WINNIE MONSOD ON ARREST AND HEALTH CONDITION OF GLORIA ARROYO UPDATE 11-22-11

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciSHdhr4olc&feature=channel_video_title

So if hypoparathyroidism is not a life-threatening illness, why the undue haste to go abroad?

Justice Secretary Leila de Lima has noted that three separate requests for GMA's travel showed various destinations, rendering her confused as to GMA's real reason and destination.

Here are the three separate requests:
1.October 16 request to travel to -- the United States, Germany and Switzerland.
2.Second travel request to -- US, Germany, Singapore, Spain and Italy.
3.October 21 request to DOJ to travel to -- Singapore, Germany and Austria.

Notice that in all three travel requests, the travel to Germany is a constant.

Do you recall that in 2007, there was this sudden trip by Arroyo's husband Jose Miguel a.k.a. Mike to Germany? With reporters in tow, Mr Arroyo went to a certain bank to prove to one and all that the family had no money there?

Since that incident occurred long before Philippine newspapers started really going online, I could only find tangential references to that event.

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2518&dat=20070125&id=a5Q1AAAAIB...

http://raissarobles.com/2011/11/04/filipino-endocrinologist-calls-gma-spokesw...
Video source: GMA
For open discussion purposes.

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GLORIA ARROYO IS CHARGED WITH A CRIME SHE SIGNED INTO A LAW IN JANUARY, 2007

November 22, 2011 ·

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's case is "THE TEST CASE" for the crime of electoral sabotage.

- Congressman Edcel Lagman, a close Arroyo ally

My exclusive, By Raïssa Robles

History repeats itself.

In 2001, former President Joseph Estrada was charged and arrested for the crime of economic plunder -- a law that he voted "Yes" to while still a senator.

Last week, former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was charged and arrested for the crime of electoral sabotage -- a new election offense that she and her allies had inserted in Republic Act 9369.

This law is more widely known as the Election Automation Law. As the Philippine President then, Arroyo signed RA 9369 into law on January 23, 2007 -- barely four months before the 2007 elections.

She is accused of masterminding the cheating during the 2007 polls, which allegedly benefited her 12 senatorial candidates particularly Juan Miguel Zubiri. If you recall, Zubiri was proclaimed a winning senator in 2007. But last August, he abruptly and tearfully vacated his Senate seat, saying he was the unwitting beneficiary of poll fraud.

Yesterday, I discussed in a piece entitled Gloria Arroyo's downfall actually started in July how a long chain of events led to the arrest of Arroyo. This started with the claim of one of Arroyo's staunchest political allies, Zaldy Ampatuan, that his warlord family cheated for Arroyo's senatorial candidates in 2007.

Other witnesses have since surfaced and as a result, Arroyo is now the first high government official ever to be charged with the crime of electoral sabotage.


Congressman Edcel Lagman

Arroyo's case is "THE TEST CASE" for this capital crime, Arroyo's long-time political ally Congressman Edcel Lagman confirmed to me in an interview.

I thought of asking Lagman because he was one of the lawmakers who had a direct hand in crafting the Election Automation Law where the crime of electoral sabotage was first introduced.

This offense was only inserted into RA 9369 before this was approved by Congress. In other words, it appeared to be like an afterthought since neither the House version nor the Senate version of the measure contained it.

How this crime got into our statute books

For a bill to become a law, the Constitution merely states that it has to pass "three readings on separate days" -- a first reading, a second reading and a third and final reading. The Constitution also mandates Congress to adopt its own rules of proceedings for passing laws.

One of the rules that Congress has adopted is that -- in case the House and the Senate pass different versions of the same measure on second reading, members from both chambers have to form a "Conference Committee" to finalize one version of the measure.

This is the version that is approved on third and final reading.

In the case of RA 9369, the new offense of electoral sabotage was only introduced during the Conference Committee whose members were the following:

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[pinaswatcher]

Mas Guiness World of Record ang Supreme Court! Instant quaker oats ang TRO at Hacienda Luisita Pwede naman palang pabilisin ang Hacienda Luisita, bakit pinag hintay pa ang mga magsasaka ng taon taon?

[markmagno1970]

The RTC judge must be in the Guinness world record for being able to read and review bundles of case documents in less than 4 hours.

[WSCRhadem]

Obviously, sa interview na ito.. nasa losing side ang camp ni Pres. Noy.... They rushed everything without studying the case.. Pasay RTC judge was indeed made a nasty decision.. hahaha bundle2x of papers..... na review for 4 hours lang? ni isang libro ng noli metangere na sobrang dali aabutin pa ako ng 2 days... this is crazy..wala ng RULE OF LAW... so goodluck

[leeavis]

Winnie Monsod is so unnerving in terms of being objective on topics.I dunno if being a sarcastic journalist help her career to bloom,but in terms of media power, such kind of hosting attitude specially when it comes to a very sensitive,national issue should be monitored a lot.I didn't found anything funny but she keeps on laughing while the guest is making his point.She keeps on asking for explanation but she keeps on butting in when they start talking.

[MrLiki2008]

ok lang na mabilis!!! talaga namang may kasalan yang arroyo na yan!!

[globalshock123]

SARCASM IS A BAD HABIT OF WINNIE MONSOD, SHE SHOULD NOT BE A HOST TO A NEUTRAL TV SHOW.

[beyuchi08]

The executive branch must do something about it because all the decisions of the supreme court are biases to gloria. That musn't be and corona must be impeached because he is not practicing his position rather he is helping gloria to cover all her cases.. The end must not justify the means but in the case of Gloria, the end must justify her means...

[mrsoft70]

I think the case of GMA should have assigned to an independent body just to be transparent and fair for the former president. Doon palang ang perception ko talo na si GMA. Hindi yata "daan matuwid," still bulok na systema yata iyan. Yes the gov't still in the process...............but this is an impt case they should have pay attention closer to this matter, planned, at inaksyonan kaagad sana para di masabi nag crossed the line. One more thing sana sa mga gumagawa ng speech ni Noynoy sana if y