Gilbert Remulla visits Andal Ampatuan Senior to get endorsement

Though Cynthia Villar denies ever visiting Andal Ampatuan Senior to get his so-called "blessing" for her husband Nacionalista standard bearer Manny Villar, a member of Villar's party was confirmed to have visited the warlord of Maguindanao.


And he is no other than Gilbert Remulla, the one with the infomercial lambasting trapos and encouraging us to vote for New Politics. To think that Remulla lied in his infomercial for reportedly telling us not to vote for trapos when he, himself, wanted to get the blessing of not just a trapo, but a warlord.


Remulla visited Andal senior for half an hour to get himself listed in the ones to be endorsed by one of the alleged masterminds behind the gruesome Maguindanao massacre. Here is the report of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, today, of Remulla's visit:

Remulla visited Andal Sr.

But another military officer, who asked not to be named for lack of authority to speak on the matter, said NP senatorial candidate Gilbert Remulla visited Andal Sr. a month ago.

“He was here for less than an hour,” the military officer said.

The officer said several Maguindanao town mayors also visited Andal Sr. to discuss the presidential, vice presidential and senatorial candidates they would campaign for in their respective towns.

“They (mayors) consulted the old man,” the source said.

Villar, Roxas, Bongbong

“I saw their line-up—Villar for president, Mar Roxas for vice president and their senatorial candidates included Jinggoy Estrada, Ramon Revilla, Gilbert Remulla, Bongbong Marcos and Miriam Defensor-Santiago,” the source said.

Cynthia was indeed in Davao on April 9. She met with Quiboloy.

She arrived in the morning on a commercial flight. Immediately upon arrival at the Davao International Airport, she boarded a helicopter and went to North Cotabato with Kidapawan City mayoral candidate Francis Palmones.

At around 1 p.m., she returned to Davao City and met with Quiboloy. She took the 4:50 p.m. flight back to Manila on that same day.

So much for a lying senatorial bet. If Remulla lied today, he will definitely lie tomorrow.

Villar's S.T. means "Singit at Taga"? --Korina

The ongoing spat between Senate President Manny Villar and Senator Ping Lacson seems to be getting out of hand. Lacson dared Villar to get out of his post as Senate president to avoid tainting a possible Senate probe into Villar's alleged complicity with the double insertion scam. Senator Jamby Madrigal meanwhile asked Villar to explain his company's alleged involvement in the C-5 extension to Las Pinas and the scandal involving Villar's alleged role in the construction of the Daang Hari road from Las Pinas to Cavite. Villar's spokesperson Gilbert Remulla tried to parry attacks from all sectors against the beleaguered Senate prexy, saying that Villar's camp is not to be blamed for the decisions of Brittany, a real estate company under the Vista Land Group of Companies, the company owned by Manny Villar. Brittany, says Remulla, is preparing for their own version of this anomaly. Brittany will deny the allegations of Atty. Francisco that they sold their right-of-way to the government for P 97 million pesos.

Villar tried to air his side today with a possible presscon, but things got out of hand this morning when ABS-CBN DZMM anchor Korina Sanchez insinuated that maybe Villar got his billions not from "Sipag and Tiyaga" (ST which means literally in English, hardwork and patience) but probably from "Singit and Taga" (insertions and commissions). Those play of words seemed to have resonated all throughout the country that some of us here in the Internet are talking about it.

This early, I think, Villar should re-think his decision to gun for the highest post of the land. This is a hand-full for his media handlers. I don't think they can change public opinion with just tactical media campaigns. This calls for a more strategic media campaign for them to change public perception and re-imagine Villar's image before the public.

This early, I say, Villar should get out of the presidential derby. Heard from the grapevine that this is just a start of a slew of possible exposes against Villar. Questions---who are orchestrating these attacks?

Answer: Malacanang. Remember that Mike Defensor's sister, Maite, heads the Tollways corporation which transacted with Villar re: the alleged sale of right-of-ways. There are reports that Atty. Francisco got his documents from this company.