Yesterday, I posted that the HOR, Office of the Ombudsman, AMLC, and COMELEC should look into Ramil Madriagaโs allegations against VP Sara Duterte.
Today, Rep. Terry Ridon basically said the same thing: Congress canโt just ignore sworn statements like this.
If Madriagaโs affidavit is going to be used in an impeachment case, it has to be checked, backed up by evidence, and tested in hearings.
Are we going to have QuadComm Version 2.0?
Investigating Madriaga's allegations can either clear things up or strengthen an impeachment complaint against VP Sara Duterte.
Hindi pa rin makakalusot ang PAGNANAKAW ng Senador Joel is Lying Villanueva! ๐ Isa sa PINAKA MAKAPAL na MUKHA sa Senado ng Pilipinas ngayon! ๐ต๐ญ
๐๐๐ @senatePH
@PilipinasToday_ Kaya ok lang kay pebbles na wfh lang siya forever. Samantalang ang ordinaryo na mamamayan, kailangan pumasok physically (yung iba at least 3x a week) para di ka ma-charge na no work, no pay.
๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ก ๐๐ก ๐๐ข๐ง ๐ช๐๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ช๐๐ง๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ก!
๐พ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ค: ๐ผ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐๐ค ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ค (๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ฝ)
Manny Pangilinan should fire his legal team.
The recent pronouncement of Ombudsman Remulla that he is looking into the illegality of his transaction with Leandro Leviste over the sale of his controlling interest in his solar companies should send chills up the spine of Manny Pangilinan just as he is ready to retire and ride into the sunset.
The legal jeopardy that he now faces is the fundamentally the fault of his legal team which failed to conduct due diligence of the sale of Leviste's interests in the solar franchise, or the "rights and privileges acquired thereunder" without the approval of Congress as required by Republic Act 11357.
Some of his lawyers I personally know, with a few teaching law at UP - shame on them.
Taking the wrong legal advice, Manny Pangilinan deprived Congress of its prior rights over the "Solar Para Sa Anak" franchise which Congress intended as a gift to Loren Legarda, with strings attached.
The fact that the sale involved only shares in Leviste's Solar Philippines and its affiliates is a naked circumvention because the value of their shares is derived from franchise at their core without which the entire business collapses like a house of cards.
What possible charges could they face? One is violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.
How can they be liable under the anti-graft law when they were both not public officers at the time of the sale?
Well, Leviste retains minority ownership of Solar Philippines and its affiliates, and he is now a public officer, being a congressman of Batangas First District.
I have taken a look at some of the documents and he continues to receive compensation from the MVP Group in various capacities. It is a rotten gift that keeps on giving.
Second, Solar Para Sa Anak and its subsidiaries and affiliates, their directors and officers, can face Quo Warranto proceedings for "usurping, intruding into, or unlawfully holding/exercising a public office, position, or FRANCHISE" under Rule 66.
Third, their contracts and privileges with the Department of Energy face cancellation or revocation for lack of legal authority to operate or do business. This is apart from the penalties they face for failure of Solar Philippines to deliver on its commitments to produce 10,000 MW of cheap solar power to the communities they serve.
Fourth, Leviste faces plunder charges for pocketing P34 Billion by flipping the franchise in less than four years, the intrinsic value of which is derived from the privileges granted by Congress. This is a guy who is in a Messianic quest to fight corruption but he himself was suckled and nurtured and by the milk of corruption.
Fifth, Pangilinan and Leviste can sue each other. However they will be both coming to court "with unclean hands", which disqualifies them from seeking remedies, but that is their problem and their unscrupulous lawyers.
As far as the public is concerned, there must be accountability. This case must not be swept over or drowned by the flood control scandal. There has to be a time of reckoning and that time is now.
#AccountabilityNOW #butterflywings
@iamMVP@LeandroLeviste@OmbudsmanPh@HouseofRepsPH@senatePH@loren_legarda
@DecentralBeing Gago! Ang mga pinagpapatay lang noon e drug users, pinagbintangang lahat e criminal...kasi may quota system. Pero ang mga drug lord na tropa nya e buhay at pinatakas pa. Wag nyong iparis ang lahat ng Pilipino sa mga tulad nyong mangmang sa kabundukan nyo