Mr. Noted Pangilinan, Drilon asked to spill all on ’04 fraud By Angie M. Rosales 07/25/2011

AQUINO ALLIES NOW, GLORIA DEFENDERS BEFORE

Mr. Noted Pangilinan, Drilon asked to spill all on ’04 fraud

By Angie M. Rosales 07/25/2011

Not only poll operators former Commission on Elections (Comelec) officials Lintang Bedol and Virgilio Garcillano should be asked to reveal all the massive and orchestrated cheatings that happened in the 2004 presidential polls when former President Arroyo stole the presidency from opposition standard bearer Fernando Poe Jr. but also former political allies of the Arroyo administration who are now strong supporters of President Aquino, including Senators Francisco Pangilinan and Franklin Drilon.

Both Pangilinan and Drilon were instrumental in facilitating the canvass in Congress of the votes that led to Arroyo’s proclamation with Pangilinan being remembered for breaking his gavel while uttering “noted” on every protest raised by the camp of Poe on election documents.

Present and former legislators said the former Arroyo supporters should also “speak out and tell the people what really happened” in the fraud-marred poll exercise.

“If only for correcting, rectifying the ‘error’ of the past. At that time they didn’t know what was
subsequently revealed by (Maguindanao election officer Lintang) Bedol and (former Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Gov.) Zaldy Ampatuan and eventually (in the) Garci tapes,” former Senate President Aquilino Pimentel Jr. said..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20110725hed1.html