A NEW WITNESS IN THE MAKING BY PING

The Filipino people have already seen different witnesses presented by Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson in the Senate hearing regarding graft and corruption pin pointing Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Mike Arroyo. While everyone is busy reaching out to the victims of typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng, Ping has been busy training new witnesses for his allegations in his recent privilege speeches.

Ping’s school of thought has apparently been creating the best witnesses in town. His students undergo extensive training, practiced and molded in how to become excellent actors so they would indeed look credible in what they are saying. Starting from Rodolfo Lozada, Dante Madriaga, and Leo San Miguel testifying in the investigation of the NBN-ZTE, he welcomes his new graduate, Blanquita “Babes” Pelaez.

In 1996, Pelaez and Lacson had a misunderstanding with regard to a handcuffs contract. She claimed that Lacson blocked the payment after she refused to follow his instruction to fabricate charges against three former government officials along with a number of PNP officers whom he considered enemies. It was followed then by Pelaez looking for and finding proof that Lacson is wealthy enough to pay the damages she incurred. She was able to expose Lacson’s assets which summed up to a very sizeable amount of wealth, but may not be as questionable because he was at that time, PNP Chief after all. Read the related story http://www.newsflash.org/2003/05/hl/hl018804.htm

The credibility of exposing the truth is left under the hands of Pelaez. Yet, how can be she credible enough if she was charged with estafa and found to be guilty a few years back? Would she still be trustworthy after changing her mind towards the case she filed against Lacson? How can be she so honest to tell the truth when everything around her seems to be pure lies?

Lacson would of course allow Pelaez at any time to come out and reveal information that would help him clear things out. For what issue to be tackled, no one knows for sure. The enemies of the past becoming best of friends are surprisingly not new in politics as Lacson and Pelaez have apparently mended fences and teamed up to expose something greater than their previous altercation. Lacson had allegedly offered a huge amount to Pelaez wherein she could not resist forgiving and forgetting the issues between them and indeed the reason behind for the sudden friendship that developed. What happened here and between have been closed off to public view and we are supposed to just forget. For now, people will forget as they eagerly wait for the right time when Pelaez would expose her masterfully trained essential information… all for Lacson’s cause, of course.

IS LACSON VOTING FOR NO-EL? “Shadow-leading 2010”

Few could probably tell the difference between the seditious Transitionary Revolutionary Government (TRG) from Rep. Ed Joson’s House Bill 3194. Aside from the fact that both suggest an ad hoc leadership which could rule in an indefinite period of time, these set of schemes are actually triggering instability especially on the rumored no-el.

The Bill suggesting the creation of a caretaker government once failure of election happens by next year is superimposing the establishment of a hoax government. In fact, the transitory ruling as explained in the Bill that includes the ascension of 2007-elected senators to an executive “Council” where the Head of State will then be selected runs similar to the TRG plot of having a shadow-led administration of its originator- Sen. Panfilo Lacson. Probably, this is the very reason why the solon is also linked in the possible take-off of said “legitimize” takeover of Malacaňang.

Obviously, Joson just laundered TRG and made it more tempting for the public to sink their teeth to. Is Lacson the incongruous voice on Joson’s head when he decided to draft a proposal that could apparently promote a scenario of no-el other than avoiding one?

The grooming of Lacson’s name in the celebrated Dacer-Corbito case which in turn involves the Estradas’ downfall is part of the arrangement to make him look good. As explained by both TRG and HB 3194, the one with the least issues of graft and steers clear from partisanship is suited to be appointed Head of State. And this was nailed best by Lacson; thanks to his privilege speeches that went against the administration and former Opposition allies. Admittedly, Juan dela Cruz would be choosing the side of the lesser “evil” which Lacson now claim to be. Being magnified as the man with guts in the Senate is just what Lacson needs to condition the masses’ mind for his inevitable domination. If by any chance the public stay gullible, the former PAOC-TF Chief who until now is riddled with cases of bloody abuses could walk-free.

Thus, Lacson’s pullout in the 2010 elections was not at all for nothing, as most of us would think. Maybe, he needed the money to finance a legit invasion of the Arroyo incumbency? Besides, I could not imagine Joson doing these huge favors without something valuable in return.

TRG and HB 3194 is an excuse for dictatorship. Lacson and others like him who has been salivating over the presidential seat would have everything to gain once the nearing election is place to a stand-off. And sadly, Lacson will be able to attain such, once we toil on good-for-nothing political bickering and gimmick that usually means ganging-up against the stale insinuations involving the Arroyo’s intention to remain in power.

There is nothing wrong with keeping our guards against the possible term extension of GMA, which nonetheless be unconstitutional. But this should not be made as pretext to condone a rerun for Martial Law under the hands of Lacson and his minions in Congress.