POINTS TO PONDER FROM IMPEACHMENT TRIAL

“We should all follow this standard, which should apply to all. Transparency of bank accounts is good,” Cayetano who is the minority leader in the upper chamber said.

“I ask the President to instruct his Cabinet to sign the waivers or resign and leave government. Lead by following, or get out of the way. Executive, legislative, judiciary. COA, Comelec, BIR, Customs, judges, governors, mayors, bar...angay captains, congressmen, senators, let us agree on one standard,” Cayetano in explaining his guilty verdict on Corona said.

“At least, what the Chief Justice did may set a precedent. We can agree on safeguards and protection. Let us allow the Ombudsman to have a free hand in looking into bank accounts of public officials. All of us should have the same standards,” he said.

“The waiver, taken together with the SALn, and if the FOI Law is passed, we will have entered a dawn of transparency and accountability in our country. It will be a new milestone in the Tuwid na Daan,” he added.

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Sino kaya sa mga Senators ang may dalawang prepared speeches? One is to convict and the other is to acquit?? Nagtatanong lang kasi ganyan ang politika dito sa Pinas.

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    Ching Plaza tama ka rey, election time next year, I'm sure the others we're watching ano ang majority doon sila..these are the Unprincipled Leaders aka TRAPO

 

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Noynoy should not immediately appoint a new chief justice but call for a council composed of the current justices and some of the immediate past chief justices - Davide, Panganiban and Puno; and respected legal minds like Salonga. I would even go as far as including Enrile in such a council and several top law school deans; and get their advice and counsel on the kind of person, not a specific person, who ought to seat in that august chair.

Then he should even let the remaining justices choose from among themselves based on that sage advice - the general outlines of which should be made public.

Why? He needs to send a signal that he is willing to start from a clean slate and is willing to give everyone a chance to prove that they are for the country's welfare. It will also avoid any accusation that he is putting his own person there which will make him the same animal as Gloria Arroyo.

By not doing it himself he will be sending a signal that, 1) I am confident enough to get help from those who are my betters, 2) I am redefining what strong leadership means in a truly democratic society to mean the joint responsibility of leaders and followers for the results, and, 3) We need to build bridges between ourselves. BY MAYO G. LOPEZ OF AIM

CJ CORONA'S WAIVER : A LIVELY AND INSIGHTFUL DISCUSSION

The act of the CJ in submiting his waiver over his peso and dollar accounts without condition is a manifestation of his sincerity. It could also be a brilliant strategy that should he be convicted and more so if acquitted, the Senators and the Congressmen and all officials and employees of government for that matter from PNoy, VP Binay down to the lowest government official or employee should also issue waivers for their peso and dollar accounts. Di ba dapat CJ Corona should be applauded even for this solitary act regardless of the decision of the Senators sitting as an Impeachment Court??

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    James Young Goldsmith · 8 mutual friends

    Those that called for the resignation of corona in the early stage of the IT must now realize their mistake, including Pnoy. In one single challenge, CJCorona has started the first step of cleansing the upper echelon of govt. Pnoy must now seize the initiative to extract disclosure waivers on dollar deposit or he will sound hollow on his anti corruption campaign.

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    Reynaldo Quijada Friend I do not regret. I would even beleeive that he was just persuaded to join the call of his countryment for transparency and accountablity and at the same time put in defensive position his accusers and critic government officials. Because if this act of his was already his at the beginning, he should have issued his waiver over his peso and dollar accounts at a very early stage.

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    Mayo G. Lopez Applauded? Depends on how one analyses the sequence of events. Given the oprientation of my generation as I know and remember it - I am only a few years older than Mr. Corona, I am not impressed. In fact, I am dismayed.

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    Gemma Kim many things unfolded with Corona impeachment trial, lawmakers must urgently repeal or amend defective protective laws..

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    James Young Goldsmith · 8 mutual friends

    Rey, you may have forgotten that the early parts of the IT was all about properties and the amounts of pesos not matching his SALN . For that charge they already clamor for his exit without hearing his side. When he did explain, mr anonymous appeared as a postman. They scream for him to quit. Illegal opening and revelation of accounts are tolerated without question by the admin. and now comes the fact and truth: most legislators DO NOT declare their dollar accounts in their SALN as he did not.

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    Reynaldo Quijada Then they all have to go and I think this is the real electoral reform everybody is wishing for! God truly works in mysterious ways hahaha!

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    James Young Goldsmith · 8 mutual friends

    The harangue they did against corona is most unjust. The press must apologize.

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    Gemma Kim our people, the country is greatly and MORE DIVIDED..

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    James Young Goldsmith · 8 mutual friends

    GK, that it has. And down the drain goes the political capital and credibility of Pnoy. He must make a stand on this issue.

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    Gemma Kim i'm afraid that if its an acquittal, a lameduck government we could have...

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    Reynaldo Quijada tHANK YOU fRIENDS FOR THE LIKE!!

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    Noemi Montenegro If the CJ was really sincere, he should have signed the waiver earlier and not waited till the last minute..... when he realized there's no way out?? . Why prolong this trial- by issuing a TRO so that they could not verify /open his dollar accounts in February and not allowed the Supreme Court personnel of testifying?? Otherwise this trial should have ended earlier thereby saving the taxpayers' money?? When he learned that the Prosecutors are not going to cross-exam him anymore and he was given this last chance by the Impeachment Court, he then decided to sign his waiver without conditions. He was trapped when he tried to leave the Impeachment Court last May 22, 2012 because he was blocked & prevented by the Senate securities from exiting the door to his waiting car outside. The Senate videos won't lie about his attempt of escaping to insult the Impeachment Court. He even had time to hand shake ATTY.JUDD ROY and CRISTINA was walking ahead of him not in a panic/emergency manner. He knows the rules of the court!! That's why there was this Plan B .......

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    Maj Vi Sincere? I don't agree for I didn't seen nor hear any of that but rather I saw an act. I agree to Noemi if he really was clean he should have signed the waiver earlier in the trial and not when there was no more chance to present witnesses to support his testimonies or rebutt. Next, if he was sincere he should have shown strong evidences to support his claims. Everything he did was say it but no supporting documents. The fact that he denied he walked out and stated he was ill just proved he that it was just a continuation of the whole script / drama. Videos will show that he walked out and was not sick as claimed. If given the benefit of the doubt, despite his apologies, he still should be convicted simply on the grounds of not declaring his total net worth. His justification for not declaring all were simply excuses that hold no ground. Fact still remains, he was not truthful and transparent to the people, we whom he serve and have the sovereign power.

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    Reynaldo Quijada Personally I am for the impeachment of the CJ but Friends kindly try to analyze the effect of the waiver of the CJ over his pesos and dollar accounts. If he is acquitted, he is in the best position to require the senators and Congressmen and PNoy to issue their waivers. If he is convicted, he will also demamd that the Senators and Congressmen and othe rofficials also issue their waivers or else he will complain that he is being singled out. Do you not see the brilliance of this move of the CJ?? But what concerns me most is the benefit this move will provide to the Filipino people as a whole where officials are obliged to open their accounts voluntarily for the the sake of transparency and accountability!!

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    Ricky Nazareno May waiver na sa likod ng SALN na pinipirmahan din ng bawat Gov.officials and employee, iba pa ba yung sa Peso at Dollar deposit,,,,

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    Jun Paraguya The president himself has manifested doing so on top of the SALN declaration...

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    Reynaldo Quijada The SALN filer allows the Ombudsmna to looke at his/her assets, liabilities by asking government agencies for assistance. Private banks are not government agencies and so Ombudsman Morales got assistance only from the AMLC to inquire about CJ Corona's cash. With the waiver issued by Corona, the Ombudsman and other government agencies allowed by that waiver can now ask the banks to show them the peso and dollar bank accounts of Corona. This is what will happen if the Senators and Congressmen will also issue waiver for their bank accounts which is waht CJ Corona is asking them to do for the sake of transparency and accountability.

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    Jun Paraguya I believe Mr. Aquino's sincerity paved the way to today's predicament on the lawmakers' shoulders because they they need to be scrutinized. This wouldn't hav happened in GMAs term, much moreso in Erap's term!!!

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    Jun Paraguya Mr. Corona is no hero in this eventuality! He is seems more of a cornered mad dog!

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FUNCTIONS OF THE OMBUDSMAN

Section 15. Powers, Functions and Duties. — The Office of the Ombudsman shall have the following powers, functions and duties:
(1) Investigate and prosecute on its own or on complaint by any person, any act or omission of any public officer or employee, office or agency, when such act or omission appears to be illegal, unjust, improper or inefficient.t has primary jurisdiction over cases cognizable by the Sandiganbayan and, in the exercise of this primary jurisdiction, it may take over, at any stage, from any investigatory agency of Government, the investigation of such cases;(2) Direct, upon complaint or at its own instance, any officer or employee of the Government, or of any subdivision, agency or instrumentality thereof, as well as any government-owned or controlled corporations with original charter, to perform and expedite any act or duty required by law, or to stop, prevent, and correct any abuse or impropriety in the performance of duties;(3) Direct the officer concerned to take appropriate action against a public officer or employee at fault or who neglect to perform an act or discharge a duty required by law, and recommend his removal, suspension, demotion, fine, censure, or prosecution, and ensure compliance therewith; or enforce its disciplinary authority as provided in Section 21 of this Act: provided, that the refusal by any officer without just cause to comply with an order of the Ombudsman to remove, suspend, demote, fine, censure, or prosecute an officer or employee who is at fault or who neglects to perform an act or discharge a duty required by law shall be a ground for disciplinary action against said officer;(4) Direct the officer concerned, in any appropriate case, and subject to such limitations as it may provide in its rules of procedure, to furnish it with copies of documents relating to contracts or transactions entered into by his office involving the disbursement or use of public funds or properties, and report any irregularity to the Commission on Audit for appropriate action;(5) Request any government agency for assistance and information necessary in the discharge of its responsibilities, and to examine, if necessary, pertinent records and documents;(6) Publicize matters covered by its investigation of the matters mentioned in paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4) hereof, when circumstances so warrant and with due prudence: provided, that the Ombudsman under its rules and regulations may determine what cases may not be made public: provided, further, that any publicity issued by the Ombudsman shall be balanced, fair and true;(7) Determine the causes of inefficiency, red tape, mismanagement, fraud, and corruption in the Government, and make recommendations for their elimination and the observance of high standards of ethics and efficiency;(8) Administer oaths, issue subpoena and subpoena duces tecum, and take testimony in any investigation or inquiry, including the power to examine and have access to bank accounts and records;(9) Punish for contempt in accordance with the Rules of Court and under the same procedure and with the same penalties provided therein;(10) Delegate to the Deputies, or its investigators or representatives such authority or duty as shall ensure the effective exercise or performance of the powers, functions, and duties herein or hereinafter provided;(11) Investigate and initiate the proper action for the recovery of ill-gotten and/or unexplained wealth amassed after February 25, 1986 and the prosecution of the parties involved therein.
The Ombudsman shall give priority to complaints filed against high ranking government officials and/or those occupying supervisory positions, complaints involving grave offenses as well as complaints involving large sums of money and/or properties.

DAMAYAN on petty and medium sized graft and corruption

http://opinion.inquirer.net/28301/still-character#disqus_thread


I fully agree with Conrad. I suggest however that PNoy should come up with a strategy  to counter petty or medium sized graft and corruption in all agencies because they still go on as if Matuwid na Daan is not known to them as everyone could see. Why not put up an anti graft and corruption committee in every agency which they themselves will organize where all complaints shall be acted upon within 72 hours and the said committee shall be accountable to the department head of that agency and any unchecked failure of that committee, the department head shall be in turn accountable to PNoy thru a Presidential assistant appointed solely for that purpose who in turn shall randomly check these various committees as for their performance so that they will always be in the edge? I tried to use the strategy of claiming that I am the Boss ni Pinoy and even without prior appointment I was able to talk to some bigwigs in some agencies even without prior appointment because I insisted that if they believe in what PNoy said that we the people are his Boss then why should the Boss be prevented from seeing and talking to his servants? I know that we need not do this all the time or else work shall be unnecessarily be disrupted sincerely implementing the Matuwid na Daan and Boss tayo ni PNoy should be seriously implemented in all levels to eliminate graft and corruption in practice and in our consciousness. DAMAYAN 

There should be a sincere strategy to protect, preserve and conserve our forests???

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/189187/thousands-of-illegally-cut-logs-seized-in-agusan#disqus_thread






Bro Louie why not just let the LGUs engage in illegal logging and use these logs for making school chairs? Heheh. The illegally cut logs belong to Agusan Sur and how come it is Tagum City that are using them for school  chairs? The DENR I believe should come up with a rationale strategy to curb illegal logging and one concrete way is to simplify granting of wood processing permits especially for planted specie trees so that businessmen and loggers need not resort to illegal activities. Wnhy not install too CCTV in thouroughfares like highways and rivers here these logs are transported? These illegal loggers are publicly known and it is incredible that they are not known to the  DENR.  From your Friend Rey Quijada of DAang MAtuwid YAN or DAMAYAN.

500 billion pesos of IRA witheld by the National Government since 1992 up to now??

The Supreme Court ordered the executive department to answer my petition questioning the allocation of some P60.75 billion in the internal revenue allotment (IRA) of the 2012 national budget to national projects.

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The Supreme Court (SC) yesterday ordered the executive department to answer a petition questioning the allocation of some P60.75 billion in the internal revenue allotment (IRA) of the 2012 national budget to national projects.

DAMAYAN or DAang MAtuwid YAN supports fully this petition of Congressman Dodo Mandanas of Batangas. Local autonomy is based on the principle of subsidiarity and is one of the pillars of the 1987 Philippine constitution. It takes a lot of courage to stand for what is right while losing  privileges one currently enjoys and can otherwise  easily retain by just tagging along with the current. Dodo Mandanas is showing a trait that is one of the most important trait of a leader which is to stand for what is right for ones constituents no matter what. One need not be with the administration in pursuing the Matuwid na Daan. As a matter of fact it can be a challenge to the administration to outdo itself and for all the people including PNoy himself to collectively pursue it during and after PNoy's term!

DAang MAtuwid YAN (DAMAYAN)Proposed Realignment

http://opinion.inquirer.net/28225/political-realignment-anything-new#disqus_thread


The author, former Congressmen Lumauig might be referring to his group of former congressmen led by PNoy's uncle Peping Cojuangco who is the younger brother of the late former President Cory who was responsible of the Kamaganak In during the time of Cory who is by the way not given a chance by Noynoy now so as not to damage his administration. Peping used to be the PDP LABAN  chief and was responsible for putting in doubt the seriousness of the said party in relinquishing trapo politics. The entry of the said group to UNA only reinforces the trapo tag for UNA. 

PNoy on the other hand should be able to present new, fresh and good leaders to the people especially the electorate who can become good mayors, governors, congressmen and senators. Pinaasa niya ang marami tungo sa Matuwid na Daan and he should not fail them by presenting once again recycled politicians who come from political dynasties who have made a living out of politics. He should also pressure the COMELEC to stop money politicians not only among politicians but inside the Commission itself.

The tv and radio outfits owned by the government should be used by PNoy in order to expose to the people these new leaders whom the people can choose from to help him in governance. 

No offense meant but this is the truth.