Lacson exposé 'lies,' says Jinggoy
MANILA - Senator Jinggoy Estrada, the son of former President Joseph Estrada, branded the allegations of Sen. Panfilo Lacson about his father as "lies," after the latter's privilege speech at the Senate on Monday.
Lacson came out with a privilege speech at the Senate, accusing the former leader of being a protector of the illegal numbers game jueteng, among other revelations. (Read: Lacson hits Erap's 'shady' deals)
After Lacson's speech, Sen. Estrada was given the floor to respond, but said he will instead come out with his own privilege speech against the former Philippine National Police chief.
"If this gentleman will not stop telling lies about my father, I will tell the truth about Sen. Lacson," he said.
In a press release, Sen. Estrada said he is wondering why Lacson chose to speak about this only now.
"I feel sorry for Sen. Lacson for submitting himself to become part of an effort to further destroy the image of President Erap. If all his allegations were true and that he is a man of principle, why did he only speak now? Surely not because of his conscience?," the statement said.
Estrada said the issues raised against his father were "the same lies used then in 2001 by syndicates and putschist that put Gloria in power and that caused the suffering of the Filipino people since 2001."
"The same old issues were the same lies that caused President Erap’s imprisonment. Does Sen. Lacson want to once again put in jail President Erap?" the statement read.
"As President Erap has learned from his experience as president and later-on as a political prisoner, I hope Sen. Lacson will learn to rethink his positions," the statement added.
Alleged anomalies
With his privilege speech, Lacson made true of his threat to reveal alleged anomalies committed by Estrada.
His speech focused on his accusation of Estrada protecting jueteng operations and benefitting from the illegal numbers game.
Lacson, who was appointed PNP chief by Estrada in 1999, waged a war against the illegal numbers game while he was at the helm of the PNP, but claimed he was asked by Estrada to stop his anti-jueteng drive.
Lacson also said the elder Estrada knew of the so-called Oplan Delta, or the plot to kill publicist Salvador "Bubby" Dacer 9 years ago.
Lacson did not directly say if the former president was involved in the crime, but revealed that he will deliver another privilege speech soon.
Lacson also claimed Estrada was involved into what he called "shady transactions," and that Estrada allegedly used his position to enrich himself.
Lacson also accused Estrada of forcing businessman Alfonso Yuchengco to sell his shares in the Philippine Telecommunications Investments Corp (PTIC) to Manuel V. Pangilinan of the Metro Pacific Group. With reports from the ABS-CBN News Channel
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addendum,..calling Sen. Lacson and Aquino...
I do believe Lacson’s expose on Erap’s smuggling activities because in one of the Economic Intelligence Investigation Bureau’s (EIIB) apprehension of smuggled luxury cars, Erap’s enforcer, Gen. Calimlim, had a heated argument with EIIB people. Can you imagine that during Erap’s time SMBA in Subic is the outlet of smuggled cars (what is this, legalized smuggling?) Needless the say, the EIIB people relented and the smuggled cars were brought to the Malacanang grounds. Immediately thereafter, the smuggled cars amazingly disappeared like the master stroke of David Copperfield. From Lacson’s expose’ you can just imagine the ingenuity of Erap’s corruption. By creating a Presidential Task Force against smuggling, he virtually created a diabolical scheme AT PINAGSAMA ANG MANGHULI AT HUHULIHIN.
I also want to mention that Erap Velarde de Bigote created a Presidential Task Force to deal with TAX CREDIT SCAM of which Sen. Lacson was also a member. The importance of this issue of corruption is that IT’S ILL-EFFECTS ARE FAR MORE GREATER THAN SMUGGLING AND JUETENG COMBINED. I urged Sen. Lacson na kung meron siyang alam na katiwalian dito ay dapat isama nya sa kanyang susunod na expose’. I also have personal knowledge on this issue but for now I don’t want to preempt the good senator. However, I will just give a brief background.
Tax Credit Certificate was given life by an Executive Order issued by the late Pres. Cory Aquino. Its main purpose is laudable which is to give tax exemptions to corporations that import raw materials. The ultimate purpose of which is to encourage business activity. The problem is that these certificates are negotiable and the employees and officers (One Stop Shop, Dept. of Finance) who carried the purposes of this Order were corrupt. Almost all oil companies and majority of manufacturing companies, participated either directly or indirectly in these scams. So, you can’t even imagine the monstrosity of these scams. THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS THAT, IT PRACTICALLY BLEEDS THE PHILIPPINE COFFERS TO DEATH. If you remember the 60 billion tax credit certificate scam hit the headlines for almost one week. CHINGKOE’S CASE IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG.
In fairness to the late Pres. Cory Aquino, she never foresaw that her Executive Order will give life to a monster because the corruption started and rose to incredible heights after her incumbency.
WITH THIS IN MIND, I URGE SEN. NOYNOY AQUINO THAT ONCE HE FINALLY HOLD THE REIGNS OF POWER THE FIRST ACT HE SHOULD DO IS TO ANNUL OR ABOLISH THE SUBJECT EXECUTIVE ORDER!!!
insofar...
INSOFAR AS LACSON'S REVELATION OF ERAP'S SMUGGLING ACTIVITIES ARE CONCERNED, I HAVE PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH ACTIVITIES BEING A FORMER GOVERNMENT OFFICER. IN ADDITION, IT WAS NOT JUST ERAP BUT HIS FAMILY, (BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE) WHO PARTICIPATED IN SMUGGLING.
IT YOU REMEMBER, ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE AND INVESTIGATION BUREAU (EIIB) WAS CLOSED DURING ERAP'S SHORT STINT IN THE GOVERNMENT, ALLEGEDLY FOR DUPLICATING THE FUNCTIONS OF THE BUREAU OF CUSTOMS. BUT THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER, IS THAT ERAP WAS SUSPICIOUS THAT IT CANNOT CONTROL EIIB PEOPLE BECAUSE OF HIS BELIEF THAT IT WAS STILL LOYAL AND WORKING FOR FORMER PRES. RAMOS SINCE EIIB WAS CREATED BY A TOP RAMOS' ADVISER.
HIS SUSPICION WAS REINFORCED BY THREE SMUGGLING ARRESTS MADE BY EIIB, NAMELY: THE SMUGGLING OF LUXURY CARS BY HIS SON, THE SMUGGLING OF LAP TOP COMMPUTERS BY HIS "ALLEGED" KUMPADRE, AND THE SEIZURE OF A BOAT CONTAINING SMUGGLED GOODS OWNED BY HIS MISTRESS WHICH ARE "ALLEGEDLY FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS." THE LAST INCIDENT BLEW ERAP'S TOP AND PROMPTED HIM TO ABOLISH EIIB. ALL OF THIS INCIDENTS WERE KNOWN BY HIS FORMER FINANCE SEC. ESPIRITU (EIIB WAS UNDER THE DEPT. OF FINANCE REVILLA'S) WHO EVENTUALLY VOLUNTEERED AS WITNESS AGAINST ERAP IN THE CELEBRATED IMPEACHMENT TRIAL. I AM NOT SURE IF LACSON KNEW OF CIRCUMSTANCES OF THESE CASES BUT IF HE DOES, HE SHOULD INCLUDE THIS IN HIS SUBSEQUENT EXPOSES.
sisid marino at iba pa...
SISID MARINO, ONECENTRAL, SOULSEARCHER AT IBA PA, ETO NA ANG KATIBAYAN NG MGA SINABI KO!!!
IN MY PREVIOUS COMMENTS LONG BEFORE THE RIFT STARTED BEFORE SEN. LACSON AND ERAP (THE BIGOTE OR JOSE VELARDE OR WHATEVER), I ALWAYS CLAMORED THAT THE PRESIDENTIABLES AY MAS KARAPATDAPAT NATING IMBESTIGAHAN KASI ANIM NA TAON PANG MAMUMUNO ANG SUSUNOD NA PRESIDENTE. I WAS REALLY PRAYING FOR SOME DVINE INTERVENTION THAT WILL PAVE THE WAY TO SUCH INVESTIGATION AND, LO AND BE HOLD THE HIGH HEAVENS MIGHT HAVE HEARD ME AND MADE THIS POSSIBILITY. IN THIS REGARD, I WOULD TO LIKE TO STRESS MY HEARTFELT GRATITUDE TO SEN. LACSON!
TO SISID MARINO, ONECENTRAL, SOULSEARCHER AT IBA PANG GINAGAMIT ANG ISSUE NA POLITICAL DYNASTY AT TRADITIONAL POLITICIAN (TRAPO), ITO RIN YONG PATUNAY SA MGA PALIWANAG KO NA AYAW NINYONG INTINDIHIN O DI MAINTINDIHAN. IPAPALIWANAG KO ULIT NG MABUTI.
KUNG PANGALAN RIN LANG ANG ATING PAGBABASEHAN AYON SA PAMANTAYAN NINYO, SI EVA ESTRADA KALAW ANG UNANG ESTRADA NA PUMASOK SA POLITIKA. MASASABI NINYO NA, "SHE STARTED THE ESTRADA POLITICAL DYNASTY KASI TIYAHIN SYA NI ERAP "JOSE VELARDE, "THE BIGOTE". MATAGAL DIN SA POLITIKA SI EVA ESTRADA-KALAW KAYA MASASABI DIN NA TRADITIONAL POLITICIAN SYA.
PERO MALIWANAG PA SA SIKAT NG ARAW THAT EVA ESTRADA KALAW LEFT A LASTING LEGACY OF INTEGRITY AND FORTITUDE IN POLITICS. SHE SHOULD BE AN ICON FOR WOMEN POLITICAL LEADERS!
ANG MASAMA AT KASUKLAM-SUKLAM AY YONG PAMANGKIN NIYA NA SUMUNOD NA ESTRADA SA POLITIKA, WHICH IS ERAP AND HIS FAMILY POLITICIANS WHO UNDENIABLY PARTOOK OF HIS GARGANTUAN LOOT!!! KAYA ULITIN KO, HINDI MASAMA ANG ISANG DYNASTY OR TRADITIONAL POLITICIAN. NASA SARILING GAWA YAN NG POLITIKO GAYA NI ERAP VELARDE "THE BIGOTE" NA LASON AT SALOT SA LIPUNAN.
DI NA AKO MAGKOKO-COMMENT PA SA SINABI NI SEN. LACSON. I WILL JUST LEAVE IT FOR OUR JUDICIAL PEOPLE TO START THE WHEELS OF JUSTICE RULING.
SA MGA TANGA-HANGA NI ERAP VELARDE "THE BIGOTE", MAGHILAMOS SANA KAYO UPANG MAALIS YANG MGA MUTA SA MGA MATA NINYO AT MABASA'T MAINTINDIHAN ANG KASALUKUYANG NANGYAYARI SA POLITIKA AT NANG SA GAYON AY MAKAPAGDESISYON NG MAHUSAY!!!
Pare pareho kayo!
OO nga naman Jinggoy, Why only now? Pareho lang naman pala kau ni Lacson, hehehe. Cge labas u lahat mga secrets ninyo baka marami pa kaming d nalalaman.
"If this gentleman will not
"If this gentleman will not stop telling lies about my father, I will tell the truth about Sen. Lacson,"
The truth? Why only now? Para lang ba makaganti? Kung di ba ito ginawa ni Lacson, ititikom na lang rin ni Jingoy ang bibig n'ya tungkol sa mga nalalaman n'ya kay Lacson. Lagi na lang ganoon, pag di pa sila sisiraan di pa nila masasabi 'yun alam nilang kasiraan din ng isa. Ang pangit.