From GMA News TV: Singson backtracks, now claims he saved partner’s life
From Abs-Cbn online:
Denies using gov’t resources in his marital row
Refusing to heed advice from the Office of the President, Deputy National Security Adviser Luis Singson said he would not voluntarily go on leave and denied he used government resources in his marital conflict.
In a long distance telephone interview with ABS-CBN News and dzMM on Monday, Singson said he will not go on leave despite getting an advice from the Palace that he should do so out of delicadeza.
“Hindi ako magleleave dahil inosente ako diyan. Ako ang biktima rito. Hindi ako mag-leleave,” Singson told dzMM in an interview with Vic Lima and Karen Davila.
Singson said he has not spoken with Mrs. Arroyo since the wife battering and torture allegations against him came up last week. He said the Office of the President can fire him if it wants to.
“Puwede nila akong tanggalin kung gusto nila,” he said.
President Arroyo has ordered National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales to investigate whether Singson misused government resources to case his wife and her boyfriend.
Singson admitted he had his wife investigated since he discovered her alleged affairs, but he indicated this was a private investigation.
He denied he used resources of the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) for his domestic conflict, saying his office is too poor for this purpose.
“No, never. Hindi na kailangan gamitin,” he said. “Pinasundan ko sa nag-susurvey. Hindi ko opisina yan e. Walang kaalam-alam ang opisina ko dahil opisina ko napakahirap. Yung 2 secretary ko up to now hindi sumusuweldo [sa gobyerno] e.”
In one instance, Singson said the men he had ordered to follow and investigate his wife and her boyfriend nearly killed them both had he not intervened and told them not to do so.
“Kung wala ako doon, baka napatay na yung dalawa. Kung di ako dumating doon, namatay na sila,” he said, denying that these people were not his bodyguards.
He also said he believes that wife battering is bad, pointing out that he had given Tiongson a chance.
Gonzales, meanwhile, said he will be talking to Singson Monday night upon his arrival from China. He clarified that Singson is not yet under investigation, adding that he considers his deputy’s marital troubles as a personal tragedy.
“This is a very personal issue so maybe before I say anything I want to talk to him first and listen to his side. I can order an undersecretary to take a leave if it is needed. Chavit is one of our our most seasoned politciians. He can understand what is happening, how our situation is constantly evolving and the implications of his case…He may make his own decision on what is best for everyone,” he told radio dzMM.
He added that he personally called up President Arroyo and told her that he wanted to speak to Singson.
He also said he does not believe that Singson would use government resources to spy on his wife. “Chavit has a lot of resources so it won’t be surprising if he used his own. Besides, I would immediately know if he used government resources and so far no one has reported anything to me,” he said.
Take a leave out of delicadeza
President Arroyo on Monday said she was “alarmed and seriously concerned” about the wife-battering charges leveled against Singson, and advised the official to voluntarily take a leave of absence out of delicadeza.
In a press conference, deputy presidential spokeswoman Lorelei Fajardo assured the public that justice will be served in the ongoing marital row between the 68-year-old Singson and Tiongson.
“The President as a woman as well as the head of our government is alarmed and seriously concerned by such charges against a person who is regarded as part of her circle, though not part of her official family,” Fajardo said in her opening statement.
While no administrative case has been filed against Singson, Fajardo said the former Ilocos Sur governor could take a leave of absence “out of delicadeza” instead of waiting for Mrs. Arroyo’s instruction.
She said the President has ordered National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales to investigate whether Singson used official government resources to spy on Tiongson and make the necessary recommendations.
Asked her personal opinion about the matter, Fajardo said that no one should be considered above the law.
“We feel very strongly about this… I feel very strongly about this. I’m mad. I’m angry. We are professionals as well. This is a personal matter between the governor and his family. Any violence should not be tolerated. But he should be subjected to rule of law,” she said.
She added that women should be loved and respected, and that any form of violence against women should not be tolerated.
Physical abuse, torture
Singson is considered one of the most influential politicians in the country. His testimony in the impeachment trial of President Joseph Estrada in 2000 led to the fall of the Estrada administration and the rise to power of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in January 2001.
Singson virtually admitted last Wednesday over dzMM that he beat up his wife last month after discovering she had an affair, and added she should be thankful he didn’t kill her.
In an exclusive interview last week with ABS-CBN’s Ces Oreña Drilon, Tiongson showed pictures of her badly-bruised face and arms allegedly caused by the beatings she suffered at the hands of Singson last August 22 after he found her with her boyfriend in an apartment.
She said Singson beat her up and even lashed her using the whip he uses to discipline his pet tiger.
Singson and his bodyguards also allegedly undressed Tiongson’s boyfriend, took pictures of his penis, beat him up, and tortured him.
Singson’s arrogance assailed
Commission on Human Rights (CHR) chair Leila de Lima on Saturday assailed Singson for his arrogance, and urged Tiongson to file a human rights complaint against her husband.
In an interview with ABS-CBN News, de Lima lamented Singson’s statement in media interviews, including with dzMM and ABS-CBN News, that Tiongson and her boyfriend should be thankful he did not kill them for their affair.
“As a government official, he [Singson] is covered by the Code of Conduct of public officials. Kaya tamang pinagsabihan siya ng Palasyo, especially since he holds a public position. He is a powerful man and hindi dapat ganyan, fino-flaunt yung power. To me, there’s arrogance there,” de Lima said, when asked to comment on the incident involving Singson and his wife.
Under Republic Act No. 6713 or the Code of Ethics for Government Officials and Employees, public servants are supposed to respect human rights and to act with “justness.”
A provision in RA 6713 states: “(c) Justness and sincerity – Public officials and employees shall remain true to the people at all times. They must act with justness and sincerity and shall not discriminate against anyone, especially the poor and the underprivileged. They shall at all times respect the rights of others, and shall refrain from doing acts contrary to law, good morals, good customs, public policy, public order, public safety and public interest….”
De Lima said the fact that Singson is a high-ranking official of the National Security Council “makes it more imperative na kailangan malaman talaga kung ano ang kanyang pananagutan diyan.”
“To me, all the more that it should be deplorable because he’s a powerful man, and hindi puwede yung ganun-ganun lang. And then you know, totoo ba yun? Na when he was interviewed, he even said, ‘Buti nga hindi ko pinatay.’ The mentality is there is alarming,” she said.
De Lima said Singson could face administrative sanctions for violation of the Code of Ethics.
“We can recommend or not for possible prosecution and other sanctions like administrative,” she added.
Kawawang bodyguards sila ang fallguys. Mahirap i-dentify sa korte kung sino-sino sa kanila ang bumanat. Malamang isang batalyong *goons* ang sumipa. Maibalik ba nila ang nasirang ari ni lover boy?
Not surprising… Gloria likes to say the same thing, “not resigning”; “didn’t do it (cheating), etc.
Normal par for the course in Glorias goon-packed entourage.
I like that Anna: “goon-packed entourage.”
Thelma Chiong, mother of the sisters who were raped and killed by young men from well to do families in Cebu, one of them has been allowed to serve time in Spain, described Arroyo’s government as “criminal-friendly”.
I am “not resigning”…EK’s mantra.
“Fire me”, Chavit to Gloria. Huh, Panduck will blink again, takot lang niya kay Swab-it.
I really hate that Singson,nasusuka ako sa kanya…
Why are Cebuanos not doing anything to support Thelma Chiong, their own.
“Criminal-friendly” Gloria Arroyo is at it again. When Larranaga, the murderer great grandson of former Pres. Osmena lands in Spain, he’s free. Iba na ang konektado kay criminal Glue. Next na si Sanchez (what’s his name first name?).
Who knows, Gloria might just kick out Chavit from her “inner circle”. She has no use for him anymore. Chavit’s worth for Gloria is more of his being an attack dog against Erap only. But since Sen. Lacson seems to be filling Chavit’s shoes for this role lately, no more need to retain Chavit. And this incident might be her best chance of getting rid of him before he becomes another liability.
Besides, this issue might just help them cover up the VERA files report on the Mikey and Dato case.
Mike, masyadong ‘malalim’ ang relasyon ni Gloria at Chavit. Hindi niya pwedeng isakripisyo si Chavit gaya ng kanyang ginagawa kay Manay Romela.
Once Chavit opens his mouth there would be no stopping unless Pidal shut him out completely.
Para talagang Zimbabwean govt ang govt ni Gloria! Killers, thieves, abusers, cheats, etc., etc.
First, sabit said he is legally married to Che. This was maybe when he was adviced that the crime of passion was justified with legally married couple. Now he is playing the “victim” instead of the villain.
Nagmamatigas pa na siya daw ang biktima! Gangster na gangster and dating.
I feel so sorry for the kids at first but now, I realize, yung panganay na anak is even defending the sabit instead of the mother. Hindi daw battered wife ang mama nila. Eh anong tawag dun sa ginawa ng tatay nila sa nanay nila? LAMBINGAN?
I heard that his kids with Che are all girls. Puro pambayad utang ng mga kasalanan ni sabit sa mga babae niya!
Chi, kaya ko lang nasabi na baka bitawan na nila si Singson ay dahil sa sinabi ni LoreLIE sa press con, na mag volunteer siyang mag leave. Kung takot si Gloria kay Chavit, di niya papasabi yun kay LoreLIE. Kasi parang na rin sinabi nila kay Chavit na lumayas na siya, Saka wala ng pwede pang ibulgar si Chavit laban kay Gloria. Lahat na ng baho, pati na yung pagkakalat ng mga gungong na anak niya ay lantad na.
Correction, sabit has a 3 girls and 2 boys with Che. One child died daw. So it could have been 6.
The one who spoke for the unity of the family is a 27 yr old daughter of sabit, maybe from another wife. I know that the orig family of sabit, the kids may already be in their over 40s at least.
The most that Chavit can do against Gloria is to tell all what he knows about how they conspired ( coup ) against Erap which lead to his downfall. But I doubt very much if Chavit would do that.
Why? Does Chavit Singson have first hand knowledge on 2001 Esda Dos coup and the 2004 Hello Garci political scam? In 2004 presidential election, Ilocos Sur province >GMA =140,736 votes vs. FPJ =76,040 votes. Former Marines
Lt. General Edgardo Espinosa and Chavit are allies against Erap. He knows that Gloria Arroyo is fake president of the republic.
http://www.inquirer.net/specialfeatures/theestradawatch/view.php?db=0&article=20050120-24842
The 16 yr old daughter also said that her mom is never a battered wife. She said, “not in this home”.
Sabit has his way of attaching himself to any leader. If the boobuwit discards him, he will attach himself to the projected winner (Noynoy and Villar should be forewarned) to perpetuate himself. Erap does not need to be warned. Erap is very aware of the evil capacity of this gangster. Erap was his victim, remember?
Mike, alam mo kung ano ang gusto kong makita? Magraratatan si Pidal at Sabit na parang nagkatrayduran na mafia.
May bagong version si sabit. Sabi niya siya pa nga daw ang nagligtas sa dalawa (Che and the lover) from a group who were about to kill them. Hindi naman daw siya ang nagutos na patayin sila. Hah,hah,hah this sicko is even a comedian. After he said he beat them (Che and the lover) and even proudly announced that they should be thankful hindi niya sila napatay, here he comes projecting himself as the “saviour”. This man is not just a maniac. He is sick!
Bakit hindi sampahan si Sabit ng concubinage, sampolan siya, dahil maraming ganyan. Kung magkataon, maraming mawawalan ng trabaho sa gobyerno.
May naglecture siguro sa kanya kaya may bagong version. Ito na siguro ang magpapabagsak sa kanya.
Ano na kaya ang nangyari sa mga findings ni nasirang Auditor Chan, nabaon na rin kaya ang mga iyon?
PSB,
Ganyan kadaling gumawa at magbaligtad ng kwento sa EK dahil lahat sila dun ay bangag sa power. Nakatuon ngayon ang mga lawyers ni Chavit na idiin sa bodyguards ang kasalanan kaya kahit naka-video/taped ang pinagsasabi niya nang una ay binabaligtad ang sarili. Mental talaga.
May this be a lesson to all his other kabits. Magisip isip kayo hane or suffer the fate of Che. Ginagamit na kayo, pinagdadamutan pa ng pera at kalayaan pagkatapos ng lahat at hindi na kayo mapapakinabangan, bugbog ang mapapala ninyo!
I heard he has several girl friends in Gen San. Yung isa pa nga daw related pa kay Jinky, Pacman’s wife. Mahilig sa tiga Gen San. Nagtatayo ng dynasty niya sa Mindanao…heh,heh,heh.
Sa dami ng aphrodisiac na kinakain niya, hindi na sa “kuwan” pumupunta yung epekto kundi siguro sa utak niya!
i think ang ultimate karma lang sa mga ito ay atake sa puso which will paralyze them…o kanser sa bituka. alisan sila ng lahat ng duktor para may oras silang magmuni-muni.
It’s obvious. Nanginginig sa takot si Arroyo kay Chavit. Kid gloves treatment.
Pinagtawanan ni Chavit ang ari nung lover ni Che, kesyo ang liit daw. Eto naman ang tanong ko, bakit kailangan ni Che maghanap ng iba? Di kaya mas maliit pa yung kay Chavit? Hehehe 😛
@Chi : “Mike, alam mo kung ano ang gusto kong makita? Magraratatan si Pidal at Sabit na parang nagkatrayduran na mafia.”
Wish ko lang, sana mag dilang anghel ka Chi. 😀
napakingan ko kahapon ang interview ni karen at vic kay chavit talagang sinungaling si chavit…… halatang galit si karen…..pero matapang si loko di raw sya mag leave tanggalin nalang oo nga naman d sya kaya ni GMA hawak nya sa liig ang ina at asawa ng mga kurakot sa pinas………
Statement of Leila de Lima, chair of the Commission on Human Rights:
“CHR welcomes the intended filing by Ms. Che of a complaint with CHR. Will look into the allegations of the complaint and reliefs sought and determine whether to assign case to our NCR Office or our Women’s Human Rights Center (WHRC).
Women’s rights are women’s rights. That’s why we have a WHRC, the Anti-Violence Against Women and Children or VAWC law and the recently passed Magna Carta of Women are legal tools CHR uses to protect women from violations of their human rights. Human Rights means everyone is protected. Women are vulnerable sector which needs protection.
Men who are government leaders should be aware that they have primary responsibility to respect, protect and promote human rights, and lead by example. I reiterate what I said at the height of the sex video scandal—In this day and age, it is sad that Filipino women and their rights are not universally respected.”
after over a hundred years of phil democracy, justice is still a dream to many, specially to the weak.singson and his likes should be physically moved out of pinas to other parts of the world who may welcome them, but unfortunately pinas might be half empty of men.
tsk, tsk chavit sees that a better spouse/lover means a bigger dick. I wonder why Norberto Gonzales says he’s an asset to the office called security whatever.
Chavit says “let those without sin cast the first stone” knowing the shenanigans of his co- kapit tuko-ers foremost the one who had said “behave”.
“The President as a woman as well as the head of our government is alarmed and seriously concerned by such charges against a person who is regarded as part of her circle, though not part of her official family,” Lore-lie Fajardo said.
Huh?! Chavit is part of Gloria’s circle, but not part of her official family? Duh…
Isn’t he an official next in rank to Norberto? That doesn’t make him part of the official family? Define official family, Lore-lie. Is Chavit part of a bastard family perhaps?
He is considered part of her circle, though. Why? Define Gloria’s circle. That would be interesting.
These Palace spokespersons can spin such a web that would confuse and confound even themselves.
Swab-it is a certified part of gloria’s inner circle.
Circle of hoodlums and corrupt.
Sabit has his way of attaching himself to any leader. If the boobuwit discards him, he will attach himself to the projected winner (Noynoy and Villar should be forewarned) to perpetuate himself. – parasabayan.
Parang amorseko, ha? Huwag na hindi mapalapit ay kumakapit na parang magnet.
Hunyango!