USING THEIR POLITICAL POWER GIVEN BY THE PEOPLE,
WALANG GINAWA ITONG PAMILYANG ITO KUNDI MAGNAKAW NG MAGNAKAW NG PERA,
USING THE FACILITIES OF THE GOVERMENT TO EXPAND THEIR BUSINESSES!
Biyernes, Hulyo 19, 2013
EXTORTIONIST!
AKALA MO SANTO, MGA EXTORTIONIST PALA SA MRT DEAL!!!
HOY BALLSY AQUINO, MGA EXTORTIONIST PALA KAYO! NAKAKAHIYA!
Congress probe urged on Ballsy extort try
The alleged
involvement of one of the sisters of Noynoy in an irregular deal comes
not as a surprise since the four Aquino siblings has been active in the
daily affairs of their brother from his haircut down to the clothes he
wears for the day.
So why not a slice of the action since Noynoy still has three years left in his presidency?
The
alleged involvement of Ballsy Aquino Cruz and Noynoy’s brother-in-law
Eldon Cruz and their group, in the contract for the supply of coaches
for the metro rail transit (MRT) which is the one that traverses the
Epifanio de los Santos Ave (Edsa) that is a key road for the Aquinos
since this is where the People Power assembly that had installed former
President Cory Aquino, Noynoy’s mother, happened.
The persons said to
have been helping the two in swinging the deal with Inekon, a Czech
manufacturer of train equipment, are all family allies, and the name of a
Lopez brother in law, Steve Psinakis, is also alleged to be in the
inner group of Ballsy and husband.
Pete Prado was the Philippine
National Railways (PNR) general manager during Cory’s term and Steve
Psinakis was the chief conduit of the Aquinos with the Lopez family
which runs a business empire the fate of which, in turn, hinges on an
Aquino heading the government.
The allegations against Ballsy Cruz
will also put to test the resolve of Noynoy on his “tuwid na daan”
(righteous path) hype, which the longer that Noynoy stays in power, the
more it is seen as a mere advertising slogan.
The details are not as
sketchy as Aquino’s mouthpiece Abigail Valte claimed they are, since the
main personages and the company they are brokering with plus the amount
of commissions, from $2 million to $20 million in “facilitation fees,”
were all identified in the report about the irregularity.
Valte also
claimed the Aquino sisters were “far-removed” from the affairs of the
government and should not be embroiled in allegations of anomalies
particularly since the charges started from a blind item that had
appeared in a newspaper.
The Ombudsman, however, is empowered to act
on such blind items that implicates a government official going by the
Ceasar’s wife rule.
The Ombudsman, however, cannot run against Ballsy
since Aquino’s sister is not a public official, but it behooves Noynoy
to follow the same principle in having the allegations investigated.
The
main criticism on Cory Aquino was maintaining a so-called Kamag-anak
Inc. which goes into action each time a juicy contract is entered into
by the government.
Under Noynoy, the set up was resurrected and brought nearer to home under a revival.
The
Czech deal may very well signal the Kamag-anak Inc.’s coming out in
full force in the final years of Noynoy the same way that the last years
of Cory Aquino had many of the Cojuangco-Aquinos getting into the act
on some of the more juicy government contracts.
The Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act addresses the involvement of the Aquino sister in the Czech contract.
In
Section 5 of the law it was stated that “It shall be unlawful for the
spouse or for any relative, by consanguinity or affinity, within the
third degree, of the President of the Philippines, the Vice President of
the Philippines, the President of the Senate, or the Speaker of the
House of Representatives, to intervene, directly or indirectly, in any
business, transaction, contract or application with government.”
In
the Time magazine commentary on naming Noynoy among the 100 most
influential individuals in the world, it said that Ballsy should have
been Noynoy’s nickname for his courage against corrupt practices.
So let’s see who Ballsy really is.
PNoy's sister Ballsy in extortion?
MANILA,
Philippines - MalacaƱang on Friday dismissed reports that presidential
sister Ballsy Aquino and husband Eldon Cruz are extorting money from a
company in exchange for government contracts.
Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte denied the allegation, which has already reached President Benigno Aquino III.
“One, everybody knows that the presidential sisters are very far removed from the affairs of government. Napaka-murky ho ng storya at halata naman pong talagang ito’y conjecture or gawa-gawa lamang," said Valte.
The Palace official said the allegation started as a mere blind item in the media.
"Hindi sa pinagkibit-balikat [ni Presidente] pero... at this point, it does not even merit a response given the obscurity of the details that are supposedly part of the story," Valte said.
Reports said the group of Aquino-Cruz was allegedly involved in an extort attempt against a Czech company that is supposedly among the bidders for the new coaches of the Metro Rail Transit.
Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte denied the allegation, which has already reached President Benigno Aquino III.
“One, everybody knows that the presidential sisters are very far removed from the affairs of government. Napaka-murky ho ng storya at halata naman pong talagang ito’y conjecture or gawa-gawa lamang," said Valte.
The Palace official said the allegation started as a mere blind item in the media.
"Hindi sa pinagkibit-balikat [ni Presidente] pero... at this point, it does not even merit a response given the obscurity of the details that are supposedly part of the story," Valte said.
Reports said the group of Aquino-Cruz was allegedly involved in an extort attempt against a Czech company that is supposedly among the bidders for the new coaches of the Metro Rail Transit.
Mag-subscribe sa:
Mga Post (Atom)