Low blows by Miriam Defensor-Santiago against Senator Ping Lacson

I am saddened upon reading newspaper reports of a Senator lashing back at her colleague after the colleague threatened to file charges of misappropriate conduct against her.

I don't know what's going in the minds of Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago who, from her sickbed, rose and lambasted her fellow Senator Panfilo Ping Lacson. Earlier, Lacson exposed how Miriam Defensor Santiago reportedly charged the expenses and salaries of her personal staff, even her maid, to the Senate. Lacson also revealed that the Lady Senator gets monthly rentals from a building which she reportedly owns and that she charges rent from the Senate. Meaning, Defensor-Santiago is reportedly getting a lot of cash from the public.

Instead of directing answering or countering Lacson's charges, Defensor-Santiago resorted to name calling and threatening to spill Lacson's "dirty linen" in public, even his so-called "true sexuality".

I don't think there is a connexion between Senator Lacson's sexuality with that of Senator Santiago's alleged immoral practice of charging the salary of her maid to the Senate. So what if Senator Lacson is gay, will it erase or is it an equivalent of Senator Santiago's practice of getting the salaries of her maid from our taxes.

Our Senators are really destroying the image and reputation of their own institution.They have allowed themselves to snicker and holler, throw mud around and practically engage in low blows just to hide their indiscretions.

Iggy Arroyo's death will reveal who is the real Jose Pidal

Representative Iggy Arroyo is dead. Senator Panfilo Lacson says Iggy left behind a 2billion peso account which lies offshore. Aside from this, there's the Jose Pidal account which also contains millions of pesos. Now, the question is---will the legitimate family of Iggy claim these billions?


If they will, then, half of it goes to Aleli, who, before their estrangement, had a very brutal fight with the deceased Congressman. If you remember, Aleli tried to file a criminal complaint of domestic abuse against Iggy. To settle the matter off court, Iggy agreed to part ways with Aleli and settle abroad. It was convenient for Iggy to do that since he's also sick and he needs treatment abroad. 


The other half will be spilt between Aleli's children and Grace Ibuna and her kid with Iggy. All of them will then go to the legal process of splitting the estate of Iggy. These will then all be put on public record. 


Now, will the splitting of the estate involve the alleged 2 billion peso account abroad and the Jose Pidal account? It should be.


God really works wonders. Senator Lacson therefore does not need a Senate inquiry to re-open the Jose Pidal account because these things will all be revealed finally when the court judicially intervenes to split the Iggy Arroyo estate. 


The Senate can actually order or request the court to reveal what underwent during the estate proceedings and secure documents. This will reveal or solve two things: one, if Iggy Arroyo was really the Jose Pidal account owner and two, if Iggy Arroyo did, indeed, open a 2 billion peso account abroad.


As they say, the dead doesn't keep secrets. Or, the dead tells no tales, or something like that. :-) God is really Great!

Senator Ping Lacson and the alleged compromise in Dacer-Corbito case

There is buzz going around on the alleged compromise agreement entered into by Senator Ping Lacson and the Arroyo government in relation to the Dacer-Corbito case. Today's edition of the Philippine Daily Inquirer issued a denial from the good senator. Yet, the buzz still goes louder each and every minute.



The story goes that the senator reportedly agreed on withdrawing his bid for the presidency in exchange for supporting whoever will be the administration bet come 2010. People believe it since there's a precedent already---the reported P 200 million peso compromise agreement allegedly entered into by Senator Ping Lacson last 2004 elections. Lacson reportedly received this huge amount of money as a "campaign fund" to run against Fernando Poe Jr., the anointed opposition candidate.



And coffee shop habitues insist this is true and part of the recent agreement daw is the replacement of Raul Gonzales as Justice secretary.



Bull.



First, Raul Gonzales, as some highly placed sources in Malacanang told Patricio Mangubat, has intimated his desire to leave the office of the Justice department since late last year. Gonzales' son suffers from a sensitive illness and needs immediate theraphy and medication. Furthermore, Gonzales is slated to run for the mayoral post in Iloilo (as reported earlier in this site). He needs to prepare for his bid.



Mrs. Arroyo decided to replace Gonzales with Agnes Devenadera to further strengthen the Dacer-Corbito case. If you will recall, Devenadera is no stranger to handling controversial cases involving the Lacson-Estrada group. Devenadera goes straight to the palace and with the domestic problem of Gonzales, he can't really devote 100% of his time in the case.



Second, Gonzales is needed to bolster the legal team of the palace should the opposition or the Senate question House Resolution 1109 before the Supreme Court. If you would recall, Gonzales was part of the original cha-cha team way back in 2006, under the team of former speaker Joe de Venecia (now with the Opposition). Mrs. Arroyo reportedly asked Gonzales to vacate the DOJ post in exchange for spearheading the support team of the palace and Speaker Nograles legal team.



The true reason why Ping Lacson withdrew his candidacy for the presidency is simple---he needs funds to defend himself against the Dacer-Corbito case. Legal eagles say, the case is tight. With the testimony of former friend Cezar Mancao and the additional testimony of Dumlao, Lacson faces a very tough case. This case will definitely drag on even beyond 2010.