Friday, July 01, 2005

Arangkada for July 2, 2005

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                          HULGA SA BAHA

 

            Ang mga torotot ni Presidente Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, nga natarantar sa nagkalapad nga awhag sa pagpalagpot sa ilang amo gikan sa katungdanan, nilubag sa pamahayag ni kanhi presidente Corazon Aquino ug nihubad ini isip suporta ngadtong Presidente Arroyo ug pagsalikway sa kampanya sa oposisyon pagpalayas niya sa Malakanyang.   Ang tinuod mao nga wa mausab ang mensahe ni Aquino:  Giawhag niyang katawhan sa pagpangaliya.

            Nga, kon sa ilang katarantar may panahon pang Malakanyang sa paghinuktok, angay silang maalarma.   Alyado sa presidente si Aquino pero wa ni moluwat og bisan unsang sulti pagsuporta sa administrasyon.  Atubangan sa pagsiyagit sa mga alyado sa presidente nga hingpit pang ilang suporta niya, nipili si Aquino sa pag-awhag og nasudnong pangaliya.

            Niay mas makahasol para sa presidente nga gipasanginlang nangawat sa iyang puwesto di kausa, kon dili kaduha:   Sukad sa pag-ulbo sa Gloriagate tulo ka semana nang nilabay, nakigsulti si Aquino ni Roces di kausa, kon dili kaduha.

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            Ang mayoriya sa mga lider sa mga tinun-an sa Sugbo nga nitambong sa Kapamilya Media Forum sa DYAB Abante Bisaya ug SkyCable kusganong nidason sa awhag nga palagputon si Presidente Arroyo sa katungdanan di lang tungod sa nabistong pakig-istorya niya ni kanhi Comelec commissioner Virgilio Garcillano, nga ilang giisip nga ebidensiya sa iyang pagtikas sa niaging eleksiyon, kon dili tungod sa iyang kapakyas pagtuman sa iyang mga gimbuhaton:   Ang pagpalambo sa nasudnong ekonomiya ug paghatag sa labing batakang panginahanglan sa kinabag-an sa katawhan.

            Para sa mga batan-on, mas importante kay sa pagpili og lider nga makapuli ni Arroyo mao ang pagtuboy sa kolektibong liderato nga makiangayong magrepresentar sa tanang sektor sa katilingban ug pagpalambo sa panabot sa katawhan aron mahimo silang mas takos pagpili sa mga lider nga tinuod na gyong morepresentar ug moalagad sa nasudnong interes.

            Atubangan sa mga pagsaway nga way klarong kausaban sa nasud bisan human sa Edsa 1 ug 2, nipasabot sila nga di mahitabong kapoyan ang katawhan sa pag-ilis-ilis sa ilang mga lider hangtod nga makakita sila sa labing takos ug labing ligdong nga moserbisyo sa kinabag-an.

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            Kon mag-uwan, mobaha gyod.  Mao ni nadiskubrehan ni Presidente Arroyo.   Ang sibaw nga pasangil nga kinawat ang iyang mandato ug peke ang iyang administrasyon gipaabot nga mas molanog pa tungod sa paglayat sa presyo sa mga palaliton ug serbisyo human sa pagpatuman sa iyang 10% nga expanded value added tax (EVAT).

            Nakalingkawas si kanhi US President Bill Clinton sa impeachment tungod sa pagtabon sa iyang relasyon sa babaye nga di niya asawa tungod sa makasaysayanon niyang kalamposan pagpalambo sa ekonomiya ug pagbalanse sa budget sa US. 

Si Presidente Arroyo wa katuman sa iyang trabaho.  Maong nameligro siyang maanod sa baha sa diskontento kon di mokanaog sa Palasyo.   [30]   leo_lastimosa@abs-cbn.com

PCIJ's Gloria Ringtones

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OUR blog readers have been sending us their own versions of the "Hello Garci" ringtone which started circulating online days after tapes of the supposed conversations between Comelec Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano and Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo surfaced in the media. Here are a few in MP3 and wav formats:

Cory Aquino's Statement

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People power has succeeded only if it is for others. It was so in 1986, when those who led the revolution led from the front; it was so in 2001. But People Power for oneself will never succeed.

I, too, have been pressured to speak up. Excuse me but I had a good reason to keep my peace until I was ready. I was praying. Praying for light, for myself and our country.

Last night, I paid a call on Susan Sonora Poe. I congratulated her on the passion of her speech, and the sincerity of her convictions. But I made it clear that I will always stand by the Constitution.

I believe that the Constitution contains all the ways by which one may safely effect even the most difficult political changes. There is no need to step outside it. To step outside the Constitution will only expose us to greater danger than the injustice we want to correct.

I don't know how many people still believe in the power of prayer but I do.

I really believe in prayer and prayer has always guided me rightly, both in what I should say and when I should say it.

When I opted for participation in the 1984 election under Marcos, I was criticized as being naive.

The victories of the opposition, notwithstanding a rigged election, gave the friends of freedom the true measure of their strength and the unwavering confidence to go on the snap election and the Edsa People Power Revolution.  

Prayer and the strength and courage that prayer gives, gave us back our freedom and protected it.

Prayer and prayerful reflection have never failed me or failed our country. It will not do so now.

I repeat, without any embarrassment, my call for prayer and prayerful reflection so that, in the days and weeks ahead, the steps we take will be the right ones toward truth, justice, and peace.

Gloria's Possible Legal Violations

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Posted by Alecks Pabico 
PCIJ

NOW that Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has admitted that "she is the woman in the tapes talking to a Comelec commissioner" (widely believed as Virgilio Garcillano), the Committee for the Defense of Lawyers (CODAL) has come out with a legal memorandum citing possible violations of the Constitution and threats to the administration of justice that the president could be liable of, contrary to her claim that her acts were a mere "lapse in judgment."

The legal study done by CODAL, an organization of lawyers campaigning against attacks on lawyers and other threats against the legal profession and civil liberties, concludes that Arroyo may have committed crimes and offenses in violation of the Revised Penal Code, the Omnibus Election Code, the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act and the 1987 Constitution for the following acts:

  1. Despite knowing that she was the person in the tape, Pres. Arroyo (or at least, allowed) Sec. Bunye to declare that the said 'tape' is a concoction of the opposition to destabilize the government—a very serious charge against members of the opposition. The use of one's public office (the Office of the President and the Press Secretary) for personal ends or interest (in this case to cover up her actions) and spread misinformation, is unlawful.
  2. Pres. Arroyo allowed, if not ordered, Sec. Bunye to present the 'genuine' CD containing her supposed conversation with Mr. Edgar Ruado in a Malacanang press conference on June 6, despite her knowledge that the said 'genuine' CD is completely false.  Pres. Arroyo is aware that she had the conversation with a COMELEC official and not with Edgar Ruado.  The use of the resources of a government office (such as the Office of the Press Secretary) to disseminate false information for the purpose  of defending  and covering up her personal (and illegal) acts is a criminal offense. This is violative of Section 1 (f) and (i) of PD 1829 on Obstruction of Apprehension and Prosecution of Criminal Offenders.
  3. Her order or 'request' for Comm. Garcillano to 'delay' the canvassing of Senatorial elections is in violation of various provisions of the Omnibus Election Code prohibiting the delay or disruption of election processes.
  4. Her implied 'request' for Comm. Garcillano to deny any petition filed by Sen. Rodolfo Biazon to open the election documents in Tawi-Tawi is an unlawful interference in the quasi-judicial function of a member of an independent constitutional body.
  5. Even if Pres. Arroyo will not admit to being privy to Comm. Garcillano's fraudulent acts, she still violated  Art. 208 of the Revised Penal Code, among others, for her failure to file the necessary legal action for the impeachment and prosecution of  Comm. Garcillano.
  6. Talking with her appointee, Comm. Garcillano, is a betrayal of public trust and violates the the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act for Undue Influence on a public official.  Reappointing Comm. Garcillano to the COMELEC despite her knowledge of said electoral fraud can be used as proof of conspiracy to commit fraud.  If Pres. Arroyo intended to officially communicate with the COMELEC, she should have corresponded with Chairman Abalos rather than her appointee. This also puts into question her persistence in appointing Comm. Garcillano to his post despite widespread opposition.