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Bolante forum-shopping

The son of an embattled agriculture official has asked the Court of Appeals to order his father’s immediate release from Senate custody.

Owen Vincent Bolante, son of former agriculture undersecretary Jocelyn “Joc-Joc” Bolante said in a 15-page petition for habeas corpus, which he filed Monday that his father’s detention was unlawful and called for his immediate release.

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It’s obvious: Bolante evading to tell the truth

Atty. Harry L. Roque. Jr.
Chair, Center for International Law
Co-Convener, Concerned Citizens Movement

The petition for the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus, which was filed today on behalf of Mr. Jocelyn “Joc-Joc Bolante” by a son of his, is obvious proof that he does not plan on answering any of the public’s questions about the rotten multi-million peso fertilizer scam at the Department of Agriculture where he was once a well-placed official fixture.

It is clear that Bolante is engaging in unabashed forum-shopping, considering that he has previously filed an action before the Supreme Court asking for essentially the same remedy. His continued evasion of arrest, skillfully planned by feigning illness, is an integral part of his malicious machination, with the objective of staying away from any investigation for as long as it takes.

In fact, he has a lot to answer for in the fertilizer scam. Mr. Bolante still has to explain to the public why the original whistleblower in the fertilizer scam, Ms. Marlene Esperat, a journalist, was murdered in front of her children in Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat on March 24, 2005.

What does he know of this most vicious crime? This is a key aspect of the fertilizer scam whose sordid details have yet to be fully exposed to public scrutiny. If anything, it may yet reveal the impunity with which some public officials have trumped the Rule of Law and the principle that a public office is a public trust by their participation in the fertilizer scam.

Mr. Bolante’s continued stay at the St. Luke’s Medical Center is an abuse of the humanitarian gesture extended to him by the Senate. St. Lukes’ Medical Center has already that Mr. Bolante does not have any serious illness, which means that his health will not impede his ability to appear in any investigation by the Senate or other office. Now we are being told that he needs more medical tests to ensure that his life is not in any immediate danger.

Indeed, Mr. Bolante – and in this, he may be aided by willing doctors – is taking the public for the gullible and the naïve lot that they are not.

His prolonged stay in the hospital in what – it is clear to many – are nothing but a contumacious display of pretended illness obstructs the cause of justice he has evaded for so long. We expect the Senate leadership to know better than playing Mr. Bolante’s own game. We expect the Senators of the realm to cut Mr. Bolante’s crap and forthwith subject him to a legislative scrutiny they owe to the public.

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40 Comments

  1. Any potential witness who would say, “I’ll talk…” once they arrive in the airport, is actually saying otherwise.

    Any potential witness who would say nothing when ask, is actually avoiding being kidnap because they’re going to talk.

  2. vic vic

    The only way to “encourage” Bolante to talk is to detain him until he is willing to talk. If the U.S. was able to put him under custody, until his case was resolved, why not the Philippines Authorities?

    Just read the Medical bulletin and all of his illnesses are not life threatening as to prevent him from being summoned either by the Ombudsman, the Police Authorities, or the Senate. hyper acidity, high cholesterol, hypertension (just about everyone with his legal problem will suffer hyper, beta, blood thinner and maybe diuretic will make him like brand new)For h-pylori infection (ulcer) i recommend, triple theraphy, combinations of two anti-biotics and anti-acid, Nexium preferable, two weeks, he’ll be ready. But if it’s Peke, no amount of Medications will do.

  3. Valdemar Valdemar

    The trick of the trade is to keep one’s mouth shut and leave everything to the counsel. Use money as the mouthpiece. Let the other side scream away every strategy if thats the only psywar left to fight with.

  4. atty36252 atty36252

    Habeas corpus – literally, have you the body?

    It is a suit asking the Court to order the detaining authority to produce the person in Court, and explain why the person is being detained.

    How can they sue the Senate Sergeant-at-arms when he does not have the body. The Senate sergeant-at-arms cannot even see Bolante, dahil pinagbabawal ng nangdodoctor na doctor.

    Sue St. Luke’s instead, gago. Dismissed yang kasong yan.

  5. baycas3 baycas3

    pangalawang medical bolanteen…heto naman ang lumabas:

    “Bolante to undergo more medical tests – doctor.”

    “Bolante is currently on

    anti-hypertensive,
    anti-cholesterol,
    proton pump inhibitor*,
    antibiotics, and an
    antihistamine.”

    anak ng…

    eh, puro naman anti…

    ibig sabihin mag-antay pa daw tayo sa pagputi ng uwak at pag-itim ng tagak…(malakas na halakhak ni bolante sa bakground)…

    —–
    *anti-proton pump

  6. i believe he has a cancer, too.

    his hair is fading gray.

    it will be on the 3rd medical bulletin, for sure.

  7. Bobitz Bobitz

    OWEN VINCENT BOLANTE:
    Please tell your Papa to tell the Truth !! Huag kang mab-bulag-bulagan sa mga ginawa ng Papa mo.Hindi ka ba nahihiya sa ginawa ng Papa mo? Ipagpalagay mo na wala siyang kinalaman sa Fertilizer scam , Ano ang ikinatatakot niya? Ikaw ba Owen ay di nahihiya sa mga nangyayari sa Ama
    mo ? O talagang makapal ang Mukha at sanay magnakaw ang Familya Bolante !

  8. Toney Cuevas Toney Cuevas

    Joc Bolate asked for political asylum in USA and was rejected and deported. The USA judge didn’t believe his excuses fearing for his life, that it’ll be in jeopardy when he return. It was a total lie, and now bolate once again is lying and trying so hard not to testify. That a*s hole doesn’t care about the country and the truth to come out, but himself and protecting the most corrupt couple of the Philippines, the Arroyo duo. There are no justice in the Philippines. Hence, what will satisfy the people is not what the crooked judges decision (habeas corpus) but vigilantes that will prosecute and humiliate him in public. Philippines gov’t is dead, died when wh*re Arroyo overthrew a legitimate gov’t. It’s now the moment to reform the entire gov’t, wh*re Gloria must go.

  9. baycas3 baycas3

    “Now that I am back, I shall now fulfill my promise of
    saying
    my piece,
    giving
    my side of the story.”

    – jocelyn, 10/28/2008

    —–

    While doctors at st. luke’s are fishing
    Looking for something life-threatening
    The bolante camp is now forum-shopping
    Really hoping for anything
    that will keep him from testifying

    —–

    “I am
    thanking
    you all for
    indulging
    me.

    Two weeks ago,
    I was just
    joking
    maybe.

    Telling
    you now actually…

    Then, I was
    doing
    what pgma likes
    doing…

    that is,
    lying.”

    – jocelyn, 11/10/2008

  10. Tedanz Tedanz

    Lokohahan na talaga ang ginagawa ng Pekeng Gobyerno na ito. Bakit etong si Angara at Gunggungzales ayaw ba nilang lumabas ang katotohanan? Bakit hindi na lang hayaang ma-imbestigahan tong Bolateng ito? Dahil ba sa gusto nilang pagtakpan ang ginawa ng mga Arroyo at ang kanyang mg Tuta?
    Dapat etong si Saavedra ay imbestigahan din kasama na yang St. Luka-Lukang Hospital na iyan. Hindi lang pala mga Militay, Senatong, Tongressman, Obispo ang mga nalalagyan ng Tong-Pats na pati na din palang Doktor at Hospital.
    Talamak na talaga ang sakit ng ating lipunan. Dati lahat ng mga binanggit ko ay puro sila kagalang-galang pero ngayon para silang Putang Bayarin. Dapat lang talaga na paalisin na ang mga nakatira sa Malakanyang na ang dino-diyos nila ay Kuwalta!!!! Puwee!!!!

  11. rose rose

    mukhang ang mga tao na nagsisilbi kay gma ay nagkakaroon ng maraming sakit..cancer..deafness…blindness…dumbness and many of them seek confinement sa St. Luke…mahuhusay ang mga doctors doon..no doubt about it…the first family go there for whatever treatment..high officials go there…bakit nga ba hindi sa PGH? wala ba silang tiwala sa mga doctors sa PGH?.. wala nga seguro..hospital ng gobierno and they should know better they are the government…ang sabi nga by your example..we know who you are and what you stand for… putot

  12. rose rose

    once upon a time..Camilo Sabio worked with Jerry Montemayor sa Free Farmers Federation and I know for a fact that he used to help the farmers..but that was once upon a time..in mid sixties…I wonder what he thinks now of this fertilizer scam..fertilizers that was supposed to be for the farmers..I read that he is back working as Good Government chairman..after a sick leave…nakakalungkot…

  13. Diego K. Guerrero Diego K. Guerrero

    Re: Bolante is currently on anti-hypertensive,anti-cholesterol,proton pump inhibitor*,antibiotics, and an
    antihistamine.”

    Bakit walang Bayag-ra medication? Takot siya sa taumbayan kaya ang kanyang buntot sa harap ay umurong patalikod.

  14. pranning pranning

    03 November 2008

    Geeezzzzz…. I told you guys, as long as the palace by the stinkin river is occupied by the evil bitch, nothing will happen. I also told you guys that they are giving informations to the fat joke via the newspapers. All the joke has to do is read and pick it up from there.

    there’s a lot of ways to give informations to individuals, and one of them is thru the print ads and tv.

    However, I am still praying that they (the senate) could prevail and force the fat joke to testify.

    prans

  15. ipaglaban_mo ipaglaban_mo

    It’s hopeless wishing Bolante will do a complete 180 degree turn. As long as nandiyan yong mag-asawang kriminal sa malacanang to protect him, it will never happen. What bolante needs is an old fashion butt-whipping in public. To think that he can gather sympathy of the filipino people by riding on a wheel chair? How pathetic is that?

  16. Medical condition of joke Bolante is not life threatening.He’s figthing the senate investigation with his hammer and tong,este thongs pala.

  17. Bobitz Bobitz

    I suggest dapat ,… Magpa- TULE , na rin si Bolante ,dag-dag one week din ang itatagal niya sa St. Luke’s sasabihin lang ng doctor na nangamatis (Sinilip kasi ni FG..) hehehe!

  18. Hindi na alam ni Bolante kung anong bahagi ng katawan niya ang kanyang hahawakan.Ng bagong dating hawak-hawak niya ang kanyang puso.Sa tiyan naman siya nakahawak ngayon,aba malapit na sa tungkod niya sa pagitan ng hita ang hawak,sa tagal ba naman niyang nakakulong sa america,sabik na sabik na si manoy na makipagsultada.

    Baka pag dating sa senado sa ulo naman ang hahawakan niya,todas na ang buto-buto.Nabuwang na si Bolante at hindi na naituloy ni Cayetano ang imbistigasyon.

  19. bitchevil bitchevil

    As if Senator Angara’s attempt to stop the Senate investigation was not enough, Bolante’s camp is resorting to all desperate legal steps to block it. This Atty. Zulueta representing Bolante is Mike Arroyo’s lawyer. Petitions have been filed with Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. Bolante would be another Neri.

  20. Dapat din maeksamin ng doctor ang puwit ni Bolante,baka nawarat ng mga mararagol na bareta ng mga preso sa kulungan ng America.

  21. Ito anak ni Bolante ay hindi gagawa ng tama,susunod sa yapak ng ama na estapador,kurakot,at lahat na ng ginawa ng ama ay mamanahin niya.

    Kaya nga sabi ng mga magulang ko ay huwag kong pakakainin ang aking mga anak na galing sa masamang paraan.Sa ngayon nasusunod ko pa ang turo ng magulang ko dahil hindi pa ako sumasali sa pulitika at hindi pa ako naging kapitan ng barangay o meyor.

  22. deanr deanr

    Owen Vincent Bolante, son of former agriculture undersecretary Jocelyn “Joc-Joc” Bolante said in a 15-page petition for habeas corpus, which he filed Monday that his father’s detention was unlawful and called for his immediate release.

    Unlawful detention daw ang sabi nya. pero ang mag nakaw hindi unlawful? Sira na ang ulo ng mga kaalyado ng mga arroyo. Mga kaibigan dapat na tayo mag umpisa lumaban dyan sa mga mag nanakaw na yan. Imagine nyo yung fertilizer na yon kung napunta sa tamang mga kamay! Imagine kung anong pag kain ang makikita natin at tayo pa ang mag ssupply sa buong mundo. Pero dahil ninakaw ng mga polotiko natin yan. Nag taas sila ng presyo at tayo pa ang naghhanap kung saan tayo bibili ng mga farm products. HAYYYYYYYYYYYYY! hayop talaga ang mga leaders ng pinas! mga walang puso! Walang pag mamahal sa taong bayan at sa ating lipunan!

    Ilang tao ang nasa kulungan na nag nakaw ng cellphone o nag nanakaw sa banko or yung mga magnanakaw. Ilan sila sa loob? since ang ninakaw nila ay isang daang piso o isang milyon lang. sa kulungan sila bumagsak! Tapos ang mga polotiko natin daang milyon ang ninakaw at may pa writ of habeas corpus pang alam ang mga walang hiya!

  23. kitamokitako kitamokitako

    “I’ll talk”. Joe de Venecia also said that when he was evicted as Speaker. Until now, he has not fulfilled that promise. Same with Bolante, i think for him to talk is now a wishful thinking.

  24. bitchevil bitchevil

    Criminals will keep promising as part of the delaying tactics.
    The strategy is to delay it until and after 2010.

  25. myrna myrna

    meron pang anti na sakit si bolante —

    anti-truth!

    takot magsalita kasi mapipilitan siyang magsabi ng katotohanan, kaso ang problema, hindi siya sanay magsabi ng totoo, lalo na at may pinag-aalanganan siya.

    alam niya marami siyang atraso, sampu ng kanyang mga kasama sa scam, kaya hayan….. dumadami sakit niya.

    kung ako naman anak ni bolante, huwag niya ng gayahin ang tatay niya. pero sabagay, ano nga ba naman magagawa mo, nasa dugo niya na rin, lalo na kung pinakain at ibinuhay sa kanilang mag-anak ng tatay niya, galing sa nakakadudang paraan….

    kung baga…nasa dugo na 🙂

  26. Elvira Elvira

    Sana lang magkatotoo na may serious illness si Bolante. And this time it’s no longer a Joke! He deserves it, sa totoo lang. Walang konsensiya!

  27. Elvira Elvira

    Tama ka Cocoy…pag pinakain mong anak mo ng pinagnakawan…magagaya din ‘yan sa yo kinabukasan. Hayan na ang good example. Ang anak ni Bolante ay gusto ring pagtakpan ang ginawa ng tatay niya. Anak talaga siya ng walang kaluluwang Ama niya! Mga BUWISIT na Pinoy ng Pilipinas! Kakahiya!!!

  28. chi chi

    Elvie,

    Welcome back! Tagal mong nagpasyal…. 🙂

    Dyokdyok is forum shopping. Well couldn’t do it in ‘merika pero sa Pinas ay ayos palagi ang buto-buto basta nandyan ang impaktang si Gloria.

  29. bitchevil bitchevil

    Big Fat Mike Pidal was seen again around St. Luke’s.

  30. bitchevil bitchevil

    How true is it that JDV has finally signed the impeachment complaint?

  31. pranning pranning

    04 November 2008

    Bitchevil:

    The question, in case JDV indeed signed the impeach raps against the evil bitch (not you of course, hehehehe…)… Is to what lenght, how far is JDV willing to go. The last time I heard, one powerful congressman from the north told JDV not to talk anymore, tampuhan lang yan (like a lover’s quarrel), this happened during the weeks after he was removed as speaker and head of LAKAS-CMD. I ask the friend of the congressman from the north, what was JDV’s reaction, he said he was listening, and before you know, he did nothing until he departed for the US recently.

    Whether he signs the impeach raps or not, everythhin remians to be seen. Knowing JDV, he will do everything in his way to to protect himsel, its his personal interest that matters most not the country’s and people’s interest.

    ANother professional political chameleon.

    prans

  32. Pei99 Pei99

    cocoy Says:

    November 4th, 2008 at 1:54 am

    Dapat din maeksamin ng doctor ang puwit ni Bolante,baka nawarat ng mga mararagol na bareta ng mga preso sa kulungan ng America.

    Hahaha! Malamang! Kasi nga pagbalik nya galing Amerika nakawheelchair – baka sa pagkawarat di na magawang tumayo at maglakad! Pwde naman cgurong remedyuhan ng doctors ng St. Lukes yan pasikipin ulit.
    Sana lang the doctors in St. Lukes finally decide na kelangan pala ni dyok2 ng balls…
    Harapin ang kasalanan, aminin ang katotohanan. Hindi na kc bumebenta ang dyok dyok ng pamahalaan…

  33. iwatcher 2010 iwatcher 2010

    nagtatanong lang po? bat yata napapadalas ang check-up ni kingpin pidal sa st. luke-luko hospital?
    sabi ng security guard na nakausap ko off-limit area st. luke pag nagpapa check-up si kingpin pidal…bakit kaya?

    tagal naman ng medical test ni jocjoc bolante, di pa siguro gawa script pano makakalusot sa senate investigation ng blue ribbon…di rin effective objection (delaying tactics?) sen. angara and sen. joker re opening of fertilizer scams…

    at wala pa maisip divertionary tactics or crisis scenario sina ermita, n. gonzales and puno…

    hirap talagang magtahi-tahi ng istorya…we the filipino people should ask cno magbabayad medical bills ni jocjoc and we should request the immediate transfer of jocla jocjoc sa govt hospital, masyado na kasing masikreto ang simpleng general check-up, at sa buong buhay ko ngayon lang ako nakakita ng simpleng check-up halos one week na at ang nakakatuwa nanganganak ang sakit ni jocjoc…matuluyan ka na sana!

    mabuhay ka pilipino!

  34. Elvira Elvira

    Matuluyan na sana!
    Chi,
    Had a long vacation and when I got back…tons of work waiting for me! But… I never missed opening our Ellenville! Here’s where our lifeline begins…daw o!
    Sige lang, birahin lang natin ang mga walang kaluluwang Pidal Mafia! Let us not forget that everything has an END!

  35. baycas3 baycas3

    Malaki naman pala ang sakripisyo ni bolante at lubos na nakikiramay sa kalagayan ng mga magsasaka…

    …’yung ating Senior Undersecretary; si Jocjoc Bolante na iniwan ang kanyang napakataas na suweldo bilang CEO ng isang importanteng pre-need at insurance para magtrabaho kasama ng mga magsasaka…

    http://www.op.gov.ph/speeches.asp?iid=382&iyear=2003&imonth=6

    —–

    gloria considers herself a Rotarian and yet she lied, cheated, stole, and did a cover-up. bolante could easily follow in her footsteps and thus ignore the four-way test.

    When I was coming down the aisle or at the aisle, Jonathan notices that I greeted so many people by their first names. And he said. “Do you remember all the Rotarians by their first names?” I said, a lot of them because before I became a Senator or Vice President or President fighting for poverty alleviation. I was a Rotarian fighting for poverty alleviation. And I am happy to be able to see many of those Rotarians that we used to work together with here in this hall today.

    And because, I was a very active Rotarian President, My husband was a multi-awarded Rotary Club President. Rotary has also become a partner of my administration in fighting for change for the average Filipino in fighting for poverty alleviation. In my moving around the country and talking to the average Filipino, I can see that the change wished for indeed is in terms of poverty alleviation. In terms of a better life such as jobs, prices, livelihood, food on every table, shelter security, health, education.

    http://www.op.gov.ph/speeches.asp?iid=522&iyear=2004&imonth=1

  36. chi chi

    Pati Rotary members ay uto-uto ni Gloria. Laki ng donasyon ng Pidal sa club galing sa ating bulsa.

    Active rotarian ang mga Pidal, active sa pagpapalusot kay dyokdyok!

  37. Valdemar Valdemar

    Palitan ang four way test. Burahin kung maging public official na dahil maging crooktarians.

  38. rose rose

    wala pa bang nakadiscover ng truth serum?..kahit made in China? kailangan sa Pilipinas at maraming may sakit at hirap magsabi ng totoo..

  39. Dapat i-ban na iyang Rotary Club na iyan. Puro crooks naman lalo na yung Makati Chapter – Mike Arroyo, Bolante, Manda, Genuino, et al.

    Tama si baycas, ako rin naghihinala kung bakit ipinagpalit ni Jocjoc yung milyun-milyong kinikita niya sa Prudential Life para mag-undersecretary na katiting ang sweldo.

    Kaya naman pala, bilyun-bilyon ang gustong kapalit!

  40. iwatcher 2010 iwatcher 2010

    munting opinyon ko lamang

    katatapos ko lang mapanood ang speech ni us pres. elect obama at akoy lalong napahanga-visionary, may unifying factor, balanse at siguradong isa sa magaling na pangulo ng US, makikita mo sa kaniyang pananalita ang leadership at wisdom at siguro ay napansin nyo rin kung gaano ka-emosyonal ang mga nakinig at nanood.ramdam ang sinsiridad at punong-puno ng pag-asa at kahandaang tumulong para sa pagbabago at muling pagbangon ng US.

    kakabilib, ang boses at boto pa rin ng tao ang pinakamahalagang sandata laban sa palalo at mapang-abusong pamunuan.

    naalala ko tuloy nung nag speech si gloria after the unconstitutional removal of estrada 2001-walang dating, hindi seryoso at alam mong hindi kapani-paniwala.

    ang bilis ng resulta, samantalang sa pinas dinadaya na sa polling station dinadaya pa sa comelec at dinadaya pa sa electoral tribunal ng congress.

    sana maging daan ito sa mga pilipino na may pag-asa pa ang ating bansa na magkaroon ng isang lider na katulad ni obama, kaya nga hanggat maaga we nid to inform the filipino people the importance of choosing the head of our govt come 2010(at sanay may eleksiyon)

    after glorias regime may magandang bukas pa ring naghihintay sa pilipino, magtiwala, magdasal at sama-samang magkaisa at magtulungan upang labanan ang korupsiyon ng malacanang mafia at arroyo corrupt-poration.

    mabuhay ka pilipino!

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