Pavia mayor Arcadio Gorriceta made an earth-shaking revelation last week that validates my view that corruption has become institutionalized in the second congressional district, with TESDA secretary Augusto Boboy Syjuco orchestrating the whole show like a master puppeteer. As a result, the second district has earned the unsavory reputation as “balaklon” — for sale — [...]
Entries from July 2009
July 22, 2009
A clear case of bribery
This is a press release I issued today (July 22, 2009) in reaction to the public “confession” made by Pavia municipal mayor that he accepted a “pay to blank” personal check from Boboy Syjuco representing the latter’s promise to give him 5% of the P5 million fund stolen through a money-laundering scheme employed by the [...]
July 21, 2009
PGMA should be angry at Raul over drugs
The entire nation should be happy that President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is so incensed at the kidnapping and rape of a 16-year old daughter of an anti-drug agent that she declared war against drugs.
But I think the President’s anger is misdirected: she should vent her anger at the man who allowed drug syndicates to prosper [...]
