The Truth Behind the Dacer-Corbito Case

The daughter of Bubby Dacer last night confirmed that, indeed, Senator Ping Lacson's name appeared in one of the two affidavits executed by former Police Superintendent Cezar Mancao on the Dacer-Corbito case.

Carina Dacer said she saw Mancao executing the affidavit in 2007 and he reportedly mentioned the name of Ping Lacson.

The question that everybody is asking is this--is Ping really involved in the Dacer-Corbito case? If, he, indeed, was involved, up to what extent? How deep is the involvement? And how strong will the case be? Will it be sufficient to book a case against Lacson, frustrating his political ambitions for higher office?

Those in the know say that Ping is NOT involved in the case. He is NOT the mastermind and never ordered the killing of Dacer.

Probably, Ping just ordered the surveillance of the former PR man, but that's about it. Surveillance in the name of national security is a duty of the PNP chief.

Here is what we gathered so far, based on narrations of people close to Dacer a few days or a day before the abduction of the publicist and his driver.

According to numerous sources in the media industry, Dacer met former President Joseph Estrada a few days before he was cased and abducted in Manila.

Dacer just had to meet Erap to relay to him a message---that he wants nothing of Dante Tan. He's toying with the idea of dropping Tan as a client due to alleged documents which came into his possession, which proves, the alleged massive stock manipulation undertaken by Tan's group in relation to the Belle Resources.

Erap reportedly asked Dacer if he could withdraw his decision. Dacer respectfully said no. After that brief chat in Malacanang, Dacer reportedly went his way. And Erap did nothing.

Sources now say that Dante Tan reportedly called up Cezar Mancao. He wanted to know the extent of Dacer's knowledge about the Belle resources case. Being in PAOCTF at that time, Mancao handles surveillance and the entire operations.

Mancao allegedly agreed to provide Dante Tan of what he needed at that time. He formed a task force and cased Dacer.Now, part of the operations was the plan of abducting the publicist to know more about the details of his knowledge on the Belle resources stock manipulation scam. Dacer was allegedly privy of certain confidential information about the scam and there were reports that the publicist planned to give these information to the opposition.

The team that was formed, led by Glenn Dumlao, then, abducted the publicist. They then interrogated him.

Afterwards, when Dumlao thought that nothing substantial came out of the interrogation, decided to abandon him in the hands of some PAOCTF men, led by Supt. Arnado. Dumlao went back to Camp Crame.

Was Mancao there when Dacer was killed?

Apparently, based on testimonies of some sources, he was not there. Now, sources within Camp Crame say that the team executed Dacer at that very day for some obvious reason---they fear that if they release him, he would tell everybody about what happened to him. So, they decided to execute him---gangland style.

Here's the rub---did anybody ordered Dacer's killing? Did someone phoned
the team that it's better that they execute Dacer than let him live? Yes. Indications point to this as a contract killing.

Mancao refused to admit this because by admitting that certain police officers like him accept "projects" like this.

Who phoned the team on the eve of eve of Dacer's execution? The answer is simple---whoever thought that Dacer remained a threat to their business interests at that time.

Now, of course, when Dumlao arrives either tomorrow, Wednesday and Mancao on Thursday, definitely, they will try to pin down Ping and possibly some members of the opposition camp close to Erap.

That has been the game plan of those who want Ping Lacson destroyed---prevent him from further causing damage to the First Golfer Gang.

Unknown to all, Ping has been thoroughly investigating on the extent of the First Golfer Gang's involvement in the World Bank road mess. Results of that investigation is so deep and so thorough that it would again cause extreme stress to the First Gentleman and his cohorts.