Virgilio Garcillano, former Commission on Elections commissioner alleged to have been directed by President Arroyo to conduct massive electoral fraud in ensuring her victory at the polls in 2004, and for which at least 15 telephone conversations between the two were wiretapped, has just returned to the country, Garcillano's wife, Grace, said yesterday, during an exclusive interview aired over Lopez-owned cable network ANC. The interview was conducted by ANC's Ricky Carandang.
Bureau of Immigration officials also yesterday claimed there were no records either of the Garcillano couple's departure or arrival.
Reliable sources, however, told the Tribune that Garcillano has been back for some weeks now and contrary to what Grace had claimed during the interview, he is in the outskirts of Metro Manila, not somewhere in Mindanao, as earlier stated by the wife.
They also noted that Garcillano has been taken into presidential custody and has been coached for several days and continues to be coached on what to say by TV director Lupita Kashiwahara and Rep. Ronaldo Puno, adviser and confidante on the alleged poll and survey-rigging operations.
I hope this is not true. Kasi hindi ba obstruction of justice yung ginagawa nila, and Lupita and Ronnie Puno could be charged with suborning perjury (tama ba ito?) if Garcillano lied under oath.
Dean Jorge Bocobo seems confident this latest Garci stunt is a winner for Arroyo.
Perhaps now the Opposition is learning that the Palace plays for keeps on every single round of this game. That is why they have won every important round....
The President has a really mean streak when she wins is what this says to me.
He also agreed with Teddy Boy Locsin na the opposition should be preparing for the next impeachment attempt raw.
Dean, numbers at pera ang kailangan mo. Hindi ba idinaan ng mga kaalyado ni Arroyo sa superior numbers nila (at sa salitang "noted") ang pag-proclaim kay Arroyo noong 2004, and they used the same strategy sa pagpatay ng impeachment complaint nung 2005? Kaya kahit unahan ng opposition si Oliver Lozano sa pagsubmit ng impeachment complaint sa June 7, 12:00am, walang kwenta rin.
At hawak ni Arroyo ang COMELEC, Congress, SC, DOJ, ang pulis at military, kinda like Marcos. So she may have to be forced out of Malacanang.
More from Abante-Tonite:
Matapos makumpirma ang palihim na pagbabalik sa bansa ni dating Commission on Election (Comelec) Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano, kaagad namang pinagdudahan ng oposisyon ang motibo ng Malacañang kaakibat ang alegasyong sumailalim na ito sa matinding "rehearsal" para sa inaasahang pagharap sa imbestigasyon ng "Hello Garci" scandal.
Ayon kay Senate minority floor leader Aquilino "Nene" Pimentel Jr., sa halos anim na buwang pagkawala ni Garcillano, walang maniniwala na hindi ito pinag-praktis ng Malacañang sa mga ihahayag o ikakanta sa publiko, katulad din ng umano’y ginawang pagpapraktis ni Cong. Iggy Arroyo sa pirma ni Jose Pidal....
Sinabi naman ni Pimentel na walang pakialam ang oposisyon sakaling idamay ni Garcillano ang ilang opposition personality na naka-phonepal nito nakaraang presidential election katulad ng namagitan sa kanila ni Mrs. Arroyo kung saan pinag-usapan ang pandaraya.
"Wala kaming pakialam kahit sino pang idamay niya, ang importante narito siya at magsasalita tungkol sa kanyang nalalaman kung paano nila dinaya ang resulta ng halalan," ani Pimentel.
Tulad ni Pimentel, ikinatuwa ni Sen. Panfilo "Ping" Lacson ang paglutang ni Garcillano dahil magkakaroon na ng linaw ang mga isyung nakapaloob sa "Hello Garci tape" subalit hindi rin inilalayo ng senador ang senaryong sumailalim sa pagsasanay ang dating Comelec official para sa gagawin nitong ‘pagkanta.’
Plus: May maniniwala pa sa kanya?
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