But the bete noir of Garcillano seems to be Senator Panfilo Lacson. ABS-CBN reports it thus: Garci: Lacson one of reasons for hiding, All the attention being paid to Senator Lacson reminds us once more that he is, by default, the leader of the mainstream opposition, as I suggested was already the case last June in Last Senator Standing. The Times says Grillers of Garci impatient. The Philippines Free Press blog reproduces an editorial from 1988: Wanted, A Respectable Opposition. Still true.
Oh yeah, MLQ3... Si Lacson ang dahilan kung bakit itinago ng admin si Garcillano.
I'm putting this in the Dept. of WTF!?!
UDPATE: I think Garci and the admin may have seen this headline and thought it was a good excuse to pin the blame on Lacson.
Garcillano is back
Ping’s boys on the hunt
BY JOAN DAIRO
Former elections commissioner Virgilio Garcillano, accused of supervising the alleged rigging of the May 2004 elections in favor of President Arroyo, is back in the country.
Garcillano and his wife Grace arrived from Kota Kinabalu Monday, a source said yesterday.
They boarded a "kumpit," a speedboat native to the South, to Puerto Princesa, Palawan. From Palawan they were flown by a turbo jet plane owned by a congressman to the Cagayan de Oro airport, the source said.
Garcillano immediately proceeded to his farm in Bukidnon which is near the airport, the source added.
Sen. Panfilo Lacson, who disclosed Monday that the Garcillano couple was spotted five days earlier shuttling between Bukidnon and Marawi City in Lanao del Sur, said in a text message: "An administration legislator is responsible for transporting Garci to Mindanao via CDO (Cagayan de Oro). Saka na lang natin identify."
Garcillano went missing early June after the Palace made public the existence of wiretapped conversations between him and President Arroyo during the canvassing of votes. In the "Hello Garci" recordings, Arroyo is heard asking Garcillano if she could secure a lead of one million votes.
Garcillano’s wife, Grace, yesterday told a TV interview she and her husband returned to the country last week.
In the interview with ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC), Mrs. Garcillano refused to give details as to where she and her husband went.
She said they are now in Mindanao.
Mrs. Garcillano said her husband feared being arrested by security personnel of the House of Representatives, which issued a warrant of arrest against him in August for his repeated failure to attend the "Hello Garci" inquiry conducted jointly by five House committees.
Lacson said he has "given instructions to my men to arrest him (Garcillano) on sight."
"My boys are looking for him. They are trying to locate him now," Lacson said, adding his men could make a citizen’s arrest.
But he made these statements on Nov. 22, 2005. Garci OTOH, has been missing since June. So what gives, Garci boy? Everybody who's not pro-Arroyo is looking for you.
In fact, it was Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano who started the P1M reward for the capture of Garci on Aug 5, 2005.
There was even a suggestion of hiring a bounty hunter to go after you.
And as for Manolo's claim na walang respectable or credible na opposition, even using this old 1988 Phil Press article to make his point--the anti-Marcos opposition too never had any "respectable" or "credible" alternative ever since Ninoy was assasinated. Or else why would anybody put a housewife with zero qualifications and competence (other than having Aquino as her last name) to run against Marcos?
You mean the anti-Marcos opposition at that time couldn't find anybody else who'd make a respectable and credible choice for President? Tapos you accuse the current opposition of not being "respectable" or "irresponsible"? PUH-LEASE!
I think the selection of Cory as presidential candidate in 1986 started a negative trend in the Philippines. It gave Erap and FPJ the idea that they too could run for president.
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