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Gloria Arroyos downfall

actually started in JulyNovember 21, 2011 122 Comments

By Rassa Robles

The Arroyo camp is complaining that theCommission on Elections and the Department

of Justice railroaded and rushed the

electoral sabotage case against her.

The truth is the opposite of that. The

evidence of Arroyos crime first came to lighton July 11 this year and quickly unfolded from

there.

Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo andformer Muslim Autonomous Region Governor Zaldy

Ampatuan share a meal in happier times

It all began when Zaldy Ampatuan a

suspected mass murderer whom Arroyo


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handpicked to be Governor of the

Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao

(ARMM) suddenly told ABS-CBN TV thathis family helped rig the 2007 polls for Arroyo

in their home province of Maguindanao.

He claimed that as a result, Arroyos

candidate Juan Miguel Zubiri won a seat in

the Senate.During the Comelec counting at the Philippine

International Convention Center (PICC),

Zubiri emerged No. 1 in Maguindanao

province and won over 195,000 votes there.

Gloria Arroyos senatorial bets won all thevotes there while the opposition that then

included Benigno Aquino III all got zero.

Arroyos spokesman Raul Lambino said the

accusation was self-serving. Ampatuan

merely wanted to save his own skin. Byoffering to testify against Arroyo, he might

evade being charged for the 2009 massacre


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of 58 people, including 34 journalists, in

Maguindanao, southern Philippines.

At that time, Ampatuan had already been in amaximum security cell for two years trying to

avoid arraignment for the mass murder.

Ampatuans claim would probably have fallen

by the wayside if another controversial

personality had not surfaced three days lateron July 13 and sang the same tune. Lintang

Bedol, an election supervisor for the southern

province of Sultan Kudarat and long wanted

by the Comelec for cheating, suddenly gave

an interview to ABS-CBN saying Arroyocheated in the 2004 and 2007 elections.

Two weeks later, the man whom Zaldy

Ampatuan claimed was the main beneficiary

of cheating suddenly resigned from the

Senate. Juan Miguel Zubiri vacated hisSenate seat on August 3 tearfully saying:

Without admitting any fault and with my vehement

denial of the alleged electoral fraud hurled against


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me, I am submitting my resignation as a duly elected

Senator of the Republic of the Philippines in the

election for which I am falsely accused withoutmercy and compassion.

Kung may nandaya po sa 2007 elections, wala po

tayong kinalaman diyan[If anyone cheated in the

2007 elections, we did not know anything about it.]

The candidate who had accused Zubiri of

stealing the votes assumed Zubiris vacated

seat and vowed to go after the mastermind

of the cheating.

Senator Aquilino Koko Pimentel III had

actually fought a lonely four-year battle to

unseat Zubiri from the Senate and claim it as

his. Way back in 2007, he had accused two

provincial election officials, Lilian Radam and

Yogie Martirizar, of cheating for Zubiri.

This is the same Yogie Martirizar whom I

wrote about as having almost the same

calcium deficiency disorder as Arroyo in my


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piece entitled Gloria Arroyo stopped a

woman, with an illness and a case just like

hers, from leaving the country for four yearsAfter Zubiri resigned, Yogie Martirizar and

Lilian Radam suddenly volunteered to

become state witnesses.

They signed affidavits admitting they had

rigged the vote for Arroyos senatorialcandidates and were helped by government

forces in the cheating operation.

They also claimed that Arroyos own election

lawyer Alberto Agra whom she later

appointed acting justice secretary defendedthem against the poll fraud charges.

It was this domino of revelations which

prompted Comelec to conduct a joint

investigation with DOJ. Senator Pimentel

immediately filed a complaint before the body,accusing Arroyo and others of electoral

sabotage. He named Martirizar, Radam,

Zaldy Ampatuan and Bedol as his witnesses.
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Star witness Norie Unas

During the investigation, 14 election officialsand one technician working on computerized

voters lists testified. The star witness of them

all was Norie Unas, Maguindanaos provincial

administrator and the right hand man of Zaldy

Ampatuans father, Andal Sr.Unas claimed he accompanied Andal Sr to a

dinner with Mrs Arroyo and her husband Jose

Miguel inside Malacaang Palace shortly

before the 2007 elections. There, Unas said

Mrs Arroyo told Andal Sr. to produce a 12-0result in Maguindanao (for her 12 senatorial

candidates), even if you have to rearrange or

change the results.

To this day, Mrs Arroyo has issued no

comment on the charges upon the advice ofher lawyer. The Arroyo couples lawyers had

agreed to submit their counter-affidavits last
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1. Ate Moh Atenilasays:

January 29, 2012 at 6:04 am
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Mabuhay! I feel bless coming across this site,

now I dont have to content myself with just

opinion from Philstar, Enq., Nyt, thanks!!

more power to you Ms. R.R.

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raissasays:


Thank you for reading.

Pls. tell your friends and relatives about mysite.


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2. Melsays:

January 26, 2012 at 11:09 am

Witness says IBP head got P.5M from

Mike Arroyo in 2001

A former employee of LTA Inc., which is

owned by the family of Jose Miguel Mike

Arroyo, has surfaced with a story of adecade-old incident wherein he said he was

given P500,000 by Arroyos comptroller, Ma.

Victoria Vicky Toh, for deposit to Libarios

bank account.

The whistle-blower said that in coming

forward, he only wanted to help President

Benigno Aquino III bring justice and order to
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the country. I do not ask for anything in

return; nobody promised me anything or

instructed me to make this narration, he said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer 1:05 am |

Thursday, January 26th, 2012

Reply3. Melsays:


Finally, they may have found the smoking

gun. After continuous investigations into all

sorts of wrongdoing allegedly perpetrated by

former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo,

the Senate blue ribbon committee has finally


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found a case that apparently directly links her

to the alleged crime.

When grilled by the [Senate blue ribbon]

committee, Uriarte said that the documents

facilitating the allocation of the ridiculous CIF

requests went through Malacaang from

2008 to 2010, and the documents bearingeither Arroyos signature or her initials were

signed by the former president right in front of

Uriarte.

Source: PDI Editorial (12:36 am | Sunday,

January 22nd, 2012)

Caught red-handed?

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4. Dominic Johnsays:
http://opinion.inquirer.net/21573/caught-red-handedhttp://opinion.inquirer.net/21573/caught-red-handed


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January 23, 2012 at 5:38 pm

Hi,

kudos to your writings now I am hooked to

your site

I am a Malaysian married to a wonderful

Pinoy living in Calbiga all countries have their

crooked leaders it,s people like you who have

to check and balance ,please keep it up and

all the best.

Best regards

Dominic

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raissasays:


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January 23, 2012 at 7:04 pm

Thanks, Dominic for being concerned about

my country.

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5. pilipinang 2naysays:

December 28, 2011 at 1:03 am

come to think of it, when g arroyo made her

state visit in the UK some years back and

she was only met by low-ranking governmentemployees, i would have to say that it was

literally a slap on the face. kahiya talaga. esp


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since a few months later, queen elizabeth

herself feted to a state dinner a south african

head of state. non pa lang nakakahiya na

yon. the truth is, nobody respects her, not

foreign governments, and certainly not by her

people. her supporters are made up of mostly

political stooges who have benefited from her

financial largesse over the years. problema

lang, it wasnt her own money she was giving

away.

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raissasays:

December 28, 2011 at 10:22 pm


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Really?

Interesting.

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6. joselin kobayashisays:


Ms. Raissa maraming salamat sa yong

articlesI forgot the time and was glued

reading for straight 5 hours. Sana patuloy

kang magbibigay ng accurate information lalo

na sa mga tulad kong narito sa labas ng

bansa.

Stay safe and more power. God bless you.
http://none/http://none/


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raissasays:


Thank you for reading, Joselin

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7. chizmozangfrogletsays:



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obviously naghahalunkat ako sa blog mo Ms.Raissa

nasanay siguro kasi ang mga filipino na

mabagal ang justice sa Pilipinas kaya ngayon

na mabilis na nakakasuhan ang mga may

sala parang gulat na gulat ang lahat.sinasabing minamadali ang kaso,

nagpapapogi, nagmamagaling hehehe

Reply8. Dominador Reyessays:


Very informative and straight to the core of

the issue. I just accidentally saw your blog


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and will follow you from now on. Keep on

keepin on!

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raissasays:


Thanks for reading.

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9. Windysays:


Eto pa isang kawatan Mr. President. Paki

imbestigahan lang Pnoy para talagang

makulong ang lahat na kawatanwalang

favoritism:

The TRUTH about SCTEX (Subic-Clark-

Tarlac Expressway, that runs throughHacienda Luisita) is that Hacienda Luisita or

the Cojuangcos was paid by the government

P80 million for the right of way for 83

hectares of land that was made part of the

expressway. The issue is also one ofoverpricing, because the P80 million

translates to P100 paid by the government to


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Luisita for every square meter of land ROW,

at a time when the selling price of farm land

in Tarlac was only from P6 to P8 per square

meter. Therefore, the Luisita land paid for by

the government was overpriced by at least

P92 per sq.m

On top of the P80 million, government alsoused P170 million of taxpayers money to

construct a road interchange that connected

Luisitas private road to SCTEX. Other private

companies like Mamplasan, Asia Brewery,

Greenfields and Southwoods paid thegovernment so their properties would be

connected to the South Luzon Expressway.

These companies paid the Philippine National

Construction Corp. (PNCC) P241 million each

for the interchanges that connected theirproperties to SLEX. So how come it is the

opposite with Luisita? Instead of Luisita


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paying the government for the interchange

that connected Luisitas private road to

SCTEX, it was the government that paid

Luisita. The overpricing has been confirmed

by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)

during a congressional hearing.

But it was not the government alone that gota raw deal from the SCTEX project. The poor

farmers who had been toiling at Luisita for

decades also got a raw deal. As the

supposed owners of 32.5 percent of Luisita,

the farmers should have gotten at least P25million of the P80 million ROW payment.

Instead, they were only given dividends

ranging from 50 centavos to P1.

A House committee investigation established

that Noynoy used his influence as a

congressman in 2004 to have the original

route diverted to Luisita which at that time


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was largely inaccessible. In fact, Noynoy

served as the proponent of the SCTEX

project that directly benefited his family.

The congressional hearings elicited the fact

that Noynoy used his influence as a legislator

not only to push the SCTEX project, but

specifically the inter-connection of HaciendaLuisita to it, at a huge cost to the government

and the taxpayers. The net effect of Noynoys

machinations is that from its original estimate

of P18.7 billion in 1999, the SCTEX project

cost was adjusted to P21 billion in 2004 and,by the time it was finished, the cost had

ballooned to a whopping P32.808 billion, or

twice its original price.

Noynoy made sure he was present in most

meetings related to the construction of

SCTEX. To show their disdain for the

congressional committee investigating the


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SCTEX scandal, Noynoy and the Cojuangcos

ordered Luisitas security men to bar

congressmen from making an ocular

inspection of the Luisita road interchange.

The government funded the P170-M

interchange, but the representatives of the

people were prevented from visiting the site.

While all this was going on at Manila Hotels

Roma Ristoranti, Noynoy was somewhere

else in the hotel with Manila Mayor Alfredo

Lim, having just come from the unveiling of

his mothers monument nearby. In fairness to

him, Somebody was sent to look for him so

he could reply to these accusations, but the

messenger was unsuccessful.

==================================

==============================

Panawagan ko kay Chief Justice Corona ay,

sana maging matatag kayo. Huwag kayong

patatalo sa Malacanang. Isa ka sa iilan na


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lang na malaking tinik sa lalamunan ni Penoy.

Hayaan mong magdusa si penoy dyan sa

tinik na yan. Please dont give up for the sake

of our country. This deranged president and

his minions are harassing and bullying you so

you will give up and so they can have

complete control of our country. God put you

where you are to fight evil. Be strong for all of

us!

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Blanchesays:



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Yes, Mr. President, please investigate this.

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raissasays:


Dear Windy,

I give you the right to express your own

opinion even on my blog.

But why do you register as another person

named Blanche.


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You and Blanche have the same IP

address.

Do you have a split personality?

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Arsenio Reyessays:


Ms. Raissa,

Probably Windy and Blanche are different

persons using the same laptop?

Anyway, it may be improper as you said.

They must answer your question, otherwise,


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I myself am wondering about the reason or

motivation.

As for the SCTEX matter, It would be

certainly appreciated if you have some info,

data or facts regarding the discussion above.

Thanks and regards,

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raissasays:


I would have to restudy the matter.


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leonasays:


HAHAHA! huli ka! how Shameful! Now,

Windy or Bianchi or whoever you are, just

lost your remaining credibilityto ZERO!

Another meaning of IP is identified

person. Very good Ms. Raissa!

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10. alsays:


I cant believe myself glued to your article

my first time ever. Boy, youre good. It really

is an eye-opener and very credible. Carry on!

I do expect more personalities to come to

light and when it does, I believe democracy is

still breathing in the Phil, promising a new

dawn. But its not over until its over.

Nevertheless, I am seeing a silver lining in

the horizon already.

Hats off to you Raissa. Cant wait for your

next.

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raissasays:


Thanks for reading.

Try the other articles these are like prequels

to what happened before the electoral

sabotage case.

http://raissarobles.com/2011/11/23/part-1-the-maguindanao-massacre-was-a-deadly-

quarrel-within-arroyos-camp/

http://raissarobles.com/2011/11/24/part-2-

why-did-gma-treat-ampatuans-as-rebels-not-

suspected-mass-killers/

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http://raissarobles.com/2011/11/23/part-1-the-maguindanao-massacre-was-a-deadly-quarrel-within-arroyos-camp/http://raissarobles.com/2011/11/23/part-1-the-maguindanao-massacre-was-a-deadly-quarrel-within-arroyos-camp/http://raissarobles.com/2011/11/23/part-1-the-maguindanao-massacre-was-a-deadly-quarrel-within-arroyos-camp/http://raissarobles.com/2011/11/24/part-2-why-did-gma-treat-ampatuans-as-rebels-not-suspected-mass-killers/http://raissarobles.com/2011/11/24/part-2-why-did-gma-treat-ampatuans-as-rebels-not-suspected-mass-killers/http://raissarobles.com/2011/11/24/part-2-why-did-gma-treat-ampatuans-as-rebels-not-suspected-mass-killers/http://raissarobles.com/2011/11/23/part-1-the-maguindanao-massacre-was-a-deadly-quarrel-within-arroyos-camp/http://raissarobles.com/2011/11/23/part-1-the-maguindanao-massacre-was-a-deadly-quarrel-within-arroyos-camp/http://raissarobles.com/2011/11/23/part-1-the-maguindanao-massacre-was-a-deadly-quarrel-within-arroyos-camp/http://raissarobles.com/2011/11/24/part-2-why-did-gma-treat-ampatuans-as-rebels-not-suspected-mass-killers/http://raissarobles.com/2011/11/24/part-2-why-did-gma-treat-ampatuans-as-rebels-not-suspected-mass-killers/http://raissarobles.com/2011/11/24/part-2-why-did-gma-treat-ampatuans-as-rebels-not-suspected-mass-killers/


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Edgarsays:

January 12, 2012 at 11:08 pm

Yes..Raissa is the best. Im addicted to

reading her blogs and the comments that

comes with it..

Thanks again Raissa.. keep up the good

work! More power to you!!

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raissasays:


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Thank you, Edgar.

I would very much appreciate it if you can

recommend my site to your friends and

relatives. Even enemies.

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11. Captain badjaosays:


I salute Raissa for her meticulous way of

search. It is nice to have a journalist like you

at this modern age. SAD TO SAY THAT


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MOST OF THOSE IN HER PROFESSION

ARE

JUST DOING THE OPPOSITE AND VERY

IRRESPONSIBLE WHEN IT COMES TO

REPORTING.

YOU HAVE MY STRAIGHT 4 HOURS OF

READING

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raissasays:


Thank you for reading, Cap


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Its my small contribution to the building of anation. The only way I know how.

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Junsays:


And the only way you know Madam Raissa

pushes the small fires within me not to stop

dreaming to finally have a better country..

our beloved country.. The Philippines. I lookforward to the day when all these corrupt

people spend the rest of thier lives in jail or


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better follow footsteps of the late Sec.

Angelo Reyes.

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Sammysays:


Mam Raissa, this is not a small contribution,

your blog is an eye opener to many silent

readers like me who do not have the avenue

to voice out your sentiments. I just found this

thru abscbn.com and since then, I got

hooked reading your posts. Mam Raissa,

may our humblest and sincerest prayers


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protect you and be your strength to carry on

Orchids to you and to all the brilliant

journalists out there:-)

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raissasays:


Thank you, Sammy.

You can help by sharing my posts with your

friends and relatives. I would reallyappreciate that.


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12. max floressays:

November 28, 2011 at 6:10 pm

ano ga naman arehis there anything new?

this will be another white washed tomb in

the history of Phil politics..iisa lang ang talo

mga PILIPINOthe laughing stock of the

world

Reply13. giovannisays:



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The first time I came across with this article, I

sensed it was worth reading. I like the way

you narrate inasmuch it crystallizes my

understanding on such very important issue.

Journalist like you Raissa is what the country

and the Filipino need. You deserve to be a

part of the press or media. Without good

media, democracy would be in jeopardy.

Afterall, the media is the Achilles heel of

democracy. More power and mabuhay po

kayo!

Reply14. mickeysays:

November 25, 2011 at 1:54 am


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i am very much impressed by your article

raisa, its very informative and sheds light

about the whole thing in the Philippine

political scenario, that once we have had a

sham leader. POOR PHILIPPINES!!!. Its an

awakening for all of us!! We, the Filipino

citizens should not be apathetic (just like the

church coz they lure each other, shame on

them!) I hope our history teaches us a lot of

lesson. GMA is using her position,

knowledge/education CROOKEDLY!.

Sad

Thanks Raisa Kudos!!!

Reply15. MALYNsays:


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Ang sabi ni Sen Bongbong Marcos, bakit ang

bilis kinasuhan si GMA, pagka pala

gugustuhin eh kayang gawin sa. pinalabas ng

Pasig RTC yong disisyon na may probable

cause ang kasong electoral sabotage na

isinampa ng DOJ Comelec fact finding. at

noong ding araw na yon Friday Nov. 18 nag

issue ng warrant of arrest. para kay GMA .

okey ito yong totoo noong panahon ni GMA

,kapag kumuntra ka at may nagsasagawa ng

Against sa Arroyo Government wala ng mga

due process kulong agad. tulad ng nangyari

Kay Sen. Trillanes, at mga sundalong

Magdalo, Gen. Lim, Col. Querubin, at 28

sundalo na ikinulong sa Tanay. kapag may

mga anomalyang ginagawa ang kaalyado ng

Administrasyon bawal humarap sa mga


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senate inquiry. ITO ANG KASABIHAN KUNG

ANO ANG TINANIM AY SIYANG AANIHIN,

AT ANG MAGTANIM NG HANGIN AY

BAGYO ANG HAHARAPIN.

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16. Roco Batungbakalsays:


Wow, the graphics perfectly compliments the

article. It paints a clear picture of the events.

Thanks God, there are brave people like you

who is not afraid and puts put efforts to help

build a better country for our children.

I felt helpless every time I hear another

atrocity committed by the Arroyos and his


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allies. With your article I see how Arroyo

intends to evade arrest, and thanks to the

firmness of DE Lima. She now must answer

for all her crimes.

Thank you.

Reply17. netsays:


oh thanks to your hubby also. buti yung tag

team nyo maam marangal, di tulad noong

mag-asawang nunal at masiba, mgahangal.


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Reply18. netsays:


now, this is what chronology of events is.

yung mga bayarang boom box ni arroyo puro

panggugulang lang ang alam, ang labo pa ng

pinagsasabi sa media. pathetic pala talaga

ang mixture ng paawa lalo na kung wala kang

charm at mas lalo naman kung sinungaling

kang talaga. kulang na lang, magha-house to

house sila para maawa ang tao sa mga

kawatang mandaraya. maswerte lang talaga

sila dahil ang supreme court mismo, abogado

nila ang forever legal but never moral

coronarroyo court.


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thanks for making this very reader friendly,

madaling intindihin ng mas nakararami.

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raissasays:


For making this reader-friendly, you will also

have to thank my hubby Alan.

Hes my editor. Usually, my articles dont

need editing.

But in this particular piece, I needed him to

take a look and he made me remove a lot of


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details that got in the way of thechronology

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MALYNsays:


Ang sinungalin, mandarambong ay kapatid

ng magnanakaw di dapat pagtiwalaan ang

taong may kaakibat na ganitong sakit ,

walang doktor na kayang gumamot ngganitong klaseng karamdaman kahit tumakas

at magpunta pa sa abroad para magpagamot


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tulad ni GMA at Mike Arroyo kita, nyo na

wala man lang maawa sa kanilang sitwasyon

kahit nasa ospital na. Tandaan NAKAKAAWA

ANG KONDISYON NG ISANG TAONG ANG

ITSURA AY NAKAKAAWA SUBALIT

WALANG MAKUHANG MAAWA.

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19. Arnel Tungculsays:


Hi Ms. Raissa,

Im so impressed with your articles. I hope

that all of the journalists here in our country

have the same thoughts like you, or should I


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say brave enough like you to expose or

reveal the truth. I really enjoy reading your

articles. More powers and may God bless you

always.

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20. Ernie Ssays:


Hi Ms. Raissa,

I am enjoying every bit of your intellectual

articles and subsequent come-on comments

from everyone.

My favorite Cristianne Amanpor, formerly

chief international correspondent at CNN who

gained a reputation for being a fearless


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reporter once said this.

There are some situations one simply cannot

be neutral about, because when you are

neutral you are an accomplice. Objectivity

doesnt mean treating all sides equally. It

means giving each side a hearing. I couldnt

agree more.

I am looking forward for more of your

upcoming articles for sure.

Kudos to ABS-CBN for finding a gold mine

named Raissa Robles, and for that. . .

Thanks for sharing her with us.

Reply21. WYHAJsays:



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CONGRATS..

Reply22. Bernadette Brizuelasays:


Nilapastangan niya ang batas while she was

in power and it is the same batas thats going

after her. Arroyos camp is calling it politicalpersecution. They may refer or call it with

other names but the bottom line is GMA and

her cohorts should be held answerable for the

electoral sabotage filed against her. Going

out of the country is just a ploy to trick theFlipinos to escape from prosecution. NO TO

MEDICAL CONSULTATIONS ABROAD!!!


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Reply23. YAD BISLIGsays:


I dont really find pleasure in reading yet you

had me stay on your site for 6 straight hours.

the record of incidents and events is

remarkable. good researcher and writer,

Raissa. Keep it up! Ill be your regular from

now. Thank you for all of these information.

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raissasays:


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Youre welcome.

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24. Vicsays:


Dear Raissa, i came across your site just

recently and am impressed with your great

work in investigative journalism. This recent

article outlining the sequence of eventsleading to the current scenario really helped

me understand why GMA & FG wants to


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leave quickly only at this time. I bet that if you

write a book, it would be a bestseller! Will be

looking forward to it!

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raissasays:


Thank you, Vic.

Il keep that in mind.

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25. Silversays:


Great article. Thank you for writing about the

chain of events that led to the airport and

Topacios promised castration brouhaha.

Keep on writing.

I will keep on reading too.

Have a nice day.

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raissasays:


You too.

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26. Gregoria V. Febrersays:


Thank you Ms. Raissa sa mga issue NA

binunyag mo ngbuong tapang.sana makamit
http://google/http://google/


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NA nation any katarungan dito sa Indonesia

pinagtatawanan nil a angmga anomalyang

nababasa nila. Sanay magpatuloy ka pa sa

pagsasaliksik ng mga kawalanghiyaang

ginawa ni Gloria.More power and god bless

you.

Reply27. shellsays:


if i remember well, former president Gloria

gave light to the issue of her meddling with

the comelec during elections is when shewent to national television and said Im sorry

refering to the hello garci tape. gma and


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whoever her adviser is during that time made

a bigtime mistake

Reply28. PhoenixRisingsays:


reading these comments gimme an earful

smile ahehehh!but, thanks raisa for a very incisive reporting

of the background, context and substantial

issues

for someone out here in arizona enjoying the

rough and tumble of the 99% movement, it isheartening to hear whats the truth about


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what really matters in our native homeland

keep it up and MABUHAY!

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raissasays:


Thank you.

Keep reading, pls.

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29. christophersays:


actually raissa if you will notice lahat ng

magkakaso/may kaso/nakasuhan ay

nagkakasakit. isnt it we want change, then i

think this is the time for thatthe downfall of

the former president should be an example

that not everyone is above the lawshe can

set an example..the last dignified thing to

doset a precedent

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raissasays:


You think she will?

But youre right.

They all get sick.

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lornasays:



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that is what you call KARMA

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30. Reynaldo Ebreosays:


Raissa, thank you for your accurate articles.

Press people should inform the public of whatis really happening in our country. Forget

about our spineless politicians who owe so

much their positions to gma. i gues gma

stands for Galing Mandaya Ako.

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raissasays:


Thank you.

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31. Jojo Delessays:



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Context is so important for informed

reporting. Thanks Raissa for substantial

report.

Reply32. emmysays:


Ang ganda ng pagkasulat at very informative.Salamat at malaking tulong ito sa ating

mamamayan na sinusundan ang mga

pangyayari sa ating bayan. More power

Raiza and to the filipino people as well. Let

truth and justice prevail.

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33. raidssays:


My favourite writer with another truthful

interesting article!

Reply34. Clementesays:


Raissa,

Thanks for sharing us (readers) how the

chronicle of events led to her downfall.


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No wonder theyre in hurry to get out of the

country. Probably her lawyers sensed that the

arm of the law is finally catching up with her.

I dont feel any sympathy nor compassion at

all I want her to pay for all the misdeed she

did to the state and to the Filipino people.

Thanks and more power to you.

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raissasays:


Thank you, too, for reading.


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JBkronossays:


neither do i, her photo taken at the airport so

reminds me of how she looked when she said

i am sorry . . . i think i will only pity her and

her family once i will not see defiance . . . but

how can we expect remorse if they all believe

that they have not committed anything . . . to

ensure that that belief becomes the truth of all

times was to ensure that all justices in SC are

her appointees . . . are they not all the time

heading to SC from where the expect relief


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from her appointees? . . . really bad for the

justice system . . .

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35. josephleysonsays:


impeach those 8 justices in the supremecourt if the nullify the comelec doj authority in

filing the case.but the problem also are some

senators who are jelly fishes like escudero,

santiago, angara who opened their big

cavities to defend arroyo and hercohorts.these are the senators who owe to

arroyo favors.i do hope that these people will


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disappear in the face of politics.if they are still

around in the scene , philippines would still

be lingering in agonizing poverty.

Reply36. Willeus Acuna @ Life Insurance

Philippinessays:


I hope more cases are filed by next week as

promised. While GMA is still presumed

innocent until proven guilty, the evidence

against her is growing stronger by the day.

Her boat is sinking but she cannot be countedout because she has eight Supreme Court

justices seemingly in her corner. Lets wait
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until the convictions and final appeals are

fully resolved before we can officially call it

her downfall.

Reply37. WYHAJsays:


great job, thanks for the said info for GMAas written in the bible GREED is one of the

capital sin so its not good at all and im

so sorry for your present predicament.if you

have at least followed the Words of GOD

this will not happened to you. maybe youhave done something good for the country

BUT because of GREED.. . it was


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overpowered by your misdoings and

selfishness and you forgot your real role in

the country being a public servant and NOT

as a QUEEN or the BOSS or the owner of

this country..

Reply38. Rey Garciasays:


Now this is a clearer one, an article worth

sharing..

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39. Jeff Cruzsays:


The writing on the wall is that her days are

numbered. Very soon it will happen.

Reply40. Johnny Linsays:


Noteworthy is the silence of Elena Horn,GMA loquacious spokesperson, right after

she foul mouthed the lawyers of San Beda.


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Her unrestrained orifice was bolted, not by

Topacio with the shrinking balls

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JBkronossays:


and the missing godson . . .

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41. Boyetsays:


Great piece. As you use your talent, more will

be given to you. Gbu and stay safe.

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raissasays:


Thanks.


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raissasays:


They wont.

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karensays:



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they already see the light actually they just

cant resist it, ang kinang kaya ng nakaw na

yaman ni glueria, kaya kita kita ng mga

tagapagtangol niya, maambonan man lang

kahit tira tira. maniniwala ba tayo na libre mga

talents ng mga rahrah boys and girls ni

glueria?

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43. kaloyz60says:


glorias silence in all this speak volumes. butconscience never give you peace of mind.

now depressed. tomorrow.the unthinkable?


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dont ever let her listen to the song ..suicide is

painless.

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Evangeline Erikssonsays:


Her only recourse now is the Angelo Reyes

Way! If she does it she is guilty. If she doesn

t do itdepression is more painful than she

ever imagines. Her lying companies dont sell

any story at all.


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karensays:


one report said glueria was suffering from

diarrhea thats why she was on dextrose to

prevent dehydration daw. i said nerbyos lang

yan. go ahead glueria confess your sins! we

are willing to listen, who knows baka

mapatawd ka pa ng Diyos sa mga kasalanan

mo

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44. NapOsays:


the arroyo lawyers are brilliantly delaying the

course of these proceedings in fact I am still

waiting what the top notch counsellor Estelito

Mendoza will say about the scenario of

electoral sabotage tsk tsk

Reply45. keanleogosays:



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Thought you might want to watch GMAs

mugshots.

Please click the following link:

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/98165/arroyo-

faces-more-troubles

Reply46. rgmsays:


Raissa is really an adorable columnist,

Mabuhay ka!!!

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47. zahraffsays:


Raissa, you are the best and a very fair

journalist! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! For

GMA to say : I am sorry for the HELLO

GARCI, (2004 Election) what else does the

camp of GMA wants for the evidence and

President Noynoy Aquino getting ZERO

VOTES (2007 Election). These two cases are

very strong evidences to CONVICT GLORIA

MACAPAGAL ARROYO RIGHT AWAY!

No amount of brilliant lawyers can ever

dispute these two horrendous cases, not to

mention the other 58 serious cases that she

has to answer which are all true! GLORIA

MACAPAGAL ARROYO IS FINISHED!


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Reply48. Ronsays:


Ms. Raiisa, if GMA is found guilty of Electoral

Sabotage in 2004 (file the case ASAP) to

keep herself in power, then she was an illegal

president, which makes all her actions,

decisions, appointments, etc. all illegal also.

While the present adminstration cannot undo

all of the actions of a fake president, it can

certainly choose which ones to nullify. If any

of the 8 justices of the SC appointed by GMA

were appointed after 2004, then they should

be removed from office without the

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appointments were illegal, invalid, and

unenforceable. Anong say mo?

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raissasays:


There was no electoral sabotage law yet in

2004. And the prescriptive period of fives

years for filing a case against her for 2004

has long passed.

Only Congress can take the unprecdented

step of undoing her proclamation.


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Reply

Evangeline Erikssonsays:


Me, I want those 8 bandits removed. They are

selfish people without interest in doing good

for the people who are in need of justice.

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49. jamesgeorge barcelonasays:



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Raissa, you are one columnist that should be

commended for doing a great job! Keep it up

and I thank you for all the info I got. You

served our people well and most importantly,

enlightened each one of us! Again, Thank

you.

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raissasays:


Thank you for reading.


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50. jamesgeorge barcelonasays:


Can you just imagine President Noynoy

getting zero votes, Did you hear that? Zero

votes in Maguindanao? Well, Glorias

command was followed by Ampatuan to the

letter or I mean, during a lunch or dinner with

Unas! Unas said Mrs Arroyo told Andal Sr. to

produce a 12-0 result in Maguindanao (for

her 12 senatorial candidates), even if you

have to rearrange or change the results. This

is the smoking gun plus the election results

and witnesses affidavits, question, Alberto

Agra should be included in the charge sheet?


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epoysays:


Dapat lang sa kulungan si glorya , kasama

ang mga ampatuan sa isang kulungan

Doon sila mag usap usap paano nangyari

ang situasyon nila ngayon

Isama sa kulungan nila ang mga bala at

bomba na nasamsam sa palasyo ni

ampatuan at mga election return na peke at

silaban kasama sila yan ang batas ko kungako.. siguro magtanda na mga politiko na

may gagawin pang kalukuhan


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wala na paligoy ligoy pa. iisa lang ang

gusto natin..hustisya.

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51. jesus nazsays:


Binigyang-daan ng Diyos na mangyari angAmpatuan massacre para lumitaw ang

katotohanan sa lahat ng mga kabulastugang

pinagagawa ni GMA. Hindi sisigaw si Zaldy at

mga kasangga nito tulad ni Bedol, kundi sila

naipit ngayon. Mahigit limampung buhay angnasakripisyo, hwag po nating hayaang

masayang ito. Iparamdam natin sa Korte


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Suprema na katotohanan pa rin ang dapat

manaig, hindi ang anumang teknikalitis na

sinasabi nila. Ipagdasal natin na patuloy

tayong patnubayan ng Diyos at di Nya

papayagang ang mga masasamang kampon

ni Gloria sa Korte Suprema ang maghahari-

harian.

Reply52. minasays:


I think the Philippine government should take

this case seriously and should not be moreabout politics..there should be transparency.

The article is really nice. I enjoy reading your


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articles miss Raissa Robles. And I do believe

that we are better and not a sick nation.we

should be proud that we are making initial

steps to clean the system.

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raissasays:


Yes, I do, too.

But we have a lot of work ahead poverty,insurgency, rebellion, injustice.


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53. bcoolmansays:


The bottomline is CGMA has never learned

from the previous mistake. She became a

president initially due to the safeguard of the

madlang people and she should have been

grateful by instilling the proper values of

decency and accountability yet instead she

took advantage of her position allegedly, to

satisfy and gratify her own interest. Unless na

talagang may maparusahan at madama

mismo ng taong bayan, this kind of ailment

will continue to plague our beloved country.


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Reply54. nonasays:


I dont know gus lagman comelec thank god

but is the guy simple, stupid, senile or just a

puppet.

Watching his recent interview was not only

like watching a train crash but embarrassing

and humiliating.

Not only media unsavvy but no knowledge of

his subject. This is crazy.

but in answer to your question he was

asked what was the strongest piece ofevidence and he said it was unas and the

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fact lagman went further and said this was

the ONLY piece of evidence which directly

linked arroyo to the poll fraud.

so not only a questionable witness but an

overheard conversation at a distance 4 years

ago. joke.

if a team coach said win 12 0 whatever, thatcan in itself hardly be construed as cheating

unless you are a pakastani cricketer.

i have no doubt of the cheating, but in US, UK

courts this would be laughed out.

here, maybe anything is possible

he said, she said. no case. end of story

my grandmother could win the case for

arroyo, and she has been dead 10 years. or a

junior at linklaters, allen & overy etc.


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as i said if this case is the best after 16

months of fevered activity and ferreting then

not very impressive

Reply55. REYsays:


NO WONDER PHIL SICK MAN OFASIA ITS IN THE BLOOD

EVER SINCE. NOW I UNDERSTAND WHY

USA HELPED JAPAN SO MUCH AFTER

WW2 AND ALSO KOREA CAUSE THEY

KNOW WHO TO HELPABSOLUTELY TRUE.
http://yahoo/http://yahoo/


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Asays:


You are right , Sick man is the people

thinking that way. Walang kinalaman ang

Japan at korea o america sa issue ni Gloria

Kahit sinong tao may sekreto, may pinsalang

nagawa sa kapwa ay panagutan, yan ang

batas ng diyos at tao. wag sisihin ang

ibang bansa.

Kung nagamit o nagpagamit sa ibang bansa,

pwes kasalanan yan ng nagpagamit kuha

mo


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rommelsays:


Go back to school and learn some history,

kiddo. The US colonized the Philippines,

waged war and murdered almost a million

Filipinos, then bled the country dry of its

natural resources. You think thieves would

HELP their victims? Opportunism is in the

genes of thieves; and well, for victims. its

another matter.

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Ivansays:


why do you hate US so much? what happen

with PH- US bfor is called mutualism in my

opinion.We get something from them and

they get something from us,,,Im not a

historian so could you please site a specific

event/s where they deprive our natural

resources? Mas masahol pa nga ang

ginagawa natin environment!Gosh! what if

US still takes holds on us? could we be the

Hongkong/Guam/Hawaii of the Pacific?

Im proud to be a Filipino but the mentality of

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neighbors when it was your household whos

at faultKorea and Japan on the other hand

has a very Nationalistic heart.If all Filipino

would only buy Hapee toothpaste,BENCH,

eat only at Jollibee, Mang Inasal, pay taxes,

transparency in the government (thnx to

Pnoy, they were the most transparent so far)

. I think we could have a better countryand

we will not blame the Spaniards, Japanese,

Americans, Lady Gaga, Manuel Marquez,

Justin Beiber of our misfortune(wink)

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epoysays:



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Klaro ka-ayo . Dont blame other what

happen to ours. its our mismangement

that bring us where we are

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56. KEVINsays:


IM an avid follower of your column,keep it

up.

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raissasays:


Thanks, Kevin.

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57. Rochiesays:


we all know in our hearts that Gloria ( i refuse

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guilty of so many crimes, but as it is, the govt

has to move double time to prove them, or

else

Reply58. epoysays:


Its a battle of the brain, if the government lostin all wars like arroyos and ampatuans, then

the government is brainless.

I just wanted to see a result now tagal

naman ..I just want to see punished those

people abusive..


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Obviously may problema sa constitution kung

bakit nangyayari ang palakasan sa supreme

court. puro utang na loob ang botohan.

kelan pa mababago ang systema. kung

walang ampatuan masacre case di pa

malalagay sa kaso si glorya.. blessings in

disguise siguro tawag dyan..

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paulsays:



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the justice systems allows all parties to be

heard . due process takes time. for normal

cases, it takes 10-20 yrs if it reaches the

higher courts. i just wonder how come gmas

pleadings get results in less than 2-3 days

hmmmmmm curious

hearing all sides. allowing all angles to beexplored has to undergo a process . so

much so that the best lawyers can delay the

process indefinitely. this is what the marcoses

did. i believe , it is what gma will do. is it fair ?

no. is it moral? no. but the courts do follow acode to respect the process.

yung palakasan, actually happened because

gma had a 9-10 yr term much like marcos.

she was able to appoint all her subordinates.

almost all spots.


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system is there. but remember, it is the

people that run the system. if the people

running the system doesnt have the moral

good intentions, even the best systems fail.

may checks and balances na eh. i think the

phils need a renewal. pagbabago sa loob.

and for all the citizens not to tolerate

corruption. kasi if the people allow it to

happen, then it will happen. americans are

more vigilant thats why they have a bit less

corruption.

i think moral renewal is what is needed. andto put corrupt govt ppl behind bars para may

sample naman.

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59. nonasays:


of all the potential cases this happens to be

the weakest in legal terms and certainly wont

result in a conviction, but may have been an

expedient measure to buy the govt a very

short breathing space and to stop arroyo

leaving.

no problem with that, but unless they get their

act together on the other cases, they will be

made fools of arroyo will be out of here ,

and they will only have themselves to blame.

pity they cannot afford decent lawyers.

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raissasays:


why the weakest?

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Archiesays:



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Probably because the main evidence of the

panel linking CGMA in making the poll fraud

are affidavits of people who would want to be

shielded when everything falls down. These

people can as easily retract their sworn

statements when threatened and to convict

the accused their statements should

corroborate like matching pieces of a jigsaw

puzzle.

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Chot Condesays:



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What decent lawyers youre talking about?

you mean a talkative lawyer like RL & FT or

the bunch of old lawyers hired by the

Arroyos?

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paulsays:


no. those are just the front ppl. pang poster

lang. the movers , shakers and strategists

are magagaling gumapang. at magagaling

na lawyers. talent fees go up to millions and

millions.


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paulsays:


it is a very strong case. malakas evidence

from top to bottom. may documentary

evidence. may solid affidavits that tie

everything together. wala masyadong holes

yung mga testimony. may nag sabi nga they

were ordered to steal the ballots in congress.

may video tapes.

let us just wait. the case hasnt even startedyet. i feel sec de lima is on top of it. shes

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kalaban nya , supreme court. a supreme

court can even be more powerful than a

president.

i think the govt is doing the right strategies in

fighting a wayward supreme court. if the

supreme court doesnt get its act together,

then impeachment would be a heaven sentagainst majority of the dependent minded

justices.

just watch how the most SC justices defends

its client GMA. a normal citizen or a major

issue of the country could never get the

speed at the decisions and TROs that GMA

could muster almost anytime.

even if govt hires the best lawyers , it would

fall on deaf ears . kasi the gma justices twistthe law to suit their client. mahirap ang

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one instance, corona was appointed 2

months before gma was stepping down. if you

file a complaint against midnight

appointments, e sila sila na rin yung mag

decide. so what do u think would be the

decision? they would say it would be legal.

they can make white look black thru legal

jargon . but they shouldnt forget that God is

their witness. maawa naman sila sa kaluluwa

nila.

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paulsays:



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may instance nga na di pa natatanggap ng

ibang judges yung motions and legal

documents , may tatak na agad ng majority

sa panig ni GMA. the log book attested to

this. parang rubber stamp court.

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nonasays:


paul

i have to disagree

lagman comelec was asked

what was the strongest piece of evidence


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and he

said it was unas and the conversation he

overheard at malacanan. in fact lagman went

further and said this was the ONLY piece of

evidence which directly linked arroyo to the

poll

fraud.

so not only a questionable witness but an

overheard conversation at a distance 4 years

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paulsays:



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no such thing as a perfect case. minsan

lang. you just do with what you have. and

try digging for more. anyway, its a wholistic

legal strategy to combat the biases. there

are 6-10 more cases coming, so no worries.

if u dont think out of the box, u will surely

lose. tingnan nyo yung marcos cases.zero

conviction.

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60. Elso Cabangonsays:



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GMAs brilliant lawyers miscalculated. They

counted on her fleeing after the Supreme

Court issued a TRO in her favor.

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richardsays:


i agree. i thought they would push for

technicalities since it was sewed already by

GMA by putting his own pawns in the SC..

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paulsays:


the supreme court can free her anytime w/

another TRO against comelec. if kaya ng

consensya nila.

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61. Jillsays:



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Nice article.

Reply62. Captain badjaosays:


Gd day Raissa,

Count me as regular in your column, Im out

of the country but I will be in here most of the

time.

Carry on to your good work. Thats what we

call a constructive journalism.

Many thanks


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Trackbacks1. raissa robles Gloria Arroyo stopped a

woman, with an illness and a case just like

hers, from leaving the country for four

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ByCathy C. Yamsuan, Christian V. Esguerra, MarlonRamosPhilippine Daily Inquirer

12:39 am | Friday, November 11th, 2011

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former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo AFP FILEPHOTO

Justice Secretary Leila de Lima on Thursday said

she had asked the Department of Foreign Affairs

(DFA) to look into unverified information that the

government of the Dominican Republic had provided

passports to former President Gloria Macapagal-

Arroyo and her family.

Speaking with reporters, De Lima raised thepossibility that Arroyo and her husband, Jose Miguel

Mike Arroyo, might seek political asylum if the

Supreme Court allowed them to leave for abroad.
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Anything is possible. They can always do that, she

said.

The sinister plot purportedly hatched by the Arroyo

camp was the subject of text messages received by

reporters covering the justice beat.

Im asking the DFA on how to confirm that. The

authority there would be the DFA, De Lima said.

A number of messages on the Arroyos escape

plans had been circulating in the media since DeLima announced on Tuesday that she would not

grant the former Presidents request to be allowed to

seek medical treatment overseas for her bone

ailment.

Part of the supposed plans was for Chief Justice

Renato Corona, who once served as Arroyosspokesperson and chief of staff during her

presidency, to cut his US trip short and grant the

petition for a temporary restraining order (TRO) that

the Arroyo couple had separately filed at the

Supreme Court.

DOJ asks SC to defer rulingLast Aug. 23, the high court voted 13-0 to grant Mike

Arroyos petition for a TRO on his inclusion in the

immigration bureaus watch list after being tagged in


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a Senate hearing as the owner of two used

helicopters purchased by the Philippine National

Police as brand-new.

On Thursday, the Department of Justice (DOJ)

asked the high court to allow it to file its comment on

the separate petitions filed by the Arroyos before

acting on their request for a TRO.

In separate manifestations filed by the Office of the

Solicitor General, the DOJ urged the high court todefer decision on the Arroyos petitions and set oral

arguments on the matter.

Solicitor General Jose Anselmo Cadiz argued that

Arroyos claim that she would suffer irreparable

damage if her petition for a TRO would not be

granted was baseless.Cadiz said Arroyos medical abstracts did not

support her claim that her health condition had been

worsening.

He also said there is no actual extreme and urgent

necessity for [her] to travel abroad.

Legal coverDe Lima said she had referred to the DFA

information that the government had been receiving,


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which is becoming the basis for our doubt on the

true agenda for [the Arroyos] travel.

What if our suspicions are true that this spectacle

was just [meant as] a shield for their actual intention

to escape the cases against them? They can do

anything to give it a legal cover, she said.

De Lima pointed out that Mike Arroyo recently

traveled overseas ostensibly to seek stem cell

treatment for his wife. But in their request [for anallow-departure order], there was no mention if they

had found a specialist in stem cell treatment, she

said, adding:

There are gaps and inconsistencies in the

information they are supplying us. And when we

connect these to the information were getting, theybolster our suspicions.

De Lima agreed with Jose Midas Marquez, the

Supreme Court administrator and spokesperson,

that nothing could prevent the Arroyos from leaving

the country should the tribunal issue a TRO.

Thats really the legal effect. Thats what wereafraid of. If the TRO is issued at this very moment,

then they can just leave a few hours [later], she

said.


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Life on the run

Sen. Panfilo Lacson warned that life on the run

would be hard for Arroyo.

Your adrenaline and alert level would always be

up, said Lacson, who spent 18 months hiding

abroad after being linked to the murder of publicist

Salvador Dacer and the latters driver Emmanuel

Corbito.

I dont enjoy a profile as prominent as hers, yet somany Filipinos abroad were able to recognize me,

he recalled.

Lacson said it would be unwise for Arroyo to attempt

what he had done.

Ive experienced how difficult it is. I will not

recommend it, he said. There are Filipinoseverywhere and they would recognize me. It was a

good thing those who did were sympathetic to my

situation.

Lacson returned last March after the Court of

Appeals revoked the arrest warrant issued against

him by the Makati Regional Trial Court in connectionwith the double-murder case.

Just let me clarify that I was not a fugitive from

justice but a fugitive from injustice, the senator said.


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If [Arroyo and her husband] have more enemies

than I do, life on the run would be more difficult for

them. I have done it. I know what Im talking about,

he said.

But Sen. Edgardo Angara said Arroyo was sensitive

to public opinion and would not gamble with her

legacy as a world leader.

[The world is small] and the pressure of

international opinion is so great that I think noperson who has occupied such a high position as

the presidency would risk that kind of escape,

Angara said at the Kapihan sa Senado.

Besides, news is instantaneous right now. Where

would she hide in case her escape or failure to

return is reported by the media? Angara said.Especially in this era where there is practically

no place to hide, the media will always find her. The

long arm of the law is longer now than before.

Right to travel

On the other hand, Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago

told the Inquirer that Arroyo could take her appealfor medical treatment abroad to the United Nations

Human Rights Commission.


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Santiago, a constitutionalist, was careful not to

tackle the merits of Arroyos petition for the Supreme

Court to invalidate her inclusion in the immigration

bureaus watch list.

Instead, she discussed the constitutional provision

on a persons right to travel:

In Philippine jurisprudence, the right to travel is a

human right because it is included in the Bill of

Rights.Preventing a person to travel might give her the

right to petition before the human rights commission

of the UN. It allows private petitions from individuals.

It is also a human rights issue.

Sen. Joker Arroyo likewise cited the former

Presidents human right to travel, especially formedical purposes.

Human rights are akin to Christian charity. The

human body is inviolable. The Constitution prohibits

cruel, degrading or inhumane punishment, he said

in a statement.

Senator Arroyo recalled that in 1975, PresidentAquinos father, former Sen. Benigno Ninoy Aquino

Jr., went on a hunger strike to protest the abuses

and excesses of martial law.


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The senator continued: When his fast was reaching

the irreversible point, the martial law rulers got

alarmed because Ninoy refused to budge. [His]

military handlers brought the weak and helpless

Ninoy posthaste to V. Luna General Hospital, where

military doctors nourished him back to health.

Even the hard-boiled martial law rulers, with blood

on their hands, gave way to Christian charity and

human rights concerns. No balancing of competinginterests, no selective and arbitrary application of

rules.

Burden of proof

Santiago said a person could be barred from leaving

only if his/her flight would be a threat to national

security, public safety or public health.Since travel is a constitutionally protected right, the

burden of proof is on the party who seeks to prevent

travel. Therefore, the burden of proof will be on the

solicitor general. He has to prove that if the applicant

leaves the country, the Philippines will be

endangered in terms of security, health or safety,she said.

In the case of a particular applicant, the only way it

can be proved that her departure will threaten


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national security is if it can be proved that while

abroad, she might withdraw billions of pesos and

fund a national uprising against the administration.

That would be proof that her departure would be a

threat to national security.

National interest

Both the President and De Lima used national

interest to justify the denial of Arroyos application

to seek medical help abroad for her cervicalspondylosis and hypoparathyroidism.

But Santiago said: You cannot invoke national

interest because that is not included in the provision

of the Constitution. That is not what the Constitution

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Why is it important to seeGloria Arroyo and her minionsbehind bars?

Why is it extremely important for us to seeGloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her minions

behind bars? Three reasons.

First, putting a President behind bars sends a very

strong message that this administration is reallyserious in putting the entire bureaucracy in order.

We all know that for us to really scare the wits offthose who want to earn billions from the public'scoffers, we must target their principal, the very

brains behind their schemes. We must debilitate thestrongest symbol of their group before putting themall in jail.

Gloria Arroyo, based on evidence, had an active rolein several of the cases filed against her. In theelection rigging case, there was positiveidentification of Mrs. Arroyo in the scheme of things.

She took part in it. She marshalled her forces just torealize one goal--extend her term and put the life offthose who oppose her.

Second, putting Mrs. Arroyo behind bars
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puts an end to the on-going corrupt activitiesof her group. Those who support her will lose theirmorale and eventually, decide to end their nefarious

acts against the People. Some of these pro-Arroyoallies are still in government and benefitting from it.If they see Arroyo behind bars, that will probablyscare the wits off them and make them change theirdirection.

Lastly, Gloria should be made accountable

for all the crimes she and her minionscreated during the past nine years. The reason

we are in the rut right now is the fact that Mrs.Arroyo created the necessary conditions for a nearsystemic breakdown. All institutions of governance

were crippled and were corrupted during her term. Itis time to make things right.

We are paying for her indiscretions and her sins. It istime for us, the Filipino People, to get the justice wedeserve.

President Benigno Aquino is, fortunately and at long

last, leading us to the right path. Let us not falter thistime.

Let us not commit the grievous errors the firstAquino administration did when it allo

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