Jamby to file plunder raps vs Villar
MANILA, Philippines - Sen. Jamby Madrigal on Tuesday reiterated that she would elevate the ethics complaint she filed at the Senate against Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Sen. Manuel Villar to the Office of the Ombudsman.
Back in June 2009, abs-cbnnews.com/Newsbreak gathered that Madrigal intends to file graft raps against Villar for allegedly using his position to gain millions from the C-5 road extension project.
Madrigal said she will be soon be filing plunder charges against the presidential contender
The senator’s move came following the decision of 12 of her colleagues to sign a report of the Senate Committee of the Whole ordering Villar to pay the government P6.2 billion, the amount the government allegedly spent for the rerouting needed by the C-5 road extension project.
The P6.2 billion includes the following:
- P4 billion pesos for the road extension project;
- P1.8 billion for the original design of the project;
- P141 million for the right-of-way paid to Villar’s real estate companies, Adelfa Properties Inc. and Golden Haven Memorial Park.
No quorum
Meanwhile, the plenary debate over the Committee of the Whole report on the C-5 controversy was stalled on Tuesday due to the absence of a quorum.
Only 10 – out of the needed majority or 12 senators – showed up.
Those who showed up on Tuesday were:
- Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile;
- Sen. Jamby Madrigal;
- Sen. Manuel Roxas II;
- Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri;
- Sen. Jinggoy Estrada;
- Sen. Benigno Aquino III;
- Sen. Gregorio Honasan;
- Sen. Rodolfo Biazon;
- Sen. Francis Escudero;
- Sen. Richard Gordon.
Six of the 12 senators who were absent on Tuesday are on official business. They include Senators Ramon Revilla Jr., Francis Pangilinan, Pia Cayetano, Aquilino Pimentel, and Villar’s running mate Loren Legarda.
Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago, a guest candidate in Villar's Nacionalista Party (NP), was reportedly sick.
Those who were absent - Senators Edgardo Angara, Joker Arroyo, Lito Lapid, Alan Peter Cayetano, and Villar - allegedly did not give official reasons for their absences at Tuesday's session.
This pushed a visibly irked Roxas to move for the cancellation of official business as a cause of absence. He added that the Senate has only 7 days left to work on pending measures.
Sen. Estrada, on the other hand, stressed that no less than the 1987 Constitution mandates lawmakers to take up committee reports at the plenary.
Miriam: Acquit Villar
Meanwhile, Santiago chose to clear Villar of the charges linking him to the C-5 road extension project in the absence of "direct evidence."
Santiago, in a statement, explained that a Senate ethics probe should only base its conclusion on unimpeachable evidence, or proof beyond doubt, and not only on "credible substantial evidence," as stated in the draft of the committee report.
The senator said that since the ethical raps investigated by the Committee of the Whole merit a severe form of penalty such as suspension or even expulsion, the strength of proof presented against the respondent should be akin to the level of evidence accepted in criminal cases.
“The Senate may punish any member for disorderly behavior, and may either go to the extent of suspending the senator, or expelling him. This being the case, since the penalty can be as high as expulsion, an ethics investigation can, in effect, even impose the capital punishment on a senator, by expelling him from the Senate. Hence, the standard of proof should be the same as the standard of proof in criminal cases: 'proof beyond reasonable doubt'," the legislator said.
“The draft committee report admits that there is 'no direct evidence' against Sen. Villar. This being so, the lack of direct evidence does not meet the standard of 'proof beyond reasonable doubt.' This is why I voted to acquit him,” she said.
Changed position
Santiago, a guest candidate of six political parties, including Villar's NP, has been consistent in her vote. She also signed a resolution last year exonerating Villar of the charges.
Two of the 12 senators who signed the draft of the committee report – Estrada and Pangilinan – also signed a resolution last December nixing the allegations against Villar.
But Estrada withdrew his signature late last year in response to criticisms that he gained something in return.
Pangilinan, on the other hand, explained that he adopted the position of the Liberal Party, which he is a member of. The LP wants the report taken up at the plenary.
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Judge 1st urself b4 judging others...
to be frank...wlang pulitiko na honest...wlang politiko na walang bahid na masama...lahat na pulitiko mga RETOKADA....At kung ako go na ako sa taong may malasakit...Villar kami
true or not we deserve explanation
kung merong paliwanag si villar, eh dapat ipaliwanag nya sa senado. wag nyang daanin sa media at sabihin PANINIRA LANG... kahit sinong kandidato ay pwedeng sabihin yan para depensa. napakababaw naman. hoy villar senado na ang nag-request na ipaliwanag mo yan. tapos tatawanan mo lang at sabihin mong paninira. di mo na nirespeto ang institution kung saan ikaw ay naging senate president. ibig bang sabihin nyan ay walang kwenta pala ang senado. kung ganun panloloko pala ang ginagawa nyo sa mga pilipino? please naman ipakita mo sa amin ay ikaw ay gentleman na kayang humarap sa mga isyu lalo na na ikaw tumatakbong presidente. ipakita mo naman sa amin na malinis ka at pwedeng pagkatiwalaan. nawawalan ka na ng boses sa interview mo lately. bakit? dahil ba sa ka-uulit ng linya mo na "POLITACALLY MOTIVATED" ang isyung eto? i humbly request you to be a man... face them and show them the PROOF... hindi puro "politically motivated" lines. it will not help. kombensehen mo kami.. do not spend billions of pesos sa ads mo... napakalaking pera yan.. natatakot nga ako sayo kung paano ko babawiin ang perang yan.. anyway joke lang naman yan sayo.. ang galing mo kase sa business. wish ko lang kagaya kita: sipag at tyaga.. hindi yong nababasa ko dyan sa mga nababasa kong komento sa iba..
SIPAG AT TIYAGA BA?@MANNY VILLAR?!
HARAPIN MO YAN MANNY VILLAR!!! BAKIT TAKOT KANG HUMARAP?KAYA MGA KAPWA PINOY LAHAT NG SENATOR NA NAKIKIPAG SABWATAN DYAN WAG NYONG BOTO!!! ISA LANG IBIG SABIHIN NYAN MGA CORRUPT DIN MGA YAN!!!SIPAG AT TIYAGA!? @MANNY VILLAR BAT DI KA MAGISING NG MAAGA PARA MAKA ATTEND KA SA IMBESTIGASYON NA YAN!!! TAKOT KA NOH!?? SABI NGA NILA WALANG BAHO NA DI LALABAS!!!!! WAG NYONG TANTANAN YAN!!!!!
UP KO LANG TO!! YAN BA ANG MAGIGING PRESIDENTE NATIN!??NO VILLAR
Ayan, para balanced reporting... mula naman sa GMA News:
The senators who were absent due to “official business" were Ramon Revilla Jr, Francis Pangilinan, Pilar Juliana Cayetano, Loren Legarda and Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago, meanwhile, was not feeling well.
Those who were absent without any notice were Senators Edgardo Angara, Joker Arroyo, Alan Peter Cayetano, Lito Lapid and Villar. Senator Panfilo Lacson, on the other hand, informed Enrile through a letter that he would not be attending the sessions.
Enrile blamed Villar for “maneuvering" the 11 senators not to attend Tuesday’s session.
“To subvert the Senate, to maneuver members of the Senate not to attend [the session] so that this report could not be known to the public is a disservice by this candidate for the presidency to the Filipino people that he wants to serve," Enrile told reporters.
He said what happened in the Senate on Tuesday was “a very telling indication" of what kind of presidential candidate Villar is.
Enrile also survived an attempted coup to ouster him and replace him with Sen. Angara, which some suspect was Sen. Villar's revenge for allowing the report to leak out.
Abangan ang mga susunod na kabanata.
Villar?
Well, its good to be true kung talagang walang tinatago itong si MV pero ang tanong ko lang bakit hindi siya humaharap sa Senado at sa Imbetigasyon diba? alam niyo napakahirap po sa isang taong nasa Public service ang ganitong ugali parang feeling kasi ni MV kaya na niya tayong paikutin right? well well well, iyon ang pagkakamali niya? maaaring ang iba jan kaya niyang paikutin pero am sure hindi ako at talagang kaya kung maghakot ng boto laban sa kanya? alam niyo mga MV fanatics hindi naman sa hinuhusgahan ko tong idolo niyong sipag at tiyaga kaya lang ang sa akin lang personally, dapat haharap siya sa imbestigasyon diba iyan ay para sa taong bayan ika ngah at sa pag respeto ng batas natin right?.....Ito po ay opinion ko lang and anyone of you deserve to correct me if am wrong?
Peace!
TAMA KA JAMBY...
TAMA KA JAMBY IPATULOY MO YAN...
HOY MR VILLAR GAHAMAN KA MAN SA PERA GAHAMAN KA RIN SA POSISTION...WAG KA NA MAG MAANGMAANGAN SILENCE MEANS GUILT...GUILTY FOR DIVERSIFIYING C5 ROADS,,,,6BILIONS PALA NINAKAW MONG PERA SA KABAN NAMING KAWAWANG MAMAMAYAN,,,KAMI POY NAG BABAYAD NAG TAX PARA LANG TUSTUSAN ANG PAMAHALAAN AT SA ISANG SAGLIT LAANG NANAKAWIN MO???
KAWAWA ANG ISANG PAMILYA NA PAPAKAININ SA NINAKAW SA KABAN NG BAYAN....
CGURU WAG KA NA LANG TUMAKBO SA PAGKA PRESIDENTE AYUSIN MO NA LNG NEGOSYO MO MAUBOS LANG ANG PERA MO SA PANGANGAMPANYA AT ALAM NG BUONG SAMBAYANAN ANG PAG NANAKAW MO SA KABAN NG BAYAN...KAYA FOR SURE DI KA NAMIN IBOTO....
Si Villar ang Issue
Duwag sya - yan ang sabi ni Enrile. Ang isang ordinaryong tao pag naparatangan ng kahit kunting kasalanan ay hindi mag dadalawang isip na ipagtanggol ang sarili. Eh etong isang eto, bilyon bilyon ang paratang, ni hindi lumalantad at harapin ang mga taong bumabanat sa kanya. Duwag sya, nagkataon si Enrile ang kaharap mo, hindi mo kayang bilhin at lantaran din syang hinahamon.
Hay naku Villar, puro pailalim kasi ang alam mong banat kaya ngayong kailangan mong humarap at ipagtanggol sarili mo di mo alam ang gagawin mo. Si Cayetano at Remulla ang nanggigigil para depensahan ka, bakit tong dalawang batang, sabagay mga tisoy (bading ka ba?).
Simple lang gusto kang makita ng taong bayan, magsalita ka habang sinasabi sa yo ang mga kasalanan mo daw, harapin mo at ng malaman namin kung magsasabi ka ng tutoo o mag sisinungaling ka.
mycountry0972
3 ang pinagpipilian ko, Villar, Gordon and Gibo at dahil si Villar ang pnaka Qualified para sakin natural at sya ang ipiglalaban ko.
Sir mahirap po ba ang hinihingi ko? Ipakita nyo lng po ang mga Accomplishments nya kung meron man, at tatahimik na ko at bka isama ko din sya sa pagpipilian ko.
PEACE
SQUID TACTIC SPECIALIST DID IT AGAIN & WORST
Below is a part of mark092605 post tilted “mycountry0972”
bro alam ko naman hndi ako mananalo ng debate sayo, Parang Lawyer ka kung mag salita at mag hanap o gumawa ng butas, isa lng naman ang mkakapag patigil sakin batikusin si NOYNOY, ilabas nyo lng naman ang mga accomplishments nya, suko na ko at bka sya pa ang iboto ko.
Submitted by Mark092605 on Tue, 01/19/2010 - 10:32.
It was an answer from him after calling his attention on numerous occasions not to indulge on squid tactic and stick to issue on hand.
After reading the above, it seems I have hurt the feelings of this man; thus, I vowed not to be too “harsh” on my comments (although, I can vouch my comments are far cry from others when it comes to civility)
@mark092605, YOU DID IT AGAIN.
Basahin mo ng huling post mo tungkol kay Jamby Madrigal tungkol sa issue dito. YOU DID IT AGAIN.
How come whenever someone criticizes your Villar, instead of confronting the issues head on you throw anything to your detractors? Or resort to other issues simply not connected with the current subject?
ULIT ULITIN KO mark092605, ito ay patunay ng isang kahinaan.
Be matured enough and do the right thing
Reasons VS Emotions
Sinasabi't sinasabi ko na dito sa mga bumabasa, tantanan nyo na ang mga idolo nyong maraming bad issues.. Isama mo na mga kasama nila sa partido nilang nagpoprotek sa kanila at sa kani kanilang interes. Pare pareho lang iyang mga yan, halo halong kamatis yan, kahit maayos ay mabubulok sa kasamang bulok.
Bakit ayaw nyong tantanan ang impluwensiya ng surveys ng mga makinarya nila.. Masakit mang isipin ang totoo ay walang mangyayari sa pinas kung ang mga nangunguna sa surveys ang mananalo, yan ang totoo, maniwala kayo..
Heto kahit paulit ulit, mamulat lang sa katotohanan ang marami, kahit oras sa trabaho, ipupuslit para sa mga botanteng maglinis ng sarili at huwag paapekto sa media at surveys, bagkus sa mga dahilan at rason sa pagpili ng iboboto. sinasabi nyong may demokrasya kayo, ayaw nyo namang palayain ang sarili nyo sa mga kabulukang siste, eh para saan pa ang kalayaan nyo..
Katotohanan katotohanan ito, huwag kayong masyadong emosyonal, huwag nyong masyadong ipagtanggol ang emosyon nyo, maging broad-minded, gumawa kayo ng sari sarili nyong criteria, para masigurado nyong ang pagpili nyo ay hindi dahil sa akala.
Pinapipili na nga kayo dito, bilang tulong, halimbawa:
1) Walang bahid dahil salat sa proyekto
2) May bahid dahil may proyekto
3) Walang bahid sa kabila ng maraming proyekto
4) Maganda/sapat ba ang karanasan sa ehekutibo(executive), naging magaling ba sa pamumuno?
siyempre obvious na dapat piliin ay ang 3 and 4, ngayon tingnan nyo sa mga kandidato kung sino ang pinakamalapit sa ganitong descriptions. then pagaralan nyo siya, tingnan ang background, accomplishments, records, isama na ang mga kasama sa partido/pumopondo sa kanila at panghuli ay ang plataporma, since lahat iyan magbibigay ng magandang plataporma. Atleast by reasons ang mapipili at nde by emotions.