MAYBE it is because the Commission on Elections keeps on making reassuring noises and the TV infomercials cum “voter education” make it sound so simple and fool-proof.
I DON’T KNOW HOW MUCH FURTHER THE Philippines has to sink before Filipinos of goodwill realize that we’ve got to plug the holes in the ship and start rowing like mad for terra firma.
TO ILLUSTRATE THE PROPRIETARY NATURE of Ferdinand Marcos’ (FM) behavior towards Lucio Tan (LT) and his companies, last week’s column cited a letter from LT to FM, asking for the latter’s assistance in the former’s bid to acquire General Bank and Trust Co. (GenBank, now Allied Bank).
AS ONE DELVES DEEPER AND DEEPER INTO Sandiganbayan Civil Case 005 against 28 individuals and 40 corporations (including the heirs of Ferdinand Marcos [FM] and Lucio Tan and his corporations), the stench—of corruption, of betrayal, name it—becomes almost overpowering.
I just watched for the first time a tape of Cheche Lazaro’s Aug. 15, 2007 “Probe” episode, featuring Civil Case 005 against Lucio Tan and the estate of Ferdinand Marcos.
THE PRESIDENTIAL Commission on Good Government, apparently obeying the recommendations of Solicitor General (also Justice Secretary) Agnes Devanadera, announced that it had turned down the offer of Mariano Tanenglian to turn state witness against his brother Lucio Tan in exchange for immunity from suit.
SO NOW it is all out in the Open. IT’s in this column two weeks ago, I stated that the government didn’t seem to want to win its Sandiganbayan Civil Case 005 against 29 individuals (including Ferdinand Marcos, Imelda Marcos, Lucio Tan and Mariano Tanenglian) and 40 corporations (including Tan’s flagship corporations).
