By Raïssa Robles
The Arroyo camp is complaining that the Commission on Elections and the Department of Justice “railroaded” and “rushed” the electoral sabotage case against her.
The truth is the opposite of that. The “evidence” of Arroyo’s crime first came to light on July 11 this year and quickly unfolded from there.
Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and former Muslim Autonomous Region Governor Zaldy Ampatuan share a meal in happier times
It all began when Zaldy Ampatuan – a suspected mass murderer whom Arroyo handpicked to be Governor of the Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) – suddenly told ABS-CBN TV that his family helped rig the 2007 polls for Arroyo in their home province of Maguindanao.
He claimed that as a result, Arroyo’s candidate Juan Miguel Zubiri won a seat in the Senate.
During the Comelec counting at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), Zubiri emerged No. 1 in Maguindanao province and won over 195,000 votes there. Gloria Arroyo’s senatorial bets won all the votes there while the opposition – that then included Benigno Aquino III – all got zero.
Arroyo’s spokesman Raul Lambino said the accusation was self-serving. Ampatuan merely wanted to save his own skin. By offering to testify against Arroyo, he might evade being charged for the 2009 massacre of 58 people, including 34 journalists, in Maguindanao, southern Philippines.
At that time, Ampatuan had already been in a maximum security cell for two years trying to avoid arraignment for the mass murder.
Ampatuan’s claim would probably have fallen by the wayside if another controversial personality had not surfaced three days later on July 13 and sang the same tune. Lintang Bedol, an election supervisor for the southern province of Sultan Kudarat and long wanted by the Comelec for cheating, suddenly gave an interview to ABS-CBN saying Arroyo cheated in the 2004 and 2007 elections.
Two weeks later, the man whom Zaldy Ampatuan claimed was the main beneficiary of cheating suddenly resigned from the Senate. Juan Miguel Zubiri vacated his Senate seat on August 3 tearfully saying:
Without admitting any fault and with my vehement denial of the alleged electoral fraud hurled against me, I am submitting my resignation as a duly elected Senator of the Republic of the Philippines in the election for which I am falsely accused without mercy and compassion.
Kung may nandaya po sa 2007 elections, wala po tayong kinalaman diyan…[If anyone cheated in the 2007 elections, we did not know anything about it.]
The candidate who had accused Zubiri of stealing the votes assumed Zubiri’s vacated seat and vowed to go after the “mastermind” of the cheating.
Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III had actually fought a lonely four-year battle to unseat Zubiri from the Senate and claim it as his. Way back in 2007, he had accused two provincial election officials, Lilian Radam and Yogie Martirizar, of cheating for Zubiri.
This is the same Yogie Martirizar whom I wrote about as having almost the same calcium deficiency disorder as Arroyo in my piece entitled – Gloria Arroyo stopped a woman, with an illness and a case just like hers, from leaving the country for four years
After Zubiri resigned, Yogie Martirizar and Lilian Radam suddenly volunteered to become state witnesses.
They signed affidavits admitting they had rigged the vote for Arroyo’s senatorial candidates and were helped by government forces in the cheating operation.
They also claimed that Arroyo’s own election lawyer Alberto Agra – whom she later appointed acting justice secretary – defended them against the poll fraud charges.
It was this domino of revelations which prompted Comelec to conduct a joint investigation with DOJ. Senator Pimentel immediately filed a complaint before the body, accusing Arroyo and others of electoral sabotage. He named Martirizar, Radam, Zaldy Ampatuan and Bedol as his witnesses.
Star witness Norie Unas
During the investigation, 14 election officials and one technician working on computerized voters lists testified. The star witness of them all was Norie Unas, Maguindanao’s provincial administrator and the right hand man of Zaldy Ampatuan’s father, Andal Sr.
Unas claimed he accompanied Andal Sr to a dinner with Mrs Arroyo and her husband Jose Miguel inside Malacañang Palace shortly before the 2007 elections. There, Unas said Mrs Arroyo told Andal Sr. to “produce a 12-0 result in Maguindanao (for her 12 senatorial candidates), even if you have to rearrange or change the results.”
To this day, Mrs Arroyo has issued no comment on the charges upon the advice of her lawyer. The Arroyo couple’s lawyers had agreed to submit their counter-affidavits last Monday Nov 14. After that, the case would be deemed submitted for resolution.
Instead of doing that, their lawyers asked the Supreme Court last Friday Nov 11 to void the probe because it was “a kangaroo court.”
Then their lawyers told the panel that Monday Nov 14 to freeze the probe and wait for Supreme Court to act on their petition. The panel refused and Mike Arroyo’s lawyer Ferdinand Topacio stormed out and denounced the “railroading” of the investigation.
He said the panel disregarded the affidavit of Andal Sr. totally denying Unas’ claims.
Five days later on November 18, the Comelec used the panel results to file a complaint of electoral sabotage against Mrs Arroyo before Pasay City Regional Trial Court Judge Jesus Mupas, who then issued an arrest warrant that very night.
The rest is history.
Raisa:
In Sen. Saguisag’s email to me about your articles, he decribed you and Merites as Women with Balls ! Congrats and more power.
wilson
PS. I wonder where I read a copy of Midnight CJ’s speech before MOPC shortly after he assumed as CJ. Was it from your blog or somebody else ?
Sen Saguisag e-mailed you?
Do share.
Yes, I put up an excerpt of his speech before MOPC before.
Mabuhay! I feel bless coming across this site, now I don’t have to content myself with just opinion from Philstar, Enq., Nyt, thanks!! more power to you Ms. R.R.
Thank you for reading.
Pls. tell your friends and relatives about my site.
Witness says IBP head got P.5M from Mike Arroyo in 2001
A former employee of LTA Inc., which is owned by the family of Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo, has surfaced with a story of a decade-old incident wherein he said he was given P500,000 by Arroyo’s comptroller, Ma. Victoria “Vicky” Toh, for deposit to Libarios’ bank account.
The whistle-blower said that in coming forward, he only wanted to help President Benigno Aquino III bring justice and order to the country. “I do not ask for anything in return; nobody promised me anything or instructed me to make this narration,” he said.
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer 1:05 am | Thursday, January 26th, 2012
“Finally, they may have found the smoking gun. After continuous investigations into all sorts of wrongdoing allegedly perpetrated by former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the Senate blue ribbon committee has finally found a case that apparently directly links her to the alleged crime.
“When grilled by the [Senate blue ribbon] committee, Uriarte said that the documents facilitating the allocation of the ridiculous CIF requests went through Malacañang from 2008 to 2010, and the documents bearing either Arroyo’s signature or her initials were signed by the former president right in front of Uriarte.”
Source: PDI Editorial (12:36 am | Sunday, January 22nd, 2012)
Caught ‘red-handed’?
Hi,
kudos to your writings now I am hooked to your site
I am a Malaysian married to a wonderful Pinoy living in Calbiga all countries have their crooked leaders it,s people like you who have to check and balance ,please keep it up and all the best.
Best regards
Dominic
Thanks, Dominic for being concerned about my country.
come to think of it, when g arroyo made her “state visit” in the UK some years back and she was only met by low-ranking government employees, i would have to say that it was literally a slap on the face. kahiya talaga. esp since a few months later, queen elizabeth herself feted to a state dinner a south african head of state. n’on pa lang nakakahiya na yon. the truth is, nobody respects her, not foreign governments, and certainly not by her people. her supporters are made up of mostly political stooges who have benefited from her financial largesse over the years. problema lang, it wasn’t her own money she was giving away.
Really?
Interesting.
Ms. Raissa maraming salamat sa yong articles…I forgot the time and was glued reading for straight 5 hours. Sana patuloy kang magbibigay ng accurate information lalo na sa mga tulad kong narito sa labas ng bansa.
Stay safe and more power. God bless you.
Thank you for reading, Joselin
Pareho pala tayong nahuhumaling sa mga blogs ni Raissa sis. Jo. I found her site also and since then inaabangan ko na ang kanyang mga makapigil hiningang revelations.
Keep it up Raissa. May the Lord bless you more for upholding the truth about what’s happening in our country. God bless us all Filipinos who are dreaming of a recovering Philippines through deliverance from the evil of corruption.
Pag magtagumpay tayo sa paglilinis ng imahen ng Supreme Court (ganun kahalaga ang impeachment trial na ito ni Corona), manunumbalik ang tiwala natin sa Judiciary then tiyak na mapaparusahan ang iba pang mga tiwali sa pamahalaan kasi alam nating may credibility na tlaga ang Judiciary. Ang kasunod niyan ay ang conviction ng kahit sino sa ating pamahalaan na mga magnanakaw (halimbawa mga Arroyo).
Pag nangyari ang ganitong mga pagbabago, marami ng magtitiwalang mga investors sa ating bansa, magkakaroon na tayong pag-asang makaahon ang ating bayan sa kahirapan.
Ang lahat ng ito ay posible pag patuloy tayong magkaisa sa krusada ng paghahayag ng katotohanan katulad ni Raissa. Let’s promote Raissa’s blog sa iba pa nating mga kababayan para magising na ang mga Pilipino na kumilos at makialam sa proseso ng pagbangon at pagbabago.
Higit sa lahat, lumapit tayo sa Diyos at manalangin na patuloy Niyang kahabagan ang ating bayan. Let’s continue to pray for Raissa’s gift of investigative writing and of course her safety.
obviously naghahalunkat ako sa blog mo Ms. Raissa
nasanay siguro kasi ang mga filipino na mabagal ang justice sa Pilipinas kaya ngayon na mabilis na nakakasuhan ang mga may sala parang gulat na gulat ang lahat. sinasabing minamadali ang kaso, nagpapapogi, nagmamagaling hehehe
Very informative and straight to the core of the issue. I just accidentally saw your blog and will follow you from now on. Keep on keepin’ on!
Thanks for reading.
Eto pa isang kawatan Mr. President. Paki imbestigahan lang Pnoy para talagang makulong ang lahat na kawatan…walang favoritism:
The TRUTH about SCTEX (Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway, that runs through Hacienda Luisita) is that Hacienda Luisita or the Cojuangco’s was paid by the government P80 million for the right of way for 83 hectares of land that was made part of the expressway. The issue is also one of overpricing, because the P80 million translates to P100 paid by the government to Luisita for every square meter of land ROW, at a time when the selling price of farm land in Tarlac was only from P6 to P8 per square meter. Therefore, the Luisita land paid for by the government was overpriced by at least P92 per sq.m
On top of the P80 million, government also used P170 million of taxpayers’ money to construct a road interchange that connected Luisita’s private road to SCTEX. Other private companies like Mamplasan, Asia Brewery, Greenfields and Southwoods paid the government so their properties would be connected to the South Luzon Expressway. These companies paid the Philippine National Construction Corp. (PNCC) P241 million each for the interchanges that connected their properties to SLEX. So how come it is the opposite with Luisita? Instead of Luisita paying the government for the interchange that connected Luisita’s private road to SCTEX, it was the government that paid Luisita. The overpricing has been confirmed by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) during a congressional hearing.
But it was not the government alone that got a raw deal from the SCTEX project. The poor farmers who had been toiling at Luisita for decades also got a raw deal. As the supposed owners of 32.5 percent of Luisita, the farmers should have gotten at least P25 million of the P80 million ROW payment. Instead, they were only given dividends ranging from 50 centavos to P1.
A House committee investigation established that Noynoy used his influence as a congressman in 2004 to have the original route diverted to Luisita which at that time was largely inaccessible. In fact, Noynoy served as the proponent of the SCTEX project that directly benefited his family.
The congressional hearings elicited the fact that Noynoy used his influence as a legislator not only to push the SCTEX project, but specifically the inter-connection of Hacienda Luisita to it, at a huge cost to the government and the taxpayers. The net effect of Noynoy’s machinations is that from its original estimate of P18.7 billion in 1999, the SCTEX project cost was adjusted to P21 billion in 2004 and, by the time it was finished, the cost had ballooned to a whopping P32.808 billion, or twice its original price.
Noynoy made sure he was present in most meetings related to the construction of SCTEX. To show their disdain for the congressional committee investigating the SCTEX scandal, Noynoy and the Cojuangcos ordered Luisita’s security men to bar congressmen from making an ocular inspection of the Luisita road interchange. The government funded the P170-M interchange, but the representatives of the people were prevented from visiting the site.
While all this was going on at Manila Hotel’s Roma Ristoranti, Noynoy was somewhere else in the hotel with Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim, having just come from the unveiling of his mother’s monument nearby. In fairness to him, Somebody was sent to look for him so he could reply to these accusations, but the messenger was unsuccessful.
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Panawagan ko kay Chief Justice Corona ay, sana maging matatag kayo. Huwag kayong patatalo sa Malacanang. Isa ka sa iilan na lang na malaking tinik sa lalamunan ni Penoy. Hayaan mong magdusa si penoy dyan sa tinik na yan. Please don’t give up for the sake of our country. This deranged president and his minions are harassing and bullying you so you will give up and so they can have complete control of our country. God put you where you are to fight evil. Be strong for all of us!
Yes, Mr. President, please investigate this.
Dear Windy,
I give you the right to express your own opinion – even on my blog.
But why do you register as another person named “Blanche”.
You and “Blanche” have the same IP address.
Do you have a split personality?
Ms. Raissa,
Probably Windy and Blanche are different persons using the same laptop?
Anyway, it may be improper as you said. They must answer your question, otherwise, I myself am wondering about the reason or motivation.
As for the SCTEX matter, It would be certainly appreciated if you have some info, data or facts regarding the discussion above.
Thanks and regards,
I would have to restudy the matter.
HAHAHA! huli ka! how Shameful! Now, Windy or Bianchi or whoever you are, just lost your remaining credibility…to ZERO! Another meaning of “IP” is “identified person.” Very good Ms. Raissa!
I can’t believe myself glued to your article…my first time ever. Boy, you’re good. It really is an eye-opener and very credible. Carry on! I do expect more personalities to come to light and when it does, I believe democracy is still breathing in the Phil, promising a new dawn. But it’s not over until it’s over. Nevertheless, I am seeing a silver lining in the horizon already.
Hats off to you Raissa. Can’t wait for your next.
Thanks for reading.
Try the other articles – these are like prequels to what happened before the electoral sabotage case.
http://raissarobles.com/2011/11/23/part-1-the-maguindanao-massacre-was-a-deadly-quarrel-within-arroyos-camp/
http://raissarobles.com/2011/11/24/part-2-why-did-gma-treat-ampatuans-as-rebels-not-suspected-mass-killers/
Yes..Raissa is the best. I’m addicted to reading her blogs and the comments that comes with it..
Thanks again Raissa.. keep up the good work! More power to you!!
Thank you, Edgar.
I would very much appreciate it if you can recommend my site to your friends and relatives. Even enemies.
I salute Raissa for her meticulous way of search. It is nice to have a journalist like you
at this modern age. SAD TO SAY THAT MOST OF THOSE IN HER PROFESSION ARE
JUST DOING THE OPPOSITE AND VERY IRRESPONSIBLE WHEN IT COMES TO
REPORTING.
YOU HAVE MY STRAIGHT 4 HOURS OF READING
Thank you for reading, Cap
It’s my small contribution to the building of a nation. The only way I know how.
And the only way you know Madam Raissa pushes the small fires within me not to stop dreaming to finally have a better country.. our beloved country.. The Philippines. I look forward to the day when all these corrupt people spend the rest of thier lives in jail or better follow footsteps of the late Sec. Angelo Reyes.
Mam Raissa, this is not a small contribution, your blog is an eye opener to many silent readers like me who do not have the avenue to voice out your sentiments. I just found this thru abscbn.com and since then, I got hooked reading your posts. …Mam Raissa, may our humblest and sincerest prayers protect you and be your strength to carry on …Orchids to you and to all the brilliant journalists out there:-)
Thank you, Sammy.
You can help by sharing my posts with your friends and relatives. I would really appreciate that.
ano ga naman areh…is there anything new? this will be another “white washed tomb” in the history of Phil politics..iisa lang ang talo…mga PILIPINO…the laughing stock of the world
The first time I came across with this article, I sensed it was worth reading. I like the way you narrate inasmuch it crystallizes my understanding on such very important issue. Journalist like you Raissa is what the country and the Filipino need. You deserve to be a part of the press or media. Without good media, democracy would be in jeopardy. Afterall, the media is the “Achilles heel” of democracy. More power and mabuhay po kayo!
i am very much impressed by your article raisa, it’s very informative and sheds light about the whole thing in the Philippine political scenario, that once we have had a sham leader. POOR PHILIPPINES!!!. It’s an awakening for all of us!! We, the Filipino citizens should not be apathetic (just like the church coz they lure each other, shame on them!) I hope our history teaches us a lot of lesson…. GMA is using her position, knowledge/education CROOKEDLY!. Sad……………
Thanks Raisa… Kudos!!!
Ang sabi ni Sen Bongbong Marcos, bakit ang bilis kinasuhan si GMA, pagka pala gugustuhin eh kayang gawin sa. pinalabas ng Pasig RTC yong disisyon na may probable cause ang kasong electoral sabotage na isinampa ng DOJ – Comelec fact finding. at noong ding araw na yon Friday Nov. 18 nag issue ng warrant of arrest. para kay GMA . okey ito yong totoo noong panahon ni GMA ,kapag kumuntra ka at may nagsasagawa ng Against sa Arroyo Government wala ng mga due process kulong agad. tulad ng nangyari Kay Sen. Trillanes, at mga sundalong Magdalo, Gen. Lim, Col. Querubin, at 28 sundalo na ikinulong sa Tanay. kapag may mga anomalyang ginagawa ang kaalyado ng Administrasyon bawal humarap sa mga senate inquiry. ITO ANG KASABIHAN KUNG ANO ANG TINANIM AY SIYANG AANIHIN, AT ANG MAGTANIM NG HANGIN AY BAGYO ANG HAHARAPIN.
Wow, the graphics perfectly compliments the article. It paints a clear picture of the events. Thanks God, there are brave people like you who is not afraid and puts put efforts to help build a better country for our children.
I felt helpless every time I hear another atrocity committed by the Arroyo’s and his allies. With your article I see how Arroyo intends to evade arrest, and thanks to the firmness of DE Lima. She now must answer for all her crimes.
Thank you.
oh thanks to your hubby also. buti yung tag team nyo ma’am marangal, di tulad noong mag-asawang nunal at masiba, mga hangal.
now, this is what ‘chronology of events’ is. yung mga bayarang boom box ni arroyo puro panggugulang lang ang alam, ang labo pa ng pinagsasabi sa media. pathetic pala talaga ang mixture ng paawa lalo na kung wala kang charm at mas lalo naman kung sinungaling kang talaga. kulang na lang, magha-house to house sila para maawa ang tao sa mga kawatang mandaraya. “maswerte” lang talaga sila dahil ang supreme court mismo, abogado nila – ang forever legal but never moral coronarroyo court.
thanks for making this very reader friendly, madaling intindihin ng mas nakararami.
For making this reader-friendly, you will also have to thank my hubby Alan.
He’s my editor. Usually, my articles don’t need editing.
But in this particular piece, I needed him to take a look and he made me remove a lot of details that got in the way of the chronology
Ang sinungalin, mandarambong ay kapatid ng magnanakaw di dapat pagtiwalaan ang taong may kaakibat na ganitong sakit , walang doktor na kayang gumamot ng ganitong klaseng karamdaman kahit tumakas at magpunta pa sa abroad para magpagamot tulad ni GMA at Mike Arroyo kita, n’yo na wala man lang maawa sa kanilang sitwasyon kahit nasa ospital na. Tandaan NAKAKAAWA ANG KONDISYON NG ISANG TAONG ANG ITSURA AY NAKAKAAWA SUBALIT WALANG MAKUHANG MAAWA.
Hi Ms. Raissa,
Im so impressed with your articles. I hope that all of the journalists here in our country have the same thoughts like you, or should I say brave enough like you to expose or reveal the truth. I really enjoy reading your articles. More powers and may God bless you always.
Hi Ms. Raissa,
I am enjoying every bit of your intellectual articles and subsequent come-on comments from everyone.
My favorite Cristianne Amanpor, formerly chief international correspondent at CNN who
gained a reputation for being a fearless reporter once said this.
“There are some situations one simply cannot be neutral about, because when you are neutral you are an accomplice. Objectivity doesn’t mean treating all sides equally. It means giving each side a hearing.” I couldn’t agree more.
I am looking forward for more of your upcoming articles for sure.
Kudos to ABS-CBN for finding a gold mine named Raissa Robles, and for that. . . Thanks for sharing her with us.
CONGRATS..
Nilapastangan niya ang batas while she was in power and it is the same batas that’s going after her. Arroyo’s camp is calling it political persecution. They may refer or call it with other names but the bottom line is GMA and her cohorts should be held answerable for the electoral sabotage filed against her. Going out of the country is just a ploy to trick the Flipinos to escape from prosecution. NO TO MEDICAL CONSULTATIONS ABROAD!!!
I don’t really find pleasure in reading yet you had me stay on your site for 6 straight hours. the record of incidents and events is remarkable. good researcher and writer, Raissa. Keep it up! I’ll be your regular from now. Thank you for all of these information.
You’re welcome.
Dear Raissa, i came across your site just recently and am impressed with your great work in investigative journalism. This recent article outlining the sequence of events leading to the current scenario really helped me understand why GMA & FG wants to leave quickly only at this time. I bet that if you write a book, it would be a bestseller! Will be looking forward to it!
Thank you, Vic.
I’l keep that in mind.
Great article. Thank you for writing about the chain of events that led to the airport and Topacio’s promised castration brouhaha.
Keep on writing.
I will keep on reading too.
Have a nice day.
You too.
Thank you Ms. Raissa sa mga issue NA binunyag mo ngbuong tapang.sana makamit NA nation any katarungan dito sa Indonesia pinagtatawanan nil a angmga anomalyang nababasa nila. Sana’y magpatuloy ka pa sa pagsasaliksik ng mga kawalanghiyaang ginawa ni Gloria.More power and god bless you.
if i remember well, former president Gloria gave light to the issue of her meddling with the comelec during elections is when she went to national television and said “I’m sorry” refering to the hello garci tape…. gma and whoever her adviser is during that time made a bigtime mistake…
reading these comments gimme an earful smile… ahehehh!
but, thanks raisa for a very incisive reporting of the background, context and substantial issues…
for someone out here in arizona enjoying the rough and tumble of the 99% movement, it is heartening to hear what’s the truth about what really matters in our native homeland…
keep it up and MABUHAY!
Thank you.
Keep reading, pls.
actually raissa if you will notice lahat ng magkakaso/may kaso/nakasuhan ay nagkakasakit. isn’t it we want change, then i think this is the time for that…the downfall of the former president should be an example that not everyone is above the law…she can set an example..the last dignified thing to do…set a precedent…
You think she will?
But you’re right.
They all get sick.
that is what you call KARMA
Raissa, thank you for your accurate articles. Press people should inform the public of what is really happening in our country. Forget about our spineless politicians who owe so much their positions to gma. i gues gma stands for “Galing Mandaya Ako”.
Thank you.
Context is so important for informed reporting. Thanks Raissa for substantial report.
Ang ganda ng pagkasulat at very informative. Salamat at malaking tulong ito sa ating mamamayan na sinusundan ang mga pangyayari sa ating bayan. More power Raiza and to the filipino people as well. Let truth and justice prevail.
My favourite writer with another truthful interesting article!
Raissa,
Thanks for sharing us (readers) how the chronicle of events led to her downfall.
No wonder they’re in hurry to get out of the country. Probably her lawyers sensed that the arm of the law is finally catching up with her.
I don’t feel any sympathy nor compassion at all I want her to pay for all the misdeed she did to the state and to the Filipino people.
Thanks and more power to you.
Thank you, too, for reading.
neither do i, her photo taken at the airport so reminds me of how she looked when she said “i am sorry” . . . i think i will only pity her and her family once i will not see defiance . . . but how can we expect remorse if they all believe that they have not committed anything . . . to ensure that that belief becomes the truth of all times was to ensure that all justices in SC are her appointees . . . are they not all the time heading to SC from where the expect relief from her appointees? . . . really bad for the justice system . . .
impeach those 8 justices in the supreme court if the nullify the comelec doj authority in filing the case.but the problem also are some senators who are jelly fishes like escudero, santiago, angara who opened their big cavities to defend arroyo and her cohorts.these are the senators who owe to arroyo favors.i do hope that these people will disappear in the face of politics.if they are still around in the scene , philippines would still be lingering in agonizing poverty.
I hope more cases are filed by next week as promised. While GMA is still presumed innocent until proven guilty, the evidence against her is growing stronger by the day. Her boat is sinking but she cannot be counted out because she has eight Supreme Court justices seemingly in her corner. Let’s wait until the convictions and final appeals are fully resolved before we can officially call it her downfall.
great job, thanks for the said info… for GMA as written in the bible… GREED is one of the capital sin… so its not good at all … and im so sorry for your present predicament….if you have at least followed the Words of GOD… this will not happened to you…. maybe you have done something good for the country BUT because of GREED.. . it was overpowered by your misdoings and selfishness and you forgot your real role in the country being a public servant and NOT as a QUEEN or the BOSS or the owner of this country……..
Now this is a clearer one, an article worth sharing..
The writing on the wall is that her days are numbered. Very soon it will happen.
Noteworthy is the silence of Elena Horn, GMA loquacious spokesperson, right after she foul mouthed the lawyers of San Beda. Her unrestrained orifice was bolted, not by Topacio with the shrinking balls
and the missing godson . . .
Great piece. As you use your talent, more will be given to you. Gbu and stay safe.
Thanks.
Thanks for this article chronicling the chain of events that prevented gma from leaving the PH.I hope those people who are still defending her will see the light and stop claiming the filing of charges were rushed.This case has been reviewed since August,past.She has to be stopped from leaving the country because it is obvious from her past actions that she is not coming back.
They won’t.
they already see the light… actually they just cant resist it, ang kinang kaya ng nakaw na yaman ni glueria, kaya kita kita ng mga tagapagtangol niya, maambonan man lang kahit tira tira. maniniwala ba tayo na libre mga talents ng mga rahrah boys and girls ni glueria?
gloria’s silence in all this speak volumes. but conscience never give you peace of mind. now depressed. tomorrow….the unthinkable? don’t ever let her listen to the song ..suicide is painless.
Her only recourse now is the “Angelo Reyes Way!” If she does it she is guilty. If she doesn´t do it–depression is more painful than she ever imagines. Her lying companies don´t sell any story at all.
one report said glueria was suffering from diarrhea that’s why she was on dextrose to prevent dehydration daw. i said nerbyos lang yan. go ahead glueria confess your sins! we are willing to listen, who knows baka mapatawd ka pa ng Diyos sa mga kasalanan mo
the arroyo lawyers are brilliantly delaying the course of these proceedings in fact I am still waiting what the top notch counsellor Estelito Mendoza will say about the scenario of electoral sabotage tsk tsk
Thought you might want to watch GMA’s mugshots.
Please click the following link:
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/98165/arroyo-faces-more-troubles
Raissa is really an adorable columnist, Mabuhay ka!!!
Raissa, you are the best and a very fair journalist! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! For GMA to say : I am sorry” for the HELLO GARCI, (2004 Election) what else does the camp of GMA wants for the evidence and President Noynoy Aquino getting ZERO VOTES (2007 Election). These two cases are very strong evidences to CONVICT GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO RIGHT AWAY!
No amount of brilliant lawyers can ever dispute these two horrendous cases, not to mention the other 58 serious cases that she has to answer which are all true! GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO IS FINISHED!
Ms. Raiisa, if GMA is found guilty of Electoral Sabotage in 2004 (file the case ASAP) to keep herself in power, then she was an illegal president, which makes all her actions, decisions, appointments, etc. all illegal also. While the present adminstration cannot undo all of the actions of a fake president, it can certainly choose which ones to nullify. If any of the 8 justices of the SC appointed by GMA were appointed after 2004, then they should be removed from office without the impeachment process because their appointments were illegal, invalid, and unenforceable. Anong say mo?
There was no electoral sabotage law yet in 2004. And the prescriptive period of fives years for filing a case against her for 2004 has long passed.
Only Congress can take the unprecdented step of undoing her proclamation.
Me, I want those 8 bandits removed. They are selfish people without interest in doing good for the people who are in need of justice.
Raissa, you are one columnist that should be commended for doing a great job! Keep it up and I thank you for all the info I got. You served our people well and most importantly, enlightened each one of us! Again, Thank you.
Thank you for reading.
Can you just imagine President Noynoy getting zero votes, Did you hear that? Zero votes in Maguindanao? Well, Gloria’s command was followed by Ampatuan to the letter or I mean, during a lunch or dinner with Unas! Unas said Mrs Arroyo told Andal Sr. to “produce a 12-0 result in Maguindanao (for her 12 senatorial candidates), even if you have to rearrange or change the results.” This is the smoking gun plus the election results and witnesses affidavits, question, Alberto Agra should be included in the charge sheet?
Dapat lang sa kulungan si glorya , kasama ang mga ampatuan sa isang kulungan… Doon sila mag usap usap paano nangyari ang situasyon nila ngayon…
Isama sa kulungan nila ang mga bala at bomba na nasamsam sa palasyo ni ampatuan at mga election return na peke at silaban kasama sila… yan ang batas ko kung ako.. siguro magtanda na mga politiko na may gagawin pang kalukuhan…
wala na paligoy ligoy pa…. iisa lang ang gusto natin..hustisya….
Binigyang-daan ng Diyos na mangyari ang Ampatuan massacre para lumitaw ang katotohanan sa lahat ng mga kabulastugang pinagagawa ni GMA. Hindi sisigaw si Zaldy at mga kasangga nito tulad ni Bedol, kundi sila naipit ngayon. Mahigit limampung buhay ang nasakripisyo, hwag po nating hayaang masayang ito. Iparamdam natin sa Korte Suprema na katotohanan pa rin ang dapat manaig, hindi ang anumang teknikalitis na sinasabi nila. Ipagdasal natin na patuloy tayong patnubayan ng Diyos at di Nya papayagang ang mga masasamang kampon ni Gloria sa Korte Suprema ang maghahari-harian.
I think the Philippine government should take this case seriously and should not be more about politics..there should be transparency. The article is really nice. I enjoy reading your articles miss Raissa Robles. And I do believe that we are better and not a sick nation….we should be proud that we are making initial steps to clean the system.
Yes, I do, too.
But we have a lot of work ahead – poverty, insurgency, rebellion, injustice.
The bottomline is CGMA has never learned from the previous mistake. She became a president initially due to the safeguard of the madlang people and she should have been grateful by instilling the proper values of decency and accountability yet instead she took advantage of her position allegedly, to satisfy and gratify her own interest. Unless na talagang may maparusahan at madama mismo ng taong bayan, this kind of ailment will continue to plague our beloved country.
I dont know gus lagman comelec – thank god – but is the guy simple, stupid, senile or just a puppet.
Watching his recent interview was not only like watching a train crash but embarrassing and humiliating.
Not only media unsavvy but no knowledge of his subject. This is crazy.
but in answer to your question – he was asked what was the strongest piece of evidence and he said it was unas and the conversation he overheard at malacanan. in fact lagman went further and said this was the ONLY piece of evidence which directly linked arroyo to the poll fraud.
so not only a questionable witness but an overheard conversation at a distance 4 years ago. joke.
if a team coach said win 12 – 0 whatever, that can in itself hardly be construed as cheating – unless you are a pakastani cricketer.
i have no doubt of the cheating, but in US, UK courts this would be laughed out.
here, maybe anything is possible
he said, she said. no case. end of story
my grandmother could win the case for arroyo, and she has been dead 10 years. or a junior at linklaters, allen & overy etc.
as i said if this case is the best after 16 months of fevered activity and ferreting then not very impressive
NO WONDER PHIL SICK MAN OF ASIA………………… ITS IN THE BLOOD EVER SINCE. NOW I UNDERSTAND WHY USA HELPED JAPAN SO MUCH AFTER WW2 AND ALSO KOREA CAUSE THEY KNOW WHO TO HELP……………… ABSOLUTELY TRUE.
You are right , Sick man is the people thinking that way. Walang kinalaman ang Japan at korea o america sa issue ni Gloria…
Kahit sinong tao may sekreto, may pinsalang nagawa sa kapwa ay panagutan, yan ang batas ng diyos at tao…. wag sisihin ang ibang bansa….
Kung nagamit o nagpagamit sa ibang bansa, pwes kasalanan yan ng nagpagamit… kuha mo…
Go back to school and learn some history, kiddo. The US colonized the Philippines, waged war and murdered almost a million Filipinos, then bled the country dry of its natural resources. You think thieves would HELP their victims? Opportunism is in the genes of thieves; and well, for victims…. it’s another matter.
why do you hate US so much? what happen with PH- US bfor is called mutualism in my opinion.We get something from them and they get something from us,,,I’m not a historian so could you please site a specific event/s where they deprive our natural resources? Mas masahol pa nga ang ginagawa natin environment!Gosh! what if US still takes holds on us? could we be the Hongkong/Guam/Hawaii of the Pacific?
I’m proud to be a Filipino but the mentality of some makes me sick,,,why blame your neighbors when it was your household who’s at fault…Korea and Japan on the other hand has a very Nationalistic heart.If all Filipino would only buy Hapee toothpaste,BENCH, eat only at Jollibee, Mang Inasal, pay taxes, transparency in the government (thnx to Pnoy, they were the most transparent so far) . I think we could have a better country…and we will not blame the Spaniards, Japanese, Americans, Lady Gaga, Manuel Marquez, Justin Beiber of our misfortune…(wink)
Klaro ka-ayo …. Dont blame other what happen to ours…. its our mismangement that bring us where we are…
IM an avid follower of your column,keep it up….
Thanks, Kevin.
we all know in our hearts that Gloria ( i refuse to give her the titles she does not deserve) is guilty of so many crimes, but as it is, the gov’t has to move double time to prove them, or else…
Its a battle of the brain, if the government lost in all wars like arroyos and ampatuans, then the government is brainless….
I just wanted to see a result now… tagal naman …..I just want to see punished those people abusive…..
Obviously may problema sa constitution kung bakit nangyayari ang palakasan sa supreme court…. puro utang na loob ang botohan….
kelan pa mababago ang systema…. kung walang ampatuan masacre case di pa malalagay sa kaso si glorya….. blessings in disguise siguro tawag dyan..
the justice systems allows all parties to be heard . due process takes time. for normal cases, it takes 10-20 yrs if it reaches the higher courts. i just wonder how come gma’s pleadings get results in less than 2-3 days…hmmmmmm… curious…
hearing all sides. allowing all angles to be explored has to undergo a “process” . so much so that the best lawyers can delay the process indefinitely. this is what the marcoses did. i believe , it is what gma will do. is it fair ? no. is it moral? no. but the courts do follow a code to respect the process.
yung palakasan, actually happened because gma had a 9-10 yr term much like marcos. she was able to appoint all her subordinates. almost all spots.
system is there. but remember, it is the people that run the system. if the people running the system doesnt have the moral good intentions, even the best systems fail. may checks and balances na eh. i think the phils need a renewal. pagbabago sa loob. and for all the citizens not to tolerate corruption. kasi if the people allow it to happen, then it will happen. americans are more vigilant that’s why they have a bit less corruption.
i think moral renewal is what is needed. and to put corrupt govt ppl behind bars para may sample naman.
of all the potential cases this happens to be the weakest in legal terms and certainly wont result in a conviction, but may have been an expedient measure to buy the govt a very short breathing space and to stop arroyo leaving.
no problem with that, but unless they get their act together on the other cases, they will be made fools of – arroyo will be out of here , and they will only have themselves to blame.
pity they cannot afford decent lawyers.
why the weakest?
Probably because the main evidence of the panel linking CGMA in making the poll fraud are affidavits of people who would want to be shielded when everything falls down. These people can as easily retract their sworn statements when threatened and to convict the accused their statements should corroborate like matching pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.
What decent lawyers you’re talking about? you mean a talkative lawyer like RL & FT or the bunch of old lawyers hired by the Arroyos?
no. those are just the front ppl. pang poster lang. the movers , shakers and strategists are magagaling gumapang. at magagaling na lawyers. talent fees go up to millions and millions.
it is a very strong case. malakas evidence from top to bottom. may documentary evidence. may solid affidavits that tie everything together. wala masyadong holes yung mga testimony. may nag sabi nga they were ordered to steal the ballots in congress. may video tapes.
let us just wait. the case hasn’t even started yet. i feel sec de lima is on top of it. she’s honest and very good. malakas lang yung kalaban nya , supreme court. a supreme court can even be more powerful than a president.
i think the govt is doing the right strategies in fighting a wayward supreme court. if the supreme court doesn’t get it’s act together, then impeachment would be a heaven sent against majority of the dependent minded justices.
just watch how the most SC justices defends it’s client GMA. a normal citizen or a major issue of the country could never get the speed at the decisions and TROs that GMA could muster almost anytime.
even if govt hires the best lawyers , it would fall on deaf ears . kasi the gma justices twist the law to suit their client. mahirap ang position ng executive and legislative.
one instance, corona was appointed 2 months before gma was stepping down. if you file a complaint against midnight appointments, e sila sila na rin yung mag decide. so what do u think would be the decision? they would say it would be legal. they can make white look black thru legal jargon . but they shouldnt forget that God is their witness. maawa naman sila sa kaluluwa nila.
may instance nga na di pa natatanggap ng ibang judges yung motions and legal documents , may tatak na agad ng majority sa panig ni GMA. the log book attested to this. parang rubber stamp court.
paul
i have to disagree
lagman comelec was asked
what was the strongest piece of evidence and he
said it was unas and the conversation he
overheard at malacanan. in fact lagman went
further and said this was the ONLY piece of
evidence which directly linked arroyo to the poll
fraud.
so not only a questionable witness but an
overheard conversation at a distance 4 years
no such thing as a perfect case. minsan lang. you just do with what you have. and try digging for more. anyway, it’s a wholistic legal strategy to combat the biases. there are 6-10 more cases coming, so no worries. if u dont think out of the box, u will surely lose. tingnan nyo yung marcos cases.zero conviction.
GMA’s “brilliant” lawyers miscalculated. They counted on her fleeing after the Supreme Court issued a TRO in her favor.
i agree…. i thought they would push for technicalities since it was sewed already by GMA by putting his own “pawns” in the SC…..
the supreme court can free her anytime w/ another TRO against comelec. if kaya ng consensya nila.
Nice article.
Gd day Raissa,
Count me as regular in your column, I’m out of the country but I will be in here most of the time.
Carry on to your good work. That’s what we call a constructive journalism.
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