Ping: Let Garci run so he can’t do mischief – Malaya 12.29.2006
BY DENNIS GADIL
"A BLESSING in disguise for the opposition."
This was how Sen. Panfilo Lacson yesterday described the reported plan of former elections commissioner Virgilio Garcillano to run for a House seat in May.
Lacson said Garcillano’s plan to run for congressman of Bukidnon would keep him busy campaigning and give him "less chances of conducting his special operations this time."
Garcillano is tagged as the mastermind of the alleged cheating by the Arroyo camp in the May 2004 elections.
"It’s a blessing in disguise for the opposition. He’ll have to concentrate on Bukidnon, where he will be under tight scrutiny not only by his rivals but also by the media," Lacson said.
"So we can even encourage him to run. He can use `Hello Garci’ as his campaign jingle, and he can set a winning margin of one million votes for himself," he added.
He said with Garcillano forced to "contain" his operations in one area, the "administration will have less opportunities to cheat in other areas in the May 2007 polls."
Garcillano is said to be eyeing the congressional seat occupied by last-termer Rep. Nereus Acosta who will be fielding his wife.
Acosta belongs to the Liberal Party (LP) wing of Sen. Franklin Drilon which has withdrawn support from President Arroyo.
Malacañang said it does not see anything wrong in Garcillano’s running and even hinted at taking him in as official administration candidate.
Senate minority leader Aquilino "Nene" Pimentel said he was not at all surprised about Malacañang’s support.
"It looks like they have no choice but to support Garci because he knows too much. But I think the support will not be given wholeheartedly. They will only be forced to do it due to circumstances. If they do not support him, they fear that he may say things that will be damaging to the administration," Pimentel said.
Lacson said the legal battle over the "Hello Garci" controversy is far from over, especially if Malacañang and its allies continue to deny the people a legitimate closure to the issue.
He said he and fellow complainants against Garcillano will exhaust all legal means to overturn a Department of Justice ruling clearing him of perjury and falsification of passport charges.
The decision was made Nov. 14 but made public only over the weekend.
Lacson said they could go up to the Court of Appeals to question the DOJ finding.
Pimentel said the DOJ ruling was absurd and showed once more the agency’s subservience to the Palace.
He said no less than the Singaporean authorities attested that Garcillano, contrary to his claims, arrived in Singapore on July 14, 2005 and left for London the following day.
"A BLESSING in disguise for the opposition."
This was how Sen. Panfilo Lacson yesterday described the reported plan of former elections commissioner Virgilio Garcillano to run for a House seat in May.
Lacson said Garcillano’s plan to run for congressman of Bukidnon would keep him busy campaigning and give him "less chances of conducting his special operations this time."
Garcillano is tagged as the mastermind of the alleged cheating by the Arroyo camp in the May 2004 elections.
"It’s a blessing in disguise for the opposition. He’ll have to concentrate on Bukidnon, where he will be under tight scrutiny not only by his rivals but also by the media," Lacson said.
"So we can even encourage him to run. He can use `Hello Garci’ as his campaign jingle, and he can set a winning margin of one million votes for himself," he added.
He said with Garcillano forced to "contain" his operations in one area, the "administration will have less opportunities to cheat in other areas in the May 2007 polls."
Garcillano is said to be eyeing the congressional seat occupied by last-termer Rep. Nereus Acosta who will be fielding his wife.
Acosta belongs to the Liberal Party (LP) wing of Sen. Franklin Drilon which has withdrawn support from President Arroyo.
Malacañang said it does not see anything wrong in Garcillano’s running and even hinted at taking him in as official administration candidate.
Senate minority leader Aquilino "Nene" Pimentel said he was not at all surprised about Malacañang’s support.
"It looks like they have no choice but to support Garci because he knows too much. But I think the support will not be given wholeheartedly. They will only be forced to do it due to circumstances. If they do not support him, they fear that he may say things that will be damaging to the administration," Pimentel said.
Lacson said the legal battle over the "Hello Garci" controversy is far from over, especially if Malacañang and its allies continue to deny the people a legitimate closure to the issue.
He said he and fellow complainants against Garcillano will exhaust all legal means to overturn a Department of Justice ruling clearing him of perjury and falsification of passport charges.
The decision was made Nov. 14 but made public only over the weekend.
Lacson said they could go up to the Court of Appeals to question the DOJ finding.
Pimentel said the DOJ ruling was absurd and showed once more the agency’s subservience to the Palace.
He said no less than the Singaporean authorities attested that Garcillano, contrary to his claims, arrived in Singapore on July 14, 2005 and left for London the following day.
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