Garci running for Congress, says Drilon - Malaya 08.01.2006
SEN. Franklin Drilon yesterday said former election commissioner Virgilio Garcillano is planning to run for Congress in next year’s elections.
He said Garcillano is targeting the House seat to be vacated by Bukidnon Rep. Nereus Acosta, a stalwart of the Liberal Party of which Drilon is president.
Drilon said the information was confirmed to him by Acosta, who is in his third and last term as congressman.
"So you now have Garcillano, who undoubtedly will win the election, and now will be called honorable gentleman from the province of Bukidnon," he said.
But Senate sources said Garcillano has been meeting with his "field operators" to ensure victory for the administration ticket in 2007, to be led by presidential chief of staff Michael Defensor.
Drilon said the administration ticket will have a hard time winning next year polls because the question of charter change aimed at abolishing the Senate would haunt their candidates.
"Anyone running for the administration will be asked, ‘What is your position vis-à-vis the abolition of the Senate as part of Cha-cha? If you say, Yes, I am in favor of that, what are you doing running in the administration ticket?" Drilon said.
Garcillano is accused of spearheading cheating in the May 2004 polls to ensure the victory of
President Arroyo. His conversations with Arroyo during the election period were made public in June last year through the "Hello Garci" wiretapped recordings, which triggered calls for Arroyo’s ouster.
The House of Representatives held months of investigation on the scandal starting July last year but nothing came of it. Garcillano appeared before House probers only in December. Last March, the five committees which jointly investigated the "Hello Garci" recordings came out with a report, which practically cleared Garcillano.
The report, the opposition said, put more weight on the alleged conspiracy of the opposition to unseat Arroyo than government’s alleged attempt of cover up cheating the scandal. – Dennis Gadil
He said Garcillano is targeting the House seat to be vacated by Bukidnon Rep. Nereus Acosta, a stalwart of the Liberal Party of which Drilon is president.
Drilon said the information was confirmed to him by Acosta, who is in his third and last term as congressman.
"So you now have Garcillano, who undoubtedly will win the election, and now will be called honorable gentleman from the province of Bukidnon," he said.
But Senate sources said Garcillano has been meeting with his "field operators" to ensure victory for the administration ticket in 2007, to be led by presidential chief of staff Michael Defensor.
Drilon said the administration ticket will have a hard time winning next year polls because the question of charter change aimed at abolishing the Senate would haunt their candidates.
"Anyone running for the administration will be asked, ‘What is your position vis-à-vis the abolition of the Senate as part of Cha-cha? If you say, Yes, I am in favor of that, what are you doing running in the administration ticket?" Drilon said.
Garcillano is accused of spearheading cheating in the May 2004 polls to ensure the victory of
President Arroyo. His conversations with Arroyo during the election period were made public in June last year through the "Hello Garci" wiretapped recordings, which triggered calls for Arroyo’s ouster.
The House of Representatives held months of investigation on the scandal starting July last year but nothing came of it. Garcillano appeared before House probers only in December. Last March, the five committees which jointly investigated the "Hello Garci" recordings came out with a report, which practically cleared Garcillano.
The report, the opposition said, put more weight on the alleged conspiracy of the opposition to unseat Arroyo than government’s alleged attempt of cover up cheating the scandal. – Dennis Gadil
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