By Raïssa Robles
Supreme Court Justice Serafin Cuevas played a key role in a coup attempt against then President Corazon Aquino shortly after being ejected from the Marcos-appointed Supreme Court in the wake of the 1986 Edsa People Power uprising, .
[UPDATE, March1: Former Supreme Court Justice Serafine Cuevas admitted today that he once lawyered for Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile in the most important case of Enrile's life. But Cuevas said their past lawyer-client relationship was "no big deal" and would not affect the judgment of Enrile as presiding officer of the Senate Impeachment Court.
This confirms my story. To read sacked Supreme Court Justice Cuevas' explanation, click on this link.]
Cuevas defied the Rule of Law by swearing in Arturo Tolentino as the “Acting President”. The game plan was for Tolentino to pave the way for the return of the ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos to Manila.
The ceremony led by ex-Supreme Court Justice Cuevas on the Manila Hotel driveway was a fiasco: It was one of the more comical coup attempts staged by Marcos loyalists, who took over the hotel and occupied it for a few days. In the process they ate most of the food and trashed the establishment.
Supreme Court Associate Justice Serafin Cuevas (lower left in white suit) swears in Arturo Tolentino as "Acting President" during a failed coup attempt against then President Corazon Aquino
A year later in August 1987, the sacked Supreme Court justice came to the rescue of then Senator Juan Ponce Enrile who was accused of instigating another coup attempt against Cory Aquino. Enrile was arrested for the crime of “rebellion complexed with murder”. Cuevas was one of the lawyers who forcefully argued for the dropping of this charge against the former defense secretary.
While the Manila Hotel coup attempt was a farce, the August 27 to 28, 1987 coup attempt that implicated Enrile was tragic – resulting in the deaths of 53 mostly unarmed civilians and the wounding of over 200.
Among those seriously wounded in the August coup was President Aquino’s son, Benigno III.
OUR Plaza Miranda members research Supreme Court Justice Cuevas
I am very proud to say that it wasn’t I who found out about Supreme Court Justice Cuevas’ participation in the 1986 coup attempt, nor Cuevas’ lawyering for Enrile in 1987.
Both incidents were shared with me by readers and commenters to this blog. This indicates that this blog is indeed becoming OUR Plaza Miranda – where insights are shared and ideas are vigorously debated on.
It was @Andrew Lim who first sent me the link to the United Press International Report below on the Manila Hotel fiasco:
The report named the person who swore in Tolentino as “ousted Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Serapin (sic) Cuevas.”
The original file can be accessed here.
A commenter named @Baycas sent the same UPI report, entitled MARCOS ALLY LEADS CHALLENGE NEW ‘PRESIDENT’ HOLED UP IN HOTEL, but published by Albany Press.
A commenter named @Odasoid separately sent a Philippines Free Press report on the same incident:
Violence and Farce
What started out as a weekend show of Marcos “loyalists” turned into a weekly politically rally, then into violent Sunday demos, that eventually culminated in an open rebellion on July 6, exactly the 14th Sunday from Easter on the seventh month of the year. On that day, Tolentino took his oath as Vice-President of the Philippines and, in the absence of Marcos, proclaimed himself “acting President” under the l973 Constitution. The moment of Tolentino’s “last hurrah” had finally come, testing the four-month old Aquino revolutionary government.
In a ceremony at the driveway of the luxurious Manila Hotel, covered by both local and foreign media, the former running-mate of Dictator Marcos, flanked and backdropped by former members of the discredited defunct Batasan, was sworn into office by former Supreme Court Justice Serafin Cuevas. After naming his new “cabinet members”, the 75-year old “acting President” promptly directed former Speaker Nicanor Yñiguez to convene the Batasan, whose first order of business was to pass a law that would call for national elections at the earliest opportunity.
Members of the “Tolentino cabinet” included Rafael Recto as Justice Minister, Manuel Collantes as Foreign Affairs Minister, Isidro Rodriguez as Local Governments Minister and Manuel Alba as Budget Minister. Tolentino also appointed Juan Ponce Enrile Jr., Defense Minister, for whom the position of Prime Minister was reserved in concurrent capacity. Without the benefit of appointment, former assemblyman Gerardo Espina of Manila served as Acting Information Minister. Except for Enrile, who was “in the suburbs attending to private business”, all members of the “Tolentino cabinet” were present.
Before the oath -taking, Tolentino lowered the boom on President Aquino, describing her government as “illegal”. He claimed that Marcos and he were the country’s legitimate leaders, having been proclaimed “winners” in the last presidential and vice-presidential election by the Batasan, Characterizing both Cory Aquino and “Doy” Laurel as power grabbers, Tolentino produced a letter from Marcos authorizing him to assume as “legitimate head of the country until such time that I return to the Philippines.”
Another commenter named @Maria said:
We have mystified Cuevas but in fact he was only SC justice for 2 years and was ousted by people power. Arturo Tolentino took his “oath of office” before him as Acting President.
I tried to look for more info about this but there’s very little material available on the web
CUEVAS through the years - First photo on the left was taken from the Supreme Court archives; middle photo was from the 1986 Manila Hotel coup attempt; and right photo is taken from the current impeachment trial of SC Chief Justice Renato Corona
@Tomas Gomez III, the Philippine Consul General in Hawaii when Marcos was exiled there, also wrote in to say:
Lest we forget….Serafin Cuevas was the one who administered the oath of office to Arturo Tolentino as acting President designated by deposed dictator Marcos (from Honolulu) during the Manila Hotel coup d etat of July 6, 1986. What was Cuevas thinking then? That he may become Chief Justice presiding over Manila Hotel’s Food & Beverage operations? Remember also the 30 push ups as punishment for the participating soldiers
According to the Final Report of the Fact-Finding Commission chaired by Hilario Davide on the series of coup attempts against Mrs Aquino, when Filipinos ignored the farcical “government”, the 490 fully-armed soldiers and 5,000 Marcos loyalists dispersed from Manila Hotel and their leaders – including Tolentino and Cuevas – slunk away. But not before they had eaten most of the food and trashed the hotel, inflicting P10 million worth of damage.
That was Cuevas’ assertion of the Rule of Law.
Supreme Court Justice Serafin Cuevas
Write-up on Serafin Cuevas in the Supreme Court website
Separately, a lawyer who personally knows Enrile told me Cuevas was one of the lawyers who had defended Enrile in court in his rebellion-complexed-with-murder case.
Why am I unearthing these facts regarding events that happened almost a quarter of a century ago?
I want to drive home the point that when Justice Cuevas insists before the Senate Impeachment Court on the “Rule of Law”, it’s a very relevant and material question to ask him – what rule of law?
CORY AQUINO WAS NOT A DULY-ELECTED PRESIDENT.
great job Ms. Raissa!!!
Thanks, Manny.
So what are you trying to drive at? That Corona is guilty because he is being defended by Serafin Cuevas who was once a member of the Marcos regime? What a leap of logic!
No.
That when Serafin Cuevas talks of the rule of law,his statements should be placed in the context of what he considers the rule of law.
that’s all.
In other words, he is not consistent.
I still don’t get it. Is it not possible for Cuevas to defend anybody just because once upon a time, he was a “violator” of the rule of law?
Or is it morally or legally wrong for Cuevas to defend anybody just because once upon a time, he was a “violator” of the rule of law?
Or is it impossible or is one prohibited for a “violator” of the rule of law before to be a “defender” of the rule of law now?
I was not judging him in terms of morality.
I was only pointing out his contradiction.
@Frank Sumalpong:
From this and his arguments in defending the CJ Cuevas is just showing some selective applications of the Rule of Law. That’s all. Consistency is important with the law, because then what would be the point?
Therefore, one who was once a “lawbreaker” should not change and had no chance of becoming a “law abiding” citizen because that would constitute “contradiction”, “inconsistency” and “show selective application of the Rule of Law”?
Frank, utak lang… Yung rule of law nya sablay.. sinasabi nyang sumusunod sya sa rule of law, per noon sumuway sya, ok lang kung nagbago sya.. ang problema pinagtatanggol nya si Corona sa BALUKTOT NA PARAAN DIN… dinadaan sa technicality( takbo sa SC, tago ang dollar acct) kung talagang hindi GUILTY walang tinatago dapat…
Cuevas was actually following the rule of law then because the Vice President naturally takes over in the absence of the President of the Republic. Since no court has proven the allegation that the election win of Marcos-Tolentino was fraudulent, it means that it was the Cory Aquino government that was illegitimate.
Er, kilroy.
There was a revolution.
Maam Raissa,
I saw this on one of the comments under (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/163565/enrile-tells-defense-explain-corona-deposits) under user “Alwayslate”.
Under RA 910, Sec. 1, as amended, a retired justice or judge receiving a pension from the government, cannot act as counsel in any civil case in which the Government, or any of its subdivision or agencies in the adverse party or in criminal case wherein an officer or employee of the Government is accused of an offense in relation to his office.
If this is true, therefore Cuevas is illegally defending Corona and should also lose his pension from the Govt if proved guilty.
True.
But I guess the prosecution does not want to go this route because it wants CJ Corona to have the BEST DEFENSE so he cannot cry foul in the end.
Para patas (or more than patas) ang laban.
In other words, the prosecution does not want to go down in a personal attack resulting to maligning the person whether it’s from defense or not. They want to do it in a professional way. I think the way you go down in a personal attack only proved that you are the opposite of them. It seems that you’re trying hard to get their attention. Also, your expose’ is not in any way related to ongoing trial. So, what is your point in exposing the person’s past?
Why do you call this search for truth a personal attack?
The timing is very obvious. You can ask yourself about it. Are you really searching for truth madam? Actually madam, ang ginagawa nyo ay hindi isang matatawag na searching for truth. Ang tunay na naghahanap ng katotohanan ang hahanapin nya yung nakatago. Yung pwedeng maexpose sa tao balang araw. Sa segment na to ng blog nyo, para lang kayong nagkukwento ng nakalipas na kasaysayan. Hindi naman sekreto ang pangyayaring yun n para bang pagnilathala nyo ay marami ang mabibigla. Bahagi na yun ng political history natin. Wala ng bago don. Kaya lumalabas na ang ginawa nyo ang personal attack na lamang sa tao.
Kung wala ng bago, bakit ka galit na galit?
You’re not denying that it never happened. You’re saying, bury the past.
And that is what has terribly gone wrong with our nation. We keep burying the past, and the past keeps resurrecting. It’s time we remember what really happened and vow to let it NEVER happen again.
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If not because of your blog I wouldn’t know that Mr. defense guy – Serafin Cuevas has a very bright colorful history. Now, I am more interested of what else he has done in his earlier life.
You know, just a thought, these people, Cuevas, Enrile and Corona are an inch. away from the grave I hope they would make it right this time. Mamatay din naman yan sila, even tayo lahat. So sana man lang mag-iwan naman sila na mabuting ginawa sa buhay nila para sa bayan. Makamtan man lahat ng yaman o popularity and power sa mundo but it’s still futile as Solomon says, kasi mamamatay din tayong lahat, I hope they’ll think about it.
mahal namni si Raissa sapagkat mula sa nakaraan at sa mga nangyayari sa kasalukuyan, mapagtatagni, tagni ang katotohanan… Sinusunod lang nya ang prinsipyo ng mga bayani, ANG DI MARUNONG LUMINGON SA PINANGGALINGAN AY DI MAKAKARATING SA PAROROONAN. apektado ka at ayaw mong malaman namin ang madilim n\a nakaraan ng idol mo… malamang para ka rin sa dilim,,, sawa na kami sa dilim, kayong mga kampon ng kasamaan, ayaw ng katotohanan at liwanag . wag nyo kami idamay ha.
Raissa,
First, kudos to you for a terrific job of exposing the charlatans who enjoy celebrity status in the current case, such as our Mr. Cuevas. I’ve been away from the Philippines for a good 40 years and have now recently looked back to see “How Things Are in Glocca Morra,” to paraphrase one of my favorite songs. I’m appalled at the hypocrisy of some of the actors in this case, be they judges, prosecutors, or members of the defense, including the accused himself. For one, our brilliant and articulate Mr. Cuevas (no need to address him as The Honorable Justice Cuevas, he doesn’t deserve it, judging by his checkered past), needs to explain to the public why, despite his claim to intimate knowledge of the law, is so ignorant of the application of RA 910 to himself. Is this his way of selectively applying the law? If it was true that the prosecution wanted to play “patas” with the defense or whatever the prosecution’s rationale was, did they really have the option to also selectively apply the law by not raising the issue of RA 910 with Mr. Cuevas? No one wants to fully enforce the law, that’s why justice is hard to come by in the Philippines.
Thanks for this information. You are a big help to a broader understanding of things.
first time to visit this site but this info is an eye-opener. now i am a fan of raissa, and will consistently be a visitor in order to expand my horizon. more power to you, raissa.
Thank you, Raymond.
Do join in Our Plaza Miranda.
And please tell your friends and relatives about my site.
congrats raissa for a very interesting site as well as the OPM. RA 910 might not be applicable since it speaks of civil case, while the impeachment of CJ is sui generis.
Raissa Robles? Sensya na pero di kita kilala. I know gusto mong sumikat kasi you’re trying hard sa mga articles mo. Ang iba naman pinulot lang sa mga past events. Saka kung gusto mong maging respectful writer, huwag mong sasagutin yung mga comments dito na para kang batang nakikipag-away. Hindi magandang tignan. Nakakababa ng respeto. Dapat maging mature ka sa pagsagot. Yun lang po.
Pakita mo nga yung successful blog mo sa akin at susundin kita.
Hindi po ako blogger. In case, maging blogger ako, sasagutin ko ng maayos ang mga comments sa akin kahit negatibo pa yun.
@ nanditoako, agree ako sayo.. +1 ka sa akin.
agree din ako sa inyo racecooker at nandito ako
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hi raissa, narinig ko lang dzrh na mayroon kang blog at sinulat ko ito para pag uwi ko ng bahay ay aking matingnan ito. i was amazed. thanks for sharing your talents in writing. hindi ko mapigilang mag-comment sa umaatake sayo. sakit talaga ng tao ang mainggitin. di naman sana masama ang mainggit pero dapat huwag naman crab mentality ang pairalin. libre naman ang gumawa ng blog tulad ng ginagawa mo. bakit ka niya pipigalan mag reply sa mga followers mo. wala akong makitang valid na dahilan para siya mainggit sayo.
@nanditoako – halatang mangmang ka sa mga nangyayari sa kapaligiran mo. ang mga katulad mo ang dahilan kung bakit hindi umaasenso ang bansa. mga katulad mo ang madaling ma uto nang matatamis na salita at sunod-sunuran sa kinaaaniban mong samahan. ang mga gaya mo ang dapat isuka ng lipunan, mga nagbubulag-bulagan sa katotohanan, mga walang kakayahang maintindihan ang pagkakaiba ng tama sa mali. isa kang pakshet!
Ganyan ba kayong mga Noynoy defenders? Kaya hindi kayo nakakakuha ng simpatya sa mga tao sa pagsasalita pa lang hindi na kayo karesperespeto. Katulad nyan may mura pa kayo. Sino ngayon ang lumalabas na mangmang? Isa lang akong karaniwang mamamayan na naglalahad ng aking opinyon. Kung di nyo matanggap yun, problema nyo na yan. Yan ang pinupunto ko kay Bb./Ginang Raissa. Dapat maging maingat sya sa pagsagot sa pumupuna sa kanya. Kung tinging nya mababa ang pagkatao ng mga yun, huwag niyang ibaba ang pagkatao nya. Sa totoo lang, by chance ko lang nabasa ang article na to kasi nakita ko lang sa isang link. Inihayag ko lang ang impression ko base sa mga sagutan dito. Talagang di sya (Raissa Robles) pamilyar sa kin.
pag nanindigan ba sa katotohanan, Noynoy defender na? bulag ka ba sa 9 na taon na kaliwa’t kanang pagnanakaw ni GMA at ng mga alipores nya? kailan man ay hindi simpatiya ang hinihingi ng mga naghahanap at umaasam sa katotohanan. sa paglalahad nang katotohanan, hindi respeto ang tunay na pakay kundi mapukaw ang mga nagmama-angmangan sa tunay na kalagayan ng bayan. nasaan ang mga katulad mo nang walang natanggap na fertilizer ang mga magsasaka, bagkos ay naibulsa pa ang perang dapat ay inilaan para sa kanila? nasaan ang mga katulad mo ng nagbulag bulagan si GMA sa katiwalian sa AFP, DPWH at iba pang ahensya? nagpuputok ang butsi mo dahil naninindigan si raissa laban sa mga katulad mong bulag, pipi at bingi?
Salamat naman at napigil mo ang sarili mong magmura. Alam mo ginoo, pareho tayong laban sa mga ginawa ni GMA. Ang totoo, gusto kong iboto ang kandidatong suportado nya pero dahil sa inis ko sa kasalukuyang pamahalaan noon, iba ang ibinoto ko. OO aminado ako na di ko binoto si Noynoy. Pero sya ang nanalo kaya tanggap ko yon. Ang gusto ko nga magtagumpay sya. Pero di mo ko masisisi kung sa aking pagmamasid ay may napapansin ako na hindi na nakakatuwa na ginagawa ng kasalukuyang administrasyon. Ang tunay na nagmamalasakit sa bayan alam nya kung kailan dapat umoo at humindi. Samakatuwid alam nya kung saan sya dapat lumagay. Hindi yung isang panig lang ang nakikita. Sana hindi ka ganon. At sana wag na din magputok ang butsi mo dahil sa inilahad kong opinyon.
“pareho tayong laban sa mga ginawa ni GMA. ”
“Ang totoo, gusto kong iboto ang kandidatong suportado nya pero dahil sa inis ko sa kasalukuyang pamahalaan noon, iba ang ibinoto ko.”
YAN ANG BUOD NG BUONG BUHAY MO. SABOG.
laban ka sa ginawa pero gusto mo pa ring iboto ang suportadong kandidato? ang ganda ng logic mo. hindi nakapagtatakang kaanib ka sa samahan ng mga uto uto katulad ni kapatid na cuevas.
Mukhang ang lohiko mo papuntang North Poll. Maliwanag naman yung sinabi ko. Siya ang gusto ko sanang iboto kasi i believe na performance and qualification wise, he was qualified enough. But since he was connected to the former president then, I preferred to vote other candidate. But definitely it’s not Noynoy. At ano po ang connection nyon kay justice cuevas ng desisyon ko noon? Kawawa naman yung tao. Dahil sa akin nahusgahan pa tuloy. To tell you one thing, I’m a catholic and graduated from a catholic school. So lalabas mga pari at madre natin na sinusunod namin ay mga lider ng mga utu-uto. Naghuhusga ka kasi kagad he.
@nandito ako … naku naman meron ka bang sariling pag-iisip … ang nakalagay sa mga blogs ni Ms. Raissa Robles ay puro mga katotohanan at supported by facts and events.
naku di po kami yellow army or kung ano ano pa ang tawag niyo sa amin …kami po ay para sa katotohanan at katotohanan lamang. Punta tayo sa usapan ng SALN ng inyong idol na corona .. magtugma ba? punta tayo sa kita nila at ang suma total ng aknilang ari-arian, mag tugma ba????? punta tayo sa resume niya at sa totoong marka niya sa mga eskwelahan na pinag-aralan niya … magtugma ba????? iyan ba ang taong nararapat na chief justice???
maawa ka naman sa sarili mo at sa kapwa mo Pilipino … we do not deserve a person like corona occupying any position in government or any corporation….
naku naman buksan mo ang inyong isispan …
Di naman po ako nakikisali sa iba na nagbabansag ng kung anu-ano sa mga di sang-ayon sa kanila tulad ng paratang mo. Saka lahat ng sinasabi mo pawang paratang pa lamang. Ano kayang masasabi mo kung biglang mapawalang sala ang tao? Magrarally kayo? Sasabihin niyong luto and desisyon. Huwag muna tayong manghusga. Baka sa bandang huli kainin natin ang sinabi natin.
@nanditoako…pagnag comment ka pala dito noynoy defender ka na???!!!…ano ba yan!!!…pagmag comment ka dito dapat open ka rin sa kritisismo!
We have only two sides of fence here. If you criticize a comment, definitely you’re on the other side of the fence. Don’t be hypocrite.
One thing is for sure:
ONE PLAZA MIRANDA. Definitely this words speak on which side is this.
We have only two sides of fence here. If you criticize a comment, definitely you’re on the other side of the fence. Don’t be hypocrite.
One thing is for sure:
OUR PLAZA MIRANDA. Definitely this words speak on which side is this.
ho hum
may pag ka bias naman talaga si raissa sa ibang comments dito dpat impartial ka
Sigue nga.
Pakita mo sa kin.
Patunayan mo nga.
it seems the dinner with TJ is paying off
halatang aktibista ka
As opposed to. ‘pasibista’ na walang silbi? Dapat lahat tayo maging aktibista one way or another.
Hindi ata aktibista, mga mercenary sa media. Kitang kita na binayaran. Kawawa ang mga taong to?
@nanditoako — and which imbecile do we have the honor of totally ignoring? You are?
Imbecile. Hinusgahan na agad ako. Anyway, tawanan ko na lang. Di pa ko magkakasakit sa puso.
i agree with nandito ako
Siguro hindi nga pwede pang husgahan formally sa impeachment court, pero sa lumalabas na baho, pwede na sa court of public opinion. Pwera na lang sa nagbibingihan at nagbubulagan.
In our system, we have three branches of government. Executive, Legislative and judiciary. And court of public opinion is not one of them. Kahit na majority of the people show the same opinion, ang mananaig pa rin sa bandang huli ay ang batas. Pag ang pinairal natin ay ang opinion at sentimyento natin, wala na tayong gagawin kundi magpeople power o magrebolusyon. Lalo tayong magiging kahiya-hiya sa ibang bansa nyan. Hintayin na lang natin ang magiging pasya ng hukuman. At anuman ang maging hatol, sundin igalang na lang nating lahat.
so where did ‘people power’ come from?
Yan nga ang problema, three branches of government pero etong Judiciary hindi binoboto ng taong bayan, appointed ito ng executive branch kung saan ang pekeng presidente ang nag-aapoint dito, so natural magrereact dito ang taong bayan kasi wala silang position para mapatalsik itong mga buwayang iniluklok ng kapwa buwaya sa gobyerno. Kaya peoples power ang katapat nito….
Ano nga yong agree mo Veiz? Ang Sipsip mo naman. Share your thoughts and not sunod ka lang nang sunod. If the blind leads another blind, shall they not fall into the ditch?
Nanditoako,
Leave. It’s Raissa’s blog. She can post whatever she likes. Freedom of speech and of the press. Put up your own blog.
How mature.
You’re right. I enjoy that freedom of speech and of the press too. But it seems you want to suppress that right from me.
genius boy here doesn’t have a clue how freedom of speech operates. Not surprised
@ Alan… HIndi naman Imbecile si “Nanditoako’ Moron ang tawag dyan.
oh, ok, bantay, sorry
the old man is a total ‘asshole’. when asked by sen. enrile as to the degree of proof the impeachment proceeding must take, he said “proof beyond reasonable doubt”.
its not that he’s a defense lawyer, but for godsake, one must also show a semblance of being a principled individual. it should always be the ‘majesty and supremacy of the law’ and not what is good for his own cause.
Kaja -
Tatlong beses ka nag ba “byers” Eh bakit nandito ka pa? Panindigan mo naman salita mo.
may bonus amount in terms of USD ang bawat posts nya. Sayang din ^^
lol @ suplada
@ t kaja kin kya kta
Dedicated lines to you and grp
1
“Envy me, Hate me, Rate me
Face me, You’re not gonna be me”
2
“Jealousy is nothing more than a fear of abandonement”
3 From johnny lin personally
“raissa’s blog is so successfulll
It’s okay, like you I’d be jealous too”
He he he
Actually it is not jealousy. They are the devil’s advocate.
To Sir Allan:
Two lines for you:
“When money talks, people change.”
” You can’t teach old dogs new tricks.”
…but I still think you need to have a refresher course. On second thought, just do whatever you want because you’re a God. I hope you’re both happy in posting only those you can attack. I didn’t know you’re both cowards, too.
Breathe in…breathe out.
Byers! ^^
Iiyak ka na? There there, I’m sure mommy will be back to pick you up soon. Wait, who was that woman driving off at high speed laughing maniacally? Shouting “FREE AT LAST”?
Immature…no wonder you’re never given a chance to teach. Where are my other posts sir? I bet you can’t really handle the truth. Why don’t you let your readers decide if there’s truth in all my “unposted” comments?
Btw, why would I cry? I didn’t read your brainwashed followers’ comments? It’s just a waste of brain cells to read them when they haven’t read all my posts in this so called “investigative journalism”?
What a lousy response from a Manila Chronicle’s Editor.
Now, this is for real. Byers! ^^ (hehehehe)
Umiiyak ka na nga ano? there there, twisted little baby, there’s no point crying over the idea that somebody stole your brain. The truth is, you never had any. For that matter you never had credibility, expertise, trust, believability or grammatical skill.
Other than that you’re well rounded. Zeroes always are.
COWARD… I thought I’m the only coward here. God bless you and your hubby.
Oh…let me remind you that you’re just a contributor of PCIJ. Not so impressive. Now, I know why my professor told us to read your articles way back. It is just to know “What Not to do” in journalism.
You just couldn’t post them, right? They’re really toxic for your brain and your zombie followers.
Sorry to disappoint you, but I have a noble job unlike yours. You’re just a kiss-ass writer.
Byers! ^^
awww you’re breaking my heart. Actually, no. Listen, don’t blame us if you’re such a loser. Blame your upbringing. Or your parents. You DO have parents, right? Just checking
Sige lang, bira lang ng bira, tira lang ng tira, ngakngak lang ng ngakngak.. Ilan na ang lumipat sa panig mo? Wala pa!!! Kaya ineffective ka troll. Sayang lang pagod mo. Mag-log in ka gamit ibang username tapos kampihan mo sarili mo para may kakampi ka naman.
To your lovey dovey:
Alan C. Robles: professional print journalist in the Philippines for more than 28 years now (as of 2005, but who’s counting?). Was an editor and reporter at the Manila Chronicle, where I wrote on politics, science and the environment and computers. Was a business/financial/computer journalist and foreign correspondent before that. Wrote a computer column for the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Did a stint as training director for the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, then became the editor-in-chief of Link, the Philippines’ first ever Internet lifestyle print magazine. Five years ago, set up Hot Manila, which attracted a lot of attention for its coverage of the “I LOVE YOU” virus as well as its stories on then President Joseph Estrada.
(keywords: was, did & stint) You were never an editor-in -chief of a broad sheet nor PCIJ, but only an editor-in -chief of an Internet lifestyle print magazine. Can you get a libel suit here when the country doesn’t impose a strict law about libelous write-ups on-line? We all know the privilege we get from writing-on-line, right? Don’t think highly of yourself, sir. My professor has more credibility than you.
Wait, do you mean to tell me you HAVE a professor? And that this could possibly mean you were accepted by the educational system? A staggering concept. I knew our educational standards have been slipping, I didn’t realize they’d reached rock bottom
Tell me, did acquiring a professor mean skipping preliminary subjects such as logic, english, history, social studies, philosophy, kitchen sciences and homeroom cleaning?
Are you sure you mean “professor”? not “attendant”? Can losers afford attendants?
Kaja, it’s alright dahlin. You can rant and rave to your heart’s content, degrade the character of Raissa and her husband. But you will never be able to sway us to your side of the argument because you do not substantiate your allegations with proof. Because we are not as shallow as you. Typical troll ka nga.
You say one-sided. Now then, tell us your version (you can then gain our respect). Not just say read this, read that. If you read the comments here, we want answers to simple questions. Kasi malayo sa common sense ang sagot ni corona. Inunahan na nya ang presentation of the defense. nag-media blitz siya. Mga sagot niya puro malabo kahit obvious nanch scripted ang mga tanong. Akala niya, ganun kasinglabo ng mga isipan namin. Parang kapag tatanungin ko siya kung maganda ako, ang sagot niya, mabait ka. Napapautot ako.
THE PROFILE OF A TOXIC TROLL
This is what happens when you don’t have proper parental upbringing. I can imagine Kaja loved beating up smaller children than he before he was thrown out of elementary.
He now unleashes his pent-up aggression on the web.
He just posted the following:
Submitted on 2012/03/08 at 6:57 pm
Just as I thought. You didn’t have the guts to post my other comments because they make sense, right? I’m sad that you ended up like this. I’m sure it was never part of your plan, wasn’t it?
Well a piece of advice…write for the people. Give both sides coz only few journalists do that in these times.
Always remember this…
”I’ve made numerous mistakes in journalism – which I had to learn on the fly”
= Raisa Robles
Earlier, he had posted this:
Submitted on 2012/03/08 at 11:24 am
Yup, your back in the days with PCIJ thingy…are you the only writer in PCIJ? Do you write the same way as you write your own blogs here? YES, people should read your articles in PCIJ and other articles of other writers. Since this is your site, you have every chance to be biased.No one will question that.
In conclusion, Filipinos should learn to go to other sites and read some facts. Go to PCIJ and read facts. Go to other >sites and read as many information as possible and not just >stick on your blogs. TEACH FILIPINOS to decide! Not make them robots.
Post it if you have the balls.
Thanks
Of course I don’t have balls. But I doubt Kaja does, hiding behind an assumed name.
Obviously, he has nothing to do, probably because he has no job except to troll.
What should we do with a person like this?
I am open to suggestions.
send him back to nursery. He clearly flunked it
@Kaja escaped from the GMA Psychiatric ward.
It’s Chief Steward Corona had @Kara loosed to sow trouble and misery.
@Kaja got accessed to an online computer.
I move to censure @Kaja’s IP address and dud email address(es).
We don’t need @Kaja’s menacing trolls.
Please dear moderator, spare us, including yourself, the agony of even browsing his trolls.
End of troll from my end for @Kaja err @Faye.
(Period)
One thing I learned about bullies and would be bullies (because they and the trolls are cut from the same mold, IMO), is just to ignore them. Of course, i can speak thus, this not being my blog and all. And I do recognize that sometimes people just get on your nerves and you find it hard to ignore them. But from what I see from Kaja’s comments, there are no facts at all. Just empty rhetoric, lots of anger, insults and fallacies. Giving him the benefit of the doubt, he can be misinformed, or he can be a direct beneficiary of the parties thus mentioned in your blog. At worst, he is merely trolling here to provoke a reaction and get some much wanted attention. It’s sad, I know, but giving him even more attention will just fuel his desire for more.
So, short answer: Ignore.
Nursery kids don’t deserve that creepy crawley. He/she must be sent to Siberia or let him/her live with the cockroaches or bed bugs.
We’ll for now I second the motion to censure this creep.
ma’am Raissa ano po ba ang PCIJ? Brand ba to ng pabango ni Corona? mukhang hinde mabili. he he he
Ignore him. Kung patolan mo ang isang fool, he will think he is wise.
Oh I forgot…
Filipinos should learn how to scrutinize information. In that way, Filipinos can give logic in their stance whenever asked and not say “YES” because somebody said so. I’ve read some blogs of other journalists and you should learn from them how to respond to your readers.
I hope you don’t teach “Journalism” because you’re one of the reasons why the new pool of journalists don’t pursue writing anymore. Partisanship helps you stay where you are, right? Well, my posts will never last in this page anyway or you’ll just pick some of my lines that you can dispute on. Sorry that I DECIDED to reach out to Filipinos on how to be an educated reader and responsible citizen of this nation. A Filipino who decides to be pro or anti PNoy , Corona, GMA, et al. can be justified as long as he can say that he did his assignment and read different articles and opinions of brilliant gems of this country.
Ahmmm, that wouldn’t be good, right? It won’t fit your agenda to control the mind of the masses. What happened to you, Ms. Raisa? You, Sir Conrado De Quiros, etc. had changed so BAAAD. My professor even let us read some of your articles way back college. Now, looking back, I guess I shouldn’t have.
Call me coward for not posting my name because I’m just one of the coward Filipinos who won’t stand a chance to fight the rotten people of media you now obviously belong.
(* sigh*)
Thanks for posting …if it will be posted
I know why you’re writing this.
What you want me to do is just write a who, when, where what and a little why story – in short, just a traditional news story.
You don’t want me to interpret events and connect the dots. Or analyze events.
Just a question You said your prof let you read some of my articles way back in college. I don’t think your prof could have. I was writing for foreign publications than.
And I’m not into mind control as you claim I am.
Hmmm. Lemme analyse that for a sec. The fact that you think I’m into mind control leads me to conclude that my articles are persuasive.
Thanks, Kaja. You have made me realize how powerful words are, even without guns.
I’m just an ordinary Filipino who thinks you’re what you pretend you’re not. Besides, I don’t own a website and I use my ***** email. You want your readers to divulge their complete names because you’re somebody and we’re just ordinary Filipinos. So you can attack them by using their IP numbers. Pathetic.
And so, you’ll hack our personal accounts to harass us because we said our piece.
Hahahaha… thank you for reading. Now go back to what you’re really good at- writing one-sided stories.
Wow, is that what you think?
I’m glad your real you came out behind that pseudonym.
And boy, do you stink.
Who said anything about hacking? You did.
Bye, troll.
See you never.
Excuse me. Walang pumilit sa iyong pumunta dito, basahan ang blog ni Raissa at mag-comment.
Kung ayaw mo ang binabasa mo, eh di umalis ka. Ikaw na mismo ang nagsabi, may mga alternatibong blog.
Excuse me. Walang pumilit sa iyong pumunta dito, basahin ang blog ni Raissa at mag-comment.i
Kung ayaw mo ang binabasa mo, eh di umalis ka. Ikaw na mismo ang nagsabi, may mga alternatibong blog.
The reason he is still here is because you have entertained him and now thinks you are biting the bait. He (Kaja) thinks he has been successful and now is feeling self glorifying wise kirrrrk! Kaja is his pseudonym meaning a place where he picks his treasure. Cheappp!
just an ordinary troll with an ordinary fake ID, with a less than ordinary mind.
seriously? you think we would use your IP numbers to harass you? you are that important? or could it be that is what YOU would do?
Now slither back to your cave. You know? the one called Get Real Identities
@kaja: you were given a chance to air your opinions in this blog. there are standards though, which have everything to do with credibility. as long as you post FACTS (verifiable, relevant and unfabricated) or opinions based on these FACTS then your voice will be heard. but if you insist on attacking the character of people without good reason and good basis then you cannot count on people wasting their time on you. it is easy to throw around accusations but harder to prove them. make the effort and maybe, just maybe people will listen. until then you will just have to enjoy your place among the Trolls, the Deluded and the Paid Hacks.
Getrealphils? I don’t waste my time on sites that focus on criticizing Pinoys, PNoy, the administration, the culture & the nation. Majority of Filipinos already know that we’re a dysfunctional culture or race so the Getrealphils. or anti-pinoy sites approaches are counterproductive. GRP & anti-pinoy sites reflect crab-mentality at its finest. We need sites that promote the truth – even what plagues our society but at the same time encourage Pinoys to strive for a better nation eg. holding corrupt officials accountable. Ms. Raissa Robles reporting is fact-based, objective, comprehensive & discerning Filipinos know that that’s why she’s getting so much traffic & that’s why you’re insisting your sad views here too.
ano ang sinasabi mong one sided story nakita monga na may mga kopya pa ng affidavit ni mang indo ,ikaw ang one sided huwag kang manira dahil ikawe ang sira
Well, good thing you posted it after three attempted posts I created in the past. This is a good start to be balanced with your readers’ comments. By the way, I also read posts in this site: getrealphilippines
For your brainwashed readers: try to read other blogs/ sites and go to PCIJ (Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism)to get only facts and no twists. I think Filipinos should start to decide from facts and not swayed by manipulative journalists like you.
Thanks
LOL – you are DROLL.
I’ve written for PCIJ.
So are you recommending me, too?
Seriously –
Here –
http://pcij.org/stories/as-in-1973-the-ball-is-in-the-supreme-court/
As in 1973, the ball is in the Supreme Court
BY RAISSA ESPINOSA-ROBLES
WEDNESDAY, MAY 3RD, 2006 · SHARE THIS STORY
THE FATE of present efforts to change the constitution now lies in the hands of the Supreme Court — much like how it was in 1973.
Back then, President Ferdinand Marcos managed to get the highest court of the land to endorse what was an anomalous ratification of a new charter he had tailor-made to suit his needs.
Today, with the Arroyo administration seemingly following Marcos’s playbook page by page, those against charter change are wary on how the Panganiban Court would act once the matter arrives at its doorstep.
Political scientist Jose Abueva, secretary of the Constitutional Convention (ConCon) that produced the 1973 charter and who was appointed chairman of the Arroyo administration’s Consultative Commission (ConCom) on charter change last year, makes no bones about what he expects to happen.
“My hope,” he says, “is that in the event of a clear majority, an impressive number (signs the petitions asking for charter change), the Supreme Court would accept that as the people’s choice.”
That implies that even if the charter-change (cha-cha) petitioners fail to gather the required three percent of the registered voters per district, Abueva hopes the high tribunal will still endorse cha-cha.
Cha-Cha to get Gloria out
Last December, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo formed the ConCom, which produced a draft constitution that would have her enjoying expanded clout. But trips taken by ConCom members around the country had revealed that people wanted cha-cha if only as a means of getting rid of the current administration.
According to official transcripts of ConCom sessions, member Emily Marohombsar said that although they weren’t asked, “the people brought it up, they said that ‘we support charter change because we believe it would mean also a change in the regime.’”
Malacañang officials say the Palace had no hand in the draft document. In March, “citizens’ assemblies” were formed to secure millions of signatures for a “people’s initiative” to grant Arroyo even stronger powers than those proposed by the commission.
The initiative’s supporters say they will produce over 22 million signatures, which would exceed half the number of current registered voters, now at 43.5 million.
ConCom member Raul Lambino says, “I cannot stop them, they are still gathering more signatures. In fact when I talked to some governors they would like to get more than the 50 percent…to show all opposition groups that there is really a strong clamor for constitutional reforms.”
After that, the plan is to ask the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to authenticate these signatures. The next step, some observers fear, is that Arroyo would — as Marcos did more than 30 years ago, after his own citizens’ assemblies “overwhelmingly ratified” the 1973 constitution — issue a proclamation saying the people have spoken and that their decision must be respected even by the Supreme Court since sovereignty resides in the people…..
Ma’m Raiisa, pumunta ang taong yan dito para ipromote ang blog nilang grp.
you mean PCIJ? the center i was a training director of? and have written for? that one?
Ms. Raissa…where’s my post?
By the way, I hope you’re happy with your very “yellow-leaning” discussion and you even call yourself a journalist. I’ve read your blogs about Hacienda Luisita for comparison. Now, why will I read your blogs if I can watch GMA documentaries about Hacienda Luisita? GMA is the only TV network which is balance in news broadcasting. You’re just one of the envelopmental journalist in this country. Well, again…I don’t think this will be posted.
Masaya ka.
You write a lie about me – calling me an envelopmental journalist – and you expect ME to post it?
At napakaduwag ka pang nagtatago sa hindi mo tunay na pangalan.
This is the first and last time I’m posting anything from you.
Palibhasa, sanay ka sa bayaran na journalist kaya hindi ka makapaniwalang may magsusulat na salungat sa mga iniisip mo nang hindi nababayaran.
Sori ka na lang, pare, nakatapat mo ko.
Sino ka ba?
Kaja, tell that – - GMA being the only network which is balance (sic) in news reporting – - to the other networks, by not hiding under a fictitious name. Kung talagang matapang ka!
Not everyone here is yellow. I’m not yellow either but what’s wrong with being yellow? Or red (is that your color?) for that matter? What’s wrong is kung wala kang paninindigan or sumasabay ka lang sa agos! And if Raissa was yellow-leaning, more than half of her readers would have boycotted her blogs by now.
Now, why still continue to read this blog? Tsupiii! Doon ka magbasa at makisawsaw sa mga binayaran mong envelopmental journalists.
May ” now why will I read your blog ” ka pang sinasasabi. Why nga ba? Eh di huwag diba?
Fyi lang, kelangan i confirm mo ang E-mail address mo bago ma post ang komento mo. Magkaka problema ka yata kung fake ang e-mail na linagay mo.
Kaja, using the slippery standards you occasionally demand, YOU should substantiate your accusations with evidence, right?
But oh, I forgot: asking you to prove your charges is like asking you to prove your intelligence – hopeless and impossible
GMA7 balanced reporting..? ano daw..?
Raissa, I see this guy or gay Kaja is laughing his heart out. apaka baba ang tingin ko sa taong ito. He calls you yellow-leaning? This gay is yellow belly. He is paid to tease you.
Post him but don’t comment please? ayang ang time mo entertaining him.
Focus in what you are doing. You are on the right path and we admire you for that. It has been so enlightening reading your blogs. Congratulations! You have done a great job in sharing to us your thoughts and investigative journalism. Mabuhay ka!
I’ll take your advice. You can take care of him for me
Oh yes. I agree with Gideon1043. We will gladly baby sit him for you. Hehe.
maganda pala yong plano toniltino sa Pilipinas, gawing parliament. sayang hindi na tuloy.. may chance pala sana tayo mas maunlad pa sa mga neighboring countries natin like singapore.
Hehehe
Anong sabi mo Jed, sana mas maunlad pa tayo kay say Singapore. Maski kumonista ang ating goberno. With your kind, we will never really be close to Singapore.
I’m reposting here at Raissa Robles blog (Plaza Miranda) an article by Randy David published at Inquirer.net entitled “Upper House” on today’s issue.
The ‘upper’ house
By: Randy David
Philippine Daily Inquirer
8:56 pm | Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
The word “senator”—like “sir,” “senior” and “senile”—comes from the Latin “senex,” meaning an old person. In many countries, the senate is largely an honorary assembly of wise elders who occupy their seats either by inheritance or by appointment. Not so in the Philippines, where the Constitution treats the Senate and the House of Representatives as coequal and autonomous chambers of the legislature. Indeed, because they are elected by a nationwide vote, our senators see themselves as national figures and think of their position as one step removed from the presidency. It is significant that their term is twice as long as that of congressmen. For these reasons, the public cannot be faulted for thinking that the House of Representatives is called the “lower house” because it is somehow lower in the government totem pole than the Senate.
Nothing, of course, is farther from the truth. In many ways, the House has more substantial powers than the Senate. But, if one has been watching the ongoing impeachment trial, it is difficult not to think of the Senate as having the upper hand. While everyone else is held to very strict rules of conduct inside the court, the senators are able to intervene in the proceedings at any point, and to talk at will. They are allowed to question the witnesses, interrogate the counsels of both sides, subpoena more witnesses and documents, make side comments, give speeches or lectures, and even publicly rebuke and insult the lawyers to their faces.
This is vastly different from the impeachment procedure followed in the United States, from where we borrowed the practice. There, the senators who sit in judgment are confined to hearing testimonies and examining the evidence. If they have questions to ask, they must do so in writing and wait for the presiding officer to read them.
No one perhaps has projected political arrogance more virulently than Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago. Seeing and hearing her berate the prosecution panel the other day, as if she was scolding schoolchildren, I was moved to ask a former justice of the Supreme Court if that was normal behavior inside our courts. “That’s judicial abuse,” he said. That kind of language, he assured me, is not acceptable even when a judge needs to lecture a bungling lawyer. He referred me to the Code of Judicial Conduct of 1989, which may be more familiar to senior judges than the 2004 version. Canon 3, Rule 3.04 of the old code might well have been written for judges afflicted with Senator Santiago’s temperament. It states: “A judge should be patient, attentive, and courteous to lawyers, especially the inexperienced, to litigants, witnesses, and others appearing before the court. A judge should avoid unconsciously falling into the attitude of mind that the litigants are made for the courts, instead of the courts for the litigants.”
Time and again, in various rulings, the Supreme Court has warned judges to show great care in their conduct inside the court. In Conde v. City Judge Superable Jr., the high court reminds judges: “Perhaps to no government official is the truism that a public office is a public trust more applicable. He dispenses justice for the community. He is its instrument to assure that everyone be given his due. He speaks and acts for the state, not for himself. His personal feelings must not get the better of him.”
“Judges are not common men and women, whose errors men and women forgive and time forgets,” the high court intones in Office of the Court Administrator v. Bartolome. “Judges sit as the embodiment of the people’s sense of justice, their last recourse where all other institutions have failed. As such they bring stability to society, especially where society is under stress. They should prove that the system, after all, works even if the system has its built-in weaknesses.”
More pointedly, the Supreme Court in Juan de la Cruz v. Carretas warns that “a judge who is inconsiderate, discourteous or uncivil to lawyers who appear in his sala commits an impropriety and fails in his duty to reaffirm the people’s faith in the judiciary … that it is reprehensible for a judge to humiliate a lawyer, … that a judge must at all times be temperate in his language…. And that equanimity and judiciousness should be the constant marks of a dispenser of justice.” A judge “descends to the level of a sharp-tongued, ill-mannered petty tyrant when he utters harsh words.”
One can only stand in awe of the meekness with which grown men from the prosecution panel—legislators in their own right—took Senator Santiago’s tirade against them. They have given flesh to the phrase, “I submit, your honor.” So strident was the senator’s harangue that even private lawyer Vitaliano Aguirre’s supposedly contemptuous act of covering his ears while she spoke seemed nothing more than the pathetic reflex of a little boy being bullied by his own teacher. If Aguirre had meant to be disrespectful, he would not have bothered to explain himself. He could simply have yelled to her, from across the hall, “Chill out, lady!”
But law is nothing if not a culture of restraint. The House delegation has conducted itself with admirable composure in the face of repeated provocation. I find it disturbing that the Senate as an impeachment court would routinely cede the floor to Senator Santiago at the start of a session and allow her to set the tone with a rant dripping with recrimination. I doubt if this is how the Senate wants to be remembered. Because of her, this is turning out to be indeed an impeachment sui generis. Instead of prosecuting the case against the Chief Justice, the House finds itself pitted against the Senate. [quote/unquote]
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Nice piece . My heart really goes out to the prosecutors. They have earned my respect.
well said
well said. miriam really exudes with arrogance. dapat bigyan din sya ng disciplinary action
Now, that’s a good observation, Mr. Randy David. I believe too that foremost for the court judges in the impeachment trial has to be judicious, not to be temperamental and drooling for a war like Sen. Santiago did that time. Her head is getting bigger than her inteligence just because the people wrongly voted her into office?
SHE HAS LOST HER PURPOSE, HER FOCUS , SHE IS JUST MUMBLING AND MUMBLING AND MUMBLING AND MUMBLING , BECAUSE SHE IS BROKEN. WHAAAA!
who?
sorry was talking about the good madame senator
Latest ABS-CBN NEWS: Politics, not only evidence, will play a role in CJ trial
According to Maceda 3 political factors will play vital roles in the decision of senators on their individual vote:
1. INC vote is crucial so those aspiring or re electing senators should court this important group.
2. Binay political allies would vote acquittal because if Corona is removed, Carpio might be appointed CJ who is known Roxas ally who has pending electoral protest
3. That according to Joker Arroyo if Corona is convicted there will be constitutional crisis because there is no more independence in SC.
Noticeable lately, Maceda has taken aggressively the propagandist role previously played by Tatad. He has become the de facto spokesman of Corona camp. He is their demolition and publc information officer now.
Maceda has forgotten he is no longer relevant. His credibility is zilch to the people. Nobody believes him anymore and everything he preaches, the truth is the opposite. Maceda when he goes to gatherings people will flatter him that they read his column and he publishes their names. Of course, people out of courtesy would say flowery words making him euphoric from fake idolism. He forgot, No party wants him to be in their senatorial line up. That is te extent of him being a political pariah, he he he.
Maceda is insinuating to the senators to be careful with their votes because INC is watching their moves. He claims there are 2 million INC votes. Maceda is poor in math.There are 25 million voters in the Philippines. 70% plus supports Pnoy. 2 million INC is less than the remaining 30% anti Pnoy. Who will the senators favor, the 70 % or <30%? No brainer.
Maceda is saying that Binay does not want PNoy to succeed in his quest to oust Corona. By revealing it, he placed Binay and allies in awkward position with PNoy. Instead of endorsing Maceda's claim, Binay must denounce him publicly that he is not opposed to Aquino's anti corrupt crusade.
Maceda's claim on Joker is the most preposterous. It was asserted before, did not get traction so it is a useless resurrection of this crazy idea by Corona camp.
Maceda is the poster boy of trapos and balimbings, waaahhh.
He he he.
I was told that erring err.. Ernesto Maceda was a cabinet secretary during the cory adminstration pero sinibak pala siya. Ano kaya ang dahilan? True to form, isa siyang hardcore balimbing.
allegations of corruption at the DENR.
In fairness to him, though, he did try to be straight.
Str8 like in John Osmena?
LOL kaya pala nakataas palagi ang isang kilay nya.. At yung labi nya may touch of tan..
MANANG nga eh… di
magkabaro sila….!!!! WHAAAAAHHH!
“he did try to be straight” but did he succeed?
LOL. Pls. ask him.
I’m just quoting what he told me in one-on-one interview.
Has this interview with him been posted online already?
If not, please do! It must be hilariously entertaining…..!
ha! Jan mo talga makikita kung gano kagaling ni Justice Cuevas
kaya naman si PNoy natatakot nah. haha! sabi ni PNoy dadalhin niya sa tuwid na daan ang bansang ito, eh bakit sya nanso-shortcut! FYI PNoy, walang shortcut sa tuwid na daan. Baka hindi mo alam yun.! I’m not against with the impeachment but kelangan dumaan sa tamang proceso hindi yung wala pa ngang resulta hinahatulan agad ni PNoy si Corona as Guilty! ow. come on! Yung mga taohan niya nga may ebedensya na lumabag wala ngang ginawa si PNoy na hakbang para ipakita kung gano ka tuwid na daan ang sinasabi niya. Labo mo PNoy, ikaw lang ata nakakakita ng tuwid na daan na tinutukoy mo. I hope PNoy heard all of these coz’ I represent the simple people in this country na nalalabuan sa mga plano niya. I’m not a politko, not even a lawyer just a simple college student from mindanao who is keeping an eye on what PNoy do for this Country.
@eileen: Ikaw naman ang nakikita mo lang siguro ang daan ninyong mga Iglesio, pinipilit kayo bumoto ng mga politikong diktado ng simbahan ninyo. Parang wala kayong sariling disposisyon, baluktot na kalye ito, teh.
oo nga, bakit ang mga inc parang mga puppets?
INC is just one cult that blinds their follower to believe that Jesus is not God. They cannot accept that. They are a bunch of blind leading the blind. And shall they not fall into the ditch? And Cuevas just happen to be one of them.
@eileen
Estudyante ka kaya gusto mo pang matuto.
Sabi mo jan makita kagaling si Cuevas. Sabi mo rin si PNoy gusto short cut ayaw dumaan sa tamang proceso.
Hindi yata magkatugma itong dalawang position mo. Gusto mong makita namin ang galing ni Cuevas sa proceso pero si Pnoy hindi sumunod sa proceso. Ibig mong sabihin yung proceso ni Cuevas ibang lugar sa procesong pinaglalaban ni PNoy at Prosecution.
Paano sila magtutugma kung magkaiba ang lugar nila? Walang kalaban sa proceso ni Cuevas kaya magaling siya kung ganun. he he he.
Importante nakikihalo ka at natututo. Ito ang unang lesson mo sa tama. Tinanggap na ni Cuevas na tama ang proceso sa senado kaya hindi mo na masabi na wala kalaban ni Corona sa tamang proceso, tapos na yun, tinanggap na ni Cuevas sa senado ang impeachment.Sayang lamang laway o pagod ng kamay mo dun. Talo na si Corona dun.
Kung siabi ni PNoy guilty si Corona, sinabi din ng kampi kay Corona na inosente siya hanggat hindi pa tapos. Tama lahat, may opinion pero hindi ibig sabihin tapos na. Parang sabong, bago tupada pumupili ng manok, pagtapos malalaman kung sino ang nanalo.
Kasama ka sa 30% sa survey na Anti-PNoy. Okay lang yun, Democracy is working.
Keep practicing your expression skill. Eventually you will learn how to discern the obvious based on rationale. Use your intelligence, not your passion.
Simple reasoning, if you put your money in the bank you where you got your money. Did you earn it by working hard or you earned by illicit means. Look at it in your own money experience.
Kung hindi ka nagtratrabaho may pera ka sa bulsa, binigay ba sa iyo ng magulang mo o napulot mo sa kalye. Siempre alam mo kung san galing yun na madali mong sagutin. Iyan ang hinihintay natin sagot ni Corona. Kapag ayaw mong sagutin, bakit tinatago ni Corona?
pareho din yun kapag tinanong ka ng nanay mo bakit marami kang pera sa bulsa, gusto niyang malaman kung galing sa mabuti o kaya galing sa masama kagaya ng prostitution income. Gusto ng nanay mo nasa matuwid na daan ka. Simple di ba?
granting without conceding cj is guilty for being corrupt…
sino ba sa kanila ang hindi…
magkano ba ang gastos nila sa eleksyong at magkano ang kanilang sahod…
tsk…tsk…
But when they persisted in asking Him, He straightened up, and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.”John 8:7
Hi hi hi. Kailangan na naman ng pira. Wala ng argument gumagamit nalang ng bibliya.
In my estimate ikaw ang pinaka matandang yatot dito…,,BOOOH hahahaha
TATAKBO RIN YATA YANG DAGANG YAN SA TUPRIM COURT HAHAHAH BOOH!
HI HIHI,,,
THE EFFECTS OF PROLONGED IMMERSION IN CORRUPTION BY CORONA
@Aileen- you sound so bitter, so full of hurt, you can cry here, I know I know, hindi mo matanggap na harapang sabihan ni Pnoy na corrupt ang nagpagpapakain sa iyo at ng pamilya mo (lalo na ngayon panay sakit ng tiyan mo). Listen Aileen iyan ang epekto ng nakababad sa korapsyon ng matagalang panahon. Akala ng body systems mo okay ka na. Wala kayong iniwan sa nagshashabu, hindi niyo na alam na kasalukuyang sumisinghot kayo habang nagdedeny. Tingnan mong mabuti si Corona ngayon, nag hire ng probono lawyers na me mga kaso sa SC, malinaw na bribery pero hindi niya alam yon. Tingnan mo yung SALN misdeclaration at omissions ng gargantuan bank amounts sabi ni Cuevas “in good faith”. Para bang serial child abuser (si Abea,,,?)
na pagnahuli ang sinasabi “gusto naman ng baby eh”. See? hindi mo makikita ito kasi nakalugmok ka sa korapsyon. Me pagasa ba sa iyo? Oo, repent. tutulungan ka naming magbago. Tama na ang pahirap sa sarili, aminin mo na at sabihin sa sarili “AI LINOLOKO LANG PALA AKO.” Thats the first step, okay?.Tahan na, tomorrow’s gonna be a new day.
“He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.”
Labo niyo. E hindi nga kayo nagmimyembro ng pokpok e. Yang quote na yan, tungkol yan dun sa kwentong me babaeng madumi na gustong batuhin ng mga tao.
Pag me pokpok kayong miyembro, tinitiwalag niyo.
i-abolish na lang natin ang pulisya, piskalya korte, kulungan? ganun ba yun? wala nang batas batas. style mo bulok.
@abean
Ayan ka na naman, trying to sound scholarly in Bible verses and as usual, out of context pa rin. You quoted the words from the mouth of Jesus Christ Himself but we know that to His standard, But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. (Matt 5:28). Clearly, your cast the first stone logic won’t fit in the courts of men because it is plainly based on God’s idea of perfect statutes. Can you sue a person for rape while he is just conceiving it? Hindi di ba? We just base on evidence – period. Hwag ka nang umastang maraming alam. Yung pagnanakaw will be materialized by evidence. Ano, ipaliwanag mo kung saan kinuha ni Corona ang mga property at bank accounts nya which is obviously much much more than his income as a government employee. Kung may maganda kang paliwanag, saka mo sabihin dito yang cast the first stone mo.
Your flawed logic simply says, Ok lang akong nakawan ng kapitbahay ko tutal, kinupit ko yung pera ng tatay ko. Blind follower ka nga kaya kahit ano sabihin ng corrupt na leader nyo (kung sino man yun), lalamunin mo at isasaksak sa baga mo kahit dalhin ka sa impyerno ng paniniwalang yun.
And? Let us close the case just simply because of that? Kaya pala di na nababago ang mukha ng gobyerno. Kaya pala ang mga pondong nakakamkam mula sa kaban ng bayan sa masamang paraan na sana ginamit sa kapakanan ng sambayanang pilipino ay patuloy na nasa kamay ng mga gahaman at magnanakaw.
Choosing from the lesser evil lang tayo, Wag man yong pakapalan nang mukha tulad nitong si Chrisy at Renato na nag ambisyon nang Kingship in the Supreme Court? Kawawa naman ang mamayan. At least si PNoy may ambition na “Matuwid na daan” And we cannot change the system overnight. After Marcos dictatorship up to the present we are still fighting for a true identity. I hope to see the day when ang tunay na Pilipino ay maging truly proud to be Matino sa isip sa salita at sa gawa.
Lady Abean, ang hukluban matandang bakla, bumanat na naman. hohoho BOOH!
Eileen, resurrected truthsicker welcome back! ang kokrots na nagpipilit maging buwaya….
etong baygon mo! hahahah booh!….
Isang bagay lang, Eileen, hindi mo represented ang mga simple na tao. Simple din ako pero nakikita ko ang matuwid na daan. Pwede kayang sabihin mo ano ang matuwid na daan para sa iyo?
Wow Congrats Raissa, umabot sa 1000 mahigit ang responses:: salamat sa mga naghahanap ng katotohahana at ebidensya( small thanks na rin sa mga trolls na PALPAK-palapak because they did not succed in making us lose focus in finding the truth)
Salamat sa lahat ng mga kasapi sa ating Plaza Miranda.
Hi Ms. Raissa,
Saludo kami sa iyo…sana’y pagpalain ka ng May Kapal at magpatuloy sa iyong mabuting gawain sa ikabubuti ng sambayanang Pinoy….God Bless and More Power to you….
Thank you.
More power to us all, the average Filipinos.
And a rebirth for our nation.
LET ME SPECULATE ON WHAT “PLAN X” MIGHT BE
Sometime ago, Abigail Valte was criticized for saying that Malacanang has a “Plan B” if CJ Corona is cleared of the impeachment charges.
Since then there has been a lot of speculation as to what “Plan B” might be but let me speculate what a “Plan X” might be during the impeachment trial (since Plan B is supposedly to be implemented if Corona is acquitted.)
For Plan X, I will draw an analogy from what happened with GMA and the TRO.
We know that GMA went to the Supreme Court to seek a TRO for the HDO issued against her hoping that she would be able to leave the country (ostensibly for medical treatment) and evade the charges against her. As expected, and in surprising haste, the Supreme Court issued a TRO and prior to that GMA already booked her flight departure in multiple airlines leaving no doubt that she expected the TRO to be issued in her favor. You know the rest of the story – election sabotage charges were filed against her on the eleventh hour thereby rendering the TRO moot and academic. GMA is now on hospital arrest facing charges of election sabotage.
As a local saying goes, matalino man daw ang matsing, minsan ay naiisahan din.
“Plan X” could be a similar eleventh hour filing of criminal charges against CJ Corona – most likely that of tax evasion.
Here’s the parallelism:
To subvert the impeachment trial, Corona went to the Supreme Court, of which he is the Chief Justice, to seek a TRO for the opening of his dollar bank accounts, and to prevent members of the Judiciary from testifying in the impeachment trial. As expected, the Supreme Court came to his rescue (can you go against your chief?) On the eleventh hour, criminal charges (tax evasion) would be filed against Corona, and the prosecution, in their closing argument, would try to have those charges admitted into evidence as proof of his betrayal of public trust.
The Impeachment Court would be in a serious dilemma – they could ignore the filing of tax evasion charges and refuse to accept it into evidence arguing that it is not part of the articles of impeachment. On the other hand the IC would have to take cognizance of the potential explosion of the wrath and fury of the Filipino people if it choose to ignore the truth.
This scenario would present a very serious political calculus for everyone involved in the impeachment process because this could very well be the spark that would ignite the next “Arab Spring” or “2nd Quarter Storm.” But everyone with a stake in our political process would try to avoid this explosive situation because, at the end of the day, the party who controls the armed forces would have the upper hand.
That is my speculation of what “Plan X” could be. But, hey, don’t believe this scenario – it is just a product of my fertile imagination which I concocted while awaiting for the impeachment trial to resume.
“Plan X” is far-fetched. Really! To borrow MDS’s word of choice, gago me! Ay, gaga pala…he he he.
Yvonne, I think your reading of the tea leaves may be correct. I hope many senators will set aside their self interest and rise to the challenge of the times. What is one person added to the unemployment statistics to saving the integrity of the SC?
People may accept a tarnished executive or legislative official for he can be made to account in an election but not a CJSC who betrayed their trust with his unexplained wealth.
Plan x would be the Ombudsman going against Corona for money laundering. But another thing could come up. Corona may use his ill-gotten wealth to ignite civil unrest, likethe oil price hike which would then divert the attention from the impeachment to the oil crisis. Abangan?
GMA NEWS video file: Miriam gave interview on her Valentine wish
In the GMA interview she said, “if I have my strength to pressure my husband I wish he gives me at least a passionate kiss”
Miriam KILLER INSTINCT is needed before her husband could smooch her. Miriam, liplock is daily romantic routine between loving husband and wife.
Can we blame Narciso not kissing Miriam? WAAAAHHH
Poor Narciso living the life of hell with this fat woman with a sewer rat infested mouth. Maybe he’s immuned and cannot even puke anymore.
Kung ako si Narciso, mahuhubaran din ako ng pagkalalake sa ganitong asawa, minuminuto parating galit buset asar. Pano ka gaganahang makipagsmooching mas lalaki pa sa yo sa pagkabutabutangero. Ngayon pang tumaba na,-na kung magpakalbo magbigote at magpantalon kamukha na ni movie villain Larry “Pipoy” Silva..
Yung caddy ni Narciso ganito daw kwento sa mga kagolf buddies ni Narciso:
Yung asawa ko kahit walang okasyun binibili ko ng regalo yung skin whitener Gluthathione ni Kris Aquino. Tanong nung isa, maputi naman siya bakit kailangan pa
Sagot ni Narciso:
Pare maawa ka naman sa kin, kalbaryo na nga dinadanas ko sa pagmumukha niya, isipin mo naman kung maitim pa siya.
yaman din lamang na nagsalita na si Fr. Catalino Arevalo (salamat kay keanleogo) at tutal Sunday naman ngayon, mga paalala ang ating basahin…
para kay atty. aguirre:
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para sa ating lahat na may paniniwala…
“Maging maingat sa kung ano’ng iniisip, maaaring bigla-bigla natin itong masasabi.”
“The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly, but the mouth of fools pours forth foolishness.”
— Proverbs 15:2
Proverbs 14:5 (KJV)
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
An informative read about Senate sitting as an impeachment court and its answerability to the people, not to the Supreme Court. Although it is written by a representative of the House of Representative, it’s “malaman” in context. If I may, I’m copy and pasting in the full article…
URL: http://opinion.inquirer.net/23933/answerable-only-to-the-people
Answerable only to the people
By: Rep. Rodel M. Batocabe
Philippine Daily Inquirer
I am writing in reaction to the editorial titled “Haunting question.” (Inquirer, 2/19/12)
When the Senate convenes and sits as an impeachment court, it performs not a legislative function but a separate, distinct and totally unique duty mandated by the Constitution: to hold accountable a select group of high public officials for specific grave offenses which threaten the very existence of the state and its democratic institutions. (Sec. 2, Article XI, 1987 Constitution) The members of Congress or of the Cabinet were not included in this select group of impeachable officers because they can easily be removed and/or sanctioned by Congress, the Judiciary, the Civil Service Commission or the Ombudsman, as the case may be, for a wide range of violations of existing laws, rules and regulations.
It is well-settled that the impeachment court, by its nature, is a class of its own, with its proceedings considered as political. Rightly so, for the sole and exclusive power of the impeachment court is derived from the sovereign will of the people when they ratified the Constitution. Because of its sole and exclusive power to try and decide all cases of impeachment, the impeachment court is imbued with the following inherent powers and attributes:
1. Rule-making powers. It is mandated by the Constitution to promulgate its own rules of procedure, its own rules of evidence, including the admissibility and inadmissibility thereof. It can also specify the persons or entities that may prosecute and defend impeachment actions, prescribe the requisite proof for conviction, and even promulgate rules of procedure entirely different from the Rules of Court issued by the Supreme Court. For example, it may prescribe that even non-lawyers may appear as prosecutors or defense counsels, or a mere anonymous letter may be given weight or, if it so desires, add to its own exclusions to the hearsay rule other than those provided by the Rules of Court.
Unfortunately, the present impeachment court has not promulgated its own exhaustive rules on procedure and instead applies the present Rules of Court as suppletory. This gives the public the impression that the impeachment court is just the same as an ordinary court of law where lawyers hold sway and where the search for truth is restricted by the technical rules prescribed by the Rules of Court. Thus, as we see it now, its proceedings are similar to an ordinary court even though it has all the powers to issue its own rules to abbreviate and facilitate the proceedings.
2. Supreme, absolute arbiter. The decision, rulings and interlocutory orders of the impeachment court can never be subject to judicial review. By its very nature, it is not a branch or instrumentality of the government covered by the expanded power of judicial review under the Constitution. In the exercise of this function, it is the supreme and absolute arbiter, just like the Supreme Court when it interprets the law. The Supreme Court may err in its interpretation of the law, but its rulings form part of jurisprudence and in effect, the law of the land. No other branch or instrumentality can reverse or modify such ruling except the Supreme Court itself. The only check to an abuse by a member of the Supreme Court is through an impeachment proceeding.
In like manner, the rulings and decision of an impeachment court, including its interpretation of the Constitution and laws, however erroneous they may seem, can never be reviewed by the Supreme Court. If the impeachment court chooses to do so, it may even disregard previous decisions of the Supreme Court. The only check to the impeachment court is the sovereign will of the people through the ballot. Simply stated, if our people think that a member of the impeachment court abused his discretion and prerogatives, then he can be easily booted out of office come election time. Thus, in the interplay of checks and balances in our democracy, the members of the Supreme Court can be checked and held accountable by the impeachment court, and in turn, the members of the impeachment court can be checked and held accountable by our people.
3. Unrestricted. Any law, ruling or directive that tends to limit, infringe and diminish its powers and prerogatives is contrary to the spirit and intent of the Constitution and, therefore, would be null and void. In the hierarchy of interests, the accountability of impeachable officials is of the highest and supreme order because this concerns not just an ordinary offense and an ordinary public official. The impeachable offenses enumerated by our Constitution strike at the very soul, heart and life of our nation. Considering the vital significance of its mandated duty, the impeachment court should be unfettered by any prohibition in the conduct of its proceedings to ferret out the truth.
That being so, it has the absolute power to look into records, papers or documents in the course of the impeachment proceedings, notwithstanding any law to the contrary. Hence, any law, ruling or directive that prohibits disclosure of records should be construed as not binding on the impeachment court. Moreover, it is further submitted that any branch or instrumentality of government, including the Supreme Court, which refuses to disclose information required by the impeachment court may be held in contempt for refusing its orders and obstructing its proceedings.
4. Separate and distinct from Senate. In the exercise of its functions, the impeachment court ceases to be the Senate or to be a lawmaking body. Accordingly, the principle of inter-parliamentary courtesy no longer applies to the Senate. Thus, the impeachment court can subpoena any official of the government, including members of Congress and the Supreme Court to testify and produce documents in the course of its proceedings.
Therefore, the impeachment court is answerable to no one but only to the Constitution and to our people.
Rodel M. Batocabe represents AKO Bicol (AKB) Party List in the House of Representatives.
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer
Father Catalino Arevalo, spiritual adviser of Former President Corazon Aquino,today used Matthew 5:20 to preach on Insult and Apology. ” But I ( Jesus) say to you that if you are angry with a brother or sister, you will be liable to judgment. And if insult a brother or sister, you will be liable to the council, And if you say “you fool”( gago ) you will liable to the hell of fire.”
If you insulted brother or sister before millions of people, you should retract it by making a formal apology before millions of people.
Father Arevalo emphasized this, that he did not say this, but Jesus said this.
Biblical. Miriam said it to the face of Prosecutors, literally millions watching
while we utter the word gago to Cuevas in his absence read by thousands only
So we are saved, he he he
Gandang palusot . Hahahaha
The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly, but the mouth of fools pours forth foolishness. —Proverbs 15:2
Mouth Guard
http://odb.org/2011/11/02/mouth-guard/
“NO DIRTY TALK, NO LIES, NO CHARACTER ASSASSINATION.”
“What comes out of our mouths should be wholesome and uplifting.”
Be careful of your thoughts—they may become words at any time.
(From the same link as above.)
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May this be part of the prayer each session day.
A Blessed Sunday to everyone…
…. links please …
don’t worry, found it:
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/155759/miriam-santiago-worthy-of-the-fires-of-hell
I hope Sen Santiago is also seeing a psycho-therapist aside a cardiologist. Her inner battles and confusion in her heart cannot be treated by pills alone. Accepting that truth cannot be masked and reality cannot be created by pigments of imagination by the rules of court and rules of evidence, will restore her to good health.
Typo:
Matthew 5:22
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE SENATOR-JUDGES
Whatever will be the outcome of the impeachment trial, CJ Renato Corona will go down in Philippine history as the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to be impeached. And whatever the Impeachment Court accepts into evidence on the basis of legal technicalities they cannot make the Filipino nation “unsee” or “unheard” whatever are already seen or heard. A senator-judge can move to strike off the record Miriam Defensor Santiago’s tirade about being “gago” but they cannot strike that off the minds of the people.
Juan Ponce Enrile, Serafin Cuevas, and Estelito Mendoza, among others, are lucky in that during their time of being on the wrong side of history the internet is not yet part of our mainstream society. Their deeds are somewhat overlooked, if not forgotten, in the fog of politics with the passage of time.
CJ Renato Corona is not as lucky because whatever the facts are, regardless of whether they are accepted into evidence, or not, those facts will forever be part of public domain that every individual can access anytime, anyplace, including by their children, their children’s children, and their children’s grand-children. No Serafin Cuevas, or Estelito Mendoza, or Juan Ponce Enrile can “unsee” or “unheard” what the people have already seen and heard. Those facts will forever be etched into the hearts and minds of the Filipino people.
Having said that, let this be the plea from the people to every Senator-judge of the Impeachment Court:
Your actions in this historic event will forever be part of public domain that will be dissected by generations to come, including those of your families, long after we are gone from the face of earth in the same manner that we speak proudly of Jose Rizal, Andres Bonifacio, Gabriela Silang and many other unsung heroes, and despise people like Adolf Hitler, Sadam Hussein, Pol Pot, and their despicable kind.
There will be no hiding from the internet and social media. Ask yourself: Will the legacy you will leave behind something that your family, your children, and your grand children will be proud of you? Is it worth tarnishing that legacy by ignoring the truth?
And to CJ Renato Corona, let us ask you this: Was your subservience and blind loyalty to that short woman, the former squatter of Malacanang, worth it? Honestly?
You are the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court but, at the end of the day, Merceditas Gutierrez looks much smarter than you.
Honorable Senator-Judges, we, the people, implore you to be on the side of truth – that is the best legacy you will leave behind for the next generations to come.
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Amen amen….very nicely said yvonne….
I could only cringe once the Presiding Officer would address MDS as the gentle lady from Iloilo. Takot nya lang seguro, ano? Buti na lang mahaba pa ang pasensya ko.
feel the same exactly,,what’s so gentle or ladylike or honorable about this condescending power diiven grandstanding politician?.
Kung buhay pa si churchill, sasabihi nya kay MDS “wala akong pakialam sa sinabi mo basta alam ko paggising ko bukas magandang lalaki pa rin ako, ikaw pag gising mio bukas, pangit ka pa rin”.
JPE was using reverse psychology. Afterall, she was having tantrums like a 3-year old rag rat.
I’m a fan of your blog, but I find this piece rather not objective.
I have a few questions regarding this statement/question -
“I want to drive home the point that when Justice Cuevas insists before the Senate Impeachment Court on the “Rule of Law”, it’s a very relevant and material question to ask him – what rule of law?
My turn…
How did Cory Aquino ascend into power? Was “rule of law” faithfully followed?
I’ll answer both for you. First, via PEOPLE POWER. Second, No.
People Power was never, is not, and most probably will never be part of our constitution and by laws.
As to what triggered the public to revolt, it’s an entirely different topic to discuss.
As to Justice Cuevas following or constantly refering to the “Rule of Law”.. Did it not occur to you that what Justice Cuevas did then actually can be supported by the fact that the Rule of Law was never observed when Cory Aquino was ascended into presidency, and that the Rule of Law was never observed when Ferdinand Marcos was toppled from office?
Again, the abuse of power during the time of Marcos is an entirely different animal to discuss.
Now, kindly define your understanding of the “Rule of Law”.
Thank you,
Carlo de Jesus
Dear Carlo,
Cory Aquino was catapulted to power by a revolution.
People power is embedded in our Constitution. It’s in our Preamble –
“We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of Almighty God…..”
Let me reserve the right to discuss The Rule of Law in another piece
YESTERDAY NEWS: Another proof of stupidity of Cuevas.
“Cuevas would not allow Corona to testify because he could not object against questions of Senator/ judges.
Cuevas claims he is intelligent and practiced law for many decades.
In regular courts, when judges ask questions to the witness, the lawyers could not object either but could object against the questions of Prosecutors. His alibi did not make sense as a lawyer unless he is afraid Corona does not have any answer at all on the source of his large cache in the bank.
The excuse of Cuevas for not allowing Corona to testify is GAGO.
Cuevas is afraid of Prosecutors questioning Corona, this is the real reason since he could object on their questioning of Corona which is Standard Procedure in every court cases.
He he he.
Corona will not testify because liers usually contradict themselves. Mahuhuli sa sariling bibig. A truthful witness is the best to demolish any evidence. Kahit pag-babaliktarin, totoo pa rin kung hindi siya sinungaling.
If Corona believes he is not guilty, he would volunteer himself as witness, for no contradiction can be made of truthful facts. Ergo, by not testifying, he accepts all presented by prosecution as true and factual.
Correction – liars
from Yvonne reposted
IS CJ RENATO CORONA ACTING IN GOOD BEHAVIOR?
Let’s forget about the impeachment trial for a moment and let us just think about
Article XIII, Section 2 of our Constitution.
Article XIII, Section 2 provides that “The Members of the Supreme Court and judges of lower courts shall hold office during good behavior until they reach the age of seventy years or become incapacitated to discharge the duties of their office.”
The keyword is GOOD BEHAVIOR. Repeat, GOOD BEHAVIOR.
Now judge for yourself if CJ Renato Corona is acting in GOOD BEHAVIOR:
1. Did CJ Renato Corona’s declared his SALN in a truthful and factual manner consistent with his legal income as a government official?
2. Did CJ Renato Corona accept pro-bono services from lawyers who are likely to have conflict of interest if they, or the law firms they represent, handle cases before the Supreme Court in the future?
3. Did CJ Renato Corona accept highly discounted price, not available to the general public, in his purchase of a condominium from a company that has had a case in the Supreme Court?
4. Did CJ Renato Corona accept special travel accommodations from PAL that are not available to the traveling public at around the time that PAL has pending case/s at the Supreme Court?
5. Did CJ Renato Corona take a leave of absence as Chief Justice while his impeachment trial is ongoing to ensure that the trial will be conducted free from his influence?
6. Did CJ Corona favor the travel arrangement of Supreme Court personnel to Prestige Travel Agency that is reportedly owned or controlled by the family of one Estelito Mendoza? Did Prestige Travel Agency provide special price discounts to CJ Renato Corona that were not readily available to the traveling public?
7. Did CJ Corona dips his hands into the resources or accounts of the defunct Basa-Guidote Enterprises by depositing into his personal account monies that belong to the Basa-Guidote Enterprises?
8. Did CJ Corona commit obstruction of justice by preventing members of the judiciary from appearing or testifying in his impeachment trial?
9. Did CJ Renato Corona implies that he is above the law, and beyond the reach of our impeachment process, by declaring publicly that in his position of trust as Chief Justice “Kamatayan lang. Kung gusto nilang tanggalin ako dito, patayin nila ako,”
Remember that we are not talking here about any potential criminal offense.
We are simply asking: Is CJ Renato Corona acting in GOOD BEHAVIOR?
If CJ Renato Corona is not acting in GOOD BEHAVIOR his continued stay as CJ of the Supreme Court is UNCONSTITUTIONAL, and contrary to Article XIII, Section 2 of our Constitution.
helllo raissa….i have a question…. how do you think the impeachment….on your
honest opinion will vote? considering all factors….and what do you think will
happen if CJ is acquitted..? i certainly do not want a malangsang amoy na isda
para maging CJ.the blind folded lady a symbol of justice is not so blind if this
happens…?
One who lives by the sword or gun will die by it. In fact his or her immediate relatives could die by it.
I have voted for Miriam as president and as senator. Many will agree with me that she was then an admirable lady. That was before the death of her son, Alexander. After such tragic event Miriam developed a bizarre behavior and became understandably an avid, if not frightened, supporter of GMA. Probably, the PNP and NBI could explain why.
Of course the PNP and NBI of today know fully well the circumstances surrounding the death of Alexander. What GMA could do to her, Noynoy could also. But a decent person that he is, I am sure Noynoy will not cut off the last straw that holds Miriam’s sanity. So let us bear with Miriam. And I am hoping that in the end she will find her peace when she embraces the truth about her son’s death, which truth will come out when she voted according to her conscience and found Corona guilty as charged.
For now, however, I cannot accept the declaration of Miriam that the survey conducted by U.P. students is unscientific and unreliable, which survey found 76% of U.P. students agreeing that Corona is guilty. I understand that the survey was done under the guidance of the U.P. College of Public Administration. Knowing that the same institution teaches the best, I mean the best, in social research such as the survey conducted on the students’ belief as to the guilt of Corona, I do not doubt the accuracy of said survey. I know also that the U.P. College of Law, like any other law school, teaches legal research but not social research. Miriam is an alumna of the U.P. College of Law, not the U.P. College of Public Administration. So, I think Miriam is off tangent in criticizing the U.P. survey.
for sen santiago….thank you for showing the whole world what kind of person
you are….you arrogant….may you R.I.P.
im really frustrated with this senators-judge!!! they must have forgotten that they
where elected by the filipino people and that we put our trust on our senators to
always defend the truth or in the case of impeachment…FIND THE TRUTH…
EMBRACE IT AND NOT SUPRESS IT. mahiya kayo mga senador. you owe it
to the filipino people to defend the truth….
Bakit ang sakit ni Miriam ang tawag Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Waaahh?
Kasi Narciso ang pangalan ng asawa niya, he he he
ABS-CBN NEWS
Cuevas said, BEING ENRILE LAWYER, NO BIG DEAL.
No big deal? Mga ulul, sinong niloko nyong dalawa. Kulang nalang maghalikan kayo sa
pag uusap nyong dalawa. Nilloloko nyo pa kami.
ENRILE! NAKASISI NA NAGSAKLOLO PA ANG BAYAN SA YO AT SI GRINGO. SANA PINABAYAAAN NALANG KAYONG TODASIN MI MARCOS
PARA ANG SINUGOD NALANG NG BAYAN SI MARCOS PAGKATAPOS NYONG MADALE. WALANGHIYA KA TALAGA, NAGSORRY PA KUNYARI NOON, UMAMIN KA PA NA STAGED ANG AMBUSH MO PARA IDECLARE NI MAKOY ANG MARTIAL LAW, TAPOS ETO NGAYON ANG ISUSUKLI MO SA BAYAN. WALA KANG KADALA DALA, ILANG PAGKAKATAON ANG BINIGAY SA YO NG KAPALARAN, SINAYANG MO SA PAGKA GANID MO AT MGA KASAMA MO. —-MAGKABUNI KA SANA.
Here is this week’s most ODIOUS AND EVIL COMMENT from someone who calls himself “REY” -
“I enjoyed our little tryst in the senate CR when you handed me those documents.”
And his/her e-mail (alleged) and IP address are:
rey.umali@gmail.com
182.50.24.131
182.50.24.131 is in Korea, Republic Of internet provider Kyonggi-do Seoul Crossonnet
Mga pakawala ni Corona, Cuevas, Roy, Salvadr, Manalo at Tatad ibang grupo o pareho din. Kung pareho IP kina Roy Marquina, Nyt, Gagger alert sila sila rin.
Ibang pangalan naman ginagamit:
Rey Umali yung prosecutor, Benigno Aquino, Linsanity, suplado
Di kasi nila maexplain kung saan galing pera ni Corona ataw nilang pagusapan natin.
Takot na sila Due Time ni Corona na sa Mar 12.
He he he
Posible kayang ang modus operandi nila ay ipasa sa mga taga abroad ang pagsubmit nila ng mga propaganda nila para hindi sila matrace na galing sa pinas? Puede ano?
uu nmn proxy switcher lang un napaka simpleng method.
pero ung tono ng comments ng mga paid trolls madali ma trace. xD
Saan nga ba galing? Bakit yang mga tagapagtanggol ni Corona wala kang makuha kahit katiting na explanation?Puro waahh at link sa opinion nina Tiglao et al.
And speaking of tagapagtanggol, just yesterday a very close friend of mine posted on Facebook a photo of his new town house in QC. And who was with him on the photo? The valiant Tio Apen who turned out to be the owner-developer of those expensive townhouses.
The old man is already doing good in his business and his life is already at its sunset, why not just re-brand himself that would make him worth remembering by the youth?
Mareng rey,
Sa lahat naman ng bakla ikaw ang obvious. Pano kayo magtitryst
eh lalaki ang type mo. Nirereklamo ka nga nila “Kolokoy”, “jeff”, “Benigno Aquino”, ” byronjones”.”antonio luna”, at iba pang mga katropa sa di mapigilan mong
kaharotan sa nga “mhin”.
C’mon dont deny it, you cried a bucket when you learned about Piolo at pinagsisira mo yung picture nyang 10 X12 sa kuwarto mo 2 weeks ago. You we’re hysterical when you found out Pnoy has a girlfriend, after I saw Pnoy’s picture on your wallet with your handwritten note at the back—”Ilove you Panot”.
C’mon Mareng reyna, at 64, alangan na yung ganyang mga gimik. Pag nalaman pa to ni Kimjung il (alam ko magsyota kayo ng guard sa compound natin) baka hindi na tayo palabasin pag alas onse.
Love,
Sister Peter
Kaya siguro CR ng babae ang naimbentong tagpuan e.
Miriam Defensor Santiago is a pro gloria tutah!!!!…together with defense lawyers is orchestrating a scenario of demeaning the integrity of the prosecution panel and making it appear that the impeachment is just a big mistake…Good thing she was not elected president…imagine a super psycho president…we will all be put in jail for not listening to her.
the question now is what will this community do by way of street demonstration or any other peaceful but public action in the event that the caucus on monday resolves to punish atty aguirre in line with what enrile said i.e. THIS COURT WILL NOT TOLERATE DISRESPECT TO SENATOR JUDGES (implying THIS COURT WILL ONLY TOLERATE DISRESPECT FROM SENATOR JUDGES). enrile’s court will tolerate verbal bullying/abusive behavior only if coming from senator judges? what a sad, shameful state of affairs.
It’s alarming to note that Miriam can’t be reprimanded from bullying, harassing, verbally abusing and demeaning Atty. Aguirre plus the two opposing panels. When I asked a lawyer-friend he says it’s what the code of ethics dictates with regard to the judge-lawyer relationship within the court system. I say it stinks big time. Miriam is a massive disgrace.
What’s very alarming is that on national tv, she projects that attitude, while they are tackling that issue. That venue is like any other workplace. It is a very bad example akin to promoting abusive and toxic environment, work places. I cringe at the thought of employees or workers who have to endure abusive situations like that with Miriam.
Isn’t there a law in the Philippines curtailing abuse in workplaces.
you hit it right in the head! well said and done!!!
In 2006 when JBC did not include her in the short list of nominees for chief justice, Santiago went ballistic. She said: “ I’m foaming at the mouth. I’m homicidal. I am nauseated… I spit in the face of Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban and his cohorts in the Supreme Court. I am no longer interested in the position of chief justice if I was to be surrounded by idiots.”
I home they will replay those statements by miriam in the headlines
Here is this week’s most ODIOUS AND EVIL COMMENT.
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Obviously, Atty. Vitaliano Aguirre II committed direct contempt. He was asked to explain in open court. He admitted his wrongdoing.
In the case of the defense panel (minus Cuevas), potential indirect contempt was made. They were already admonished in open court by some S-Js. Nonetheless, they were asked to explain in writing why they must not be cited for contempt. The Impeachment Court will carry on from there.
http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2009/april2009/RTJ-09-2176.htm
Paano naging bukambibig ni Miriam yung salitang waaahhhh?
Napulot sa asawa niya.
Tuwing umaga pagmulat ng mata ng asawa biglang makita ang mukha ni Miriam napapasigaw siya parati ng WAAAHH
Naughty naughty johnny lin. But still — like
lol. i love it. u made my day sa comment to mo @ johhny.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA.. Sa lakas ng tawa ko , si Miriam naman ang nagtatakip
ng ears nya. HAR HAR HAR HAR!!!
mismo… kita mo namn ang beauty ni miriam…waaaaaaaaaaaaah
You never fail to put a smile on my lips sir Johnny! Hahahahaha
you really have to stand in the corner johhny
johnny lin, ang ganda ng umaga ko pagkabasa ng comment mo. you makeme laugh tol!
Thats a good one Johnny! Keep it up. I could just imagine MDS on her nighty>Whaaaaah!
Cuevas declaring that “no big deal” him being a lawyer of JPE during the Cory Aquino coup attempt smack of arrogance and act discourtesy being a lawyer. Once more it is a crystal clear example of disregarding the rule of law in this country.
Out of courtesy he should have disclosed to the public and media that he was once the lawyer of JPE during the Cory Aquino coup attempt. In so doing will erase the public perception of irregularity between the two of them.
Cuevas tumandang paurong, walang hiya.
Sabi ni Miriam, GAGO, waahhhh
START THE COUNTDOWN:
10 Days for Corona and Lawyers present evidence on source of 85 million pesos in bank accounts (peso and dollar, according to Abante News)
Cyber Plaza Miranda is Ground Zero on the Countdown till March 12.
What evidence will Corona present? He he he.
I think he will present concocted evidence otherwise known as lies. His team will create such an intricate web of lies to purposely confound us and deviate from real (and simple) issues. I won’t be surprised to find out that underneath their coat and tie and barong tagalog is a spiderman outfit. Perhaps, Spiderman himself would be under their table giving cues (pro bono din kaya siya? lol!). I would wish to be there with my pet monkey named Jackson because he loves eating spiders. Pero baka tumakbo si Jackson in the presence of the chimp-rhino-bull-hyena mutant sorry-excuse-for-a-homo sapiens called Brenda…LOL! At ako rin tatakbo sa baho ng maamoy ko. You know what that reeking odor is? It is the smell of their dignity leaving their bodies…
@johnny lin,
if we follow the rule of law no amount of evidence can change what has been shown to millions of viewers in the country. However, since Cuevas prefers the mob rule and him being the former lawyer of JPE, We can assume that expect the unexpected.
March 12 is DUE TIME for Corona to explain bank accounts. Redemption, waaah.
100% Cuevas tactic: DISCOMBOBULATION of Laws and Articles of Constitution.
True to form, Cuevas SLICK LAWYER not smart. He he he.
Corona does not have documentary evidence to counter bank accounts so Cuevas decided that Corona will not testify. Tatad is still busy looking for false witnesses to discredit the prosecutors and bank witnesses instead of presenting hard evidence on the source of money.
Maceda wrote that Defense will not present Corona to testify because Cuevas thinks Prosecution case is weak. Miriam has 2 words for Maceda,- GAGO , wahhhh
He he he.
Ao kaya kong maging penitent itong si Nato Corona sa Holy week? Tatangapin pa kaya ito nang panginoon?
Pagkatapos sa Holy week di Corona will start to think that God has forgiven him and so he can start confessing all he has done in the IC. And do you think the INC will sympathize with him without his money?
Latest ABS CBN NEWS:
Miriam lambasted UP Students Paralegal Society for conducting a survey on Trustworthiness of Corona, 76% to 24% in favor of Prosecution evidence. Problem with Miriam biased tirade is IC gag order is applied only to Defense lawyers and Prosecutors. Her reason, the case is sub judice. So what, their action is freedom of speech. Every pending court case is subjudice. She says she is intelligent, this is proof she is GAGO, swahh waah waah
Enrile admonished the students to study first before conducting survey because NO UP law graduate placed in top ten of recent Bar Exam results. Problem with Enrile message, the Society is for Undergraduates. Enrile is old, he could no longer discern the difference between undergrad and graduate students, waahh
These 2 Senators wanted to project they are cerebral and fair by portraying the students are prejudiced, instead, Miriam and Enrile displayed their own bias and stupidity.
He he he
Actually, natawa din ako, especially with what Miriam said, that no one kuno is supposed to say anything while a case is going on, that could influence a judge and his/her decision.
Is she seriously advocating a clampdown on press, online and academic freedom, notto mention the freedom of expression, while any case is going on?
OK lang yung ke Enrile, general advice naman yung Study Hard, although these people who took the bar exam studied a year or more in advance na from when that survey was conducted recently, so as they say online, “epic fail” yung attempt ni Enrile to connect – illogically – that kaya di pumasok ang UP sa top 10 ng bar results is year was a supposed distraction into the Corona trial.
Try again, Senators.
One of the questions of the survey was whether people still trust Corona.
So according to Enrile, only a lawyer can truly tell if Corona is trustworthy? Non-lawyers are simply idiots who are not able to analyze things thuroughly?
In effect, mag-aral ka muna ng abogasya at pumasa para magkaroon ng karapatang bumuo opinyon tungkol sa punong mahistrado ng Pilipinas.
I find that stupid.
ON ENRILE AND MDS VIEW THAT UP SURVEYED STUDENTS ARE GAGO BECAUSE THE CASE IS SUBJUDICE AND THAT ONLY LAWYERS WILL TRULY DISCERN CORONA’S INNOCENCE
If they are really so talino with their law degrees, how come the Senate they served for so long has yet to show proof of notable achievements? And nag advance lang ang mga kayamanan nila. I bet my right betlog, ipatatanggal ko magreveal ng mga yaman, silang 2 ang honest talaga.
How dare they insult the UP law students and how dare state that only lawyers can properly discern the innocence of Corona. We have so many lawyers who feel differently, one is Aguirre. Nainsulto lang sila at one of their colleague dares show to the public how GAGO these 2 are. Nakaka GAGil…hmmmmppp
@tristanism
tru
NO, you found Enrile STUPID
I ALSO FIND THAT A STUPID STATEMENT COMING FROM JPE….ANG AKALA NG MGA TAONG BRAIN SMART PEOPLE AY SILA LANG ANG MAY COMMON SENSE….AKALA NILA SILA LANG ANG PUEDENG MAGDECIDE WHAT IS RIGHT AND WHAT IS WRONG…..MR. TRISTANISM….PLEASE HAVE MY EMAIL SENT TO MR BALTAZAR AQUINO , YOUR BUDDY….I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT THE TWO OF YOU ARE DOING FOR OUR COUNTRY AS TOLD BY MR BALTAZAR IN MY COMMENT DITO SA BLOG NI MS RAISSA ROBLES….HOPEFULLY IT IS REALLY REALLY WORTH MY TIME….I AM NOW HELPING SOME PEOPLE DIYAN SA ATIN NA PAKAININ ANG MGA BATA NA WALA NG MGA MAGULANG….ALSO I AM SENDING SOME MONEY TO A CHILD IN HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE I BELIEVE SHE GOT TALENT(IN COMPUTERS)….I AM BASED IN VANCOUVER ,CANADA….MY EMAIL ADDRESS : epsi.nowornever@yahoo.com PH.# 604-638-1584 ….OR YOU CAN MAIL ME TO MY LAND ADDRESS : 4632 FRASER ST., VANCOUVER , B.C., CANADA V5V 4H2
If Corona will not testify, does it mean the explanation to be given by his lawyers on the source of bank accounts, failure to reveal all the assets and their real values in SALN and ITR, is HEARSAY?
De Lima testified and her quotes on Sereno letters were tagged “Hearsay”.
De Lima was witness while Lawyers represent Corona.
Is there a difference on Hearsay since both could not present the Originators for interrogatories?
Now would you look at that.. Very clever johnny lin.
If the defense calls the testimony of De Lima as hearsay, then maybe the Senator Judges may also claim the testimony of Cuevas as hearsay when it comes to Coronas misdeeds. Like Cuevas claims that there is no proof that Corona’s SALN was executed by Corona himself. Even if it bears the signature of the Devil himself
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Whatever happened on last Corona Impeachment trial day was unfortunte and sad.
Both senator-judge and private prosecutor involved should be disciplined.
However, merely punished one party and condoned the other party is partial obviously in public eyes.
The bottom line in this case is the respect of the court.
When the court is in progress, every one in the court, shall observe the proper decorum,shall maintain courteous communication and shall respect each other’s role.
These constitute the respect of the court, not merely the respect of the judgeship.
Definitely, not the respect of a verbally abusive judge who did not respect the judgeship.
My personal opinion is The senator-judge involved did not respect the court nor her judgeship by shouting and insulting the prosecutors. The presiding officer Senator Enrile should be fair in dealing with this incident. The eyes of the public are sharp and bright.
Typo:
Unfortunate.
..yeah.. she was.. verbally abusive.. pero.. bakit?? (it’s an honest question btw)
yap, i had an 8 year old kid asked, why she can’t be punished, even if she was not nice to the other guy? I did not know how to answer the kid because we teach our kids to be nice to everyone, yet … there is somebody who is called a judge-senator who goes away with her not being nice to others on a nationwide television. Even in the child’s eyes there is something wrong with how JPE dealt with these guys.
enrile said in an interview that they (senator-judges with law background) get frustrated by watching other lawyers(prosecution) “nangangapa”. Was that a valid excuse to lambast and berate the prosecution.
Hmm… just a side note from Aguirre episode, I think there is a grander big picture view on this, why did the prosecution team cut the other complaints?
I think it’s fairly easy to answer, their hands were now tied by the Supreme Court’s resolution on judicial privilege.
Wala bang nakakatanda ng executive privilege ni GMA nun, where it derailed the various investigations sa alleged anomalies nya?
Same kind of tactics na walang nagchachalenge in court or in the Senate, wonder why?
http://www.brownseo.com/2012/03/why-chief-justice-renato-corona-is-innocent/
Er, I thought you would offer arguments and proof of his innocence.
But instead you offered more questions.
And then in the end you said “And while we’re at it we should ask why Chief Justice Renato Corona is innocent… Because perhaps he might really be.”
How can you make this conclusion without arguing for it and offering proof for it? “Perhaps” is not a strong enough reason to conclude so.
Hello Ms Raissa,
Thank you for giving your thoughts on the article, I purposely created this title to give an impression to pro-corona supporters as well, you see with all the technical jargons and the constant fumbling of the prosecution I am still left with the original assumption of the “innocent until proven guilty adage” not that I am convinced that he is innocent but merely the entire proceedings shed a new light to this dichotomy. As Atty. Marvic Leonen said “This (may) article has no logic” Ironically the article by itself is still trying to find the logic behind such things for example:
“A private lawyer closed his ears in front of a senator judge and he was slapped with contempt of court, the defense team had a press conference for a number of hours maligning all the senate judges and the impeachment court implying that they are being offered 100 million to go against the TRO of the supreme court and they were just given a sound scolding?”
In effect by having these questions in the mind of the modern tao is it enough to prove the integrity of Chief Renato Corona? Because these are the usual questions that crops up whenever somebody is told to explain why Chief Justice Renato Corona is Innocent.
So I decided to create the title as it is albeit some may find it misleading (I bet there’s a lot) but having these questions read or even asked by supporters of Corona as well as illicit response to those who investigate him (like you) and have a varied reaction from Atty. Leonen makes this whole article worth writing.
Also the last part “And while we’re at it we should ask why Chief Justice Renato Corona is innocent… Because perhaps he might really be.” is meant to be sarcastic, but that’s another story ^_^ either that or there’s really no reason at all why chief justice renato corona is innocent.
The questions raised in this article gives us enough reason Corona is guilty beyond reasonable doubt. Ang lahat na nagawa ni Renato ay questions of his credibility to the position of Supreme Court Justice.
That is why the obstacle for a good government is Corona, So Corona has to go down so that reforms may be implemented and so prosperity will follow.
GMA’s sins are just a tip of the iceberg. There are still a number of cases that took shelter in Corona’s TRO. In mindanao, there is a political dynasty whose election victory is under protest with a comelec ruling, like running in an office without residence but managed to stay in office because our Supreme Court is corrupted by this Corona.
How can we run a good government if the Supreme Court credibility is in question because of Corona.
That is why the prosecution was right in their openning statement asked, “By what standard are we trying our Chief Justice?”
Ma’am Raissa,
The ARCHITECT of MARTIAL LAW is Enrile…before it was proclamed, he staged many bombings on the streets, attempted assasinations, etc. and then the finale was “his aborted assasination/faked ambush”…. On Sept. 20, 1972, a big rally at Plaza Miranda was held, businessmen, students from different universities and colleges and ordinary people joined that rally. The next morning Sept. 21, 1972, Marcos declared Martial Law, human rights and other rights in the Bill of Rights were abused, hence he became a dictator for 20 long years….. A week before the PEOPLE POWER REVOLUTION, there were rumors, which was actually published “secretly/slipped in” in a small column of a newspaper (which I’m still researching/you can help me out) about a situation that Imelda is in conflict with a decision with Enrile and General Ver was ordered by Marcos to arrest Enrile. Enrile wants to evade being arrested so he barricaded himself with some armed military officers under Honasan. He then called to convince Gen. Ramos, (who was surprise on the turned of events) to join him in Camp Aguinaldo which the General acceeded…and the rest is history…… When Cory was in power, Enrile together with Honasan conceived and implemented an operation called “GOD SAVE THE QUEEN” a 7X coup d’ etat attempt on Cory’s administration that in one coup, at the gate of the Arlegui residence of the Aquino’s, PNoy was shot (if I’m right, one of the bullets are still in his neck) and his bodyguard was fatally shot…Question, can Enrile be trusted now? Sana naman bago siya mamaalam sa mundo makagawa naman siya ng maganda sa mga Filipino!!! CONVICT CORONA!!!
You are correct.
I used to think it’s okay for people to brag their (insert whatever noun here) as long as they have the goods to back it up, this being the Philippines, where it is culturally frowned upon to do so. I used to think “Why be embarrassed/feel shame/guilt if you worked hard for it?”
Seeing Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago in all her “sparkly brilliance” all these years has led me farther and further away from that position. She’s good for sound bites, a witty comeback, and she wins, hands down, as the most entertaining senator we have, even though we have actual entertainers as her colleagues, whose entertainment prowess really leave much to be desired.
Witnessing her diatribe against the prosecution team this week in the impeachment trial has shown me how wrong I was to take on that position, and not because one should feel ashamed about success. Far from it. The more I see her in action, the more I know that those who “have it” – whatever it is, political power, a brilliant mind, a body to die for, immense wealth – have the hardest time learning humility.
I am even more dismayed that there are people who cheer her on, and saying “the prosecution deserves it for being so dumb”.
Our character is tested by how we treat those we consider as inferior or beneath us.
And who we admire says a lot about what we value and our values.
Distilling this into a simple question, who would you consider as your ideal role model, Gandhi or Santiago?
..Gandhi was.. great.. then again.. the family that came after, is … nepotism at its…something..
“Our character is tested by how we treat those we consider as inferior or beneath us ….”
Brilliant piece! …. (not everything is cerebral ….)
As a big fan of former Senator Atty. Rene Saguisag, I eagerly wait for his Manila Times column every Friday. And so I was pleasantly surprised when, in his column today, he mentioned about Raissa’s blog where Raissa used the term “loot” based on the Swiss Federal SC ruling that the Marcos Swiss deposit were “of criminal origin” and should be returned in favor of the Philippine government/Human Rights victims.
Hindi masamang kakampi ang isang inampon ng bayan.
Salamat.
i was born in the 60′s, enrile was a big part of the marcos regime. i hated their beliefs and their blind loyalty to the strongman.
Came the edsa revolution, enrile was again a major,major player that culminated in ousting the dictator. During those times, i’ve forgiven enrile of his evil deeds as a marcos crony. i believed that enrile, considering his intelligence, faith in God and nationalistic heart, is what our nation needs.
When he became a senator, i hated him again. I’ve always felt that that he was only there for ulterior, selfish motives and the height of it all was his subtle kowtowing to gma’s plans……….again w/ ulterior and selfish motives to perpetuate his person in the power game.
And then, now, comes the impeachment, i could not do anything but be awed and be pleased by the way he is conducting the case.
the cycle of my pleasure and displeasure with JPE is unpreventing me to stop following his political travails.
surely i will hate him again if he will acquit the CJ
You have to decide once and for all how you really feel about him.
For your peace of mind.And heart.
Hi All,
For more inputs, you may want to read this piece: “Pnoy and God’s ‘anointed one’s”. May the Force be with us always.
http://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/1805-pnoy-and-god-s-anointed-ones
And this one as well. – “Roadblock to truth” – Looking back, it was good timing for the impeachment court to have subpoenaed the SALNs of Chief Justice Corona early on in the trial, before the Valentine’s Day resolution came about.”
http://www.rappler.com/thought-leaders/1992-roadblock-to-truth
Headlines today: Corona WON’T testify in trial, according to Cuevas, because he can be examined “from all angles” without Cuevas being able to object to the senator-judges.
Lumabas na ang katotohanan.
After those motherhood statements about “rule of law”, “in due time”, and “innocent until proven guilty”, he refuses to take the first step in clearing his name: Facing the charges squarely in the eye to declare his innocence.
Our Chief Justice, ladies and gentlemen.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/154579/cuevas-corona-won%E2%80%99t-testify
GUYS PAY ATTENTION TO THE COMMENT OF @YVONNE
I think that is a good idea. why dont we convince KIM HENARES to really file TAX EVASION case against THEIF JUSTICE CORONA
This is a brilliant technical move on the part of PNOY GOVERNMENT.
The hands of the IMPEACHMENT COURT will be tied.
1000% agree again with YVONNE
Can we PLAZA MIRANDA pursue this option more to encourage KIM HENARES to file immidiately the required charges ASAP
Paging the BLUE ARMY to march vigorously along this line of offense
@ Yvonne
Ang tapang mo he he he he
I hope menopause ka na sayang he he he
seriously I agree with you because AGUIRRE will not be against THIEF JUSTICE CORONA but the MAJORITY of the justices
THEY TO MUCH BIASED AGAINST THE NATION EH DI LALO NA NAG-IISA LANG SI ATTY. AGUIRRE.
DO NOT WORRY DI MAPUPUTOL YAN HA HA HA HA
CHEERSSSSSSSSSSSSSS YVONNE
@pinoyparin
I got some comments from my friends… sabi nila huwag na suso yung ipaputol… nipple na lang…hehehe…Sorry guys, no intent to be kinky here.
BTW, I’m far from being menopausal, unlike one of the senator-judges…
Defense strategy is becoming evident with the pronouncements of Cuevas, Enrile and the defense lawyers and spokespersons. The defense panel will, with all its bag of tricks, drag the trial to the point of public and senator-judges fatigue. Defense panel will first harp on their ‘affirmative defense’ that the whole process is unconstitutional from the start. Then, they will present volumes of documentary and testimonial evidence on the abandoned articles 1, 4, 5, 6 & 8. Enrile has already told the defense panel, in open court during the Feb29 hearing, that they CAN present evidences on the abandoned articles. It is very likely that the defense will let this process go on until the end of the year or beyond without even touching on articles 2, 3 and 7. Enrile, Santiago, Escodero and Cayetano (Pia) will make sure of this by invoking Corona’s right to due process . But what about the people’s right to a speedy trial? Is it not that justice delayed is justice denied? LET US ALL BE VIGILANT. LET US NOT ALLOW THESE MISFITS TO TAKE OVER OUR BELOVED NATION. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
Here’s a link that shows the video that preludes Defensor-Aguirre clash. Please watch the video in full and observe the atmosphere. I have the following observations:
1) In effect Miriam said while she was sitting as an RTC judge, she was listening for 8 hours sa both sides parehong sinungaling. LOL…sinungaling sina Tupas at Cuevas et al
2) She said There is no court higher than the Impechment Court LOL si Tia Miriam talaga patawa. Nilamon nya salita nya. Kaya pala bow siya sa Supreme Court.
3) Alan Peter Cayetano was nibbling on his mobile device probably Twitting while the bloated-face Senator was delivering her lectures for more than 8 minutes. The same mobile device might have been used to take the photograph of the courageous lawyer while covering his ears.
4) The JOKE was watching Tia Miriam in amusement. What a real joke.
Lastly, I changed my gravatar image to that of a man covering his ears. Others can follow suit as a protest to the detestable character of this rabid senator. Napaka bastos talaga.
I can imagine the reaction of those children at school in their Social Studies classes who are required to watch the Impeachment trial when she said GAGO Tsk..tsk..
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Oops! the link: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/video/nation/02/29/12/miriam-goes-ballistic-prosecutor-covers-ears
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* 3) Alan Peter Cayetano was FIDDLING on his mobile device ..
( too excited to post.)
Mirriam Santiago went ballistic and launched Aguirre’s popularity on the net
Check the Photo here
nakumpleto araw ko sa kakatawa . LOL
On the otherhand, it gave my auntie a popularity BOOST. Google the word GAGO and two names will be spewed by the search engine. One Real Madrid footbal star, and another, Miriam.
BTW, she’s not fat. She’s bloated because of steroids. Hindi na kaya nang ordinaryong gamot ang karamdaman nya…kung anumang sakit yun, kayo na ang magsabi.
In a PDI article today, “Enrile to UP students: Study first, survey later”, – The Senate President described as “talkative” the professor at the UP College of Law. “I’m not surprised that the products of her teaching in UP could not pass the bar,”
I find Atty. Vicky Avena’s ideas and perspective illuminating. She is good and provides a lot of insights. She is totally sensible and stimulates the intuition of her audience. Nagkataon lang lang, sa akin palagay, na mas magaling sya kay sa kina Enrile at Miriam.
hay ang dami na namang trolls…..baka mag-crash na etong site ni miss raisa…..
IBIG SABIHIN SUCCESSFUL ANG BLOG NI MISS RAISA coz THEY ARE BOTHERED BY THE INFORMATION COMING OUT. THEY ARE TRYING SO HARD TO DISCREDIT IT.
I don’t like what Miriam Santiago is doing to our country. I may not be the only one who feels this way, but her manners shown at the impeachment court gives me this feeling of shame. The whole world is watching this.
The Filipinos forget so easily the past events. If I may suggest, why don’t you run a research on Miriam Santiago’s past actions. I cannot recall exact events, but there were times when she was then at Bureau of Immigration and her husband at Bureau of Customs that are worth digging and publishing. This will show who she is and maybe, will make her feet touch the ground.
Thanks
The article does not change the fact that Cuevas is winning his case. And Enrile is not the reason.
The best option for the prosecution is to withdraw their defective impeachment complaint, put it in order and re-file next year. Or if there is no such thing as double jeopardy in the impeachment, re-file anyway next year if Corona is acquitted.
Next year should be a better time to impeach Corona anyway since Miriam will no longer be around to act as a senator-judge. If they’re lucky, Enrile may also no longer be the Senate president. So it is probably a good idea to cut their losses and just pack up for now and live to fight for another day.
Congress should also send a better prosecution team and not include the shady likes of Umali, Banal, Aguirre (say no if this guy volunteers) and of course, Tupas. Since Farinas seems to the only sensible member of the team, they can retain him.
What the hell are you talking about?
Sure, the articles of impeachment was not as airtight as most people want it to be, but inspite of that, the prosecution was able to come up with damning evidence as to the obscene amount of money and worth of properties that your Tito Renato “FORGOT” to declare in his SALN.
Mahina nga siguro ang ibang allegations, but Corona right now is looking more and more like a thief protecting his loot.
Gaano naman kahina ang integridad ng Tito Renato mo na hinarap lang ngmga second-rate lawyers e nailabas na ang mga nakatago niyang kayamanan?
Gaano naman karupok ang integridad ng Tito Renato mo para magtago sa likod ng Supreme Court?
Gaano mo naman kamahal si Tito Renato mo at piling pili lang ang nakikita at napapansin mo?
Sa totoo lang, lahat naman sila may kanya-kanyang manok:
GMA has Corona
PNoy has Sereno
Cuevas has Enrile
Tupas has Drilon
Raissa has Joker
Everybody’s happy! I love this country!
The correlation between me and Joker in your set of arguments is not congruent to the rest.
As I said before, I have my bias AGAINST Corona. Readings on the matter will make one objective, i.e., if one truly believes in objectivity.
Here is Artemio Panganiban’s enumeration of past SC decisions:
http://opinion.inquirer.net/23799/omissions-in-saln
In summary, as regards SINs of OMMISSIONs in SALNs in NORMAL Courts:
a. Lie of Ommission, without malice (or bad faith) = Suspension
b. Lie of Ommission, with malice = Dismissal
Well, lies of ommission are still DISHONESTY. Only, it was given color or distinction by courts in order to assign penalty for the wrongdoing.
Item A may be simple negligence (or “little misdemeanor”?); while Item B may be gross negligence (or “inexcusable negligence of duty”?).
However, in Impeachment Courts where politicians are the ones tasked to assess and conclude, the appreciation may be totally different.
In fact, even the penalty may be brought up for debate…
Further understanding may be gathered from these examples:
Judge, SALN, suspended
http://www.lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2001/nov2001/am_rtj_00_1562_2001.html
Judge, SALN, dishonesty, dismissed, disbarred
http://www.lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2009/aug2009/am_rtj-08-2138_2009.html
In the examples above, one will note that the Court is “curiously” lenient in a Lie of Ommission (Cajigal’s case of failure to file SALNs).
Whereas in a Lie of Commission (Caballero’s case of dishonesty in filling out his Personal Data Sheet), the Court is very strict and the penalty harsh.
The prosecution rested its case. It is hoped that they provided evidence in order for an impeachable offense to be found as alleged.
The defense will certainly downplay the assertions made by their counterpart.
And so…the propaganda continues…on both sides.
I just pray this will end sooner than expected…
This is my take why they rested their case albeit conditionally whether or not it is at all legally possible in that manner. Prosecution rested it’s case primarily because of the inability of the court to act as a court against impeachable parties. It does not know when to be a court and when to be a senate. How on earth can they try SC Justices when they consider SC as a coequal branch of government? The premise is terribly wrong. If they want to be court, they are not senators and there is no coequal branch. They lost their authority over the person under trial.
I read this with amusement:
“Former Supreme Court Justice Serafin Cuevas admitted today that he once lawyered for Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile in the most important case of Enrile’s life. But Cuevas said their past lawyer-client relationship was “no big deal” and would not affect the judgment of Enrile as presiding officer of the Senate Impeachment Court.” – quote from the top of this blog.
To which we should respond to retired Justice Cuevas:
Objection your honor!
Immaterial!
Irrelevant!
Hearsay! Justice Cuevas is not a mind-reader, much more not an expert on mind-reading; he is not qualified to offer an opinion as to what will, or will not, affect the judgment of Enrile!
Fruit from poisonous tree! (Or, shall we dare say, snake from the apple tree?)
On the other hand, I can only imagine what would happen if CJ Renato Corona survived the impeachment trial with a not guilty verdict, and Justice Cuevas and Attorney Vitaliano Aguirre faced off at the Supreme Court on a court case.
For Serafin Cuevas, it’s collection time for the pro-bono.
For Attorney Vitaliano Aguirre, it’s payback time for being with the prosecution.
To take the cue from the language of Attorney Ferdinand Topacio (he who idolizes Adolf Hitler, and one of the Arroyo lawyers) IPAPAPUTOL KO ANG ISANG SUSO KO PAGNATALO SI CUEVAS AT NANALO SI AQUIRRE.
Here, when does a HEARSAY become a first witness account statement?
None other than from Senate Presiding Officer JP Enrile.
Hasn’t anyone remember that it was HEARSAY FOR JPE not to include DOJ de Lima’s WITNESS statement regarding Ass. Justice Sereno’s dissenting opinion on the issuance of the GMA iTRO. Wherein fact that Sereno’s dissenting opinion is in black & white available from the Supreme Court website, and that DOJ de Lima was merely referencing it from that legal document. De Lima may not be physically present then with Sereno, but the document is there to be referred to, by anybody ONLINE (Good links @baycas).
Dito sa PS Bank Pres. Garcia and BSP Jerry Leal Senate Leak Investigatioin, they haven’t met since Adam as to the PS Bank Katipunan bank enquiry. Yet Garcia was falsely accusing J Leal, wherein fact J Leal hasn’t dealt with Garcia during the incident. Garcia was merely basing his ‘story’ from the Katipunan branch officials. Hearsay becomes a fact with JPE. may topak sa ulo si JPE. He’d rather punish a gov’t witness for doing his job, but dismisses the accusation, w/o hearing or punishment, of a PHP 100 million Palace bribery to the Senate Judges by the defense lawyers. hindi lang ata may topak, may TULO rin ata.
if Miriam had become President her State of the Nation Address would have been short: “WAAHHH! GAGO!”
Bitin @Alan,
ipa stretch mo ng ganito, “WAAHHH! mga GAGO kayo, ibinoto ninyo ako!”
AT matatakot pa ang mga chino, pababayaan na lang ang mga islas sa ‘pinas. LOL!
And the “small lady” strikes again.
Anf the Big Mouth joins the discussion.
YATOT resurrects as Yeah….HAHAHAHA , talaga naman tong mga bubwit na to, naglipana pa rin, wala na bang keso sa mga blogs na pabor sa amo nyo kaya nandito kayo?..kung sabagay pampadagdag din kayo sa popularity ng site na to….pasundot sundot na lang hahahaha
natatakot putaktihin namin,,no worries…BOOH…hahahaha karipas na naman ng tago..saan ang punta sa supreme court din siguro hahahaha…… BOOH….
Raissa,
hindi yan Big Mouth, pasundot sundot na lang yan, ala ng b tulad nI corona,,di bigla silang natauhan ng nagrest ng case, akala nila patatagalin pa o tuloy dehins handa basta ang tanong
SAAN NAKUHA NI CORONA ANG LIMPAK LIMPAK NA SALAPI AT ARI ARIAN?
eto nga palang mga bubwit na yatot na to ….BOOOOH WAAAAAHHH!
Since Impeachment is on hiatus, maybe Raissa blog could compile some Miriam jokes from her posters/commenters along with those pictures mimicking Atty Aguirre.
Miriam (comedy)central:
Miriam does not attend impeachment on Mondays. Why?
The reason senators do not complain about Miriam’s tirade in court because they made a Pact with her. She must not show her FACE to Senate every Monday so there will be no BAD VIBES to each senator for the rest of week.
Miriam on telephone interview last night agreed to punishment of Atty Aguirre that he listens to her speech 24 hrs in 2 days thru the intercom. This morning a notice was posted in the office of Senate president Enrile that the security guards and janitors will go on strike for 2 days when Atty Aguirre is in jail.
Miriam was asked why she has a picture of her in newspapers covering both her ears.
She answered, my alter ego is also tired of listening to myself.
Miriam was asked why GAGO is her favorite expression. She said she just found the new meaning of GAGO in urban dictionary is BAYAG and considering her sex life now, that is the best she can can put in her mouth the male genitalia.
@ J.Lin
I object your honor. There is so much unexplained wealth/circumstances/injustices to the filipino people, so much info that should come to light. We need Raisa more on the relevant, very relevant things affecting our very own country.
There was one joke about Erap and involving Tia Miriam and Tio Fidel during the 1992 national election (cum presidential race). It happened during the filling up of application form for candidacy where Erap filled up his for VP while the other two both for presidency.
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On the general info section after the NAME is SEX. The term sex had really given Erap a bit of confusion so he did peeked through the other two’s application forms. On Tio Fidel’s, he saw SEX: M and on Tia Miriam’s he saw SEX:F. Erap thought …Wala palang sinabi sa akin itong dalawang ito……... Finally, the hero of the masses wrote SEX: MWF
Everyone has history….it could be significant or insignificant…in favor or against of what you believe in right now…and when we say everyone not excluding the people consisting of our government….
and so what……
only…THE RULE IS THAT THE MAJORITY WINS. nobody objects that Pnoy wins as president by majority vote…and so as the senators/senate won their seats by majority vote too…but they function differently… The senate and the Filipino people have been giving Pnoy the chance to do his job as president properly (amidst his outspoken tirade against the accused CJ..- part of his job huh???) and it is about time the President and his allies let the senate do its job properly too abided by the rules of court, rule of law, constitution, in other words..the legalities followed…especially with this impeachment.
and as one example of having history is the hon cuevas,…he could be part of a coup then and so does the presiding judge of the impeachment court (Enrile) who was voted as the senate president by the majority of the senators and whom were voted by majority of the Filipinos. Again so what? …remember DEMOCRACY…FREEDOM….ELECTION….RIGHTS….and MAJORITY!.. … i guess those words and the meaning behind them are your problems…
remember you can control one or two but not all… stick that to your mind…that’s balance of nature…and you cannot break that up…even the richest countries in this world lives up with that…
For the record…how about drilon..it is a fact that drilon has a way good LONG HISTORY of affiliation with the Aquinos…i guess you’ll have your way once Drilon takes over the senate presidency…so wait for his time… but this time is not that time…that is if he would even be voted by the MAJORITY…that’s how it works…that’s how DEMOCRACY works…
btw…(about cuevas questionable defiance of the rule of law as u said) vince is right….there has not yet even a RULE OF LAW then at the beginning of the revolution and before the 1987 constitution…in which this same constitution is now being upheld or fight for by the senate court, cuevas, et cetera…
guys and girls!!….hear it…absorb it………..take it.
theres the truth behind what jeff said…
DEMOCRACY…FREEDOM….ELECTION….RIGHTS….and MAJORITY!.. … i guess those words and the meaning behind them are your problems…!!!
and to just add my unsolicited opinion……..which ill make SIMPLE for our COMPLICATED society…….
DEMOCRAZY…FREEDOM…ELECTION…RIGHTS…AND MAJORITY…WHICH IS A PROBLEM THAT NEED SOLUTION TO COUNTER WITH……….
ACCOUNTABILITY…..STRICT IMPLEMENTATION ANTI CORRUPT PRACTICES… IF PROVEN GUILTY…..SEQUESTER THE LOOTED PROPERTIES AND MONEY…AND LAST SEND TO “REAL JAIL”……
its a given fact that we may be lead in the future by same name of aquinos,marcoses,enriles,cuevas,coronas,,pacquiaos or etc… whoever will lead us, the people will choose but with their and our call of duty is to SEND ERRING OFFICIALS/EVEN BARANGAY TANODS when they practice CORRUPTIOS!!
agree??????????????????
February 29, 2012
INTERNATIONAL ANTI-BULLYING DAY!!!
CONGRATULATION! Atty. Aguirre!!!!
Would be nice if the prosecution will wear pink as a symbol of this drive(anti-bullying) and also as a silent protest(bullying) to what’s going on in this trial.
Yup! This is a good suggestion ,sana paabot sa prosecution. PINK for ANTI BULLYING
The BIR should file tax evasion charges against CJ Renato Corona immediately based on what have been uncovered and disclosed during the impeachment trial. This will force the hands of the senator judges to decide the impeachment trial on the basis of truth and facts, and not be swayed by the legal technicalities of the defense counsel.
Remember the TRO issued by the Supreme Court in favor of Ex-president Arroyo? The filing of election sabotage charges against Arroyo effectively rendered the TRO moot and academic, so in the end she has no choice but face the charges against her.
Sagutin ang legal technicalities ng defense with a legal maneuver. File tax evasion charges against CJ Renato Corona now, and let’s see which path the senator-judges will take from thereon.
The filing of tax evasion charges against CJ Renato Corona will change the dynamics of the impeachment trial.
The senator-judges have to take cognizance of Article VIII, Section 2 of our Constitution stating that “The Members of the Supreme Court and judges of lower courts shall hold office during good behavior until they reach the age of seventy years or become incapacitated to discharge the duties of their office.”
If it is shown that SC Renato Corona is not acting in good behaviour, it should be sufficient ground to impeach him for betrayal of public trust – specifically for violating Article VIII, Section 2 of the Constitution.
Ynonne : I agree totally with you.
The tax evasion charges against Corona and his family CHANGES everything.The senate would not need to play any more games.Cuevas wont need to wear his foolish white magician’s outfit any more.Likewise, Mariam would not need to utter further disgraceful sexual profanities
Kim said she ordered an audit on the corona family…” the Chief Justice is being investigated for alleged discrepancies in his statement of assets, liabilities, and net worth (SALN) and his income tax returns.
So his SALN is being studied under the MICROSCOPE!
You can read more here : http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=776248&publicationSubCategoryId=63
So how soon do we have to wait until an headline such as this hits the papers :
“Chief Justice charged by BIR Under Run After Tax Evaders Program ”
To Ponder
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1.How long will BIR take before it releases its findings ?
2.Will Corona reveal his dollar accounts to BIR ?
3.Will BIR know about his true assets well before the defence starts their presentation?
4.What will be the defence strategy if we can assume that BIR already has a great deal more information that what the Senate has .Roy has already said ,about a day ago, that the defense may not be a need to present evidence as dismissed “prosecution evidence is weak and full of legal holes”…..
http://www.rappler.com/nation/special-coverage/corona-trial/1960-defense-no-need-to-present-evidence
So could it be that they know that Corona is swimming in a pool of poop( or colon canonballs ….Cuevas may call it “shitsicles” ) and the best way out is to condemn the whole impeachment proceedings as rubbish and that the BIR charges are politically motivated.
To me ,only few PH online sources are creditable .I am starting to enjoy RR.
Rappler has a very clear presentation about Corona’s SALN and whether he has been dishonest…there was an interactive map titled ” Was Corona Honest ” but I cant find it anymore on their site
WHY ?
There is a snap of that page on this site : https://politika2013.wordpress.com/2012/02/11/rapplers-was-corona-honest-map/
There may be a lot of political manoeuvring,back stabbing etc going on right now.
An Update
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Found the original Rapple inetractive map ” Was Corona Honest ? ”
Its here :
http://www.rappler.com/nation/special-coverage/corona-trial/corona-properties-map
Three Observations :
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1.Rappler does not display it any more on their home page .Why ?
2.It.s not been indexed by Google.Why ?
3.I found this link from RR’s twitter post.Kudos to RR
I agree. Isama na rin asawa at mga anak niya.
Question for those who lived through EDSA 1: if EDSA 1 did .not happen, do you think we would have ended up like Burma/Myanmar — a country ruled by a military junta?
I was watching the news on the end of Myanmar’s military rule after 50 years and this was the first thing that enterd my mind.
Imelda would have been president and Bongbong next in line. Swaah waah waaah
Compared to North Korea economically and power succession he he he.
If Edsa 1 didn’t happen, patay na is Enrile at Ramos because of the coup they started…
After that, patay na rin si marcos because of lupus…
Imelda would be President
Bongbong would be Metro Manila Governor
Imee Marcos would be Batasang Pambansa Speaker ba tawag dun.
Lots of possibilities….
If EDSA 1 coup failed, there will be a massacre and in the resulting chaos, E Cojuangco wii rule with Ver as his henchman shortly after F Marcos dies. The rest of the Marcoses will be vanished.
Ramos was never a part of RAM nor was he ever a participant to any anti-Marcos plan. He was literally forced into joining RAM/Enrile’s military break away only because he was duped into joining Enrile.
Proof? Has he ever delved into or articulate at all the details of how he came to be a part of EDSA other than to say that Enrile called him at his Ayala Alabang house?
I agree. In fact, I’m keen to maintain my belief on Ramos’ claim that punishments on Ninoy during the imprisonment was even moderated by him and in one of the interviews later, Cory acknowledged that claim. Ramos kept his allegiance to Cory. Its factual.
if EDSA 1 did not happen, Marcos would have died from failing health anyway and will not finish his term. VP Tolentino will finish it for him and after that, regular elections will be held and Cory Aquino would still have a chance to become president in 1992.
before Tolentino was strategically drafted by Marcos to be his running mate, he was in fact identified more as a maverick and very critical of many policies of Marcos. i think he would have presided for a smooth transition. besides, he was also very old and was not likely to live a lot longer after Marcos died.
ang problema kasi sa atin dito sa Pilipinas, gusto natin laging shortcut, ayaw nating sumunod sa mga proseso. gusto natin, ganito, away away, kulong kulong, ganti gantihan. kaya ayan, walang katapusang bengahan. walang maayos na closure.
it was true Tolentino was a maverick and a vergy good constitutionalist.
But ambition got the better of him. He allowed Marcos to use him. He never recovered from that.
actually, he did. Tolentino got his vindication when he was elected Senator one more time a few years after the Manila Hotel incident. when he died, the Senate honored him as his coffin was covered with the Philippine flag.
were you alive during the martial law era?
napakadaling sabihin talaga ang mga ganyang bagay sa panahon ngayon.
I don’t get it.
So your opinion is we should have waited for Marcos to die and “honor” the relinquishing of the throne to his next of kin or whoever was favored at the time of his death? Okay naman si Tolentino skahit papano, so dapat tinanggap na lang natin. Tsaka madededs na din naman si Macoy, konting pagaantay na lang.
And then we’re not supposed to go after corrupt people because it’s disruptive?
Plus we won’t be having blogs and freely typing our comments on anything for fear of our lives. I think that is the first thing we gained after EDSA 1 Freedom of Speech.
What is more dangerous with Imelda is her claim of being guided by the omnipotent thus making the Philippines a blessed country under the beam of light from heaven.
an image of Imelda and Makoy donning the Pieta.
Imelda would have become the President, 1990′s. With George Hamilton as First Gentleman.
Bong Bong Marcos, President – 2000 to present.
Imee Marcos – Senate President
Borgy Manotoc – Metro Mla Governor
The Marcos Dynasty will still be in power till thy kingdom come.
with borgy manotoc as barangay chairman of Brgy. Lacub, Batac, Ilocos Norte
If edsa 1 did not happen, civil war could have ensued. When FM lifted martial law in 81, that was just for show because Pope JP II was coming. There was student unrest in the early 70s because of martial law and not because of communism as others were made to believe. Nakakagalit ang panahong yun kasi the marcos family lived ostentatiously while the people were hungry. Imagine the many receptions for foreign celebrities, actors, politicians, etc. These were fine occasions for the imeldific to show off her vast jewelry collections. I was a sophomore at UP then and when we enter the campus, soldiers will stop the bus and inspect all our things. This is not exaggerated- i once saw a student taken down from the bus just because she had a RED hanky. During our graduation ceremonies in 75, there were graduates wearing tassles on their caps which we could not identify. Di ba color coded ang tassles to identify the college? Merong iba nga walang tassles at ang built ng katawan nila mukha talagang from the military. Hirap kumilos nun because someone might be fixing his eyes on you.
Edsa 1 offered us hope. Unfortunately, the stars in the universe conspired to make the Filipinos’ lives miserable- until now.
Take your pick of a fictionalized Aesop fable which happened once upon a time NOT IN THE PHILIPPINES but in the Hyde Park of Atlantis or the Ecclesia of Ancient Greece:
VERSION ONE: The Elite of about 50 intelligentsia was holding a forum. One group member had a chimpanzee with him. When the Eclessia became so jarringly deafeningly noisy, the monkey este the chimpanzee could not bear it anymore and covered his ears. The ecclesia noticed it, in unanimity strongly felt disrespected and insulted. In a caucus the Ecclesia decided to punish and put the monkey in a cage for a few days. The feeling of everybody in the Ecclesia was that being a monkey was not an excuse and it was fair and just to punish a monkey who dares not to listen their noise.
VERSION TWO: In a garden of the sunken city of Atlantis populated by Monkeys, a trial was taking place involving one of their leaders. Unfortunately a sailor of Captain Nemo happened to drop by and listen to the proceedings. When the monkey business got so heated up, the pitch and decibels became painful to the human ears, the sailor with both hands was forced to cover both ears. Unfortunately a monkey saw him and called the attention of all the others. The sailor was passed sentence to live in tree tops for three days and to learn to swing from branch to branch to learn the monkeys ways of respect. His lesson he was told: When he is with monkeys, he is a monkey and should think and act like one.
@ johnny lin
Mas maganda ang hatian ng mag-kuya na tuso ang kuya
ganitO
one for me, one for you, one for me
one for me, one for you, one for me
one for me, one for you, one for me
ang kuya si CUEVAS
PAPAYAG KAYA SI CORONAKUT?
GOOD JOB LITTLE LADY!
Lalim mo.
pasundot sundot ang mga yatot,,,BOOH…hahaha
malapit na ring magwakas ang kanilang pangaabuso sa bayan
exposed na sila, kilala na sila,….
Salamat kay raissa
_/{@_@}\_
Last year’s Damaso by Carlos Celdran is this year’s Hear No Evil by Aguirre. I find 10 parallel points between them.
1. Both were protesting against authoritative bodies: Celdran against the Catholic hierarchy, Aguirre against the impeachment court.
2. Both were accused of being disrespectful: Celdran for “offending religious feelings”, and was incarcerated briefly, with a pending case; Aguirre for being “in contempt of court”, punishment to be decided later.
3. Both were members of the institutions they expressed their defiance to: Celdran is a Catholic, Aguirre is a lawyer in the impeachment trial.
4. Both have commented their intended parties as shrill: Celdran for the shrill insistence of the Catholic hierarchy that this country’s secular laws bend and bow before Catholic doctrine, effectively making us a theocracy; Aguirre, for the shrill voice of Sen. Santiago hurting his ears.
5. Both the Catholic hierarchy and the impeachment court perceived as valuing the wrong thing: Catholic leaders wish to protect their hold on this country by forcibly rewriting our laws, espousing (their) morality, disregarding the concepts of separation of state and church and the freedom to choose one’s religion; (some) members of the impeachment court (judges) intent on upholding rules and technicalities, disregarding the search for the truth regarding the fitness of the Chief Justice to maintain his current position, which was acquired illegally, against the Constitution.
6. Both the Catholic hierarchy and the impeachment court see themselves in godlike fashion, never to be challenged, lest you be called a heretic or be held in contempt; their words are the “final authority”, you cannot appeal to anyone; their actions not needing any explanation owing to their supposed stature of infallibility; they demand blanket authority; many times, they are, in fact, guilty of the very offenses they accuse us poor mortals of – sexual indiscretions on the part of the Catholic hierarchy, kabastusan (disrespectful behavior) unbecoming of one’s profession in the case of some judges in the impeachment court.
7. Both the Catholic hierarchy and the impeachment court are a “select” group deciding on the fate of millions: millions of Catholic believers as to what they should practice, millions of citizens as to what passes for legally accepted.
8. Both claim “privilege” in their discussions of policies that will affect millions of lives.
9. Claiming something as religious does not make it moral, ethical or right. Claiming something as legal does not make it moral, ethical or right.
10. Both the Catholic hierarchy and impeachment court cannot stop us from making our own informed decisions. (Interestingly enough, another parallel is that both seem to be obsessed with the restriction of information that will be made publicly available.)
And before I forget one more parallel, here it is:
In both cases, it is us, the people, who truly wield the power.
About time, Stand against Feudalism
we, the people really wield awesome power.
If only we know when and how to use this awesome power, as a people, we will not be as we are today.
Our vote during election time..:)..Should be NOT for SALE…Vote for the right person with moral values, principle and integrity..Our present senate and SC both has none of this..That is why the country is just such a mess;;:)..
LATEST ABS CBN NEW: Cuevas On interview: Corona SALN, No Malice
Cuevas putting up a trial balloon again. He is claiming that Corona SALN was submitted without malice. He is also saying that the cases of those government employees dismissed from office because of their SALN were different from Corona in terms of SALN because he is chief justice and SALN requirement was different from them because a “LITTLE MISDEMEANOR” is imputed to those employees but not to chief justice. What is little or big misdemeanor? MISDEMEANOR is Betrayal of Public Trust, no more no less an appplicable offense.
Which law book Cuevas was referring to defining little or medium or large or extra large Misdemeanor. Only category is Misdemeanor Offense.
Cuevas must be referring to his “Ding a Ling” in his little misdemeanor category. Chuck Berry is his another favorite singer aside from Elvis, he he he.
Now we know why he was such a successful lawyer. He was putting words in the constitution and intentionally omitting words for his convenience. When he talks of Impeachable Offense he always omits Betrayal of Public Trust, that is how you know how this offense is creeping under his skin and on Corona too. Reporters should test him on interview.
Nothing in RA 6770 and RA 6713 that in filing SALN there much be malice before it is violated. Secondly, these laws specifically say PUBLIC OFFICERS. Nothing in the Constitution say that in SALN the Chief Justice is exempted. Nothing also is written that correcting a SALN could be done indefinitely because such notion defeats the annual filing intention of the law. SALN is filed yearly, meaning correction could be done only in the same year it was filed. No need correction on an old 2003 SALN when you can file a new one in year 2004 and another in 2005 and another every year.
Corona is poisoning the public mind banking on his reputation being called a law professor too. If this is how he taught his students, he has been teaching them the wrong laws. His good students did no follow his advice and the poor ones are scraping for daily living now.
I am not a lawyer but he has to show where the constitution says that chief justice is different from ordinary employee like Rabe in terms of SALN Disclosure and the word MALICE is a requirement in filing SALN.
A reporter should challenge him publicly on those two questions, let us see how he is going to twist the straightforward words written in those 2 RAs.
CUEVAS IS A FAKE LAW PROFESSOR, He he he.
Text, tweet or facebook your friends that Johnny lin is challenging Cuevas on his description of Little Misdemeanor.
Mine is extra large……. Pizza, he he he
Akala ko ba he stands for the rule of law. May qualifier pala.
He meant MY rule of law.
Bollocks. A hypocrite by any name is still just that.
Kaya magingat si Corona pag naghahati sila ng pera. Kung si Cuevas hahawak ganito gagawin niya:
One for you 2 for me
Two for you, 3 for me
Three for you, 4 for me
Dolphy at Panchito, He he he
Di po ba kung sino ung puno, siya dapat ang manguna sa katamaan? anong pinag kaiba ng clerk of court sa chief justice, kung pareho silang may pag kukulang sa requirement ng pamahalaan, parehas lang dapat ang hatol!! unless, patunayan nilang hindi pantay ang batas!!! di ba lang po?
Cuevas cover is exposed, now known by many.
CUEVAS IS A SLICK LAWYER, NOT A SMART ONE.
Slick employs Trickery while Smart requires intelligence
Cuevas office should be relocated at Greenhills Mall, he is FAKE, he he he
Yes! Corona is a HYPOCRITE. He is definitely not fit to lead the SC.
Cuevas is nothing but an old MULE…He belongs to psychiatric institution..NUT House he belongs..Wrong is wrong..Worst if CORONA did such a thing because he works for the SC.And Cuevas got it all backward..His age is getting to him now, going cookoo!!!.
You’re forgetting something, Raissa. This is no big scoop on your part.
And you know, johnny lin, Justice Serafin Cuevas also did not have to lie to anybody. He doesn’t need to.
When Cuevas lawyered for Enrile, he was up against the Secretary of Justice at the time who happened to be Senator Franklin Drilon, also a Senator-Judge at the impeachment trial, not to mention the President of the Philippines at the time who happened to be Cory Aquino. It’s unlikely that P-Noy and other Anti-Corona and Liberal Party senators like Osmeña and Pangilinan didn’t know about this. Ditto with former Solicitor General Frank Chavez, who was also a party to that same Rebellion Complexed with Murder who also happens to be anti-Corona.
I therefore submit that Cuevas’ relationship to Enrile in this particular case is no big secret from the onset.
Yet not one of them has ever made an issue out of this. Not one of them along with the other fellow Senator-Judges has ever asked Enrile to inhibit himself from presiding in the impeachment trial. And I doubt if that will change even with your so-called scoop.
The reason is plain and simple: Enrile has no personal stake or interest in this case and therefore has no reason to be partial or impartial and his rulings as Cuevas correctly pointed out has pretty much reflected that.
JPE is not a re-electionist. He is, as Ellen Tordesillas excellently profiled in her own blog (you can learn a thing or two about objectivity from Ellen, Raissa), a man who has survived everything thrown at him and then some. At this twilight stage of his life, he is at his last hurrah and possibly only cares about leaving a favorable legacy behind. But then again, even that may be something he couldn’t care less.
According to impeachment rules, the presiding officer need only vote on the defendant’s acquittal or conviction in case of a tie or if one more vote is needed for the required number of votes to acquit or convict.
His “optional” vote to upheld the SC’s TRO was the last vote in and was largely moot and academic since even without it, the 12-10 vote of the Senate would have upheld it anyway.
If he is replaced as presiding officer, Enrile’s vote to either acquit or convict will definitely count while the vote of whoever will replace him (i.e. Drilon) will not be necessary. Do they really want to earn the ire of JPE and risk allowing him vote for acquittal while leaving Drilon helpless to help the prosecution with his “moot” vote while forcing him to show a pretense of impartiality to the defense? I think not.
Have you covered Enrile or seen him up close for you to say all these things?
isn’t the rule of law specific about even the PERCEIVED conflict of interest between judges and counsel? especially where public officials are involved, even the slightest perception of conflict of interest will affect the integrity of the proceedings.
i guess my point is for all cuevas insistence on others submitting to the rule of law, he is pretty antsy about following it for himself. hence, a double standard.
idde, if you want to pursue that path,,you can say the same thing about Drilon’s association with Tupas, yet he refuses to inhibit himself from the trial even with a formal motion from the defense.
the prosecution, on the other hand, has not filed anything asking Enrile to do the same. almost all of them to a man including the recently cited for contempt Vitaliano Aguirre are all one in saying that Enrile has been fair and impartial in handling the impeachment trial.
@byronjones: then by all means ascertain all conflicts of interest in the IC. The risk here is that we run out of prosecutors, defense and judges. But the good side is if we DO find people with no conflict of interest then we will have a truly impartial and effective trial.
that Drilon will replace Enrile as Senate President in the midst of the impeachment trial is unfounded. the use of a highly propagated but wrong premise is an effective but malicious propaganda technique. Lokohin mo ang lelang mo.
SCOOP ito para sa amin dahil hindi namin ito alam. And now that we know, it will be among the factors para i-evaluate si Enrile kung naging patas o fair ba siy sa impeachment trial na ito. Wag nating kakalimutan, TAYO, ang taong bayan and boss ng mga senador na ito.
suplada, kung marunong ka nang magbasa ng dyaryo o manood o makinig ng balita, hindi mo na kailangan ng mga scoop na ganito.
hindi nga daw big secret, sabi ni Antonio Luna at dahil sa palagay ko ay hindi ka abogado, magtanong ka na lang sa mga kakilala mong abogado kung sino ang mas patas at sumusunod ba sa batas: si Enrile ba at iba pang senador, ang depensa o ang prosekusyon?
Araw araw ho ako nagbabasa ng dyaryo, wala akong nabasa tungkol dito bago lumabas sa blog ni ma’am Raissa. Saan pong dyaryo lumabas? Paki-share na lang ho. Baka alam ni Antonio Luna dahil insider sya. Hamak na probinsyana lang ho ako. Hindi ito common knowledge sa amin. Lahat ng nakausap kong tao di din nila alam. Ako na rin ang nag-scoop sa kanila.
Tama,hindi pa po ako abogado, pero madami na po akong naaral. Yung mga kaibigan kong abogado, hati po sila. Madaming anti Corona. Madami ding pro Corona. Madaming sang-ayon kay Enrile. Madami ding hindi sang ayon.
Ps. Bakit mo ba ginaya yung pangalan ko? Baka akalain ng tao dito love team tayo.
LOL. ang suplada mo talaga ‘ te ..
@Antonio Luna
CUEVAS IS A LIAR. Ask him to deny that he did not cry in Enrile’s office begging that he be allowed to retire if he would not be retained justice.
Full Disclosure even historically is required in Ethical Conduct of Court Officers for simple reason public were not born on the same year and do not have knowledge of all historical facts.
CUEVAS IS BUGIARDO, HE HE HE
Antonio Luna
Aide ka siguro ni Juan Luna(JPE)
Profiling a person does not mean he is ADMIRABLE. Well known worldwide publications profiled Hitler, it did not mean they were telling the world he must be a role model
What pathetic idolatry? Besides read the comments on JPE profile @et column, they were mostly critical of Enrile, he he he.
Nothing is what it seems . . ..
@Antonio Luna –Of course nobody would dare say anything against JPE. They’re all scared shitless. JPE is powerful both politically and financially (check the JAKA group of companies). He practically owns the whole of Cagayan for goodness sake. Don’t paint him as some sort of a war hero ready to retire after a hard won battle–A hero? he definitely is NOT. POLITICS and BUSINESS — very sweet bedfellows.
…. @intrigued – you’re getting close …
intrigued, are you saying even the president of the Philippines is afraid of JPE? aw, come on. i don’t think he’s hat powerful and i believe whatever you think of him, he has mellowed in recent years.
and Antonio Luna never called him a hero. maybe he’s not. but he’s also not the villain you like to paint him to be. if there was a time that he was, not anymore.
@linsanity here’s my response to you and to your fellow Enrile’s apologists a BIG WAAAAAAH !!! Now SHOOOOOOOO!!!
Mr Luna,
Congratulations! Spoken like a true
LUNATIC!!!
Cannot stand a scoop? Still defending Cuevas, still defending Enrile, still dreaming of Enrile heading a junta? Hahahahaha ……ulul….
your ululations astound me…..
I think you’re also a yatot…BOOOOH WAAAAH! YAAAAAH!
@little rat tunio aka lunatic
walanghiya, ang haba haba ng explanation parang pati ikaw tunio naguluhan na rin sa sinabi mo he he he sabi nga “lalong hindi maarok if the more you talk.” . you’re trying tooo hard little rat tunio…BOOOH…hahaha kakaripas din ..saan takbo hi yatot? ha tuprim court…
You may want to consider these points:
1. Cuevas is a Frat Brod of Enrile
2. They were (or may still are) Marcos cronies
3. Both are Octogenarians
Remembering EDSA 1, you may want to re-think why Enrile, being a Marcos crony, suddenly changed heart and fight the dictatorship. Or you may want to ask and search the truth to this question –
“Was he fighting for his survival then because the strongman had uncovered the plot by the RAM boys to unseat him?”
For all you know, s’ya ang may utang na loob sa taong bayan na nag-tungo sa EDSA at pumigil sa mga tangke
Before you idolize and adore Enrile, maybe you should ponder on these research for yourself:
1. During the marcos martial law, enrile was part of its implementing power
2. Enrile was a crony of marcos, just like seafin cuevas
Now here are some questions to asik yourself and seek for the answers
1. Why did Enrile suddenly change heart and go against marcos that basically started EDSA revolution?
2. Was it because he was like a cornered animal then fighting for his survival because his and the RAM boys plot to overthrow marcos was uncovered?
3. Did he wants to depose marcos for the country or want to grab power for himself?
Try to ponder on these
Good points denzeldavid. Before he turned against Marcos in 1986, Enrile was Martial Law’s enforcer, as the Defense Minister he presided over the arbitrary arrest, detention (and whether he knew it or not) salvaging and torture of Marcos’ opponents.
Marcos in 1986 ordered the arrest of Enrile and Ramos, and would have had them imprisoned in Corregidor. Enrile and Ramos would have been squashed like bugs in their camps if the people hadn’t come to their rescue, building a human wall around their pathetic forces.
Later, Enrile admitted he had conspired with Marcos to help declare Martial Law — he even confessed to staging a fake ambush of his own car. But when it was obvious that Cory distrusted Enrile, the ex defense minister (allgedly) joined in coup plots against the government. In 1986 or 1987 he even appeared in Ilocos and delivered a speech in Ilocano apologizing for helping overthrow Marcos. Unfortunately for him, the Manila Chronicle reporter covering the speech was also Ilocano and understood what he said, and wrote it down.
Enrile will go down, so far, in history not as a great statesman or politician, but a masterful survivor and keen opportunist.
NEW EXERCISE SONG (TO THE TUNE OF MAGEXERCISE TAYO TUWING UMAGA NI YOYOY VILLAME)
“OPORTUNISTA EXERCISE SONG”
NAEXPOSE NA ANG MGA OPORTUNISTA
OPORTUNISTA OPORTUNISTA
SANTIAGO ESTRADA AT SI ENRILE
KASAMA PA NG SALOT TRESE
(ITUTULA, HINDI KAKANTAHIN ANG SUSUNOD)
ISA DALAWA TATLO TAKIP TAYNGA GAGO
APAT LIMA ANIM kORAP NA DEFENSE TEAM
PITO WALO SIYAM CUEVAS MUKHANG KIKYAM
PAGDATING SA SAMPO CORONA BUMAHO
(BALIK SA KANTA..NAEXPOSE NA ANG MGA OPORTUNISTA…
@denzeldavid
ayos tong points you raised, sana me magtagalog para sa mga bata
kasi nililinaw mo yung perspective sa nagaganap ngayon. with your insights
exposed ng husto pagkatao nitong mga bayani kuno ng EDSA
Enrile Gringo and some Ramboys…bayaning huwad pala…
_/{@_@}\_
To denzeldavid
Like na LIke!!!
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Just saw Karen Davila’s Headstart with Serafin Cuevas as guest.
Didnt get to see how he explained away his participation in that coup attempt. I did see however his response to the comment that he lawyered for Enrile in the latter’s rebellion case.
Observations:
As everyone has noticed, Cuevas is really a good talker. But being one doesnt necessarily mean he has the moral ascendancy. He is good at portraying his acts back then as harmless and inconsequential. But he wasnt asked, if their coup attempt was succesful, would he have wanted to be Chief Justice?
A lot of Filipinos who are not as informed or critical enough would easily swallow his explanations of events. How I wish someone at the level of Saguisag or the late Raul Roco was available to refute his points.
These facts remain:
1. He is a Marcos loyalist, and would have supported all efforts back then to reinstate the dictator, and would have re-accepted a position in the SC
2. He is not interested in what is true or just; only in what is legal.
3. He will bend his interpretation of the law if it suits him.
Good points …Cuevas comes across as street smart lawyer ….the fast talking salesman type …he wont stand a chance against the likes of Chief Justices from UK,US,Australia,Singapore etc …
Law students from such countries would laugh at him if they see him in action on TV…low quality law professor and judge..more drama than substance
You got that right Chrimson, that’s what I said about Mariam Santiago too lol.. I hope for her sake she doesn’t take that stinky attitude of her at the international stage, unless she wants to be a laughting stock there..All this filipino style kind of justice ain’t gonna fly over there.If you just listen to their argument there’s no substance whatsoever..they’re just bunch of conceited individuals..Iicking each other’s ego, yike!!!!They think they are the best there is…Duh..;;; LOL.. bunch of crooks and theives!!!!
“.more drama than substance..” So right.
Smoke and mirrors. Fire and brimstone. Thunder and lightning. Sound and fury. Slap and stick.
Here are interesting facts and Timeline of Miriam Defensor Santiago :
In 1969, she was recruited by then Secretary of Justice Juan Ponce Enrile to be his Special Assistant. Part of her job was drafting speeches on law and justice for President Marcos.
Her most sensitive assignment as special assistant to Enrile had been to prepare a confidential memorandum for President Marcos on the advisability of declaring martial law. She cooperated with Marcos after the declaration.
Source: http://www.rmaf.org.ph/Awardees/Biography/BiographySantiagoMir.htm
When she ran for President in 1998, Francisco Tatad is his Vice President under her Peoples Reform Party. Tatad is now publicly supporting Corona.
On November 20, 2003 her son Alexander Robert Santiago allegedly committed suicide. He was brought to East Avenue Medical Center. However, Dr. Amy Banaag said the gunshot did not seem to have been fired at close range.
Law enforcement agencies of the government were not allowed to conduct scene of the crime investigation. She had the cadaver of her son immediately cremated, thus destroying, suppressing and concealing the very corpus delicti of the offense.
At her son’s wake in Christ the King chapel, Miriam said “”I AM removing myself from politics to fulfill my promise to him.” In 2004 she again ran for Senator and won.
Whatever happened to her promise?
In 2009, A former Malacañang lawyer Nombraan Pangcoga file a petition at (Comelec) seeking to disqualify Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago from running again as senator in the 2010 elections, citing her “insanity” , among other as ground.
http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20091223nat2.html
A certain Efren G. Battad also filed a complaint against her on January 7, 2010, although the charges against her was dismissed by the SC the allegations are interesting and might need further investigation. Link
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/miriam-santiago-faces-disbarment-complaint
http://www.chanrobles.com/scresolutions/2010februaryresolutions.php?id=49
She won re-election as senator in 2010 and Takes Oath Before CJ Corona.
http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/news/courtnews%20flash/2010/07/07221001.php
She was also elected to a nine-year tenure as judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on December 12, 2011.
She finally meet her match on February 29, 2012. My new hero, Atty. Aguirre did the unthinkable, he protested by simply covering his ear and courageously engaged the Marcos trained witch in a verbal tussle. Her BP shoot up to 190/90 while Aguirre won the hearts of many Filipino.
She is set to leave for The Hague take oath and assume office on March 9, 2012. She requested for deferment of oath taking due to insanity, este, medical reasons.
Connect the dot. ..
Miriam working for Enrile during the Marcos Regime.
Tatad is the Propaganda Minister of Marcos.
Miriam and Tatad team up for the highest office.
Tatad is publicly supporting Corona.
My intuition tells me there is a conspiracy here.
No wonder Miriam is so rabid to the prosecution.
atty. agguere did the ryt thing, dapat ung mga ganong klaseng tao, talagang pinapatulan na!! hindi dahil sa walang respeto, pero dahil nagiging kabastos bastos, din sya sa mata ng taong bayan lalo na sa pananaw ng maraming abogado, yan ang usap usapan ngayon!!! yan ba ang ituturo nya say mga bagong pasado sa bar exam? siguro ko lang kung walang camera, baka me nangyari nang hindi kanais nais! konting respeto naman sa taong bayan mam!!
I lost my respect for Miriam Santiago. Buti na lang di siya naging presidente, baka GAGO lahat ang tawag njya sa mga di ayon sa kanyang frame of mind.
irrelevant and immaterial post…
hahaha…
why?…
foreseeable defeat on the impeachment trial…
lol…
waaah…
How do you know? Do tell.
just asking…
Aba, nabuhay na naman ang mga ipis. Bagay sa iyo ang pangalan mo. Magsama kayo ni Padre Damaso.
hahaha…
iniipis ang isang lugar pag marumi at mabaho…
waah…
Swah waah waah, simple analogy mali pa.
Ang ipis pasilip silip kapag napansin maraming langgam sa matamis na asukal, he he he
Pag madumi, malalaking daga nandun kagaya ni Corona, at Cuevas at uto-utong talasunod he he he.
Kung saan may pera sa akala niya, nandoon si Cuevas.
That describe the defense team, follow where the dough are, CORONA got lots, hahahaha!!!!..The nerve of these people…
speaking from professional experience?
@abean
bakit dito ang tapang mo ? sa tunay na buhay wala kang kibo, dito akala mo napakabangis mo, pero sa tunay na buhay pag me ipis, nagtititili, pag me daga naglulundag, ano ang iniinom mo ngayon, sigurado ka bang malinis yan? ha ha ha Nagtataka ka kung bakit namin alam, we can see you where you are ha haha BOOH hahahaha kakaripas ka rin ha tuprim court? hahahah
BOOOH …..anong sabi mo waaah? hi hihi, tuningin ka sa kanan mo …o baka nasa kaliwa mo…nakaka paranoid ba? yan ang nagagawa ng pusong itim
sa pagsunod mo kay coronang itim….abean abean matapang sumagot pero takot sa katotohanan..tingnan mo ang buhay mo…masaya ka ba?
hahaha…
be happy hudas…
lol…
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JOHNNY LIN has a point na ang kahihiyan ni miriam sa ICC ay kahihiyan ng sambayanang Pilipino, that is from a nationalistic and morally standpoint. On the other hand, from the Western countries standpoint (USA and Europe), Miriam’s any misbehavior that would lead to her sacking, the responsibility of such is hers alone, as she brought it upon herself – the disgrace and the ruination of her career. When that happens that will be our sweetest revenge. @ CLEMENTEJAK it is true that majority of the Filipinos who work abroad are meek as a lamb in their host countries, but there are always exceptions There are still a lot of Filipinos, whose habits and attitudes while in the Philippines, have gleefully luggaged and cuddles them abroad. As Miriam has an ingrained attitude problem and a penchant to show off her legal prowess (I’m No 1 that’s why I’m off to ICC.), if she’s not mindful of her actions and language, her days in ICC would be numbered. I have never read anyone from European countries working in the government who acted / talked like Miriam. From any part of Europe ,misdeeds and misbehavior from any govenment officials are always condemned and are always published in the newspapers. Raissa, as your reader, I am behind your nationalistic endeavors. God bless you and your family.
rene-ipil says:
March 1, 2012 at 3:24 pm
Under the situation he was in, Atty. Aguirre did the most plausible thing to do. He made sure that he could not hear miriam say bad words. While his act of covering his ears with his hands were too obvious, it was more insulting if he walked out while miriam was talking. Under the circumstances prevailing then, he did the best he could to prevent damage on his eardrums and, more importantly, to preserve his self-respect and dignity.
From where I came, respect is earned, never demanded.
In my case, every time that Enrile gave the floor to miriam, I just put my TV on the MUTE mode. In the event that I am traveling in my car, I merely put off the radio. This is a free country anyway. But I always thought na darating ang araw na makakatagpo ng katapat itong si miriam. Indeed, miriam got her match in the person of Atty Aguirre, a former senior partner in a law office composed of prominent lawyers who are ALL bar topnotchers from San Beda.
CONGRATULATIONS, ATTY. VITALLIANO AGUIRRE. MAY YOUR TRIBE INCREASE.
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SANA PO SA NAGDAANG DALAWANG IMPEACHMENT TRIAL AY MATUTO NA TAYONG KUMILATIS SA MGA TAONG
IBOBOTO NATIN SA SENADO
I HOPE THAT OUR PLAZA MIRANDA WILL BE USED TO SCREEN THE CANDIDATES FOR
SENATORS
I WISH I COULD COME BACK TO THE PHILIPPINES DURING THE NEXT SENATE ELECTION AS I AM NOW NEARING RETIREMENT.
WITH THE HOPE NA MAY PAGBABAGO ANG MGA PUBLIC SERVANTS NATIN. OUR DREAMS DURING MARTIAL LAW AY MAGKAROON NG KALAYAAN ANG BAWAT ISA. MAWALA ANG KURAPSIYON AT SA GANUN AY DI NA KAILANGANG MAGTRABAHO SA IBANG BANSA.
SUBALIT ANG PANGARAP NA YON AY LALONG DI NA MAABOT. DATI KAMING MGA MAGULANG LAMANG ANG MGA NATATRABAHO SA IBANG BANSA, NGAYON AY PATI MGA ANAK AY KAILANGAN PA RING MANGIBANG BANSA UPANG MAGHANAP BUHAY.
RAISSA, MARAMING SALAMAT SA MGA ARTICLES NA SINUSULAT MO AT SANA MAGISING ANG BAWAT PILIPINO.
Do what I did, been here barely two years. There is no place like home. I won’t trade my country to any other place in the world.
Like what my late father had told me long time ago, no matter where you are, you always want to come back to your roots.
Pahinging linkback?
You may click the YouTube icon at the bottom right to watch it YouTube then there’s the link.. or extract it from between the parenthesis below:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5nlqd6DwUsQ) . Let’s post it in other social net sites.
hi dtranscriber, i got it from facebook, impeach corona community. u can check the page en the video itself.
Thanks ng marami
Umamin na si Cuevas na naging abogado siya ni Enrile.
Kung wala sigurong blog na raissarobles.com walang aminan na mangyayari. Lahat tayo ignorante sa relasyon ni Enrile at Cuevas.
Imagine 2 buwan na ang impeachment, ngayon lang lumabas to. Salamat kay ma’m Raissa at sa Makabagong Plaza Miranda nalaman din natin ang katotohanan.
I am betting that he said something to the effect of “matagal na yan, di na relevant yan, I object! Irrelevant and immaterial!”…tama?
Mismo.
so…
So now we have proper context. And pwede na mag research yung mga abogado dito kung may ethical violation at kung maaring gamiting basehan para magpa-inhibit.
Exactly. But I don’t expect the trolls to understand the tiniest thing about ethical conduct and propriety.
They’re trolling, for Pete’s sake. Right there, that shows you how their relation with the word “ethical”.
OMG if Enrile inhibits it will be Jinggoy “Sulsolero” Estrada who will preside in the trial. i hate to imagine that scenario to happen. from the frying pan to the fire yan…
ABS-CBN NEWS
Cuevas said, BEING ENRILE LAWYER, NO BIG DEAL.
Lack of Full Disclosure: its a big deal because Cuevas did not reveal relationship before trial. There is lawyer and judge code of conduct relationship in cases involving both of them. It could be grounds for disaalowing all relevant testimonies elicited from witnesses by dishonest lawyer. @Baycas our friend, check the rules please
Another Corona lawyer Ernesto Francisco withdrew before trial because of his relationship with players in impeachment court.
Cuevas is downplaying his DISHONESTY and VIOLATION OF ETHICAL CONDUCT OF COURT OFFICERS. Could be grounds for disbarment?
Who’s indebted to who?
Pag may nag-inhibit o may pinag-inhibit dahil sa conflict of interest dito, palagay ko first time lang ito kasi kakaiba o namumukod-tangi ang sitwasyon.
Anyway, below is the law against such an occurrence…if ever there was infraction of its provisions.
—–
CODE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
http://www.chanrobles.com/codeofprofessionalresponsibility.html
Cuevas asked favor from Enrile to intervene on behalf of his SC pension to allow him to retire for humanitarian reason about his age. EDSA Revolution everyone was sacked in SC so nobody formally retired and Cuevas was below compulsory retirement age of 70 for justices.
Now Cuevas is technically correct he was allowed to retire but historically true, he was sacked and did not formally retire.
Favor repaid when Enrile engaged Cuevas legal service.
Cuevas cannot deny what is largely a matter of public record and to his credit, he does not look like someone who will not admit to that.
To that I say, so what?
PNoy and Sereno are also college buddies and to that Raissa and her big fans are also likely to say…
So what?
To each his own.
Lawyer and client are subjected to rule of law in court cases while college buddies are not. Besides Aquino and Sereno were not college buddies, they went to sameschool inthe same year. They were not acquainted then.
You were reading to much of Tiglao who wanted to retain his Ambassador position by begging on his knees and bribery act. PNoy rejected his cries.
CUEVAS IS DISHONEST. Tumandang paurong o tumanda na sinungaling na, wala pa rin kaluluwa, he he he
SINUNGALING sabi niya nagresign daw si ya sa SC dahil hindi siya naretain justice ni Cory. Nagmakaawa at lumuhod, ginamit niyang ninong si Enrile para pakiusap na pwede payagan na lamang siyang magretire kahit di pa siya 70. Umiiyak nga siya nun sa pagmamaka-awa. Kaya nung si Enrile ginawa siyang abogado, bayad sa utang niya sa pagmamakawawa niya. May testigo na umalalay pa sa kanya nung iyak siya ng iyak. Kahit si Ka Ernie ng INC walang nagawa sa kanya kahit miembro ng INC si Cuevas. Alam yun ni Sen. Salonga dahil sinabi ni Cory sa kanya hindi pwede maretain si Cuevas kahit rekomenda ni Enrile.
CUEVAS LIAR LIKE CORONA.
talking without evidence is just a garbage…
hahaha…
you’re a false story teller?…
just like a false teacher?…
2 Peter 2:3 “In their greed these FALSE TEACHERS will make a profit out of TELLING YOU MADE-UP STORIES. For a long time now their Judge has been ready, and their Destroyer has been wide awake!” [Good News]
Padre Damaso nga, swaah waah waah na naman.
“talking without evidence is just a garbage”
You are referring to CORONA, he could not reveal his evidence where he amassed unexplained wealth.
“FALSE TEACHERS”, you must be referring to CUEVAS. Read my posting above, I presented evidence against his teaching law and public interview on “MALICE AND LITTLE MISDEMEANOR” False story, read ABS CBN News on interview of Cuevas, he he he.
Tell your idol, I challenge him on these words in the constitution WITH EVIDENCE, he he he
@abean
Nag quote ka ng verse sa Bible, out of context ka naman. The passage you quoted speaks about Peter’s warning against false religious teachers while the discussion is about Philippine HISTORY ( ie Martial Law, EDSA , coup d’etat atbp). Sabihin mo nga sa akin ang parallelism nila.
Member ka ba ng INC? Very typical, they have INCcomplete training on Biblical exegesis. Kaya sunod sunuran lang sa sinasabi ng ministro.
A piece of advice, stick to the topic.
Hey @johnny lin,
REASON WHY the Defense wouldn’t want R Corona to testify at his impeachment trial?
“The lead defense counsel said he is averse to making his client wait for his turn to testify in the trial.
“Saan namin siya pauupuin? So on and so on pagkatapos maghihintay, nakaupo dito, mag re-recess. Chief Justice naman yan. Parang hindi ayos sa kanyang katayuan sa buhay not because we are adoring him or we’re idolizing him but it is not for Chief Justice Corona only but to everybody similarly situated in the future. I hope there will be none in the future” Cuevas said.
@johnny lin, you wrote, “CUEVAS LIAR LIKE CORONA.” but also, May topak din sa ulo!
pahabol…
Mas na aagrabiyado si Cuevas kung ‘Saan namin siya pauupuin?‘ si Corona.
Eh di maghanap ng SILYA ELEKTRIKA (electric chair). mas nababagay si CORONA duon.
Oh, how I wish we could have the likes of those great senators of the past – Recto, Romulo, Diokno, Tanada, Manglapus, Salonga, Aquino, etc.
The Senate was then filled with such men of deep wisdom and integrity and true love of country. Their communication skills were superb.. English or Tagalog. Their words reverberated with such clarity and conviction as to sweep everyone off their feet. It was a joy and a truly educational moment each time they spoke.
We began to lose them one by one after Marcos instituted Martial Law.
Now we are left with senators who resemble creatures from a freak show.
Why? With the corruption of the institutions, including the Comelec, and the massive funds available to corrupt the voters, those less qualified began to worm themselves into the Senate seats.
The result is what we see now sitting on those Senate-Jurors’ seats. Except for a very few, the bunch of 23 is like a bunch of rotten bananas. Tragic. EDSA and the reforms are far far from over. But the journey must be continued.
Let us bring back the glory days of the Senate. This Lady Gaga episode is one hell of a bugle call.
One caveat: Underneath the gaudy outfits, Lady Gaga actually writes her own songs, sings and plays the piano. May talent naman sya, overshadowed lang by her appearance and clothes.
Unlike, ehem.
@Guy,
Your Lady Gaga is superbly original. Talented. But our Lady Gaga is uniquely more talented. She actually writes her own insults, and practices those insults at herself before a bathroom mirror three times a day after every meal.
at minsan in the process of doing it, inaaway nya yung nasa salamin five times a day
@Phil,
Recto – you mean Ralph’s dad or grand dad? I’ve gone through all the relevant liks posted here and the former (Rafffy) seemed a Marcos loyalist while the latter was an SC justice. I am only an adopted son of Batangas so I don’t know much about the family except the well publicized murder case of Ricky against the late Batangas governor and jueteng lord Armand Sanchez.
* correction, it was bombing (i.e attempted murder). Sanchez died of heart attack in the middle of the last local election campaign with Vilma Santos as the top contender for the gov. post.
@ Baltazar,
It’s Claro M. Recto, Ralph’s grandfather. Considered “the finest mind of his generation.”
I guess Justice Lourdes Sereno is not exactly beyond reproach herself, as it was De Lima and Tupas who lobbied for her appointment, not to mention being PNoy’s college buddy as well, as Bobi Tiglao emphatically pointed out today here:
http://opinion.inquirer.net/24057/aquino%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98doberman%E2%80%99-in-the-supreme-court
No wonder she’s moving heaven and earth and throwing fire and brimstone at the SC’s recent ruling on Hacienda Luisita. Trying to take part in a coup of sorts herself?
Are you related to General Garcia?
I disagree with this. If it were true (that Sereno is merely Pnoy’s agent/”doberman” in the SC), we would have seen her testify at the very outset of the presentation of Art. 7. Her testimony is crucial to Art. 7 and if she is merely a puppet of the President, we would have seen her already, regardless of any SC resolution. Instead, her silence speaks volume of her reluctance to testify. While personally, I am saddened by her decision, I think it discredits the claim that she is merely a Pnoy advocate incapable of independent thinking.
By the way, I would view Bobby Tiglao’s articles with much skepticism. Consider his ties to GMA. Also, did you notice that he does not allow comments on his online page, unlike almost every other Inquirer opinion writer? You might want to take browse through Raissa’s pieces about Tiglao to get some context about his character.
http://raissarobles.com/2011/08/25/rigoberto-tiglao-super-fraud/
http://raissarobles.com/2010/07/08/our-political-envoys-in-athens-madrid-riyadh-so-why-the-heck-were-their-apptments-extended/
http://raissarobles.com/2010/07/09/ambassador-to-greece-rigoberto-tiglao-has-e-mailed-me-a-nasty-reply/
http://raissarobles.com/2011/08/25/today-was-not-the-first-time-i-wrote-on-ex-ambassador-rigoberto-tiglao/
Tiglao is the Arroyo camps official spinmeister/gossipmonger/intriguer.
Tiglao words not worth a cent ever since PNoy rejected rejected him from keeping his Ambassadorship.
Tiglao was begging on his knees to stay, tried to bribe one of PNoy Samal boys to keep his position. He employed journalistic threats and extortion tactics to keep his position. What you read today from his column was part of his extortion threat, making up untruthful stories.
The only association of Sereno and PNoy was going to same school, they were not even acquainted during college days. Tiglao was lying to his teeth because of rejection to his financially lucrative position.
Get a better columnist to cite.
@ johnny lin,
What about Doronila? What’s his beef with PNoy? He and Tiglao are like two beans from the same pod.
Doronila – the columnist that time forgot
He’s still alive?
I forget
Correct almost same story.
Doronila applied for ambassador with GMA, he was rejected by CA.
He tried again with PNoy, unlike with GMA he was outright rejected.
Bobi Tiglao has the integrity of a Gloria Arroyo. After starting out as a naive but idealistic leftist youth activist, he did journatlistic work and then got himself positions in the Arroyo cabinet. Just like Adrian Cristobal of Marcos’ time and Jerry Barican of Erap’s time, he sold his intellect to the devil.
He isnt called the Intellecual Prostitute for nothing.
Also, note that his column in the Inquirer has its feedback portion closed to comments. Why?
links please …
Dont forget Gary Olivar with GMA
TIglao? HAR HAR HAR HAR! Dati amoy melon, ngayon melon amoy… Raissa’s good ex-friend. Sorry, I don’ tread Tiglao and in fairness, De Quiros too.
Here’s an analogy: Ver is to Marcos, Tiglao is to GMA..
Alam ko na kung bakit maypagka baluktot ang utak mo si Tiglao pala ang binabasa mo. Eeek.
Jinggoy should have just kept his mouth shut. I don’t think the Banshee was even aware that Atty. Aguirre was blocking his ears from her wailing had it not been pointed out by this B-rated actor. The impeachment trial is such a farce. I am totally gobsmacked about the performance of these senator-judges. Unbelievably subpar!!!
B-rated?
@intrigued, ang bait mo naman.
@Guy With A Blog —ooopsy daisie I meant Z-rated
pa epal kasi itong jinggoy. sipsipero ang animal.
“sipsipero ang animal”.
LOL, the way you say it reminded me of my Lolo decades ago pag nakukulitan sa amin
sisigaw ng “ang animal”. hehehe
this site really brings up memories of the past keep them coming john jacinto!
IS CJ RENATO CORONA ACTING IN GOOD BEHAVIOR?
Let’s forget about the impeachment trial for a moment and let us just think about
Article XIII, Section 2 of our Constitution.
Article XIII, Section 2 provides that “The Members of the Supreme Court and judges of lower courts shall hold office during good behavior until they reach the age of seventy years or become incapacitated to discharge the duties of their office.”
The keyword is GOOD BEHAVIOR. Repeat, GOOD BEHAVIOR.
Now judge for yourself if CJ Renato Corona is acting in GOOD BEHAVIOR:
1. Did CJ Renato Corona’s declared his SALN in a truthful and factual manner consistent with his legal income as a government official?
2. Did CJ Renato Corona accept pro-bono services from lawyers who are likely to have conflict of interest if they, or the law firms they represent, handle cases before the Supreme Court in the future?
3. Did CJ Renato Corona accept highly discounted price, not available to the general public, in his purchase of a condominium from a company that has had a case in the Supreme Court?
4. Did CJ Renato Corona accept special travel accommodations from PAL that are not available to the traveling public at around the time that PAL has pending case/s at the Supreme Court?
5. Did CJ Renato Corona take a leave of absence as Chief Justice while his impeachment trial is ongoing to ensure that the trial will be conducted free from his influence?
6. Did CJ Corona favor the travel arrangement of Supreme Court personnel to Prestige Travel Agency that is reportedly owned or controlled by the family of one Estelito Mendoza? Did Prestige Travel Agency provide special price discounts to CJ Renato Corona that were not readily available to the traveling public?
7. Did CJ Corona dips his hands into the resources or accounts of the defunct Basa-Guidote Enterprises by depositing into his personal account monies that belong to the Basa-Guidote Enterprises?
8. Did CJ Corona commit obstruction of justice by preventing members of the judiciary from appearing or testifying in his impeachment trial?
9. Did CJ Renato Corona implies that he is above the law, and beyond the reach of our impeachment process, by declaring publicly that in his position of trust as Chief Justice “Kamatayan lang. Kung gusto nilang tanggalin ako dito, patayin nila ako,”
Remember that we are not talking here about any potential criminal offense.
We are simply asking: Is CJ Renato Corona acting in GOOD BEHAVIOR?
If CJ Renato Corona is not acting in GOOD BEHAVIOR his continued stay as CJ of the Supreme Court is UNCONSTITUTIONAL, and contrary to Article XIII, Section 2 of our Constitution.
totally agree! succint but brilliantly expressed @yvonne.
Masterpiece.
He is GUILTY beyond all reasonable doubt! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Everyone, time is running out. Please re-post my original comment “IS CJ RENATO CORONA ACTING IN GOOD BEHAVIOR” to social media, and copy & paste and email to your friends and relatives, or better yet provide a link to Raissa’s blog.
Sama-sama tayo sa laban, walang iwanan !
In relation to Yvonne’s comment. I found this in the internet regarding “What Kinds of Conduct May Give Rise to an Impeachment?”
Will somebody (lawyer?) digest the study and relate it to Yvonne’s findings?
http://www.senate.gov/CRSReports/crs-publish.cfm?pid=%26*2%3C4P%5C%3B%3D
this has got to be bannered every day for all pinoys to see. kailangan natin ganito
so any reader will leave with a sense of full grasp on why we’re here in the first place
ayaw ng corap defense team ng ganitomg approach kasi it brings into focus the core of the matter. pagka confronted with this approach ang resource mo nalang as member of korap defense team is tire out the public and create more drama like outrageous extraneous incidents like media campaign against Pnoy, Farinas, tupas, delima, aguiire etc I wont be surprised if they will create drama within themselves to deflect the public’s attention i.e, Corona infidelity, Atty roy “panghihipo” kay Atty JImeno,Cuevas as lester molester, cuevas and enrile as lovers,enrile and gringo as lovers, or the getting outrageous behavior of MDS (MOST DERANGED SENATOR).
LET’S SHOW OUR PUBLIC CONTEMPT OF MIRIAM SANTIAGO
Whenever and wherever you see her- in the malls, in restaurants, in church or on the street, COVER YOUR EARS.
HEAR NO EVIL.
SOBRA NA. TAMA NA.
Mabuhay ka Atty Aguirre!
Remember the “I lied” of Sen. Miriam Santiago? She keeps doing that till now!
Masyado nang bias ang mga senator/judges natin.
Ni isang sigaw ay walang ginawa sa defense panel? Takot sila doon?pero ang prosecution panel palaging sinisigawan / sinisermonan at ngayon gusto pang e contemp si atty. aguirre? tse. tse. tse.?
Sumaludo ang senator/judges sa TRO nang stupid court? Nakalimutan nila na, Ang impeachment court has only the sole power to try/hear the impeachment trial?
Parang lumalabas na ang iba sa kanila mga senator/judges ay nabayaran nang 100 million nang depense team?
Nang sabihin nang depense team na balak silang bilhin nang malakanyang nang 100 million para baliwalain ang TRO ay wala silang ginawa sa depense team, Nkakahiya na itong mga senator/judges natin.
Nakakatawa at nakakalungkot na baliktad na ang salingang batas natin at naging parang “THE SUPREME COURT HAS ONLY THE SOLE POWER OVER THE IMPEACHMENT COURT” nabaliktad na pabor sa thief justice nato corona….
Maliwanag mga maling ginawa ni thief justice nato corona pero parang hindi nakikita nang mga butihing senator/judges natin? Baka natapalan na nang pera mga ito at yong balitang 100 million na ipamigay nang malakangyang ay galing yata kay thief justice nato corona or kay Pandak na mga magnanakaw/ Mandaraya?
typical politician…
pag ok sa gusto mo walang bias…
pag di mo gusto, bias yon…
hahaha…
waaah….
@abean,
Are you familiar with the Anti Epal Bill proposed by your idol, Lady WAah-Waah? Applicable sa yo. Parang ikaw yung naalala nya nung pinasa nya yan.
Hirap ba kumita ng pera?
totally agree… nakatagpo rin ng katapat…
at mahiya rin sana ang IC Court sa kanilang mga miyembro
Atty. Aguirre e-cocontempt nagtakip lang tangya e ano naman ang dapat kay Miriam Santiago na nagsalita ng GAGO sa mga Prosecutor ?
O ano wala lang , opinyon ko lang mga kapatid ang alam ko ang mga taong high blood dapat full time rest yan sa bahay kase hindi mabuti sa kanya ang magalit, tulad ni Miriam Santiago hindi stable ang utak at pangangatawan ng mga taong mataas ang presyon , kabukod tangi na lagi na lang siyang nagsesermon na parang sinesermonan eh katulong lang sa bahay.
hindi magandang ehemplo ang ganitong actuation ng isang Senadora. baka akala ng mga batang nakakapanood na okey lang magsalita ng GAGO sa loob ng Korte
following the death of her son , Alexander , Miriam had the cadaver immediately cremated and refused to cooperate with law enforcement agencies conducting investigation on the place where her son died.
talk about following the rule of law.
pwede ba iyon?
Thanks to Atty Aguirre, tama po ang ginawa niyo, sobrang pambabastos na ginagawa ni santiago, parang diyos kung umasta, ang taas ng mga ego ng mga tao nato, kala mo mga perfectong tao at nagkukunwaring matalino, kung gusto mo ng respeto dapat respetohin mo muna kapwa mo, salamat po sa inyo Atty Aguirre, ka hanga hanga po ang paninindigan at prinsipyo ninyo, we need more filipinos like you. God is on your side. Salamat po.
CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT:
RULE 3.04 – A judge should be patient, attentive, and courteous to lawyers, especially the inexperienced, to litigants, witnesses, and others appearing before the court. A judge should avoid unconsciously falling into the attitude of mind that the litigants are made for the courts, instead of the courts for the litigants.
would like to make the following manifestations: (1), when miriam speaks there is no time limit and she does not even ask the presiding officer for extension of her time unlike the other senator judges who acknowledge that their time is up and respectfully asks presiding officer for extension; (2) the presiding officer says “THIS COURT WILL NOT TOLERATE DISRESPECT TO SENATOR JUDGES” and implies “BUT THIS COURT WILL TOLERATE VERBALLY ABUSIVE DISCOURTEOUS BEHAVIOR FROM SENATOR JUDGES”; (3), miriam santiago is the poster person for verbally abusive bullies who have never learned to control their anger and their temper and hold others responsible for their own lack of control; (4) good use could be made of videos of miriam ranting and raving by making such videos available to law students in a class on “how to deal with abusive judges”.
Wow, you said it well:
THIS COURT WILL NOT TOLERATE DISRESPECT TO SENATOR JUDGES” and implies “BUT THIS COURT WILL TOLERATE VERBALLY ABUSIVE DISCOURTEOUS BEHAVIOR FROM SENATOR JUDGES”;
I guess this is is the legacy of this Impeachment court of 2012.
Miriam, She lied again, bwahahahaha!
I remember when she said “I lied!”. That was after erap resigned from presidency.
SA NANGYARI KAHAPON, ANG NATUTUWA AY SI CUEVAS. PARANG SINASABI NG BODY LANGUAGE NIYA “SURE NA”.
SA TINGIN KO, NAPAPANAHON NA TALAGA PARA LAGYAN NG “BUSAL” ANG MAANGHANG NA BUNGANGA NI MIRRIAM. SOBRANG-SOBRA NA ANG PANG INSULTO NIYA SA MGA TAGA-USIG, LALONG-LALO NA SA KANYANG FAVORITE WHIPPING BOY – SI CONG. NEIL TUPAS.
HINDI ALAM NI MIRRIAM MAY BROWN COTTON SA DALAWANG TENGA NI TUPAS, KAYA BALEWALA SA KANYA ANG MGA BALLISTICS NI MIRRIAM.
MABUTI NA LANG MAY BAYAG ANG TAGA QUEZON PROVINCE NA SI ATTY. AGUIRRE. SANAY KASI SA LAMBANOG KAYA MATAPANG.
IYONG MGA SENADOR-HUWES, MERON BA SILANG BAYAG? SIGURO TAKOT DIN SILA KAY MIRRIAM?
IYONG DALAWANG OCTEGENARIANS SA IC, SIGURO ANG MGA BAYAG NILA AY NATATAKPAN NA SA DIAPERS?
“NAGTATANONG LANG PO”
tama…
CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT:
RULE 3.04 – A judge should be patient, attentive, and courteous to lawyers, especially the inexperienced, to litigants, witnesses, and others appearing before the court. A judge should avoid unconsciously falling into the attitude of mind that the litigants are made for the courts, instead of the courts for the litigants.
I find it odd that so many lawyers excuse Miriam’s insults as “par for the course”. It’s normal daw sa court.
In that case, I really do sympathize with the members of the bar.
This is perhaps the only profession where people who are addressed as “Honorable” are free to disrespect and insult educated people like slaves. It’s a pathetic sight.
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In the case of Juan dela Cruz vs. Carretas (A.M. No. RTJ-07-2043), the Supreme Court, through Justice Renato Corona, castigated and penalized a judge for his arrogant treatment of lawyers and litigants. The ruling is enlightening, thus:
SEC. 1. Judges shall avoid impropriety and the appearance of impropriety in all of their activities
A judge should possess the virtue of gravitas. He should be learned in the law, dignified in demeanor, refined in speech and virtuous in character. Besides having the requisite learning in the law, he must exhibit that hallmark judicial temperament of utmost sobriety and self-restraint. In this connection, he should be considerate, courteous and civil to all persons who come to his court. A judge who is inconsiderate, discourteous or uncivil to lawyers, litigants or witnesses who appear in his sala commits an impropriety and fails in his duty to reaffirm the people’s faith in the judiciary. He also violates Section 6, Canon 6 of the New Code of Judicial Conduct for the Philippine Judiciary which provides:
SEC. 6. Judges shall maintain order and decorum in all proceedings before the court and be patient, dignified and courteous in relation to litigants, witnesses, lawyers and others with whom the judge deals in an official capacity. Judges shall require similar conduct of legal representatives, court staff and others subject to their influence, direction or control. (emphasis supplied)
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Source: http://www.interaksyon.com/article/25751/opinion-judges-must-also-be-respectful
this is great material, meron palang decision on this, bakit kung umasta parang entitled siya at walang kasong squarely meeting her actions…its strange how she feels like we’re all applauding her.everytime she’s into her fits, sa Canada pa to. she’s toast.
…. and after that, here’s how she felt about it …
http://www.flickr.com/photos/75637060@N07/6942895603/
Totoo ba na kapag nasa bahay lang si Miriam at nag-iisa lang at walang mapagalitan o makaaway siya ay humaharap sa salamin at inaaway ang nasa harapan niya.
Madam Miriam, please learn to control your anger because right now it is the anger that controls you.
Mirriam probably thinks she has the attributes of an omniscient God,however arrogantly displays and wields a character which cannot be described nor found in satans dictionary.
Woe to your or “waaah” to you,who thought you’re wise,better for you to become a fool,in that manner you could be wise.It’s the laws of God that is always supreme.
DEFENSE:
“Our client will never be accountable according to the New Code of Judicial Conduct for the Philippine Judiciary on account of his leave of absence at the time it was signed.”
http://www.filipiniana.net/publication/am-no-03-05-01-sc-adopting-the-new-code-of-judicial-conduct-for-the-philippine-judiciary/12791881634857/8/1
To be honest ang nanalo sa debate yesterday is Aguirre. You know why?
1. Pinakita lang nya how dumb jinggoy is, nung sinabi nya “bakit hindi ka nag object”. The senate made a rule that the private prosec cannot object and cant address the senator-judges without being recognized first and now jinggoy is insinuating to violate that rule?
How dumb lol
2. Sabi nga nila ang pikon talo, sino ang umuwi ng may BP na 190/90? If you can’t take the heat stay out of the kitchen mirriam lol.
nag stay naman si miram sa kitchen si atty aguirre ang umalis o na escort palabas pwede naman sya lumabas ng senado kung ayaw nya marinig sermon ni miriam ginawa na ni tupas yun.
ANG SENADO ANG TAHANAN NG PINAKAMATATALINO, PINAGPIPITAGAN, PINAKARESPETADO, AT PINAGTITIWALAAN NG TAUMPAYAN. NEVER WILL YOU SEE IN THE WHOLE WORLD WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR OWN SENATE.
THE SUPREME COURT DECIMATED THE IMPEACHMENT COURT AND SANTIAGO DEGRADED IT AND SENATORS BOWS TO HER. WHAT A SHAME YOU ALL WHAT YOU ARE DOING TO THE SENATE AS AN INSTITUTION.
SANA MAG-REACT TAYONG LAHAT SA KATAMPALASANG ITO…………………
CHECK OUT the CAST sa SENATE THEATER , all me and my friends could say is Lord JESUS MAAWA NA PO KAYO SA AMIN,
Here is the link for international court: http://www.icc-cpi.int/Menus/ICC/Contact
It’s better if you write in your complaints since she is not yet sworn in as a ICC judge yet and as i do my research one of the reasons a ICC judge can be removed from his her position is this:
A judge may be removed from office if he/she is found to have committed serious “MISCONDUCT” or a serious breach of his or her duties or is unable to exercise his or her functions.
I wonder if verbal abuse can be considered as a ethical misconduct as a judge?
correct!
I am of the firm belief and understanding that everyone in this forum have been aspiring for a long long time, a government and its elected officials adhering to principles of “transparency, accountability and practices the universal principles of good governance” and that includes transforming ourselves and our core values from within, if we are to move as a nation where our dignity and pride as Filipinos preserve and remain intact.
Our corps of diplomats, located in more than 193 countries serving our 11M overseas Filipinos, is not privy of the present national discourse and as ambassadors of goodwill should remain “apolitical” focused in promoting and protecting the rights and welfare of our nationals and our country’s national interest whoever sits in Malacanang. Senator Miriam Santiago will be a “state representative” to the world court and should lead by example our foreign service when she begins to assume this most coveted title of an international court judge.
In this premise, we cannot right a wrong with another wrong i.e. petitioning the United Nations through The Hague based International Court of Justice (ICJ) our perceived and/or glaring accusation of misconduct of Senator-judge Miriam Defensor-Santiago in this impeachment trial. Throwing our dirty linen in an internal fora should be the last thing in our minds instead of tackling her issue head on with the Senate Ethics Committee and/or our allies in the Senate.
Like it or not, she was elected by UN Member states as one of the 15 members of this prestigious world court as a “state member” and is mandated to impartially and conscientiously decide on international cases brought before the court when her time comes. The middle east is a powder keg and is home to more than 4 million of our kababayans whose future is uncertain given the unpredictability of events taking place now.
Who knows we might be needing the services of a senator to protect the interest of our overseas workers when the push comes to a shove? A senator-judge whose manners and conduct have been the curse of a nation mired in poverty and corruption might be the senator and icon of a new world order in the coming years whose humbleness, tact, diplomacy and skill in international law will be the envy of other countries.
During her visits in the Middle East, we found her to be amiable, candid and soft-spoken in contrast to the fiery Senator Miriam we have seen in our national television.
At stake of her being a world court judge, is an annual salary of more than USD 166,000.00, a post adjustment allowance and a pension half of her salary after finishing her nine years tenure.
It will be good for her at pabor sa taong bayan dahil minus one na siya sa mga senador na panghahanapan natin ng full disclosure ng kanilang mga SALN sa mga darating na araw.
what do you think?
She will have to prove her worth in the eyes of 6 billion people in this planet if she has to create a legacy of her own in the next generation of Filipinos to come.
dati may kapitbahay kaming Judge. When this judge talks, lagi may “P.I” kaya i address this Judge as “Your Horrible”
I was one of the many imprisoned during martial law when we show our protest in the rigging of the 1978 Batasang Pambansa election.
My point is that we should support the cause of ATTY AGUIRE because what he did is laudable.
ISA PO ITONG PROTESTA SA ISANG MAPANG ABUSONG PINAPASWELDO NG BAYAN. MORE DISGUSTING IS THE ACTION OF THE SENATORS.
KAYO PONG MGA SENADOR ANG TUNAY NA BINABOY INUULIT KO BINABOY NI SANTIAGO. PAANO NYO PINAYAGAN WITHOUT REPRIMAND SA HARAP NG TV?
YOU GUYS DO NOT DESERVE ANY RESPECT FROM THE SAMBAYANANG PILIPINO.
ALL OF YOU ARE DISGRACE>>>> TAKOT KAYO KAY SANTIAGO KAHIT BINABABOY NA KAYO?
Pasalamat tayo kay Atty. Aguirre. Matagal na akong naghihintay na may tumayo labn sa pang-aalipusta ni “Ailing” miriam. Isipin mo kung naging presidente natin ang kagaya niya? Payo ko sa pamilya niya, dalhin na yan sa REHAB habang may panahon pa!
Naalala ko tuloy si Sen. Roco during day 15, Jan. 4, of the Estrada impeachment and I hope you all remember this:
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The honorable Senator-Judge Miriam Defensor Santiago.
SEN. DEFENSOR SANTIAGO. Ms. Witness, you testified that you are now employed by a law firm called Romulo-Mabanta, is that correct?
MS. BANAL. Thats correct, Your Honor.
SEN. DEFENSOR SANTIAGO. When we say Romulo-Mabanta, do we refer to the senior name partner as Ricardo Romulo?
MS. BANAL. Thats correct, Your Honor.
SEN. DEFENSOR SANTIAGO. Is Ricardo Romulo not only the name partner of your law firm, the senior name partner, but also the president of the Makati Business Club? Is that the same person?
MS. BANAL. Yes, thats correct.
SEN. DEFENSOR SANTIAGO. Is that also that same law office that is helping the Prosecution panel?
MS. BANAL. The same law office?
SEN. DEFENSOR SANTIAGO. Yes.
MS. BANAL. I believe the law office is not helping the Prosecution.
SEN. DEFENSOR SANTIAGO. I understand that there is a lawyer here, Atty. Bautista, if I recall correctly, who identifies himself as a lawyer of Romulo-Mabanta Law Office. May I seek clarification? No?
MS. BANAL. Well, as far as I know, some members of the law firm have volunteered in their personal capacity.
SEN. DEFENSOR SANTIAGO. Oh, I’m referring to Atty. Enriquez apparently.
MS. BANAL. Yes.
SEN. DEFENSOR SANTIAGO. Thank you. And is that the same Ricardo Romulo who is now the new president of Equitable
PCI Bank?
MS. BANAL. Yes, that’s correct.
SEN. DEFENSOR SANTIAGO. All right. You said that before you were employed by Romulo-Mabanta, you were employed in the law office of–
MS. BANAL. De Borja….
SEN. DEFENSOR SANTIAGO. –Atty. Serapio, De Borja, et cetera, Serapio Law Office, is that correct also?
MS. BANAL. Yes, Your Honor.
SEN. DEFENSOR SANTIAGO. So from the law office where one of the senior name partners eventually became a presidential assistant, you transferred to a law office where the senior law partner is now a leading advocate of the removal of the President, is that correct?
Is that a correct statement? Is that a fair statement?
MS. BANAL. Yes.
SEN. DEFENSOR SANTIAGO. That’s right. Yes. Now, my only question is: Where was your salary higher, in the Serapio Law Office or in the Romulo-Mabanta Law Office?
MS. BANAL. In the Serapio Law Office.
SEN. DEFENSOR SANTIAGO. Oh, it taxes credulity that you transferred from a higher-paying position to a lower-paying position?
MS. BANAL. Well, my…. Yes, my salary from that time I transferred to Romulo in August, yes, August until now, compared to my salary before, it’s lower.
SEN. DEFENSOR SANTIAGO. I see. So you made the unusual deviation from the usual career path since you and I and all UP law graduates virtually pursue the same career path after graduation. Isn’t that so? We try and get the highest salary we can get and then if we are offered a higher salary, then of course, other things being equal, the normal reaction is to accept the higher salary. But in this case, if you accept my premise that that is the usual career path of a UP law graduate, you deviated from the usual career path because now it seems clear that from a lower-paying salary, you went to another law firm that offered you…. I mean an even lower salary. I mean from a higher salary, you went to a law firm just so that you could accept the lower salary. [The two-minute bell rings.]
MS. BANAL. Well, I believe….
THE PRESIDING OFFICER. The two minutes of the distinguished lady Judge….
SEN. DEFENSOR SANTIAGO. Yes. It’s about to expire. So will you please just answer with a yes or no.
MS. BANAL. Yes. I think….
SEN. DEFENSOR SANTIAGO. Please just answer with a yes or no because my minute….
MS. BANAL. That I move? Again?
SEN. DEFENSOR SANTIAGO. The question is this: The usual career path is for a lawyer to transfer from an office where he is already acclimated to another law office because of the incentive of a higher salary. But in your case, you deviated from that career path because according to you, you transferred from a law office with a higher salary to a law office with a lower salary. Is that correct?
MS. BANAL. Yes.
SEN. DEFENSOR SANTIAGO. Remarkable. Thank you.
MS. BANAL. Thank you very much also.
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The honorable Senator-Judge Roco.
SEN. ROCO. Yes, Mr. Chief Justice.
You’re the daughter of …. What is the name of your father?
MS. BANAL. George Banal.
SEN. ROCO. George Banal, yes. He is an old friend.
We in San Beda Law, we were taught that Law is a noble profession; it is not a business. Am I right to assume that you in UP Law were taught the same thing?
MS. BANAL. Yes, Your Honor.
SEN. ROCO. Yes, I am sure, I am sure. We also were taught what was written in the Law School of UP. What is this written engraved in snow, in stone?
MS. BANAL. The business of a Law School is not to teach law but it is to teach law in the grand manner.
SEN. ROCO. To teach law in the grand manner. And it is….We as lawyers, because we are brothers and sisters in the profession, we should always be motivated by a sense of idealism because we are the ministers of the law. Could this be correct?
MS. BANAL. That’s correct, Your Honor.
SEN. ROCO. And so, when you transfer from a higher-paying job to a lower-paying job, it is not necessarily an erroneous career decision, would this be correct?
MS. BANAL. That’s correct, Your Honor.
SEN. ROCO. In fact, it could be motivated by a sense of idealism?
MS. BANAL. That’s correct, Your Honor.
SEN. ROCO. Correct. And it’s the women lawyers like you who should be motivated by such sense of idealism. Would this be correct?
MS. BANAL. Yes, Your Honor.
SEN. ROCO. Yes. I thought that should be elicited because I was surprised to learn of the usual career pattern of going from lower-paying jobs to higher-paying jobs. Now, it does not mean, of course, that the former law firm that you came from did not give idealism, is this correct?
MS. BANAL. Yes, Your Honor.
SEN. ROCO. Nor does it mean that in joining the Romulo Law Office you are now partaking in a greater sense of idealism, correct?
MS. BANAL. Yes, Your Honor.
SEN. ROCO. It just happened to be that since Law is not a busi-ness but a noble profession, the question of compensation is not very material.
MS. BANAL. That’s true, Your Honor.
SEN. ROCO. I thought you had all the right answers. Thank you.
Senator Roco: class act, Senator Santiago: crass act (as the Japanese would say)
God I miss the good ol’ Senator Roco.
My opinion is: The prosecution and the defense should be ready when they face the impeachment court. I said should be READY….READY… My point is that, when both prosecution and defense are ready there is no reason for senator judges to be annoyed. In fairness to Senator Santiago, i think she expects both teams to stay focused and answer her (their) questions if need be. If it is visible that they (P & D) cannot do it and wander around the argument or the questions the senator judges raised, it could be a reason for a conclusion that the prosecution or the defense, as the case maybe, is not ready. So, why allow a lawyer (both P & D team) to speak when he or she may be “lost” or cannot answer the senator judges? I think, we should remember that Senator Santiago does not go to the Impeachment Trial unprepared. As a seasoned Judge, an expert in the constitution, with wide background in international law, etc., she expect anybody who wanted to stand in the podium (P or D) to be ready. If you are not able to answer the question or you think what you will present will cause debate and discussion that you cannot defend, better stay in the background or just be humble to accept your inability to say something better. That way you do not waste the time of the Senate. Because if you will do this, it will be visible or it can easily be spotted on by experts in interrogation etc. and so on and so forth…I hope we should focused on the issue of readiness. Judges deserve respect in the court, that is given if you are a lawyer. Who on this planet earth, if you are a lawyer defending your client to fight the judge or to a certain extent insult the judge? That is a losing proposition. Humility might also be an issue here. For the D & P, the question is: Are you prepared to face the impeachment court? If your preparation is haphazard better do something else…this is my opinion. It does not necessarily follow that I disagree with anyone’s opinion found on this web/page. Thank you.
@mang henry: i quote fellow commenter @baycas. he in turn cited the New Judicial Conduct for the Philippine Judiciary, Canon 5 on EQUALITY. it goes:
Sec 3 . Judges shall carry out judicial duties with appropriate consideration for all persons, such as parties, witnesses, lawyers, court staff and judicial colleagues, without differentiation on any IRRELEVANT ground, IMMATERIAL to the proper performance of such duties.
As such, i hardly think calling someone “gago” is appropriate consideration.
And she was actually the one who initiated the tirade. Aguirre’s reaction was just a response to her verbal abuse. im not saying Aguirre was right in doing that, but miriam being a senator and a judge in an impeachment trial, i would think she would be above such behavior. we require our judges to be the pinnacle of propriety and decorum. else we would not be able to tell that they are indeed impartial to the proceedings. once that impartiality is gone so too is their authority to judge.
Ethical conduct is being measured among the players in the entire trial. It was again given emphasis yesterday (eclipsing Corona’s ethical misconduct?).
We know who were on centerstage yesterday. What about the supporting actors?
What about Estrada’s “panggagatong” when he can just call the attention of the presiding officer on the discourtesy done by a prosecutor?
What about Cayetano’s business of video-recording what the discourteous prosecutor was doing?
(Please feel free to add more to the cast of characters in yesterday’s session of the impeachment trial. The peanut butter approach here may be in order. A “cheesy” manifestation will always say that this trial is a precedent-setting one. May the blunders be prevented in the future!)
So, this old issue on Cuevas and Enrile only shows that the impeachment trial will be decided not on the merit of the case but on the close association of personalities of old and the previous administration of GMA who continue to connive furtively with each other to absolve their fellow elite and learned society classman in the person of Corona.
Nakikiusap ako sa mga nag pe-petition sa ICC na alisin sa pagiging Judge si Sen. Lukring Miriam Santiago, Please lang bawiin nyo na ung petition nyo. Mas makakabuti para sa atin ang malipat siya sa ICC kesa manatili siya sa senado. Pakiusap lang po.
Salamat.
Mabuti dito sa pilipinas tayo tayo na lamang, kaysa sa labas magwala, bayan pilipinas mapapahiya sa buong mundo. Nationalistic act at morally right yun
Kung baga sa pamilya dahil masama ang kamaganak mo sabihin mo sige bayaan mo na lamang sa ibang lahi magwala. Responsible family act at morally right yun.
@Johnny Lin para sa akin naman. mas magandang mapahiya si Miriam sa International Court dahil kapag nangyari yun, siguro naman wala na syang mukhang ihaharap sa taumbayan. I mean, kapag nagkalat sya doon, mawawalan siya ng yabang at mapapatunayan natin na may tama siya.
@Sui Generis III says;
exactly right, its better for the whole country that this damn fat lady will be out of the country.
Like I posted earlier she’ll be meek as a lamb in Hague.
I don’t know why, when filipinos are in foreign land they abide the laws of their host country.
Palagay ko ay dito lang naman sa atin nagmamagaling iyang si mirriam dahil palagay ko pagdating niya doon ay magmumukha siyang kawawa? kaya hayaan nalang siya doon para doon maglaway/magmamagaling….
Nakakahiya na inasal ni Mirriam kahapon na para bang siya na lamang ang magaling pero ang hindi niya alam ay siya itong napapahiya.
Wala nga silang mga senator/judges ginawa sa 100 milllion pasuhol na sinabi mismo nang depense panel? Takot yata sila doon sa depense team… ni isa wala na contemp of court ……
i don’t agree with you. if she is removed from ICC, I’m sure her blood pressure will shoot up to 290 and that will be the end of her. then she won’t be in the senate either. so, Happy everyone? by all means, let’s do it. Ba’t tayo matatakot na mananatili siya sa senado? Sigurado ba kayong mananalo pa yan? at least, may katapusan ang kanyang pagiging senador. Mangampanya na lang tayo laban sa kanya at laban sa lahat ng mga kengkoy sa senado tulad ni estrada, marcos, revilla, honasan, sotto, escudero, atbp.
count me in…
This is a political vaudeville right from the start. And we are all just being taken for a ride by these shady characters whose business, as history have shown, is that of reigning over a nation that they themselves placed in the morass of decay and ignorance.
This fat woman is a disgrace to our society, thank GOD the ICC will have her and be away for good.
Let me re-post an article from SUn Star on its entirety devoted exclusively about the fat lady.
Friday, January 8, 2010
A COMPLAINT for disbarment was filed Thursday before the Supreme Court against Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago for a slew of charges ranging from serious misconduct to obstruction of justice related to the death of his son in 2003.
Santiago is running for reelection in the coming May national elections. She filed her certificate of candidacy with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on November 27, 2009.
The disbarment complaint was filed by a certain Efren Battad, with address at Baseco Compound in Port Area, Manila. He was represented by lawyer Bonifacio Alentajan.
Charges for her disqualification, citing similar grounds, have been filed before the Comelec recently to compel the poll body to drop her name from the list of senatorial candidates for the May elections.
In his 13-page complaint, Battad alleged that Santiago was liable for serious misconduct and violation of the anti graft practices law for deliberately failing to make a full disclosure of her financial and business interests in connection with her purchase of a lot and construction of a tiled mansion in the premier La Vista Subdivision in Quezon City, valued at P53.2 million.
Battad also alleged that Santiago violated Presidential Decree 1829 penalizing obstruction of apprehension and prosecution of criminal offenders in connection to the investigation of her son Alexander Robert’s violent death on November 20, 2003.
During that time, Santiago claimed that her son committed suicide, disallowed any criminal investigation to be done on her son, and immediately ordered the cadaver’s cremation, thus destroying any evidence of any offense.
Santiago, added Battad, violated the canons of the Code of Professional Responsibility when she displayed “unparliamentary behavior” by indulging in offensive personal tirades and uttering words.
Battad cited the senator’s alleged statement issued in 1992 when she ran for president, saying: “Many if not all of my presidential opponents are certifiable idiots,” and, “Kahit sino pwedeng tumakbo, kahit sinong gago.”
When she was dropped from the list of nominees for the position of Supreme Court Chief Justice, Santiago was also quoted as saying, “I am irate. I am foaming at the mouth. I am homicidal. I’m suicidal. I’m humiliated, debased and degraded. And not only that, I feel like throwing up to be living my middle years in a country of this nature. I am nauseated.”
Santiago further referred to Congress as the “land of the living dead,” and congressmen as “para silang mga talakitok.”
The complaint likewise alleged that Santiago used her position as senator to give unwarranted benefits to her husband, former Department of Interior and Local Government Undersecretary Narciso Santiago, brother, sister, son and cousin by having them appointed to the government.
“She is of unsound mind. She appears to be suffering from a severe mental disorder. Characterized by the following symptoms: delusion of grandeur (She wanted to be President of the Philippines, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and a Member of the International Court of Justice; flight of ideas; mood swings; penchant for lying; and, paranoia,” said Battad.
Aside from asking her disbarment from the practice of law, Battad also asked that Santiago’s name be stricken off the roll of attorneys and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines.
Prior to her appointment as Commissioner of the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation and as Acting Secretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform, Santiago was a private lawyer and served as a regional trial court judge of Quezon City.
When she ran and lost in the 1992 presidential elections, Santiago turned to teaching law at the University of Sto. Tomas Faculty of Law. (JCV/Sunnex) [quote/unquote]
@clementejak: Lagot ka! You are in contempt! How dare you call her fat!
Did I get the language right?
Mirriam probably thinks she has the attributes of an omniscient God,however arrogantly displays and wields a character which cannot be described nor found in satans dictionary.
Woe to you or “waaah” to you,who thought you’re wise,better for you to become a fool,in that manner you could be wise.It’s the laws of God that is always supreme.
You have my support Atty.V.Aguirre for your courage and integrity in denouncing the misbehavior of Mirriam.On various occasions she has deliberately maligned people just to exhibit her insurmountable boastfulness in legal know how,however I humbly and respectfully suggest that you ask for an apology to the IC.
enrile is powerless when it comes to mirriam. bakit hindi nil a kaya disiplinahin ito? then, yong bang senators are kumakampi pa. who do they think they are? Gods ? puwede sila mang bastos pero sila hindi pwede bastusin. to Atty.Aguirre, ako po ay lubos na humahanga sa inyong paninindigan, your family should be proud of you. whatever punishment this bastos na court gives you, wear it as a badge of honor. thank you po!
Can we make a craze about the situation yesterday and maybe call it “merriaming” or something just like planking? maybe making out a picture of the posture of atty aguirre. it would be fun!
Cool. Ha ha ha!
Send me photos all over the world and I’ll post it as an article here.
Send photos to raissarobles.com@gmail.com
Make files up to 70 kb
So pics taken with cellphones are ok.
Let’s be creative.
If you can = take photos with recognizable landmarks. For instance – with name of mall or street – to show it comes from all over the world.
Support Atty Aguirre!
Post his photo covering his ears on your social media accounts!
Hear no evil!
LIKE!
and let us contribute some money for the 2,000 fine. well let us contribute more pala so that all the prosecution panel members can cover their ears while Brenda is lecturing and calling them names.
seriously, how can we contribute? i’m very much willing…
And/or end comments like this:
_/{@_@}\_
In support of Atty. Aguirre during February 29th impeachment trial …… _/{@_@}\_
Bakit nag second the motion si Pia sa contempt charge ni Miriam kay Atty Aguirre?
Inggit pala ang dahilan kaya parating sumisigaw si Miriam sa senado.
Wala daw pumapansin sa kanya dahil sa maganda sina Pia at Loren.
Pinakiusapan si Pia na mag second the motion para kunwari magkakampi ang magaganda.
Pagkatapos nilapitan ni Loren si Pia, bakit ka pumayag, tinanggihan ko nga.
Eh kung gilitin niya ang mukha ko, tingnan mo nangyari sa anak niya? He he he
@Johnny lin—Hahahaha . Dapat kasi palitan na ni Miriam ang make-up brand niya instead of Kokuryu eh mag upgrade naman siya to Avon. Hak hak hak hak
Kaya pala mukhang tinuka ng manok
Kokuryu, di ba feeds sa manok yun, he he he
Tama, switch to Avon.
hahaha…
magpuputak man kayo nang magpuputak against dyan kay mds…
wala kayong magagawa…
kahit matapang o mas magaling man si atty.vit…kaysa kay mds…
the facts is mds is a senator…
voted by filipino people…
so we just have to be more wise on next election…
waah…
abean, dyan ka na naman, swaah waah waah
Sinong nagpuputak, ikaw nga sinisisi mo pa pilipino
Kami nga pinupuri namin kagandahan niya at binibigyan ng advice para lalo pa gumanda.
Meron ba kaming sinulat na salitang pangit siya.
He he he
Mate, si Abean naka pickup lang yan ng WiFi signal sa kapitbahay kaya naka online. pagpasensyahan mo na.. he’s so excited to troll.
Teka, di ba tayo ganun din? Tatay natin ang nagbabayad sa ating internet.. he he
@abean peter damaso—Put a bloody stopper in your mouth, your DROOLING again. Kadiri ka talaga ! I’m much much wiser than you. Bwa hahahaha!!
SYMPATHIES FOR THE IPIS: ABEAN ABEAN NAKAINOM KA NA NAMAN NG BAYGON
Pagtulog namin at paggising namin hindi namin iisipin kung babayaran kami,disente ang Pangulo namin at we’re in the right cause. Ikaw from the time you sleep to the time you wake up, napaparanoid ka kung babayaran ka sa nga comments mo. Sa, pagtulog mo at paggising mo Pangulo pa rin si Pnoy, Delima is still the secretary of Justice. who’s laughing again?
Sa pagtulog mo at paggising mo ang nakikita mo sa salamin tumatandang hukluban, money getting tight, eyebags drooping sa kapupuyat at kaaabang ng sagot sa nasaktan mong damdamin. As therapy it may help to pretend to laugh but I know deep inside you feel shit, you may not even be able to control shitting as you may be shitting right now. Mahirap ba?
Sabi mo wala kaming magagawa, try as much as you can to convince yourself in this thought wont help your recovery. Magbago ka na kasi tsaka its a poor way of creating income this way na para kang nagpapalimos ng cents, as you’ve seen.
Think hard and look at your life. Look at your crowd, its tough for you guys to have fun. Last time na kumain kayo, people look at you na parang me bulak kayo sa ilong at lalagyan ng mothballs ang nilalakaran nyo. Is this all worth it?
sisigaw ng ‘Ibalik niyo ako sa Pilipinas!’ waaah, ngaaaahh… Iiyak ng parang bata
FYI – in Dutch, The Hague is pronounced “den Haag”
Lifted from the New Code of Judicial Conduct for the Philippine Judiciary:
CANON 5
EQUALITY
In short, be COURTEOUS.
CANON 6
COMPETENCE AND DILIGENCE
In short, be PATIENT and COURTEOUS.
@Sagadasun tweeted, “Sure what Aguirre did was CONTEMPTUOUS. But what Miriam did was CONTEMPTIBLE. She needs to be called to account.“
Raissa’s passion to expose (and be the harbinger of) the truth about the abuses of power and positions committed by the politicians and justices is tantamount to heroic acts and deeds, whose bravery and determination to do so, is giving birth /rebirth to the nationalistic spirit of a lot of Filipinos in the Philippines and abroad ( I have shared your blog to my sister in USA and now she is sharing it with her friends there). Our love for our country and the common tao brought us together. More power to you and your husband, Allan. MABUHAY KAYO.
There is a charge called “Conduct Unbecoming a Judge” — I believe it must be filed with the DoJ…any legal minds out there know the particulars? Do people who have been so charged belong on international courts? I’m not naming names here, but it has something to do with: _/{@_@}\_
Perhaps more to the point: “RULE 3.03 – A judge shall maintain order and proper decorum in the court.”
We already know now that Cuevas defended Enrile in his rebellion case (a shameful series of attempted coups that ruined the post EDSA economy at the hight of the Asian Tiger boom). You could almost say they’re “thick as thieves.” It looks to me like it’s time for some “people’s legal action” to try to insure there isn’t already some kind of “fix” in. I for one don’t want to see this all taken to the streets because of back-room political munbo jumbo!
The sad fact is that even if it does end up in the streets, the Senatorial class will come out all right, it’ll be the people trying to break into the middle class—and more especially the poor—who will suffer the results of another round of destabilization—just as they did before from the coup attempts. I for one do not at all believe in Enrile’s redemption—in fact, I believe he’s doing it again—just like before, putting political gain ahead of the welfare of the people. _/{@_@}\_
The obese, disrepectful woman should have been censured by JPE. It shameful for JPE to allow the ranting of this obese woman shown live on millions of viewers around the world.
One thing sure when she will take up her post at the ICC she’ll be meek as a lamb.
No wonder her son committed suicide, he can’t endure anymore this mother of all direspectful creature.
Son committed suicide? Not true, others believe.
Could be psychotic filicide?
It was a cold case to some investigators.
Primary suspect still showing bizarre episodes.
i am now your avid fan!
am learning new words.
FILICIDE!
Meaning mother killing the son, not filpino killing another filipino
I’ve watched the delayed telecast of Bandila and I can’t believe the zarzuela going on at the Impeachment trial. Gee whiz– JPE was practically useless. He is Miriam’s GREAT ENABLER (kunsintidor). The banshee was not content in just inveighing the good Atty. Aguirre in front of the audience, senate and defense panels, she just had to confront him with more abusive words on the sideline. I take my hat off to Atty. Aguirre, here is a man who has the mental fortitude to stand up to the wailing (whaling) Miriam. Mr. Aguirre reminds me of that child in the children’s story The Emperor’s New Clothes who cries “but he wasn’t wearing anything”; in Miriam’s case -Atty Aguirre’s action says in more ways than one that “Miriam is an arrogant, know-it-all mutant of a banshee”.
Bakit walang Like button, LOL…Like na Like!
I think intentional ang consistent and regular lambasting ni Miriam sa Prosecutors. She has her agenda from day 1, she knows that the Article 2 evidences are strong and the only way to acquit Corona is by making the Prosecutors a bunch of idiots, either that or she is really a psycho.
I think it is the strategy of Miriam Da OFFENSIVE Santiago to chastise, castigate, bastusin, abain, insultuhin, etc, ang prosekusyon from Day 1 up until when it rested its case, to make it blatantly appear that the people’s representatives and the people’s case against Corona is inutile. Kinokondisyon ang utak ng mga manunuod na mga “gago” ang prosekusyon kaya matatalo ang mga ito.
To cite Macasaet of Malaya, the prosecution team may be weak, but the evidence(s) is strong.
@ Nathan
I agree. It will be very difficult for Corona to explain how he got his millions and other assets . He has no way out.
of course, Corona has a way out… the SENATORS!!!! Start counting who among them ahve shown their biases for Corona….. is there 16 left for conviction? Kaya nga pa-pogi points na siya kahapon sa release ng bar exam results – kailan pa nagkaroon ng programa/presscon for the release of bar exam passers? At kailan pa mya CJ na angtanong “Oh, sino sa inyo ang gustong magvolunteer sa Defense ko?”… such a shame!
Whatever happened to interparliamentary courtesy? Gone with the wind? Respect is earned…
I wonder if Nyt, GaggerAlert, FaustFox, and other paid hackers here are paid per comments /per post- more post, more more money- so more responses they got, the merrier for their pockets. As to Miriam, the first person she disrespects with her every ranting and screaming is Enrile – being the presiding officer of IC- whom she is walking all over him every time she does it. Hinayaan niya na ginagago siya ni Miriam (dahil inaanak). Miriam is compulsively sabotaging herself. Enrile is pretending to be in charge withour really contributing any guidance or direction. Let Miriam go to ICC in Hague, Netherland, so will see how long she will stay in her position there. The only reason why Miriam’s application is accepted is the ICC wants to recruit more women into the court. ( I read this in the ICC recruitment site). I’m based in a European country that I made it a point to read newspapers and watch tv for more news, so I know how the PM’s, parliamentarians, judicials and the rank and file of the European countries behave,.News about England, France, Germany, etc are always in the newspapers and television. If Miriam is going to behave in ICC the way she behaves in the Senate/ IC, she will be sacked by.ICC. Let her lick her wounds ( her humiliation is not the Filipino people’s humiliation) It’s our celebration. It’s only then she will understand the meaning of humility.
I hope the ICC can watch Miriam in the video calling the Congressmen and her fellow lawyers stupid (gago)…
someone should send them to ICC
If Miriam doesn’t rein in her emotions during the trial and keeps going on like a banshee, she’ll end up suffering a massive STROKE. But by the looks of her, she probably had a mild one in the past.
having people like you, sec. de lima, sec. robredo is a rare find now, kudos to u all…
but aside from corona issues, i also got hooked w/ the case of sacked nbi director involving the japanese ohara, very interesting w/ dialogues u hear only from tagalog action movies. doj was able to come out with findings after a 2 wk investigation. justice can really be served if the head is clean and hot to pursuit crooks under her, presidential appointee or not.
I’m not a lawyer but i don’t get this -the Woman wasn’t even sanctioned nor reprimanded by the IC for using derogatory G-word against the prosecutor,even condoned repeatedly by them for her choice of words in front of national TV.where as the man was cited in contempt and may face some jail time for covering his ears so as not to hear her offensive words.wasn’t it its his right to listen or not.
i commend the man for having his ball to stand up against her.(bravo)
i think the IC judges lost their balls on their decision to sanction him,and condone her.(shame)
i think shes suffering from ADS.(cant imagine the husband when they’re both in bed at night.he has the balls.)
That is also what I’m wondering about — the presiding judge did not say anything when the lady senator uttered those words. And that senator Jinggoy ba yun, acted like a child making sumbong. The lawyer may be out of line but I can understand how he felt towards that lady senator. I now refuse to write or utter the names of these so-called senators.
Hi Raissa
A favor, please. Do you know if Ellen’s blog is still active? I’ve been checking it but there are no new articles. I just want to tell you that I enjoy yours and her blogs. Thanks
I think she just recently updated.
.. would appreciate a link to Ellen’s blog, if it’s okay?
http://www.ellentordesillas.com/
Thanks, much appreciated.
Latest News:
Corona urged to testify by Enrile and his ally, Minority leader Danilo Suarez.
His lawyer, Roy, said, it depens, meaning if the Bank accounts would be accepted as evidence. If not accepted, he doesn’t need to testify; if accepted as evidence, he has no recourse but to testify.
Why his lawyers wont’t allow Corona to testify:
On Article 7, the moment he testifies, it will open the avenue for Sereno and SC employees to testify. Lawyers know that will open a big can of worms.
On Article 2: upon acceptance of Bank accounts as evidence, he is not left with no choice but to defend in his own words because the lawyers know they do not have any answer to the accounts and SALN and ITR contents. It will also open to subject his family to testify and reveal their assets creating more difficulty for reasonable defense.
WHAT HIS LAWYERS ARE SAYING CORONA LIVED BY HIS OWN SWORD HE HAS TO FALL ON HIS OWN WITHOUT THEIR HELP.
Basically, the lawyers have placed their eggs in one basket – motion not to accept the bank accounts, ITR, SALN, Real Properties as evidence.
The people know about them already. Watch the hands of the lawyers, everyday there is a string tied to one of their fingers. Sadly, their efforts boiled down to WISH.
Silently, each one was blaming Cuevas for not pressuring Corona telling the truth about his bank accounts, he he he.
THE PLAN-METHOD IN THE MADNESS
My guess on the plan of corona defense. It’s tough to overturn the evidence on SALN and assets.
Remedies to make make people not focus on them by
a. Miriam role is always be hysterical and picture prosecs as fools to sway public opinion and
divert attention from SALN and assets
b. Enrile role do not allow by any means entry of bribe evidence like pro bono lawyers and PAL
ticket perks, dollar accounts
c. Joker role support Enrile and paint prosecs as unprepared and bumbling
d. Escudero role steer and support technicalities direction
e. rest of SALOT TRESE: support items a to d
After a week of this trial I already had the feeling that there would most likely be two people who would cause much public indignation in this trial. I told some friends that the two would be the hot-tempered ego-centered characters. I think my hunch is being proven right.
But the way things are developing now, more characters are competing to be models of bloated egos and cowardice.
As public servants (not bosses), the senator-judges are best reminded to practice the virtues of patience, humility and courage in this very critical time.
In my book, it was never the prosecutors or the defense which would play the key roles in this political/legal drama. It had always been and will be….
… the Senators as Judges.
TIDES OF CONTEMPT WAVES OF DISPRESPECT HAS BEGUN
Atty Vitaliano Aguirre has started the trend of public contempt. Respect has to be earned, MDS (MIRIAM DEGENERATE of SENATE) and the ICDE (Impeachment Court Degenerate Elements) is starting to feel the public’s contempt through Atty. Aguirre. Raissa by private email let me know how I can pitch in to his penalty. ICDE’s behavior has reached proportions of unacceptability. So swift to punish the prosecutors for contempt, so understanding and compassionate to Corona lawyers accusation of being bribe enabled judges at 100 million pesos. Which act is more disrespectful, obviously, the emerging situations give a clear answer. A surprise though is Pia Cayetano, the Senator Lady aspires to be another LB-Lady Brenda.
Jinggoy Estrada is just true to form.
How long are we to put up with this degenerates?
Hats off to Atty Aguirre, man, it took that simple gesture to drive home a message of utter contempt to a body obviously playing with the nation’s patience.
It reminded me of Carlos Celdran with his Damaso placard. Simple, but effective in driving home the point.
Your sentiment wraps it all up for me, ARM.
Now I understand why Enrile seemed to always agree on Cuevas’ objection. May utang na loob pala…
Thanks again Raissa for this enlightenment.
….. a bit more than that, it’s complicated
i know…
In all fairness, Atty. Aguirre is not lacking in the arrogance department.
Nakahanap ng katapat si Sen. Santiago. She did not like what she saw.
One wonders if there are mirrors in her house.
Walang salamin sa bahay niya, pinatanggal lahat ng asawa.
Sabi niya, si Miriam daw araw-araw napapasigaw pagtayo sa madaling araw dahil mukha kaagad nakikita sa salamin.
Sabi ng asawa, e kung siya natatakot, ako pa, he he he.
Paglabas sa senado tinanong si Atty. Aguirre bakit tinakpan ng kamay tenga niya?
Nakalimutan ko kasing dalhin yung Mickey Mouse muffler pinahiram ng asawa niya sa akin kahapon, sagot niya. Swaaah waah waaah
Whoah!-ha-ha-ha! @ johnny lin :p
Lalo na sa Mickey Mouse muffler image bwahahahaha!
Let it be on the record, I said Whoah!
@Johnny
WAAH!
For the record, I share the outrage of the improper conduct of Sen. MDS. In my opinion, she violated the Code of Judicial Conduct, which I believe also applies to the judges of the impeachment court despite the court being considered as sui generis.
I will also opined that both Sen. MDS and Atty. Aguirre have violated the Code of Professional Responsibility as lawyers for their conducts.
The woman is clearly stark raving mad. She is obsessed. She sees horned demons sitting in the prosecution table. For weeks I have seen a row of humble respectful men being brow-beaten by this deranged woman
And Enrile and the other senator-judges merely sit back and allow her to verbally abuse these men. This extreme level of insults hurled at them in a nationally televised trial is shocking.
Imagine their spouses, children and grandchildren, the whole household watching at home. It is demeaning. No human being deserves such ferocious unquenchable verbal abuse. Calling them “gagos” today was the height. Atty. Aguirre couldn’t take it anymore and just covered his ears. And he gets cited for contempt of court?! That is fairness? How can we expect justice from this arrogant court who are so full of themselves?
Justice and fairness died today in that Senate Impeachment Court.
Blame must go to all the senator-judges for allowing this madness.
@Phil Cruz,
Like!
Thank you, Priscilla.
Watching the impeachment circus unfold last night with a group of Fil-Ams drinking spirits in Seattle, someone already drunk suggested prosecution needs to invite Dionisia Pacquiao next hearing just to sit by their side. Sober ones concurred and collectively explained this should slow down Miriam’s tirades mindful of mommy Dionisia’s presence, the only person she is scared to verbally fight.
This lady Senator from Iloilo is a KAHIHIYAN SA LAHING PILIPINO. So are we made to understand that no matter how or gravely ill a Judge castigates or lectures a lawyer, s/he has to take it all in, and offer no reaction, whatsoever? CARAMBA. What a rule of law.
But her lecturing had always been of a different order, and thus required a different reaction. Bravo to V. Aguirre.
Too bad Atty Aguirre can’t click “mute” every time Miriam speaks like what I always do
SEN. MDS tsk tsk tsk…… woaaaaaaaaahhh!!!
I super like this comment about MDS … do you have her email? Please send it to her. I am sure a lot of people feel what you wrote but does not have the means to write it to her.
Thank you and more power!
Email of Miriam Defensor Santiago from Senate website…. miriam@miriam.com.ph, or senmds@yahoo.com, or mdsmediabureau@yahoo.com
@Phil Cruz
my sentiments exactly!!!..
so true, i hope sentator judges have the guts to say this to MDS, and have the courage to stand up to her… I think all of them, including Enrile don’t have the guts to admit it to themselves that what Aguire did is what they also longing to do! ;p
Agree! At isipin na lang natin na kung ganyan na lang tratuhin ni Tililing ang mga public at private prosecutors, gaano na lang kaya niyang tratuhin mga kasambahay niya at ang mga ordinaryong Pilipino?
Hoy Tililing, mag-voluntary confinement ka na sa National Mental Hospital!
Gng Raissa,
Kung maari po sana, away po naming pumunta dito si MDS, hindi po si Midas, si Miriam
Dijiiniret Senator. Please po. Kahit po papano meron pa po kaming konting natitirang bait.
Ayaw po naming mawala,please po. Mas bu ang po sa amin siya. Pag pumasok po siya dito
para kaming mga unggoy na sabay sabay tatakbo sa nga rehas at dingding makalayo lang.
ngayon po tahimik ang buhay namin, Ayaw po naming matulad sa bahay na kuwago ni enrile o bahay na bato ni corona. Maawa po kayo sa amin. Pag napunta po siya dito, pipilitin po naming tumakas.
Nagmamakaawa,
Inmates Ward 13 NMH
Ward 13 NMH INmates
it would have been better if they did this:
http://punditkitchen.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/political-pictures-pondering-evil.jpg
I think Miriam is nurturing anger consciously or unconsciously, using anger as an offensive weapon against those who expose and shame her. She’s determined to protect her own self-interests.Like porcupines, she uses barbs of antagonism and intimidation to keep others at a distance, thereby protecting her own insecurities or flaws.
I think she has a psychological problem with attention.
She tends to raise her tone, pitch and voice to subaltern her weakness for attention.
Mayruon atang Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder etong si Miriam.
Read her disturbing paranoia,
Sometimes you wonder if it is a R Corona Senate Impeachment or a theater of Miriam Santiago’s convulsion of diatribes. She must have been a comic in her previous life, if there was one.
- Waah!
@Mel
Miriam is the poster patient of Bipolar Disorder.
“I humbly submit that I have been effective in educating the public”
She uses the words “humbly” and “educate” at the same time.
Classify her a teacher from her analogy: imagine a teacher of grade 1 pupils on the subject of CONDUCT and she is cursing “gago”. What will the children learn? That is the epitome of schizophrenia.
Miriam, you are targeted for character assasination as you said because you portrayed yourself as “killer on the loose”. You deserve it because you did it to yourself. Now you are complaining if you are maligned.
When Miriam was in secondary school she was absent in the class on Conduct and Education while the subject was:
“RESPECT IS EARNED”
@Johnny
I thing she is suffering from Narcissistic Personality Disorder.
From Wikipedia :
“Narcissists have such an elevated sense of self-worth that they value themselves as inherently better than others. Yet, they have a fragile self-esteem and cannot handle criticism, and will often try to compensate for this inner fragility by belittling or disparaging others in an attempt to validate their own self-worth. It is this sadistic tendency that is characteristic of narcissism as opposed to other psychological conditions affecting level of self-worth.”
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissistic_personality_disorder
NPD yun din, pareho ni Corona kaya tama sa kanila yung
“shit with same smell came from the same sewer”
He he he
@Johnny and Sarah, great observation. Mirram is indeed a mental case. WAAH!
SEN. MDS tsk tsk tsk…… woaaaaaaaaahhh!!! for the record…lol
@Johnny lin, ang mentality nina M Santiago at kapuwang sumosuportang mga Senador ay ‘Greater than thou’ superiority complex.
It is the worst kind of behavior than an elected Senate official could show to the Sovereign People who supported and elected them into office. These Senators think that it is alright to belittle, demean and harass, if not also slander a person as ‘gago’ for exhibiting what appears to be his last resort to cower from shame AND to stop a deafening verbal assault.
Dito ninyo makikita ang mga ugaling Senador na nanunungkulan upang pagsilbihan at amuhin sila, kaysa magpakitang galang, respeto at hinahon sa mga Representante (kapuwa nila mula sa Legislatura) at pribadong abugado rin nila.
Nawa ang sambayanang Pilipino ay HUWAG NA SILANG IBOTO ULI!
Paano makokonsuelo at gaganahan ang mga nabibilang na tetestigo kung babastusin at sisigawan ang mga abugado na parang aso at alipin.
IMBIS NA MAKATULONG UPANG UMUSBONG ANG SUPREMONG HUSTISIYA, AY PAATRAS PA MAN DIN.
Lokohan lang ang Senate Impeachment kung walang moralidad na nagmumula sa mga husgado mismo. Ang turing nila sa kapuwa nila Pilipino ay ipasatulad din nila.
Batiin si Atty Vitaliano Aguirre, dahil may paninindigan at prinsipyo siya na hindi siya takot at paloloko sa paindak ng isang ‘baliw’ na Senadora, at pakukutya ng kapuwa niyang mga Senador Enrile at Cayetano na Uto-uto rin. Talagang baluktot ang katuwiran ng mga nanunungkulan na eto.
typo error
It is the worst kind of behavior
thanthat an …Is this what we have been reduced to? A Chief Justice who lies to the nation? Senators acting in the most undignified manner? Why are we letting these people lead us? Ito ba ang gusto nating ipamana sa mga anak at apo natin? Nakakahiya.
Your questions are the very same questions running in my mind, too.
Because we are the bosses. We pay the salaries and perks of these bloated egos. And they treat us like we don’t exist.
Like what Miriam declared today in the trial. She doesn’t give one hoot about what the public thinks. We are nothing to her. Just dirt.
Maybe it is time to remind her/them that we exist.
Yes! Maybe we should all write to the Senators and remind them who gave them their jobs in the first place.
… Enrile is not an impartial Presiding Officer and he’s got Mirriam as his spokesperson.
Seems, Miriam was at her “best” again.
The fault lies with Enrile. His duty is remind, warn and sanction his members upon violation of the proper decorum required of their status.
What ethical message is she showing the young viewers? This is also Enrile’s duty as presiding officer discerning polite behavior. People have the rights to expect the officials they elected to represent them are better human beings. Lapid and Pacquiao are looking more saintly than Miriam and Enrile in terms of moral values. And I say it with sincerity.
Enrile was an accomplice in Martial Law trampling peoples rights. He has a history of ignoring peoples rights. Regressive moral character at his age. If I were to write his legacy an anecdote for his failure to curtail Miriam’s behavior inside his august domain must be included.
In yesterday’s Yahoo News, there was a recent Research study on the behavior of rich, educated and poor uneducated people.
In that study, they found out the the rich powerful and educated have a greater tendency to lie, cheat and exhibit immoral values more often than the poor and uneducated. The downtroddens are more polite and truthful.
Corona and Miriam are perfect specimens of the Research.
Maybe Philippine newspapers will publish in front page this Research sandwiched between the captions of charges on Article II of Corona Impeachment and Miriam’s tirade in the senate chamber. Excellent Visual learning lesson to young generations. A factual research exemplified by real people.
this is the link to the Yahoo article
http://news.yahoo.com/rich-people-more-likely-lie-cheat-study-suggests-200402203.html
Yes..it seems it very true as far as Corona, Enrile,Cuevas ,Roy etc are concerned ..including it now seems some of the senators.
Miriam’s disgusting performance today may help build further public support for the prosecution ..it has also created a bad image of senators ….those senators seeking re-election in 2013 must have cringed !
I’m just wondering why the IC didn’t cite the defense for contempt when
they announced in public regarding that Senator judges were being “bribe”
by Malacanang. Looks like the IC cannot castigate the defense.
Arnel, I too am baffled. I think those accusations of being “bribable” or having been bribed and even announced on national tv via a specially arranged presscon have to be more contemptuous. This and other numerous instances make me shudder — corona is going to be acquitted. It will be one of the saddest days in our history.
me too. all that they got was a ‘strong” protestation from sen jinggoy?
and what else? wasting so much time hearing them IC senator-judges condemning them a little as they were explanating their votes on the compliance of the SC’s TRO on FC deposits? Parang si alan cayetano lang yata ang nagpasaring ng 100 million “bribe” if i remember it right.
for me, grabeh grabeng pambabastos yun sa kanila compared to a lawyer who had the balls to openly cover his ears to shield himself from the invectives hurled by sen miriam.
makes me wonder now, which is more “insulting” – sen-judges and some audiences whom I saw at tv, openly laughing in a mocking manner at the background of sen miriam while she was at her ranting best, or the lawyer who was poker-faced and sitting with his ears covered.
at the rate things are going now at the IC, i think i can conclude na talagang double-standard sila.
Tatad, Cuevas, Enrile, Miriam, Corona, Maceda and the likes are all cysts in the cancerous Philippine society. Mga mapagsamantala at ganid sa pwesto. Dapat magtanda na ang mga Filipino, ang sagot sa problema natin wala sa kamay ng mga pulitiko, kundi nasa atin mismo. Sa eleksyon ipakita natin sa kanlia, where the power truly emanates. Miriam for one, as always, belongs to 2 x 2 m. psychiatric ward, doon sya dapat mag-grandstanding, hindi sa harap ng mga bosses nya, the Filipino people.
raisa pabayaan mo na lang yang mga yan halos iisang tao lang yan palit palit lang ng pangalan just keep exposing ang mga kalukuhan ng mga iyan..andiyan yang mga dahil tinatamaan ng mga payee nila hanap buhay nila yan ..yung kanina habang lantaran inaalisputa ni mirriam ang prosecution those senate judges do nothing to stop mirriam ngayon yung private prosecutor nasasaktan na sa sobrang panlalait tinanakpan na lang yun tainga niya..ngayon sabi ni mirriam dapat daw irespect sila kung ako ang nasa katayuan ni aguirre mas masakit pa ang salita aabutin ni mirriam sa akin..sa simula at simula ng inpeachment wala ng ginawa si mirriam kunde alipustain ang mga prusekusyon..kung sa pagtatakip ng tainga na contempt ang abogado di ba mas dapat ma contempt si mirriam sa lantaran pag alipusta sa prosekusyon kung gusto niya ng respeto dapat marunong din siya mang respeto..
To plagiarize somewhat from Anderson Cooper’s question: “Why is it okay for Miriam to insult the prosecutors and why is it not okay for the prosecutors to do the same to Miriam?”
Her unbridled insults hurled for weeks at the prosecutors finally earned her a minor form of silent protest from a fed-up private prosecutor, Atty. Aguirre. She deserved it.
But now Atty. Aguirre is the one who will be penalized by the Senate-Jurors. He will be charged with contempt…gads…for merely covering his ears while Miriam was endlessly shrieking and calling them “gago.”
The quiet protest of Aguirre would not have been blown up if Jinggoy had been more mature and less so full of himself. And if Pia too was less inclined to grandstand.
But I am glad all this happened. Now we see much more clearly what kind of senator-judges we have. No different from most of the Supreme Court justices. Same banana.
When I ask people why in the name of humanity they ever voted Santiago, the answer they ALWAYS give is “para maligaya”. Well I hope they’re getting their fill of entertainment. History has shown this Santiago has been consistent in a serial sort of way — other notable screaming engagements she’s been in: during the 2001 impeachment trial of Estrada, when she accosted two women in the audience and accused them of looking at her contemptuously (lots of screaming involved). Then, after Estrada was impeached, the night before the murderous May 1 riot , she was on the EDSA Shrine, shrieking and working up a crowd of hooligans who afterwards left to attack the Palace, an attack which left several people dead. After that riot a TV reporter who went to interview her found her in her home with a gun beside her on a table.
Yes, truly entertaining.
Pia again talked about inapplicable points (same as when she cited American jurisprudence that cannot be applied here).
—–
The Supreme Court,
The Senate and the HOR
Qué horror!
“Learning Ethics From A Raffle Ticket”
Thanks to my mom, who has declared me a “luck magnet” where raffles are concerned, I do have to confess a more-than-usual interest in reading the rules and regulations of the raffle contests I have taken part of – yes, I’m one of “those” who actually reads the fine print.
Mainly because I want to win, to use local parlance, na walang sabit. (With no hitches.)
The part that always caught my fancy as a child was the perennial provision that says: Relatives of employees of XXX Company, up to the second degree of affinity or consanguinity, are prohibited from joining the contest. I didn’t know those words at that age, so I would end up always looking in a dictionary for what they meant.
Affinity is defined as a “relationship by marriage, or by ties other than blood.”
Consanguinity is defined as a “relationship by descent from a common ancestor; kinship.”
I remember asking my mom about it when I accompanied (read: forced to carry the grocery bags) her to Cherry Foodarama, back then it seemed like a “hit supermarket”, located at Shaw Boulevard, which still stands to this day. She knew I would ask more incessantly, as most children do, so she gave a terse, concise answer: para walang duda ang pagkapanalo mo ng raffle. (So no one would doubt you as the winner of the raffle.)
I would understand this later on, and strangely, it would be part and parcel of what formed my personal conduct.
From an ethical point of view, it certainly makes sense: A customer who wins should be drawn out randomly and should have won it fairly, using only the laws of probability. There can be no issues concerning tampering, as this would void the raffle results. Human mistakes should also not figure in, and more specifically, human intervention must not be a factor in deciding a winner. Which leads nicely into the provision about affinity and consanguinity.
Employees of a company would be privy to many data and facts that outsiders/customers would normally not be cognizant about. How many tickets are issued, what the raffle ticket serial numbers are and where were these particular numbers assigned/delivered to, how many tickets were actually returned to the company, etc. Knowledge of any one of these factors, or a combination of two or more of them, would be considered “insider information”, and anyone who has them would have an advantage in trying to thwart the laws of probability.
Again, it leads nicely to the question of “who would gain from the insider information”, which we have already identified as the employees of the company. Therefore, it is imperative and essential that in order to prevent any doubt as to the raffle winner results, employees are barred from entering the contest. The “affinity/consanguinity” provision (I’ll call it the ACP Provision from here on out) also recognizes the possibility that employees could also ask relatives to “join the raffle” and then manipulate results in such a way that it is their relatives that end up “winning”, colloquially called “kakontsaba” (working in collusion) and they can just split the spoils of war, or in this case, the raffle prize/s, into a specified arrangement later on.
I have never seen the ACP Provision stricken out, except for informal raffles in events like college reunions, which are really more of a fun activity than something open to the public, which needs to be regulated by a government agency. But let me share a true story relayed to me by a friend who recently attended her college reunion, in order for us to appreciate this provision further.
They held their reunion in a huge hotel, and after the usual pleasantries were exchanged – including snarky comments of how fat/bald/old they have all become – there were two highlights that everyone was looking forward to: the hotel’s celebrated cuisine (my friend commented “I’ve had better…it’s not bad, but its reputation led me to expect much more”) and the raffle at the end of their meal.
The chosen emcee for the night was not a surprise: she was an outspoken student leader back in the day who practiced “social friendliness” long before Facebook was even a twinkle in Mark Zuckerberg’s eyes. She was announcing the winners of the raffle (numbers announced were based on their meal/admission tickets) and as usual, the “top” prizes were the ones eagerly awaited for.
That list included an all-expense paid trip for two to Hong Kong/Macau, an expensive watch, and an overnight stay at a local hotel.
The emcee herself won the trip, while her boyfriend won the expensive watch.
And the emcee, owing to her sociability factor, was part of the planning committee that organized the reunion.
My friend described the reaction of the audience: It became painfully obvious that the ones vigorously clapping and cheering were the emcee and her boyfriend, there was only a smattering of polite, weak applause, people had their eyes bulging out, looking at each other. There was palpable whispering, and the general consensus was: Ano yan, linuto? (What was that, a rigged event?)
The party went on, and my friend said that she was sure the “winning couple” could feel the weight of people’s stares and thoughts on their “winnings”, and they were very good actors for not letting on.
Questions of credibility and ethical behavior were invariably raised because of, let’s describe it as “interesting” results. I do not doubt that it is statistically possible for both of them to have won, but the probability that they would both win the top prizes is very, very, very small, which explains why everyone was straining incredulity at the results. A factor that mattered for them was that the emcee was one of the organizers of the reunion, and would have a hand in the preparation and logistics of the event.
Raffle ticket pa lang yan, ha. Ang dami nang tanong at haka haka. (And that’s only a raffle ticket, which raised so much questions and speculations.)
My question then, is: Why do we demand so little accountability, transparency and propriety from our public officials? Why do we subject them to a much lower standard of ethical conduct? Are we saying, as a society, that we care more for who wins in a supermarket raffle than testing the credibility and fitness of the Chief Justice of our judicial system, or the government head of the agency that oversees gaming in this country?
Why are we misplacing where our ethical concerns should matter more?
Why should public officials – who are public servants paid with public money – be “proven beyond reasonable doubt” if they have done something unethical, whereas the “lowly” raffle ticket has regulations in place that would seem to suggest it values credibility and ethics much more? That companies who run raffle contests are being too careful, too conservative, para hindi mabahiran ng duda ang resulta ng kanilang mga pa-raffle? (So that raffle results will not be tainted with any doubt?) They even have provisions about how the DTI (Department of Trade and Industry) will receive any complaints, if there are any.
In contrast, public officials who are under investigation do not go on leave while it is going on, they can even manage to prevent co-workers from testifying in an investigation.
Is this what’s become of us where ethics are concerned?
In hindsight, it wasn’t strange why what I learned from the raffle ticket became part of my personal code of conduct.
And I didn’t need to go to law school to learn its lessons.
(Props to johnny lin who created the spark for this post.)
its our culture to be complacent (shortsighted), to be forgiving (religious), and to be forgetful (happy-go-lucky).
its both a plus and a minus of being a Filipino (we’ll not being generalistic as other culture does as well but we are one of the greatest “promoter” of such traits).
@ Senator Santiago
To call your fellow elected representatives in Impeachment court and in front of Filipino people ” gago ” is inappropriate.
Have you ever apologized once for your uncivilized language in the court ?
Please respect yourself.
You have no license to verbally abuse any abiding citizen !
I can not believe that you are my fellow alumna.
Again, please respect yourself.
Please. for the sake of our Alma Mater.
Is it not the reason why his son who did not pass the Bar committed Suicide?
Hindi nakayanan ng bata ang alipusta ng nanay.
Mabuti nga, nag-takip na lang ng tainga si atty aguirre!
So sorry. hindi pala Bar Exam. Failing grades lang. Estudyante pa lang pala.
http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/showthread.php?t=151881
@ miriam@miriam.com.ph, senmds@yahoo.com
NAKAKA-LUNGKOT! NAKAKA-IRITA! NAKAKA-BAHALA! NAKAKA-SAKIT AT NAKAKAHIYA NA PO!
KAGALANG-GALANG SENADORA AT HUKOM MIRIAM DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO!
Your undignified conduct, impatience and discourteous manner and behavior
in the proceedings of the impeachment court as a senator-judge of the republic
warrants the Senate Ethics Committee to step up their plate.
Your excesses and tantrums have been tolerated by the public many times
since the very day you became a Senator and a second timer judge of an impeachment proceedings but not today Your Honor!
You have gone too far the way you have treated members of the prosecution team and other witnesses in your official capacity as a judge while demanding respect and authority from them.
Your high handed actuation and feisty attitude the way you conduct yourself as a senator judge is the least we expected from members of the court. Your skill, art and knowledge of the law profession and jurisprudence makes us proud and being a former well experienced judge yourself is an invaluable gift to the public you serve.
It reminds me Your Honor of the saying that “MANNERS ARE STRONGER THAN LAWS” and hope you will take this as a grain of salt in the interest of protecting the sanity of your
local and global constituents.
We thank you for your service to our country and our people.
WHOAH!!!!!!
@kaanleogo, there is a common case among those who suffered heart strokes and that normally affects the brain..my brother in-law who is a very respectful man became not only verbally but also physically abusive to my sister and his children.
And the less lovely senator who is known as a misguided missile ever since her taking a high position just to prove that she is the best and the rest as idiots may have her her stroke much worse.
She may be right in many of her allegations but the way she delivers them is always with disrespect. Imagine a woman with respectful position asking a world champion boxer to box with her just because his opinion dose not agree with her.
Nagtataka naman ako sa opinion ng ibang tao sa ibang forum. Sinasabi nilang si Aguirre ang pikon but if you will watch the video carefully and listen intently ang talo dito is miriam. Why miriam?
Katulad sa isang normal na diskusyon or debate/argumento pag napikon ang isang tao paano mo malalaman diba sa action nito. For me ang napikon dito is si miriam since she is the one who ask to contempt (action) Atty. Aguirre. She could not take the heat especially when Atty. Aguirre spoke and schooled her about “RESPECT”.
To gain respect you should LEARN to give and respect others first. Respect was never meant to be asked, it should be gained. I was born in 1973 bata pa lang ako tinuruan na ako ng respeto unlike miriam.
Hindi ginagamit ang korte para mang alipusta ng tao porke judge ka. Miriam try to do that acts of yours here in US and i assure you a ethics complaint will be filed against you. Lalo na pag it was a public trial baka madisbar ka pa.
Thanks for the latest post Ms. Raissa.
Now we can watch which direction the trial of CJ Corona will take.
What a delicate entanglement of these people through their past.
I never thought that these guys have a history.
Cuevas is quite good with his objections..but upon reading this, he himself has a very dark past..a very objectionable character indeed.
I am not a judge or a lawyer or a political analyst..but as far as the presented evidence or
the information we got from CJ Corona through the IC trial process, I can fairly say in my own opinion as a citizen of the Philippines..that he is ..in some point have done something wrong and is not trustworthy anymore to hold the CJ position.
Honesty is the best policy. I remembered that moto posted in one of the walls of my classroom when I was still in elementary school.
If he is honest he should have shown everything without compelling him or forced thru a subpoena.
Honest people do not lie about their SALN or the amount of cash you have in the bank be it dollar or peso.
I would wonder what part of dishonesty is acceptable by the RULE OF LAW Mr Associate Justice Cuevas and Mr. Presiding Judge Enrile?
Ohh well..this goes to show ..What Goes Around Comes Around.
Looking forward to the Final call of our dear Senator-Judges.
Mabuhay ang mga Pilipino na tapat at marangal na naghahanapbuhay.
@Senator Miriam.. mam hinayhinay lang po..baka diyan pa kayo madali.
Would you rather show it to the world?
Please bigyan mo naman ng konting dangal ang mga kababayan natin.
You do not have to be nasty when you want to make a point.
the filipino people will decide whether corona will be acquitted….WATCH THEM IN THE STREET AGAIN
I’m one of ur silent blog reader Ms. Raissa and im with u,…mas naniniwala ako sa blog mo kaysa magbasa ng ng kung ano-anong dyaryo,..keep it up Ms. Raissa salamat at merong isang nag-iisang ikaw na naglalahad ng pawang katotohanan at kaalaman sa katulad naming mga ordinaryong mamamayan,… nakakainspire magbasa nitong blog mo and walang dull moment talagang umpisa hanggang sa huli,..allow me to post ur blog site sa fb wall ko para naman makakabasa yung di pa nakakaalam sa blog site mo kung meron pa di nakakaalam,… keep it up and MAY GOD BLESS/PROTECT people like U always..!
Thank you for your prayer.
Raissa,
I hope you won’t get offended but i noticed that your recent blogs are all attacks against people who are Non-Allies of Pres. PNOY.
Are you a presidential ally?
Are you an objective reporter/blogger???
I hope that you will write something about Hacienda Luisita.
Something about the dark side of the Cojuangcos/Aquinos.
I really hope you don’t get offended. I just want to see some form of Balance Reporting.
Thanks,
JL
Alam mo, sa totoo lang, nababanas na ako.
Paki search mo yung word “HACIENDA LUISITA” sa blog ko.
Basahin mo.
miss raisa, don’t answer this kind of question anymore, they’re doing it to irritate you, or the best counter to this is more explosive stories from your blog dahil yan naman ang nagpapa-irita sa kanila……:)
As i said, i did not mean to offend you in anyway.
And by the way, i’m not asking to irritate you.
Kung nababanas ka dahil hindi lahat ng comments dito e sumasangayon sa views mo, Sorry.
i’m just being honest na feeling ko, you are not an objective journalist.
JL,
Payong kaibigan, and as Ma’am Raissa said, search mo nga yung HACIENDA LUISITA sa blog.
Before you conclude, read-read-read!
it was raissa who first asked about pnoy’s fondness for video games.
Ms. Raissa, if i remember correctly denied this
uyyyy ibig sabihin nagbabasa ka talaga ng previous postings… ibig sabihin nadaanan mo na yung article tungkol sa hacienda luisita.
nangungulit ka nga lang
This is a blog where the owner of the blog has complete control over which topic and content she would want to share with her blog followers.
hey JL stop berating ms. raissa u see naman it’s pretty obviuos naman na one sided ang commentary dito…the page seems yellow!!!
@roy marquina
Get your own blog if you don’t like the colors that Raissa picks.
Your point being?
As usual, pointless tong mga to.
Ala naman kasing magandang point na mare-raise tong mga trolls na to e.
Corona/GMA defenders can only resort to name-calling, non sequiturs and other senseless tactics to harass forums.
Agree!
another dufus riding the yellow-branding craze, possibly another paid troll or one whose knowledge regarding philippine politics is limited to pinoymonkeypride videos.
the page looks white to me.
may problem ata yung monitor mo, if you see the color yellow.
You want hacienda luisita, here it is: http://raissarobles.com/2011/11/25/hacienda-luisita-pres-cory-aquinos-unfinished-business/
I would do the same as Atty. Vitaliano Aguirre.
How could you respect a person when that person herself does not show respect?
Napaka baboy ng bunganga niyang matandang senadorang iyan. Para siyang PUNK WARRIOR!
I will not do the same as Atty. Aguirre. In any trial proceedings in any court of justice, any person within the court premises is under the jurisdiction of the court and as such, respect to the judge and the court is expected and required. Now, if one has any issue on the attitude, manners or language against the judge , there are steps one can follow or actions one can do like filing a motion to request the inhibition of the judge, file ethics complaint against the judge, etc. But one should never show or utter any disrespect to the judge.
galing naman ng patience mo, ngunit wala ka doon sa korte at hindi ikaw ang inalipusta’t binubusabos ng senadorang talo pa ang dios kung umasta. I don’t think she deserve even a bit of respect with the kind of treatment she accorded the prosecution. Those guys should just walk away from that sham!
@MamangUsisero,
Wala pong ganyang remedy against a senator-judge. So saanpo pupunta si Atty. Aguirre?
@MamangUsisero,
I am a fan of Aguirre. At some point you realize that the proceedings of a court are only as good as the people who are conducting them. In this case, all those steps you mention would have no effect because of the people who are judging these impeachment proceedings. Honestly, do you think any of them would have sided with the lawyer?
Miriam does not just disrespect the prosecution, she spits on the entire Filipino community. I cringe at the impression she will give the world of us Filipinos when she joins the ICC.
I think Mirriam would have acted the same way had the situation been reversed : kung judge si aguirre at binubungangaan siya (Mirriam) every now and then.
Or she may have acted much worse. There is precedent. In the case of Pobre vs. Defensor-Santiago, it was shown that she said the following against the Supreme Court (because she was not considered for the Chief Justice position):
x x x I am not angry. I am irate. I am foaming in the mouth. I am homicidal. I am suicidal. I am humiliated, debased, degraded. And I am not only that, I feel like throwing up to be living my middle years in a country of this nature. I am nauseated. I spit on the face of Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban and his cohorts in the Supreme Court, I am no longer interested in the position [of Chief Justice] if I was to be surrounded by idiots. I would rather be in another environment but not in the Supreme Court of idiots x x x.
http://www.lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2009/aug2009/ac_7399_2009.html
However she invoked parliamentary immunity and was not punished for her outburst.
… to follow to ICC
I am as enraged as you, @Ibarra. I had to check my bp. She’ rabid!
Pati nga aso namin nagalit dahil sa ingay ng babaeng yan.
LOL. Baka naman the dog fell in love
Now I’m convinced na talo na prosecution. Kasi dati si Corona lang binabanatan mo, ngayon pati si Cuevas and Enrile. Ha ha ha. Hay naku, sino susunod? Yung clerk na magbabasa ng acquital ni Corona?
LOL.
SC junked that Drilon concocted case because there is no such thing as rebellion complex with murder. It was walk in the park for Cuevas and Enrile even if the SC was packed with Cory appointees. You do not blame the VietCongs for winning the Vietnam War.
Who said I was blaming. It was just a recitation of facts.
FYI – the case was filed even though it had no prospects of ever prospering.
From the sources I interviewed at that time, I learned it was made to teach Enrile a lesson, to give him a taste of jail. That’s all.
And Enrile wet his pants waiting for that SC decision. He came out of that a chastened man.
Atty Roy, isdatchu?
What a MESS she could be sitting a judge in the International Criminal Court.
Its better for her to mess up there, rather than here. Dont worry- most times Miriam goes overboard, something revolutionary happens- the demagoguery at EDSA 3 and berating two visitors at the Erap impeachment trial)
(though the last time it happened, GMA was the one who benefitted ha ha ha)
dear Raissa
I just want to know if it is in order or part of the duty of the Presiding Judge of the IC to call the attention and admonish a Senator Judge if she uses foul language, berate a co-equal elected legislator and shout at them in full view of the public or any violation of the code of conduct and norms of parliamentary courtesies.
If nobody can correct Senator Santiago on these, then may the Honorable Presiding Senator Judge explain to the public why he can not discipline Senator Judge Santiago.
If it is acceptable to all those who are victims and the norms of the IC, then so be it.
It would be in order then to ignore the Senator-Judge behavior and forget she existed and consider her only for her entertainment value.
Just this time 4:10 PM, there goes the ballistics again. Tama naman iyong private prosecutor. If Senator Santiago wants respect, she should also show respect.
Not because she is a Senator Judge and she is in the IC, she can say act and talk in whatever manner she wants to and get away with Murder.
Sino ngayon ang pinaka-malaking EPAL.
It just got hotter in there!
A lawyer should never show disrespect to the judge or judges in a courtroom, only a senator judge has that privilege.
THE impeachment court is like a special hospital created for a very special and strange kind of disease- in this case, a coronarroyo syndikatitis, – the senator judges – the doctors who are supposedly the specialist doctors who would find out what the disease is all about, how it came about and the proper treatment. And who got the disease? No other than the Filipino people- the people of the Republic of the Philippines….
Now here comes the FILIPINO, to the special hospital with its various complaints- meaning carrying with the PNOY, all traumas, pains, AND SYMPTOMS of the disease, most are common, but many are quite bizzarre and unexplainable. The PNOY, after thorough preliminary examinations were finally allowed into the hospital for further investigation.
Now, the specialist doctors, hired some interns who will ASK the questions to PNOY to determine if the complaints are valid or not, to the difficulty and shame of the poor PNOY, most of the complaints were disregarded, at the intern level, they were saying his complaints were invalid- like if the PNOY complained of a pain in the buttocks, and the PNOY was cross examined, the intern doctor said- you do not really know what you are talking about, and a certain doctor Brenda told the PNOY, you are wasting our time… when the PNOY tried to pinpoint where the pain is, the PNOY’s hands were held back by the intern so the hand kept pointing up, and the doctor Brenda again reprimanded the pinoy for making up stories about the illness the pinoy is suffering from..
But the poor PNOY, not knowing where else to go, continued and pleaded further, that they are allowed to inside the hospital and see the other specialist doctors. The PNOY then enumerated its complaints, and started stating the evidences of the complaints and ASKED the specialist hospital to conduct special tests, HOWEVER, THE doctors there said, ASAN PERA MO? Magpapadoktor ka, sa akin ka pa magpapalaboratory test? Punta ka muna doon sa mga laboratory bago ka magreklamo dito,, napagalitan ulit…. The PNOY has a lot to complain about as the pain in its bottom, its stomach, on its head, but the doctors have not really showed the indication of having been able to determine the exact cause of the illness….
TO THIS DAY, the FILIPINO, is pleading the specialist hospital to help poor FILIPINO find out about its strange but malignant disease only called by the name coronarroyo syndicatitis- and provide the cure… BUT the specialist hospital keep telling the PNOY, e, ayaw nila magbigay ng laboratory investigation para malaman natin ang totoo, e, ano gagawin natin? Paano di naman sila sumusunod sa request na magsagawa ng investigations at laboratory examinations, may magagawa ba tayo?
THE PNOY, having suffered for so long CANNOT TAKE THE PAIN ANYMORE AND MIGHT AS WELL CONDUCT the SURGERY THEMSELVES…. TO REMOVE THE coronarroyo syndicatitis from its body, who knows? The FILIPINO is so ingenous, it is able to PROVIDE CURE FOR THEMSELVES despite deprivation of proper medical care.
“coronarroyo syndikatitis”, he he he thats very apt it would really be nice kung pagkabikabitin ang mga titis ng mga tinamaang lintik na to hehehe Tagumpay, just keep on writing..
wala talagang boredom dito kay raissarobles.com maiinis ka for a moment then bigla kang matatawa……nice writing man
FYI -Sen. Miriam forgets, once upon a time, she insulted senators – when she was up before CA- by reading a book before them. Ignoring them.
Hey, I tweeted that this afternoon. LOL.
I personally witnessed this incident.
There is a link between Mirriam, GMA and Corona. Mga taga LaVista silang lahat.
Anyway, what is scary is when Mirriam openly admitted that they cannot as a “senate” openly confont the Supreme Court. Sabi nya, pag pina-subpena natin sila tapos di sumunod, anong gagawin natin? In other words, the impeachment court despite all their bruhaha of being powerful and given sole authority to decide impeachment cases, is indeed a “toothless tiger” pag supreme court na ang katapat.
Ang question ngayon, can they convict Corona? Pag hindi sinunod ni Corona at tumakbo to sa Supreme Court at ipa-walang sala ng Supreme Court, anong gagawin ng Impeachment Court? Kung si Mirriam ang tatanungin, mas lalong walang gagawin? Eh ipatawag lang para magtetigo hindi kaya, e-convict pa kaya ang Supreme Court Justice. Ibig sabihin mas matinding confrontation to between the senate and supreme court at lalong iiwasan ng senado. So going back to the question, can they convict Corona? Unfortunately these bunch of senators could not and would not. Election next year, and INC has just reminded every politician that they are for Corona and they are more than 3 Million voters strong. To convict Corona is a much easier decision for the senators compared to assessing the repercussion of their decision on their political careers and ambitions.
Ito ang dapat abangan at subaybayan ng taong bayan. Nasa taong bayan ang real and final authority, tingnan natin kung anong mangyayari.
Kung ang ilang prosecutors ay G A G
Oh,
Ang ilang senador naman ay napaka- T A N G
Ah!
(…in answer to Wah!)
@baycas,
LIKE!
Wah pak man! LOL!
For those lost, not in the troll err know.
hey @baycas, you got the spelling wrong. LOL!
Weh, ‘di nga???
Weh,waaah!, kita mo?!
LOL!
iba ang tili ni M Santiago. compulsive howler! parang town crier.
Banshee nga daw…
Parusa daw kay Atty. Aguirre panoorin niya si MDS sa video ng mga ilang oras.
Ang balita magpapakulong na lang daw si Atty. Vitaliano.
@Mel,
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/154141/‘wah’-happened-miriam-santiago-goes-ballistic
@baycas
máte, this is modern day torture.
This is the worst torture that could be inflicted by slightly above average ‘Senators’ to a harassed Private Citizen, acting as a Lawyer for his client – the House Representatives.
The Joker has spread its wings amongst its peers in the Senate Impeachment. Either they are joking or just plain pathetic.
When it comes to non Politically Exposed Persons, they are gung-ho in meting an off-the-cuff rule to punish.
ABUSE OF AUTHORITY, that sums it up.
Volunteer prosecutor Atty. Vitaliano Aguirre II might even get punished compared with R Corona who could get scot-free dues to his coward non appearance at his impeachment. Vitaliano Aguirre II would get the bitter end of the Senate-Judges whipping stick.
Oh yes, compared with the irresponsible Defense lawyers who accused the Senators of receiving a Palace bribe of PHP 100 million. What happened to the scalawags? May discrimination. Tope ang mga Senador.
- Aguirre faces detention, listening to Santiago 24/7
:O
(That was another wah…hahaha!)
I hope you don’t mind but it seems to me, that all your recent blogs are against those who are,
shall i say, Anti-Pnoy Government.
Are you an ally of the president?
Are you really an objective reporter/blogger???
I hope that in the near future, you will have something about Hacienda Luisita.
Something about the dark side of Cojuangcos/Aquinos.
I certainly hope you do not take offense, bu i really wanted to see some balance in your blogs
Thanks,
JL
Well, at least you’re quite polite. For an imbecile
If you are the Alan who is married to Raissa, I would say that if this is all you have to offer, remain silent. You are lowering the tone of what until now has been a blog free of rancour.
If you were more observant than you seem, you would have noted that this is the second time the entity called “JL” has posted exactly THE SAME QUESTION. Stupid much? Furthermore the entity known as “JL” is apparently incapable of reading (1) a site navbar (2) operating a site search engine (3) following the answer given by Raissa to the original question.
Finally, this is the UMPTEENTH time that a random commenter with an anonymous name has asked — no — demanded — an article on Hacienda Luisita, apparently being so clueless as not to note the numerous times the link has been given. The correct answer to an entity such as this, who seems beyond the reach of both response and reason, is therefore “imbecile”.
i believe Raissa would have handled the response more diplomatically. You have the ability to delete comments that you find go against the principles of your blog.
However, if you choose to lower yourself to the level of those you find offensive that is your right.
You don’t come across a level headed adviser which is the picture Raissa has so proudly presented of you.
So you’re speaking for her now? And before that you were issuing orders to remain silent? You know, it’s funny, I’m looking at the table of organization of this blog and I don’t see your name anywhere in it as “owner” or “proprietor.” Did you effect a takeover we weren’t aware of?
Be informed that it is generally not our policy to delete comments which go against the principles of this blog — we hold that as a last resort, best saved for hopeless slaggers. However, we DO believe that a commenter should be able and willing to defend his or her posts, and be prepared to take whatever response it elicits, including mockery, of course.
If your dainty doilies are soiled by the thought of vigorous response, then maybe this blog is not for characters of your water.
Imbecile?? C’mon Alan, you are trying to be nice.. just say IDIOTS. It is more proper, don’t you think?
Ikaw ang Idiot!
LIKE!!!
WHAT A PRINCIPLED ADVISER!!!!
I will close my side of this dialogue by offering my opinion that the style of the blog has changed for the worse since your constant interventions. It is now coarser and less well refined. I followed the blog because of Raissa’s well written and well researched articles. Her silences in the face if offensive comments spoke volumes. Your coarse insults could simply invite more in return. It seems to me that it is you who has taken over your wife’s blog.
“constant interventions”? The image of the USSR at its Cold War height comes unbidden to mind. Do you perhaps use a Coarse-o Meter to measure the site’s content to your fastidious satisfaction? Because unless you can factually substantiate your finger fluttering “oh tempore oh mores” accusations we’ll just have to credit it to the same reason behind your arrant claim to authority to impose your sanctimonious idea of tone on this site – pompous fatuity
@Alan- Ancient Mariner is absolutely right. Remain Silent
I’m not talking to you!
With regards to the double posting, it was an honest mistake . I thought my 1st post did not go through because my laptop suddenly stopped.
And by the way, I’m not stupid and I can guaranty you that.
It’s dissappoitning that you have reacted this way.
In all honesty, my comment was done in good faith- Not to Offend anyone.
I’m new in this blog and not aware of past topics
That’s why the word “Recent” was mentioned.
Sorry if i offended you- I meant no harm
Grabe! Nagcomment lang ako na medyo hindi sang-ayon sa views ng blogger, imbecile na sa paningin mo!
Grabe naman taas ng tingin mosa sarili mo. Basahin mo comment ko at isipin mo kung tama ba reaction mo!
Una mo pa lang punta dito sa blog, heto na agad ang iyong mga tanong:
>> Are you an ally of the president?
>> Are you really an objective reporter/blogger???
You really think those questions are in “good faith”? Di mo siguro naisip na tumingin tingin muna sa blog?
You got the answers you deserve
Alam mo sana sinagot na lang ni Ms. Raissa yung questions ko and pasted the link to the Hacienda Luisita Article.
Sana di ka na nakialam kasi di naman kita kinakausap at wala kong paki sayo at wala ka ding paki saken kaya sana nanahimik ka na lang!
Hahahahahahahahahahahahah!!!!!!!!!
The hahaha was for JL.
Go on Alan!!!!
Why don’t search on your own dont ask raissa about it. she is not your servant. If you want that article research on your own pls.
@JL, Waah!!
Senator Miriam
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Watching the impeachment now- Senator Miriam is a disgrace !
Waiting for the day when Raissa can provide some useful and meaningful article on her ..something like what she has done on Cuevas.
Why is she so anti prosecution ?
Will see.
Presiding Officer Senator Judge Enrile don’t you have self respect.Ginagawa kang parang taong tuud ni Miriam.Nagmumura na in your presence wala kang magawa.Nagmumukha kang kawawa.Kung lahat kayong mga senator judges ay takot sa isang taong hindi normal,paano na kaming umaasa sa inyo.Lahat kayong mga senator judges ay binabastos na ng harap-harapan.Puro kayo mga manhid.Mga buwisit!
Iloilo politics. Defensor vs. Tupas?
Perhaps she has eaten too many death threats for breakfast ….
Haha, I’m missing out, I can’t view the video on my mobile device :p
The first time I saw Miriam deliver one of her rants, this image came to mind.
http://www.alice-in-wonderland.net/alicepic/disney-movie/queen-of-hearts-3.jpg
Strangely, that’s what came to my mind too.
CAN SOMEBODY CHECK THE MEDICAL RECORDS, MUKHANG UNDER MEDICATION…..
Para siyang nag-aaudition!!!
can somebody please send a video of Sen. Santiago ranting in the IC to her future employer?
ALSO, CAN SOMEBODY RESEARCH WHAT POSITION IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT HER HUSBAND HELD DURING ARROYO’S TERM AS FAKE PRESIDENT…
I READ SOMEWHERE HER HUSBAND HELD A HIGH POSITION IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SO WE CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND WHY SHE IS VERY PROTECTIVE OF corona corruption being found out, unawain natin where she is coming from.
Her husband might ‘suffocate her to death’ if she is not able to convince her comrades to not vote for CONVICTION: CORONA IS OF COURSE, OBVIOUSLY GUILTY, AND CONTINUOUS TO BE GUILTY OF BETRAYING THE FILIPINO PEOPLE, NOT ONLY THEIR TRUST.
I think the husband of Miriam was once Asst. Secretary at DILG and at one time is connected to Bureau of Customs.
her husband served as Presidential Adviser on Revenue Enhancement of the Bureau of Internal Revenue
her son , Archie , became the representative of the party-list Alliance of Rural Concerns. She herself swore in her son at the Comelec with the Comelec officials headed by Burjer Abalos merely standing by as witnesses.
her brother became chief of staff of the Armed Forces and became ambassador for Counter-Terrorism
her sister, lawyer Paula Defensor, became an assistant secretary at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources;
Her cousin, Horacio Suansing, served as the Deputy Commissioner for Enforcement at the Bureau of Customs
http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20091223nat2.html
She used a filthy word ” gago “.
I am not a Filpino so I looked up the word :
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gago
It also refers to part of male genitals.
I can’t see how she can be fit to be an ICC judge.
Can someone start an online petition which we can forward to ICC.
the protest letter against Miriam emailed to the President of ICC at the HAGUE
Hi Chrimson,
I don’t understand why that urbandictionary defined GAGO as male genitals. ((lol)) To enlighten you, Filipinos use this word in two ways, depending on how it was said.
If the situation is highly-strung, (ie: verbal fight between 2 people; road-rage; betrayal issues) cursing the other person as GAGO means you see him as STUPID, IDIOT, A**H*LE, DUMBA** and other demeaning words you might want to hurl the other.
If the situation is light, like silly teeners pestering each other, the word can be taken lightly as SILLY or FOOLISH.
I hope this has helped you.
Just arrived from the farm the whole morning and look — ang saya-saya sa Cyber Plaza, at ang daming newcomers.
“HEHEHE… THE WORMS ARE FINALLY FORCED TO THE OPEN LAND.”
Now we can safely assumed the existence of the MARCOS-ENRILE-HONASAN-GMA-CORONA-CUEVAS-BINAY LINKS…
Unless the defense team can rebuke convincingly the documented and damning bank deposits and juicy real properties of cj corona which are far beyond his documented means, I would like to believe that his conviction by the impeachment court is not a forlorn hope.
However, I am scared to death of the implications of Judge Enrile’s explanation of the rulings of the IC on 2/14/12 that while stressing the power of the senate over impeachment cases, Enrile said he recognizes the SC as the ultimate interpreter of the Constitution, “whether or not in the end, this court abused its discretion or committed a grave abuse of discretion, amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction, will be decided or has to be decided by the SC, being the highest court of the land, and the final arbiter and interpreter of the Constitution of the country.”
“THINK ABOUT IT” CYBER PLAZA WARRIORS, sans the trolls.
If only the Senator Judges are not lawyers like the majority of Filipinos , I think the prosecution can rest their case on Article 2 and probably a “guilty verdict” will rule.Rules of “common sense and conscience” will guide the Sen.Judges and not the Rules of Court.
This is the exact, same thing I was thinking about. And more so if the Presiding Officer were not a lawyer. The whole ballgame would have been handled differently. Sana si Serge Osmena na lang ang Senate Pres. at naging Presiding Officer. Pero pag inatake si Enrile, eh di Sotto ang mag take over kay Manong Johnny? Masaya siguro ang impeachment trial pag ganuon. Baka si Miriam naman ang sumayaw.
What if Villar* is the Senate President?
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*or a non-lawyer for that matter
Febuary 28, 2012 – OUR Plaza Miranda formally inaugurated. Congratulations to Raissa, Allan, and all bonafide supporters. Many are inspired by your commitment.
From the pinoy global nation, Thank you po.
Don’t flatter yourself Miss Robles
another twit joins the discussion
Yan na ang comment mo?
Ano ba, si parengtony naman nagsabi nun hindi si ma’m Raissa. Labo mo, Jaylo.
Why the panic button? Oh wow.
I like Karen Walker’s take on Jennifer Lopez’s moniker: It shouldn’t be J. Lo, It should be… “JEN PEZ!!!”
For you, “JayLo”. And only for you.
“Gifts and bribes make even wise men blind to the truth, and prevent them from being honest in their criticism” – Sirach
Ma’m Raissa, na inspire akong magbasa tungkol sa panahon ni Marcos at nung martial law. Anong libro ang mare-recommend mo?
I recommend The Impossible Dream about the EDSA 1 (i just can’ t remember the author )and for the lavish life of Imelda in the palace Inside the Palace by Beth Day Romulo.
Also, try this: The Marcos Dynasty by Sterling Seagrave, available from amazon.com
Kung nasa Manila ka lang, try to search through thebangketas along Recto. Ang daming books dyan na second hand. Sa Ebay or Amazon meron din mga books.
I;ll answer with a separate post.
Forgive me. I may be straying from the topic here, but can we do anything about this video being spread around that aims to rewrite the “legacy” of the Marcoses and distort the essence of the Edsa Revolution?
Do we have video editors here? I have some skills but it hardly compares to the editor of the said video.
This joke of a video masquerading as a documentary of sorts is convincing the younger viewers. Some of them have expressed their opinion that the Marcoses may not have been as insidious as people say they are. They believe that the bad image of the Marcoses is nothing but the result of propaganda.
It seems that we have been amiss in our duty in educating the young about EDSA revolution and the atrocities of the Marcoses.
Two things could be done:
(1) Make sure the Marcos dictatorship, with its wholesale murder, torture, thievery and deceit, is prominently mentioned in every textbook from elementary to college (the same way German children are taught about the Nazi era)
(2) Set up a Marcos Crimes Institute and Museum to catalog all the misdeeds of the dictator and his family
The Marcos Crimes Institute and Museum would be akin to the Museum re the Holocaust, and is a very good idea. I think it should be initiated by a not-for-profit. The obvious intiator should be the government but such a venture might be sabotaged by the Marcoses.
If a good fundraiser, with an axe to grind against Marcos, would spearhead it, I’m sure money will pour in.
Which video? Can you give us the link?
Baltazar, try these links
http://blogwatch.tv/2012/02/a-different-edsa-story/
http://www.newsflash.org/2004/02/hl/hl111588.htm
I cringed, I shuddered. I was mollified, petrified, horrified! Something should be done.
@tristanism, @mafe
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I do edit videos as a hobby and modesty aside, I wrote and did one short film for our men’s Christian fellowship while I was assigned somewhere in another Asian country
Anyways, PROPAGANDA, the biggest deception in this video is already obvious in the first part. It highlighted the infrastructures under the HOW MANY YEARS OF MARCOS’ EVIL RULE?
I can parodize this video by filling in the missing links which are quite obvious. Filling the gaps will totally erode the deception in this video. But someone has to help me fill them up. I have already downloaded the video from the second link ( the first one doesn’t work).
Looking at the quality , the video is obviously done by a professional editor and I would say, well funded. I’ve seen a similar one about Hacienda Luisita with the end showing the animated cussing image of Dr. Jose Rizal..
If you want, we can do a project on this one. Someone please make a story board that would fill in the gaps on the video then I will roll it in.
mayroon karin bang vidio noon panahon ni cory ramos at estrada at arroyo ,kasi puro na;lang marcos ang nababasa ko wala ng panahon ni cory na marami rin namatay .nasa america na ako noong nangyari ang edsa 1 .. .sabi nila ng nawala si marcos nagkaroon ng demokrasia sa pinas ..ano ang palagay ninyo sa ginawa ni miriam kay aguirre ito ba ang demokrasia na sanasabi ng taong bayan ,,hindi masama ang ginawa ni aguirre maykarapatan syang magtakit na tenga ,dahil ayaw na niyang madinig si miriam..
Great. We have a video editor in our midst.
As I have mentioned, I dabble in video editing but I am mediocre at best.
I was thinking we could counter the video point by point. The said video is filled with outright lies and manipulated half truths. The video is well done (I have to admit that) and it caters to the young crowd.
What’s disheartening is it’s actually succeeding in painting the Marcoses in a good light in the eyes of the young.
Also, that video is so snazzy that one can’t help but believe that it’s a well-funded venture. Malamang e grupo tong gumawa nito. Andaming video na nagawa e tas maayos ang quality.
Somebody is funding this. The Marcoses are on their way back to the palace. We have to be vigilant.
I would love to be a part of this video project but I can’t think of a safe way, though, for us to exchange email addresses so we can correspond without taxing Ms Raissa’s site.
@Baltazar
I was replying to your post. Baka magkalituhan e. Let’s do this project.
@tristanism
. Let’s do it for the new generation. I have a 21, 18, & 15 yo kids. I don’t want them to be misled about our history. Those who want to join the project may follow suit.
Cool man! Let’s discuss it out of here, in Facebook perhaps.
My Special Facebook Account for this project: Baltazar Aquino with the photo of Manny Pacquiao in shooting position. You may create a special FB account too, then request me to add you. From there we can make the first Virtual Plaza Miranda project. The Ninoy-Ferdie friendship myth buster.
Oh, I am loving this!
But please don’t hate me when you find out that I’m just an idiot with pirated adobe products.
Onward, I say!
I have two daughters, 11 and 2. While I do not wish to rewrite history to suit my belief system, I don’t want it bastardized beyond recognition by some paid video editors.
I agree.
It felt like I’ve been molested and that video was actually cheering on the pervert.
And after watching the reaction of those students after they’ve seen the video, I was dumbfounded. Wala akong nagawa kundi ngumanga na lang.
It can actually happen. The Marcos legacy book just might be rewritten by brainwashing the youth (na hindi man lang iconfirm kung tutuo ang napanuod nila).
Whaa!!! (to borrow an insane reaction)
@ Ilove the Philippines
Very good Questions
Now Why this blog becomes popular? because it exposes with evidences the wrongdoings of people in the top echelon of power that suppresses the truth like the following people all in the guise of law (Bill Of Rights kono)
1- Chief Justice Corona (Bill of Rights)
2- Majority of the Justices of the Supreme Court (Judicial Privelage)
3-Senator Judges (bows to the supreme court may pa sui generes pa kono)
4- Defense Lawyers (pro bono kono)
5-Trapo politicians like TATAD, MACEDA et al
6- Analyst like Tiglao, Locsin, Doronila et al
What Politicians tells as is that this is a political trial aalamin lang kung corona qualifies as Chief Justice?
Former CJ Panganiban said that 6 cases if i am not mistaken were found guilty due to non disclosure or omission in their SALN.
Eh si Corona Combination of all the above at ilang taon pa.
tapos lolokohin tayo ng depensa na may paliwanag.
bobo pa ang mga PILIPINO? Wala doon sa SALN? ano pa ang paguusapan
Kahit galing pa sa demonyo ang ebedinsiya o galing sa santo papa hindi mababago ang katotohanan na WALA SA SALN ANG MGA PERA AT ARI-ARIAN NIYA.
ANONG RULE OF LAW PA ANG KAILANGAN? AND BECAUSE OF THIS MAGIGING TAMA ANG MALI AT MAGIGING MALI ANG TAMA?
THIS IS BULL SHITTTTTTTTTTTT
Calling all Filipinos in support of Raissa Robles in exposing the evil in the Phillippines Society. Miss Raissa is one of the brave one who shows no fear in exposing the Truth against the most powerful people in the Philippines. We the people who want to change our country from the powerful corrupt leaders that made the majority of the people poor, needs to join Miss Raissa in her fight against these powerful and evil forces. For the sake of the future generation that oue children may have dignity, moral values and a decent society, let us join hands with Raissa, ” mabigat, maraming perang ninakaw ang kalaban at magagaling manloko…Thank you Raissa, my family is behind you for a better Philippines….
That’s interesting. But for purposes of the impeachment trial, it’s neither here nor there. I guess you can say it’s for background purposes only. Neither Cuevas nor Enrile is on trial right now for treason. Neither does it appear that the past relationship between Cuevas and Enrile has influenced the conduct of the trial. In the case of Enrile, he has certainly had a colorful and controversial career. But he’s now 88 years old; maybe he has his eye on posterity. Maybe he has realized that his earlier adventurism has been more harmful than helpful. Who knows? People are capable of change.
That was the same kind of thinking that people applied when Marcos imposed martial law — that maybe he had his eye on posterity. We all know what happened to that. The past is a reflection of who you are, and is a predictor of what you are likely to do. I do believe that people can change, but to say that this is the time that they will change when an historical making incident like the impeachment trial is ongoing, is like saying that someone has changed during election time and will be different if elected again. Have you noticed how most politicians become born again during elections and then “lose” faith after they have either won or lost?
BTW, the above comment is @araceli
@ PriscillaLu1234
You have a point; but as I said, who knows? The major difference though, is that Enrile is now in what a lot of people call – the pre-departure area; while Marcos was still relatively young and vigorous. And people are rarely all black and white; my take on Marcos is that he wanted to be a great president, but he was not willing to submit to the self-renunciation that greatness requires. And Enrile is a brilliant man of great ability (these two qualities are not synonymous nor do they always dwell in the same person) who, I surmise, was often frustrated by the mediocrity of people he dealt with, and was convinced he could do better than them.
It’s true that looking at people’s past is a better way of predicting what they will be in the future. Precisely why I didn’t vote for Noynoy. After looking at his record, I felt he would be, at the very best, mediocre. You don’t develop wisdom and administrative ability overnight; you gain it in increments, through trial and error. Noynoy’s electoral victory was the victory of hope over common sense.
You made a more important p
@Araceli,
I agree with you that Enrile is a brilliant man with great ability. Regarding his possible frustration in dealing with people of mediocrity, that would be no sign of a good statesman. The majority of Filipinos are undereducated, and for this reason, would be considered “mediocre.” That being said, if you look down on mediocrity, then why are you in government, where one should be enjoined towards public service?
Perhaps you refer to the fact that Cory Aquino, not he, became president which is why he tried a power grab with his God Save the Queen failed coup attempt (among others). He lost. Marcos lost. To a housewife aka mediocrity.
As for Noynoy, one thing for sure about his past, there is no history of corruption. So that becomes a reflector of his future actions. He may not have been the most intelligent candidate, but he had a record of cleanliness.
Now, let’s consider 20 years of Ferdinand Marcos the brilliant. Before he became president, the Philippines was the second richest country in Asia. After he left the presidency, the Philippines was the second poorest. So much for brilliance.
In fact, I recall many years ago when Enrile was running for office. He had to make up for some unpopular but self serving political choices he made in the past. What did he do? He said he was a born again Christian. And in a speech he gave to a group of Christian businessmen, he said that all his life all he wanted was money, but it changed when he spent time in jail. Then his son Jackie talked to him about the bible. blah blah.
And that was the last time he talked of Christianity. Because apparently, he has been in politics for many years since then.
So please, let’s not say we should give him the benefit of the doubt here. It is magical thinking to hope that somebody will suddenly change. More so if they look down on mediocre people.
Nadagdagan ang trabaho ng defense dahil sa article na to. Pati ngaun credibility ni Cuevas kailangan na nilang magbayad para sa P.R.
God Bless Our Plaza Miranda!!!
To those saying we who agree with Raissa are paid hacks – you guys are hilarious and must be new to this blog. My fellow commenters have often brought up the idea of setting up a fund to donate to Raissa’s cause to help her defray the expenses of maintaining her blog and maybe encourage her to write a book.
So how can we be paid hacks when we’re even willing to give from our own pockets? Please review the comments on the past blog entries — many here are professionals – lawyers, doctors, engineers, IT practitioners and other professionals. Many are overseas workers. We don’t need to be paid to have an opinion on this impeachment. We respect Raissa for her commitment to investigative journalism and the quest to shed light to the truth.
Raissa, I had another comment earlier but it seems not to have gone through. Just wanted to thank you for your perseverance and courage in posting this.
Thank you, Maria.
I agree with Maria. Pagsamahin mo man ang sueldo ni Corona at PNoy, at idagdag mo na rin yung allowances nilang dalawa, no offense, pero mas malaki pa rin ang kinikita ng iba rito especially those who work overseas.. Hard earned money po, at hindi namin kailangan ng suhol ninoman.
@Ms Raissa & Alan – certified gold 24K! Congratulations. Ingat kayo pare at mare
count me in on the idea of of setting up a fund to donate to Raissa’s cause and/or whatever ideas or programs that will bring hope for a graft free Philippines…with everybody here and RAISSA…MALAKI ANG PAG-ASA…isa ako sa mga OFW na patuloy na nangangarap na maging maunlad ang ating bansa at hindi na muling mangibang bansa para lamang mapag-aral ang mga anak at mabigyan ng ginhawa ang mga mahal sa buhay…
Let me think about it.
educate the people, expose and fight the evil ways in the society. it will need a foundation or movement. members fees can be used as funding for such cause…ang bayan kong Pilipinas…magsama-sama tayo para sa magandang kinabukasan nang mga mahal natin sa buhay at nang ating mga naaaping mga kababayan…
from ksa with love..from a former financial auditor; frustrated lawyer to be
agree to the max
love this blog..
haha
morepower ms raisa
Thank you, Nong.
Why doesn’t the rule of law win? What’s the point of making all these laws in the PHilippines if we don’t have to submit to its power? What’s the point of having this thing called justice? What’s the point of electing all these self gratifying and greedy people in the government office if we can just use the power of the mob? No rules, no laws.
what brought on this rant?
If you can answer those questions it is much better.
Better ask the supreme court you know why? since they are the 1st ones who violated our constitution. Read the complete 1992 resolution of the supreme court which contradicts our “CONSTITUTION”. Second read the new feb 12, 2012 resolution which prevents every employee to testify in any case without permission from the 15 justices.
How will the general public follow the so called “rule of law” when the ones who should protect it are the one’s who violate and disregard it by changing/issuing “SELF-SERVING” Law which prohibits transparency and accountability?
Compare our countries current issue to the current issue in india where in probe is highly being done to the son of the president for a alledge corruption. Here in US some congressman was alledge for doing “insider trading” ano nangyari? They pass a bill in a matter of weeks and the one who were caught take a leave of office.
Ang Pilipinas? The best example is joker arroyo for insinuating “NOT TO INVESTIGATE” a alledge tax evasion case. He also insinuated to Mrs Kim Henares to delay the investigation.
See the difference now kabayan?
i meant the 1992 resolution for SALN and feb 14 2012 resolution to pacify every employee of the Supreme Court. Thats why in my opinion it should not be called a supreme court anymore since it does not act like one, it should be called a
Better call it Secrecy Court or Self-serving Court
Rule of Law is inhibiting SC Officials from testifying in the Impeachment Trial. That is the Rule of Law. What a shame!
hindi ko alam kung ito ang tinatawag na demokraya sa pinas..
Please read the history of the history of the Philippines especially the hiden facts that Miss Raiss is exposing…
@Ilove the Philippines: wait i am confused. you said:
“what’s the point of electing all these self gratifying and greedy people in the government office if we can just use the power of the mob?”
are you saying that you like having self gratifying and greedy people in government?
i don’t.
It is my sincere belief that you are trying to make a good point. But please can you please elaborate a little more?
@ I love the Philippines –I’m with idde–your last question doesn’t make sense at all? Pls. clarify you’re probably a bit emotional when you’re typing your queries. Just take a deep breath
What about the BIR investigation? All the defence hot air about the unfairness of parallei investigations should be ignored and the BIR current findings announced at the trial. If I was an impeachment judge who was considering acquittal I would be worried about the BIR bringing charges against CJ Corona after an acquittal. I,m still trying to figure out if Enrile is truly a reformed person or just a very clever bluffer.
It seems like there is no one we can trust in the Philippines now! All these people are full of shits! They all have a black hidden agenda behind each of them! What we can do is be a vigilant citizen for a better Philippines! We take no sides!
There are some.
@Ilove the Philippines – Please do not generalize…there are a lot of decent people in the government that are not recognized.
Your argument would be much better received if you moderated your language.
@I love the Philppines
Do you trust yourself?
I definitely trust Raissa so don’t dare say that we can trust no one in the Philippines now.
No politics involved in yesterday’s massive INC rally? Tell that to the hyper-ventilating fishes of Manila Bay.
Definitely a wily and power hungry political/religious organization. Their tentacles are all over the government. This time to protect their Supreme Court. It is no longer the people’s, it is their Supreme Court. It has come to this. They are no better than the meddling Catholic Church. The Catholic Church is an amateur compared to this group.
Add Cuevas and Gatdula to the equation…
.. and one gets a picture of how committed they are in protecting their own. And that’s just the tip of a very large judicial, legislative and executive iceberg.
But why are they so political? That is the big question. And I don’t think it is because they want purely good government. That’s pretty obvious.
this may sound funny … pero when i as about 5 years old and my family passed by the SC building, it always gives me an impression that its a court house of the INC.
Better do something about these damn trolls. They tend to drive away intellectual discussions and commentators in any blog/ website they infest..On the other hand, the presence of these friggin’ trolls means that the articles in this blogsite are generating attention. I already shared this article on my facebook page. People need to be reminded. Wag sana tayo agad-agad masilaw sa puting terno ni Atty. Cuevas.
I suggest that all who wants to help and open the minds of other people before they make judgement is to pass this article in facebook and twitter. Kasi po mga kababayan ko may tendency na tayong mga pilipino ay may sakit, ito po ay pagiging malilimutin. We tend to forget events/history thats why we cant move forward.
I wish this will be shown in the mainstream news kasi it is “VERY IMPORTANT”.
Hindi nakikita ng ibang tao ang dictatorship na nangyayari sa SC with all their self-serving resolution like the 1992 which prevents them from showing their SALN and now the Feb 14, 2012 which prevents “EVERY EMPLOYEE” from testifying aqainst a possible crimes (Tax Evasion, Bribery Etc.).
Paano na natin malalaman kung nagastos ng tama ang pera ng ibinibigay sa SC? Like what happened to the WB money na sa huli ang taong bayan ang magbabayad through tax dahil sa pagwawaldas ng SC court administrator and justices. Papayag na lang ba tayo mga kababayan ko?
Thank you Raissa for enlightening our kababayan. These are the of kind people who are lurking in the “dark side of the force.” Smart, intelligent, and eloquent speaking people but their principle will remain dark and unpredictable. They walk among us but once they get a chance, they can be deadly. The core and the main reason why the Philippines will remain, in our lifetime, a third world country.
Thank you for reading.
And welcome to OUR PLAZA MIRANDA.
Dear Raissa,
We are glad to be a part of the NEW PLAZA MIRANDA! We support you all the way!
Remember about two weeks ago, these trolls planted that Corona infidelity story to bait Raissa blog to disseminate false information. That was Project Misinformation. They were diasappointed when they found out we were not stupid like them
Now Corona, Maceda and Tatad devised a different tactic. Engage us in arguments away from Corona by irritating Raissa, Alan and others.
I say it again, Beware of the Trojan Horse!
This time their operation is Project Engagement, diversion to veer from discussing the big cache of Corona money in the bank.
Keep asking for Corona to explain the source of his money as well as the BGE accounts and source of money of his children. Defense time to explain Article 2. Let us keep the topic on Unexplaine Wealth alive .
@Johnny Lin
Mate, your bluffing ..er.. prediction skills are remarkable
Hear ye, hear ye.. our friend The Gambler has some advice..
Here’s the 4th verse of the Kenny Rogers hit :
..and it’s always worth heeding his counsel.. Yeah, let’s keep the discussion on the Article 2 alive.
@Johnny lin, @Baltazar
Napansin niyo din.
That’s right, the climax of the Senate Impeachment is nigh.
The House Prosecution has decided to streamline the Articles of Impeachment to three. They are about to rest (except Article 2). Come Friday is a crucial day for the Prosecutors.
AND THEN IT’s THE DEFENSE’s TURN to present its witnesses or arguments.
It took 30 days (?) to define what is ‘Betrayal of Public Trust‘ in this Impeachment.
This is where everyone should be focused on.
IS IT A HIGH CRIME to suffice removal or to expel R Corona from the Supreme Court?
This is where the Defense would say IT IS NOT. Which is in sync for a censure or to reprimand as the Bully Chick Senator-Judge M Santiago said herself in the beginning of the trial.
The House-Prosecution should be emboldened with conviction to declare, YES, IT IS. Nobody may not have been killed, or the amounts are not as big as the allegation of Palace bribery to Senator-Judges of PHP 100 million (concocted & unsubstantiated propaganda [BTW, what happened to that? Has the Senate-Judges hogwashed it?]).
The repeat Non-disclosures and willful failures of R Corona to comply with the SALNs over MANY YEARS is a HIGH CRIME. Unexplained bank account deposits, wealth into tens of millions are but ill-gotten. These are High Crimes more than sufficient enough to expel R Corona from the Supreme Court.
The 16 Senators needed to convict is a tall order base on the current quality batch of the Senators. Only 8 is needed to acquit. How many abstentions? Your wild guess may be better than mine.
There will be more chapter drama when the Senate-Judges recluse for deliberations. There maybe a one or several recalls for clarifications.
Without a hairline shadow of a doubt, R CORONA is guilty by ‘Betrayal of Public Trust‘! Good enough for expulsion from the Judiciary Branch or any gov’t posts!
The Ombudsman can take over the criminal complaints or charges from there on.
BUT IF FATE HAS A DIFFERENT TURN for the worst, a censure or reprimand WOULD allow R Corona to hold on to the job. Forget about the OMBUDSMAN while he still holds office (katakot- takot na TROs if Ombudsman is proactive to chase him). AND THE House Representatives would have another year to revive another Impeachment complaint(s). How good would they be? Ponder on it. The Supreme Court has a bottomless pit of iTROs, indefinitely.
Will the Senate-Judges walk their talk or just play fiddler, while the nation suffers and yearns for the Blind Lady Justice.
@Mel, @Johnny Lin
Yeah, my head is a bit heavy today because of the developments in the impeachment trial. Miriam , Enrile, Jinggoy, Honasan, Marcos, Joker, Escudero – The magnificent 7 that will free Corona. Just one wild card will totally swing the balance in favor of Corona.
1.) Miriam the classic liar. Remember during 5th day when she first appeared at the IC, she said, why not just accept all evidence then later, as expected from a person with unpredictable behavior she screwed everybody. WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR ICC PETITION BTW?
2.) Enrile the stinkiest and the dirtiest trapo said during the start of IC trial that NO ONE has the authority to trample the constitutional authority of the impeachment court . Well, he has eaten his own words – just an expectation from a trapo.
3) Jinggoy & Escudero – both young and ambitious VP wannabes. They will walk any wire just to get there.
4) Joker – he is the biggest JOKE . That’s all.
4) Honasan & Marcos – No need to speak much about them. History has proven who they really are. I , in fact , am cursing my self why the hell the Filipinos voted for them?
Pick any wild card from Legarda, Revilla , Sotto , Villar and Corona will stroll n the park.
This is what they call JUSTICE. ..tsk..tsk I need a Panadol.
@baltazar, mel
Trolls stopped. Only one remaining, JL.
Betrayal of public trust is Article Ii.
Prosecution must stay away from that Defense bait of high crime. They should start by hammering the words in the consitution, betrayal of public trust is impeachable offense directly proprtional to violation of public accountability and full disclosure of SALN. They have to keep pounding these offenses along with the bank acvounts and properties.
Defense said they will not present evidences. This manifestation is a form of surrender by Defense. They will present their Defense on March 12.
Their legal tactic hinges on Senate will not accept deposits as evidence. The moment they are accepted as evidence, they know they are toasted. They dont have any explanation to present. Their outside search to justify them has been exhausted.
The lawyers of Corona told him tonight if the Senate will accept bank accounts as evidence thir chance of winning is low unless he coud give them scrutiny proof on the SOURCE OF HIS MONEY.
Also Defense discussed tonight to defend under double jeopardy rule. It is anothery DEFENSE PLOY. They are going to ask the court for acquittal on the 5 charges the Prosecutors dropped and argue later that the remaining charges violate double jeopardy rule. They are still thinking in the line of criminal cases. It is a maneuver to poison the mind of senators. It wont work. Prosecutors must be wary of this trick and study the case well.
Each Article is a separate charge on offense. Prosecutor must ask for decision of each Article the same way they were presented. Article II must be voted first.
Mate, trolls stopped because according to your estimate P300/troll-day and bayad sa kanila. Kinupit siguro nung fat man yung pambayad, kaya tig-iisang araw lang ang napabigay.
@baltazar
Proof they are paid trolls. Ceasing because their motive was exposed so its waste of time and money to continue operation.
This was their 3rd attempt. They will think of another strategy, sporadic methodology is being employed. they are well organized PR group. They are on twitter and facebook too. Spending a lot of money for logistical support and advertising experience is really serious stuff against Raissa blog.
Wonder if it is only Tatad? How about that PR man of Erap, Reli German, is he still active politically. Raissa might know.
You can feel their full force @ #CJonTrial on Twitter. Kumukulo ang dugo ko sa mga tweets dyan.
FRIDAY 02 March 2012, HOUSE Prosecution’s Evidence Day
“In the end, an impeachment decision is dependent on the sound discretion of the senators. In exercising their discretion, they are absolute and supreme, limited only by the constitutional safeguard against grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction.
“In my humble view, the ultimate impeachment standard is the national interest: whether the nation will be better served by ousting or retaining the impeached official. It is driven more by policy than by strict legality. Of this, the senators—not the lawyers—are the experts.” By:
Artemio V. Panganiban. With Due Respect, Standards of proof
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 8:58 pm | Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
I was amazed by the justification that the act of CUEVAS is technically legal in proclaiming TOLENTINO.
Which is legally SUPERIOR? the act of the BATASANG PAMBANSA in proclaiming MARCOS/TOLENTINO or the act of the sovereign FILIPINOS at large by way of PEOPLE POWER (EDSA 1)
Di po ako lawyer pero iba ang “Rule of Law” ni INJUSTICE CUEVAS sustained by CHIEF MARTIAL LAW executor ENRILE as explained by disrespectful DEFENSOR SANTIAGO
IS THIS “THE RULE OF LAW ” THIS TRIUMVIRATE.
Parang gusto kung maniwala na ang talagang balakid sa pag unlad ng basa ay ang mga LAWYERS WITH THEIR SKEWED INTERPRETATION OF THE LAW.
JUST WATCH THE IC TRIAL AND THEN WATCH THE PRESSCON OF THE DEFENSE PANEL binibilog ang kaisipan ng taongbayan.
ADEL TAMANO is one of the LAWYERS tingin ko malayong malayo sa AMA NIYA. MORE EDUCATED BUT MORE TRAPO THAN HIS FATHER.
HE IS SACRIFICING THE INTEREST OF THE FILIPINO IN FAVOR OF MAYBE FINANCIAL FUNDING OF HIS FUTURE SENATE QUEST.
MALI KA HIJO. WHAT YOU ARE SHOWING ON TV WILL DESTROY YOUR POLITICAL CARRIER. MARAMING MATATALINONG PINOY LALO NA ANG BLOG NA ITO.
This BLUE ARMY having no objection from these august body shall continue to seek and expose the TRUTH, SO ORDERED…
sorry po RAISSA….Ikaw pala and dapat magproclaim he he he
Now I know kung bakit maluwag si Enrile sa defence MERON DIN SIYANG UTANG NA LOOB KAY CUEVAS. Salamat Raïssa Robles. I’ll wait until you find something about MIRIAM and JOKER
JPE: What is the pleasure of the Lead Prosecutor?
Tupa: With all due respect Your Honor, please – i respectfully DEMAND the resignation of ATTORNEY, este, Justice Cuevas as head of the defense – on the grounds of delicadeza.
There is no need for me to expound, you are a brilliant lawyer, Your Honor.
In addition, Your Honor,*romansa-pato” ang inaabot ko kay Senator Santiago: whereas, never did she brutalize MISTER este justice cuevas! that is grossly unfair!
JPE: Noted! pero, pasensiya ka na sa INAANAK ko, mataas kasi ang high-blood niyan!
Hi Raissa! I’m so happy that you and my fellow regular blog readers found material on this. Let the truth come out and let us never forget.
The problem with us Filipinos are that we are too forgetful and forgiving. I’m grateful for journalists like you who have the perseverance and courage to remind us of what once was. I was too young to join EDSA but my parents have fond memories of the event. They are among the millions who lived in fear and are extremely relieved that the oppressive rule is over. I think everyone born after 1986 should read your blog to get a feel of what martial law was about and how important it was to topple a dictator.
My mom will be thrilled to read your entries. Not being computer literate, I will print out your entries for her leisure reading now that she’s retired. I know she will share this with her friends as well. Keep up the good work, Raissa! And a big thank you again for being the kind of citizen we all aspire to be.
Thank you for sharing.
And say hello to your mom for me.
Cherish everyday with her.
My guess is we’re getting our trolls from a squalid quadrant of cyberspace known as Get Real Identities
They have scripted tasks to do to divert attention away from Corona. They come in groups.
The good news, Raissa blog has been classified as the main threat against their primary objective to neutralize the public.
Let us bring them back to the main topic of impeachment. They will stop the moment nobody answers them on the topics they want to discuss.
CORONA HAS TO EXPLAIN THE SOURCE OF HIS MONEY
To make the reference to these persons more relevant to the new generation, I suggest we identify them as ORCs instead of trolls. The small girl will be Sauron, the dark lord, & Corona will be Saruman, the dark lord’s disciple & defender. Grima Wormtongue is an apt depiction for Cuevas. Forgive this out-of-topic comment from an LOTR enthusiast!
hahaha I agree with this analogy!
Raissa is Arwen
@maorag44 – LOTR reference. love it!
nyt would be Grishnak
Hahaha… pag nagkalat sya run, iba ung mangyayari if we based on her history, she will let the world know that the people in ICC are “nincompoops and gago and fools.” Tingnan mo ung nangyari nung di sya napili as SC Justice… pero coveted position nya iyon
LOL!!!
Hi All,
Just in case you have not read this article yet: Most UP students do not trust Corona. http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/153303/most-up-students-do-not-trust-corona-survey-shows
yes, and from what I remember Sen. Santiago commented that this is probably a prosecution propaganda & perhaps paid for by someone against Corona.
Thanks for the link.
Spy in their camp was on target on my earlier posting.
During last night meeting, Corona and Defense lawyers were discussing a survey with 70% result in favor of Prosecution. It was the UP student survey.
Was it done by SWS?
miss raisa, how about the connection of miriam to cuevas, corona, enrile and little girl gloria? para magkaalaman na talaga…..
miss tess, you can search the web.
may matitisod ka rin.
tulong-tulong tayo!
good day-afternoon-night.
Tess, hope this will partly answer your query:
Miriam at Enrile, nagkabati na
Nagkabati na sina Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile at Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago matapos ang ilang araw na patutsadahan sa usapin ng Senate leadership hanggang sa hatian ng committee chairmanship.
Mismong si Enrile ang umamin na nag-usap sila kagabi ni Santiago sa isang hapunan na inisyatibo naman ni Sen. Manny Villar Jr. sa isang mamahaling hotel sa lungsod ng Makati.
Ayon sa pangulo ng Senado, nagkaliwanagan umano sila ng senador kung saan misunderstanding lamang ang nangyari.
“I was requested by Manny Villar to meet with Sen. Santiago last night at Shangri La Hotel in Makati City. I asked her what was the reason having little irritation against me and so, she explained and she said she never said that and never done that. She kissed me on the cheek. She is my inaanak eh. I’m her ninong,” ayon kay Enrile.
Dahil dito, ibinigay ni Enrile kay Santiago ang natitirang komite sa Senado na constitutional ammendments, revision of codes ang laws.
Maliban dito, mapupunta na rin si Santiago sa panig ng mayorya.
Una rito, binatikos ni Santiago si Enrile sa umano’y pagpapaubaya nito ng ilang malalaking committee sa Liberal Party (LP) na kaalyado ng Pangulong Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III.
Hindi rin sinuportahan ni Santiago si Enrile bilang Senate president, sa halip ay mas pipiliin pa umano nito si Sen. Kiko Pangilinan kung silang dalawa lang ang pagpipilian.
Bilang buwelta, hindi binigyan ni Enrile ng committee chairmanship sa unang hatian ng lupon nitong nakaraang araw ng Lunes.
Source: Bombo Radyo Philippines
good that they kissed to agree, after all they are, if I may borrow the line of Michael Corleone, “in the same level of hypocrisy”.
Great!
Thank you for reading my comment.
Keep it up Raissa!
Thank you for tipping me off
nyt says:
when and if she starts doing exposes and articles that are of negative nature like this one against the other side.. that’s the time i’ll wave off my hat in respect to her.. but until then i’ll call it like it see it..
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raissa says:
February 28, 2012 at 10:15 pm
Sus. As if I need YOUR respect.
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and yes i’m sure you don’t need my respect dahil kuntento ka na sa mga ‘yes men’ mo dito sa site mo.. hindi nga ninyo, ikaw at mga fans, kaya na tumanggap ng criticisms like an adult.. sus..
and please lang, i don’t need ‘other’ people to wage my wars for me.. di ko kailangan ng sandamukal na ‘yes men’ at ‘troll warriors’..
nyt, aka Lester the Molester
dark nyt, you have unwittingly exposed yourself: AC/DC (scumbag!)
Nyt
Iba ang utos sa iyo sa script na binigay ni Corona at Cuevas. Trabaho mo puntiryahin lamang si Raissa. Yung iba kagaya ni Alan Valenzuela, Gaggert Alert at nort nepomuceno idipendeang ginawa ni Cuevas.
2 prong approach, ilayo ang topic kay Corona, sa ninakaw niyang pera para di na matanong kung saan galing yung pera niya sa bangko.
SAGUTIN NINYO ANG TANONG, MAGKASUNDO TAYO. MALAYNINYO KAKAMPI PAKO SA INYO KAPAG NAPATUNAYAN NA LEGAL YUNG SOURCE NG PERA.
SAAN GALING ANG LIMPAK LIMPAK NA SALAPI NI CORONA? EMPLEYADO LAMANG SIYA NG GOBIERNO!
SIMPLENG TANONG, SIMPLENG SAGOT.
You had the opportunity to divert attention from Corona, lets bring back the argument to him. Unless you were told based on your scripted posting, do not stray from your task. your objective was too obvious.
“Empty shell emits loud sound”, do you understand it?
He he he
@Nyt– I’m not a Yes Man but I concede you are a troll; thus making me a troll warrior. Of course you don’t need people “to wage your wars for you”, you’re quite insignificant anyway. You’re a bloody nuisance, stirring people up with your pathetic comments. We’ve allotted a lot of time indulging you with your 15 mins. of fame. Now, be a good boy and run along to your dark lords. Shooo !!!
nyt…. nobody need a respect from people like you….it just show what kind of IQ you have and what common sense left in you if there’s any, which sorry to tell you, you’re one of those I consider an insult to filipino with right mind.
wow.. naging topic du jour pa pala ako ng mga fanatics ni raissa robles.. fyi lang mga kaibigan.. hindi ko direct na sinabi na paid hack siya.. to qoute myself
‘kaya nasasabihan na paid hack eh..’
paano ba namang di mapapansin ang malisya ng writer na to eh.. tingnan mo naman ang recent articles..
‘Justice Cuevas took part in a coup attempt against Pres. Cory Aquino’
‘Senator Bongbong Marcos confirmed he had a direct hand in trying to withdraw US$213M from a Swiss bank in 1986′
‘Corona’s lawyer Cuevas also issued watchlist orders as justice secretary’
bakit di ka kaya gumawa ng mga ‘exposes’ against sa mga KKK ni pnoy at mga kaalyado.. kay naguiat, llamas, tupas, banal, umali,etc.. etc..
kung balance ang blog at articles mo on both sides malamang walang magdududang paid hack ka nga..
galit kalang siguro kasi walang headline + story na “nyt super sexy pogi commenter, awarded Nobel for being child molester of the year”
nyt aka doble cara (traitor and schemer; ac/dc* (self exposed paid hack!)
*attack and collect; defend and collect
nyt, a good writer writes on the “hot topics” of the day. Bakit naman magsusulat tungkol sa walang katorya toryang bagay. He he he.
Nnyt, a good writer writes on the “hot topics” of the day. Bakit naman magsusulat tungkol sa walang katorya toryang bagay. He he he.
korek ka dyan.
I agree with you. Not about the “paid hack” but about the taint of bias. Corona has yet to present his case and Justice Cuevas is simply doing his job as defense counsel. Let him be. It is not his fault that the prosecution is weak.
“let him be”? do you always speak so mandatorily? with what legal force? what are you some kinda superhero? did you bring your cape?
Nyt, The only valid barometer of an expose’ is whether it’s true or not. Malice is secondary.
An expose’ will be used by anyone who can benefit from it, in Ms. Raissa’s case, truth for the Filipinos.
Raissa’s expose’s are fact based, your postings have nothing to stand on. But you’re right. May malisya si Raissa, malisya para sa taong bayan, malisya laban sa corruption. (I may sound like a cheap Metro Manila Film Festival entry, but so be it.)
nyt. . . .if you want the kind of balance comments you believe why not read manila standard, manila tribune etc. & opinions of some columnist who are either paid hack or just pretending to care about the truth and more often the reports are not supported by facts.
stop wasting your time for things you cannot fully comprehend & you can remain blind to the truth . . . . . no truth seeking filipinos will care.
You are doing injustice to the country and your fellowmen by being so blind about the misdeeds of Mr. Corona. Even an ordinary person can apply common sense and logic sa dami ng naglabasang ebidensya against Corona na pilit pinagtatakpan ng mga kaalyado nya kagaya ni Cuevas, Enrile, at Santiago.
Correct , wala ng maitatago pa ang depensa kahit pagtakpan at alisin ang mga naglabasang ibidensiya na limpak limpak na salapi ni Corona. Ok makalibre ka man sa impeachment court, kakasuhan naman siya ng Tax evasion ng BIR. Ang lahat ng itinatago sa dilim ay malalantad sa liwanag. Alam na ng sambayanan ang tunay na kulay ng pagkatao ni Corona. Ngayon malaking palaisipan sa ibang miyembro ng mahistrado bakit masyado sila nagpapahalata sa pagtatakip para di malantad ang kayamanan ni Corona sa taumbayan, ginamit ang TRO para wag ilantad ang DOLLAR accounts. Kung nagkataon kaya na hindi si Chief Justice si corona ? ang subject for impeachment , ganyan din kaya ang kanilang gagawin. Ginagamit ang kapangyarihan ng buong Judiciary para ikubli ang katiwalian ng isang kabaro. hindi magandang ehemplo ito sa ating mga kababayan lalo’t higit sa mga kabataan at sa mga susunod na henerasyon.
Maibang usapan naman pasintabi na po. Sinasabi na ang Impeachment court ay isa sa highest court sa tatlong equal branch of government Executive, Legislative and Judiciary )base sa sinasabi lagi ng Presiding Officer at walang sinuman ang puwedeng makapagdikta , pumigil sa kagustuhan o disisyon nito. Batid ng taumbayan na ang hangarin ng Impeachment trial laban kay Corona ay ilantad, ihayag ang katotohanan simula’t simula pa ito ang hangad ng lahat, Bakit nong mag-issue ng TRO para ilabas ang Dollar Account eh parang pinitpit ang dila ng mga Senator Judge, Ganundin yong pag- imbita sa mga miyembro ng mahistrado para tumistigo sa TRO ni GMA Bakit nakikialam at humahadlang ang Supreme court sa disisyon ng Impeachment court ? Comporme po ako sa sinabi ni Senator Pangilinan kagabi. Pasensiya na gusto ko lang pong linawin ito. Salamat po.
Malyn,
Mabigat kasi talaga si Corona, hindi siya ordinaryong mamamayan na katulad natin. Yan ang malaking problema ng ating sistema , kung may pera makakalusot. How I wish katulad tayo ng Singapore sa pag papairal ng batas. Walang mahirap, walang mayaman.
Yung mga tagapagtanggol ni Corona kagaya ni Cuevas, mga bigatin din yang mga taong yan. Bigatin, as in alam nila ang mga daang pasikut sikot para mailabas si Corona.
Umasa na lang tayo na sa huli ang Diyos ang maglalahad ng katotohanan at parurusahan ang may sala.
testing.. hahahaha.. antindi..
good morning serial killer. Or is it child molester? Either is ok with you, right?
@Alan—hahaha “Sir Nyt of the Order of Undescended Testicles”
@nyt
You know, it’s fine to put down your opinions. That’s what free speech is about. But when you start SHOVING DOWN YOUR OPINIONS ON PEOPLE’S THROATS, you are encroaching on another person’s free speech.
READ THE CONSTITUTION, specifically Article III (Bill of Rights). Maybe you’ll learn what “educated” means.
God, what a loser.
mam raissa, congratulation for this article and that goes as well to the contributors. i noticed that the trolls from inquirer and philstar are here wrecking havoc and engaging the legitimate members with the same dirty tactics. i would like to suggest that you ignore them and moderate their comments. it is not part of press freedom anymore if it is being use as a means of abusing the legitimate rights of others.
Thank you.
If they become quite personal, I will ban them from my site.
Don’t ban them. at least we know what they are trying to do. He is just making a mockery out of himself!
his background speaks well of the guy who has been holding office in vernida iv building in makati (where pecabar also holds office) but refuses to pay the association dues over the years.
btw, i got trapped in a monstrous traffic jam in manila that police authorities attributed to massive rally by iglesia ni cristo. although i wonder how much this religious sect spent to show to the world that it has become a potent political force in the country, i can only surmise that chief justice corona helped fund this rally, the same thing he did to mobilize support and rally in front of the supreme court building.
lest i forget, why does the government allow these religious sects hold their prayer rallies or whatever rallies in a public park that is being maintained by public funds? Or, cannot these religious leaders hold their activities somewhere such as the boondocks so as not to impede the flow of goods and people’s mobility? i hate to say this, but religions really hinder the country’s progress.
@liling I agree w/ you. Our constitution says separation of church & gov’t but when there is an issue, they meddle.
Deliberate or providential, the timing of this expose’ is very opportune. Now SERAFIN ‘RULE OF LAW’ CUEVAS has been unmasked as a sly fox out to snatch real justice from the people. When the defense finally present its case, the dubious brilliance appended to his persona, will now be watched with genuine contempt every time he opens his ‘suckermouth’. Crime does not pay!
Raissa you are our lighthouse in the darkened waters teeming with ‘sharks’ like grumpy old men cuevas and enrile and horrid hag meriam. Thank you!
As I said. I wasn’t the one who found the info on the Net but your fellow PLaza Miranda occupiers
But you Ms. Raissa provided the impetus and venue for the netizens. I think this a good demonstration of the power of information sharing.
Contrary opinions are welcome provided these adds to the quality of discourse and not like the typical trolls now proliferating in Inquirer and other mainstream media.
I hope those commenters who have nothing better to do, should spend time somewhere else. If you are paid to rant and rave in thie net, nagpapagamit- you are no different from a prostitute.
when in a state of euphoria, minutiae slip unnoticed. your exposes’ always astound my mind. awesome!
I think crime does pay, look at all the rich crooks in power we call them YOUR HONOR!
HI RAISSA THANK YOU, !!!
Tama ang mga tanong para kay justice cuevas, what rule of law is he referring to?? Eh me bahid din naman!!! Salamat po miss raissa, for giving the people to know so many fact!!! Kaya pala napaka higpit ng mahistrado ng impeachment court!!!
salamat sa pagbasa mo.
Its really more fun here in Raissa’s blog than anywhere else.
I stopped posting at Philstar and inquirer for the reasons of personal attacks and no docility.
While there are some credible columnists left at Star, the comment moderators lack of control is sadly evident. I once wrote them an email how their editorials and comment moderation leave much to be desired, instead I got a rude reprimand from them (misspellings and all). For a country’s leading paper’s editors to do that, sus. (I still have the email, btw).
One thing I’m sure of, Filipinos are fed up na.
Tama Na! Sobra Na! Grabe Na!
I must thank you, Raissa, for being so good at reporting and writing. This is what journalism and investigative reporting are. Hard facts, meticilously researched articiles. If not for the Corona impeachment, I would not have stumbled on your great blog and reporting. More power to you.
Thank you, Arlon.
Do join in the discussions.
cuevas was insane then and until now, soon he’ll fade into oblivion with his senlity like the old man Turing Tolentino.
Like his client (corona) he is not worthy to be a justice of the SC no wonder Marcos booted him out.
mukha nga, eh ang cameraman nagmukhang kawawa ng gisahin tungkol sa TRO, parang si Miriam at Enrile.
On the possible grave abuse of discretion on the part of the Executive and the right to travel of petitioner…
http://www.lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1989/sep1989/gr_88211_1989.html
The Tolentino-led coup was immortalized in this SC decision. Note: no mention of Cuevas.
Full text of Tolentino’s “Last Hurrah,” July 26, 1986 can be read here:
http://philippinesfreepress.wordpress.com/2006/03/05/tolentinos-last-hurrah-july-26-1986/
Buddy Baycas,
Your links are always informative. Thank you for finding time to post them.
Don’t fade on the good habit my friend.
@baltazar
Mate LoL, could you tell us your Ponce de Leon secret and brand of gluthathione,
He he, napulot ko lang yan sa Flickr. Binging bingi na ako sa BUNGANGA ni Tia Miriam, nagtakip na rin ako ng tenga..
:O
Tnx!
I second the motion or query of @Johnny Lin as regards your transformation (or metamorphosis)…
Even my “Sepia” gravatar may need rejuvenation.
Thank you for this.
You’re welcome and thanks too!
Raissa Robles, you are such a comedian or comedienne, whatever.
Justice Cuevas did in fact, followed the rule of law when he swore Arturo Tolentino as Acting President and I’ll tell you why. Under the election rules that governed the 1986 Snap Elections, only the Batasang Pambansa can do an official canvassing of the total votes tallied and declare the winners for President and Vice President, which eventually turned out to be Marcos and Tolentino.
When EDSA swept Cory Aquino in power, she established a revolutionary government under her own Freedom Constitution and abolished the Batasang Pambansa without asking or ordering for a recount and to undo their declaration of Marcos and Tolentino as winners for the top two posts of the land. Technically, legally and constitutionally, Marcos was still the president. Since he was no longer around, Tolentino is naturally and constitutionally the Acting President. There was nothing illegal about Cuevas act of swearing Tolentino in.
Ditto with his defense of Enrile for Rebellion Complexed with Murder, a crime that turned out to be non-existent in Philippine law books. It was the stupidity of then Justice Secretary Franklin Drilon that caused the government to lose that case.
In all instances, Justice Cuevas followed and tried to uphold the rule of law. He’s doing the same thing in Corona’s impeachment trial. And for that, for simply doing his job, for simply following the letter of the law at all times, he crucified by the likes of you?
You think you’re doing the right thing and doing everyone a favor with your stories. But how many laws have you broken and are still willing to break in order to expose what you call as the truth.
Here’s a shocking truth; we may not always like them, we may constantly question them but until laws are actually repealed or no longer in effect, we should just follow them. That’s what rule of law is really all about.
I’ve broken only one law in your version of Rule of Law.
Martial Law.
Which in the first place was illegal under the 1935 Constitution.
And why is pointing out what he did in his past crucifying him?
But thank you for arguing out your case. I respect you for that.
Dear Alan Valenzuela, were you born stupid or did you have to study?
At the time Cuevas tried proclaiming Tolentino a spurious president, what could he have imagined a certain Corazon Aquino was at that time? A celery stalk? Given that she had already been proclaimed president in a revolution, acknowledged as such by the people and the armed forces, any act to proclaim another person president was — what’s the term for it? subversion? mischief making?
Also, devoted as Cuevas allegedly was to the rule of law, I notice he did not stick around to make a fight of it, but beat it hastily. Far from filing case after case against the Cory government he kept very very quiet.
Contrast this to the human rights lawyers under Martial Law who courageously defied the dictatorship to file human rights abuse cases against the military.
You need better role models.
Start by removing your fixed gaze from the cash register
Like.
Alan whatever your last name is, I think your patron is the one who was stupid. Cory Aquino had every chance to legitimize her presidency but was not smart enough to do so. As a result, her administration was rocked by one coup attempt after another, most of which took place before the Constitutional Commission she created finally came up with a constitution that gave her regime the semblance of legitimacy she could have achieved right from the onset.
Never mind Marcos. FVR and even GMA are not likely to make that kind of mistake if they were in her shoes. They would have made sure that there were no legal loopholes that would present any possible challenge to their mandates.
As for Cuevas keeping quiet all those years, why would he say more when he has already made his point? You can’t get any better role models than men and women of the law who believe everyone is entitled to their day in court and are presumed innocent until proven otherwise, unlike sanctimonious types who try to convert blogs into their own version of the impeachment trial.
So Alan Valenzbaliwala, you constructed an entire statement, which actually sounded rational on the face of it, but it was really all along just to justify your extreme hot pulsating squishy love of Marcos the Murderous Thieving Torturing Dictator and his lickspittle attorney Cuevas, eh?
In a way you’re right. There were some people who after 1986 so WANTED Cory to just fling the Marcoses and their cronies, and the coup plotters, up against the wall or send them to dark dungeons in chains (Marcos was planning to send Ramos and Enrile to Corregidor when he ordered them arrested). It was after all a revolutionary period and she could have done anything — including push land reform. Alas, she preferred the soft soft reconciliation approach, which allowed the vermin to escape, recover their spirits and resume their naughty ways.
As for Cuevas keeping quiet? You don’t get it do you? You were rhapsodizing about his dedication to the rule of law, blah blah blah, but I merely noted that apparently his dedication to the rule of law stopped at the point where his skin felt endangered (such courgae, tsk tsk) — IN CONTRAST to the valiant human rights lawyers who, in the face of harassment and intimidation, working pro bono, fought the Marcos dictatorship to try to get some of the student human rights victims released. But of course, as between those two models, it’s easy to see which one you’ve trained your eyes fixedly upon. More tsk tsk
they charged enrile with a non existent crime? hmmmm. is there a possibility that
it was done intentionally? so that the person charged is exonerated? is there an association with the one who was charged and the one who made the charge?
GUSTO KO YUNG SINABI NI @MAFE
That she is from the Blue army kasi its the color of Truth.
I Support PNOY not because of his Yellow color but because of what he is espousing for our Country.
TRUTH will set us FREE.
Therefore, your Honors of the PLAZA MIRANDA I move that this PLAZA MIRANDA will adopt the color of TRUTH “BLUE”
To Pinoyparin:
I SECOND THE MOTION. (So you agree to the manifestation of this representation, to borrow serafin’s words….lol!)
Seriously, I would like to believe that the “legitimate” commenters here, casting aside the trolls and the paid commenters, are not of any color but blue. We support Pnoy to the extent only that he means to pursue public accountability (and when he strays, we’ll also be the first ones to criticize, protest and denounce). I hope he achieves the singular record of being the first President to send to Muntinlupa jail (or at least punish through impeachment) an erring high government official. I’ve known a lot of petty thieves and criminals who stole from private persons or corporations. I believe Corona and Arroyo and many leaders of the past, have not only looted the public coffers but have stolen our future. For this, these scoundrels who are hiding and who have hidden behind the shadow of “the rule of law” deserve no less than public opprobrium and the eternal damnation of hell.
Mabuhay blue army!
I also agree with MAFE and Pinoyparin, I admire PNoy for his “different” leadership. At least, he’s trying his best to be transparent (even the way he attacks Corona and ignored him on his inauguration are transparent) and his adherence to a daang matuwid. We can see something with what’s he’s doing: Bent on ousting an illegal occupant of the CJ throne, putting GMA on hold and hopefully, permanently in jail, responding quickly to people’s need (gas cards for public transport drivers, cash to the very poor ala-U.S. style welfare, now grade 7 and 8 for public schools). We have also become a lender to IMF members.
I think the Pinoys have seen “sincerity” in this President, and it just so happens that Corona had been illegally appointed by GMA and had misdeclared his SALNs, and had put his hands on the PAL case and GMA’s TRO, so PNoy with the support of 188 Congressmen (reps) of the people, MUST AND SHOULD OUST HIM.
We need three or more Presidents like PNoy, former Sen. Saguisag said when interviewed last Feb 25′s People Power 26th anniversary.
FOR THE SAKE OF OUR COUNTRY, let’s see the whole truth and nothing but.
CORONA must be convicted, and Cuevas and Enrile, be seen in their TRUE COLORS, traitors to the truth.
i guess, no, i believe Our Plaza Miranda has not adopted any color. truth may take on many colors, but for now, let’s not attach yellow nor blue, otherwise what the trolls were saying might become true. having said that, i wonder what these trolls’ positions are. they’ve been so loud lately but the sounds are imperceptible.
Since the Arab spring sprung out from Africa, Egypt, Syria, Libya, why dont we
call it ( Alab Spring ) here in Pinas.. I hope you know what this tagalog alab word is
@rochie
I agree, Truth has no color. Let the truth speak for itself. mas makakabuti kung walang kulay ang Plaza Miranda. Kasi ang katotohanan walang pinipiling kulay.
WOW KALAHATING ARAW LANG AKONG DI NAGONLINE DAMI NANGYARI.
UNA SCUD MISSILES ITONG EXPOSE MO RAISSA, HE HE HE
PANGALAWA BIGLANG NAPASOK NG MGA WALANG UTAK ANG ATING PLAZA MIRANDA
PANGATLO NASASAYANG ANG ORAS NATIN DAHIL NABAWASAN ANG MATITINONG USAPAN AT MAKABULUHANG TALAKAYAN PARA SA PAGSUGPO NG KATIWALIAN SA BANSA.
RAISSA PLEASE DO NOT ENTERTAIN ITONG MGA IPIS KAYANG KAYA NG MGA PESTICIDE YAN. HALATANG MGA BOBO WALANG MATINONG KUMENTO SAYANG LANG ORAS MO
REMEMBER PURO MAUUTAK ANG MGA NAGCOCOMENT PRIOR TODAY.
IBIG LANG SABIHIN PLAZA MIRANDA IS TRENDING AND KINAKATAKUTAN NA ITO
TRUTH IS ON YOUR SIDE.
WE WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU 1000% KAMI ON YOUR SIDE.
TRY TO EXPLODE NUCLEAR HE HE HE HE
raisaa sikat kana pinaguusapan kana ni corona at cuevas buti nalang by accident nakita ko ang blog mo ..ngayon kahit hindi ako marunong mag computer ay nakasali ako sa usapan ,
noon panahon namin walang computer kaya natutuwa ako sa blog mo .ngayon nasasabi ko na ang alam ko noon ..hindi ako maka marcos hindi rin ako maka aquino sinasabi ko lang ang alam ko…mga bata wala koyong alam sa nangyari noon maraming tao na galit kay marcos na kababyan niya na ngayon nagbago na ang pagiisip nila dahil sa sitwastion ngayon ng pinas..
As always, thank you so much for your article Ms Raissa!
I was emotional reckoning that Manila Hotel tragic history.
Our office is situated in the 11hectare area block, by the streets of Taft, Pedro Gil and Padre Faura. We as civil servants of the Cory government then, felt we just have to wait for the next surprising news.
And please to those hackers, this article is not only most timed and relevant to the top issue, but more so that the young generation may know about our political history.
So, the nation can move on, but not forgetting the past history.
Just stay and keep the faith Ms.Raissa. The readers need factual stories of you! Mabuhay ka!!
Thank you for sharing, Dahlee, and reading.
Indeed! let them all come! nothing keeps a piece of information in circulation better than it being talked about more whether for or against it! tsk tsk tsk….. sayang ang 300 pesos nila. on the other hand, sa atin din galing yung perang yun kaya ok lang!
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Ipaalam sa lahat ang baho nang mga taga pagtanggol ni Corona at ang kanyang mga trolls!!!
I have a hunch. Maybe there’s a group that wants to control government using the supreme court. that way, they will always stay in power, independent of any elections. The Supreme Court has been methodically exempting itself from the mandates of the constitution itself, including midnight appointments, salns, meddling with impeachment trials, and even contradicting its own rulings when their own is involved.
It really seems like it has been making its own laws, independent of the legislative. Yet everybody seems to be supporting it. Except for Pnoy who of course feels directly the effects of what the supreme court has been doing, and the 188 in the house of representatives. The group seems to be well funded. As they say, money talks.
If my hunch is correct, and the group succeeds, can we still say we are in a democracy? Pano na kaya tayo?
@viewko
Agree completely! There’s a principle of checks and balance enshrined in the Constitution. Safeguards are in place, including placing the sole power to impeach a Supreme Court Justice in the hands of the Senate, acting as an impeachment court. Unfortunately, the misguided (at yung mga nagoyo ni Fr. Bernas, my erstwhile idol and thesis adviser) have conveniently FORGOTTEN this principle in their sheer desire to protect the tiny lady (I don’t even want to call her “little” as she is lower than that) with the neck brace.
she would be part of the group.
And Cuevas will take part in a coup attempt again, this time against PNoy, because corrupt as hell Jejomar “Fake VP” Binay is absolutely drooling at the very sight of the presidency and has been recruiting everybody (the Marcoses, the Coronarroyo Mafia, corrupt religious leaders, etc.) to help him hijack the presidency from PNoy.
Salamat, Raissa, as always, and please mind your physical safety at all times. More power to you and Godspeed!
Trolls are coming in droves.
OustPnoy, Jun Valor, Pepeng rakista, Kristine, DunkinLakay, Gagger Alert, Nyt , all coming from Corona Defense lawyers camp. truthseeker was the lone ranger from religious sect.
Hear yea, hear yea. You are welcome. More is merrier. Troll early tomorrow. He he he
Raissa article is dagger in the heart of Corona defense, belittling integrity of lead lawyer Serafin Cuevas.
So I guess bukas natin makikita yung schizo comment ni truthseeker. Magpapahinga daw muna galing sa rally.
Hahaha! Yup. The more the merrier!
Also, please read the meaning of troll ok: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)
So did I post anything off-topic or inflamatory to derail the subject? If not, then I’m not trolling, I just don’t share the view of the writer, plain and simple. Funny thing is the guys who are trolling are those people supporting this writer.
So, what’s the point of your post then. Is this relevant to the topic at hand? Are you doing this so that you would provoke emotional response from the readers? SO, WHO’S THE TROLL NOW??
May tama ka.. hindi nga troll dapat tawag sa’yo. In my humble manifestation yer hener, I would like to call GaggerAlert, and the likes,BUGS
An almighty dagger to the evil heart of the Binay-Marcos-Coronarroyo Mafia indeed, Johnny. And as with most of Raissa’s articles, they did not think they would live to see this absolute gem of an article published, hence the scramble to send maximum trolls reinforcement to Raissa’s formidable blog. They are afraid. They are very, very afraid.
@Johnny Lin–you’re right and and pls add Toybox ( a Marcos diehard).
Nasa ibaba, titing tigas at FaustFox din, Meron pa ba?
Come on, give us your best shot.
Try Hard to disagree with documented facts.
Petition denying bank accounts of Corona, is that what Corona meant he will do to reveal the accounts IN DUE TIME. Lawyering of Cuevas wont work. Especially he was exposed by Raissa that he never intended to follow Rule of Law.
Cuevas intelligence dud, paltik pala ,hindi magnum.
Corona’s time is up…..he he he.
Hey Johnny. Care to reply with my post above? Also, how can one “try harder to disagree”. Its not like pinipilit namen cguro mag disagree for the sake of an argument,
Ayan. Classic move. Pag walang masagot, hanap ng kakampi para magatungan. Hays.
hey Gagg. – oh, I shortened it
There was a movie of Tom Cruise, Jerry McGuire, where his famous phrase was “SHOW ME THE MONEY”
I said try harder to dispute the facts with your own documented facts. No hearsay. This is to answer your argument:
SHOW ME THE SOURCE OF MONEY OF CORONA FROM BANK ACCOUNTS AND BUYING REAL ESTATES WITH CASH AND HIS ITR INCOME
He he he.
Johnny Lin,
In due time daw, Corona will reveal his dollar accounts. Due time? I don’t know if that has a legal definition. It may mean in a thousand years or never. I believe he/they can’t show the money because it’s so damning so their recourse is the rule of law which, as I gather from their actions, means bombarding us with technicalities and running to the supreme court to seek refuge.
Gagger alert, I would also like to share snippets from the movie “A Few Good Men” (starring Cruise, Nicholson, Demi Moore):
Jack Nicholson (Col. Jessup): “You want answers?”
Tom Cruise (Kaffee): “I think I’m entitled.”
Jack Nicholson (Col. Jessup): “You want answers?”
Tom Cruise (Kaffee): “I want the truth!”
Jack Nicholson (Col. Jessup): “You can’t handle the truth!”
He confessed in the end. Oh how I love Jack Nicholson, but yes, we can handle the truth. Corona can’t.
nice one, mafe…
“In due time” in legal parlance can loosely refer to a condition (i.e., it may or may not happen) and not a term (i.e, a period where it is certain to happen but it’s not sure when). In short, conditional ang paglabas ng dollar accounts. Play of words, we ARE trying to unseat a Chief Justice, I expect nothing less.
*Reference: New Civil Code on the Law on Obligations and Contracts: Term vs Condition.
thanks, Andie, for enlightening me. So am I right in being downright cynical about corona’s promise of “due time”?
So, how does the iconic scene of Jack Nicholson prove your point?
Could you just choose one username and not unleash your many alteregos (ever heard of the term “schizophrenic”) on a blog that requires thinking?
Technically, Justice Cuevas acted within legal bounds with his participation in the Manila Hotel “coup attempt.” Under the law, the winner of the 1986 snap election can only be declared by the then Batasan Pambansa, who earlier declared Marcos as the winner.
When Cory Aquino took over power, instead of asking for a recount and letting the Batasang Pambansa declare her as the official winner of the said election which should have been the right thing to do, she abolished the assembly and installed her own revolutionary governmen and drafted her own Freedom Constitution. Legally, Marcos was still president and Tolentino was the declared Vice President who has yet to take his oath since Cory never asked the lawmaking body to undo its declaration of the two, which was in fact in accordance with election law at the time.
As for his role in defending Enrile from the charge of “Rebellion Complexed with Murder,” that charge did not in fact exist in the law books, Naturally the government lost its case and Justice Cuevas also acted within the bounds of the law. Why blame him from what is by and large, Franklin Drilon;’s stupiduty?
Therefore, it is not true that Serafin Cuevas did not always follow the rule of law. He in fact, always did.
Are you sure you’re not a clone of “Alan Valenzuela”? almost exactly the same words. Kindly read up on what rule of law operates under a revolutionary government. Don’t stop
@ north nepomuceno
dami ninyo na pare pareho argument ninyo ni Gagger Alert. Scripted kayo ni Tatad at Corona. may kodigo pa kayo sa pag post sa Raissa blog.
Tangengot talaga. May rebolusyonary government tinayo si Cory, suspended na lahat, wala na yung dating gobierno. Nag coup sina Cuevas, Tolentino, Enrile, Honasan. Ibig sabihin rebelde sila. Ano tawag sa NPA ngayun legal ba gagawin nila kung sabihin nila ang ginagawa sinusunod ang gobierno ni Aguinaldo? pano sila legal kung illegal ang pasok sa nakaupong gobierno? iyan ang hirap kapag sinubo sa inyo tatanggapin na hindi nag iisip. Mukhang uto- uto tuloy kayo.
Tagalog na para maintindihan ng mabuti.
He he he
Nup. Mukhang scripted kasi of people like you who refuse to think! Instead, kayo mismo nag dederail ng topic! hays.
gagg – oh, mali na naman
Sabi mo sagutin kita sa above. Sinagot kita di mo pinagtanggol si Corona.
Ulit:
Magnanakaw at sinungaling si Corona.
Matandang ulyanin si Cuevas.
Hindi mapaliwanag saan galing limpak limpak na pera sa bangko
Yan ang topic
Aber sagot he he he.
Maganankaw? Evidence please. If you have a conclusive one. Present it to them. Kasi diba kung nakikinig ka, if the evidence is submitted by a private individual, puede?
Cuevas? Ulyanin? Hahahaha! Try debating with him and see sino magmumukhang ewan dahil sa pagkapurol ng pagiisip.
Pinakita na evidence sa banko. SWAH WAAH WAAH
Pakita ngayon ni Corona evidence kinita niyang marangal ang pera sa Mar 12. Due Time na. Ayaw niyang magbigay ng ebidensya, Ninakaw kasi.
Ayaw din tumestigo ni Corona.
MAGANAKAW NAGTATAGO, EBIDENSYA AYAW MAGTESTIGO
Cuevas walang talino. Slick lamang siya, hindi Smart.
Example ng Slick- Mike Arroyo
Example ng Smart – De Lima
Cuevas Ma-utak – Masama ang Utak, waahhh
HE HE HE.
Oh, the ties that bind.
I got home from horrendous traffic (I’m marginally affected by the INC-caused traffic) after a gruelling day, and your post made me smile, Raissa. Bonus points to the readers who actually cited their sources for this: Andrew Lim, Baycas, Odasoid.
It is these types of associations – Cuevas defending Enrile – that are of paramount importance. From an ethical point of view, it is UNETHICAL for Enrile to be the judge of a case defended by Cuevas because Cuevas defended him in another case. There is the unquantifiable but odious question of how much of a debt Enrile is now paying to Cuevas.
Why do we hold our public officials to such non existent standards of accountability and transparency?
I got to thinking about how in raffle tickets, there are provisions about who may enter, and usually, relatives of employees of the company holding the raffle, if I remember correctly “up to the second degree of affinity or consanguinity” are BARRED from entering the raffle. Ethically, this makes sense to me: it is to remove doubt in any outsider’s mind that there is, as the colloquial – and racist! – remark goes, “lutong Macau”. A win by someone who has a connection with any employee of the company would be suspect – did that person win “honestly” or did “magic” happen?
Accounting for the laws of probability, there is, of course, a chance that if these provisions were not in place, a relative of an employee would actually win, although of course, infinitely smaller compared to everyone else not connected to the company. Considerations on ethical issues demand that one be overly conservative, even erring on the side of conservatism, rather than allowing a relaxed hold, to ensure propriety, above the table transactions and to expunge all doubts and accusations that not everything is above board.
Sa raffle ticket lang yan, ha.
Eh, eto: Judge sa impeachment trial. Ang head defense lawer, dati nyang abogado para ipawalang bisa ang charges na nag o-overthrow ng government. If you place this side by side with the raffle ticket scenario, sa tingin natin lahat, which situation DEMANDS A HIGHER LEVEL OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND ETHICAL ACTION? One where there can be NO DOUBT that a judgement was rendered fairly and not because one is probably indebted to another person?!?
Yung mga magsasabi na walang ugnayan ang dating relasyon ni Cuevas at Enrile sa impeachment trial, pwede, umalis na kayo. Di ko alam kung anong mga magulang meron kayo o anong paaralan kayo nanggaling, pero yang katwiran na yan ay MALI.
Wag nyong ipagmalaki ang pagpapanig nyo sa mali.
Well said, Guy.
Add to that, Cuevas and Enrile were in the same political camp of Erap presidency.
Now we know why Cuevas has Elvis sideburns.
His favorite song SUSPICION, He he he
Hah Hah Hah Hah Hah!
wow! what a revelation! kaya naman pala nanginginig na ang tuhod ni enrile tuwing may objection si cuevas. at ang pinagagalitan ang prosecution. I wanted at first to give him the benefit of the doubt, but I’m now convinced that he will never tip the balance to the other side, corona’s side. i remember an article in the past isssue of Inquirer where Rina Jimenez-David wrote about how she along with some journalists were treated to a festive ,meal because the Enriles want his name to be “resurrected” and she commented how gentleman he was and blah-blah because he plans to run as senator in the future and maybe as President later on. Dahil hindi na pwedeng tumakbo si Enrile because of his age, kaya si Jackie ang gino-groom niyang pumalit sa kaniyang lugar. I hope people will remember their names. Marcos! Enrile! Huwag na pahintulutang makapasok pa uli sa Senado o saan man. Never again!
To borrow the words of Farrokh Bulsara, I sometimes wish Cuevas had never been born at all. In Cuevas (live on TFC), I see a little silhouetto of a man. Scaramouche!
It is not funny. It is very, very frightening!
-Sleepless in Seattle
Hmmm.. Indi kaya kayo yung mga paid hacks? Paid para sumangayon sa mga nakasulat dito?
LOL.
Try again.
Hahahaha… see how funny it sounds when someone accuses you of that?
the current rate of exchange is PHP 1 = 1,000 GaggerAlerts
MAGKANO KA?!!!
..thanks miss raissa.. i find this enlightening ..
.. 2 thumbs up for cj corona in making him his defender.. really good strategy
addendum:
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.. potentially damaging consequences of you unearthing them though.. ( will wait and see
Ok, I’m going to reply in general sa comment ko, ok.
We are under democracy, we have the freedom of speech. However, it should be freedom with utmost responsibility. It doesn’t necessarily mean that whenever you say something, it all makes sense.
I don’t see the point of targetting Cuevas and Enrile if the prosecution team is not winning. Is it their fault? A BIG NO!!! Blame your “manoks” for not preparing for the case. Kasi nga minadali diba? Ms Robles is directly attacking Cuevas and Enrile for what? What does this have to do with the current trial? Nothing. So please people, think before you speak ok? I’m not a paid hack puede ba? Uulitin ko, indi lahat e bilib kay Pnoy.
Now we go back to freedom of speech. I can comment if I want to to share my opinion, if you don’t like it, then that’s it. Nobody is telling you to accept it. The only problem with people here is that, tumitira ng personal. Paid hack ako kamo? Oh PLEASE!!!
I’m going to single out the person who gives a shit if Pnoy is wounded that time. BOO F*CKING HOOO! That line is no way connected to this. It clearly wants the sentiment of the supporters again, for what? Sa mga taong lacking ng common sense, did I include those people who died? Wala namn diba? Masyado kasi kayong atat humusga, porket indi nyo kaanib.
Now, as for my shallowness, I’ve made it a point that this has no place in the current trial. Its like naninira ka ng ibang tao because he’s doing good at something. Who’s being shallow now? Either it came from jealousy or utter stupidity. You choose people.
you’re using the word “should”? why, are you God? a game master? delusional? You’re just another loser pseudo intellectual who vaguely remembered a few words in college (assuming you got that far) and suddenly believe you can proclaim the puissance of your somewhat undergrown mind. The reality is all you really have is Internet access.
You said there is no point of targetting Cuevas and Enrile if the Prosecution is not winning.
First, your assumption is wrong on winning because there is no final decision yet from impeachment. The premise alone is faulty so you lost the argument already.
Second your question,” Is it their fault”?
It is faulty again. Do you understand what you read? Raissa revealed the association of Enrile and Cuevas, she did not say it was their fault for prosecution miscues.
2 out of 3, you lost on your argument.
Rule of law: Judges and lawyers are mandated by law to reveal their kinship, business or personal association among each other on pending cases where both of them are involved.
That is the reason some judges inhibit or recuse from the case or a lawyer withdraws from representation. Two lawyers of Corona withdrew precisely because of this reason. Cuevas should have revealed publicly before the trial about his participation on a coup against Cory and his subsequent representation of Enrile, who is presiding Senate officer.
Cuevas should have revealed how he was paid by Enrile on his representation. Do you know what words they describe for that:
HONESTY and TRANSPARENCY. Cuevas, despite his old age, does not have the decency to give young lawyer a dignified example. Tumandang paurong sabi ng lola ko.
Tell me facts and the law the way I did: He he he.
Good job, Johnny Lin! You hit the nail right on the head.
So, who is looking stupid now, the persecutor or the defense. Kita mo o! Ilang articles yung ni withdraw nila kasi WALA SILANG EVIDENCE! Now Johnny, given that fact, who do you think is winning. Use that lame brain of yours.
Cue sweet and bitter violin music for a pseudo intellectual who still hasn’t recovered from the shock of Gilberto Teodoro LOSING
Gagg oh my oh my
Who is winning? Can’t you understand,case not voted yet.
There are 8 Articles, 5 were dropped, 3 pushed thru by Prosecution.
ONLY ONE needed for CONVICTION. Senators can vote 3 times, one for each Article. Nobody won yet, he he he.
Plan of Prosecution beforehand, file many Artices to divert the attention of Defense which Article they would pin on Corona that would be too difficult for him to defend. They knew that Article 2 was their ace so in order that Corona would not know what was coming to him they concentrated hammering the connection of GMA to Corona and his judiciary fund so his time would be used up trying to find ways defending the 7 decoy articles. The World Bank report did not surface without a purpose. Who is stupid now?
its a chess game, 5 pawns were meant to be sacrificed.
Defense was duped by Prosecution gambit, he he he
Hahahaha! Not everytime the sacrifice does pay off. Tsaka dito, they gave up almost everything. Napaka obvious namn they are left with almost nothing. Bandang huli, hoping nalng yang mga yan sa stalemate. Pero this is a courtroom. Kaya bawal ang tabla.
Plan as many articles? Wow a. Very nice logic. For what reason is that? To waste court days? Waste the taxpayers money. Another term is fishing expedition. Hoping sa lahat ng pagaakusa nila may isang madawit. Kaya nga sabon na sabon sila e. Naalala mo sabi ni Enrile, nagmumukhang wala silang evidence, at umaasa sila sa subpoena ng IC? If that’s they’re plan, clearly, nothing is working for them.
Your making things complicated. Also, I don’t see any of them have the capability to plan with such complexity. If you see it as it is, indi sila prepared, and theri evidence are sh*T!
Mukhang nerds, genius pala
Cuevas mukhang smart, SLICK lang pala. Swaah waah waah
Article 2 Corona must explain his SALN and SOURCE OF MONEY IN BANKS. SUAREZ a corona ally said Corona must testify.
Cuevas just announced, Corona will not testify
DUWAG, WALANG BALLS SINA CORONA AT CUEVAS
Buti pa si Topacio, bine bet pa yung balls.
Sabi nga ni Miriam GAGO. Yun pala directed kay Corona yun dahil ibig sabihin ng Gago sa urban dictionary ay Bayag.
Have Balls Corona from Miriam,
He hehe
hahaha…
tsk…tsk…tsk…
wrong moved…
5 pawns sacrifice?
but the position of other chess pieces can’t check mate…
waah…
Swaah waah waah
Explain source of Corona money, kahit anong move check mate Article 2
He he he.
Good News
SWSS survey of Impeachment reached Corona camp tonight.
“Survey showed 70% of Filipinos believed Corona is guilty of corruption. Raissa blog played a big role in dissemianting factual events related to the players, Senate-jurors, Prosecutors and Defense Lawyers. Her articles on Corona was believed by may Filipinos here and abroad. Social media spread the words faster than regular gossips”
Corona and company frantically meeting tonight on how to prevent further damage to limit public discussion of case.
Ms Raissa, I hope their group would adhere to the “Rule of Law” in trying “to prevent further damage to limit public discussion of case” and won’t resort to violent means against you. I’ll pray for you and your husband’s safety.
Roger that
INC rally failed.
Corona Camp on attack mode against evil public perception of Corona.
All forces mobilized in cyberworld. Atty Roy is their savvy internet guy in charge of the operation. More trolls coming on Raissa blog.
Did anybody notice?
Atty Jimeno stopped giving media interview. She and Roy are on collision course since that “touching” incident. (makabagbag damdamin of DunkinLakay)
He he he.
I expect nothing less from someone who doesn’t have a cartilage of delicadeza in his being. I’m just glad that the connection between Cuevas and Enrile has surfaced.
Atty Jimeno and Atty Roy touching incident – totoo ba to? Kwento ka naman.
Ma’m Raissa, sorry ha, OT muna. Makiki-chismis muna ako kay Johny Lin.
Ako rin, I want to know what happened bet Attys Jimeno and Roy. Inner chismosa coming out hihi.
Suplada, matagal ka kasing nawala sa Plaza Miranda, LoL.
Ang tanong sa Corona camp? bakit umalis kaagad sa birthday party ni Atty Esguerra si Karen?
Ang totoo, kailan huling nagpa- interview si Jimeno sa media. Dati araw araw nasa ABS CBN News siya.
@Johnny Lin
Alter ego ka na ba ni Boy Abunda ngayon? LOL
@baltazar
Hi mate.
Last night I posted that Corona team was discussing a survey with about 70% results favoring Corona impeachment and the reason given by the respondents was somehow related to Raissa blog.
“@dont stop believing” just posted a link on that survey, it was a UP student survey.
You think I am always kidding or shall I say bluffing
Remember, beforehand, long ago I said Tatad was involved, gave warning about Corona infidelity that it was disinformation tactic, that there was talk of Corona lawyers who were thinking of withdrawing, and Cuevas was thinking of withdrawing which he himself revealed why that talk came up.
Before the trial I posted at best only 3 Articles were worth for impeachment and that only Article II has the highest chance of conviction because of the money in the banks and excessive unexplained wealth.
How is that Kenny Roger lyrics again
LOL. Our friend The Gambler strikes again!
Johnny lin…
goin’ ballistic…
hahaha…
Pare gusto ko tong picture mo rito-anak ng pating, pag umaga at naasar ako sa opisina pag nakikita ko to -talaga naman sambulat ng tawa yung maga kasamahan ko, parang inipit yung bayag ng makakita ng daga at ipis. nice symbolism Balting…
carry on my friend!
@Johnny Lin and co-advocates,
If the sovereign Filipino people are to win this war against the corrupt, liars, thieves and crooks in the government, we must, as Sun Tzu in “The Art of War” says, “Understand the enemy.”
We must understand their arrogance, their manipulations and maneuverings of the present national discourse of this impeachment trial.
Let us UNITE for the primacy of TRUTH and JUSTICE and not be confused with the rules of law, rules of court and other legal jargons used to cover-up their misdeeds.
@bagong pepe
We also must counterattack their maneuvers with their own dose of medicines. I volunteer to this job
Amen
I don’t want to comment on Atty. Jimeno; but to me she appears to be another lawyer who wants to be a permanent fixture on TV. Parang gusto magkasariling TV show.
hmmm ….
http://www.rappler.com/nation/special-coverage/corona-trial/1681-defense-counsel-cursed,-bashed-senators-on-twitter#.T0do69a_ths.facebook
hmmm ….
pinatuyan ni cuevas na isa syang magaling na abogado biro mo nailusot nya si enrile…samantalang mga porksecutor sa impreachment eh laging sabon ang inaabot….. pwera na lang pag tinulungan ni baboy drilon…. mga istupidong porksecutor…
raisa, wag ka ma highblood…. magkano natanggap mo kay carpio?
Ayun na naman.
Utak ipis talaga.
Kapag nag-expose ako, agad sinasabi nabayaran ako.
Sariling sikap lang ito, toy.
sori ka na lang.
hwag mo nang pansinin at sayangain oras mo dyan Raissa. Miolo Mascual, daw. eh halata namang si Atty Roy yan eh.
miolo mascual, ingaw magngano nganggap mo ay cuevas? nyolar or peso? pati utak mo ngongo na rin .LOL
O diba? Nakakatawang sabihan na bayaran ka? Pero you accuse of everyone who does not agree with your points as paid hacks. Wow!
when you trolls post at midnight do you get paid late night rates?
Nup. Did you ever think that not all people sleep at the same time? Basic logic lang utoy. Gamitin ang utak…
so you DON’T get paid extra? sabi na nga ba — cutprice rates for low quality
Hahaha! FUnny!
Nup! No need to be paid. My day job could support me already.
Even better for the dark forces! A lackey who’s too stupid to work even for peanuts.
Gagg-oh ulit
Your day job supports you already, of course, stealing money from supreme court by not working when you are supposed to work. waaaaah.
told by Midas to keep posting in Raissa blog is your assignment now. Make sure you return the unspent per diem given to you.
Maawa kayo sa gobyerno, sobra na pagnanakaw ninyo ni Corona at Midas sa binigay ng World Bank.
He he he.
Sa mga taong nagsasabing 1986 pa ito o let’s move on, ito ang masasabi ko sa inyo: ang taong hindi marunong tumingin sa pinanggalingan, hindi makakarating sa pinaroroonan.
Sa mga taong nagsasabing may bias: FACTS po ito. Mag-research po kayo sa mga dyaryo nung 1986 at 1987 para malinawagan kayo
Fact.. Ninoy was a communist. You knew that.
Fact.. Martial law was declared because of the chaos in our country.
Fact.. students joined CPP-NPA that’s why Marcos don’t have a choice that time.
Fact.. Cory gave positions to her angkan.
Fact.. NO POLITICIAN IS PERFECT. If you knew one. He/She should be a saint! No pun intended.
Were were you born?
In a hell’s nest?
Your facts grate against the truth.
Quck, tell me where you got your “facts” — tell me before…no! it’s too late! Can’t hold it back — MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
WHAT A DOOFUS!
Gagger,
Yung mga nagpatalsik kay Marcos, yung mga madre, mga kinder, mga sidewalk vendors, mga residents ng forbes, mga businessmen ng makati, mga estudyante (aside from UP), mga sundalong bumaligtad, komunista din ba?
Ang tanong, were you even there? I think you don’t have the answer this.
Really?? I MEAN REALLY? Care to counter that facts that you know? Ang hirap sayo madam. Bibira ka ng ganyan, tapus, wala ka namn ma present na facts na puede ma counter yung cnasabi ko.
Alam mo, tip a. Mas mapapabilib mo mga unbelievers mo kung maayus ka sumagot. Kesa ganyan ka ng ganyan.. wala kang mapapala. Para ka lang palingkerang putak ng putak na walang substance ang sinasabi.
Here are the facts in the REAL world, not the one you inhabit
FACT – Ninoy was NOT a Communist
FACT – Marcos declared Martial Law so he could grab power, using the pretext of chaos which he himself created
FACT – many students joined the Left — as they did all around the world in the late 1960s — because they saw no alternative to the situation and they wanted change.
FACT – Cory probably gave positions to her angkin, just like EVERY OTHER politician (in every other country for that matter). Marcos, of course, didn’t just give positions, he gave the entire country to his relatives and cronies. Some to run publishing, others to run agriculture, yet others to monopolize gambling
SOURCES: Conjugal Dictatorship (Mijares), Inside the Palace (Romulo), Waltzing With a Dictator (Bonner), In Our Image (Karnow), Cacique Democracy (Anderson), Philippine Politics Development and Decay (Wurfel), An Anarchy of Families (McCoy), Closer Than Brothers (McCoy), Philippine Free Press, 1966-1972 editions, etc etc etc
Thank you, Alan, for reiterating the Facts. I’m very concerned with what some people are trying to do, rewrite history through propaganda. I’m especially worried about the impressionable youth who appear to be easily swayed by catchy videos and powerpoint presentations.
@GaggerAlert – we gave you the benefit of the doubt and took time to read the article that you cited. Please also take the time to read the books that Alan cited above. It might change your life.
Hay jusme. Pakibasa uli. Isa pa one more time.
Typical and predictable reaction. Once you’ve seen one sub-intellectual troll, you’ve seen them all. At least yung isa sa kanila, si Alan Valenzbaliwala, nagpapanggap na may intellect. This one, nada.
my God, what did your history teachers do to you?
Gagger- Substantiate your “facts.”
ninoy is a communist – http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/198820/news/specialreports/ninoy-networked-with-everyone-reds-included
Cory – hahahaha really? Do I need to say that? Hello! Hacienda!
As for the era before Martial Law. Diba communism is on the rise? Vietnam war palang grabe na o! Not to mention China. Anu ba yan!
So, an article says that Ninoy networked with everyone including Reds, so that makes him a communist. Hey boy genius! When he was President Richard Nixon networked with Mao Zedong and actually visited Communist (Red) China! I guess by your “logic” that makes him a communist, eh?
Didn’t you at least bring any of the references you used? You know, the coloring books? With the connect the dots drawing using big pencils?
LOL!
Now that’s an ANIMATOR.
To elevate @GaggerAlert’s dull colored pencil skills , why not computer-generated imagery (CGI) – in keeping with advance graphic technologies.
Who knows, he may come back with a 3D version, a better one. LOL!
@GaggerAlert
Did you even comprehend and understand the article you cited? Assuming everything was factually correct, the author said that while Ninoy tried to collaborate with the Reds, nothing pushed through. There was no actual collaboration. In street parlance, “walang natuloy.”
Also, what happened to your other so called Facts? You merely cited one article and that’s already enough for you to support all your Factual allegations?
So now your saying this GMA news could be fabricated Maria?
Going into your suggestion that everything is factually correct, collaborating already holds a great deal at proving that though this so called Hero of yours may or may not be a communist but nonetheless an instrument to create the chaos that was then during Marcos’ era.
It doesn’t take a genius to understand what really happened before 1986. But it takes a paid hack and a good writer at one to twist history.
Hey Juan, I’m wondering, did you manage to pass college using sophistry like that? Or did you fail it so many times you just decided to go online where you can pretend to be intelligent?
Thank you, Lord, for Ninoy for creating the chaos that ultimately led to the end of the Marcos era.
Har har har…Ms.Raissa, did you check if this b@st%rd GaggerAlert is having the same IP address as turth_seeker..? His rants vis a vis truth_seeker’s Ilongo-Aryan sh%t seemed to have emanated from the same a$s.
Talaga?
I will.
Thanks.
@Baltazar.. so ganun na no? Hay… susme! Wala na ba talga kayong maisip? Either spammer or paid hack, napaka lame namn nyan. Kung wala kayong matinong masagot, wag nalng mag post!
@gaggeralert: why don’t we try this, why don’t you cite the sources of the assertions you just made. we read them. then we can come back to the discussion with a more objective frame of mind.
@Gagger
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Si Ninoy, kumunista? LOL. The funny and stupid thing about this accusation is that , they commonly come from the younger people – new generations – those who did not experience the Marcos years. The same image of Ninoy was painted in my imagnation by Marcos and his puppets during my childhood days. Even at our school , it was a taboo to even mention his name.
Ilang taon ka na ba? Yung totoo? Don’t lie to me because I have a reputation for busting myths .
Announcement:
After tonight’s meeting, Attys Salvador and Roy under instruction from Corona and Cuevas are paying hackers and bloggers 300 pesos per day who will troll on Raissa’s blog to crash her website.
Contact person is at the lobby of Diamond Hotel starting at 9:00AM. Look for fat, sloppy dressed, pot bellied, cigar smoking guy
Raissa article on Cuevas devastated cover of Enrile and Honasan, he he he.
THREE HUNDRED PESOS? Ang cheap ha! Di pa umabot sa minimum wage. Idemanda nyo ung nagbayad sa inyo for labor exploitation at unfair labor practices.
I suggest you should request Corona to convert P300 into US$300. Baka maki-join pa ko sa inyo.lol
Good article again, Raissa. These trolls, as you call them, are very funny. If you read the comments in Inquirer, your blood will boil. I’m sure the above trolls are also commenting in Inquirer with different names. And most of them are bastos or walang modo.
i have stopped reading Philstar.com and now i don’t read anymore the comments in the inquirer either. nakakainis lang ang mga trollers na iyan. buti pa dito na lamang sa blog ni raissa sumulat ng mga comments ang mga legitimate commentators dahil nakaka-walang-ganang magbasa ng mga comments doon. pati mga halak-hak sinusulat
with capital letters pa man din.
Kapag opposing opinion branded as paid hack na agad? Hindi ba pwedeng nakikita lang ang malice ng mga sinusulat ng author?
Tsaka bakit ganun kung makasagot sa comments si raissa parang highblood lagi, palengkerang journalist ba ito na ang peg ay palengkerong presidente. Trolling your own article? Trollolol.
you obviously did not read the original thread. nyt was the first one who said “paid hack”.
nyt! how are you? quick costume change? working hard to earn those C-bucks huh?
THE KOKROTS AND THE YATOTS trolls ARE OUT TO ENTERTAIN US AGAIN,YEHEY
walang mapuntahan at hindi na binabasa ang mga alyadong blog nila
Raissa, you are indeed the center pf Philippine journalism,
nandito na sila ernie, si kit, si makoy, si miriam.
Halina sa blog ng katotohanan!
wala kayong mapuntahan ano mga bitoys at bitays,
sabi sa inyo malungkot ang mundo nyo, pare pareho ba nman kayong corrupt
eh di mga siga kayo lahat, bawat isa bida sa inyo,
sabi nga its epes time!
For your mental health, I suggest @kristine, reading more articles suited to your line of thinking. Tiglao, Olivares, Locsin – find their columns so that you can achieve sanity.
You are free to leave this blog. But you don’t.
Nakapagtataka. And SO revealing.
Ang tanung…
Magkano naman ang nabigay ni Penoy sa makabag-bag damdaming istorya ni madam Raissa?
Tama na muna yang “storytelling a lie” at abangan nalang natin ang final judgement ng mga senator-judges..
Wow, another one.
Trouble with you, folks, is that you think just because something original comes out it was “paid” for.
Must be the company you keep.
Ipis time.
Definitely si atty Roy ka pangalan Pepeng Rakista. Very obvious.
Mas mabuti pag aralan paano ninyo mapaliwanag ang pera ni Corona sa bangko. Hindi uubra ang petisyun na ipaisang tabi yun.
Alam na ng taong bayan. Di na maitago.
Corona, due time na, he he he.
Pare, looking at Roy’s face having Bumbay features, he reminds me of the Bumbay 5-6. In short, Utang ka lima sa umaga, bayad ka anim sa hapon. That’s robbery in broad daylight. My Indian friends themselves are laughing about this Punjabi cut throat money lending business which is also famous in India – at dinala ng mga Bumbay sa Pnas.
Pro bono daw si Roy.. No way! Pro bono sa umaga pero kolekta bayad sa hapon. Which means, sisingilin nyan si Corona pagdating ng araw. Does the word delicadeza having a meaning to Corona? Or he doesn’t know the word at all.
sanay ka sigurong bayaran kaya iniisip mong lahat bayaran. tingnan mo ang article ni raissa, me ebedinsiya. talagang kuha iyon sa diyaryo noon. o baka, hindi ka pa ipinanganganak noon, kaya wala kang alam na gano’n.
Hhmm.. Eh anu ngayun kung nadun si Cuevas sa isang Coup noong ’86.
Matalino kasi yaang tao na yan dahil alam niya na sa wala lang mapupunta yang EDSA 1.
Ganito nalang kasi, Hintayin nalang natin ang paghuhusga ng mga senator-judges.
Masyado kayo kasi atat eh, ayan tuloy, andami kalat na basura yung mga prosecutors.
On the other side…
Kumusta na TARLAC?
Galing kasi ako sa Ilocos last week, ka-ganda pala dun? J
Saan ka ba galing lakay? bakit di man lang tayo nagkita sa Ilocos? sa pangalan mo pa lang amoy na kita, GI as in GURANGIS NA ILOKANO!! Agkita ta man ta centro ti Laoag, ana ti makunam lakay?
Oisst, masyado ka naman Bitter Ocampo.
Hindi ba pwedeng, gwapong gurangis na ilocano muna?
Kmusta na pala TARLAC?
@DunkinLakay
…Storytelling a lie daw. Katukin natin ng konte yang kukote mo para ma lose ang kalawang. Sabi nung patronesa nyo, yung sakit nya kailangang ipagamot sa ibang bansa. Ibig sabihin hindi kayang gamutin dyan sa Pnas..life-threatening daw…Ah talaga? Buhay pa naman ang amo nyo after so many months ano? Gusto lang talagang tumakbo sa batas.
…Storytelling a lie daw…sabi ni Corona, wala syang itinatago. Wala pala. Eh bakit pinipigilan ng mga abogado nya na kalkalin ang records ng bangko kung wala..tsk..tsk….
Sige, abangan natin ang final judgment ng mga senator-judges. Pero kahit i acquit nila si Corona despite the evidences, nakakita ka na ba ng justice na nagkakaso sa BIR because of the very basic ordinance to pay the rightful tax? Eh siguro , one of a kind si Corona, kasi nag-iisa talaga siyang ganun…manggagantso.
Now tell me who is lying.
sa tingin ko, si Corona hindi na nakakatulog. Convicted o hindi sa IC, he will have to face the criminal courts soon. Kawawa naman siya. Ay teka lang, hindi ako naaawa. I hope he gets what he deserves, much worse than sleepless nights — sleeping in the dump called Maximum Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa.
* Kaya nga may due process eh, para mapakita at mapag debatihan ang lahat ng
naipresentang evidence. Kaso, yung Team Prosecution, ayun nilalangaw na. 5 out of 8
sa articles of impeachment linaglag na, sinabon tuloy sila ni MDS.
Anyway,
Kumusta na ang TARLAC.
Napadaan kasi ako doon last week from Ilocos.
@Dunkin,
Lakay ka nga, matanda katulad ni Cuevas. Memory lapses due to some expired neurons in your nut. Bakit naman kami ang tinatanong mo, nasa Singapore ako, si Mel nasa Aussie, si Johnny Lin nasa nasa US…eh ikaw kamo ang dumaan doon bakit hindi ikaw ang mag describe ng SCTEX, yung Hacienda discuss mo.
Ang isang nakakatawa at nakakawa sa mga tulad mong Coronista, bukod sa hindi mo maipagtanggol ang amo mo, lagi nyong ini insist ang HLI sa bawat discussion.
Search mo na lang ang site na ito then you while find out some blogs regarding the HLI.
Hwag tayong lumayo sa issue. Ikaw, how do you explain Corona’s bank accounts and expensive properties NOT commensurate with his income even if you include the purported proceeds of the BGE property sale?
Huwag kang lampa na aasa asa sa uugod ugod na si Cuevas. Ikaw ang sumagot at ipagtanggol mo ang amo mo.
DunkinLakay,
Mga ordinaryong tao na MARUNONG MAKITA ANG KATOTOHANAN ang naniniwala sa reporting ni Raissa. Pang international kasi ang reporting ni Raissa, direct to the point, suportado ng facts, kaya sa mga katulad mong LAKAY ni Corona, ang SAKIT NG KATOTOHANAN.
i don’t think this is relevant to the impeachment case. It’s not Cuevas fault if he is too brilliant and the prosecution is too stupid. if they took part in the coup, maybe they believe that the cory admin. is not any doing good for the country. aminin naman natin, the cory regime is the start of the country’s downfall. everyone is entitled to their opinion. magrespetuhan na lang tayo.
Really?
The coup took place only a few months after the 1986 People Power.
You say the cory regime is the start of the country’s downfall?
Ah, Marcos pa rin. Marcos pa rin.
If you are that mentally challenged – you claim this has no relevance – you may peddle your thoughts elsewhere. If this is the kind of thinking Corona supporters have, no wonder they see nothing wrong.
ano ang sabi mo brilliant si cuevas !!! brillant ba na ang alam na depense ay objection your honor na tinatangap naman ni pareng enrile ang magaling na attorny ay lalabanan nag ebidensia hindi i object ……ngayon buko na si cuevas na kompanyero ni enrile HA! HA! HA!..
Mukhang me double dose of Rip Van Winkle serum itong si pepeng rakista. HOY GISING!!!
Pepe, if the military supported Enrile-Honasan took power in 1986, we would really be in deeper sh*t. Their ideology and their means will produce a Syria like it is today. The military will have more Garcias and Ligots much worst. Honasan has no qualms in killing people as long as he achieves his end. Ilan ang namatay sa dami ng coup nila?
Pepe, anong racket mo ba, mag-ingay o kumita or both?
I agree with your assessment.
@nyt maybe you should respect others opinion also. Ms. Raissa does not force us to believe everything she wrote here. I think we all have the right mind to discern what is right and wrong. If you feel threaten then it must be true.
What’s wrong with this article, is it something that lingers in the past…when all this country needs are forward looking citizens willing to advance this country…
In other words, you want people to simply erase the past.
It’s because of this attitude that the country can’t progress.
I guess Jun Valor wants us to have amnesia. We are all children of that past, and parents of the future. If we purposely unlearn ( I do not want to use the word erase) from history, we’d commit the same mistakes today and in the future, and yes, as raissa said, we can’t (and won’t) progress.
And your memory of the past is selective, Raissa, and with such kind of memory a journalist like you, will our country progress? Tell me Raissa!
yung hinid bayaran na journalist.
Raissa, masaya na itong blog mo marami ng sumasali na mga huwad sa katotohanan, anyway, lahat kami naniniwala sa mga hot item mo. mas lumilinaw ang mga pangyayari sa buong paligid ng pilipinas, ituloy mo lang ang laban para sa katotohanan kasi iilan na lang kayong mga journalist ang natitira sa mundo na naglalahad ng katutuhanan, halos karamihan ay bayaran… More Power to you !!!
Salamat.
Marami pa naman kami
for those of us who are already grown ups in 1986 & 1987, the events that took place during those times are still vividly etched in our minds. So at the outset of the impeachment trial of thief justice corona, I was waiting for either one and/or cuevas or enrile to express their intention of inhibiting as a matter of delicadeza. But I was so disappointed so all the little respect that I had to this old men disappeared. Maybe just maybe old age can make ones sense of decency evaporate. Am also now a senior and I am happy that we have a journalist like you who writes her stories with unimpeachable facts without fear or favor. Thank you and as the late Joe Cantada use to say, Just Keep on Punching.
tama ka ms raissa! ang taong hindi marunong lumingon sa pinanggalingan ay hindi makararting sa paroroonan…try to look for the mistakes of the past to be able to do morally correct it today!
@Jun Valor
So it is true, the meeting tonight of Corona and Defense lawyers was about Raissa blog.
The barking dogs were unleashed as ordered by Tatad.
Very obvious. Maceda, Doronila, and Tiglao were saying forget the past. Bongbong said, stop blaming my father. To which De Quiroz countered “blame them”.
When rationale fails, the last hurrah is “let us move forward”, Motto of Opportunists.
Very typical Tatad, Enrile, Maceda old principle. Tsk,tsk, tsk.
He he he.
As we are living testaments of the power of Santayana’s words, it really bears repeating:
Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it.
How can this country move forward where these old and corrupt people dominate the society?
Hwag kang mag alala, amoy lupa na yang mga yan. At kahit anong pabango ang gamitin nagiging amoy embalsamo na pag nag mix na sa pawis. Mataas sila ngayon pero pag namatay sila pare parehas lang – 6 feet below the ground.
let us then move forward to sending them to jail. how can a conspirator to treason get away from this?
@Jun Valor
as to what your name implies, we must have the collective strength and moral courage to acknowledge our historical past and help right the wrongs. how can we move forward and act as one country under one flag when we tolerate corrupt practices while corruption have been a common sport and a tool of the high and the mighty for the last four centuries.
until all liars, thieves and crooks in the government, its functionaries and some sectors of our society remain loyal to a constitution which according to their own interpretation is OFF the people, BUY the people and FOOL the people, there will be more bloggers like Raissa Robles, a manifestation that majority of our countrymen (home and overseas) having the same mindset with capacity and capability now to reclaim their government and redeem the lost pride and dignity of Filipinos.
it is up to us now to rebuild this country for the next generation of Filipinos and get rid of the mantra of being the “sick man in Asia”.
@Bagong Pepe. When I was young, our country was proudly called the “Pearl of the Orient Sea.” After a string of leaders from Manuel L. Quezon who have imposed the “Rule of Law”, it is now referred to, in addition to “sick man in Asia”, “hemorrhaging woman of Asia”, “second poorest nation in Asia”; I dread what more terms are coming. It’s very sad.
what is wrong i guess is YOu, not this article.
‘Ika nga ni Churhill:
“Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”
Habitual offenders ergo are those whom we should we wary of.
Need I explain more, eh?
Jun Valor
Prinsipyo mo kalimutan ang nakaraan para umunlad.
Prinsipyo ng hind marunong magbayad ng utang yun, kapag sinisingil. Ang sagot, pwede ba matagal na yun kalimutan mo na.
Kaya naman pala Jun Valor ang ngalan mo.
Kapal ng apog, DEADBEAT sa English
Kapal Muks , Valor sa English, he he he.
Our country cannot move on if we as a people do not have the balls to demand for the truth. If the truth will be let out by drawing into the past, so be it. Cuevas was unearthed to be a part of a “coup,” an ally of the Presiding Judge at the impeachment, a member of Corona’s church, one who defends (BAYARAN NI CORONA) Corona, being a person who is illegally enthroned
now at the SC.
Raissa has balls, and we who have balls enjoy reading her articles. MAKATOTOHANAN.
Jun, tama ka we should look forward pero dapat tumingin ka rin sa likod mo at baka may truck sina Marcos na sasagasa sa iyo. Napilayan ka na di ka pa mag-ingat.
ang hindi marunong lumingon sa nakaraan ay hindi makararating sa kanyang paroroonan.
Kudos to Raissa Robles. Yes of course! When all else fails, the credibilty of the opponent must be put in question. Talagang magaling itong si Raissa. How about an expose on your employment history Raissa?
cg nga.
Gawin mo.
OustPnoy, chinallenge ka. Dapat pangatawanan mo! Anong sinasabi mong “when all else fails…” I think it applies to your camp. And what kind of a username is that? You’re against the yellow army, most probably you’re from the red army. I’m from the blue army. Blue is the color of truth.
The timing of this article is suspicious, yes…but i’ll still give the author the benefit of the doubt.
Still makes me wonder though.
Your timing in coming here is suspicious, yes….
his word against yours Raissa
.. lol
@lolzorzz … so when should this article be posted …. hmmm …
is it really summertime? … still makes me wonder though
baka ang ibig sabihin ni lolzorzz (hirap ispelingin), raissa should have to publish this article in “due time” which to the coronarroyo camp is in a thousand years or never…LOL!
No problem, just ask the attendant to increase your medication dosage
lolzorzz,bakit nag dududa ka sa timing ng blog na ito?di ba may big show sa senate,dapat makilala na tin ang mga artista sa impeachment show,sino ang bida at kontrabida.ipinaglaban natin ang kalayaan at sa malayang mamamayan ay malaya din ang pamamahayag .si raissa ay may karapatang mag sulat ng gusto ,di dapat siyang diktahan (patay na ang diktator)kung ano lang ang isinulat niya iyon lang ang babasahin natin,kung di mo gusto ang sinulat niya huwag mong basahin,para walang samaan ng loob..
iyong mga nasa blog ni raissa ay mga sikat na tao ewan ko lang bakit sila sumikat,e kung sikat ka siyenpre pinag uusapan.
raissa nakalimutan ko na ito ngayon dahan dahan ko ng naaala iyong naging karanasan ko sa edsa 1 .umalis ako ng PHIL:year 1989 kaya noong mabuwag ang Berlin wall iyak ako ng iyak kahit di ko maintindihan( kasi german) ang news.naalaala ko iyong edsa1.thank you again for this blog,may God bless all Filipino!
Thank you for joining in the discussion, priscila.
alam mo, nasa Berlin ako mga ilang buwan bago tumumba yung Berlin wall.
Walang indikasyon na ganoon ang mangyayari.
@OustPNoy,
You mean all those printed articles and links that PROVE that your hero, Cuevas has links to Enrile? Those facts disturb you? Instead of maligning a VERY SUCCESSFUL AND REPUTABLE journalist, why don’t you put your own resume online to prove that you are more than just a disturbed heckler.
Huh? Cuevas keeps parading those famous words “rule of law” – much like any dirty politician, only when it suits him or his clients.
Kahit pro bono. Ehem.
agree! hahaha, for cuevas rule of law is when its most convenient for him!
pag macocorner client nya, he babble nonsense to wiggle out of the situation. magaling magpalusot na nakakainis!
@OustPnoy—for a starter why don’t we start with your employment history or are you gainfully employed nga ba baka naman bayaran ka lang nang INC?
How about an expose on yourself first OustPinoy?
Nakikibasa ka lang – wala kang karapatan na tanungin ang employment history ng blogger. Kung hindi mo gusto ang binasa mo, then LEAVE… para kang mga defense team ni Corona – kung wala silang makitang baho sa witness, kahit ano na lang tinatanong – pati suweldo, pangalan ng boss,e tc.,e tc….
MINDS OF TEH SAME FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER… IDOT MINDS I MEAN…
Goodness, ang daming trolls ngayon ah. Sugo kaya ng INC?
Hindi sa INC ito.
Mga INC nasa kalye naglalakad pa lang.
It’s ipis time. Summer na kasi, e.
Baygon na ito!
Don’t mind the utak-ipis, Raissa.
“Baygon na to” ha haha thats funny, I almost forgot that part of my youth na uso ang Baygon, man, ang tindi non-pag inispray mo pati ikaw hilo. hahaha Sarah , where’d you get your humor, you always have a different perspective, but the Baygon comment reallly brought a lot of memories to me of the katols, lamoks, the ipises, the gamugamos–aah how much I miss Philiippines…
Raissa, hindi lang ipis ang nabubulabog ngayon pati mga buwaya naglalakihan bulabog na kasi ang mga amo nilang buwaya ay nasasakdal, gusto siguro silang ipagtanggol lolong ang mga amo mo malapit na makulong…
correct. Mam Raissa it is not worth your time and energy to reply on their comments. i believe that is what they wanted in this campaign to put down this blogsite, just like what they did to other blog sites.
@ sarah, hindi po gawain ng INC ang makisawsaw sa usaping pang politika. Tinitiwalag sa INC ang sinumang tumakbo sa sa anomang position sa politika sa dahilan na dito nagsisimula ang kampi kampi. Kung ibabalik nyo sa akin ang ALAGAD party list, sector po un na nag represent sa amin so marapat lang na INC din ang representante, di po ba? Tungkol kay Cuevas, he’s doing his job as a lawyer, pero Cuevas will not judge.
Pero hindi ko sinasabi walang INC supporter si Corona, kasi maaaring meron. Maaaring hindi rin naguustuhan ng ibang INC ang suportado ng INC pagdating sa election pero hindi po kasi mahalaga sa amin ang kandidato, mas mahalaga sa amin ang utos na pagkakaisa, at aaminin man natin o hindi nasa pagkakaisa ang tagumpay.
There was a post by Johnny lin before talking about kabawasan ng “tong pats” sa tinatanggap ng INC galing sa admiinistrasyong to. Gusto ko sanang mag comment na hindi totoo ang “tong pats” but I refrain kasi alam kong uulanin lang ako na kung ano ano na in the first place wala namang ebidensya.
I admire Raissa because her works supported with ebidences and I made some comments or nakikisali na rin ako minsan, if Raissa can recall, and I reccommended her blog to some of my friends who have access sa net.
To those who’s saying, niez, tiglao et al..just writing without basis or just pleasing somebody, ano pinagkaiba sa mga taong nag aakusa kung wala rin namang maipakitang ebedinsya?
I won’t entertain or involve here any discussion regarding INC faith, di tayo matatapos, tiyak un. Bilang tao, naglabas lang po ako ng hinanakit at paki usap na sana kung mag akusa ka man ung may ebedinsya, yong authenticated ha, wag ung fake! LOL! parang si Ka Cuevas! hehehehe To make my point more simply, kung ayaw nyo how Cuevas depend Corona, Enrile, et al…huwag nyong isali ang INC you can attack Cuevas as long as you wish! Or kung nais man ninyong atakehin ang INC dapat the way Raissa did, kukunin lahat ng side with ebidence hindi yong magbitaw tayo ng salita na wala namang proof.
Good evening, Raissa. I was one of the first ones to notice your blog when you first started it. I discovered it through Ellen Tordesillas’ blog. I believe I even commented on one of your earlier posts, when there were hardly any people commenting.
All I can say is this country needs more journalists like you. You investigate and confirm facts and you report on relevant issues that our countrymen need to notice and be knowledgeable of. I think one of the major problems that our country has is that we sometimes forget or don’t know our own history and your articles help put present-day events and personalities into their proper perspectives based on historical and factual occurrences, as evidenced by this entry.
I am so pleased that your blog is as popular as it is now. Please keep it up as this country truly needs to sort out fact from fiction on every important issue that is out there if it even hopes of recovering its lost lustre. Good luck on your future endeavors.
Thank you for taking time out to comment.
I really do appreciate it
“anay ng lipunan” that is who cuevas is. after reading the article, i now understand the special bond between cuevas and enrile. it is so sad that he exists to make life hard for most of ordinary pinoy’s quest for truth and justice.
Latest:
INC RALLY A DUD.
INC rally orchestrated by Cuevas was prelude to bigger sinister motive similar to the sedition effort of Cuevas and Tolentino. History repeats itself. It failed to garner expected support. Theirown people sabotaged their efforts.
Philippine Inquirer News: only 500,000 estimated people appeared in rally. Much less than predicted 2 Million proudly announced by Maceda in his column and Midas Marquez on interview.
INC MEMBERS SILENTLY SUPPORTING AQUINO AND ROXAS!
PROOF: Inquirer front page picture: umbrellas are colored Yellow and Blue, he he he.
subtle way of saying the hell with Corona
and why oh why, somebody please enlighten me on this…what is the business of atty midas marquez’ explaining to us citizens, how many would the attendance in the INC prayer rally be? spokeman na ba sya ng INC – a “religious” sect who does not recognize the separation of the church and the state as per the Holy Book?
Johnny, I just love your wit and sense of humor. I enjoy reading Raissa’s column and this is the site where I find so many intelligent bloggers; pwera iyong mga bagong trolls na biglang nagsulputan na nanggaling kung saan mang impyerno.
GALING NG MATA MO, man, nakita mo yun! Galing.
@nyt
Kung ayaw mo ang mga sinasabi ni Raissa, bakit binabasa mo? Walang pumipilit sa iyo na basahin mo, pero sa tingin ko may pumipilit sa iyo na siraan si Raissa. Para sa ikatatahimik nating lahat, payo ko eh huwag ka na lang dumayo ulit dito. Naramdaman mo naman yata na di ka namin “feel” dito.
Mga troll nga si Nyt at Tigas, hahahahaha.
now the trail is becoming clear, these are the bunch of corrupt gov’t officials , our country can never recover if these vultures and crocs will be there in our lifetime. TAMA NA- SOBRA NA , this is the highest form of corruption, when the person involves is the chief justice , the president , and the military. SANA NGA TAMAAN NA KAYO LAHAT NG KIDLAT,,,
Dear Raissa and Alan,
Just goes to show how powerful this blog has become — we actually have paid idiots posting comments! Be strong, both of you, and know that there are a lot more people who use their IQs and brains. And who don’t waste internet space ranting without understanding the issues.
Thanks, Andie, and all you guys.
yes, there are a lot of them paid hacks, paid trolls, paid haters. you could smell them just by looking at their comments. Don’t mind them raissa. I think your news sense and your guts will go a long, long way to finally complete the mosaic. Yes, the truth can be conveyed and seen in so many lenses but the spirit will always be the same. In the end there will just one truth. I join your throngs of followers/readers/believers.
*will be just*
@nyt
Get a life. If you don’t agree, DON’T READ IT. Stop wasting your time (and ours because I have to keep scrolling down to avoid your comments). This site is for people who use their IQs, not for haters like you.
so journalist ka pla? para sa mga nakabasa nito..there is an error here, a fallacy, argumentum ad verecundiam or appeal to misplaced authority, citing a support to the conclusion of an argument is wrong if the authority is not an expert in the field where his/her expertise/opinion is being used.
well aside from that, stating this fact is good, yes. pero bakit ito lang? i think you’re being one sided in this case..i say, make articles about the other politicians who are also dirty pero hindi paden pinapansin ng taong-bayan..mahirap mag bulag-bulagan!
LOL. You’re funny.
Faustfox, master of argumentum ad baloneyum
LOL @ Alan
@FaustFox,
Are you trying to describe yourself? Oh– you are not even a journalist. Maybe you’re jealous because you aren’t a journalist and no one is visiting your blog.
argumentum ad vere what? para ka ring si cuevas. Nakakasawa na yung mga nakakabinging dialogue — Do you concur with the manifestation of this representation? I am in total conformity and in full accord…
What’s wrong with you?
Ang source niya ay diyaryo. Diyaryo ang nagbalita ng mga events, at ito ay diyaryo ng araw na yun mismo. This is basically a historical fact.
A newspaper report being cited by a reporter — argumentum ad verecundiam ba yan?
What’s wrong with you?
@ Faustfox, anong argumentum ang pinagsasabi mo! You IMPAKTUM! Alis diyan!
@clementine,
Please be kind to animals like us.
wala pa akong nabasang article about sa kasamaan ng mga aquino na sinulat ni ms.raissa
look for my posts on Hacienda Luisita.
… is it summer yet?
Lol. Si Pnoy inis kay ma’m Raissa kasi si Raissa yung nagtanong kay Pnoy kung naglalaro sya ng video games nung panahon ng hostage crisis.
kasi wala naman maisusulat ukol sa kanila – hindi katulad ng mga Marcos, Corona, Cuevas, etc., etc….
sana nga maghanap ng maisusulat tungkol kay Loren Legarda na akala mo kung sinong hindi pa nakagawa ng mistake sa buhay niya… kawawang mga Prosecutors…!!! But I admire their courage and determination and guts….
kayong mga maka-Corona, ang alam nyo lang as “IRRELEVANT, IMMATERIAL, IMPROPER”… wala sa bokabularyo nyo ang ETHICS…
wow another bomb shell………..the truth is getting nasty and dirty but at least its open to the public for cuevas he have skeleton on his closet after all…….for ma’am raissa my respect and support to you…godbless you always
For the record, Cuevas was not ejected nor ousted but was asked to resign together with other SC justices by the revolutionary government of President Aquino after she signed Proclamation No. 3 underlying the provisions of the Freedom Constitution. Except for Melencio-Herrera, Gutierrez and Alampay of the Marcos-era SC, President Aquino appointed new justices of the SC between the period March-April, 1986.
Maybe Cuevas thought that being an SC justice he can only be removed by impeachment following the Rule of Law under 1973 Constitution and that the installation of the revolutionary government of President Aquino and declaration of the Freedom Constitution following the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolt as illegal. With this defiant thought, on July 1986, he participated in the oath taking of Tolentino.
Maybe this is the reason why Cuevas is insisting on the Rule of Law in the Impeachment proceedings against Corona.
Cuevas thought it that way? Who are idolizing his apparent intelligence?
Nincompoops like him?
Peaceful Revolution is impeachment by Sovereign people. Removal from office of government officials is first Rule of Law of New Government, he he he.
Exactly but Cuevas thought otherwise.
cuevas is a hardcore marcos loyalist. period.
@Mamang usisero
dont revise history. the EDSA revolution meant that all appointees of Marcos had to go, and it was not their choice whether to remain or not. Cory just decided to retain the ones with integrity
As to the EDSA revolution being illegal, I cant help but laughing at that. Doesnt deserve a response anymore.
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@miss raissa,
my article ka ba about kung sino tlaga mastermind sa plaza miranda bombing? bkit wala doon si ninoy that time? articles about ninoy being a member of npa and propagandist, masyado kasing bias against marcos karamihan articles mo about martial law or anything about marcos family. how about mendiola massacre, ung pamamaril sa hacienda luisita. sana hindi lang si marcos hinahanapan mo ng butas, include mo nman sila cory, ninoy, etc. thanks
siyempre biased ako against Martial Law and Marcos.
Kasi siya ang pumatay ng diyaryo ano, at katarungan. At kumurakot ng sangkaterba.
bakit mo ba dinidiktahan mo ko, ha.
Si Ninoy hindi npa. Bago mag-batas militar isa siyang pulitikong oportunista na kumakausap sa lahat kasama na sa CIA, sa kaliwa. LAHAT. Pati ma tauhan ni Marcos.
si ninoy ay si komander dante ,dahil nakita sya ng kaibigan ko ng nagbakasyon sa tarlac na sya ang na bibigay ng baril sa mga taga tarlac ng makita ang kaibigan ko ng tiyo niya na nakita niya si ninoy ay pinauwi na agad ng gabing yon sa maynila baka raw makita sya ng mga tao ay papatayin sya ang kaibigan ko parating kasama sa rally noon pero ng makita niya si nonoy sa tarlac huminto na sya ng pagsama sa rally.
@nelson: ganda-gandahan mo naman kuwentong kutsero mo, bro. wala bang bago?
talagang ipinanganak ka nga bago nag rebulusyon. you don’t seem to feel the pain and difficulties of the people during marcos time. isa lang. hindi tayo makakapagsulat ng ganito kung si marcos pa ang presidente natin. walang blog ni raissa ngayon o ano pa mang newspaper na libre ang mga batikos laban sa gobiyerno. at tiyak na nasa kulungan ngayon sina conrado de quiroz, ducky paredes, jake macasaet, pati si raissa at alan. siguro. imagine mo na lang, ang mababasa na lang nating mga column ay kela maceda, tiglao, ninez, isama mo na si tulfo at kung sinu-sino pang mga bayaran diyan. in short, parang north korea tayo. damo na lang ang kakainin ng mga tao sa atin at isusulat naman ng mga journalists nila na steak ang kanilang kinakain. at saka, tiyak na si Bongbong ang presidente natin ngayon at mga senador at congressmen ang mga kapatid niya, ang mga cousins niya, ang mga apo-apo nila. Masamang panaginip ang dini-describe ko diyan. huwag sanang magkatotoo ang aking nightmare!
Kaming nagbabasa nitong articles ni Raissa, maraming karanasan sa mga pang aabuso ni McCoy na nag appoint kay Cuevas, na kasapakat ni Enrile. Kaya talagang GALIT kami AT BIASED kay Marcos, kay Enrile, kay Cuevas, at ngayon kay GMA at Corona, dahil katulad ni Marcos, ITONG SI GMA ay nuno ng korapsyon at iligal na mga bagay tulad ng pag appoint kay Corona. Malinaw?
plot thickens…….more miss raissa!
ok.. i get it now.. from raissa’s defender own mouth na nanggaling.. na-flame na ako.. na-bash na ako.. sus.. madali lang pala ang gusto ng mga fan ni raissa dito.. WALANG KOKONTRA, DAPAT ALL PRAISE.. kasi naman maglagay kayo ng INSTRUCTIONS dito sa website na to na di pwede ang comment na perceived against sa minamahal ninyong writer.. ok.. i’ll take the hint.. proceed with your circle-jerk fest that you guys want to maintain in this site..
And true to form, there are contravidas galore. Still lurking in the dark eh nyt?
aww, there there now, tahan na, tama na iyak. Are you badly hurt? Hey guys! did you know it’s ok with nyt for people to call him a child molester? He said so himself! That’s why I call him Lester the Molester
Hindi nman bawal kumontra. Kita mo naman na-post yung comment mo. Just be prepared na madami ding kokontra sa pananaw mo.
@nyt: ayusin mo lang comment mo, tukmol. kumusta, nakuha mo na suhol mo sa padre faura?
Nyt, you overrate yourself.
NYT, PAID HACK ka ni bongbong at cuevas no?
Sh%t! I was really in oblivion when these things were happening .. probably struggling to pass my Engineering Math & Physics
. Actually , all I cared about was to pass my subjects back then. Thanks to those who shared your resources to Ms Raissa.
LOL. It turned out that the coup was staged by gluttons because they raided the kitchen and the fridge that cost the Filipino people P10million ( If I am correct to say that Manila Hotel is (partly) government owned(?))
Also, no wonder why Enrile is so tolerant of his frat bro & fellow octogenarian Cuevas.. Iba talaga ang may pinagsamahan .
Sinong nagsasabing ill-timing ito? NO! It’s a perfectly timed release. Ill-mannered? Who’s got the manners?
raissarobles.com army, prepare. I can feel the swarming castrated bees on the way..LOL
Don’t worry, wala ng karayom ang mga tumb0ng nyang mga yan!
LOL…
Natatandaan ko lang nito, galit na galit ang tatay ko dahil ang laki ng damage sa hotel. di ko langalam kung ang nagbayad ata govt….Mabuhay lahat ng PRO TRUTH AND ACCOUNTABILTY na gaya natin … SUMAIMPYERNO NAWA ANG PARA SA KURAPSYON AT KASINUNGALINGAN..
Wow, there are bombers in Our Plaza Miranda. Let’s all be careful. Alan and Raissa, keep the fire burning!
There does seem to be an unusual number of trolls out tonight. Bank account hopefuls?
Maybe! But you know i am more concerned with their language and tone. There used to be contradicting opinions here but they were laid down with utmost respect for fellow commenters. I left the ANC Facebook page some weeks back because the words used there are nauseating. I hope to learn from as many people from different persuations but i don’t want to resort to name calling.
@Alan,
Umiikot na ang pera ni GMA/CJ Corona. Ayan, andito na sila. I wonder how much they get for each comment…
Maybe at the end of the troll campaign there will be a raffle and the winning troll gets a lovely condo in Fort Bonifacio. Oops
He he , si Nyt pa lang yan, iisa pa lang. I expect more because an attack on Cuevas is an attack on a certain known group..I’m sure, Lt. truth_seeker is already planting some TNT (Talak ng Talak) which he will detonate later on
folks, share this article to all your social sites, so that people will know……
Isn’t it time but not yet too late to render justice to CUEVAS and by the
correct rule of law put him behind bars in Muntinlupa or Iwahig.
According to the Davide Commission on the coup attempts, Pres. Cory “granted clemency and al the charges against eh accused loyalists were dropped.”
So Cuevas was among those who benefited from the executive clemency.
I think Cuevas was not charged for that farce oath-taking of Tolentino.
oh my gulay! now the nation is in trouble! no need to look for a reason if corona is not impeached, this story will tell us all…..so that’s why during the impeachement proceedings, enrile is very linient when it comes to cuevas…..
Good evening Raissa, another surprising expose.
“Enrile was arrested for the crime of “rebellion complexed with murder”. Cuevas was one of the lawyers who forcefully argued for the dropping of this charge against the former defense secretary.”
Based on the above extract from you article, shouldn’t one or the other inhibit from the impeachment trial?
or both?
@Ancient Mariner
Inhibit? Kapatid, wala sa bokabularyo nila yan. They were born to cheat , to kill and to destroy. They will have a rightful place in hell.
Now, we are able to connect the dots. CJ Corona is a very smart fellow. It is now evident why he chose Serafin Cuevas as his chief defense counsel. The Impeachment Court’s presiding officer, Enrile, has a debt of gratitude to Cuevas. As stated above, “A year later in August 1987, Cuevas came to the rescue of then Senator Juan Ponce Enrile who was accused of instigating another coup attempt against Cory Aquino. Enrile was arrested for the crime of “rebellion complexed with murder”. Cuevas was one of the lawyers who forcefully argued for the dropping of this charge against the former defense secretary.”
Enrile’s behavior during the impeachment proceedings was too biased in favor of the defense, especially when he was leading PSB Branch Manager Tiongson to declare that the document presented by the prosecution for the issuance of the subpoena was “fake”.
I hope and pray that he is not laying the grounds for an acquittal of Corona.
I am afraid that that does not really make it too clear that Cuevas plotted against Cory although Enrile may have reason to repay him for a debt of gratitude if true Cuevas was instrumental in the dropping of rebellion charges against Enrile.
It is perhaps difficult to throw larger malice than what it really is: Cuevas only lawyered for Enrile, for lack of term and again, administered oath for Tolentino. Somehow we should see crystal clear about the plot and his hand into it. Now tell me which side of the hand?
Mam Raissa. Thanks for enlightening me with the martial law era of the Philippines. Haven’t really had a picturesque of what happened back then. Now I know who will I vote for next election.
so???
You need a diagram to go with the article? using bright colors? And music? And Sesame Street characters?
@dominique chan
Shoot, you’re funny. Really. As in slapstick.
Bulls Eye. Lumabas ang bahong tinatago koneksyonni Enrile kay Cuevas at Corona.
Mga bagong pakawala ang umatake kay Raissa. Dominique, Nyt, Daniel, Alan(anak daw ni Corona). Sigurado ang mga ito mga bata ni Corona at Enrile.
Ano sabi ng Americano, “put out the fire its too late”
Sabi ng Pilipino: “kapag binudburan ng asin ang sugat sobra sa hapdi napapasigaw”
He he he, mga uto- uto nabubulabog na sa Expose ni Raissa.
Ako hindi ma-accuse na paid hack dahilako pa nga ang nagbabayad kay Cuevas para wag humintong maging abogado ni Corona dahil habang tumatagal lumalabas baho nya, he he he.
wow.. sunod sunod ang atake ni raissa robles sa mga perceived ‘enemies’ ni pnoy ah.. first si bongbong marcos.. now naman si cuevas.. kaya nasasabihan na paid hack eh..
Naku, may natamaan yata.
I’m just stating the facts, pare.
At galit ako sa mga kumikitil ng press freedom at civil liberties.
As for accusing me of being a paid hack, maybe you got used to being surrounded by paid hacks, that’s why.
YOu think everything is all about money.
For you, yes.
Not for me.
This is all about freedom and liberty. Cuevas in 1986 was trying to bring back the old order where he was employed in the Supreme Court to look the other way while Ferdinand Marcos trampled all over the Rule of Law.
oi.. mukhang tinamaan ka ata ma’am sa sinabi ko na paid hack ka.. ambilis mo sumagot eh.. masakit po ba?
Nagkataong on-line ako.
Ikaw ang mabilis sumagot.
You say that Justice Cuevas is a hypocrit and should ask himself “what rule of law?” As far as I remember the accuser’s mother joined to coup to unconstitutionally oust former president erap estrada. Time and time again we have seen numerous percieved “villains” in the past rise up to be the percieved heros of the new age… and we have also seen others vice versa. Its sad to say that no one is clean. But for you instead of being a journalist you made yourself in to a biased commentator digging up dirty facts for only one side and you have let yourself be a tool.
why is this fact “dirty”?
@Daniel
why blame the messenger of truth? we should be thankful there is one
Filipino soul unearthing all these sad historical facts which brought this country to where we are in now.
obligasyon natin sa ating mga sarili na alamin ang tunay na kasaysayan
ng ating bansa lalo na ang mga nakaraan (good or bad) na mga namuno sa atin.
nasa sa iyo na yan kung paniwalaan mo o hindi (this is a free country).
kung may oras pa nga sana si Madame Raissa gusto ko pahalungkat ang tunay na relasyon ni Gat Jose Rizal at Andres Bonifacio noong huling gabi na dumalaw si Andres kay Rizal bago pumutok ang rebolusyon. saka na lang
kasamang Daniel baka mag nose bleed ka na.
cheers!
You know what’s distinct about Raissa’s posts vis-a-vis your opinion? She bases her postings on facts, her personal opinion is almost secondary – she leaves us readers to form our own opinion. Whereas, in your case, you attack by shooting from the hip, without any basis other than accusing her as a “paid hack.” Please, if you fight, put up a good one.
@Daniel
The accuser’s mother, also, when she saw that things were really getting bad under GMA, asked her to make the supreme sacrifice and step down from the presidency. That’s another fact for you to try to keep somewhere between your ears.
The accuser’s mother was one of very few politicians who was consistent and did not enrich herself while in office. But that may be too many facts to fit in between the tiny space between your ears.
@daniel
If you mean EDSA 2 , does the end justifies the means? My answer is both Yes and NO.
YES – Erap was found guilty of plunder, was sentenced to reclusion perpetua but was pardoned by GMA later on.
NO – we uprooted an evil and planted another evil – a more cunning one, that is. Also, Cory on her deathbed was visited by Erap and she told the latter that EDSA 2 was a mistake.
Do you enjoy reading Tiglao? , Ninez-Cacho Olivarez? Magno? and to some extent Teddy Locsin? What can you say?
*does the end justify the means?
Raissa, you should be proud of yourself. With all these comments, negatives and postives, it just shows HOW POWERFUL your expose was (and you cited your sources, too).
BRAVA!
Thank you, Arlon.
so.. hindi nagwagi si cuevas sa gusto niya dati.. nanaig pa rin ang gusto ng tao.. so bakit parang paninira itong article mong ito?
Uy. Ang bilis.
of course.. online ako eh.. ikaw nga rin eh.. nasambit lang yung katagang ‘paid hack’ eh, nakasagot ka kaagad..
e kung tawagin kitang child rapist? Gusto mo?
sure.. nasa sa iyo na iyon.. wala namang ebidensiya against sa akin na nakapost sa net to prove that.. unlike you na eto, kita kita ng buong mundo yung malisya ng timing ng article mo.. so, no problem sa aking kung tawagin mo akong serial rapist..
OK! I hearby dub nyt = lester the molester
now i fully understand why Cuevas’ service is pro-bono…
1. he dont need the money kasi marami na syang nakurakot sa panahon ni marcos…saka birds of the same feather depend each other..
2. kahit wala syang bayad ok lang makapaghiganti lang kay Pnoy dahil sa pagkakaunsyami ng ambisyon nya maging chief justice dahil ndi nagtagumpay si tolentino.
3. he must have sworn over his dead body to sow discord on the Aquino amdinistration starting from cory to pnoy..at pati siguro kay kris if she will enter politics.
he will only stop when he is dead…
wag mag-alala pilipinas, malapit na sa hukay yan..matatapos din ang kawalanghiyaan nya at mga padrinos nya..
sino pa kaya sa mga pro-bono defense counsel ang kakulay ni cuevas..
nagtatanong lang po..but if Ms raissa have some answers..it will be appreciated.
more power ms raissa..we are with you.
Kaya lang eDz, both Cuevas and Enrile have long ears, so mahaba pang buhay ng mga #%#%% na yan. Now it’s crystal clear to me, why Enrile is so biased. Kapag si Cuevas ay soft sya kapag sa presecution ay may high blood like Miriam S.
Sapul na sapul! Keep em coming eDz!!
si nyt hindi rapist yan ng babae bakla yan…gusto niyan boy…kaya ganyan magsalita yan…
Since when did a prompt reply indicate one is a paid hack? Haayz!
Paninira pala yung nagsasabi ng katotohanan na tinago o nakaligtaang banggitin? Ganun?
and please lang.. tipikal na mamamayan lang ako ng pilipinas na marunong tumimbang sa mga nababasa ko at nagbibigay ng opinyon.. and halatang halata ang timing ng mga ilinalabas mong article..
Kasi I have news sense.
Hence the timing of the article which you attribute malice to.
eh oozing with malice din naman talaga ang article mo eh.. at hindi lang isang tao ang tinitira mo.. kung yung mga ‘perceived’ na anti-pnoy.. at hindi lang sa article, pati na rin sa comment mo.. malice much?
ay. talagang natamaan.
it’s true what he did.
why are you trying to erase history?
says who? talaga? shoot.. mukha wala akong matandaan na gusto ko balewalain ang history.. ang kinukuwestiyon ko ang timing ng artikulo mo.. at ang pagkakasunod ng mga malisyoso mong mga artikulo sa mga ‘perceived’ enemies ng palasyo.. please don’t put words in my mouth..
mr. nyt, if you don’t like what raisa is writing and exposing then don’t read it! so please get out of this blog site!
when and if she starts doing exposes and articles that are of negative nature like this one against the other side.. that’s the time i’ll wave off my hat in respect to her.. but until then i’ll call it like it see it..
Sus. As if I need YOUR respect.
Lalake ba yang si nyt? Mukhang babae kasi madaldal. Parang yung ale sa norte.
Ano ba pakialam mo sa timing ng article? Ha? Matagal na yang naka-post dito sa blog, posted by different persons. Palibhasa ngayon ka lang binayaran mag-post dito kaya di mo alam.
Teka, anong history ba ang alam mo? Baka naman ang idea mo ng “history” ay Batibot.
Bato-bato sa langit. Ang tamaan…pikon.
SO PARA KANG SI jOKER aRROYO NA KINUKWESTIYON DIN YONG BIR INVESTIGATION KAY CORONA which he terms as “persecution”…. buti nga hindi pa sumasabay ang AntiGraft Commission para bawiin lahat ng mga ari-arian niya na coming from ill-gotten wealth…
hirap talaga sa inyong TROPA Nyt eh iisa lang ang linya na alam niyo – mali ang timing : persecution na yon;
kung sunod-sunod man ang artikulo ni Raissa on the “perceived” enemies of the state, it’s only because she is creating AWARENESS on the malicious machinations of these perceived enemies – enemy nga eh, di ba the cardinal rule in winning a war is to “KNOW YOUR ENEMIES”….
Wow! I’m impressed. Zzzzzzzz
timing man o hindi. dapat lang ilabas. nagkataon lang na ngayon lang pinadalhan si raissa ng article na iyon. sorry, hindi kagaya si raissa ni corona na pilit tinatago ang mga ebidensiya..
That’s it Raissa.Dont be afraid and continue to be just the person you are.
I am drafting this a few thousand miles from Manila and all I can say is that I will share a lot of what I have learnt from your blog with businessmen and other investors who may be considering Philippines .
Its obvious that Cuevas et al are all evil men – I cant believe he was an accomplice of Enrile.Shame to Enrile.Shame to Cuevas.Shame to Corona.
Continue your outstanding work!
and gundamn.. nagawa mo pa patamaan si enrile sa article na ito pati na rin si honasan sa comment mo.. wtf?
Iiyak ka na?
@nyt
Iiyak na ang baby…
konting salita–tinamaan.. atungal
kumbinsido ka pa rin hanggang ngayon na hindi gahaman at walang kaluluwa ang mga amo mo..sige thats okay cry it out to refresh your soul…ala tayong magagawa
yan ang totoo kahit na isang balde pa ang itangis mo sangkaterbang korap pa rin sila
o..iiyak ka na naman..tahan na hane bukas naman…nakakatuwa kang kutusan
and this kind of comment gets approved? wow.. antindi mo miss raissa..
tahan na baby
yours were approved….and those were worse.
hahaha, huwag kasing magcomment kung hindi gusto ang article… magbasa ka lang.. kung may tinamaan man.. it is based on actual story.. hehehe Good Nyt!
wow.. bakit pa nilagyan ng comment section? eh dapat pala naglagay ng lang ng instructions na bawal ang comment na against sa article at sa viewpoint ng writer na to..
kung bawal man, bakit lumalabas parin yung mga comment mo?
NYT, OK lang mag comment ka and i will defend your right . hwag lang immaterial, irrelevant, hearsay, misleading atbp. magagalit sa yo si j. cuevas na nag swear in kay acting president tolentino
si nyt ay parang si arturo tolentino -> acting. His latest role: Lester the Molester
I suggest to you, nyt, to read tiglao’s column. There, you won’t be able to post any comment, even your praise!!! Basahin mo lahat buong gabi/nyt, ulit-ulitin mo hangang mamaga ang mga mata mo! Kaya lang, if ever may comment dun, mukhang no sense for you to do that…wala kasing bayad. Magkano ba ang rate, per word ba o per alphabet?hahaha.lol
ano? ayaw mo na mabasa ng mga ‘tagahanga’ mo ang sagot ko? this from the one professing fairness? sus..
Troll.
wow.. yan na ang rebuttal mo pag wala ka na masagot? troll? i though pa naman quality poster ka kasi matagal ka nang reporter.. wala kang palang pinag-iba sa mga flamebait posting sa mga forums na I frequently visits.. sus..
you frequentlys visits? is dats a facts?
nyt, paid hack!
ang kulit nito, at ang sipag pang sumagot dahil paid hack nga. lahat naman ng mga sinusulat irrelevant basta dedepensa lang sa mga amo nya. oy kung wa kay mabuhat ayaw pag samok samok dinhi sa blog ni mam raissa. lahat halost ng nagbabasa dito ay matitino liban lang sa iyo na isang ung-goy
Nyt
Gusto ko yung sagot mo. Me katuturan. Tinuturo na totoo pala na yung mga idolo ni Corona at Cuevas kadalasan may utak kamote, bilasa.
Tamo, fairness ang gamit mong salita, kaysa equality.
Pareho yata ang suot ninyong damit ni Midas, he he he.
Post ka pa.
Nyt
nahintong mag post. Bakit?
Ganyan talaga kapag tumalab na ang gamot, nakakatulog.
Zzzzz……zzzz. Dream mo si Raissa ha, Sweet hindi weeet, hehe he.
Pagbilog ulit ng buwan, post ka.
Hey nyt! Isa ka sa mga mid-NYT appointees ano? LOL….
wow..nyt..at least may reaksyon naman na kontra..boring pag lahat anti corona. nyt dahil uma atake ayon sa yo si. ms.raissa sa perceived “enemies” ni PNoy ay paid hack, di ikaw naman ang paid hack ng pro corona…AMININ!!!
nagpaghahalata ang ugali ng mga defenders mo miss raissa.. sus.. when called upon the oozing malice sa article at comments mo, to the rescue agad ang mga fans mo.. sans logic, sans rationale para maatake lang ako.. nice.. pag post ko pinagiisipan bago i-approve.. pag pro ang post, approved agad.. fair nga..
why are you replying to yourself?
nyt, siguro ang dami mong nainum na corona kaya panay ang pagtanggol mo kay corona…matulog ka na at baka lasing ka na sa kaka inom ng corona….
Nyt post ka lang ng post. Righs mo yun. Rights mo rin ikaw lang maniwala sa sarii. Mo Ganyan talaga kapag biglang bumilog ang buwan nagsasalita sa sarili kung sino ang pinatataman at tinuturo. Dahil natutokang mag online modern na, kamay na gamit hindi bibig, pero ganun pa man sa utak ipis pa ring aling yung thoughts, he hehe.
Sige pa
@nyt mam raissa does not need rescue from others, she can defend herself. it’s you at ikaw, is oozing with malice sa mga post mo walang sense puro lang depensa sa mga nagbabayad sa you, sabi nga nila paid hack ka. magpakatotoo ka, para ka rin si cuevas na puro rule of law baluktot naman
Nyt
Bukas ng umaga pag gising wag kalimutan bilog pa ang buwan. Exercise mo ang daliri bukas bago mag post. Wag ka munang uminom ng gamot para maganda yung flow of thoughts mo, zigzag para kang nasa Baguio he he he
Hahaha umalis na si nyt. Bugbog sarado as in mata lang ang walang latay. Asan na kaya yung kakambal niyang si truth_seeker?
@nyt: BOO!!! umuwi ka na, tukmol. doon ka sa padre faura, pasuhol.
i really appreciate raissa unearthing these events of the past. the people (specifically the elders) when these historical events unfolded are getting few. in a few years from now, only us, the children then, will remain. filipinos easily forget. i do not think the schools teach these history as it is. how and what do we tell our children about marcos, cory, and gma. filipinos should not forget.
We need to thank fellow commenters for unearthing this Manila Hotel event.
They were the ones who pointed out to me the sources.
Fellow commenters? You probably meant YELLOW commenters. Cmon now. Admit it.
And you have evidence? bank documents? a book? Notes? chewing gum wrappers? I mean something tangible aside from the perambulations of your blabbermouth
Thanks for bloggers who have kept records about shenanigans such as Cuevas. The problem with our countrymen is that we have very short memories. This is the reason we have to suffer again the Marcoses elected into various offices. Bongbong even has the gall to posture for a higher political position using Marcos money stolen from our country. When we ever learn?
THANKS for this Raïssa.
Its good to recollect those years.
Some of the things I do recollect were the TV stations being ‘A Must’ target for the putschists.
Gregorio Honasan, ang’ tago ng tago rebel soldier’. While his junior officers and other ring leaders were incarcerated in jails, Gringo abandoned them when it came to a dead end on several of his plans to topple the Cory Aquino Gov’t. Soon, the soldiers had come to realized that their idol Gringo was merely using them as pawns in their dubious plan to take over the gov’t. Anyone remember the late Col Rodolfo Aguinaldo? One of Marcos torturers, then a RAM buddy of Gringo, then Gov of Cagayan, was ambushed and killed?
But many of these hoodlums returned to the fold of the law, and joined the mainstream.
RECONCILIATION WAS A BYWORD THEN, but many longed for Reconciliation with JUSTICE. And this Corona impeachment might fall into the cracks just as before. Ironically but not surprising, Gringo fought against R Corona who was on the side of the Aquinos in one of those rebel attacks in the Malacanan grounds. R Corona was photographed brandishing a baby armalite, as if… Now Gringo is a judge to decide on R Corona.
Alan and I had close encounters with Rudy Aguinaldo.
Alan even argued with him (shudder).
At one time, I thought R Aguinaldo reformed himself.
I think, he was one of those RAM Boys who later went against some of his mates in that group.
I thought he was more intelligent and articulate compared to other RAM Boys (gringo was overly exposed, billy bibit was a bit reclusive.
When the Marcoses fled, those yarn RAM boys were favorite guests in those innocent and carefree TV shows then. payabangan, may ahas pa si gringo around his neck to boast.
but just like during the The Katipunan (KKK) of E. Aguinaldo against Spain, members of katipuneros turned against some of its comrades for power play. Same with these players in the Senate Impeachment trial TODAY involving same people going back to the time of Marcos.
At least ngayon walang barilan. BUT WHERE WILL IT END, what good fortune for the Philippines if it involves the same people but in a different turf and cause for now? Do they have the same pledge or patriotism to their country?
Anyone remember Archbishop Cardinal Sin flip flopping between the Marcoses and the Aquinos during the heat of the ‘Snap Presidential Election’?
During those formative days, weeks & months, the Cardinal was commuting endlessly trying to foster good relations with either side. While he backpedals on somewhat days, then forward leaps to a winning charmer.
Anyone remember the crates of multi million peso hoarded for the electioneering vote-buying spree coming out of the Marcos Malacanan coffers then?
What was unusual about these was that they all had the same serial nos!
between you (english major) and serafin (associate justice of sc) mas maniniwala ako sa rule of law na sinasabi ni serafin.
Magkamuka nga kayo, now that you mention it…
you’re right alan. what kind of username is that? maybe his real name is even more “kadiri” than this one he is presently using.
the name just shows how stupid at walang breeding ang gumagamit
The term breeding doesn’t even fit him. It is only used in people and animals. His name shows what he is
.
karapatan kong magkaroon ng pangalan. wlang konek kung anung pangalan meron ako sa issue na sinulat ko sa taas.
Bukod sa bastos, TANGA ka pa, Mr. Tigas.
History doesn’t lie, your idol Cuevas pariticipated in a coup d’etat, an ILLEGAL AND CRIMINAL ACT.
If the coup d’ etat was successful then it will not be a crime, same is true with rebellion. Edsa revolution is an extraconstitutional act as they say. In fact Edsa I being a revolution legally speaking is against rule of law, it just so happened that it succeeded. The spirit of Edsa I is ingrained in the 1987 constitution.
I don’t see any bias in this, Ms. Raissa is just stating the facts. Eh kung ayaw maniwala ng mga trolls dito eh di wag. But maybe just maybe, Mr. Cuevas during that time did not recognize the Aquino government being a product of revolution. Maybe to him, people power is against the law in which reading the letters of the constitution then is really true. Alam mo na, matinik na abogado to eh, he will insist on his interpretation of the rule of law.
However, I don’t see any bias on the part of enrile in this impeachment trial. Cuevas is just brilliant compared to a bar flunker led prosecution. I think the prosecution needs Ms. Raissa.
That’s true.
To some extent, the victor defines the Rule of Law.
However, I believe there is a higher moral order that governs man and that is not dependent on who the victor is.
For instance, what Marcos did to his own people – subjugating them, killing them, taking away their basic rights – is against that higher order. And a revolution against such a man is justified to restore the higher order.
No, the prosec doesn’t need me.
I found something interesting about impeachment trials.
I’ll post that after my deadlines.
That’s true.
To some extent, the victor defines the Rule of Law.
However, I believe there is a higher moral order that governs man and that is not dependent on who the victor is.
For instance, what Marcos did to his own people – subjugating them, killing them, taking away their basic rights – is against that higher order. And a revolution against such a man is justified to restore the higher order.
No, the prosec doesn’t need me.
I found something interesting about impeachment trials.
I’ll post that after my deadlines.
@titing_tigas
your name betrays you, cuevas and corona,
puro tigas, puro kapal, parating gusto walang salwal
puro tago, puro lusot, matinding umalalay sa nangungurakot.
puro tigas alang bayag Takbo hatulin sa pumapalag
Sa supreme court takbo hatulin Asan tapang, lalaking mahinhin.
puro tigas alang bayag, matinding takot sa katotohanan
Associate Justice appointed by the INFAMOUS DICTATOR himself, the late Ferdinand Marcos –the very same president who trampled and twisted the so- called RULE OF LAW big time. Yeah, right.
@viagra
Tigas nga, 11 cm naman haba pagkainom pa ng viagra. Target ang hitsura kapag umatras.
Ganyan talaga, pinakamalakas sumigaw ang supot, tuliii ako.
False sense of respect.
Size matters because it is directly proportional to the gray matter, he he he.
titing tigas dapat ang ginamit mong pangalan ay titing galit , kasi galit ka sa katutuhanan, kung bastusan lang ang gusto bastus din kami dito get out of this blog puros katutuhanan ang blog na ito…
BASTOS NA TAO TO…..WALANG GALANG.
WALANG MODO. BRAINLESS NGANI…
hoy kupal, manigas ka sa katangahan mo!!
is it possible that mr. cuevas can be charged in court with regard to his wrong doing in that coup attempt?
siguro pababayaan na lang siya for humanitarian reason kasi senior citizen… pwede ito kung nasa retirement mood siya, kaso hindi naman. mukha pa nga siyang malakas.
ang batas nga naman talaga oh.
Thanks for reminding us about the life of this lawyer who seems to go by the motto: “Follow what I say, and not what I do”. A hypocrite through and trough. The scary part of this story is that despite what he has done, a lot of senior lawyers and would-be lawyers hold him in high esteem. Goes to show we get the justice system that we deserve.
Well done again Raissa! As your previous article showed, their current actuations (cuevas,enrile, marcos,corona ,ramos,Iglesia Ni Cristo) showed very close links.
Per these people.”What is good for the gander is just for the gander.”
And this is the lawyer whose religious affiliation, INC, is doing a rally for “religious reason” today. Set in the perspective of the Manila Hotel incident as you narrated above, it appears the rally will end up being political with this religious sect’s leaders always insensitive to the will of majority of the Filipinos in the country’s history (for Marcos during Marcos rule and EDSA 1 revolution,for Estrada during Edsa 2, and now for Corona). How can their followers’ allow themselves to be led this way.
Guys have your videos ready. It will be fascinating to watch and see how this rally will develop, and the personalities who will speak in this rally. No doubt most will be critical of Pnoy’s path of sending Arroyo to jai/Corona to oblivion and raissaviral agents (we the commenters).
if you ask cuevas, what rule of law, his answer will be “rule of law, cuevas version, your honor”.
Ms. Robles,
I think its ill-timing, and ill-mannered for you to show this story. Honestly, why did you put this up? So that people would know? Please. Even if people knew about this, no one would contest he is indeed one of the living legends in Philippine law.
Cory and Marcos is so 1986, please move on.
“Among those seriously wounded in the August coup was President Aquino’s son, Benigno III.” – honestly, who gives a sh*t?
Are you insinuating something that he is doing something same as what he did during the coup. If so, why did you single him out? Include Enrile and Honasan here so that its more balanced.
If you’re looking for someone who is dividing this country, look for the boy who is in Malacanang, who should’ve not been there on the first place.
Who gives a shit?
A lot of people do.
Obviously not you.
P.S. I did include Enrile. And oh, Honasan led the forces that killed all those people in August 1987. Thank you for reminding me.
Raissa,
How come GaggerAlert and the idiot “nyt” both complained about the timing of your blog post? Hmmmmm, interesting. I bet that if you search their IP addresses, you’d end up with just…one.
Per post daw kasi ang bayad sa kanya. E obvious if same username.
)
I’ll look.
Don’t bother. I assure you that you’ll yield different addresses.
That’s the point, medyo selective po memory nyo. See, you didn’t even remember Enrile. E pag nakwento mga pangyayari noon, c Enrile at Marcos ang nangunguna.
Nup, see that this isn’t in the front page news? Again my point is, ill-timed ang labas mo ng storya. And from the looks of it, it won’t go mainstream,
Sorry, Enrile and Ramos.
OH, you wish.
.. perhaps nyt would have his own sense of journalism timing, hmmm
.. and if so block it
Hehehe.. ganun na ba ngayon? Kung indi lang ako sumangayon, bayaran na ko. Tsk tsk. Mga yellow zombies, indi porket indi sang ayon sa inyo paid hack na ok? Indi kasi lahat nabubulag ng presidente e.
Also, diba, it goes to show na indi lang ako nakakaisip nun, merun pang iba. It only shows how narrow minded your thinking is, and you lack common sense.
Did you even finish elementary? kindergarten? after how many repeats?
Again with the personal attacks. Could you not engage in a discussion in an intellectual level?
of COURSE I do engage in intellectual discussion. That is, when I encounter an intellect. Now, where is it?
Honasan in one of his escapades was caught with his pants down. We wonder again how we can elect such people like him who now pretends that he is now a reformist. The boy in malacanang is doing his best to rid the country of people like thief justice, gloria and her cohorts who are just plain corrupt and thieves. We can’t understand how you can defend these kind of people. Either you are blind or just plain corrupt yourself.
when has it been ill-mannered and ill-timing to reveal the truth or to at least remind us of events that have been perhaps purposely shrouded? so when do you propose should raissa come out with this story? i bet you’d say never…lol!
Serafin Cuevas reeks of soil and urine, kaya pala namen eh, appointed pala ni McCoy at pumapel pala sa
coup d’etat and even lawyered for this opportunist Enrile. Pwe. We proudly joined the EDSA People Power I because we were fed up with the dictatorship and we didn’t want to save Enrile, but to protect Cory.
Cuevas is no brilliant lawyer, I’ve seen better ones. He’s a criminal too, for joining a coup d’etat.
so why not say Cory, herself, is a criminal too for joining other coup after her term. don’t be one sided. every politician has their dirty side, don’t overlook them.
sir fox, sana hindi ka paid hacker ha?galing mo pa naman.sana gamitin mo ung galing sa ika-unlad ng bayan natin,,,opkors, u will never appreciate what pnoy have started to get rid of corruptions in the government kong binabayaran ka just to place your evil-tainted comments.
peace 2 u.
student ako..and i’m trying to be fair for everyone..hindi ako paid hacker..i’m just only exercising my freedom..at syempre ikaw din..i’m just pointing out..thats all..
I give a shit.
You would want us to forget these but these recollections give a good perspective about how sincere and full of integrity are your heroes (cuevas,enrile, honasan,marcos et al).
You want us to look at the boy in malacanang but this boy wants what many filipinos want-send the guilty ones to jail, have accountability. What have your heroes offered the filipinos?
-hypocrisy, corruption, power madness. murder,mayherm, condescending attitude, insensitivity to people’s sufferings, denudation of forests (enrile’s lumber companies)smuggling, kidnappings,drugs.
These may be shit to you but its right to life liberty and prosperity that have been denied by your heroes to many filipinos, all because of your heroes’sense of entitlement.
and you dare say, who give a shit…
@gaggeralert
You are so shallow. You don’t care if someone — anyone — was wounded, or if 53 people died? Just because it happened in 1986? BTW the one in Malacanang won by a majority vote. the ones trying to divide the country are losers. Like you.
“If you’re looking for someone who is dividing this country, look for the boy who is in Malacanang, who should’ve not been there on the first place.” – IDIOT. The “boy” won the elections, fair and square, unlike his predecessor. Please lang.
IDIOT! He won yes. But it doesn’t mean everybody supports him. MORON!
Hahahaa! “FAIR and SQUARE” you made me laugh with that one! Remember what he did with Villar, because he is the closest competitor? Black propoganda! Now, how did that became fair. Oh wait, anung election ho ba cnasabi mo?
sounds like a heartbroken Gibo fan tearfully stomping his little disappointed feetsies
Kaawaawa naman tong matandang ginang na ito, (hindi ito lalaki si gagilalirt,kilala ko to,ito ay si miriam H. kumandidatong barangay councilwoman namin na natalo, nagalit sa kasambahay nya at hindi siya binoto) sa palagay nya talaga nanalo siya sa election kaya hanggang ngayon nangangarap pa rin at puro “muron” at puro “ijot” ang nasa utak, Gagil alam kong masakit, sino ba ang gustong matalo. from then on nailagay nya ng gawing krusada ang humindi sa bawat galaw ni Pnoy. Kahit na sa araw ng birthday nya pag sinabi mong binabati ka ni Pnoy ng hapi bertdey, sasabihin nya “HINDI!MURON!IJOT”.
Aquino only won because of sympathy..remember his mother died before the elections..kung hindi lang namatay si cory sigurado hindi mananalo yan..nakuha nya lang simpatya ng mga tao..
Raissa,
Etong si Faustfox, she is neither faust nor fox. Pinsan ito nto ni Gaggle alert na natalo sa pagka concilwoman sa amin. Me sayad din to sa ulo, palakad lakad sigaw ng sigaw “long line mcarthur and marcos”. pinababayaan na lang namin para malibang. Maayos maginggles pagka nakasinghot ng rugby.
True: Gloria Arroyo’s original plan to have a henchman or underling take her place as president (at one time Puno was being suggested) was foiled when Cory died and there was a groundswell of sympathy for her. Too bad for the corrupt plotters
NO , it is called DIVINE INTERVENTION, baka you all forgot there is God who still Loves us, and wants to take care of us , siguro he wants some kind of a break for the people from all the evil ones that sorround us . AS THE SAYING GOES IN DUE TIME WE WILL ALL GET WHAT WE DESERVE.
the comment is for mr Faustfox
@gagger alert
“Move on ,ill timing, ill mannered”
Your exact words. Why did you post? Insensible, after reading, the best move was ignore and move on based on your own principle.
Foddering the flame did not jibe with “OUR” cause. It just revealed you did not understand what you perused, you iffy pawn.
Next time, think before you leap, he he he.
Now I say to you Read before you type. Yes its “YOUR” cause. Yes all you said is true, in short, this has no place at this point of time.
Let me explain, its ill-timed and ill-mannered because the people involved in the trial are included in this personal attack. again, for what purpose? Seeking the truth, those familiar with what happened in 1986 know this as a fact, bakit pang kelangan ilabas? Kaya tinatanung ko yung author, what’s here reason for doing this in such a “convinient” time.
Wag ng maging sentimental, it goes to show you lack intellectual competence to attack a comment with logic and understanding and instead rely on your emotions to prove a point. Very lame.
Another twisted little troll monologuing about how great he is, what a genius goes unrecognized, yadayada, blah blah SNOREZZZZ
Eat your own sh%t including mine. The president’s son was an ordinary civilian and why wouldn’t I give a sh%t? Why the boy in Malacanang shouldn’t be there when he was voted overwhelmingly by people?Excuse me, he is a legitimate president. Ill-timing? So the INC’s rally which is decorated with political figures is of a perfect timing?
If you are looking for someone who is dividing this country, it is the likes of Corona & GMA who are being protected by crafty lawyers like Cuevas , Roy, Esguerra,Salvador, Jimeno et al.
Tell you what, the term crafty was used in the Bible to describe the devil that tempted Eve in the garden. Yes, your living legend is a devil’s advocate.
INC did not hold a Political Rally.
It was a regular Evanglical Mission.
tell that to the father of lies he he he
KALOKOHAN
nakita nyo naman di ba…it was a regular bible exposition as they always do…what’s the fuss?
hehe!he!!!!sabi mo lang yon bakit inimbita han nila si ninoy at corona ..baka gusto nila ng lagay….simbahan ng lagay
Well, if you will go through this blog ( http://raissarobles.com/2012/02/09/i-become-part-of-the-corona-story/ ) , I was insisting that it will just be a religious rally . That was in rebuttal to an INC member truth_seeker1961 who was boasting of 2 to 3 million blind followers to attend the rally. And I was right.
I agree with you, it was indeed a religious rally but let’s face it, it was painted with the colors of politics.
May bago ba sa INC? Panahon pa ni Marcos nagpapagamit na yan. History speaks. Somebody told me that the main headquarters of INC at the Tandang Sora used to be owned by government? I don’t know kung paano nila na acquire. Hindi ko rin alam kung totoo.
Makapagsalita ka naman ng blind kala mo sinong dilat ang mata mo..
maghilamos ka nga muna…
kaya hindi mo makita yung pagmamalasakit ng INC eh bulag ka sa katotohanan…ultimong bato pinapunasan mo ng panyo mo para lang ipunas mo mukha mo…at gawing kawangis ng DIYOS MO…
@gaggeralert: ill timed? when corona revived the psychological issue of Pnoy (which incidentally had no proof whatsoever, unlike this on cuevas), was that “better timed”? and again, when talking about the truth, is there ever an “ill time”? it is alarming that cuevas would be using a concept (rule of law) that he himself considers beneath his own priniples. that tells you exactly what his motives are right now in defending the CJ. while you may not be a paid hack, the fact that you refuse to see the FACTS show that you are intentionally blinding yourself to the truth, which is just as bad if not worse.
@idde …. couldn’t have expressed it better
is summer over yet?
@Gaggs, your still alive? please lang don’t stop posting namimiss namin ang mga trolls na katulad mo.
Cuevas defied the Rule of Law by swearing in Arturo Tolentino as the “Acting President”. The game plan was for Tolentino to pave the way for the return of the ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos to Manila.
precisely!
and he has the audacity to insist the “rule of law” every time he finds a split second lull? Just today, his questioning of the librarian was utterly illogical, immaterial, irrelevant, lame, shallow, purposeless, stupid! The presiding officer should have ordered him to shut up. And that snigger of his which you hear even in the background? I find it unethical.
well technically, EDSA revolution was not rule of law. kaya nga revolution
and is this pertinent? by law even if someone is a grievous human rights abuser, if he is caught, and as a prisoner he demands his rights, you cannot refuse him.
Let’s just say that when the chips fell, Cuevas allied himself with a murderous scumbag thieving dictator who had already been forced to flee from the country. Why wait a minute, it was that selfsame murderous thieving scumbag lying dictator who had appointed him to his position to the SC to begin with right? Hmmmm….
we still have more problems to come because cuevas is still very healthy, so is miriam whom I wish Vitaliano should have continued talking until miriam’s bp reach the level many wish it would.
mga tutoy tigilan nanam ninyo si marcos patay na ang tao ,,,ano ba nanaghawa sa iyo ni marcos ,,, bakit hindi mo atakihin si arroyo ,pareho lang sila sa ginawa parehong nangurakot parehonh marami ang pinapatay.?????
The scumbag priority is:
1. Marcos — set the record in murder, torture, thievery, corruption, dishonesty, and mass destruction of democratic institutions
2. Arroyo – comes in second, only because she didn’t have Martial Law powers.
Malinaw?
sweet!!!