magaling na pangulo na dapat tawaging panggulo! Mga ulol!
Off topic: INC has finally spoken:
The Iglesia ni Cristo announced Tuesday its stand on the issue of family planning, virtually expressing support for the proposed Reproductive Health Act pending at the House of Representatives.
In a statement, INC spokesperson Bro. Bienvenido C. Santiago said, “The Iglesia ni Cristo accepts modern family planning methods or the use of what others call ‘contraceptives’ as long as they are not abortifacient in nature and they do not impose prolonged abstinence from sexual intercourse among married couples.”
Santiago explained that the INC is against abortion because it is a clear violation of the fundamental commandment “Thou shall not kill.”
He clarified, however, that INC rejects the rhythm method and other so-called “natural” family planning methods because “it is really contrary to nature.”
Among other things, he said, “That method runs counter to the apostolic teaching to all married couples which states “Do not deny yourselves to each other unless you first agree to do so for a while in order to spend your time in prayer; but then resume normal marital relations’ (I Cor. 7:5).”
This has been Gloria Arroyo government’s policy standard-garbage in, garbage out. It’s full of shit. Solicitor General Agnes Devanadera is just parroting Gloria’s lies and deceit. Malacanang Palace really stinks! Nagkakalat lang sila ng dumi.
Manong,
Sa dami ng duming ikinakalat ni Gloria, pwede na tayong magnegosyo ng biomass. Yan man lamang sana ang kaisa-isang positive na maiiwan ni Pandack.
Hoy Assperon, ano pa hinihintay mo diyan sa puwesto mo…Bakit di ka pa mag-resign at wala na namang pakinabang ang puwesto mo , ano hinihintay mo , yung susunod na suweldo mo…?!!!!KAKAHIYA KA ! ANG KAPAL NANG MUKHA MO !
Esperon admitted that Gloria is aware of the details of the MOA. Of course gloria knew everything about the MOA. We are not that naive to think otherwise. Think Esperon changed overnight? Straight and honest as Mother Teresa because he admitted it? No way! As if we don’t know the modus operandi of team gloria-esperon. They are not only cheaters but master manipulators, using squid tactics to muddle the issue, confuse the people and in the end, nagmukhang tanga at nagago na naman nila ang mga tao.
But he immediately clarified, florry. He explained that GMA only read the initial part but not the entirety. Another liar!
On an issue like the MoA where a very rich (in natural resources)part of the country is being given to a rebel group, the evil bitch should read all the lines, even those in between! No excuses whatsoever!
But since both the evil and the ass are only in on this for the money (large parcels of land), franchices etc, both do not really care about anything else but the bounty!
These two really and truly deserve each other and may both rot in jail for as long as they live! They look good in an orange suit with a big “P” on it!
Legacy ni Arroyo – puro kasinungalinan. May respeto pa ba kayo sa inyong presidente? Nah!!!
They look good in an orange suit with a big “P” on it!
P as in Pandak?
Puta?
Putot?
Pindeho?
(add your own here)
Tongue, you got it all!
Nakalimutan natin yung “peke”!
Hehhhhe! May kapumpetensya na si Malabanan.
P as in Pang-gulo ng Pilipinas
P as in Pekeng Pangulo
Dureza contradicts Esperon on the MoA. Mukha yatang hindi na mahawakan ni bitch si ass ah! Nararamdaman na ni ass ang pagkabalasubas ni bitch. Sige pa bansot insultuhin mo pa si ass ng mawala ka na sa pwesto ng tuluyan!
Pare-pareho lang silang niloloko ang taumbayan,
Dito ko na ilagay ito, malayo na yung loop…
Inamin ni Villar na ginawa niya ang insertions…
“I have never denied [asking for funds] which is why I wonder [when I am asked] why I have not admitted it,” Villar told a group of reporters Tuesday evening. “I said I requested [more funds for the] C-5 but I never said I requested P200 million, there never was an amount.” – Villar
Inamin niya pero wala naman daw presyo. Hahahaha! Gloryang-glorya!
Hindi kami mga gago, ulol na Villar!
It took Villar more than a week to say that !
Pinag-isipang mabuti ang lusot ha.
papaano ngayon, minus one na naman ang opposition. talaga yatang si lacson na lang ang matitira sa labang matira ang matibay.
Chi,
Basta ako, napansin ko, pag may anomalya tungkol sa mga tulay, alam kaagad ni Ping (e.g., Bridges to Nowhere). Medyo itinago pa nga niya nung una dito sa kaso ni Villar sa C5, hindi binanggit sa privilege speech kahit tingin ko alam na niya na ang ipalulusot ay magkaibang tulay ang pag-gagastusan. Ang alam ng tao, pondo para sa kalsada. Kaya sigurado ako, may followup pa na pasasabugin iyang si Ping this time diretso na sa presyo o supplier ng tulay. Diba yung P50M na sabi ni Ping e double insertion din nung Aguinaldo Bridge sa Cavite? Si Bong Revilla naman ang pumiyok dun. Tulay din iyon.
Sino bang local contractor ng mga tulay ang pwedeng masagasaan? Wala akong ibang maisip kundi si Jun Cruz (anak ni FF Cruz) na supplier ng Freyssinet Concrete Bridge System. Si Jun Cruz yung kasamang inaresto nina Amb. Roy Señeres at Iñigo Zobel na civilian supporters daw nung 2006 Coup. Kaibigan kasi ni Iñigo si Querubin at nandoon pa siya mismo sa Fort Boni nung standoff. Remember?
Di naman pwedeng EEI ang magsumbong kay Ping dahil sipsip kay Gloria ang YGC lalo na si Vivian Yuchengco. Yun namang DMCI (na may-ari na ngayon ng AG&P na datin gumagawa din ng tulay para sa DPWH) malakas lang nung panahon ni Ramos, although magbilas si David Consunji at FF Cruz, wala namang tulay na kontrata ang DMCI sa gobyerno bukod sa MRT na para na ring tulay. Meron na ding construction group ang mga Zobel yung MDC pero hindi pa gumagawa ng tulay yon.
Naku, marami na naman akong nabanggit. Baka bukas kasama na naman sa speech ni Pandack Omama.
I have long suspected Villar to have acquired his wealth illegally mainly from real estate business. What’s saddening is that as usual, Lacson is all by himself fighting corruption even against his colleagues in the Senate. Where’s the church, the civil society and other groups? Aren’t they going to help and support Lacson? One thing for sure, Lacson has lost the support of El Shaddai where Mike Velarde is involved in the anomaly. That spells trouble for his 2012 election bid. Lacson is not also popular with the Catholic Church because of his pro-Health Reproductive Bill. That leaves only INC on his side.
Sorry, correction: 2010 election not 2012. I was thinking of the next Olympic.