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JOIN CRUSADE TO CHANGE JUSTICE SYSTEM IN RPWE seek to establish a jus-tice system whereby it isthe people themselveswho exercise the power tosay who must be arrestedand brought to trial andwho exercise the power tojudge if those brought totrial are guilty or not.

The power to say whoshould be tried in court isnow exercised by theprosecutors in the Philip-pines. So that if the onebeing accused of rape,murder or corruption isinfluential, which is mostlikely, the prosecutors can

easily be intimidated orbought. BUT if we put thispower in the hands of aGrand Jury, usually com-posing 23 persons selectedby raffle from a voters’ listand whose names andfaces are kept secret, we areforeclosing any opportu-nity for the influential crimedoer to use his power,money and influence. Therole of the fiscal shall be lim-ited to the presentation ofevidence in court. TheGrand Jury is vested withthe power to compel intimi-dated or bought witnesses

to speak up or he will bejailed until they agree tospeak up by the power ofcontempt; law enforcerswill be compelled to gatherevidence or they will beheld in jail in contempt un-til they agree to work asdetectives.

Now, the power to saywhether an accused is guiltyor not is exercised by onejudge in the Philippines;may be of a regional trialcourt or a municipal trialcourt. As we know or hear,the powerful and rich ac-cused can easily influence

or buy decisions. BUT if weplace this power in thehands of a Trial Jury, a groupof 12 ordinary persons cho-sen at random from the vot-ers’ list and whose faces andnames are kept secret, weare also foreclosing any op-portunity for the decision tobe bought or influenced.Here, ordinary persons aretasked only to know what istrue and what is false; theapplication of laws shall bethe duty of the judge who islearned in law.

The fact that we are fore-closing opportunities for

tampering with justice, weare sure that the abusiveand corrupt shall learn to toethe line and observe the ruleof law.

The vision here is we seeeverybody to be “PATAS

SA BATAS.”With jury, all laws can

now be implemented. If wehave laws against discrimi-nation by one tribe againstanother, or by Christiansagainst Muslims, or by therich against the poor, we cansay that rebellions (by NPAand MILF) will die becausethe root that is discrimina-

tion is being attacked bythe Jury Systems.

With all corruptionlaws assured of implemen-tation, the usually corruptofficials will be compelledto stop stealing people’smoney. The swindlers willstop because they knowthe long arm of the law willsurely reach them.

Businessmen will dealfairly with the consumersbecause the assurance ofimplementation of the lawskeeps them at bay.

Sign up at http://philjury.ning.com.

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The saga ofHadji Butu,

first Muslimsenator

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A grand,glitzy

kickoff

The SexbombGirls: Circlelike an egg

CLEAR & PRESENTDANGER IS VILLAR

For EVIL (E for ERAP & VIL for VILLAR) to triumph is for good men to do nothing

By TOTO CAUSING

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By OMAY E. RENTA

False claimson surveys

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Incredible rise in wealthin times of despair

Senator Manuel Villar was ratedin 2009 by Forbes magazine asthe No. 9 richest Filipino witha net asset of $530 million. In2008, the business periodicalrated him as the No. 11 richestFilipino with a net asset of$425 million.

In 1997, while the whole ofthe Southeast Asian region wasbattling the financial crisis, thenCongressman Manuel Villar ofLas Piñas declared a net assetof only P312 million. Repeat:312 MILLION PESOS!

Converting his money theninto US dollars, P312 millionis equivalent to $7 million.

So that, it means that in 11years’ time, from 1998 to 2009,the net wealth of Villar jumpedsky high.

He acquired 503 milliondollars in 11 years!

How did he acquire this al-most impossible jump inwealth when almost all otherswere reeling from region-widefinancial flu?

Was it a result of his “busi-ness acumen” he acquired fromselling shrimp as he claimed?

We really do not know howbut we are sure he made it in amanner that cannot be donemorally.

Joker Arroyo’s exposevs Villar in 1998

We get this idea from theprivileged speech delivered by

then Congressman Joker Ar-royo of Makati City againstVillar in 1998 when the latterran and won for Speaker of theHouse of Representatives.

In that privileged speech,Joker lambasted Villar forwheeling dealings to earn big.

Joker exposed that Villarused his power to use govern-ment agencies such as the Na-tional Home Mortgage FinanceCorporation (Pag-Ibig), the So-cial Security Systems (SSS), theGovernment Service InsuranceSystem (GSIS) to save thelatter’s dying Camella & PalmeraHomes from bankruptcy.

Joker also exposed howVillar violated the Constitutionand anti-graft laws.

Joker singingdifferent tune

But now, Joker is singing adifferent tune, despite his cam-paign theme during the 2007senatorial elections stating“PAG BAD KA, LAGOT KA!”

Joker is now the top de-fender of Villar on these verysame accusations.

How bad has Joker become?Nevertheless, these accusa-

tions of Joker before are stilltrue as they are now.

During that time whenJoker attacked Villar, Joker’scredibility was not a joke. TheMakati and Bicol senator wasrespected by the people for hisdaring exposes and stands onissues that were of high inter-est to the public. Joker waseven rewarded by the publicby electing him to the Senate inthe 2001 elections.

Despite his being an ally of

Mrs. Gloria Macapagal Ar-royo, Joker survived publicdiscontent on her that he man-aged to get reelected in 2007with his campaign theme: “PAGBAD KA, LAGOT KA!”

As such, Joker is an “asshole” in the Senate, as whatSenator Sonny Trillanes IV de-scribes him to be.

The double-fundingscandal

These accusations of Jokeragainst Villar were validated bythe discovery of the “doubleinsertion” in the 2008 nationalbudget. This is putting twobudgets for one and the sameroad but listed in the said bud-get in two different names.

Foremost among the doublebudgeting is the funds allotted

DANGEROUS PRESIDENTIABLES -- The two most dangerous men in our midstwaiting for the right time to pounce on their hapless victims.

FALSE: Nacionalita’sclaims Noynoy’s survey lead

is like Roco’s

TRUTH: Highest

Noynoy’s survey is above40%;

Highest Roco’s survey

was not even good for first

THE Nacionalista Party(NP) looks like it is halluci-

nating when its spokesman,Gilbert Remulla, issued astatement claiming thatNoynoy Aquino’s presidentialbid will end up like that of thelate Senator Raul Roco.

Remulla claimed that likeNoynoy Aquino, Roco wasleading in the surveys in a fewmonths leading to the electionyears.

By saying this, Remulla,who is running for senator, in-sinuated that Roco was lead-

ing in either November or De-cember before the election yearin 2004.

However, a check of theclaims of Remulla proves himto be stating falsities.

For instance, the Novem-ber 2003 survey of the re-

spectable Social WeatherStation showed it wasFernando Poe Jr. who wastying for the lead with Nolide Castro as shown by thefollowing news release ofSWS itself:

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Clear & present danger is Villar

False claims on surveysFrom page 1

to what they now call CON-TROVERSIAL C-5 ROADand DAANG HARI thattraverses at least 24 subdivi-sions of Villar corporations—to repeat, 24 subdivisions ofVillar corporations.

Senator Panfilo Lacson ex-posed these budget irregulari-ties that happened under thewatch of Villar as the SenatePresident in his privilegedspeech delivered on September15, 2008 and September 22,2008.

To these privileged speech-es, Joker stood up in defenseof Villar. What a joke!

The Senate President is themost-influential person to dic-tate on the budgeting in the bi-cameral conference committee,a committee composed of rep-

resentatives of the Senate andof the House of Representa-tives who meet to harmonizethe different versions of thebills separately approved bythe Upper House and theLower House.

In his exposes, Lacsonshowed proofs and stated this:

“On page 563 of the 2008General Appropriations Act,under the DPWH budget ItemB Point 1 Point A Point G,P200 million was appropri-ated for the construction of thePresident Carlos P. GarciaAvenue Extension, fromSouth Luzon Expressway toSucat Road in Parañaque City,including ROW (right of way).

“On page 646 of the samebudget book, under the sameheading for DPWH budgetItem B Point H, Point 7, an-other P200 million was ap-

propriated for the extensionof C-5 Road includingROW. C5 Road is what weformerly call President CarlosGarcia Avenue. The projectcovers the same stretch – alsofrom the South Luzon Ex-pressway to Sucat Road inParañaque City.

“Distinguished colleagues,please allow me to very sim-ply describe these two appro-priations—one is to extendCarlos P. Garcia Avenue fromSLEX to Sucat Road inParañaque City includingRight-of-Way; the other is toextend C-5 Road from SLEXto Sucat Road in ParañaqueCity including Right-of-Way.”

If Villar did this doublefunding while he was yet a Sen-ate President, how much moredamage can he wreak to thecountry if he were the Presi-

dent?Thus, there is now a sub-

stantive truth to the officialposition of Dyaryo Magdalo:VILLAR IS A CLEAR-AND-PRESENT DANGER TOTHE COUNTRY!

Erap is another clear-and-present danger

Former President Joseph“Erap” Estrada is another clear-and-present danger simply be-cause he is still capable to catchup with in the surveys game atthird place in both the SWS andPulse Asia, both still respect-able, considering his record inthe past speaks of massive cor-ruption.

How can Estrada say hewill not be corrupt and will dogood governance when he camefrom there?

While there are still fourmonths to campaign, Estradacan still arouse his previoussupporters’ interest and makemagic.

To date, despite the evi-dence to the contrary, Estradahas maintained a following ofat least 20% of the voters, orabout 13 million, which isenough to win a senatorial slatein the last two elections.

The joke circling aroundErap is that he has had the habitof not finishing his endeavors.

First, he did not finishschooling. Then he did not fin-ish his president’s term of sixyears as he was ousted withbarely three years into. Thenhe was sentenced to reclusionperpetua but he also did notfinish the term, serving only sixyears.

How much more Erap couldget now that Comelec allowedhim to run?

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8-24, 2003 SWS/PolistratSurvey: FPJ Ties De Castrofor the Lead

“Fernando Poe Jr. (FPJ)has tied Noli de Castro as lead-ing candidate for the presi-dency, Raul Roco and GloriaMacapagal-Arroyo (GMA)are tied for third, and PanfiloLacson is in fifth place, ac-cording to the Social WeatherSurvey of November 8 to 24,2003.

“For President: A swing to-wards FPJ

“On the question of choicefor President if elections wereheld today, the joint surveyleaders are FPJ with 25% andde Castro with 24%. Next areRoco at 18% and GMA at17%, followed by Lacson at10%, with 6% undecided[Table 1].

“This indicates a significantgain for FPJ who as of mid-September had only 14%, anda decline for de Castro whoformerly had 28%. The Sep-tember proportions for Roco(20%), GMA (17%), andLacson (10%) are essentiallyunchanged [Table 2].”

In the September 2003 sur-vey of SWS, Roco was only insecond place. That surveyshowed Noli de Castro as theone leading, as shown by thefollowing official news releasefrom SWS:

“September 2003 SWS/Polistrat Survey: Noli DeCastro Widens Lead in 2004Races

“Noli de Castro has wid-ened his lead over other pro-spective candidates for eitherthe presidency or the vice-presidency, according to theSocial Weather Survey of Au-gust 30 to September 14,2003.

“On the question of choicefor President if elections wereheld today, the survey leaderis de Castro with 28%, fol-lowed by Raul Roco 20%,Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo17%, Fernando Poe Jr. 14%,Panfilo Lacson 10%, GregorioHonasan 6%, and TeofistoGuingona 2%, with 4% eitherundecided or not answering[Table 1].”

“The new survey indicatesa more significant lead of deCastro over Roco compared toearlier surveys showing deCastro 20% and Roco 18% inAugust 2003 (SWS/ABS-CBN), Roco 19% and deCastro 18% in July 2003(SWS/Manila Standard), andde Castro 22% and Roco 19%in June 2003 (SWS/Polistrat)[Table 2].”

With these facts comingform SWS, it now provesRemulla is wrong in arguingthat Noynoy Aquino will fol-low the fate of Roco, from be-ing No. 1 in survey to end up

in the cellar.Now, let us look at the sur-

vey ratings of Noynoy Aquinoas reported by SWS.

In the September 2009 sur-vey, SWS reported thatNoynoy was preferred by50% of the voters in the vote-rich Luzon and Metro Manilaareas. This is the first SWSsurvey conducted withNoynoy included as among thechoices. Here, Villar came insecond at the very far 17%.

This was followed by an-other September SWS surveywith different questions, show-ing 60% of the Filipinos pre-ferring Noynoy to be the nextpresident. To prove this, thefollowing news report fromManila Bulletin is herebyquoted as follows:

“Senator Benigno‘Noynoy’ Aquino III has takenover the top spot in the Fili-pinos’ preferred successors toPresident Arroyo in 2010, gar-nering an overwhelming 60percent nod among the elec-torate, the third quarter SocialWeather Stations (SWS) sur-vey results showed.

“The SWS survey on thevoters’ top three choices tobest succeed Mrs. Arroyo usedto be dominated by SenatorManuel Villar Jr. in the twopreceding survey rounds inMay and June this year. Villardropped to a distant second inthe latest opinion poll.

“Vice President Noli deCastro, who consistentlytopped the same survey inseven earlier polls from Sep-tember 2007 to February2009, has dropped out of thetop three in the latest SWSsurvey.

“In the nationwide surveyfielded over Sept. 18 to 21among 1,800 respondents, 60percent mentioned Aquino’sname as their top bet in the2010 presidential elections.

“SWS asked the respon-dents to answer the question,‘Under the present Constitu-tion, the term of President Ar-royo is up to 2010 only, andthere will be an election for anew President in May 2010.Who do you think are goodleaders who should succeedPresident Arroyo as Presi-dent?’

“The respondents were re-quested to give three names oftheir choice, without any listprovided by SWS.

“For the first time, thename of Aquino was men-tioned in the September 2009survey. The senator declaredhis intention to run for presi-dent only that same month,and was never considered acontender prior to his declara-tion.

“SWS said the questionwording has been exactly thesame in the 10 previous sur-

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Evil is clear-and-presentdanger

Other than the possible no-proclamation plot where nopresident, no vice-presidentand no new 12 senators pro-claimed, the other clear-and-present danger is EVIL.

This is no joke.EVIL here stands for “E”

as in Erap and “VIL” as in Villarand not Brother EddieVillanueva.

As presented above, thedanger is real because Erap andVillar are both very close to thefinishing line, although SenatorNoynoy Aquino is still farahead at 45% percent.

For Erap, his life has beenan open book to the voters. Buthe still commands the votes ofthose who refuse to believethat he was convicted of plun-der.

But for Villar, his state ofcorporate cheating affairs hasyet to be fully known by theelectorate.

To this, Dyaryo Magdalopresents snippets of the damn-ing privileged speech of JokerArroyo against Villar and theprivilege speeches of Lacson 10years later.

Joker said Villarviolated the Constitution

& anti-graf laws

Joker, who has now turnedinto a No. 1 supporter of Villar,fought bitterly against Villar adecade ago.

In 1998, Joker delivered anextremely-damaging privilegedspeech against Villar shortlyafter the latter became theSpeaker of the House of Rep-resentatives during the presi-dency of Joseph “Erap”Estrada.

Joker began his meaty ti-rade by reminding all congress-men of Article XI of the Con-stitution, entitled “Account-ability of Public Officers.”

Joker particularly cited Sec-tion 16 thereof, stating:

“No loan, guaranty or otherform of financial accommoda-tion for any business purposemay be granted, directly or in-directly, by any government orcontrolled bank or financial in-stitution to the President, theVice-President, the Members ofthe Cabinet, the Congress, theSupreme Court, and the Con-stitutional Commission, theOmbudsman, or to any firm orentity in which they have con-

trolling interest, during theirterm.”

In this speech, Joker saidVillar caused his realty corpo-rations, such as Camella andPalmera Homes, to avail ofloans from government finan-cial institutions, including Pag-Ibig, SSS and GSIS.

Joker also accused Villar oftaking advantage of his poweras congressman to obtain a bil-lion pesos of loan from theBangko Sentral ng Pilipinas tofinance the operations of Capi-tol Bank at the time when thechief executive officer was hiswife, now CongresswomanCynthia Aguilar Villar.

It was gathered by DyaryoMagdalo that the moneyloaned from Bangko Sentralwas then borrowed from Capi-tol Bank by Villar’s real estatecompanies.

But these corporations didnot pay the loans, eventuallyending up to a compromisewhereby Villar’s corporationspaid the debts in subdivisionlots. As such, it is like Villarsucceeded in selling his subdi-vision lots. But these were soldnot to persons who genuinelyneeded lots for houses but tothe unwilling buyer in the per-son of the Bangko Sentral.

Dubious loans fromgovernment agencies

The first charge of Jokeragainst Villar was that SpeakerVillar and the companies ofwhich he was the president orchairman, or where Villar had acontrolling interest, were—andare—the biggest low-cost hous-ing developers in the country.

Joker said that the Camellaand Palmera Homes and itsprincipal subsidiaries, theHousehold Development Cor-poration and Palmera and Com-munities Philippines, weregiven financial accommoda-tions by government banks orfinancial institutions, includingthe Pag-Ibig during Villar’s termas congressman from 1992 to1998.

The second charge of Jokeragainst Villar was that the lat-ter did not divest himself of hisinterests in those corporationsfrom 1992-1998.

Because of failure to giveup his interests in these corpo-rations having transactionswith government financial in-stitutions, Joker said that Villarviolated the constitutional ban

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3JAN. 4 - 10, 2010

By MARLENE AGUILAR

have lived abeautifullife. It isbeautifulbecause I

(Editor’s Note: Dyaryo Magdalo republishes this article written and published by Marlene Aguilar, sister of ANAK icon Freddie

Aguilar, on her website, http://www.marleneaguilar.com. This is a reflection of a beautiful story about her cruel beginning, the violencethat stared here everywhere and every time, her ups and downs, and her successes and failures. You can see her how she suffers now afterher son, Jason Ivler, was tagged as the one who shot a Malacañang official’s son on a road rage, and arrested by National Bureau of

Investigation (NBI) agents after a shootout shown in public. She wrote this for her speech delivered on a book launching on April 5, 2008.)

Marlene with nephew and niece, Jeriko and Maegan Aguilar. Jeriko is the lead guitaristand vocalist of Anak band while Maegan is an accomplished singer, composer, drummerand guitarist.

Multi-awarded publisher and author Marlene Aguilarwith brother, legendary composer and singer FreddieAguilar.

ease your pain and give youinspiration and hope.

My father was extremelyintelligent. He was compas-sionate, sensitive, passionate,generous and loving, but healso had the instinct of anatural born killer. I don’tremember how he lookedalthough my siblings do.Maybe I have chosen toforget.

He used to humiliate meand beat me until my legsbled. I don’t know what wasworse, to take the beatingmyself or to watch mysiblings suffer his wrath. Hewas so cruel and abusive tomy brothers that to this daythe memory brings me horror.What happens to a child whois betrayed by a parent at ayoung age? You will neverknow unless you suffered thesame fate as I did.

In Manila, we lived in aneighborhood surrounded bydangerous gangsters andkillers who went in and out ofprison like they were goingfood shopping. It wasn’t rareto hear them shoot at eachother at night. So as a littlegirl my mother taught me tohit the floor when I heard gunshots.

I remember going to

school one morning, seeing apool of blood in front of myhouse because members ofthe local gang had a terriblefight that evening. One manwas stabbed to death duringthe encounter. And there Iwas six years old, poor,hungry, staring at death earlyin the morning on my way toschool. Violence was notonly in my home, it waseverywhere.

My father died in myarms when I was 16. Andafter his death, I sought moredanger and violence. Thiswould be too much to telltoday. I was married atnineteen and my husbanddied a sudden death when Iwas 23 years old. I raised mytwo sons on my own.

I have known violencemost people will never know.I have felt hunger, loss andpain most people will neverknow. Yet, I don’t complain. Ifind no reason to complain. Ifeel special that I was given achallenging life. Otherwise, Iwould be very boring likemost people.

I have chosen to conquermy pain. I will not allow mypast to stop me fromachieving what I want out oflife. On the contrary, it is my

Ichoose to see it that way. Iwas born into wealth in thenorthern part of the Philip-pines. My father was theChief of Police of the townwhere my life began. He wasalso a boxer.

My father lost everythingthrough gambling and so webecame very poor and had tomove to Manila. He broughtout the best and the worst inme from the age of three. Heused to beat me and mysiblings, almost daily. I knewagony and hunger at a youngage. Oh, don’t feel sorry forme. I am grateful for my pain.I would not want your life inexchange for mine, even ifyou were the daughter of theQueen of England. Believe meI wouldn’t change anythingabout my life. It is mytragedy that has given meomnipotence.

This speech covers but atiny section of my colorful,exciting life. I want to share itwith you, hoping that if youknew pain and suffering whenyou were a child, such as Idid, then my life could help

tragic past that has catapultedme into the person I amtoday.

If you can conquer yourpast, then you will knowfreedom and strength beyondthe imagination. I am freebecause I have chosen to befree. I am not impressed bymoney, title or position. It isonly the great mind and spiritin people that can touch me.Nothing owns me.

Today, I believe if I cannotgo out and get what I wantfor myself then I do notdeserve to have it. The worlddoes not owe me anything.My success is mine. So is myfailure. My past is not anexcuse for failure. It is whathas powered my success.

Ultimately, the soul isneither male nor female. Ihave no gender issue. It is themind that powers the actionsof mankind.

Life is a choice. Sufferingis a choice. So is happiness. I

have chosen to make the bestout of the cards I was dealt. Iconverted my pain into mystrength. I picked up thepieces and made myself

complete.Today I am whole. That is

why I say, my life isbeautiful. And that is the truepower of a woman. Freedom!

False claims on surveysFrom page 2

veys since September 2007.“The second most popu-

lar choice was Villar with 37percent, followed by formerPresident Joseph Estrada at 18percent.

“Villar topped the samesurvey in May and June thisyear with 29 percent and 33percent respectively.”

In the November 4-8(2009) survey of SWS, itshows Noynoy garnering 47%while Villar and former Presi-dent Joseph “Erap” Estradagot 20% and 12%, respec-tively.

In the December 5-10(2009) survey of SWS, itshows Noynoy being pre-ferred by 46% of the voterswhile Villar chalked up 27%and Estrada went up to 16%.The increase in Villar’s andEstrada’s ratings may be dueto the fact that Senator ChizEscudero backed out of therace and his voters were dis-tributed to all other candidates.

In the December 27-28(2009) survey of SWS, itshows Noynoy still at the topwith 44% preference. Villarcame next with 33%, up fromhis 27% in the December 5-10(2009) survey. Erap was stillin third with 15%.

Without much ado, it istherefore false for VIllar’sspokesman, Gilbert Remulla,to say that Noynoy will suf-fer the same fate as that of

Roco by saying that Roco wasNo. 1 who ended up last.

The true figures aboveshow clearly that Roco did notland No. 1 in the few monthsleading to the election year.

To the contrary, it was thelate Fernando Poe Jr. who wasleading the surveys in themonths leading to the May2004 elections, only to be ze-roed in several towns con-trolled by the allies of GloriaMacapagal Arroyo, includingtowns in Maguindanao prov-ince when Andal Ampatuan Sr.was the governor there.

The arguments of Villar’sspokesman are also unsound,considering he is comparingtwo different elections.

In the 2004 elections, therewere unlimited chances tocheat, particularly in electionreturns. In the 2010 elections,the voting and the counting ofvotes will be computerized.

If computerized electionswill push through, there willbe no more opportunity forvote-shaving and vote-pad-ding scheme (dagdag-bawas)employed by cheaters as re-vealed in the controversial“Hello, Garci” tapes.

False: Voter’s preferencefor Noynoy ‘pababa nangpababa’

Truth: Voter’s preferencedoes not change

Remulla also committedanother act of lying when he

claimed that Senator MannyVillar’s survey is going up asagainst Noynoy Aquino’s thatis going down as the electioncampaign period is coming.

To this, Remulla says:“Statistically, may trend-

ing na pababa nang pababa siNoynoy kumpara kay Sena-tor Villar na ang trending aypataas nang pataas naman sowe have nothing to worryabout, look at Roco.”

Looking at the data above,it shows that the first surveyrating of Noynoy Aquino dur-ing the November 4-8 periodwas 47% nationwide, the sec-ond survey rating during theDecember 5-10 period was46%, and the third survey rat-ing during the December 27-28 period was 44%.

Now, these surveys had amargin of error of 3%. Thismeans it is also possible thetrue rating of 47% is actually50%, taken from 47 + 3 or thatthe true rating from 47% isactually 44% taken from 47-3= 44%.

It may also be said the lastrating of Noynoy, referring tothe December 27-28 survey,is actually 47%, taken from44% + 3% = 47%.

Now, for Remulla to say“pababa nang pababa” is falsefor only three surveys weremade and considering furtherthat the margin of error is 3%.

Remulla, though, is correctin saying tthe survey rating ofVillar went up.

JAN. 4 - 10, 20104

Comelec is the root of all evilPrivilegedSpitsBy TOTO CAUSING

Court’s decisionCOURT’S decision is themost important and pivotalpart of the process of maritaldissolution. Of course, peti-tioner is hoping and prayingthat the decision would befavorable: one that allows theabsolute nullity of marriageor decrees annulment.

The court’s decision mustcontain a statement that themarriage is declared null andvoid and that a decree of nul-lity shall be issued after the

parties have complied with therequirements set forth by Ar-ticle 50 and Article 51 of theFamily Code.

What would be tackled un-der Articles 50 and 51 are thefollowing:

1. Liquidation, Partition anddistribution of the propertiesof the spouses;

2. Custody and support ofcommon children; and

3. Delivery of the future le-gitime of the children.

These requirements are nec-essary only if the spouses haveproperties or estate to parti-tion and distribute betweenthemselves and to deliver totheir children as presumed le-gitime or shares like in inherit-ance when the parents are al-ready deceased.

It is ideal that the propertiesof the spouses and children cus-tody issues should have beensettled. These issues thereforecan be quickly resolved if thespouses already have a writtenagreement that needed only the

approval of the court.In order not to overlook

these essential ministerial acts,the spouse client must see to itthat everything in this short listis complied with.

To know the process in-volved here, remember the threeRs, which are as follows:

Recitals — The decisionshall recite the merits of thecase, the facts and laws in-volved in coming out with thedecision;

Receipts — The decisionshall be served personally or

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The LastMohican

Give back our money, Manny Villar

THE Senate report impli-cating Nacionalista Partypresidential candidate Sen.Manny Villar to a multi-bil-lion scam should be lookedinto by Filipinos for them todecide whether to vote forhim as the next caretaker ofthe national coffer.

According to the report:“Villar’s involvement in theC-5 project in Parañaque andLas Piñas cities made theFilipinos suffer the totalamount of P6.22 billion.”

It revealed that Villarproposed that the extensionproject “pass through prop-erties of his corporations,which in turn benefited fromthe use of such road, fromthe compensation for roadright of ways and from theresultant economic develop-ment in and increased mar-ket value of the vicinity.”

In other words, ginisatayo ni Manny Villar sasarili nating mantika!

But a solution is in theoffing. Manny Villar is being

asked to simply return themoney that he has allegedlytaken from the people. Itsounds good to me.

Actually, this is what mysister is also asking fromManny Villar. You see, Villarowns Promenade, a subdivi-sion being sold by one ofVillar’s corporation in Sta.Rosa, Laguna. My sisterbought a portion of it becausethe senator’s salesmen prom-ised they would develop theplace into a prime subdivi-sion.

In fact, my sister chose oneparticular site where, accord-ing to Villar’s men, the sur-roundings would be developedinto something like a mini-parkso it was really very tempt-ing.

But almost a decade has al-ready passed and not a singledevelopment was made inPromenade. I quote my sister’swords: “ni wala pa ngang mgakalye!” This is why, like otherbuyers, my sister has not yetconstructed their houses in the

subdivision.Many of the buyers are

businessmen and they in-vested their money in theproperty of Villar. Theytrusted his name. But he failedto deliver what he committed.

Now, lot owners cannoteven sell the property theybought from Villar because itsvalue has not appreciated.

“Lugi pa nga dahil kung

ginamit namin sa ibangnegosyo ang pera namin, disana kumita pa kami,” my sis-ter said.

My sister is not asking toomuch from Manny Villar. Sheonly wants her money backand the corresponding amountrepresenting the supposed in-crease in the value of the prop-erty had Manny Villar fulfilledhis promise.

If he doesn’t give what mysister wants, then at least wehave an idea on how MannyVillar will run the country ifhe becomes president.

GHOST SURVEY

I was amused on how avice-mayoral candidate inQuezon City slammed a sur-

vey firm for coming up with aresult where a mayoral betfrom the opposing camp wason top and ahead by so manypoints of all the other contend-ers.

Aiko Melendez called thesurvey showing HerbertBautista leading by 75 percenta ghost survey. Ghost becausethe survey did not mentionhow it arrived at the figure.

This was not the first timethat a survey result was ques-tioned.

Earlier, Liberal Partypresidential candidateNoynoy Aquino was quotedas saying that survey resultscan now be bought in Quiapo.He made the statement after asurvey reported thatNacionalista Party bet MannyVillar is only inches away fromhim.

It is only natural for candi-dates to despise a survey whenits results do not favor them.It is as natural when they wantto grab newspaper headlineswhen surveys show they areleading.

What is not natural is whensurveys start to give unbeliev-able results. Surveys are sup-

posed to be credible. It is nowhard to believe in surveys af-ter learning of insinuationsthey are no longer believable.

But come to think of it.Many of the people would stilltend to trust the surveys be-cause they have been accus-tomed to rely on it in moni-toring candidates’ standing fora long time.

It is like a very bad habitthat is very hard to break.

NBI DOES IT AGAIN

The National Bureau of In-vestigation (NBI) deserves acommendation for the suc-cessful operation that led tothe arrest of Jason Ivler.

Earlier, it was also the NBIthat caught and killed AFGleader Alvin Flores, the onewho lead the Ayala Mall heist.

After these feats, it can besaid that the NBI is exertingall efforts to regain the glory itenjoyed many years back.

I don’t remember exactlywhen but NBI used to be themost respected law enforce-ment agency in the country.

The popularity of theagency went down after

Alfredo Lim brought non-lawyers and non-accoun-tants into its plantilla. It wassomething that demoralizedthe elite force.

In fairness to Lim, theNBI arrested a lot of hugecriminals during his reign butthe agency was already atthe brink of degradation be-fore he left the office. Newadministrations that fol-lowed had difficulties inbringing back what NBI usedto be.

But just like what I said,I think they’re back in theirsharpest fighting form.

I saw the footage of thecourageous lawmen fightingit out with the trigger-happyIvler. Two of them werewounded. They deservemore medals.

My only comment wasthat they spared the life ofIvler because the guy is wellconnected.

If it were the policemenwho operated on it, Ivlerwould have been a goner.This is how bad the imageof the police now.

And this is what sepa-rates the PNP from the NBI.

through mail to the parties,Solicitor General and PublicProsecutor; and

Recording — The decision,the partition and distributionof properties and the deliveryof the children’s presumptivelegitimes shall be recordedin the appropriate civil regis-try and registries of property.

The matters here discussedare a common and costly over-sight by a lawyer handling acase for declaration of nullityor annulment. Commonly, rightafter receiving the decision, the

counsel and the client jumpin jubilation forgetting thoselast operative acts.

This is a costly oversight.As provided under Article 53of the Family Code non-com-pliance with these provisionsshall render the subsequentmarriage null and void.

So you must be extra-care-ful and make it sure that thoselast ministerial and essentialacts must be done in order toavoid future inconvenienceand possible criminal chargeof bigamy.

WE in this group of ex-tremely-desperate patriotsofficially declare: “WECONDEMN THE COM-MISSION ON ELECTIONS(COMELEC).”

It failed the people byNOT curbing illegal and im-moral election practices thatare the root—we repeat,THE ROOT—of all the mis-eries of the Philippines andthe Filipino people.

The fate of one countrydepends on the kind of elec-tion it has.

The Comelec is given bythe Constitution awesomeand broad powers it can useto make lives of the Filipi-nos better.

It has the power to stopvote buying, yet it has mis-erably failed in it.

It has the power to stopdagdag-bawas (vote shav-ing), yet it has NOTJAILED ANYONE.

It has the power to stoppatronage politics, yet it hasNOT FOUND REASONSto end them.

It has the power to stopany other form of electioncheating, yet it has not done

anything.It has the power to dis-

qualify candidates who willonly make a mockery of elec-tion, yet it has not done so inits eschewed meaning of whatthat means.

It has the power to do anyact to achieve the purpose ofgetting truly clean, unselfishand patriotic people to ourreigns of power, but it has notdone so.

The fate of our countrymislabeled as “democratic” de-pends on the quality and char-acter of politicians elected tothe posts of President, Vice-President, Senators, Congress-men, Governors, Vice-Gover-nors, Board Members, May-ors, Vice-Mayors and Coun-cilors.

If we can only elect offi-cials who truly have goodhearts and pure intentions,there could have been no prob-lems, there could have been no“Ampatuan Massacre,” therecould have been no “NBN-ZTE controversy,” there couldhave been no “FertilizerScam,” there could have beenno “Hello Garci” robbery ofballots, there could have been

no “jueteng” or “last-two”gambling that stole the Filipi-nos’ ingenuity and potentialfor industry, there could havebeen no Moro rebellion, therecould have been no Red rebel-lion.

If we can only elect offi-cials who truly have goodhearts and pure intentions,there could have been no con-gressmen who just feast onPork Barrels and earn morefrom becoming “rubberstamps” and collaborators ofwhoever in Malacañang andwhoever lobbies with themfor the passing of beneficiallaws.

If we can only elect offi-cials who truly have goodhearts and pure intentions,there could have been no sena-tors who are educationally un-prepared, turncoats or“balimbings,” or who steal andcollaborate with finesse, orwho sell their votes for sur-vival or money.

If we can only elect offi-cials who truly have goodhearts and pure intentions,there could have been noFerdinand Marcos who ru-ined the country with human-

rights abuses and stole bil-lions of pesos from the gov-ernment, there could havebeen no Fidel Valdez Ramoswho was blamed for robbingthe votes of Miriam Defen-sor Santiago and the infamousExpo Pilipino and other whiteelephant projects, there couldhave been no Joseph ErapEstrada who stole at leastThree Billion Pesos that ledto his plunder conviction,there could have been noGloria Macapagal Arroyowho “stole the presidencynot once but twice” with thelast from the late FernandoPoe Jr. and who has turnedout to be the worst presidentof all time, there could havebeen no Manny Villar whoonly stole Six Billion Pesosto benefit his at least 23 classysubdivisions on C-5 or DaangHari.

The Comelec, by its ownpowers alone, has enough tomake life worth living for allFilipinos. But it has failed us.It has become inutile.

It could have exercised ju-dicial activism on its own if itgave meaning to its ruling al-lowing Joseph Erap Estrada to

run again for president, in themidst of overwhelming wail forhis perpetual injunction.

Is it not that Ely Pamatongis more honorable for havingbeen disqualified from presi-dential elections for countlesstimes and for calling allComelec Comissioners as“thieves” or “mgamagnanakaw kayong lahat?”

We can actually elect offi-cials who have good hearts andpure intentions.

That is if only the Comelecexercised its powers: (a) to ar-rest cheaters of elections; (b)power to stop private armies;(c) power to disqualify candi-dates on the basis of obviouscampaign materials; (d) powerto monitor strictly the cam-paign expenses; (e) power towatch out with many keeneyes for those who buy andintimidate for votes; (f) powerto redefine the age-old “capa-bility to mount campaign”doctrine that disqualifies well-meaning candidates who hap-pen to have no party ormoney; (g) power to redefine

“bona fide intention to run”;(h) power to define well themeaning of “underprivileged”and “marginalized” sectorsto qualify for party-list elec-tions, etc.

To date, we have heardno one imprisoned for elec-tion violations.

We could have beenblessed with good officials ifonly the Comelec has beenextra-vigilant, extra-pro-ac-tive, extra-principled and ex-tra-daring to meet the peren-nial termites and cancers ofthe Philippine society.

Everything begins fromelection. If the beginning isbad, so is the rest that fol-lows.

The great politician-phi-losopher Edmund Burke ofthe 18th century said: Forevil to triumph is for goodmen to do nothing.

We in the DO-NOT-VOTE CAMPAIGN say itthis way: FOR EVIL TOTRIUMPH IS FORCOMELEC TO DO NOTH-ING.

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for congressmen against enter-ing into loan deals with the gov-ernment while he serves as acongressman.

The third charge of Jokeragainst Villar was that the lat-ter still continued to hold in-terests in his companies evenafter having been promptedabout his violations.

This means that the viola-tions have become clear to bedeliberately done: he knew itwas wrong yet he continueddoing it.

It was labeled by Joker as a“continuing violation.”

The Capitol Bank

The fourth charge of Jokeragainst Villar was that the lat-ter controlled the Capitol Bankwhile Mrs. Villar was the chiefexecutive officer.

Joker said that the CapitolBank received loans, financialaccommodations and guaran-tees from the Bangko Sentralfrom 1992 to 1998 while Villarwas a congressman.

“That is constitutionallyforbidden. To sum it up, theconstitutional prohibition isvery simple. If a Representa-tive has a controlling interestin a firm or entity, that firm orentity cannot be extended aloan, a guaranty, or a financialaccommodation for any busi-ness purpose from any govern-

ment financial institution,”Joker exploded.

Joker cited Republic Act3019, otherwise known as theAnti-graft and Corrupt Prac-tices Act, which provides inSection 6 that it “shall be un-lawful hereafter for any Mem-ber of the Congress during theterm for which he has beenelected, to acquire or to receiveany personal or pecuniary in-terest in any specific businessenterprise which will be di-rectly and particularly favoredor benefited by any law or reso-lution authored by him previ-ously approved or adopted bythe Congress during the sameterm.”

To this, Joker added:“In other words even if he

was not the principal author, ifhe did ask or initiate the enact-ment of such a law, he is cov-ered by the prohibition. Sim-ply put, during our term of of-fice, each one of us, it shall beunlawful for us to author anylaw or resolution that wouldbenefit or favor us.”

The Pag-Ibig law

The sixth charge of Jokeragainst Villar was that in Villar’sbid for the speakership of theHouse of Representatives, thelatter distributed a propagandakit to congressmen and media.

In the kit were containedbrochures entitled, “Manny B.

Villar, Jr., Achiever and Vision-ary Leader” and the “Legisla-tive Performance of Congress-man Manny B. Villar, Jr.”

In this kit, Joker cited thatVillar clearly said that he “in-corporated in the landmarkComprehensive and IntegratedShelter Finance Act, RA 7835,the recapitalization of the Na-tional Home Mortgage and Fi-nance Corporation and theamendment of the Agri-AquaLaw to include housing invest-ment.”

This was improper consid-ering that Villar’s companieshave been engaged in housingbusiness, thereby violating theanti-graft law.

The said Act was co-authored by then Villar. It di-rects “banks to extend to hous-ing loans not utilized for agri-culture and agrarian reformcredit.”

In other words, funds foragriculture and agrarian creditare to be re-channeled to hous-ing, which has been Villar’s busi-ness.

Joker said that in the samepropaganda kit, it was statedthat making Pag-Ibig fund con-tributions compulsory and in-creasing housing investmentswith SSS were also authoredby Villar.

Joker insisted that the Pag-ibig is a main source of fundingof Villar’s companies and thelaws proposed by Villar from

1992 to 1998 were designed tobenefit his housing business, “aviolation of the Anti-graft law.”

Failure to give up interestsin his businesses

The seventh charge of Jokeragainst Villar was that whenthose bills Villar authored wereenacted into law, Villar did notdivest himself of his interestsin his companies that benefitedfrom the laws.

SSS, GSIS and ManuelaCorp. P150-M loan

The eighth charge of Jokeragainst Villar was that ManuelaCorporation applied for andwas granted a loan of P1 billionby the SSS, a government fi-nancial institution.

Joker added that another P2billion loan would be syndi-cated with another governmentfinancial institution, which wasthe GSIS.

Such that, Joker said, thetotal syndicated loan from thetwo GFIs reached P3 billion forManuela Corporation.

Manuela was a housing andrealty corporation owned bythe family of the wife ofSpeaker Villar.

These loans were obtaineddespite the fact that the policyof SSS is that it does not extenddirect loans to any company.

To Joker’s mouth, the SSS

loan to Manuela Corporationwas the first in SSS history.

The ninth charge of Jokeragainst Villar is that ManuelaCorporation got a loan of P150million from Capitol Bank,which is also owned bySpeaker Villar.

In other words, Villar’s cor-poration got a loan from hisbank, a violation of the lawagainst loans to be made bystockholders from their owncorporations.

It was like Villar borrowingmoney from his own bank.

Converting agrarian landsto housing

The tenth charge of Jokeragainst Villar was that while theComprehensive Agrarian Re-form Program (CARP) wasbeing undertaken in obedienceto a constitutional mandate,Villar’s companies have devel-oped 5,950 hectares or almost60,000,000 square meters ofagrarian lands into residentialsubdivisions without appro-priate DAR authorizations.

“Just to give you an ideaabout how big 60,000,000square meters is—my constitu-ency of Makati is only one-third of that size... Las Piñaswhich is the constituency ofSpeaker Villar is roughly41,000,000 square meters. Ifyou add the entire area of LasPiñas and Makati, that is the

residential subdivisions coveredby the companies of SpeakerVillar,” Joker explained.

Then, Joker went on to re-mind:

“Public office is a publictrust. We, the representativesof the people pay a price forgetting elected to public office.The Constitution imposes onus certain constraints which wemust follow to the letter. In mycase, for instance, I was a prac-titioner up to 1992. I got electedto the House so I stopped prac-ticing, in other words, I nolonger appear in court. That isthe price I have to pay. I thinkI was earning adequately in thepractice of law, but I have tomake a choice. Do I want to bea lawyer, or I want to be a Con-gressman? If I want to continuebeing a lawyer, then I must notbe a Congressman. So in thecase of Speaker Villar, it issimple. If he wants to go con-tinue in business and deal withgovernment financial institu-tions, he can do so but he can-not also be a Congressman. Ifhe wants to be a Congressman,then he must not be in busi-ness which deals with the gov-ernment.”

From 1998 to 2009

In a span of about ten years,Villar’s net asset rose from 312million pesos to 530 million

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Clear & present danger is Villar

HADJI Butu Abdul Bagui, orsimply Hadji Butu, is the firstFilipino Muslim senator of thePhilippines.

His terms of office as sena-tor did not go out without alasting legacy.

He served as the senator ofthe Twelfth District, com-posed of Twelfth SenatorialDistrict – Mt. Province, Baguio,Nueva Vizcaya. Agusan,Bukidnon, Cotobato, Davao,Lanao, Sulu, and Zamboanga.

Senator Butu had actuallyfought wars against the Span-ish governments. He was thebrain in the fight of the SuluMuslims and the Sultans ofSulu during his time.

Despite his bitter experi-ence in the hands of the Span-iards and the Americans whotook over after Spain surren-dered in the Treaty of Paris onDecember 10, 1898, SenatorButu demonstrated his un-equalled love for the Philip-pines as a whole—not justMindanao.

One of his sterling perfor-mances was his passion as apatriot that his first bill in theold Congress was his author-ship of the establishment ofthe Philippine Military Acad-emy (PMA) and the Philip-pine Naval Academy to en-

Hadji Butu (second from right).

The saga ofHadji Butu,first Muslimsenator By TOTO

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sure the defense of the Phil-ippines.

As such, Senator Butu is thefather of the PMA. All gradu-ates of the PMA therefore havethe compulsory obligation tosalute Hadji Butu. Were it notfor him, there could have beenno PMA now.

Senator Butu demonstratedonce again his patriotism asamong the best Filipino patri-ots of his time. He kept fight-ing for all of the Philippines,not just Mindanao. He waswith Manuel Luis Quezon andSergio Osmeña in fighting forindependence of the Philip-pines from America.

Hadji Butu campaigned tothe Muslims in Mindanao andSulu to support their ChristianFilipino brothers in the questfor independence.

Butu and his company suc-ceeded and got the passage ofthe Jones Law of 1916. To this,Senator Butu said: “a great steptowards the attainment of thenational ideal.”

In describing Hadji Butu,the archive of the Senate saysof him: “One of Hadji Butu’s

sterling qualities was his flam-ing love of the Philippines. Hewas a sincere advocate of Fili-

pino nationalism—one country,one people, one flag.”

The beginningof the legend

The archive of the Senateof the Philippines said thatSenator Butu was born in Joloin the year 1865.

But the exact day andmonth of his birth cannot beascertained. The Muslim Fili-pinos during that time do notkeep track of time by theGregorian calendar and it wastheir custom of not keepingwritten records of births.

From stories I learned fromMuslim elders, Muslim Filipi-nos just plant a tree on the dayof birth and it is this tree thatwill keep track of the age ofthat person.

Senator Butu descendedfrom distinguished ascendants.

He descended from MantiriAsip, a famous minister of RajaBaginda, who was a Muslimprince from Sumatra who con-quered Jolo in 1390.

When he ripened in age,Senator Butu kept his familytradition that he served as theprime minister to various sul-tans of Sulu.

The Senate archive said thatsince early boyhood, SenatorButu manifested his prodigiousintellect.

At the age of six, Senator

Butu studied the Arabic lan-guage and the Qu’ran (Koran)and mastered them in four yearstime.

His growing-up years weremarked with turbulent warsagainst Christian Spaniards andChristian Filipinos. But he nur-tured his passionate love forknowledge and peace.

The Senate archive saysthat Senator Butu saw Spain’sdesperate attempts to conquerthe Islamic Sultanate of Suluand the successful resistance ofthe Moro people—particu-larly the fearless Taosug war-riors.

The Senate archive said thaton February 29, 1876, whilehe was yet 11 years old, amighty armada under the com-mand of Admiral JoseMalcampo (concurrently Gov-ernor-General of the Philip-pines) attacked Jolo and cap-tured it after a ferocious com-bat.

At that time, the archivesays that Sultan Jamalul Kiram

I and his Taosug army evacu-ated the city but continued theirresistance to the Spanish powerin the mountains.

Spanish forces defeated theTaosugs in various battles butthey were never conquered.

While the war was raging,Sultan Jamalul Kiram died andhe was succeeded by JamalulA’lam I.

The archive further said thaton January 22,1878, SultanJamalul A’lam signed an agree-ment with two foreign adven-turers—Baron Gustave vonOverbeck (Austrian consul inHongkong) and Alfred Dent(British trader) to finance hiswar against the Christian invad-ers.

The agreement called forleasing the Sultan’s territory inNorth Borneo, called Sabah, foran annual rent of 5,000 Ma-layan dollars (U.S. $1,600).

However, the Sultan died onApril 8,1878. The archive saidhe was succeeded by BadarudDin II.

At that time, Senator Butuwas only 16 years old. Thearchive said that despite the agehe was designated the primeminister to the new sultan be-cause of his knowledge of theArabic language and theQu’ranic law.

Years later or in 1882, thearchive said that Butu accom-panied Sultan Badarud on a pil-grimage to Mecca, the HolyCity of Islam in Saudi Arabia.It was his first visit to Meccaand from this time on till hisdeath he enjoyed the title ofHadji.

In Mecca, the archive saidthat Hadji fraternized with thelearned priests and scholars ofArabia. This improved hisknowledge of the Arabic lan-guage, religion, and jurispru-dence.

When he returned to Jolotogether with Sultan Badarudin January of 1883, the archivesaid that Senator Butu was rec-ognized as the foremost Taosug

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The said educationalcampaign by the SexbombDancers is also a big help ininforming the people thatthere is no more manualcounting and there is no moreneed to write the names ofthe candidates they intendedto vote.

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Commission on Elections(COMELEC) also includedthe said music and dancepolitical campaign as part oftheir voters’ educationalcampaign to inform voters,especially the young, on howto vote in the first automatedelection in the land.

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dollars. Repeat: US$530 mil-lion.

This amount is equivalentto 25 billion pesos.

Of course, Villar acquiredthese monies when he was al-ready a congressman and NOTas a shrimp vendor.

With this wealth, he becamethe No. 9 richest Filipino.

There are no other sourcesfor Villar but his real estatebusiness empire.

Dyaryo Magdalo gatheredfrom several landowners thattheir lands were grabbed by thecorporations identified withVillar.

Daang Hari scandal

How did Villar becomevery rich when he claimed herose from being a fish or shrimpvendor?

Is it really possible to rise

from being a fish vendor to be-come No. 9 richest man in thecountry?

How come that he has evenovertaken the Lopezes who arein the bottom of Top 20 rich-est Filipinos? What did he do?

Will the business acumen ofVillar, assuming he is good atbusiness, do good to our coun-try? Did he conduct his busi-ness fair and square?

Why was it discovered thatduring his time as the SenatePresident the C-5 portion ofthe road going through his sub-divisions were funded twice forthe price of one?

He claimed there were ac-tually two roads, an argumentthat has not seen force or vigor.

This C-5 is leading to theDaang Hari Scandal, pertainingto a long eight-lane road fromLaguna to Cavite, passingthrough Muntinlupa, Las Piñasand Bacoor in Cavite.

Challenged by Villar, TedFailon of ABS-CBN investi-gated on Daang Hari and he dis-covered that instead of astraight line highway, the saidroad was made to pass throughcircuitous route in order toserve 24 subdivisions ofVillar—to repeat, TWENTYFOUR subdivisions.

These 24 subdivisions are:(1) Lessandra Bacoor; (2)Siennas Villas; (3) Merida; (4)Fronterra; (5) Camella Molino;(6) Lessandra Molino; (7)Lessandra Bucandala; (8) BellaVista; (9) Tierra Nevada; (10)Pristina; (11) Terasa; (12)Lessandra Imus; (13) Cerritos1; (14) Cerritos Trails; (15)Cerritos Heights; (16)Lessandra Heights; (17) Colina;(18) Portofino Heights; (19)Portofino South; (20) Ponticelling Crown Asia; (21) Springville;(22) Cassandra; (23) Amalfi; and(24) Crown Asia.

Spent 2 billion pesosbefore filing candiday

Of all candidates for presi-dent, Villar is the most impas-sioned.

He has spent more thanTwo Billion Pesos even beforehe filed his certificate of can-didacy.

Yes, he can afford it fromhis pocket because he was re-ported by the Forbes maga-zine as the No. 9 richest Fili-pino.

Will he not get back whathe spent?

And if Villar has this muchmoney, why will he still runfor president and not stay richand quiet like Lucio Tan,Henry Sy, John Gokongwei,Andrew Tan, Jaime Zobel andthe rest of the billionaires?

CLEAR AND PRESENTDANGER, indeed!

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Clear & present danger is Villar

The saga of Hadji Butu,

first Muslim senator

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authority on Islamic law andtheology.

All these are testaments toSenator Butu’s extraordinaryintelligence.

The bloody test forSenator Butu

On February 22, 1884, Sul-tan Badarud Din I died. Thisled to events that became acidtests for Senator Butu.

At that time, the Senatearchive says that the sultanatewas plunged into the mael-strom of civil war.

During those times, it saidthat the vacant throne becamethe object of bloody warsamong the claimants.

One claimant was RajaMuda (Crown Prince) AmirulKiram, who is a half-brother ofthe deceased sultan.

The other claimants wereDatu Alipud Din and DatuHarun al Raschid.

That time, Hadji Butu per-suaded the majority of theTaosug datus to supportAmirul Kiram.

The Spanish authoritiesthat time intervened and askedclaimants Raja Muda AmirulKiram and Datu Harun to go toManila to settle the matter.

Amirul Kiram ignored theinvitation because Hadji Butuadvised him not to heed theSpanish summon.

The Senate archive quotesSenator Butu telling Amirul:“Remember what happened to

Sultan Alimud Din I in1749.”

The other claimant, DatuHarun, went to Manila.

Irked by the disobedienceof Amirul, the Senate archivesays that Governor-GeneralJoaquin Jovellar proclaimedDatu Harun as the new Sultanof Sulu.

In exchange for Spanishsupport to his dynastic ambi-tion, Harun pledged allegianceand friendship to Spain.

This angered most of theTaosugs, moving them to rec-ognize only Amirul Kiram astheir legitimate sultan.

This sparked civil war be-tween the two claimants to thethrone.

But Spain helped SultanHarun so that he won thebloody fight against SultanJamalul Kiram II (dynasticname of Amirul Kiram).

In their victory, Harun cap-tured Maimbung (Kiram’sprime minister) who remainedat the coast to guard the passto the mountain stronghold.

Hadji Butu now leadingbloody fight

But this time, the Senatearchive says that it was alreadyHadji Butu who was leading thefight against Sultan Harun.

Realizing the influence ofHadji Butu, the Spanish au-thorities launched a vigorouscampaign to capture him.

After several weeks of

jungle fighting, the elusiveHadji Butu was taken alive andbrought to Jolo.

However, instead of killinghim, Sultan Harun cordiallywelcomed Hadji Butu andasked him to become his primeminister with the condition thatthe Sultan will stop the waragainst Amirul Kiram and rulethe people in accordance withthe noble tenets of Islamicfaith.

Shortly after Hadji Butuassumed the premiership un-der Sultan Harun, the Senatearchive says that Governor-General Ramon Blanco visitedJolo and conferred with HadjiButu for the restoration ofpeace and order in the sultan-ate.

Convinced of the sincerityof the Spanish governor-gen-eral, Hadji Butu pleaded withAmirul Kiram and his follow-ers to lay down their arms.

The peacemaking efforts ofHadji Butu succeeded for allhostilities ceased so that peaceonce more reigned over the war-torn sultanate.

The Senate archive saysthat under the able adviser-shipof Hadji Butu, Sultan Harunruled widely and well.

New challengefor Hadji Butu

Sultan Harun now wouldconsistently refuse Spanishdemands to levy taxes in thesultanate for Spain.

For his refusal, the Spanishauthorities that time becamehostile to Sultan Harun.

In 1892, while Hadji Butuwas in Sandakan settling landdisputes with the British gov-ernment, the mother of AmirulKiram secretly intrigued withthe Spanish authorities to re-place Sultan Harun and exilehim to Palawan.

The plot succeeded.After his return to Jolo, the

archive continues, Hadji Butuwas persuaded by Governor-General Ramon Blanco to serveas the prime minister of AmirulKiram, who now took the nameJamalul Kiram II when he as-cended the throne in 1894.

Two years later, HadjiButu accompanied the new sul-tan on a pilgrimage to Mecca.

This was Butu’s second visitto Islam’s Holy City. Thatlasted one year.

In April, 1898, shortly af-ter Hadji Butu’s return to Jolofrom Mecca, the Spanish-American War broke out.

The American interlude

On May 1st, the Americansquadron under the commandof Commodore George Deweysank Admiral Montojo’s fleetin Manila Bay.

On June 12, 1898, GeneralEmilio Aguinaldo, who had re-turned to the Philippines fromexile in Hong Kong aboard oneof Dewey’s vessels, proclaimedthe Declaration of PhilippineIndependence at Kawit, Caviteand urged his people to resumetheir libertarian struggle againstSpain which was temporarilyhalted by the “Pact of Biak-na-Bato.”

On August 13, the Ameri-can land forces under GeneralWesley E. Merritt, supportedby the Filipino troops, crushedthe Spanish army and capturedManila.

Finally, on December 10,the Spanish-American Warended with the signing of theTreaty of Paris, bringing peacebetween Spain and the UnitedStates.

However, the Senatearchive says that this ignited amore destructive conflict thatcame to pass as the war forPhilippine independence from1899 to 1902.

This time, Hadji Butuwatched the portentous eventsin Luzon with keen interest.

Hadji Butu concluded atreaty with General Bates

The Senate archive furthersays that on May 19, 1899,while the forces of the FirstPhilippine Republic underPresident Emilio Aguinaldowere courageously resisting theAmerican invaders, two Ameri-can battalions occupied Jolo.

The following month, onAugust 20, Hadji Butu, repre-senting Sultan Jamalul KiramII, concluded a treaty withGeneral John C. Bates.

According to this so-called“Bates Treaty,” the Sultan of

Sulu recognized American sov-ereignty and, in return, theUnited States recognized thesultanate as an American pro-tectorate and agreed to respectthe Islamic religion and customs(including polygamy and sla-very) of the Taosug people andnot to cede or sell Sulu or anypart of it to any foreign coun-try.

A statesman of foresight andsagacity, Hadji Butu realizedthe futility of resisting Ameri-can arms.

For the sake of peace andto prevent unnecessary loss oflives and property in Sulu,Hadji Butu cooperated with theAmericans and advised hispeople to accept Americanrule.

On October 10, 1904, HadjiButu was appointed by theAmerican military authoritiesas assistant to the MilitaryGovernor of Sulu province.

On June 20, 1913, GeneralJohn J. Pershing (MilitaryGovernor of the Moro Prov-ince) promoted Hadji Butu asDeputy District Governor ofSulu.

In the same year the mili-tary rule in the Moroland endedand the Department of Min-danao and Sulu was estab-lished.

Becoming the firstMuslim senator

The Senate archive saysthat in December, 1915, HadjiButu was appointed by Gov-ernor-General Francis BurtonHarrison as senator, represent-ing the 12th Senatorial District(Mindanao, Sulu and someparts of Luzon).

Hadji Butu thus became thefirst Muslim to sit in the Phil-ippine Senate.

He proved to be an ableparliamentarian so that he wasre-appointed senator by Gov-

ernor-General Henry L.Stimson in 1928.

The Senate archive saysthat the first bill sponsored byHadji Butu in the Senate pro-vided for the establishment ofa Philippine Military Acad-emy, a Philippine Naval Acad-emy, and for compulsory mili-tary instruction in all schoolsand colleges in the Philippines.

As a senator, Hadji Butuworked hard for more appro-priations for the constructionof more schools, hospitals,roads, and bridges in Mindanaoand Sulu.

The archive says that oneof Hadji Butu’s sterling quali-ties was his flaming love of thePhilippines.

He was a sincere advocateof Filipino nationalism -- onecountry, one people, one flag.

Together with Quezon,Osmeña and other Filipino pa-triots, Hadji Butu crusaded vig-orously for Philippine inde-pendence during the Americanregime.

He welcomed the JonesLaw of 1916, for he consideredit to be “a great step towardsthe attainment of the national

ideal.”From 1919 to 1934, Sena-

tor Butu campaigned for theindependence cause inMindanao and Sulu, urging theMuslim Filipinos to supporttheir Christian brothers in thepeaceful struggle for the resto-ration of Filipino freedom.

A senator from 1916-1931,Hadji Butu was blessed withfour sons and eight daughters.

On February 22,1937, ayear after his appointment byPresident Quezon as memberof the Board of National Lan-guage (representing Mindanaoand Sulu), Hadji Butu died in-side his home in Jolo at theage of 72, due to a kidney ail-ment.

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A SPECTACULAR,GLITZYKICKOFF

By RONALDO B. HERICO

Pacquiao vs Clottey at Dallas Cowboys Stadium

“I feel like a (great) footballstar,” said the pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiaoon the podium at midfield ofthe Cowboys Stadium, a re-mark that brought a smile onthe face of Jerry Jones, the oilmagnate and Dallas Cowboysowner who is teaming up withHall of Fame promoter BobArum in staging Pacquiao’sfight with Joshua Clottey onMarch 13.

Amidst the hysterics andadulations he has received fromfans, assembled media and hishosts, Pacquiao told them thatthe five-star treatment he re-ceived is unmatched.

There were the world-fa-mous Dallas Cowboys cheer-leaders gyrating and swaying,Pacquiao was captivated by thepresence of a bevy of Cowboysall-time greats and a handful ofring heroes of yesteryears.

The star-spangled andskimpy outfit of the cheerlead-ers enamored Pacquiao more ashe waded through an artificialsmoke that was cranked up toa much higher level with themusic of Survivor’s “Eye of theTiger” blaring in the back-ground. But it was the way hewas introduced that left a last-ing impression on him.

While the cheerleaders high-kicked and Michael Buffer, theman with the eternal tan whotrademarked the phrase, “Let’sget ready to rummmmm-ble”gave them his signature intro-ductions, Pacquiao and Clotteyemerged from the man-madefog and joined the group onstage.

Jerry Jones, owner of thecolossal Dallas Stadium,looks on as Filipino P4Pking Manny Pacquiaostakes his WBOwelterweight crownversus Joshua Clottey onMarch 13 at the DallasCowboys Stadium inArlington, Texas. Belowthe world-famous DallasCowboys cheerleadersdoing what they do best.

Deviating from the script,Buffer noted, “Ladies andgentlemen, in my 28 years ofdoing this, there’s never been apress conference like this.”

No less than Bob Arum, thelegendary boxing promoterwho has worked with the likesof Muhammad Ali, TommyHearns, Marvelous MarvinHagler and Sugar Ray Leonard,was moved to say, “Let me tellyou. Nobody does it like thisorganization. This place is re-ally spectacular. The big screenis awesome. This was anevent.”

As Arum himself said, ap-propriately framing the occa-sion, “And this was just a pressconference. People are going tokick themselves for not beinghere.”

No, it isn’t the hope-formega-showdown of MannyPacquiao and FloydMayweather, Jr. but Pacquaioand Ghana-born, former wel-terweight champion JoshuaClottey are a good, big-timeboxing start for the house thatJerry Jones built.

The newly-renovated sta-dium lit up the occasion as itunfolds it’s grandeur for every-one in attendance to see. Boast-ing of a 72 feet high and all inhigh-definition screen that eventhe farthest person on the far-thest seat would not be deniedfrom viewing clearly the pro-ceedings on the inside field.

The stadium will use itsbasketball configuration for thebout. The uppermost deck willnot be opened, and the videoboard will be lowered to 30 feet

over the ring.“Everyone gets a ringside

seat,” as Arum put it.“This will be something

special,” Arum told the crowdof around 1,500 who attendedthe event. “Just like MadisonSquare Garden was the meccaof boxing in the 1950s and ’60s,just like Caesars Palace was themecca of boxing in the ’70s,

’80s and on into the ’90s, be-lieve you me, with your help,Cowboys Stadium will becomein this century the mecca ofboxing.”

Cowboys Stadium could bethe venue that hatches the nextgeneration of boxing fans.

The idea of putting big-timeboxing inside his new stadiumwas hatched a long time ago.Before Jones bought the Cow-boys, he once put on boxingmatches in his native Arkansas.

Longtime Texas boxing pro-moter Lester Bedford beganworking with the Jones familyto help make it happen. Theirfirst idea was to have the sta-dium host Oscar De La Hoya’sfinal fight.

They thought they had thebig one -- the undefeatedMayweather against the undis-puted “pound-for-pound andthe world’s best fighter.”Pacquiao. But even after thebidding escalated to $25 mil-lion, Mayweather wouldn’tagree to the fight.

“This is a very good conso-lation prize,” Bedford said.“This is what’s good for box-ing -- a stadium fight. This iswhat’s going to keep boxinggoing.”

“I’ve known Bob Arum fora long time,” Bedford said, “andI’ve known Oscar De La Hoya,

Don King and have worked forall of them. But none can matchJerry Jones.”

Something in common

Clottey, for his part, saidhe and Pacquiao have some-thing in common.

He said he grew up dirt poorin Accra, Ghana, just the sameway Pacquiao did in GeneralSantos City.

“There was nothing there,”Clottey said at the CowboysStadium in the city of Arling-ton.

“Me and Manny Pacquiaocame from the same beginnings.There was nothing in Ghanaand that was the same thingwith him (in the Philippines),”said Clottey.

Clottey said he “had tofight to survive” and as earlyas six years old he had knownthe gratifying sensation ofthrowing and even receiving apunch.

“I had to fight my way outof poverty,” said the New York-based Clottey, a heavy under-dog, according to bookmakers.

Does Clottey standa chance?

Joshua Clottey shot a mes-sage across the boxing world

when he was mauling AntonioMargarito in the early roundsof their bout. But a hand injurysuffered by him midwaythrough the fight was the liferaft that Margarito needed. Af-ter that injury, Margarito wasable to regain his footing andeventually came up with a de-cision win.

He has impressive victoriesover Zab Judah and the lateDiego “Chico” Corrales butcame up short against MiguelCotto. Some quarters thoughthe should have gotten the nodof the judges instead.

Clottey is a big and strongwelterweight with a good chinand an aggressive style. Butnow the bad news — he isfighting Manny Pacquiao.

The Filipino ring icon thatgobbled up boxing legends,manhandled and knocked themall one by one.

Clottey said the Pacquiaofight is once-in-a-lifetime expe-rience and that it is going to bean opportunity for him to alterthe course of his life in the eventhe pulls off a major upset.

Arum was in his usual bom-bastic self but he lived up to hisword that the press conferencewould be something to be remem-bered many years from now.

Floyd Mayweather, Jr.doesn’t know what he missed.

The ‘main men’ strike a pose while being surrounded by gorgeous cheerleaders of theDallas Cowboys football team. A Filipina member, Joanna Liad, stands behind JoshuaClottey.