In aid of false publicity
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One knows when results of Senate investigations are in blatant aid of publicity to portray persons as immediately guilty, propped up by “evidence” that is not evidence at all.
A prime example of such a publicity stunt was displayed by the Guingona-led Senate blue ribbon committee report on the used helicopter issue, where the chairman, TG Guingona, pointed out that it was former First Gentleman Mike Arroyo was the true owner of the used choppers sold as brand new to the Philippine National Police (PNP), apart from naming more officials of the previous administration and other police officers linked to the sale of the choppers.
Guingona made a big show of saying that the Senate will be filing a complaint before the Ombudsman, when in fact what he did was merely to turn over the report to Conchita Carpio-Morales for further preliminary investigation.
It was not even made clear whether the report was signed by a majority of senators to be filed, after which once submitted, the report is taken for adoption or approval in plenary..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20111015com1.html
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naku, for dramatic effect lang para hindi halata na it's all moro.moro. paalisin pa nga for exile eh.
"Frankly, the way Noynoy and his allies have been going about this business of publicly threatening to file cases against the Arroyo for “dramatic” effect for him to appear that he is serious about eradicating corruption in government and making those who engaged in corrupt practices in the previous administration accountable through these charges, by the time they do so — if they do it at all — it will be nothing but a ho-hum affair for the general public."
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