Because he is over 70 years old, he can plead the mitigating circumstance of age, in order to lower the sentence. 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. At last we stand at the very heart of the epic pork barrel corruption in the Congress, specially the Senate. The Cagayan ecozone is the only ecozone in the country that is allowed by the Enrile law to host and issue online gambling licenses to offshore companies. or the efforts of Australia to regulate certain speech. 4 March 2016. . Speech of Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago: Explaining his verdict on Chief Justice Renato Corona [Delivered on May 29, 2012] The Constitution provides that in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall be presumed innocent until the contrary is proved. Pero kung ang pulitika ay mangingibahaw sa batas, wala na rin akong silbi. Theodore Sorensen wrote for [Robert Kennedy's 1968] announcement speech: "At stake is not simply the leadership of our party, and even our own country, it is our right to the moral leadership of this planet." The sentence absolutely appalled all the younger Robert Kennedy advisers, who felt it smacked of just the kind of attitude which had gotten us into Vietnam. The Constitution provides that in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall be presumed innocent until the contrary is proved. And yet Enrile zeroed in only on my husband. Gigi, together with Enrile, has been charged with plunder, and has fled abroad. The other charge is that I own the multipurpose hall of the Rizal provincial government. View your profile page Magtitinginan tayo? (Emphasis added). Una de las claves para comprender las desigualdades globales y buscar medios de superarla, est en aceptar y desarrollar un presupuesto terico: las eufemsticamente llamadas "asimetras" globales no son slo econmicas o geopolticas. Ayon sa kaniyang speech sa 19th congress natalakay niya ang paglaganap ng political dynasty na dapat ng wakasan at ipatupad ang pagbabawal sa ganitong Sistema na ayon dito ito ay labag sa konstitusyon na . Such foreigners are not required to live in our country, or to incorporate as Philippine company. His cowardly retreat from this proxy battle is a standard joke in gatherings of his classmates at the Philippine Military Academy (PMA). On Enriles appeal, Osmea agreed to restore this amount of nearly P1 billion, subject to certain conditions. 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. I filed an electoral protest, but it was dismissed by the Supreme Court, after I was elected senator. Enrile in 2012 Under-declared Net Worth at only P118 million. Thank you very, very much for your hospitality. The Ombudsman is conducting preliminary investigation, and has assured the public that justice will not be denied: the resolution will be issued by the end of this month. Why do we study law if that is your opinion? Hindi lang sila ma-impeach. This is the entire privilege speech of Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago on Wednesday, December 4, 2013, NAVIGATING THE CRIMES OF THE PLUNDER MASTERMIND. She was a globally famous personality because of her brilliance. . An omission in good faith in the SALN carries a light penalty. . 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. Ngayon Tagalog naman at hihingi na ako ng paumanhin abanse pa lamang, dahil kulang na kulang ang Tagalog ko. Mayroong mga pulitiko na alam na alam natin kung ano ang loopholes nila sa SALN. Allegedly, the firms were operating under license from First Cagayan License and Resort Corporation in CEZA (Inquirer 22 Nov. 2013 at A-24). It was found that Senator Defensor-Santiago mainly . His legal expertise is obviously tax evasion. 7399 August 25, 2009. That is actually the meaning of quasi-political. In time, my husband and other senior staff returned the smuggled cars to the BOC. As a former customs commissioner, Enrile wanted to bend the law for his illegal clients. Ngayon, this is quasi-judicial. But it is not true that his advanced age exempts him from criminal liability. MattsCradle. 156, imposing a partial ban on the importation of used cars. Miriam: PH won't be laughingstock if Bongbong wins. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. Navigating the Crimes of the Plunder Mastermind. Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago, in an explosive privilege speech, urged justice secretary Leila de Lima to order an NBI investigation into alleged crimes committed by Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile, mostly during martial law when he was the powerful defense secretary. This is eyewitness testimony that Enrile is psychopathic and urgently needs treatment for his sex addiction. Merlina Suas, a whistleblower, testified that Napoles personally talked to the senator concerned, or the chief of staff. His legal expertise is obviously tax evasion. 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. . she has unequivocally said making them as part of her privilege speech. The Port Irene CEO is Enrile's relative Jose Mari Ponce. During martial law, Enrile was the almighty defense secretary, when I was appointed the youngest RTC judge in the mecca of judges, Metro Manila, serving in Quezon City. Under Rule 34, he has committed the offense of "unparliamentary acts and language," and I shall charge him with disorderly behaviour with the Ethics or the Rules Committee, punishable by suspension for 60 days. Who is the mastermind? If the Ombudsman files the case in court, Mr. Enrile will automatically be suspended from the Senate by order of the Sandiganbayan. 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. At that time, Gigi was married to lawyer Rodolfo "Inky" Reyes. The CEZA administrator has boasted abroad that First Cagayan "offers state-of-the-art Internet data center facilities in Cagayan and also in Manila," and that there is "direct connectivity to the U.S. and Europe." In 1985, he built a huge beach house in his prime beachfront property in Natipuan, Nasugbu, Batangas. Enrile exposed himself as a liar." Already have Rappler+? That is why these two men are so close that it can only be called a relationship with feelings. Are you for real, prosecution? According to whistleblowers, Enrile gave the syndicates of dummy NGOs run by Janet Napoles, access to his pork barrel in no less than 22 instances. necessarily reflect the views of the SunStar management and its affiliates. Admitting that only the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) has been given the mandate to operate legal gambling in the country, CEZA claims that it gives licenses only to foreign-based corporations. Most of them were seniors scheduled to take their final exams and to graduate from college. Iyan ay very, very widespread. Maghintay ka kung anong batas ang ipapasa ng Kongreso. This tale of a Toyota is a non-issue. And this libertine pontificates about morality? Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago makes her speech during the grand rally of her supporters in West Avenue, Quezon City. Defensor Santiago responded by calling . 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. Kung maski sino na lang pala pwedeng wag-interpret ng Constitution, bakit pa tayo may mga abogado? Enrile's hands are forever stained with the blood of close to 4,000 people 'salvaged' during Marcos' reign of terror . But many believe that Enrile provided safe haven to Lacson in Cagayan. Please feel free to compare my resume to his, since my biography appears in Wikipedia. The first time I challenged Enrile to a debate, he declined and instead called on Lacson to shower me with near-illiterate insults, including an oxymoron. I was elected No. (Emphasis added). He is silent on the evidence, but voluble on malice. 3 minutes 39 seconds 605K. Pag sinabi pala ng Constitution, other high crimes or betrayal of public trust,wala na palang limitasyon iyoniyan kung hindi ka nag-aral ng batas. The Reyes couple eventually separated. 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. 7. And yet, despite the repeated innuendoes during election campaigns, the Filipinos have elected and reelected me to the Senate. Well, if that is the case, then let us all just put our assets in dollars and the purpose of the SALN will be perverted or corrupted. Minsan binigyanpa nga ako ng death certificate ng akusado, pagkatapos pinahuli ko; huling-huli, buhay na buhay. Dr Santiago is lacking funds, and she might lose again against the machinery and blac. 11 of the Constitution . tourism-related activities, including games, amusements, recreational and sports facilities such as horse-racing, dog racing, gambling casinos, golf courses, and others, under priorities and standards set by CEZA." Enrile never reached these levels of professional recognition. Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago makes her speech during the grand rally of her supporters in West Avenue, Quezon City. I appear frequently on TV, and I am widely exposed in other media. President Marcos has expressed optimism that the Philippines would become a destination of choice when it comes Pump prices are expected to increase this week following a rollback last week. When a Manila Regional Trial Court issued a warrant of arrest against Lacson, he jumped bail and became a fugitive from justice. There is no conflict between the Constitution and the Foreign Currency Deposit Act. 94: "No Senator, under any circumstances, shall use offensive or improper language against another Senator or against any public institution." Puro lamang ang tingin ninyo tungkol sa impeachment. Hindi ganoon kadali magbasa ng Constitution. Maybe he is suffering from age-appropriate dementia again. 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. Under the rule ofejusdem generis, when a general word occurs after a number of specific words the meaning of the general word shall be limited to the kind or class of thing within which the specific words fall. Gamitin niya ang pangalan ng iba. Enrile caused Inky to be appointed to the CEZA, located at the northeastern tip of Luzon mainland, about 620 km. Media has noted that I am reportedly "the most awarded Filipino public official," because I won such awards as TOYM, TOWNS, and U.P. Terima kasih telah menghubungi Professional Development Center of Tourism & Hospitality, BINA MUTU BANGSA. However, the military defied my release order, and in fact filed a second charge of inciting to sedition. 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. He could have done otherwise if his purpose was invisibility. Enrile claimed that the port would become the hub in Southeast Asia of interactive gaming, shipping, and ecotourism. Mr. Dementia has forgotten that the Senate legal office this year promptly upheld me in a written opinion. Kayo, nag-practice kayo isang taon, dalawang taon? The perceived conflict is so simplistic that it is seriously laughablenakakatawa ka o nagpapatawa ka. In 1995, then Representative Enrile, a native of Gonzaga, Cagayan, authored R.A. No. 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. I owned and drove a Mercedes when I was a trial judge. 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. I exposed the corrupt scandal, and engaged in a bitter word war with Puno, who hired a lawyer for the sole purpose of character assassination. 5 No.1, 147-159 February 2017 P-ISSN 2350-7756 -ISSN 2350 8442 www.apjmr.com Three times is just too much coincidence. Moreover, this is one of the most hilarious books that I've ever read. Iyan ang English. Did anyone of you bother to find out why we have a Foreign Currency Deposit Act? The issue was: Does martial law automatically cancel the right to bail? He is silent on the evidence, but voluble on malice. But many believe that Enrile provided safe haven to Lacson in Cagayan. Bakit ngayon bigla na lang kayong so exorcised about a loophole? Hindi kaya alam ng abogado iyon? 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. (Emphasis added). This is the entire privilege speech of Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago on Wednesday, December 4, 2013 . Lahat naman tayohindi naman lahatmarami sa atin dito kung tungkol na sa batas, ibang pangalan ang ginagamit. 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. (Emphasis added). Enrile claimed that the port would become the hub in Southeast Asia of interactive gaming, shipping, and ecotourism. here OR Imbestigahin nga natin for future impeachments. The 2016 five qualified candidates for the presidential position, namely: Jejomar Binay, Grace Poe, Miriam Defensor Santiago, Mar Roxas, and President Roa Rudrigo Duterte. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. With your meaningful insights, help shape the stories that can shape the country. Assuming her post, she implemented a "no postponement" policy and rapidly disposed cases at an average of 50 a month. That is not going to happen. The Prosecution mistakes admission for confession. All of them compete to their full capacity to be the next President of the Republic of the Philippines. I rose to answer the personal attack against me, and interpellation will merely serve to waste the time of the Senate. (Emphasis added). Mastermind of the biggest plunder case in Philippine history. According to the official citation, the Award "recognizes her bold and moral leadership in cleaning up a graft-ridden government agency." At one point in his glittering career as Senate President, Enrile had the audacity to throw a birthday party at a five-star Makati hotel for his concubine, to which he was able to drag President Aquino. Assuming for the sake of argument that there is a preponderance of evidence for the Prosecution, the preponderance is not overwhelming.