Sorry Sen. Cayetano but there was overpricing
12 senators signed a resolution clearing Manny Villar of the ethics complaints against him.
Here is what former graft-buster now Villar spokesman Alan Peter Cayetano had to say.
“The accusation was simple - the road was diverted, there’s double insertion, and there was overprice. If you look at all the witnesses, all called by (Sen. Jamby) Madrigal, the BIR said there was no overprice; the DPWH said there were 2 roads, not 1 road; Enrile said there was no double insertion.”
This is the statement of Carmelita Bacod, former revenue district officer in Parañaque, who overpriced Villar’s land.
“There are properties [classified as] commercial regular with values at P20,000 and P10,000 but I chose the P30, 000 because it will mean more collection of capital gains tax for [the government].”
More capital gains tax for the government. Good. More capital gains for Villar. Better. 12 senators clearing Villar of all charges including overpricing. Best.
And Alan Peter Cayetano said there was no overprice.
Why did the 12 senators clear Villar without waiting for the committee report to come out first?
Here is what another former graft-buster by the name of Nene Pimentel said,
“Di naman kailangan ang committee report (We don’t need the committee report). After all, we had the votes so we decided.”
That’s Nene Pimentel talking, not one of those Batasan members whose justification for throwing out impeachment complaints against Gloria is “It’s a numbers game.”
Enrile was pissed. Justifiably so.
“I would like to state and put into the record the true state of things. This resolution, by its own very title although it says it expresses its sense, the sense of the Senate, not the sense of the people who signed this, you are talking of the Senate of the Republic, not the sense of the 12 who signed this resolution and it says you want to dismiss the case against the respondent.”
He added,
“You want to clear him of the charges, without asking the committee to convene and perform its function. We are not rushing to condemn or exculpate the respondent, we are exercising utmost care and responsibility to do justice to a colleague, but here is a resolution which in effect discharges the committee that you created in this house.
He challenged the 12,
“Now as chairman of that committee, I want an explanation why the committee is being discharged.
“Now I would like to look whether there was committee session that assessed the evidence that was assembled by the committee of the whole. Why was not the documentary evidence not cited in this resolution if you really assessed the evidence?”
To which the unflappably corrupt Alan Peter replied,
“It is just a matter of style whether it’s a committee report or a resolution. We do know that there is politics in all of this and that there are certain people who do not want Senator Villar to be cleared. You cannot just take the word of Lacson and Madrigal. When we realized that there was no inkling to clear him, we decided to put together a resolution. I am happy that this is over.”
“When we realized that there was no inkling to clear him, we decided to put together a resolution.”
Eh papaano yung ebidensiya? Di bale na lang kasi kandidato si Manny?
Alan Peter, so young yet so corrupt.
on November 18th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
Cguro the other Peter Cayetano ,the nuisance candidate in 2007, is less corrupt. Iba si companero ,bolero.
on November 18th, 2009 at 6:59 pm
Manuel,
Hmmm… I thought you liked Cayetano? Never mind.
The young Cayetano is turning out to be very much like his father (RIP), isn’t he?
on November 18th, 2009 at 8:59 pm
AdB
I must admit he had me fooled for awhile. Anak nga ni kompanyero
on November 19th, 2009 at 12:33 am
Ang ebidensya, di nagsisinungaling. Pero ang akusasyon, naiimbento. The Villar camp is desperate and the lapdogs like Teddy Casino and Boying Remulla can put a spin on a lie.
I will make it my advocacy to expose the dark side of the Villar camp.
on November 19th, 2009 at 6:11 am
I’m supporting Schumey…….
on November 19th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
Tsk tsk. That’s all for show aimed to subject Senator Manny Villar to public humiliation and scorn and frustrate Senator Villar’s presidential bid in 2010. Who are you working for, Schumey? Back your writings with evidence if you will.
on November 19th, 2009 at 2:51 pm
It’s better for both camps to let the Judicial court decide. The other Senators who are runnig for Presidency are capitalizing the issue to pin down Sen. Villar. They can’t deny that the rules are tailor-made to crucify Senator Villar before the bar of public opinion even as he would still be undergoing investigation.
on November 19th, 2009 at 9:31 pm
Adam,
The argument that the rules were tailor made against Villar is the reason why the investigation was moved from Lacson’s committee to a committee of the whole. The argument does not hold true anymore.
The evidence not the senators is what Villar fears most.
on November 20th, 2009 at 7:27 am
It’s better for both camps to let the Judicial court decide.
Judicial court again? The Senate should simply follow rules and stick to ‘em bloody rules.God gave them their friggin brains to be able to know right from wrong. To throw the case to the judicial courts is an admission of defeat and blanket condemnation that the Senate is a useless institution because dumb, inept and useless (which probably most of them are).
Those senators who refuse to recognise their duty and instead, insist on breaking the rules must be thrown out of the Senate — the people (voters) can very well do this. People must insist that Senators take their responsibility.But to advocate that this case be thrown to the courts is to take the easy way out.