v. Enrile, Ramos, et al., 192 SCRA 183 (1990). Tinatawag na ako ng International Criminal Court. Gigi, together with Enrile, has been charged with plunder, and has fled abroad. If there is any conflict, it is between the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards on the one hand, which provides for a waiver of confidentiality, and the Foreign Currency Deposit Act, on the other hand, which provides for absolute confidentiality. The logging concession shared a border with Barangay Sag-od, Las Navas town in northern Samar. I will be the first Filipino there. The Defendant admitted that he did not declare his dollar accounts and certain commingled peso accounts in his SALN. During all this time, in open defiance of the Supreme Court rulings banning importation of used cars, CEZA continued its importations. But he chooses to stay away and keep silent, because he is immobilized by fear and humiliation. Miriam Defensor: Unforgettable Public Speaker When it comes to public speaking, who could ever forget the late Miriam Defensor Santiago. He made no mention at all of the sizzling talk of the town that he is the real mastermind of the pork barrel plunder. RTC judge ako eh. ANTERO J. POBRE, Complainant, v. Sen. MIRIAM DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO, Respondent. Presumably, because of all the illegal shenanigans in Port Irene, just last month, Senator Sergio Osmea, chair of subcommittee B of the finance committee, recommended a cut from the CEZA budget of P800 million. He reminds me of nothing so much as a dead fish, before it has time to stiffen. His latest caper took his campaign at self-projection to the level of the absurd, when his own press release reported that as a former policeman, he delivered a lecture on constitutional law, as part of Enriles effort to shift attention from PDAF to DAP. The Constitution is a brief declaration of fundamental principles. Command responsibility for death and disappearance during martial law. Most recently, I was elected by the U.N. General Assembly to be a judge of the International Criminal Court. In a nation where many public officials are charged with, or suspected, of plunder, her honesty shines like a light in the darkness. His wife, Cristina, a socialite, walked out on him this month, after charging adultery. Nagpapanggap-panggapan pa tayo na korte tayong quasi-judicial, lyonpala, sinabi pa natin na if there is any need, we shall use as a supplemental authority the Rules of Court. Let me tell you about the real Lacson. The Inquirer story said: "Enrile withheld further comment, until he had checked his records." When a Manila Regional Trial Court issued a warrant of arrest against Lacson, he jumped bail and became a fugitive from justice. But many believe that Enrile provided safe haven to Lacson in Cagayan. Enrile exposed himself as a liar. (Inquirer Visayas, 10 October 2012). Lacson, like his mastermind, seems to be approaching dementia, too. Enrile ordered the military to arrest the students, on the basis of a martial law presidential decree that defined the crime of illegal assembly as any gathering opposed to the administration, and that imposed the death penalty. necessarily reflect the views of the SunStar management and its affiliates. ANTERO J. POBRE v. Sen. MIRIAM DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO A. But what about all the other loopholes? Brocka v. Enrile, at p. 189. (Emphasis added). If the Ombudsman files the case in court, Mr. Enrile will automatically be suspended from the Senate by order of the Sandiganbayan. Under President Corazon Aquino, he retracted and admitted that his ambush was faked and staged. Aba kung malinis pala ang mga opisyales natin at malinis pala sa buong bansa, bakit palagi tayong nililista ng Transparency International as one of the most corrupt countries in the world? Dream on, old man, aka Tanda. She was a globally famous personality because of her brilliance. Enrile never reached these levels of professional recognition. Unformatted Attachment Preview. Notably, the Ombudsman has admitted receiving a memorandum of over 200 pages pinpointing Enrile as the mastermind of plunder. The Commission on Audit issued a PDAF report that in 2011, Enrile was one of four government officials who gave some P206 million in pork barrel funds through the Department of Agriculture to a questionable NGO from 2009-2010. Accordingly, I respectfully urge the justice secretary to order an immediate and exhaustive investigation into the following crimes under the Penal Code committed by Enrile: 1. An estimated 80,000 candidates ran for 17,000 posts from the presidency down to municipal councilors. Despite all his posturing, Enrile's specialty is only tax law. This charge is asinine. The Court warned Enrile that he did not have a license to run roughshod over a citizen's basic constitutional rights, such as due process, or manipulate the law to suit dictatorial tendencies." The other woman is reported to be Gigi Gonzales-Reyes, chief of staff of his Senate office, and about 30 years his junior. Cristina was reported as saying that she no longer could tolerate his chasing after other women, including domestic helpers, cooks, and assistants. (Emphasis added). My standard is very high because removal by conviction on impeachment is a stunning penalty, the ruin of a life. college of law, has already warned that CEZA should exercise due diligence in giving out licenses, which may be exploited by unscrupulous entities. Mr. Enrile and I are engaged in an epic battle to reveal the truth to the Filipino people. I will have a discussion and come to the table with the problem and a solution I think will work for me. . Psychopathic Hypersexualized Serial Womanizer. Thorough NBI investigation has led the Department of Justice to file formal charges of plunder against the first batch of suspects, led by no less than the Senate President at that time, Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile. I appear frequently on TV, and I am widely exposed in other media. Wala nang limitasyon iyon. Such foreigners are not required to live in our country, or to incorporate as Philippine company. Kayo, nag-practice kayo isang taon, dalawang taon? I filed an electoral protest, but it was dismissed by the Supreme Court, after I was elected senator. Malacaang issued the appointment, just to abort the endless stream of his self-serving press releases whenever there was a vacancy in customs, immigration, or even in the non-vacant post of anti-crime czar, already held by the Executive Secretary. Instead of presenting evidence to the public of his hypocritical protestations of innocence, Enrile once again chose to steer public attention to what he hopes will be a diversion: the lies and black propaganda hurled against me during the 1992 presidential campaign. Why is it important to subscribe? No matter how devilish his power and no matter how fabulous his ill-gotten wealth, I refuse to be coerced by Enrile! 94: "No Senator, under any circumstances, shall use offensive or improper language against another Senator or against any public institution." The usual exceptions are the Bill of Rightsiyan, self-executory iyan, basahin mo, sundin moand constitutional prohibitionspag sinabi ng batas, hindi puwede ito, iyan sundin mo kaagad. Any dean of admission of a top law school ignores any claim by Filipino applicants of achievement in the bar exam, and are surprised when an applicant from the Philippines puts it in his resume. So far, it appears that it has awarded licenses to seven foreign corporations, but it claims that it can issue as many licenses as it wants. Photos of the decadent party were splashed in the front pages of top newspapers. On Enriles appeal, Osmea agreed to restore this amount of nearly P1 billion, subject to certain conditions. Contact numbers/Trunk lines:8734-74-20 | 8734-59-66 Local 134. I am the UP graduate who has, in a modest way, focused national attention on the political malady known as logopaedics, the branch of . Walang matinong ibubunga iyan. It is even allowed by law to be corrected by the person who submitted it. Even though I wanted to, I am prohibited because this is already my second consecutive term. Sinabi ko sa umpisa, this is quasi-judicial and this is quasi-political. Mga tinitingala iyan ng mga authorities all over the world. That is the main function of legislation. Ulit ba mananalo tayo sa botohan, panalo na tayo? The accused appealed, and the Supreme Court in effect upheld me. At that time, Gigi was married to lawyer Rodolfo Inky Reyes. All Rights Reserved. Enrile's bungled attempt at revisionist history and his blatant disinformation has been widely condemned by all sectors of society. Iyan, sagutin ninyo ako niyan. Gamitin niya ang pangalan ng iba. This was the 1990 case of Brocka, Cervantes, et al. MattsCradle. I owned and drove a Mercedes when I was a trial judge. Hence, Congress, to implement these constitutional provisions, has passed a number of laws including the Foreign Currency Act, which confers absolute confidentiality on dollar deposits. . In 1975, during martial law, he built a residence in exclusive Dasmarias Village. The government refused to issue clearance for registration of the shipments, and CEZA was forced to re-export 600 used cars. CEZA operates online gaming outside the jurisdiction of Pagcor. At that time, the policy of the Bureau of Customs was to forfeit smuggled cars, and to use them as official vehicles for authorized senior staff. Justice should be done, though the heavens fall. The Port Irene CEO is Enriles relative Jose Mari Ponce. On my side, I have university students, social media netizens, Metro Manila and Visayan communities, and the crowds in the major shopping malls who instantly gather and urge me to continue the good fight. Most of them were seniors scheduled to take their final exams and to graduate from college. And I had already been a speech writer, among the speech writers . He is silent on the evidence, but voluble on malice. The Supreme Court has ruled: "For evidence to be believed, it must not only proceed from the mouth of a credible witness, but must be credible in itself, such as the common experience and observation of mankind can approve as probable under the circumstances." My decisive answer was no, and I ordered the release of the students. MATCH URL: https://assets.rappler.com/5AD768DE1D454C0596EE83F8A09777F2/img/5BEE3C55338C49CF96F20261D550B81A/santiago-marcos-miting-de-avance-20160507-019.jpg, FULL TEXT: Jojo Binay: 'True 'silent majority' will be heard', FULL SPEECH: Rodrigo Duterte's speech during his miting de avance, FULL TEXT: Grace Poe: 'This fight is for your future', FULL TEXT: Roxas: 'This is the fight of our lives', FULL SPEECH: Miriam Defensor-Santiago's speech in grand rally. Stupid is Forever by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago is a compilation of her speeches, jokes, pick-up lines delivered or curated by this very famous Filipino public figure. Smart people vote for Miriam. Miriam Defensor Santiago E Maria Luisa A. Valdez (PhD) Batangas State University, Philippines maluhvaldez888@gmail.com Date Received: October 24, 2016; Date Revised: January 26, 2017 Asia Pacific Journal of Multidisciplinary Research Vol. Kung hindi mo naintindihan ang authenticate, huwag kang mag-abogado diyan. Answer (1 of 14): I honestly never argue. According to the official citation, the Award "recognizes her bold and moral leadership in cleaning up a graft-ridden government agency." Brave people vote for Miriam. IN 2020, it was estimated by planetGold Philippines, a project supported by the Global Environment Facility, and implemented by the Artisanal Gold Council in partnership with the UN Environment Program and UN Industrial Development Organization, that there were about 200,000 to 300,000 individuals in 30 provinces in the country that are involved in artisanal, or small-scale mining operations. The burden of proof is on the Prosecution. Performance & security by Cloudflare. The 1992 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on May 11, 1992. This paper is analytical in nature as it explored the discourse of Sen. Miriam Santiago in her privilege speech on December 4, 2013 entitled "Navigating the Minds of the Plunder Mastermind". Under President Corazon Aquino, he retracted and admitted that his ambush was faked and staged. Just last month, Inquirer columnist Ramon Tulfo reported that police raided and arrested some 700 persons, including some expatriates, in their Makati and Quezon City offices. He looks like a female llama surprised in her bath. Let us begin with this threshold question: Did this omission amount to an impeachable offense? And yet Enrile zeroed in only on my husband. This was and remains Enriles arrogant, tyrannical attitude to young people: persecution in bad faith, malice, and dictatorial. Merlina Suas, a whistleblower, testified that Napoles personally talked to the senator concerned, or the chief of staff. Here, PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal) rounds up some of the unforgettable quotable quotes of Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago: 1. . There is no conflict between the Constitution and the Foreign Currency Deposit Act. When a Manila Regional Trial Court issued a warrant of arrest against Lacson, he jumped bail and became a fugitive from justice. My husband was only one of the many staff who earned this privilege by exemplary work, evidenced by annual certificates of commendation issued by the customs commissioner. He returned after it was all over, and Puno had been damaged. SECTION: 12 HUMSS B- St. Vincent De Paul SAMPLE DIAGRAM MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO Explanation: A brief introduction about the person Miriam Palma Defensor, born and raised in Iloilo, had a judge (Benjamin Defensor) for a father and a school teacher (Dymphna Palma) for a mother. Enrile violated the law, when he tried to pressure my husband, then a customs collector, to release a smuggled Toyota car, forfeited for failure to pay correct customs duties and charges. His speech amounted to verbal violence against a woman confined to her sickbed, while he preened in the Senate, demonstrating his skill as the Drama King of corrupt politics. Together with a few other senators, I gave a modest amount of pork barrel to help fund its construction, undertaken by the Rizal provincial government. 156, imposing a partial ban on the importation of used cars. The issue was: Does martial law automatically cancel the right to bail? . An omission in good faith in the SALN carries a light penalty. Malcolm Theater, and only students with valid ID's should be allowed, to prevent Enrile from renting a partisan crowd. World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao has endorsed the presidential bid of Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Sen. Manuel Villar Jr. via a videotaped message from Austin, Texas where he is training for his next fight. Unang punto: Kung matalo ang chief justice dito, ibig sabihin pala ang mga nananalo ay mga honest na tao dahil kinondena nila dahil corrupt ang taong iyon. My decisive answer was no, and I ordered the release of the students. Malacaang issued the appointment, just to abort the endless stream of his self-serving press releases whenever there was a vacancy in customs, immigration, or even in the non-vacant post of anti-crime czar, already held by the Executive Secretary. In 1985, he built a huge beach house in his prime beachfront property in Natipuan, Nasugbu, Batangas. I suspended trial in all other cases and continuously heard the illegal assembly case morning, afternoon, and evening. Roel Degamo and five other John Matthew Salilig, whose dream to help the country produce its own fuel ended in a deadly fraternity hazing, was laid to Negros Oriental governor shot dead inside home. People v. Loriega, 326 SCRA 675 (2000). Santiago started her 13-minute speech by throwing a few pick-up lines. The favored corporations pay annual fees of $40,000. Thorough NBI investigation has led the Department of Justice to file formal charges of plunder against the first batch of suspects, led by no less than the Senate President at that time, Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile. In 2009, Santiago said Arroyo signed the new law on the . Enrile violated the law, when he tried to pressure my husband, then a customs collector, to release a smuggled Toyota car, forfeited for failure to pay correct customs duties and charges. But he chooses to stay away and keep silent, because he is immobilized by fear and humiliation. Ibig mong sabihin wala na palang batas na umiiral sa mga trial na ito kundi kanya-kanya ng isipan? Presidential candidates speeches on the final day of campaigning: Please abide by Rappler's commenting guidelines. It makes me angry as a former law professor and as a future judge of the International Criminal Court that you should presume to administer justice in this manner. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@Rappler/More videos on Rappler: https://www.rappler.com/video Follow Rappler for the latest news in the Philippines and a. Enrile kept threatening to oppose my confirmation as agrarian reform secretary, unless my husband released the smuggled car to the smuggler. Hindi lang sila ma-impeach. Hence, all his properties are either abroad, in the name of others, or in the name of corporations. Media has noted that I am reportedly "the most awarded Filipino public official," because I won such awards as TOYM, TOWNS, and U.P. He is silent on the evidence, but voluble on malice. Taongbayan, kayo ang magtestigo. But in his SALN 2012, belying his wanton lifestyle, including corrupt minions and a private army on his payroll, he declared a net worth of only P118 million. That is why it is difficult to win in any international election, in any international campaign, because the Philippines, among others, has a reputation of being a corrupt country, hip ng iba kung corrupt ang bayan na iyan, walang matinong lalabas diyan. (Released by Wikileaks on U.S. embassy Cable 08 Manila 1417 sent by Kenney to the US Department of State on 13 June 2008.) Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen of the Senate: It comes rarely in the life of the nation that a people, under the travails of developing country status, aided by providence, find it in themselves to rise above the morass of political corruption, and to build the architecture for a fresh and shining territory where people live free of the forces of darkness. Kaya apat na taon ang abogasiya. Miriam Defensor-Santiago is, conformably to Art. Instead of presenting evidence to the public of his hypocritical protestations of innocence, Enrile once again chose to steer public attention to what he hopes will be a diversion: the lies and black propaganda hurled against me during the 1992 presidential campaign. He has to pay for his sins, unless he turns state witness and rats on Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, Sen. Bong Revilla, and his other co-accused in the plunder case. He could have done otherwise if his purpose was invisibility. I am fortified by my faith. Cristina was reported as saying "that she no longer could tolerate his chasing after other women, including domestic helpers, cooks, and assistants." By comparison, Enrile with his eternal philandering and unexplained wealth desperately needs a shrink, as a mental health measure. Thats how much of the taxpayers money go to finance Enriles smuggling empire. As a former RTC judge, I find it reprehensible, reprehensible beyond belief that the AMLC document was introduced in evidence without authentication as required by the rules of evidence. Enrile, according to the cable, presided at a Senate hearing and indulged himself by repeatedly and fiercely shouting at representatives of the Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce, because the foreign businessmen had complained about smuggling in Port Irene. That's how much of the taxpayers' money go to finance Enrile's smuggling empire. Negros Oriental Gov. Why is Enrile so close to Lacson? Presidential candidate Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago on Monday called on the youth voters to use their "immense power" to change the course of the election in order to end the reigns of corrupt and traditional politicians. Moreover, this is one of the most hilarious books that I've ever read. Cloudflare Ray ID: 7a2e158af93c8ca2 A DATE WITH DESTINY. On 30 January 1998, the Chicago Tribune reported on Enrile: The senator, in his early 70s and rumored to be a multimillionaire . D E C I S I O N. VELASCO, JR., J.: In his sworn letter/complaint dated December 22, 2006, with enclosures, Antero J. Pobre invites the Court's attention to the following excerpts of Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago's speech delivered on the Senate floor: x x x I am not . Most recently, I was elected by the U.N. General Assembly to be a judge of the International Criminal Court. Presidential candidates' speeches on the final day of . Sabi ng batas, you apply the rule of ejusdem generiskailangan may listahan na isa-isa nilang sinasabi kung ano ang kasalanan at mayroong isang salita na hindi mo malaman kung ano ang kasalanan, Dapat basahin mo iyan na pare-pareho doon sa kasalanan na nalista na. The 2016 five qualified candidates for the presidential position, namely: Jejomar Binay, Grace Poe, Miriam Defensor Santiago, Mar Roxas, and President Roa Rudrigo Duterte. May masters pa sa Harvard, may doctorate pa sa UST. As PNP chief, he coveted the post of DILG secretary, which at that time was occupied by Ronaldo Puno. Do not veer away from the Welcome to Rappler, please select your default country: An unknonw error has occurred. Roel Degamo died after being shot at home by still unidentified suspects, Saturday, an attack that also 'Enough is enough': Senators lament series of violence vs local officials.
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