My analysis
By Raïssa Robles
Have you ever set a mousetrap and then yowled in pain as you stepped on it because you forgot all about it?
Well, that’s what happened to former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her cohorts. And as a result, she may not be seeing the Swiss Alps this Christmas as she had hoped to.
Do you recall that during the twilight of her administration last year, Arroyo and her officials issued over a thousand midnight appointments that included a hairdresser, a gardener and the current Supreme Court Chief Justice?
And alongside those midnight appointments were hundreds, if not thousands, of midnight orders?
Well, one such midnight order has turned out to be a sort of legal mousetrap that has caught Arroyo, her husband Jose Miguel and over 30 others.
This is Department Circular No. 41 signed by Arroyo’s own Justice Secretary Alberto Agra on May 25, 2010 – at a time when the entire Arroyo camp should have been packing their bags in preparation for moving out of government by June 30.
DC 41 is Justice Secretary Leila de Lima’s legal basis for banning Arroyo et al from flying out of the country.
This seemingly innocuous circular was issued by Agra to “consolidate” regulations pertaining to the use of “hold departure orders”, “watch list orders” and “allow departure orders”.
But it did more than that. It noted that existing Supreme Court Circulars “clearly state that ‘Hold Departure Order shall be issued only in criminal cases within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Regional Trial Courts.’ ”
Because of this, DC 41 said, these Supreme Court circulars left a gap because they were “silent with respect to cases falling within the jurisdiction of courts below the RTC as well as those pending determination by government prosecution offices.”
It is the last clause, which I posted in red, which De Lima is using to bar the Arroyo couple from traveling – because they have five complaints filed against them “pending determination by government prosecution offices.”
De Lima cited the following Arroyo pending cases:
Source: From Justice Secretary Leila de Lima's decision rejecting ex-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's request for travel
The short DC 41 circular states that the justice secretary
is in the best position to institute measures to prevent any miscarriage of justice, without, however, sacrificing the individual’s right to travel;
The circular states that the justice secretary can bar anyone from traveling, not only “in the interest of national security, public safety or public health” but also if there is a request made be the following government officials:
- Head of a Department of the Government
- Head of a constitutional body or commission
- The Supreme Court Chief Justice
- The Senate President
- The House Speaker
Now here is where the situation becomes hilarious.
This Tuesday November 8, 2011, lawyer Estelito Mendoza filed an urgent petition with the Supreme Court on behalf of Arroyo to declare DC 41 unconstitutional and to void it.
Mendoza was quoted by reporters as saying that a person’s right to travel may only be “impaired” in the “interest of national security, public safety, or public health.”
Therefore, Mendoza said, it was wrong for De Lima to bar Arroyo “in aid of her prosecutorial authority.”
Mendoza’s petition asked the Supreme Court to strike down DC 41 because it violates the Bill of Rights in the Constitution.
By the way, shouldn’t this make us really wonder why Agra issued such a circular AFTER Benigno Aquino had emerged as the clear winner of the 2010 elections but before Congress had proclaimed him?
What was the intent of the Arroyo administration behind issuing DC 41?
It could not have been issued in order to prevent Senator Panfilo Lacson from fleeing because the latter had already slipped out to Hong Kong four months earlier.
You know, this circular really reminds me of what the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos used to do with his “Amendment No.6″.
Amendment No. 6 was an amendment Marcos inserted into the 1973 Constitution to give himself secret law-making powers.
Implications of a Supreme Court ruling on DC 41
It will now be a race between the Supreme Court and the justice department. If the Office of the Prosecutor under the justice department is able to file the cases against Arroyo in court, then an SC ruling on DC 41 could become moot and academic.
It will then be up to the court to decide whether or not to bar the Arroyo couple from leaving.
But if the Supreme Court goes ahead and rules that DC 41 is indeed unconstitutional, then it will have a different dilemma in its hands – that of convincing the public that it is not an Arroyo court even if most of its justices were appointed by her.
And should it allow Arroyo to go abroad and she fails to return, the Supreme Court would be totally blamed for it.
By the way, this is not the first time that a high government official has been caught in this manner. Ex-President Joseph Estrada was convicted for plunder in 2007 – a crime that he had voted to approve into law when he was still a senator.
I think this is what it means when someone says a person was “hung by his own petard.”
Still, I’d like to console Mrs Arroyo with the music below:
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Here’s the entire text of DC 41 :
Republika ng Pilipinas
KAGAWARAN NG KATARUNGAN
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
M a n i l aDEPARTMENT CIRCULAR NO. 41 JUNE 07, 2010
CONSOLIDATED RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE ISSUANCES AND IMPLEMENTING OF HOLD DEPARTURE ORDERS, WATCHLIST ORDERS, AND ALLOW DEPARTURE ORDERS
WHEREAS, while several Supreme Court circulars, issued through the Office of the Court Administrator, clearly state that “Hold Departure Order shall be issued only in criminal cases within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Regional Trial Courts,” said circulars are, however, silent with respect to cases falling within the jurisdiction of courts below the RTC as well as those pending determination by government prosecution offices;
WHEREAS, apart from the courts, the Secretary of Justice as head of the principal law agency of the government mandated to, inter alia, investigate the commission of crimes, prosecute offenders, and provide immigration regulatory services, is in the best position to institute measures to prevent any miscarriage of justice, without, however, sacrificing the individual’s right to travel;
WHEREAS, the Department of Justice, therefore, issued Circular No. 17 on March 19, 1998 and Circular No. 18 on April 23, 2007 to respectively govern the issuance and implementation of Hold Departure Orders (HDOs), Watchlist Orders (WLOs), and Allow Departure Orders (ADOs), among others;
WHEREAS, in view of the problems that cropped up both in the issuance and implementation of said Orders, there is a need to review, revise and consolidate the two department issuances to ensure their effective implementation.
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the provisions of existing laws, the following consolidated rules are hereby adopted:
Section 1. Hold Departure Order. – The Secretary of Justice may issue an HDO, under any of the following instances:
(a) Against the accused, irrespective of nationality, in criminal cases falling within the jurisdiction of courts below the Regional Trial Courts (RTCs).
If the case against the accused is pending trial, the application under oath of an
interested party must be supported by (a) a certified true copy of the complaint or information and (b) a Certification from the Clerk of Court concerned that criminal case is still pending.
(b) Against the alien whose presence is required either as a defendant, respondent, or witness in a civil or labor case pending litigation, or any case before an administrative agency of the government.
The application under oath of an interested party must be supported by (a) a certified true
copy of the subpoena or summons issued against the alien and (b) a certified true copy complaint in civil, labor or administrative case where the presence of the alien is required.
(c) The Secretary of Justice may likewise issue an HDO against any person, either motu proprio, or upon the request by the Head of a Department of the Government; the head of a constitutional body or commission; the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for the Judiciary; the Senate President or the House Speaker for the Legislature, when the adverse party is the Government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities, or in the interest of national security, public safety or public health.
Section 2. Watchlist Order. – The Secretary of Justice may issue a WLO, under any of the following instances:
(a) Against the accused, irrespective of nationality, in criminal cases pending trial before the Regional Trial Court.
The application under oath of an interested party must be supported by (a) certified true
copy of an Information filed with the court, (b) a certified true copy of the Prosecutor’s Resolution; and (c) a Certification from the Clerk of Court concerned that criminal case is still pending.
(b) Against the respondent, irrespective of nationality, in criminal cases pending preliminary investigation, petition for review, or motion for reconsideration before the Department of Justice or any of its provincial or city prosecution offices.
The application under oath of an interested party must be supported by (a) certified true copy of the complaint filed, and (b) a Certification from the appropriate prosecution office concerned that the case is pending preliminary investigation, petition for review, or motion for reconsideration, as the case may be.
(c) The Secretary of Justice may likewise issue a WLO against any person, either motu proprio, or upon the request of any government agency, including commissions, task forces or similar entities created by the Office of the President, pursuant to the “Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003″ (R.A. No. 9208) and/or in connection with any investigation being conducted by it, or in the interest of national security, public safety or public health.
Section 3. Completeness of Information. – To ensure the proper identification of the subject of the HDO/WLO and to avoid inconvenience to any innocent party, all applications or requests, including the HDO/WLO to be issued, shall contain the following information of the subject:
a. Complete name, i.e. given name, middle name or initial and surname;
b. Alias/es, if any;
c. Date and place of birth;
d. Place of last residence;
e. Passport details, if available;
f. Recent photograph, if available;
g. Complete title and docket number of the case; and
h. Specific nature of the case.
Section 4. HDO/WLO Validity. – The validity period of any HDO/WLO issued pursuant to this Circular shall be reckoned from the date of its issuance. The HDO shall valid for five (5) years unless sooner terminated. On the other hand, the WLO shall be valid for sixty (60) days unless sooner terminated or extended, for a non-extendible period of not more than sixty (60) days.
Section 5. HDO/WLO Lifting or Cancellation. – In the lifting or cancellation of the HDO/WLO issued pursuant to this Circular, the following rules shall apply:
(a) The HDO may be lifted or cancelled under any of the following grounds:
1. When the validity period of the HDO as provided for in the preceding section has already expired;
2. When the accused subject of the HDO has been allowed to leave the country during the pendency of the case, or has been acquitted of the charge, or the case in which the warrant/order of arrest was issued has been dismissed or the warrant/order of arrest has been recalled;
3. When the civil or labor case or case before an administrative agency of the government wherein the presence of the alien subject of the HDO/WLO has been dismissed by the court or by appropriate government agency, or the alien has been discharged as a witness therein, or the alien has been allowed to leave the country;
(b) The WLO may be lifted or cancelled under any of the following grounds:
1. When the validity period of the WLO as provided for in the preceding section has already expired;
2. When the accused subject of the WLO has been allowed by the court to leave the country during the pendency of the case, or has been acquitted of the charge; and
3. When the preliminary investigation is terminated, or when the petition for review, or motion for reconsideration has been denied and/or dismissed.
(c) All applications for lifting/cancellation of HDOs/WLOs must be under oath and accompanied by certified true copies of the documentary evidence in support of the ground relied upon.
(d) Any HDO/WLO issued by the Secretary of Justice either motu proprio or upon request of government functionaries/offices mentioned in Sections 1 and 2, when the adverse party is the Government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities, or in the interest of national security, public safety or public health, may be lifted or recalled anytime if the application is favorably indorsed by the government functionaries/offices who requested the issuance of the aforesaid HDO/WLO.
Section 6. Implementation of HDO/WLO/ADO Issuance and Lifting/Cancellation. – All Orders issued pursuant to this Circular shall be immediately transmitted to the Commissioner of Immigration for implementation, copy furnished the person/s subject thereof, to give the latter adequate opportunity to content the Order or request consideration thereof.
Section 7. Allow Departure Order (ADO). – Any person subject of HDO/WLO issued pursuant to this Circular who intends, for some exceptional reasons, to leave the country may, upon application under oath with the Secretary of Justice, be issued an ADO.
The ADO may be issued upon submission of the following requirements:
a. Affidavit stating clearly the purpose, inclusive period of the intended travel, and containing an undertaking to immediately report to the DOJ upon return; and
b. Authority to travel or travel clearance from the court or appropriate government office where the case upon which the issued HDO/WLO was based is pending, or from the investigating prosecutor in charge of the subject case.
Section 8. Issuance of Clearance/Certification of Not the Same Person. – Any person who is prevented from leaving the country because his name appears to be the same as the one that appears in the HDO/WLO issued pursuant to this Circular may, upon application under oath, be issued a Certification to the effect that said person is not the same person whose name appears in the issued HDO/WLO.
The Certification may be issued upon submission of the following requirements:
a. Affidavit of Denial;
b. Photocopy of the page of the passport bearing the personal details;
c. Latest clearance from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI); and
d. Clearance from the court or appropriate government agency, whenever applicable.
Section 9. Processing Fees. – Pursuant to the provisions of Republic Act No. 9279 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations, there shall be collected and paid to the Cashier’s Office of this Department the following fees to cover the administrative costs for services rendered by the Legal Staff, to wit:
Issuance/Lifting or Cancellation/Extension of HDO/WLO
- P2,500.00Issuance of Allow Departure Order
- P2,500.00Issuance of Clearance/Certification of Not the Same Person
- P500.00Section 10. Repealing Clause. - All rules and regulations, particularly those contained in Circular No. 17 dated March 19, 1998 and Circular No. 18 dated April 23, 2007, as well as all instructions, issuances or orders or parts thereof inconsistent with the Rules provided herein, are hereby superseded and/or repealed accordingly.
Section 11. Effectivity. - These rules shall take effect immediately.
May 25, 2010.
ALBERTO C. AGRA
Acting Secretary
Ms. Robles as you noticed I am very new in your blog site. I am so glad that there are people like you who are exerting their effort to make the Filipino public more informed with issues that affect our lives.Thank you and keep it up!
Thank you, too, for dropping by.
Hope to see you again.
You go raissa. I just discovered you. On target ka. You expressed well my views, which is reality and accurate info based lagi.
Thanks.
Do keep dropping by
thanks ,Robles..god bless you …gloria shes bad as ashole put our cummunity in rubbish..now shes paying for what she done to all people like the ampatuan murderers they deserve death penalty..is meant to be death penalty to them because they are animals……the poor pilipinos living in sadness off lossing family..they never had justice…god is always wacthing us…….for the family victim…
Miss Robles, your blog is soo addictive. Sumasakit na ang mata ko
sa kababasa. Very interesting and informative ang mga comments ng readers
mo. I was surfing about Ram’s murder when I saw your article about
ex-senator Ramon Revilla and now na stuck na ako dito.
Please continue writing about the Arroyos’. It’s so enlightening. I never thought
she could be like some of our former pres. na nangungurakot.
I even encourage my family back in the Phil to vote for her. I was very young
when her father became the president. I remember making small
Phil. flag and waving it when his motorcade passed along the street
across from our school.
God bless.
God bless you too.
And thank you for reading.
Why is it that in Philippine jurisprudence the Supreme Court becomes a trial court. The SC shouldn’t be in the business of issuing TROs until and unless all appeals have been exhausted. Why, just because she WAS a president that that elevates her case above jurisdiction of trial courts? This Supreme Court is anything but.
Saludo ako kay Raissa. Para siyang si Maria Ressa.
Whoever you are, I love your writings. They are well-written, factual, informative and humorous at times.
I hope you won’t side with politicians like VP Binay who at this time, is already campaigning for President of the Land.
Let’s pick our future President who do things like Sec De Lima. Have balls – will play but not the type of Sen Sotto, Arroyo, Angara, Lacson and Enrile.
I agree with you gintong lahi, Raizza Robles is a brave one i will always read your articles, your one of a kind, as the elders says “God is Watching us” and punished the crooks,,
Amen.
Great Job Raissa, Keep it up! I like reading your Blog. You are the best…yeah hey!!!
I am not that sure , but are there really hard evidences that would back these cases against GMA and her cohorts?Then what’s taking the PNoy govt. so long in filing these cases? I assume this hullabaloo would not have happened in the first place if they have done their homework. It maybe late in the day for this comment because I just read that the Comelec has already filed a case in one of the bucket list of cases of GMA. I just hope that one of these would stick for GMA and the rest, to rot in jail for the rest of their lives. Keep up the good work Ms. Robles.. .
Yes, and I would call it Ampatuan’s revenge. Wait for my piece.
All the Philippines need to lift the country out of the third world list/ category is : TEN RAISSA ROBLES who is intelligent, honest , unbiased, informative journalist. To inform the Filipino peole how, why they are being fooled and cheated by politicians governed by greed.Raissa is worth a fortune to the modern age of journalism.Just look at your back, GMA has still tons of stolen money hidden… she is capable of paying an assassin..
Alam mo, maraming tulad ko.
Maami sa kanila nasa wires services based in Manila.
Yung iba nasa TV, radio at newspapers.
humble raissa…but as phil hipolito says…just be careful and be ready to face the consequences… noble endeavors are faced with all its woes…but the reward is overwhelming…here and hereafter. Allah bless your tribe!
Are you threatening me?
It’s easy to issue threats when one is far, far away like Sudan, right?
go raissa! you have many supporters. to you threatening pinkee, get a life and be honest in your ways.
miss raissa my topic is way-out from this but i just wanted to ask you about this?
kasalanan ba ng mga pulis ang di paglabas ng mug shot ni gloria arroyo?
why are they upholding it to publish? this is for the filipino people, she’s already arrested for electoral sabottage, and that’s a criminal consequences right? Erap mug-shot was realeased after they have taken,..I dont wanted to compare,..I just wanted her mug shot to be publish to be fair to everyone…what can you say miss raissa?
Grey area yan.
They just want the court to give the go-signal para hindi sila ang mapagalitan.
Don’t worry, there’s now a race among media men to try to see who gets it first.
This is what the Philippines need for the Phillipines to be lifted out from the third world list/category.. TEN RAISSA ROBLES ..honest,bright, intelligent reporter, unbiased, very informative journalist..kudos..
Not only people like me, who I can tell you are present in the wire services and the local media.
We need HONEST politicians in positions of great power and temptation who will not succumb.
And I think we have some of them in power now.
I quote from J Michael Llamas:
“OWN-MOUSETRAP ARGUMENT: A perfect match with the fact that the Constitution being defied by the incumbent President was drafted by 50 people appointed by his own mother. The same Constitution ratified by double the percentage of the Electorate who voted for him.”
what can you say po dito ma’am raissa robles?
You know, nothing has been proven UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
So, get back to me when the SC has ruled on the constitutionality of the entire issue.
If you wanna use legal terms on this matter – Leila de Lima believes that Gloria Arroyo is IN ESTOPPEL when she argued that Agra’s DC 41 is unconstitutional.
Did the SC take this up in its “thorough” closed door deliberation? We don’t know.
All the SC told the Filipino people – you and me – is that 8 justices immediately granted the Arroyo couple’s travel request without verifying the truth to their statements.
Is that legal?
Yes, because it’s the SC talking.
Is that fair to the Filipino people?
No.
Is this a justiciable or non-justiciable question?
As the SC justices that question.
Because I want to be enlightened about the issue, I copy-pasted your reply to my conversation with Mr. J Michael Llamas. And here’s what he said:
“Wrong on all counts.
1A: FACT: On estoppel, there is nothing relevant to this case which constitutes ‘an established truth as determined by the acts of judicial or legislative authorities.
Evidently, even the 20yr-journalist-and-blogger hasn’t a clue what ‘in estoppel’ means and shows no signs that she has even heard the term before. The rest of us must not be so easily impressed and must not parrot anything.
1B: FACT: Sec de Lima–I am still puzzled why she was the best whom Aquino III could find to serve the interests of the Filipino people–is acting as member of the Executive Branch, thus is neither a Judicial nor a Legislative Authority.
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2 FACT: You yourself may not know it, but many of us DO know that 13 of the 15 Justices–two are on leave at present–conducted deliberations and voted.
The Supreme Court’s spokesperson himself–you and Ms Robles should find every video clip of him explaining this subject again and again and again.
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3A: FACT: No Court is obliged to provide the public with details of its deliberations–a Court is obliged to announce only its decision and its details, as well as in the case of, say, the Supreme Court, the votes and any dissenting opinions.
3B: FACT: Courts exist to conduct examinations of matters of law brought before it and to render a decision–they do not exist to titillate the public nor to provide material for minute analysis by self-appointed amateur critics.
Which explains why though in America the Legislature once debated whether to introduce cameras while both parties are being grilled by the Justices, never has it been suggested that cameras should also record the deliberations which Justices conduct among themselves. (review 3A above)
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4A: FACT: There is no dispute over which provisions in the Constitution these matters fall under–the dispute is whether curtailing an individual’s Right to Travel in this case does fall under the exceptions specifically listed by the Constitution.
Even Robles, even Ms Mesina I trust, even you I expect, would know what those specific exceptions are–and be able to determine whether the Arroyo case falls under at least one of them. REGARDLESS of how that reality makes you ‘feel’.
4B: FACT: The Supreme Court’s issuance of a TRO is as legal as any other TRO issued by any other Court–the ‘T’ stands for ‘temporary’ thus does not constitute a verdict on the arguments which both parties have yet to present, NOTWITHSTANDING all the relevant facts which 13 Justices took into consideration when they conducted deliberations before reaching a decision on whether or not to issue a TRO.
Something which the nature of the numerous questions posed to the Supreme Court spokesperson indicates that there are unfortunately many self-confident observers who fail to understand the above fact–unfortunately, including the 20-yr journalist-and-blogger.
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5A: FACT: Even when both parties to this case–the Government as represented by Sec de Lima and the Arroyos as represented by their lawyers–present their arguments next week, the ‘truth of the travel plans’ is IRRELEVANT.
5B: FACT: The Constitution designates the Right to Travel as exactly that–a RIGHT. Ergo, a citizen needs no permission–whether from the Executive Branch, the Legislative Branch or the Judicial Branch–to enjoy and to exercise that right.
5C: FACT: The same Constitution clearly and concisely lists the specific exceptions to that right–the specific cases under which that right may be curtailed.
5D: FACT: In none of those specific exceptions listed is there a requirement that the citizen provide specifics of her travel plans.
5E: Do not confuse [A] a case where a citizen is asking the Court for EXCEPTION to a prohibition, and [B] a case where a citizen is asking the Court to CONFIRM a RIGHT that someone else–in this case, the Executive Branch–is seeking to curtail.
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6A: Who exactly are ‘the Filipino people’ you are referring to–
[A] the Filipinos who–like Robles, de Lima, Aquino III, yourself and many others–want the Arroyos tormented, REGARDLESS of what the Law says?
[B] the Filipinos who–like Mr San Andres, Atty Teodoro Locsin Jr, myself and many others–want everyone who is found guilty under the Law to be punished, regardless of whether we ourselves happen to favour those parties or despise them?
or even
[C] the Filipinos who–like Aquino III, de Lima and many others, but standing on the opposite end–want some people exempted from the law regardless of what the law says and regardless of the rights and regardless of the proven crimes of those they favour?
6B: FACT: You do not speak for the entire ‘Filipino people’, … any more than I do if I am ever shameless enough to argue based on my ignorance or argue despite what I know to be inconvenient facts, … any more than a group made up of a former President, some members of the clergy, some serving and retired Generals, and a few ‘hundred thousand’ of the Middle Class in the capital decided in 2001 to reverse through the streets the verdict of the ‘poor and illiterate’ electoral majority, expressed through polling booths across the country, did when they deposed a President and annointed Macapagal-Arroyo in his stead.
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At some point–preferably now, or failing that then very very very soon–the Filipino people must grow up.
The Filipino people MUST learn that the Rule of Law–yes, including the Constitution and including Due Process–applies to everyone, including oneself, including those whom one favours, even including those whom one despises.
The test of our–your–commitment to that thing called ‘rights’ is not when you demand it for yourself, but when you are required to hold yourself back out of respect for the rights of somebody else. Yes, even when you otherwise despise that person.
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Cheers.”
Thanks and I hope you react on his comments.
I’d like you to react to Justice Sereno’s dissenting opinion.
Some of the points you raised against me – she raised.
Reaction to Leopold’s post…
If I may interject, the current administration has a clear mandate from the people (secured via the recent Presidential elections)..while this current Supreme Court doesn’t. In terms of political credibility, who do you suppose has a higher public trust rating…the one who got elected with the most votes and was declared president by Congress? Or the one who was just a midnight appointee? It doesn’t take a law degree to figure out the right answer to this one.
In scenarios, wherein the Executive and the Judiciary (both co-equals) sharply disagree with one another’s interpretation of the law, the Legislative (another co-equal body) may offer to moderate or sort out the disagreement.
The Legislative body being the one who drafted the law, equally has the same credibility as the body interpreting the law. After all, it was the crafter of the law who provided substance and definition of said law.
The question here now is: would this current SC (specifically the majority bloc, the ruling 8 if I may call it that) be so humble and so liberal as to allow a third co-equal party to sort out the disagreement? The obvious answer is: no, since they fear the complete erosion of whatever shred of public trust it believes it possesses.
A mediation appears to be out of the question since it may as well lead to a domino effect, e.g. impeachment of the Chief Justice and his minion justices, etc.
Furthermore, in scenarios of a deadlock between the conflicting views of the Executive and the Judiciary, whose political will do you think will prevail? The one who directly wields the police power to enforce the law? Or the one who simply wields the meager pen power to order entities to enforce the law?
Yes, I know how the whole anarchy/constitutional crisis works out…yadah yadah…but think about it…who’s political will really be better off for all of us Filipinos?
Maybe all those facts are true… but if the people get fed up we MIGHT FIND OUT IF PEOPLE POWER CAN BE USED TO OUST THE SUPREME COURT JUSTICES… Hmm, if the supreme court feels that they don’t owe the PUBLIC any sort of credible explanation then there is something wrong with the whole system… the UNLEARNED masses that took part in the french revolution gave us democracy and it is the same unlearned masses that allows people to be in power… I for one would love to see how a SC Justice looks like while he is hanging from a lam post or is being bludgeoned to death… I wonder if his education will save him?
lamp post… sorry bout the typo
WHEREAS, apart from the courts, the Secretary of Justice as head of the principal law agency of the government mandated to, inter alia, investigate the commission of crimes, prosecute offenders, and provide immigration regulatory services, is in the best position to institute measures to prevent any miscarriage of justice, without, however, sacrificing the individual’s right to travel;
Section 7. Allow Departure Order (ADO). – Any person subject of HDO/WLO issued pursuant to this Circular who intends, for some exceptional reasons, to leave the country may, upon application under oath with the Secretary of Justice, be issued an ADO.
issues:
is the hdo issued against gloria for prevention of any miscarriage of justice?
is there a sacrifice of gloria’s right to travel?
does the purpose of the travel come within the purview of exceptional reasons?
in as much as i am not a fan of gloria; however, there is a big possibility that she is going to win this battle. that sucks big time.
this wasn’t an HDO. This was a WLO.
HDOs are only issued by courts.
WLO by DOJ. .
Pls read part 2 of my piece –
http://raissarobles.com/2011/11/12/gloria-arroyo-stopped-a-woman-with-an-illness-and-a-case-just-like-hers-from-leaving-the-country-for-four-years/
Arroyo’s ex-justice secretary Raul Gonzalez explained to me how he implemented WLOs while he was justice sec for 5 of 9 years of Arroyo presidency.
Remember these justices who protected the Filipino:Opposed TRO
Justices Maria Lourdes Sereno, Bienvenido Reyes, and Estella Perlas-Bernabe. Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio and Jose Mendoza opposed Arroyo’s request.
These justices who betrayed the Filipino:favored TRO
Chief Justice Renato Corona, Justices Roberto Abad, Jose Perez, Diosdado Peralta, Lucas Bersamin, Presbitero Velasco, Arturo Brion and Martin Villarama.
Nobody can ever trust CJ Corona, a lapdog of GMA.
SO lets hang them from a lamp post when the time is right…
Criminal cases po ba lahat ng filed against GMA hindi administrative cases?
5 criminal – 2 electoral sabotage, 3 plunder
@Raissa
Your latest blog, Sec Gonzales, not available online as of now. Was it deleted by ABS-CBN?
I don’t know why. Let me check.
got it raissa. . . padala mo kay estelito mendoza at atty topacio {lawyer of gloria and mike respectively.
madaming victims ng circular na yan na mula pa sa dating soj gonzales hangang kay agra. . .
kung sakali lang na ma declare na unsconstitutional yang circular na yan, balikan namin si gloria at dating mga sec of justice nya dahil sa 5 taon na di naka byahe ang clients ko dahil sa circular na yan. . . she is estopped from questioning the legality of that circular dahil sya mismo and nag approve nyan. dahil sa proposition nya na illegal at unsconstitutional pala yan, pwede na namin sya balikan at panangutin sa pag trample nya ng right to travel while nasa preliminary investigation pa lang ang kaso. . . . hmmmp. .
ang tawag dyan ay MERESE. . . KARMA
aabangan ko ang sagot dito. very interesting. I like it.
People should understand that justice and the law are regrettably not the same thing – especially in countries such as the philippines.
The emphasis now and in the future should be to strive for justice and amend the convuluted laws which readily provide for corruption, impunity for the rich and an absence of common sense so that justice determines the law, not vice versa
The lawyers have taken over the asylum and because so many laws were imported/copy cat syndrome no-one has a clue and conveniently it leaves loopholes when necessary.
Hahaha, I never imagined you can say a hairdresser, a gardener, and the Supreme Court CJ in the same sentence.
Me, too.
but it was true.
agree! magkaka-level na lang sila…hahaha!
I know a lot of gardeners, hairdressers and justices (current and former)who are very noble. This should not imply that you are degrading those folks. But yes, this bunch you are referring to are a different breed. Of course, GMA as the breeder.
And in that order too…
Here’s more to it:
http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2011/11/10/41589/Ex-Philippines-president-seeking-political-asylum-in-Dominican-Republic
Why choose Dominican Republic? According to one comment below the news item, in that country, if you’re rich, you can easily buy judges, police, military, politician, etc.
I have no doubt in my mind that arroyo will seek either an extended stay abroad for medical reasons, or, if push comes to shove seek political asylum for 4 years and hope that the next administration will be one of her own ( obviously not revilla now).
Justice must prevail and seen to be done.
The law through delay or outright purchase of tro’s etc is a joke and needs overhauling.
Also i am fed up of the continued time she occupies in the limelight and damage that she does to the country.
We have more pressing issues and time is against us as other asean countries grow by leaps and bounds.
does anyone heard the comments of sen.angara? he made a prediction that the supreme court will allow gma to travel.and when ask by the journalist regarding the connection of gma’s health and the planned trip he started talking about diagnosis and diagnostic facilities.you know,watching these senators or politicians in general, they always pretend that they know a lot. they should stick to their profession.if angara was smart he should have said we should refer this to the medical societies opinion or doctors.he should not pretend that he is knowledgeable about medicine..angara sounds like mrs horn now.he is coming out now to protect gma.it is because they are of the same feathers . watch out voters avoid this jelly fishes like escudero,angara , legarda,drilon and more.dont vote for them again these are trapos with no interest to change the status of the country. by the way if this politicians doesnt believe the abilities of our doctors we might as well close those medical schools. that is to say that doctors in the philippines are for the poor only.i dont think this country will flourish if atttitudes of leaders are idiotic.we might as well have a marshall law that we have one idiot to deal with than dealing with a bunch of selfish -motive politicans who does not think.
more relevant for investigative journalism.
why 60+ congressmen in vegas for fight.
average cost per person for package – 250,000 pesos according to travel agent.
pork barrel comes in handy.
even american news joked about politics in the philippines at the number attending and pacquaios comment ” we should take a roll call”
all one big joke and one big party in life.
only underlines the irrelevance of congress.
dc41 & gloria…parang dumapot ng bato si gloria at ipinukpok sa sariling ulo….
korek!
Ms. Robles, I salute you mam! Galing ng mga article nyo
Baka pwede mag request, magsulat kayo about sa future bout ni PACQUAIO VS MAYWEATHER…
Hoping.
God bless po Ms. Robles.
I’ll see what I can dig up for you.
The correct idiom is “hoist with his own petard.” – Hamlet by Shakespeare.
Right.
ma’am, anot ‘to dominican republic na balita kay gloria & family? di pa man lumaki ng husto ang balita, nagsinungaling na naman ang mike arroyo. sa totoo lang, nakakadiri sa kahihiyan pinaggagawa nila ngayon, ang sarap pagtawanan. nag-aantay na rin ako ngayon ng next gimik ni dr/atty elena bautista horn. after ng compassion drama, umiyak naman. may hulaan dito sa amin ano ang next gimik nila. at mukhang naisahan na naman sila ni pnoy dahil dito sa dadalhin at gagastusan na lang ang doctor nya at dito siya magpagamot, ayun di nga tinanggap ng mga sinungaling kaya siguro leaning more on constitutional right to travel naman sales pitch nila. parang isa nga lang ang headlines ngayon eh….elena BAUTISTA horn, ramona BAUTISTA, maj gen emannuel bautista, lolong, gloria and family…malas lang talaga ni gloria, wala ng tiwala mga tao sa kanya, inunahan pa siya ni ramona, nalaos lahat ng gimik nila
p.s
i have had a tour of duty there. very nice.
shame if the neighbourhood declines.
at least they will be blackballed from the golf club.
now doj finds out arroyo has passport in dominican republic.
we knew about this 7 months ago as 1 of the escape options.
anyone can buy residency and a passport at a very reasonable cost and many underworld characters do.
the country will also never divulge bank details. it is actually more secure/private than switzerland.
do these people not know or speak to their counterparts around the world.
no wonder people can murder and flee,or hide for a year and come back a senator.
who is kidding who
mike arroyo will like domican republic because their is a resort hotel there that provides beautiful escort service.( women that stay with the guest in the room) . but the main reason why the aroyos like to stay in domican republic is bcause their money is in cayman island. this small island has 500 banks and no requirements needed to deposit in the bank regardless how big the amount.this is where all the hot money in world are stored.
all 5 star hotels provide 7 star girls and they have a nice airport. recommended
Maiba naman tayo mam, isa po akong resident na OFW. Kasi pinagusapan rin dito ang tungkol sa right to travel abroad. Noong isang taon, hindi po pumayag ang airline (Airphil Express) na kinunan ko ng ticket para sa mga anak ko na makpagbisita sa akin dito sa labas sa dahilang sobra daw ng isang buwan ang kinuha kong ticket. Dapat lang daw isang buwan lang. Ako at ang aking asawa ay mga residente na dito sa ibang bansa. Ang tanong ko po, Mabigyan kaya ako ng justice sa nangyari?
AirPhil Express is the budget airline of Lucio Tan.
Kapag budget airline – there are usually very very strict restrictions on the ticket.
Pls explain what you mean.
Do you mean – bumili ka ng ticket . Tapos lumipas ang isang buwan, hindi mo pa ginagamit.
PUmunta ka sa AirPhil Express – sinabi sa yo – paso na? Ganon ba nangyari?
Ganito po yun mam, bumili ako ng round trip ticket para sa mga anak at asawa ko na ang flight po ay April 16, 2011 papuntang singapore galing cebu, tapos ang pabalik ay May 30, 2011. Confirm po ang ticket na yun. Ngunit nang mag check-in na sila ayaw pumayag ng airline dahil sobra daw ng isang buwan ang stay ng mga bata dito. Dapat binili ko raw 1 month lang kasi yun lang daw ibibigay ng immigration sa singapore. NAg explain po ang asawa ko na mga permanent resident naman kami dito, at kahit ilang buwan namin ipapagstay ang bata ay wala naman pong problema dahil mga dependent namin sila.Kahit umiyak na ang mga bata ay hindi pa rin sila naawa dahil patakaran daw nila yun. Ang tanong ko lang po bakit nila kino-confirm ang booking ko. May habol po ba ako dito? Nasaan ang right to travel dito?
meron akong ini-e-mail sa yo na mga tanong.
Should they let GMA leave the country, I as a Filipino would feel cheated again! I hope my fellow Filipinos are able to express this feeling. It will become a nations legitimate rage, if our civil servants and the supreme court ignore the necessity of having GMA face charges against her.
For the first time in my life I feel that this issue is the face of the future credibility of our country. Enough is enough!
The DOJ will lose this one and you know that Robles…
No. I’m not God.
It COULD lose it. But I’m sure Chief Justice Corona will also weigh the political fallout.
Also, the Ombudsman or DOJ prosecutor’s office might file cases in court already. So the DOJ might not lose this one.
DOJ won already. GMA was forced to file a motion questioning the constitutionality of her own original principle. The SC decision is immaterial now except for GMA.
The big winners are the people in the exposure of GMA picture with the halo vest. This was a keptly guarded secret that hospital personnel attending her were prohibited from using their camera phones.
Even her screened visitors were requested not to describe the contrapture to anybody Including their families.
The fear was the reference by the people to the dreaded word “Karma”!
Very easy daw ang case ni GMA, sabi ni estilito mendoza. talaga ha.
obviously, the only losers i see here is arroyo and her cohorts….
bilog talaga ang mundo! what goes around, comes around. there is justice after all!
Dito ngayon masusukat si Corona……Taong Bayan O si Gloria na syang nag luklok sa kanya………..abangan…..
Tumpak ka diyan.
The last time I interviewed Renato Corona was inside Malacanang Palace. He was working for GMA.
He told m his dream was to join the Supreme Court.
Ouch.. Utang na loob yan..
Let’s pray for Chief Justice that he may have a rightful decision.
Loyalty per se is the most abused privilege in the Philippines. Loyalty Filipino Style is often more addressed to the person who have buttered one’s lips over what can be morally and legally right and just.
Whatever right wish it is that you wish for the Chief Justice may depend on who have plenty to butter up.
sa kalakaran ngayon..sino mang lawyer na gusto magtrabajo sa government.. naghahanap (lobby) ng padrinong politician(s) para makapasok na fiscal, judge o justice…na sa system na iyan….maging Justice ka kung approbahan ng politiko sa CA.. so sa usapang pinoy .. di ma kalimutan ang tumingin o maningil ng utang na loob…….no one is an island.ika nga…me maganda marating ito o mabulok ang resulta..nasa taong may panindigan lang yaan..pero nakumpromeso paminsan minsan.. kung me nakatutuk na damocles sword sa ulo mo..o bulto bulton pera sa harap mo..hayyyyyy..nawala na ang attorney;’s oath kuno…paano ba yumayaman ang mga abugado…
well said raissa, at least the DOJ was using DC 41 in barring arroyo from escape..it is also a good point of debate if in case the Solgen were granted its petition to deny TRO’s and uphold a legal debates on that matter. It will be a question to them on why they are questioning the DC 41 where in fact the author of this was the previous administration.
(c) The Secretary of Justice may likewise issue an HDO against any person, either motu proprio, or upon the request by the Head of a Department of the Government; the head of a constitutional body or commission; the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for the Judiciary; the Senate President or the House Speaker for the Legislature, when the adverse party is the Government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities, or in the interest of national security, public safety or public health.
this is the legal basis. the operative word is the DOJ Secretary may likewise issue an HDO against any person either “motu proprio” xxxxx when the adverse party is the Government or any of its agencies xxxxxx
gma’s goose is cooked. unless the sc justices declare as unconstitutional the very same law she herself signed..then we would all confirm our long lingering suspicions.. that debt of gratitude is more important to honor for some men in robes
Abangan…
it should be debt of gratitude is more important than honor for some men in robes..
sorry for the typos ..as typing and raging can’t sometimes co-exist
dapat ang unahin ng SC ay yun mga ordinaryong mga tao na hinaharang ng immigration sa kadahilanang mukha raw sila biktima ng human trafficking kaya off-load agad ang mga pobre. according to them mga 60k na tao na ang na-off-load nila. kawawa naman sila
Tama.
Now is the time for Migrante to also file a petition with the Supreme Court.
Mark it MORE URGENT.
inday raissa, paano iyan dahil suportado ng MIGRANTE ang travel ban for OFWs dahil ayaw ng MIGRANTE ng human rights violations ng mga OFW sa Ban 41 countries. Ang problema lang MIGRATNTE is supporting the violation of the rights of OFWs to travel and get a decent job to support themselves and their families. NO human rights organizations have stood up to defend the right to travel of OFWs as enshrined in the constituion. Ikaw nga inday raissa ay tahimik rin di ba?
If GMA can travel anytime, anywhere, so should every Filipino.
Pero alam mo, Toto, that’s a very complicated question.
Face it.
There are really some countries which have absolutely zero protection for domestic helpers.
What will a Filipino woman do, who goes to a remote region in Saudi and is made to sleep in the kitchen? Tapos ginalaw siya.
Magsusumbong siya. Siya pa ang makukulong.
Maybe the ban should be according to job category.
P.S. I used to write for Riyadh Daily newspaper in Saudi. That’s how I got exposed to all these problems.
Maybe you might want to read other articles I’ve written on OCWs:
http://raissarobles.com/2011/07/03/saudis-consider-maids-as-part-of-their-furniture-a-labor-official-once-told-me/
http://raissarobles.com/2011/07/10/imagine-a-world-without-filipinos/
http://raissarobles.com/2011/05/20/about-time-ph-govt-protects-filipino-domestics-in-kingdom-of-saudi-arabia/
http://raissarobles.com/2011/06/26/juanitas-heroic-death-in-hong-kong/
The analogy is perfect, Raissa. I discovered your website only yesterday and I am overwhelmed by your writing style because it presents an in-depth analysis of the situation though in the most simple way which makes reading much easier. I have become a sucker for news in the Philippines especially on political matters that involve the Arroyos and their cohorts. I am here in New Zealand but I do not let the day pass by without reading and watching replays of the news online. Thank you.
Thank you.
I try to make it simple because it is the only way I know that I myself can understand it.
Immediately after 2010 election, GMA and cohorts ordered Agra to issue DC 41 as future threat to their enemies while these 2 scenarios played important factors to that decision!
1. Being Congresswoman, she would be elected Speaker and probably Prime Minister after pushing Cha-Cha.
2. Overwhelmed by this ingenous ambition, she placed her health in the back burner thinking that it could be easily cured by their enormous wealth. She was told then it was a form of Arthritis.
Actually, Agra forgot to discard this decree when it was evident that GMA would not become Speaker because he was busy trying to preserve his own integrity and future.
The boys of Sec Jojo Ochoa discovered it and the rest is history.
Do you know something I don’t
Why Sec. Ochoa?
That “smoking gun” document was initially discovered in the palace remember, the Samar group are lawyers.
Before you wrote this article, posted in your earlier article, “Funny” this EO was dilemma of GMA. The brain behind this caper was also behind helicopter scam. Where did Agra work before DOJ? Who was the padrino? Connect the dots!
Johnny Lin you seemed to be vey knowledgeable like Ms. Robles. I really like the way write your comments. @ Ms. Robles keep up the good work.
Awesome.
As always. Keep it up Miss Raissa!
LOL….. Now who who have thought that it will be her own undoing that will tighten the noose on her already screwed neck.
GMA should account for all her misdeeds during her term in accordance with our laws however she should be accorded all her legal rights.
the WLO has no legal basis in our constitution/laws and the SC has all the rights and obligation to declare DC 41 illegal.
So why do you think the Gloria Arroyo government issued DC 41?
The issuer, Justice Secretary Alberto Agra, was acting as GMA’s alter ego here.
the situation here is that politicians and some other lawyers are just looking at the rights of gma.what about the rights of the filipino people? she should be even charge of perjury for lying her purpose of the trip.this reminds me of the saying that goes like this: an early bird catches a worm.this is in concern that early person has the benefit of some kind of blessings.but we are only looking at the early bird.what about the early worm? arroyos situation is somewhat of that category.those pretending to be expert of the laws are just looking at arroyos side.what about the side of the citizens of the philippines.?- always trumpled.the poor people of the philippines are always the victim of the rich and powerful.thats why insurgencies in the philippines wont stop because only the rich have the rights and the poor has nothing.i hope the supreme court protect the interest of the nation not just one or two person.prosecutors should file those cases in courts just like what gma did to erap. in two months erap was in jail.what about arroyo? another drama?
1. there is a saying:
it is hard to wak up a person who is awake…
it means, faking the sickness and everything.
2. if gma thinks that her dc41 is invalid, then her midnight appointees are also invalid….
VERY GOOD POINT.
And that’s Corona counted.
ang sigaw ng katipunero noon..MABUHAY ANG PILIPINAS.maski barilin mo…bagsak patay…sakrifisyo ang buhay para sa kapakanan ng samabayanang pilipinas……
NGAYON.. ang kampo ni GMA…PRESIDENTE ng pilipinas…at kung ano ano pang colatillang katannyagan na nakadikit sa pangalan at angkan nya..,for national interest…IPAGAMOT MO AKO.. SA SPAIN, SINGAPORE, GERMANY, USA…
bahala na kayo sa buhay nyo.. kkb na lang shorryyyy na lang kayong katipuneros… nag suicide kayo..pwede namang ibenta nyo ang pilipinas sa spain… di hindi na sana ako nagrequest ng visa sa SPAIN…
kung sakali ako ang katipunero noon…NATULOG NALANG AKO NG MAHIMBINGMAHIMBINGMAHIMBINGMAHIMBING
Bakit di lahat ng journalist kagaya mo? Ang galing mo talaga Mam Raissa! Yun mga bagay na di alam ng mga tao napapaliwanag mo. Laging may laman ang context ng bawat nilalaman.
Saludo talaga ako!
excellent insight.
wish there were more like you
and something like Private Eye uk top satirical/political magazine. they dont let anyone get away with anything
Thanks.
what comes around goes around!! kung hindi man sulitin ni ex- PGMA at ng pamilya ang lahat ng mga nagawa nilang kasalanan sa bayan, may naghihintay naman na pagsusulit sa kabilang buhay, kya dapat lang na magsisi na lang sya at ng pamilya nya at akuin kung talagang nagkasala sila. GOD BLESS!!
a lot of filipinos forgets easily one of the reasons we stagnate as a nation. good thing we have articles like this. keep it up.
But it takes people like you to be vigilant.
Keep it up, too.
“a taste of their own medicine…” a.k.a KARMA…
Belat!!!!!
I believe the correct expression is “hoisted by his own petard”. Your welcome!
Also that. .
Sec. De Lima, congratulations. You are doing your job very well. We need people like you in our government for the Philippines to really move on.
Just be straight and don’t be affected by people who criticized your decision in not allowing GMA et al to travel.
I am a civil engr. working for many years abroad, and I can say that Filipino professionals are equal or even better to their american or european counterparts.
These spokespersons of the Arroyos especially Mrs. Horn should stop talking. She’s putting down the filipino professionals in bad light.
Many good Filipino doctors can cure GMA if she is really sick.
The problem is SHE is not really sick.
re dc 41…..walang panalo si gma dito.. 2 points for doj:
1. pag napayagan ng supreme court si gma na umalis..resulta ang previous hdo o wlo nainissue nila ay illegal…mag mukhang hunghang ang gma government at aoppressive vis a vis human rights… maraming recovery cases ang harapin ni gma et. al.. sa mtga nasa previous wlo na ginawa nila. tulad ng case ni martrizar….
2. pag hindi napayagan ng supreme court si gma na umalis.. naluto si gma sa sarili nyang mantka.. may pagkalalagyan sya.. sa dami ng kaso nya.. maski malusutan nya ang mga kasong ito.. with so many years entailed in the prosecution of her case…this will strain her p[hysical wellk-being and finances…akakatulog pa ba sya nyan…even with 50% outcome
nice piece and very timely work, raisa robles. you’re fast and quick to act. tenacious too. hope you will not be censored, your blog closed. but tenacious as you are, you’ll open another blog, just like this one. no one can put a good journo down.
as I see it DC 41 was not made to supplant the constitution as mike arroy and his agreeable lemmings purported it is, but rather, created to enhance the constitution, to complement it, to give it more clout and biting power, make it more relevant with the goings on of the 21st century.
I think signee alberto agra should show guts and step up, defend what he has signed, now that its existence is being threatened. oblivion is sniffing around the corner and could pounce any minute, and its chief justice corono who’ll wield the sledge hammer.
I agree with the comment about escudero. he’s proving to be wishy-washy. very changeable like the weather, almost traitorous.
It’s what reporters are supposed to do.
I agree with you. Agra should go before the Supreme Court and defend his circular.
That should be one for the books
totally agree!!
I have a feeling sec agra tried to undo the things he did for Premier Grafter Macapagal-Arroyo (PMGA).
First, the ampatuan flip-flop.
Then very quietly, DC41.
For who would he be writing this DC41 for when Pinoy has already won the elections 2 weeks before?
He perfectly knew there would be cases versus his boss– having been (1) a defender of PGMA as Justice Sec and (2) having been the chief legal runner after those who PGMA wanted to persecute.
He wants that history will be kinder to him. Ways to go,Sec Agra!
That’s an interesting motive for Agra. Hmmm.
hey guys, let me interject something, have you seen in tv how foolish the statements of sen. escudero regarding arroyos case? escudero is wanting to get media mileage.but big mistake for him.he did not study the case well.watch filipinos this guy will run for president on gma’s money.and he will pardon the arroyos if convicted and he is the president.dont vote for him
Hard for him to run again for president.
Marami siyang pinaasa at pinagasta ng pera sa kampanya niya noong 2010. Tapos binitin niya.
yah!! pare pareho lang naman silang mga trapo!! kya nga kelan kaya uusad ng bayang PILIPINAS sa pag-unlad kung walang malasakit ang bawat isa sa bayan??
ms. raiisa im beginning to read ur articles!!nice investigative journalism, sana dumami pa kau nila tess vitug( author ng shadow of doubt) na yung totoo lang ang sinasabe kahit sino pa ang tamaan.but syempre take extra care kase mdami ka din magiging kaaway nyan lalo na yung mga nasa kadiliman!! GOD BLESS PO at ingats na lang.
aside from that, can he run again considering his dilemma on the domestic front? wasn’t his wife the center of ugly talks for a year now?
I agree with you josephleyson. Before, he wanted Danding Cojuangco to give him about 2 billion pesos to run for president. Danding is a businessman, and can you imagine 2 billion pesos? Danding is not crazy to release that big amount of money to someone he is not even related to. If you want to run for president, you should have your own arsenal of money, otherwise don’t ever think of running. Escudero is finished! He is showing now his true colors!
Let him show his true color, the earlier the better
True, I’m a Bicolano but i will never ever vote for that long time Marcos family’s cronies
I feel sorry for GMA for what she is going through, but, her EO DC 41, bit her big time! Time for her and family to face the music.
Dean Martin singing “White Christmas” was meant to console her.
to GMA just follow the rules of law and if you are really sick,there is no need for you to be a model of those supports connected to your body…just ask the philippine medical associations elite and competent members and they would do what is best for you…what is not good is you are really trying to escape justice.
Good analysis Raïssa!
You’re a LIGHT where people may have forgotten the insidious acts of the Arroyos in what could have been dismissed by people who have short memories.
May your LIGHT shine more on a lot of filipinos, may you inspire change and instill principles on the young and pessimists of today.
May the RATS or TOADS find consolation on laws circumvented to suit their whims, solace to reap the fruits of their concocted machinations from hereon.
Ms. Raissa may information po ba kayo kung sino-sino ang kasama sa list of entorage ni madame evil?
si Atty E. Mendoza siya rin yung sumulat sa SC para baliktarin and unang ruling (PALEA) in favor of PAL. and now he strikes again to defend the roots of all evil….galing mo atty sana kampihan ka uli ni Corona…thanks Ms. Raissa sa pag lathala mo sa DC 41 atleast alam ng taong bayan kung sino ang na karma………pero teka, na iintindihan kaya ni Mrs. Horn itong DC 41?
Buti na lang si Estelito Mendoza ang abugado ni GMA. Yung mga cliente ni Mendoza lalo na yung matataas na opisyal kagaya ni Estrada ay nakulong.
So, abangan ang susunod na makukulong.
Bakanti naman yung naging kulungan ni Estrada, di ba? Ok lang kay FG, dahil mayroon naman siyang mga spare tires he he he.
ms horn di yan maka intiende.listen to her talking she talks with no reservations.as if she is talking to idiots.there is a battle going on in the philippines.a battle of armaggedon – a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil.surely ms horn can mimick the angel of light that may deceive unsuspecting filipinos.and i know in the end the forces of good will win.supreme court will make a decision against arroyos prayer,otherwise it will be chaos.corona has to think about that.he will be impeached if he will side in favor to a couple of persons over the national interest
ilan ba ang horn ni mrs horn? No wonder Mrs Horn is defending her Horn mentor
What a situation! Truly one for “onli in di Pilipins” category. Secretary de Lima deserves our congratulations for a job well done and also you Raissa for portraying so aptly GMA as “a mouse caught in her own mousetrap”. I hope this affair would bring down – along with GMA – all those working for her escape plan gone busted, and if possible get all of them prosecuted in court for obstruction of justice. Finally, Secretary Agra should also be congratulated for coming up with DC No. 41. His act has somehow redeemed his flop in earlier exonerating ARMM Gov. Zaldy Ampatuan’s complicity with the gruesome Maguindanao Massacre. Agra deserves my thumbs up!
Well, Karma is a bitch indeed. Horn get out of the effin’ way, you’re a useless drama queen.. Baka ang yaman mo na kaya ka pa iyak iyak sa tv, nakakapikon, mukha kang asungot
i totally agree with you. mrs horn is a drama queen. she should be with abs cbn to co star with jericho rosales. she knows how to shit tears in her eyes. oh pardon me shed tears in her eyes.she has the thickest face shameless spokesperson i have ever seen.how in the world the gma camp chose her to be the spokesperson for gma ? she talks like a frog .just opening her mouth without thinking whether people will believe her or not. i think gma and mrs horn are half sister, they look alike.
That’s why the Philippines will never be able to come out of “third world country” classification.
Only one question by justices to Titong Mendoza:
Are you claiming the plaintiff(GMA) wanted her own executive decree nullified because she did not anticipate she and spouse would be the first victims of EO 41?
Another Philippine entry into Guiness Book of World Records!
Only in Da Philippines.. Super like your comment
so if something goes horribly wrong it’s just “sorry na lang!” and enjoy our pound of flesh?
Thank you Raissa Robles for showing the entire text of CIRCULAR NO. 41, dated June 06, 2010. With this information, the entire Filipino people will be enlightened and rejoice that such a circular is very strong and nobody can dispute it or be against it. Anybody who will dispute it or say unconstitutional is STUPID AND AGAIN HAS BEEN BRIBED BY GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO, NO DOUBT ABOUT IT! There is no more escape for GMA, she has to stay and answer all her very serious cases. Congratulations again DOJ Secretary Leila De Lima, you did a good decision according to the law for not allowing GLORIA to go abroad for medical reasons ( the Philippine Medical Association and Dr. Ona, the Secretary of Health HAS ALREADY SPOKEN. GLORIA’s ailment can be handled by our own competent professionals comparable if not better to overseas physicians. LET US NOT BE FOOLED AGAIN, to let her go will be a disaster, BECAUSE SHE WILL NOT COME BACK. All her pictures (pretending to be very ill) are all a part of play, IT’S ALL DRAMA!
Thought you might want to know who are the justices of the Supreme Court that will decide GMA’s case.
Those appointed by GMA were:
Renato Corona
Antonio Carpio
Arturo Brion
Teresita Leonardo de Castro
Presbitero Valasco Jr.
Diosdado Peralta
Lucas Bersamin
Mariano Del Castro
Roberto Abad
Martin Villarama Jr.
Jose Perez
Jose Mendoza
Those appointed by President Aquino were:
Bienvenido Reyes
Ma. Lourdes Sereno
Estela Bernabe
Good news is Bienvenido Reyes is raffled to handle GMA’s petition.
Bad news is Chief Justice Corona can issue TRO by himself even improbable.
Remember CJ Corona was the most controversial GMA midnight appointee.
Big time, last minute favour.
Let’s wait and watch.
Pray for all these defenders of Justice.
Thanks for the list.
hoping to enlightened CJ corona to be on d good side this time!!
very clever analysis and illustration.
touche indeed~
Mea maxima culpa
I hope her long lost gnome relatives in Switzerland won’t be too upset she can’t join them for the holidays.
Awww.
Touche!
OMG!!!….That’s it!!!
Good people do not need laws to tell them to
act responsibly, while bad people will find a way
around the laws.
Plato
What an excellent analysis! It beats Harry Roque’s.
worst case scenario if and when Corona & his supreme cohorts issue a decision allowing GMA to leave, which the evil witch will immediately take advantage of, release people power again. how? by forming a human barricade at Naia that will stop GMA and her entourage from entering the airport. Simple, diba?
Former Pres. Gloria M. Arroyo will surely not be charged with so many crimes against her just like what the Cory admin did to the Marcoses. Up until now wala pa rin makitang evidences against the Marcoses kaya one by one the cases filed against them ay dismissed for lack of evidence or technicality. Pareho din ang mangyayari sa kaso against the Arroyo’s, puro salita, kuwento at tsismis pero walang hard evidence to convict her.
Probable result: GMA GUILTY AS CHARGED then …PNOY PARDONS GMA..well at least she’ll be exposed and the fires of hell waiting!
There is Diosdado Macapagal International Airport.
Or a helicopter ride from La Vista , followed by a jet in Subic.
Only if the public does not care. Ngayon may Internet na. May Faceobok. May Twitter.
More ways of showing public opinion.