[PANFILO] LACSON wants to head the Senate blue-ribbon committee.
“I want to advance my advocacy of accountability among public officials. If only for it, I want to chair the blue-ribbon committee. But I won’t beg for it nor exchange my vote to get that committee,” he said, referring to his vote for Senate president.
Since majority of the Senate is now GO [Genuine Opposition] and they are serious about their anti-corruption drive and putting corrupt public officials in jail, will they prosecute Erap? Or will they go only for administration candidates and their allies?
June 16th, 2007 at 1:05 pm
The Senate Opposition: Hope? hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaaa..Its still the same mga pare ko. In the end its is ONLY their personal interests that matters for them.
Read the news below:
‘Presidential ambitions splitting opposition’
BY CHRISTINA MENDEZ
The Philippine Star
Two newly elected Genuine Opposition (GO) senators have blamed the “political ambitions� of some opposition senators for the opposition’s failure to come up with one candidate for the Senate presidency.
Senators-elect Loren Legarda and Francis Escudero said on Friday that the emergence of two or three aspirants is making it difficult for the opposition to vote as one.
So far, the opposition has not decided whether Senate President Manuel Villar Jr. should be replaced when the 14th Congress opens next month.
“The members of the opposition have been meeting on this issue,� Escudero told the Manila Overseas Press Club Thursday night in Makati.
“We are battling for a consolidated vote. We will vote as a group and as a bloc. It does not matter who will be the candidate at this point. We want to vote as a bloc,� he said.
Escudero said opposition senators have been conducting dialogues to determine who should be the opposition candidate for the Senate presidency on July 23.
During the same forum, Legarda said opposition senators have been working hard to “gather a consensus� to put up one strong contender for the top Senate post.
“I guess that it would be pathetic if after having won overwhelmingly, we would lose,� she said. “As Chiz mentioned, we have endeavored to meet regularly without the possible contenders and we try to get a consensus.�
It would be “pathetic� if the opposition “loses in the vote and committee chairmanships� because they are divided, she added.
Legarda said while the opposition has a majority of 13 in the Senate, they could not reach a consensus because there is more than one contender for the top Senate post. “It (contenders) could be two or three,� she said.
Escudero said the performance of the senators in the next three years would determine front-runners in the 2010 presidential elections.
“If the next three years will be a referendum, so be it,� he said.
“Let every person vying, aspiring, wanting to become president or vice-president show our people in the next three years why they should vote for him or her. I don’t see anything wrong with that.�
Escudero said he does not see anything wrong if some senators would be seen as politicking rather than introducing reforms in Congress.
Politics defines the art of convincing other people through one’s performance in the service, he added.
“I do not believe that we the newly elected senators in Congress will simply do our own campaigning,� Legarda said. “That is merely speculation. It is up to our people to decide who among us perform, it is our responsibility to help the people.�
“If we do not do this, we are in for something unexpected. I assure you we will not busy ourselves simply with politicking or investigations.�
Legarda said she believes that the best politics is performance.
“If we speak of 2010 now, I believe that is a great disservice to our people,� she said.
“As I mentioned there are 20 million Filipinos – almost 10 percent – (who are) unemployed… I think that it is incumbent upon us as new senators and those who remain at the Senate to make sure to pass laws that would address the basic needs of our people – health, education, agriculture and other basic needs.�
She will not be joining the fray for the Senate presidency to avoid complicating the issue further, Legarda said.
Escudero said the situation remains uncertain because the list of those interested in running for the Senate presidency keeps changing.
“Two or three, more can be emerging in the next few days,� he said, without admitting whether he would go for Villar or Pimentel.
He would rather wait for those seeking the Senate presidency to show their intention, Escudero said.
Reports said Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago, perceived to be pro-administration, has expressed support for Villar.
Senator-elect Gregorio Honasan is also reportedly placing his bet on Villar, reports added.
Senators Edgardo Angara, Juan Ponce Enrile, Joker Arroyo, Pia Cayetano, Richard Gordon, Lito Lapid, Bong Revilla and Santiago are counted as pro-administration.
Honasan has vowed to remain independent, but he is considered by some to be also pro-administration ally.
Opposition senators Villar, Aquilino Pimentel Jr, Manuel Roxas II, Jinggoy Estrada, Jamby Madrigal, Panfilo Lacson, Rodolfo Biazon, and Senators-elect Alan Peter Cayetano and Antonio Trillanes IV belong to the new Senate majority.
June 13th, 2007 at 7:25 pm
Lacson will not prosecute Erap,we believe that Erap is not guilty of what the Government accusation to him.This will be ended soon………
Lacson must prosecute Bedol and all the dis- honest election official.
We are expecting all the Senators to support this “para hindi na dumami ang katulad nila” .Sana wag na nilang patagalin pa to investigate the case….to be able to know who are the people involved sabik na kami malaman kung sino ang mga taong “ganid sa kapangyarihan”
June 13th, 2007 at 5:19 pm
TO OFW IN AFGHANISTAN
I would agree with you when you find it unfortunate when Bert would think all Filipinos are corrupt. There are exceptions of course, and that’s the good news. The bad news is, MOST politicians lied/cheated the country in one way or another with their empty promises.
Your idols Chiz E. and Alan Peter did nothing all those years while they were in Congress from what I read. Didn’t it ever occur to you why they hit the First Family only a few months before the elections? And they chose to run under the GO banner if they were truly anti-corrupt instead of running as Independents?
June 12th, 2007 at 12:38 am
To: OFW in Afghanistan:
Now, at last, I can see a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel. Finally! Now, here is a person admitting being a saint, thank heavens. Please show your name, Sir, we would very much like to know you more. After all, being a saint is an admirable trait, and worthy to be proud of, come forward and let us see if we could emulate your pure character. I am not a saint, therefore I am corrupt, and that’s because I might do what the policeman and the husbanda might do. In response to your comments, it’s not correct to say that I am indifferent to all those corruption. I am as angry and disturb as you are, the exact reason why I am blogging my fingers red in all these bloggers site like you do. Show your name, Sir, I don’t want to call you ’sir’ all the time. And pardon my irritating style of writing, most times I’m like that. If you are going to be affected by my style, please don’t, it’s not my intention. I really admire people of your kind who exert effort to be a good citizen. On the contrary, I hate the other kind. Here I go again. Are you really a saint, Sir? You did not answer my two questions in my previous blogs about the policeman and the husbanda, so I’ll repeat. If you are the husbanda, and your wife is the president, and millions are pouring in your lap like tap water, and there is no Lacson in sight, would you still like to be a saint? Yes? Then the Philippines has some hope yet.
June 11th, 2007 at 3:57 pm
drhenry4
To OFW in Afghanistan
I’m not pro-Arroyo and I’m not demolishing Lacson. I based my views on what he has acted since Erap’s tenure. First, he said he was not a politician, he hated politics then look at where is he now. Second, his moves are so discreet that not everybody, especially like you, would have noticed what his real motives are. His aim is the presidency since Erap was ejected (remember that he too withdrew his support of Erap at the height of EDSA 2) no matter what or how it takes. That’s dangerous especially with him who was not only a former military man in the hands of Marcos but now a politician. As a Senator, yes he has filed a lot of bills that concern national interests but remember any of them came into law? He may be a good orator in front of the press (one reason he is loved by them) but not enough to convince his colleagues in the Senate. Legislation must be his prime duty, not press conferences, not inquiries in aid-of-legislation (a.k.a in-aid-of-campaign), not prosecution. Is he really fighting corruption for Filipinos, or for his own media mileage? If he is really true fighting graft then he should start with the PNP. No, not with “kotong� cops, nor with carnapped cars that were used personally by policeman, these are too superficial (barya-barya lang yan). Start with the purchasing of uniforms, guns, hand cuffs, office supplies, etc. which run as high as Php 5 Million in kickbacks (I may be conservative of the amount). When did these issues come into news? Hidden from our eyes but he knows that being a former PNP chief.
You see, the problem with Filipinos is that they base their stance and position only on what appear in media and on what politicians say, not on how they act and react and good research on the background. Mind you, Mike Arroyo is not the only corrupt personality in front of you. Lacson, Cayetano and Escudero are among the others who are just hiding behind this big guy. Yes, they may have exposed a little bit of Mike’s corruption but, my gosh, that doesn’t make them holy and righteous. I do not know them personally but the way they acted (especially taking sides with Erap for financial support), I couldn’t trust them with my vote. No matter how they hide it, their garbage stinks.
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Fr: Salina
The only garbage stinks I know is Gloria Arroyo! I had enough with her bullshit. Its time to get rid of her. Its overdue! DITCH HER OUT. PRONTO!!!