Palace interests in maintaining absolute control over the DILG

How important the DILG post is for the Aquino administration? Very, very important.

For one, this agency controls administratively, local government units. It does not have the power of the purse but surely, it exercises the police powers of the State. 

IN a critical mid-term elections this 2013, where the outcome would definitely determine the fate of the administration party come 2016, controlling the DILG is a political imperative. 

With the death of former DILG secretary Jesse Robredo, Malacanang has appointed Executive secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr.

Unknown to Pnoy (or he knows about it?), Ochoa maintains a strong connection with a Ronnie Puno trusted lieutenant whom I'll name here as "B.Y".

"B.Y." is widely known within circles as Puno's "go-to"guy. He/she is the official conduit or link of the DILG with several big time jueteng lords. The "tariff" that comes from this illegal numbers game does directly to B.Y. who reports this to his principals.

Now, B.Y. also reports, according to sources, to E-S.

Since E-S now is the  interim OIC of the DILG, the link now is direct. B.Y. maintains his influence at the DILG.

Several sources say, Malacanang is on the look out for funding sources, and jueteng money is no exception. 

There are speculations to the effect that E-S will remain in OIC status until the end of Aquino's term.

However, there are other theories one of which is the appointment of a certain DILG "veteran" who goes by the name of " Mamba"

Is this "Mamba", Manuel Mamba, currently the President's liaison with Congress?

Jueteng Money to innoculate GMA--Money Trail

A source from Malacanang said that the monies given to governors and congressmen (more than 500 million) came from jueteng money. I could'nt believe it at first but after Department of Budget and Management Secretary Andaya denied that these monies came from the government treasury, I thought that this thing could be possible. Remember that classic video grab where these government officials came out of the palace flanking Manny Pacquiao, who was at the back of Manny and trailing both GMA and JDV? You guessed right--its Chavit Singson. And you know that Singson would say that the reason why he was there was he's Manny's link to the palace right? Well, there's more to that Singson visit to the palace than welcoming a boxer.

Who would give such a huge amount that palace factotums like Tonypet Albano and Poblador can just give "just like that."? Well, it could be jueteng money. It could have been given by a losing Kapampangan for governor, or a big-time Batangas jueteng lord cum kingpin or a Bicol-based silent operator?

Another wagging tongue shared this view--probably the monies came from the secret bank accounts of the Arroyos in the Swiss Alps. Remember that the First Golfer, err, First Gentleman went to Zurich during the height of the ZTE probe, right? If FG can go on a trip, ride an airplane, then he's as healthy as a bull to attend the ZTE Senate probe, yes? No, says his doctor. The stress might kill FG. But, he can ride an airplane, go to the banks with his alleged girl friend for what? FG's trip to Germany should be investigated thoroughly.

Or, it could be ZTE money, withdrawn by FG from abroad? Remember that ZTE allegedly gave 50 Million US dollars as "advanced money" to Abalos and his gang. That's 2.2 billion pesos! That's just a fraction of the spoils given to these rapacious government officials.

Those monies cannot be government money, because if it is, it should have a paper trail, right? Wrong. The president, says another source, can get 500 million from her intelligence funds, which are discretionary funds. Well, the Senate should check on this enormous power of the purse by the president. Because if she can do that, with just a verbal order, she can dispense half a billion pesos, then, she's the wealthiest single banker this country ever had.

There's more to this than meets the eye

If we have that big an amount to just give to our government officials "recklessly and apparently in wanton fashion", then, we should investigate this. I am appalled by the reaction our distinguished Senators and government officials showed lately. They seemed to be disaffected by all of this, as if this thing is not to be despised nor to be thought as illegal.

Where's our morals? It could be that we have lost it altogether and we're ripe for the reaping.