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Nov. 16, 2011
REFERENCE: Vencer Crisostomo, Anakbayan national chairperson, 09174416739,
09224290258
Noynoy's 'criminal negligence' to blame for GMA's
TRO victory, attempted escape - Anakbayan
Responsibility for the granting of a temporary restraining order (TRO)
against the 'travel watchlist' versus Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo yesterday,
and her subsequent frenzied attempts to flee the country, ultimately lays
at the doorstep of President Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino III, says the
national youth group Anakbayan.
After the Supreme Court granted the TRO yesterday, the Arroyos booked
three to four succeeding flights for Singapore. However, due to an
explosion of public outrage, especially at social networking sites,
pressured certain Cabinet officials to take action and block Gloria from
leaving.
"The reason Gloria still got her Court victory is because 504 days after
leaving the Palace, the Aquino administration has not filed a single
criminal case against her" said Vencer Crisostomo, national chairperson of
Anakbayan.
He added "There would be no question about the watchlist if only Arroyo is
currently facing criminal charges".
The non-prosecution of Arroyo stands in sharp contrast to the experience
of disgraced former president Joseph Estrada who was jailed in less than
three months after his ouster during the EDSA 2 uprising.
"There's no reason for this criminally negligent behavior on the part of
Noynoy. It seems they really do not want to bring the former president to
justice" said the youth leader.
Previous investigations, including that of the Senate and an independent
investigator from the United Nations, have unearthed evidence linking
Gloria to more than 1,100 cases of extra-judicial killings and 200 cases
of enforced disappearances; cheating during the 2004 and 2007 elections;
and huge corruption scandals such as the ZTE-NBN bribery scam.
Crisostomo questioned Aquino's sincerity, saying he "practically
'telegraphed' his moves" when he announced he was going to start
prosecuting Gloria this month: "He shouldn't be surprised that she and the
rest of her family are now trying to flee the country".
"Baka sinadya at moro-moro lang lahat ito para magmukhang bida ulit si
Noynoy (Maybe its just staged so Noynoy can play the hero again)" he
added.
The president has seen his once-high popularity ratings drop due to his
various issues such as the slow pace of filing criminal charges against
the Arroyos, budget cuts to education and other social services, oil price
hikes, toll fee hikes, the continued non-distribution of his family's
Hacienda Luisita to farmers, and perceived incompetence, including a
penchant for playing video games. ###
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Anakbayan Public Information Committee
Contact us at: anakbayan.media@gmail.com / +639175197758
Visit the Online Campaign center @ anakbayan.org
"Only through militant struggle can the best in the youth emerge"
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PRESS RELEASE
18 NOVEMBER 2011
‘Noy’s 500 days of inaction on Gloria raps’
-NUSP
AFTER 500 days of Aquino in office, decisive action to hold CGMA
accountable is disturbingly absent. This is the view expressed by National
Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) in its recent statement.
“This goes from the Aquino administration’s incompetence to its outright
criminal neglect in levelling charges against GMA. Aquino cannot just
expect GMA to be a sitting duck, she is, after all still afforded equal
protection of the law until lawfully withheld.” Says Rainier Sindayen,
Education and Research Officer of NUSP.
Furthermore the NUSP decries what it calls “Noy’s sin of omission with
respect to GMA’s commissions” of administrative and criminal offenses.
“Squabbles between the judiciary and executive branches ensue with no
chance of relenting—possibly leading nowhere. Only our collective cry for
accountability for GMA will be decisive in this matter.” ends Sindayen.
Reference:
Rainier Sindayen, NUSP Education and Research Head, 0917-8897725
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DASAL PARA SA
DEMONYO -
gem aramil
Aba naman, Gloriang swapang napupuno ka ng kasalanan.
Pinandidirihan ka ng taumbayan.
Ikaw nama'y kilabutan-
Ang bayan ay iyong ninakawan.
Ang yaman ng bayan ay iyong ginahaman.
Bukod ka ring mandaraya at manloloko.
Sambahin ka ng mga sipsip na alipores mo.
Sumaimpyerno sana kaluluwa mo,
kasama asawa mong diablo.
Para makita mo na mga kapatid mong demonyo.
Dahil sa rami ng ginago mo.
AMEN.
-nainspira sa tula ni German V. Gervacio
na Tatlong Tanagang Pantaga.
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KABATAAN PARTY-LIST
Office of Rep. Raymond V. Palatino
Press Release:
November 16, 2011
References:
Rep. Raymond ‘Mong’ Palatino, Kabataan Party-list, 0908-5927099
Bugsy Nolasco, media liaison officer, 0922-8240740
Failure of Aquino gov’t to prosecute CGMA to blame
for near escape folly – youth solon
Former President and now Congresswoman Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (CGMA)
nearly escaped the country last night and it is the failure of the Aquino
government to prosecute her that should be blamed, Kabataan Party-list
Raymond “Mong” Palatino today said.
“It is shameful that all the Aquino administration could do was counter
the SC decision with a hold departure order when what it should have done
from the very start was to prosecute and put behind bars former President
Macapagal-Arroyo and her cohorts,” Palatino said.
In what has been described as “dramatic showdown” at the Ninoy Aquino
International Airport (NAIA) last night, Arroyo and her entourage were
stopped from leaving the country despite a Supreme Court ruling granting
their departure.
“This incident clearly proves that the Arroyo camp is capable of skirting
with legalism the Aquino administration and that the latter really has no
audacity in fulfilling its promise of bringing CGMA and company to
justice,” the youth solon said.
Palatino noted that in the 504 days of President Aquino in office, he has
not succeeded in filing even a single case to prosecute Arroyo and her
cohorts, including her husband Mike Arroyo.
“President Aquino is constantly whining about the crimes of CGMA but
displays political cowardice by not actually going after her. One cannot
help but consider his tirades against CGMA as empty gestures so that
nothing substantial happens,” Palatino said.
Palatino also did not let off the hook the Supreme Court for allowing CGMA
to seek medical treatment abroad, saying that “the circumstances
surrounding the SC decision cannot but cause bafflement as to the
decision’s integrity.”
“We can debate all day about the constitutionality of the SC decision but
the fact remains that majority of the justices are still Arroyo
appointees. Mike Arroyo has even reportedly said hours before the Supreme
Court began its en banc session that he and his wife would leave the
country as soon as the decision has been announced,” Palatino explained.
Palatino said that as the Supreme Court, the Arroyo camp and the Aquino
administration are expected to exhibit a legal smackdown in the following
days, the people should be even more vigilant and committed in seeking
justice over the crimes of former President Arroyo and her accomplices.
“Both the Supreme Court decision and the Aquino administration’s
ineptitude make it harder for the people to rely on these institutions for
social justice. Yet nine years of horror under the term of Arroyo is too
much for us to forgo our quest for genuine change and social justice. The
people’s collective action is essential to be decisively exercised,”
Palatino said. ###
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Office of Rep. Raymond ‘Mong’ Palatino
Room 419, North Wing, House of Representatives,
Batasan Complex, Quezon City
Tel: 931-55-04, 931-5001 (loc. 7378)
Reference:
Kabataan Party-list Rep. Mong Palatino
Mobile: 0908-5927099
Bugsy Nolasco, Media Officer
Mobile: 0922-8240740
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Press Statement
November 16, 2011
Reference: Jigs Clamor, Deputy Secretary General, 0920-9466210
Angge Santos, Media Liaison, 0918-9790580
P-Noy accountable if Arroyos escape
"What's at stake here is not GMA's rights but the rights of the
people"—this was the statement of GMA’s lawyers when the Department of
Justice and the Bureau of Immigration officials stopped her from leaving
the country.
GMA and her cohorts do not have the right to talk about “people’s rights.”
Did they ever think of this when hundreds of killings, enforced
disappearances and other human rights violations were committed under her
regime?
GMA’s case should not set a precedent. High-ranking military and police
officials of her administration cannot get away with their crimes against
the people and are liable for gross human rights violations.
Apparently, the Arroyos cannot wait to leave. They appeared to have
multiple flight bookings and they were able to file the 2-million peso
cash bond shortly after the Supreme Court released the TRO--a clear
manifestation of a pre-meditated attempt to abscond the pending
investigation on the cases filed against her.
While some political prisoners continue to languish in jail need to pass
through a needle’s eye to seek medical treatment, GMA easily got Supreme
Court’s nod on her TRO petition.
Rolando Pañamogan, 47, a leader of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas in
Baybay, Leyte was illegally arrested in January 2002. He is at the New
Bilibid Prisons. He faced fabricated charges of murder and frustrated
murder and was later convicted to life imprisonment. He has been in and
out of the NBP hospital because of diabetes, toxic goiter and congestive
heart disease.
Crisanto Tomarse Fat, 48 year-old political prisoner jailed at the Negros
Provincial jail died because of heart ailment. He was among the 28
political prisoners who are sick and should have been released for
humanitarian reasons had this government heeded our call to release all
political prisoners.
We will hold the Aquino government responsible should GMA be able to leave
the country and escape from her accountabilities to the Filipino people.
The Aquino government, in more than a year, failed to prosecute the cases
filed against GMA. President Aquino had more than enough time to act on
the complaints but none have been formally lodged in Court.
Should GMA escape, the Aquino government is liable to the Filipino people
for robbing the human rights victims of whatever little chance they have
to get justice. ###
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publicinfo@karapatan.org
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Alliance for the Advancement of People's Rights
2nd Flr. Erythrina Bldg., #1 Maaralin corner Matatag Sts., Central
District
Diliman, Quezon City, PHILIPPINES 1101
Telefax: (+63 2) 4354146
Web: http://www.karapatan.org
KARAPATAN is an alliance of human rights organizations and programs, human
rights desks and committees of people’s organizations, and individual
advocates committed to the defense and promotion of people’s rights and
civil liberties. It monitors and documents cases of human rights
violations, assists and defends victims and conducts education, training
and campaign.
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For immediate release
News Release
Nobyembre 17, 2011
Reference: Cristina Guevarra, secretary general, Hustisya
Mobile: 0949-1772928 at 0917-4881510
Victims group believes Arroyo will not come
back
Victims organization Hustisya said they do not believe that Cong. Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo will come back as soon as she leaves the country, the
very reason why the government should not allow her to travel.
“Frankly, we want her to survive whatever sickness she is in now because
we want to hold her accountable to the Filipino people.
However, we do not believe that she will ever come back because there are
more than a hundred reasons for her to escape,” said Cristina Guevarra,
Hustisya secretary general.
According to the group, in asserting her right to seek medical treatment
abroad, Arroyo is not only insulting the doctors in the country but the
Filipino people most of all.
“Is she asserting her human rights now? We ask, how about the rights of
the many victims of killings, torture and enforced disappearances who were
never given justice?” asked Guevarra.
Hustisya is an organization of victims of human rights violations formed
in 2006, at the height of extrajudicial killings and enforced
disappearances under Arroyo.
Victims to Aquino: Stop dilly-dallying, file charges now
Hustisya challenged again the Aquino government to file charges against
Arroyo, for human rights violations committed under her government.
“We are reminding the Aquino government that not a single case has been
filed for the killings and disappearances under Arroyo,”
Guevarra said.
According to Karapatan, there were 1,206 victims of extrajudicial killings
and 206 victims of enforced disappearances under the Arroyo’s counter
insurgency program Oplan Bantay Laya.
“We have been asserting again and again that the Aquino government should
file charges not only on issues of plunder, corruption, but most
especially for the thousands of cases of killings, abductions and torture
when Arroyo was commander-in-chief of the AFP,” Guevarra explained.
However, Guevarra said, it was the victims themselves who pursued in
filing charges.
Among the cases filed were the civil case filed by some of the members of
the 43 health workers who were illegally arrested in February 2010, as
well as the civil case filed by the United Church of Christ in the
Philippines for the killing and disappearances of a number of their church
leaders and members.
“When Arroyo was president and accused of election cheating in 2005, she
went away by plainly saying ‘I am sorry.’ We won’t buy that anymore. The
Aquino government should file charges now,” Guevarra ended. ###
2/F Erythrina Bldg., #1 Maaralin cor. Matatag Sts. Brgy. Central, Quezon
City 1100 Philippines
Telephone: (632) 434-2837 Telefax: (632) 435-4146 | E-mail: hustisya.media@gmail.com
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NEWS RELEASE
16 November 2011
For Reference: REP. LUZVIMINDA C. ILAGAN 0920-9213221
Jang Monte (Public Information Officer) 0917-4049119
SC decision hit; GMA lied before she can lie again
on plans to return
PNOY WILL BE HELD LIABLE IF ARROYOS ESCAPE JUSTICE
Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Luz Ilagan assailed today what she
dubbed as an anomalous and fishy Supreme Court decision allowing former
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and First Gentleman Mike Arroyo to leave
the country.
“There is no urgent and compelling reason for the Arroyos to leave. The
former President’s medical condition hardly qualifies as an emergency and
is far from being a situation of life and death. The extent of the crimes
that they have to answer for in the interest of justice and accountability
far outweighs the supposed personal health risks that Filipino doctors and
facilities can adequately address.”
The Gabriela solon also said that it is not enough for DOJ Secretary Leila
De Lima to file a motion for reconsideration on the Supreme Court
decision. “It is high time for President Aquino to show political will and
immediately direct the Department of Justice to initiate the filing of
charges against the Arroyos.”
“More than the filing of a motion for reconsideration, it has now become
imperative for the Department of Justice to expedite the filing of charges
against the former President. Otherwise, this legal fiasco provides an
opportunity for one of Philippine history’s biggest plunderer to escape
accountability, and no less than the Aquino administration will be held
liable for this injustice.”
Ilagan likewise expressed her doubts on the Arroyos’ intent to return and
face charges once they have been allowed to leave the country. “They can
always say they will return, but we all know they have lied so many
times.” #
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NEWS RELEASE
18 November 2011
Reference: LANA LINABAN, Secretary General (0908 8653582) / Public Info
Dept (3712302)
GABRIELA TO SUPREME COURT:
DON'T LET GLORIA ARROYO ESCAPE FROM HER CRIMES!
The women's group, GABRIELA called on the Supreme Court to reverse its
Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against the Department of Justice's Hold
Departure Order against former President Gloria Arroyo who is set to leave
the country reportedly for medical treatment in Singapore. “The TRO is
Gloria's passport to escape from her crimes to the Filipino people,” said
Lana Linaban, Secretary General of the group. “She is using legal venues
such as Supreme Court, whose members are mostly Arroyo appointees, for her
own selfish end.”
According to Linaban, Arroyo's political opportunism is more evident when
she invoked the rule of law and her right to medical treatment while
during her 9-year term, she has violated the rights of thousands of
Filipinos and violated existing laws. “Arroyo is using justice for her
convenience. We hope that the Supreme Court will not play through her
whims at the expense of genuine justice.”
Linaban also castigated the Aquino government for grandstanding on the
issue while glossing over the fact that it was actually its fault that
Arroyo will be allowed to escape. “The Aquino government is so slow in
filing cases against the former President while so many cases of
corruption, human rights violations and plunder have already been filed by
progressive organizations.”
Linaban called on the Filipino people to remain vigilant and not allow
Arroyo to escape from her crimes. “She must be made to account for her
crimes and suffer the consequences here in the country. The numerous
victims of human rights violations deserve justice as she does.” ###
Public Information Department
GABRIELA National Alliance of Women in the Philippines
(+632) 3712302
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Press Statement
16 November 2011
On GMA’s attempt to leave the country
We condemn Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for trying to leave the country,
evade persecution for her crimes against the Filipino workers and people,
and seek asylum abroad. Her attempts to arouse sympathy from the Filipino
workers and people – who are victims of her plunder of public coffers and
repression of political dissent – fail because of expose’s on her alibi
and objectives.
We condemn the Supreme Court for issuing a temporary restraining order
against the watch list against Mrs. Arroyo. This decision cannot be
divorced from the fact that majority of the justices of the Supreme Court
are Mrs. Arroyo’s appointees. The SC is further destroying its credibility
before the Filipino workers and people, what with its rulings on the
Hacienda Luisita land dispute, the VAT on toll, and the Flight Attendants’
Association of the Philippines’ (FASAP) case.
We condemn the Aquino government, whose gross ineptitude in seeking
justice for Mrs. Arroyo’s crimes against the Filipino workers and people
is further exposed by the hoopla at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport
last night. By failing to file a case against Mrs. Arroyo one year after
taking office – with the promise of seeking justice for her crimes at that
– the Aquino government has made it easier for the justices of the Supreme
Court to decide on her favor on this issue.
The Aquino government has shown neither resolve nor sincerity in going
after Mrs. Arroyo. It is showing hypocrisy whenever it makes the most
publicity out of gestures of going after her. It wants to project that it
is doing its best in trying to go after Mrs. Arroyo while actually failing
to make her accountable for her crimes. Factions of the country’s elite
may carry out a fierce competition during elections but they are
essentially united in shielding each other from punishment for their
common crimes.
We call on the Filipino workers and people: Let us continue to fight for
justice over Mrs. Arroyo’s numerous crimes. It is only our collective
action which can force this government to seek justice. Let us condemn the
Supreme Court for issuing anti-worker and anti-people rulings, especially
on this case. Let us condemn the Aquino government for exploiting and then
squandering our hopes for justice over Mrs. Arroyo’s crimes.
Reference: Roger Soluta, KMU secretary-general, 0928-7215313
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News Release
17 November 2011
Aquino to blame for executive-judicial
fiasco
“A single failure caused a disaster”
This was the statement of Anakpawis partylist on the looming
constitutional crisis triggered by former President Arroyo’s failed escape
attempt. Cherry Clemente, Anakpawis Secretary General slammed Aquino for
failing to file charges against the former president causing the clash
between the executive and judicial branches of the government.
“All this mess between the executive and judicial branch could have been
prevented if only the Aquino administration acted swiftly in filing
charges against Arroyo” Clemente said.
There are already 6 plunder charges filed against Arroyo filed by
different organizations. Still, after more than 500 days in office Aquino
had done no significant move to bring the previous administration before
our courts.
“Aquino’s failure to persecute Arroyo for her crimes against the Filipino
people proves that he was never true to his promises since the electoral
campaign and all his speeches assailing the previous administration were
all just sound bites” Clemente added.
Anakpawis meanwhile commended Justice Secretary Leila de Lima for ordering
the Bureau of Immigration to stop Arroyo from leaving the country saying
it was the best thing justice for the whole nation aggrieved by the
previous administration.
“Her determined action to bring Arroyo to justice is a slap in the face of
the Aquino administration. While Secretary de Lima puts herself on the
line, Aquino has done nothing but issue pa-pogi statements. His inaction
could even lead to Arroyo’s successful escape” Clemente said.
“Secretary de Lima should not be hounded as if she committed a big crime.
The courts and Arroyo defenders should instead look at the heinous crimes
against the people perpetrated by their beloved ex-president. Though de
Lima may be a part of the administration’s futile handling on Arroyo, it
is still President Aquino who should be blamed for not having any
intention of bringing Arroyo to jail” she added.
The militant partylist warned president Aquino that once Arroyo
successfully leaves the country, the Filipino people would direct their
hatred against the present administration for the lack of justice under
Aquino’s tuwid na daan.
“If Aquino’s tuwid na daan means a clear escape route for Arroyo and all
who perpetrated grave crimes against the nation, then the people would
have no choice but to take another road which is the road to justice and
genuine change” Clemente ended. ###
Reference: Cherry Clemente, Anakpawis Secretary-General, 0919-291-0233
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Partylist ng masa... ANAKPAWIS
56 K-9 Street, West Kamias, Quezon City 1102
email: anakpawis2003@yahoo.com, anakpawis@gmail.com
visit our website http://anakpawis.net/
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Press Statement
20 November 2011
Statement of Anakpawis Partylist on GMA’s arrest
After
Arroyo’s arrest, justice must follow quickly
At last, after more than 500 days of the Aquino administration, a formal
case has been filed against Gloria Arroyo that led to her arrest
yesterday. We commend the Filipino people for being vigilant against
Arroyo’s vain attempt to run away from her crimes.
We also laud the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and the Department of
Justice (DOJ) for taking a last minute decisive step to bring Arroyo
before our courts. We believe that the Electoral Sabotage case filed at
the Pasay RTC yesterday was not railroaded. In fact, it was 6 years late.
The people have wanting to hold Arroyo responsible for Electoral Sabotage
and fraud since 2005.
Meanwhile, we believe that no credit should be given to President Aquino
over what transpired yesterday. First of all, while everyone was trying to
prevent Arroyo’s escape, no single word was heard from Aquino. Secondly,
it is clear that he was never sincere in seeking justice for the people,
for if he was, it would have not taken his administration more than 500
days before filing a formal case against Arroyo.
Arroyo’s arrest is just the first step to start the wheels of justice
rolling. We urge the Aquino administration to act swiftly and take more
decisive steps in bringing Arroyo to jail. There are still 6 plunder cases
filed against her before the Ombudsman. Arroyo should also be held
accountable for a long list of crimes like the NBN-ZTE deal, the
fertilizer Fund scam, the overpriced Diosdado Macapagal Avenue, and most
importantly for the thousands of extra-judicial killings and enforced
disappearances and other human rights violations under her administration.
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We warn that Arroyo’s hospital arrest should not be permanent. Once her
health conditions permits, she should immediately be sent to jail for the
rest of her life. The Aquino administration should not give any special
treatment for Arroyo. No hospital or house arrest! Only when we see her
rotting in jail can we say that real justice is achieved.
Lastly, we call on the Filipino people to remain vigilant against any
attempt of the Arroyo camp to again escape. The Aquino administration
would be held liable once Arroyo successfully evades trial and punishment.
Should this happen, Aquino would face the wrath of the people, the victims
of Arroyo’s crimes who have long been deprived of justice.
Jail Arroyo!
Justice for all victims of Arroyo’s
crimes!
Justice for the Filipino people!
Reference: Joel Maglunsod, Anakpawis Executive Vice President, 985-5382,
0922-830-7275
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Partylist ng masa... ANAKPAWIS
56 K-9 Street, West Kamias, Quezon City 1102
email: anakpawis2003@yahoo.com,
anakpawis@gmail.com
visit our website
http://anakpawis.net/
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