Walang darating maski ni isa. Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago. Guided by faith in a just God and in the rule of law, dozens of whistleblowers have testified in writing and provided supporting documents to prove that the very heart of darkness is the leadership of the Senate itself. When a Manila Regional Trial Court issued a warrant of arrest against Lacson, he jumped bail and became a fugitive from justice. Nagtrabaho ako abroad, nagka-cancer ang tatay ko, bumalik ako, ang sabi ng tatay ko, Mag-resign ka nga riyan sa trabaho mong iyan, wala kang silbi sa bayan mo. Kung bawal ang asawa at ang mga anak dahil sa batas ay inspeksiyunin pati iyan iyong mga malapit sa kanila, di doon sa mga malalayo na mga kamag-anak o kaya maski hindi kamag-anak, sa kaibigan na pinagkakatiwalaan nila. However, the military defied my release order, and in fact filed a second charge of inciting to sedition. The late senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago, in a speech in 2013, recalled that former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo issued "Guidelines on Matters Pertaining to Sabah" in 2008, requiring any official activity related to Sabah to have clearance from the Department of Foreign Affairs. Iparke mo ang pera mo diyan, mamaya isasalungat ko iyong mga argumento ninyong iyan. . And I had already been a speech writer, among the speech writers . ANTERO J. POBRE v. Sen. MIRIAM DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO A. However, the military defied my release order, and in fact filed a second charge of inciting to sedition. In 1995, then Representative Enrile, a native of Gonzaga, Cagayan, authored R.A. No. If he has the courage, he should switch place with me: He should be funny, and I'll be the asshole. As PNP chief, he coveted the post of DILG secretary, which at that time was occupied by Ronaldo Puno. The accused appealed, and the Supreme Court in effect upheld me. Santiago left her sickbed once more to answer a prior privilege speech by Enrile . The Inquirer story said: "Enrile withheld further comment, until he had checked his records." In February 2013, a Japanese cargo ship set off for Port Irene, with a shipment of Hummers, Porches, BMWs, Mercedes Benzes, a Ferrari, a Lamborghini, and other used luxury cars. 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. Iyan, bakit hindi natin habulin iyong ganoon? That is why we are elected officers; we are supposed to represent our constituencies. During martial law, the largest logging concession covering 95,770 hectares was awarded to Enrile as owner of San Jose Lumber. 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. . Ithought that I was unlimited. He also boasted of his high grade in the bar exam, with the non sequitur that I had a low grade. I suspended trial in all other cases and continuously heard the illegal assembly case morning, afternoon, and evening. To win the so-called Catholic vote, he pretended to be a determined enemy of the reproductive health law. His credential is that he has been given an administrative job in disaster relief efforts in the Visayas. Notably, the Ombudsman has admitted receiving a memorandum of over 200 pages pinpointing Enrile as the mastermind of plunder. Your IP: (Released by Wikileaks on U.S. embassy Cable 08 Manila 1417 sent by Kenney to the US Department of State on 13 June 2008.) In 1975, during martial law, he built a residence in exclusive Dasmarias Village. Maybe he is suffering from age-appropriate dementia again. I am quoting the Constitution. How did the criminals manage to steal some P10 billion pesos of the peoples money in just ten years? This was and remains Enriles arrogant, tyrannical attitude to young people: persecution in bad faith, malice, and dictatorial. 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. Here, PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal) rounds up some of the unforgettable quotable quotes of Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago: 1. The transcript of the speech delivered by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago was a very good speech. In his overwhelming desire to become interior secretary, Lacson gathered an incriminating file of documents showing that Puno ordered all policemen nationwide to take a drug test but only with a certain specific laboratory, which turned out to be a small, cheap apartment. Kung ayaw ninyong matuklasan, napakadali. For your advertising needs, call us at (032) 254-0217. And in the 2013 case of Executive Secretary v. Forerunner, the Supreme Court again upheld the validity of the law. I was assigned to the case. 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. . Under President Ferdinand Marcos, he claimed that as defense secretary he was ambushed, thus laying the ground for the imposition of martial law. 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. It is a violation of every canon of civility and decency in public discourse. Hindi ba wini-withdraw nilapera nila sa buwan na Nobyembre o Disyembre parapag nag-file sila ng SALN nila, wala nga silang deposito o kaya mayroon lang silang couple of thousands kasi winidraw (withdraw) nila eh pag Enero, i-deposit nila uli. Your credit card will be billed as Writingserv 938-777-7752 / Devellux Inc, 1012 E Osceola PKWY SUITE 23, KISSIMMEE, FL, 34744 With your meaningful insights, help shape the stories that can shape the country. No. The Constitution simply provides that the public officer shall submit a declaration under oath of his assets, liabilities, and net worth. Ang daming loopholes ng SALN na iyan, bakit hindi kayo umimik noon? The government refused to issue clearance for registration of the shipments, and CEZA was forced to re-export 600 used cars. As a former customs commissioner, Enrile wanted to bend the law for his illegal clients. [1] This was the first general election held under the 1987 Constitution. He said that CEZA might unwittingly give these companies the legitimacy to operate legally. His wife, Cristina, a socialite, walked out on him this month, after charging adultery. He looks like a female llama surprised in her bath. Parliamentary rules strictly forbid arguments ad hominem, but my attacker delivered an entire speech by appealing to personal prejudices rather than to reason; and by attacking my character rather than my assertion that he is the mastermind of the plunder. Terima kasih telah menghubungi Professional Development Center of Tourism & Hospitality, BINA MUTU BANGSA. Hindi ganoon kadali magbasa ng Constitution. In her speech, Santiago also prayed that the country will be spared from crooks as she urged the youth to choose leaders who have . There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. college of law, has already warned that CEZA should exercise due diligence in giving out licenses, which may be exploited by unscrupulous entities. On 30 January 1998, the Chicago Tribune reported on Enrile: "The senator, in his early 70s and rumored to be a multimillionaire . Photos of the decadent party were splashed in the front pages of top newspapers. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord. Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago delivered a privilege speech on Wednesday in response to Senator Juan Ponce Enrile's tirades against her last week. The accused appealed, and the Supreme Court in effect upheld me. At huli sa lahat at pinakamahalagahindi na importante kung ano ang magiging desisyon natin ngayong haponano ang magiging katuparan, ano ang susunod sa ating desisyon? CEZA operates online gaming outside the jurisdiction of Pagcor. He reminds me of nothing so much as a dead fish, before it has time to stiffen. CEZA operates online gaming outside the jurisdiction of Pagcor. Kung hahatulan nating may sola iyan dahil crooked siya, di ibig lang sabihin honest tayo. MANILA, Philippines - Presidential candidate Miriam Defensor Santiago launched her campaign on Tuesday, February 9, in Batac, Ilocos Norte, the home town and bailiwick of her running mate . Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago: Para hindi na mangyari uli iyon, ito ang gagawin natin: una, palakasin natin ang CCT program - Conditional Cash Transfer Program - sa pamamagitan ng budget. At last we stand at the very heart of the epic pork barrel corruption in the Congress, specially the Senate. The favored corporations pay annual fees of $40,000. Lacson, like his mastermind, seems to be approaching dementia, too. Suas also testified that in 2012, her dummy foundation received P5 million in pork barrel funds from Enrile. At hindi ibig sabihin na quasi-political na isipin mo, naku, tatakbo ako, either for reelection or for another position, or I need some position in government for my kaalyado ko, whom will I use as my dummy. I was already hoping with all my heart that God would strike me dead. 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. #PHVote will be with you every step of the way arming you with the information you need to choose your candidates. People v. Loriega, 326 SCRA 675 (2000). According to the poet: Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord. Performance & security by Cloudflare. 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. Enrile in 2012 Under-declared Net Worth at only P118 million. Iyan aminado iyan ng mga authorssi Prof. Charles Black ng Yale, si Prof. Raoul Berger ng Harvard. That is not the meaning of quasi-political. The man is an incorrigible liar and criminal, as brought out by the litany of his crimes against the Filipino people. A DATE WITH DESTINY. Mr. Dementia tries in his clumsy way to raise suspicions about my mental health. This is the entire privilege speech of Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago on Wednesday, December 4, 2013 . For the most apt description of this damaged creature, I quote: For years I've regarded his very existence as a monument to all the rancid genes and broken chromosomes that corrupt the possibilities of (in our case) the Filipino Dream: he was a foul caricature of himself, a man with no soul, no inner convictions, with the integrity of a hyena and the style of a poison toad. 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 husband already owned and drove a Ford Mustang sportscar as a senior in law school. And this libertine pontificates about morality? new path, which means that its properties were not allocated to farmers. 1 judge, a tribute to my country, and the result of a demanding schedule of lectures by me, and questions from the audience, at separate gatherings of U.N. delegates grouped in geographical order. Magsilbi ka sa sarili mong kababayan. Nagsilbi na nga ako. In a nation where many public officials are charged with, or suspected, of plunder, her honesty shines like a light in the darkness. Allegedly, the firms were operating under license from First Cagayan License and Resort Corporation in CEZA (Inquirer 22 Nov. 2013 at A-24). The Port Irene CEO is Enrile's relative Jose Mari Ponce. This early, Lacson's propaganda team is already touting him as a presidential candidate for 2016. He said that CEZA might unwittingly give these companies the legitimacy to operate legally. 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. At last we stand at the very heart of the epic pork barrel corruption in the Congress, specially the Senate. Thank you very, very much for your hospitality. The Reyes couple eventually separated. The Prince of Darkness, having no means of demolishing innocent, law-abiding, God-fearing people like me, has recycled rumors against me that were aired, and which I answered, more than 20 years ago, when I ran for president. In June 2013, the Department of Budget and Management released statistics showing that in a five-year period for 2005 to 2013, Enrile was the biggest recipient of pork barrel, amounting to a total of P1.189 billion. Bakit hindi noon pa? So I paid no attention, particularly since what I wanted to do, contrary to my fathers wishes, was to avail of a rare scholarship to Moscow. Sen Miriam Defensor Santiago funny - taray pick up lines and quotes during the RH Forum in UP institute of Human Rights at the UP College of Law. Notably, the Ombudsman has admitted receiving a memorandum of over 200 pages pinpointing Enrile as the mastermind of plunder. Quotations by Miriam Defensor-Santiago, Filipino Politician, Born June 15, 1945. (Emphasis added). That is the meaning of quasi-political. In fact, my attacker is guilty of violating the Senate Rules, Rule 34, Sec. Such foreigners are not required to live in our country, or to incorporate as Philippine company. My husband already owned and drove a Ford Mustang sportscar as a senior in law school. In an interview with Enrile on 25 January 2012, the Inquirer said that after Gigi earned her law degree in 1988, she joined the Enrile law firm. I've read the Rappler privacy statement, site use policy, comment moderation policy. As a public speaker and a nation's leader, . In 2012, the Communist Party of the Philippines sent an email to media, with the following condemnation of Enrile as delusional in his notorious memoirs: "Enrile was Marcos' hatchet man and the one who signed countless warrants that led to the capture and detention of thousands of former leaders, workers, students, activists in the Church, and other critics and opponents of martial law. As a former customs commissioner, Enrile wanted to bend the law for his illegal clients. Naglingkod siya bilang komisyonado ng Kawanihan ng Pandarayuhan at Deportasyon ng Pilipinas noong 1988 at dati narin siyang naging kalihim ng Kagawaran ng Repormang Pansakahan mula 1989 . Security screening officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport will soon no longer be allowed to wear uniforms or jackets Negros Oriental governor killed while tending to 4Ps beneficiaries. Marcos said the two nation's top foreign diplomats would hold negotiations to address the competing claims on Sab Huwag niyo akong paandaran ng kalokohan ninyo dahil alam na alam ko iyon. 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. Now he is the poster boy of stem cell treatment that has long gone past its expiry date. False in one thing, false in all things. During trial, he will likely remain in detention, because he would have no constitutional right to bail, particularly if the court finds that the evidence is strong. 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 angry. Last February 2013, the CEZA administrator admitted that he has awarded a "master license" to First Cagayan to operate internet gaming. So I paid no attention, particularly since what I wanted to do, contrary to my father's wishes, was to avail of a rare scholarship to Moscow. . He returned after it was all over, and Puno had been damaged. Most of them were seniors scheduled to take their final exams and to graduate from college. MANILA. Wala kaming ginagawa sa Kongreso kundi maghintay kung ano ang sinabi ng Constitution. Inihanda ko para sa two minutes ko. During this time of poisonous hostilities mostly fought in media, Lacson hopped on a plane to Hongkong, in order to avoid any suspicion of complicity in the expose.