The money quote of the week does not come from Obama but from our lawyer du jour John Resado. When asked about why he did not report the supposed attempt of Attorney Alvaro Lazaro of PDEA to bribe him, the State prosecutor said he did not see a need to make a fuss because bribery attempts were "already normal in our culture." "Natatakot si Atty. Lazaro na baka dumiretso sa akin ang magbibigay ng bribe at hindi siya makatikim [Atty. Lazaro was afraid that the one who would give the bribe would go directly to me, and if that happened, he would not have a taste of the money]," the embattled state prosecutor Resado said.Lazaro denied Resado's accusations saying "It [that I accepted the alleged bribe] exposes the fallacy of his [Resado's] mind. I admit that I called him asking for assistance but the bribe offer that he claims I made is simply not true," the PDEA lawyer also told the lawmakers.
And you could just hear the collective inquiry: "And therefore…..?
And here is a tip to get rich: invest in money-lending business in the Camiling Public Market.
You have to give it to John Resado.
He is trying to survive what most pundits call a lynching. PDEA Director Dionisio Santiago insinuated that State Prosecutor John Resado dumped a drug case in exchange for a bribe that started at P3-M and ballooned to P50-M. The media frenzy and congressional investigation that practically have judged.
Santiago's expose resulted in an investigation that distinguished itself for prejudging Resado. The PDEA firmly believed that they had an air-tight case. Seized from the Alabang Boys were sixty (60) pieces of blue ecstasy tablets with Motorola logo, packed in six (6) plastic sachets with ten (10) tablets each; several transparent capsules containing white powdery substance; 11 plastic sachets containing cocaine; and three (3) self sealing plastic sachets containing marijuana dried leaves. A marijuana grinder was likewise recovered from their possession and control. Suspects Richard Brodett and Jorge Joseph attempted to elude arrest by ramming their Black Honda Accord with plate number XPF 551 against the service vehicles used by operatives. They even attempted to run over the agents, thus prompting the law enforcers to shoot in order to disable their vehicle. Charges for violation of Section 5 (Sale of Dangerous Drugs), Section 11 (Possession of Dangerous Drugs) and Section 15 (Use of Dangerous Drugs) were filed against the suspects.
But Resado concluded there was no case to prosecute because the arrest and search were done illegally. And so he signed a release order, thinking it was Christmas and the boys needed to be home.
The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) is set to probe Resado's bank accounts. Its deputy director, Richard David Funk, told the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs that they would be able to investigate the accounts even without securing a court order and waiver from Resado. Funk explained that the case must be distinguished as a "drug-related" issue besides alleged incidence of corruption to resolve questions on the council's jurisdiction.
Republic Act 9160, or the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2001, meanwhile, relaxes bank secrecy laws upon establishing that proceeds from unlawful activities, which include drug trafficking and graft and corrupt practices, are transacted to make them appear to come from legitimate sources.
So what is this guy Recado really? How can he call himself a lawyer when his english is barely at par with that of a fifth grader. Is the guy the mob paints him to be: a pricey lawyer that the drug cartel hired for 50 million pesos?
The Manila Times reported that illegal drug gangs have penetrated Philippine politics- and Victorina shall remain steadfast in the fight against illegal drugs. From retired generals to neophyte lieutenants, alumni of the Philippine Military Academy and students rallied behind cavaliers who have come under fire in the bribery controversy surrounding the “Alabang Boys” drug case. “Althoug
h us are now retired, we feel duty bound, as responsible citizens, to speak out in support of the gallant men and women of PDEA for being steadfast and relentless in the fight against the proliferation of [the] illegal drug trade. We are aware that some government personnel within... the criminal justice system may have succumbed to the temptation of money and compromised their mission and duty, but that should not deter us from recognizing those who stand up despite adverse consequences,” the PMA alumni said.
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Resado is inconsistent, desperate and a liar.
First of all, he made a revelation that is entirely too late for credibility.
Lending business? A case of double entry? PDEA lawyer attempted to bribe him...I mean what the hell is next?
I am insulted because he thinks all of us are stupid. And this is coming from somebody who works at the justice department.
And yes, he does have poor grammatical skills. Hehehehe!
What a mess!
Oh boy, there it goes! Pointing at each other as to how the "transaction" happened and how it went wrong for both camps.
Lost in the competing headlines is the bigger picture, and that picture is the looming menace narcopolitics represents in the coming 2010 local and national elections-It is a lesson as old as the gangster Al Capone ending up in jail for the unglamorous offense of tax evasion. In law enforcement and war, attacking from the flanks is more effective than a frontal assault(PDI).
Among the roughly 800 PMA alumni in attendance were current AFP chief of staff General Alexander Yano, the commanding generals of the service commands, government and police officials, as well as retirees...“Of course, our morale is high right now... Cavaliers are the wind beneath my wings. Of course if they support you, you feel like you can GO,GO,GO,” he told the Inquirer.
GO Victorina!
OK na sana pero wag maki-alam ang BERDUGO Gen. Palparan. Santiago and Marcelino have become rallying points and BERDUGO will just taint their clean image! According to Cong.Ruffy Biazon Palaparan will give the impression that govt was in favor of violating the law. Let the few good men- the Marines handle PDEA!
agree with ISAFP
how can you expect us to believe a prosecutor who talks like a sanggano! parang kanto boy...
the State prosecutor said he did not see a need to make a fuss because bribery attempts were "already normal in our culture"... how can we trust our justice department?
(21 April 2005) that two women were sentenced to the death penalty by the Mandaluyong City regional trial court for selling ecstasy to agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) three years ago. Judge Amelia Dy of the Mandaluyong RTC Branch 213 sentenced Emmalyn de la Serna alias Inday, 30, and Reggie Medenceles, 31, to die by lethal injection after finding them guilty of pushing ecstasy tablets. This was the first ever court decision on a case involving the peddling of ecstasy...
wow Victorina spearheaded NARCOPOLITICS... It seems all broadsheets have picked it up!
that guy resado is so busted that's why he is incoherent! but why not investigate all prosecutors' bank accounts and previous big drug cases, maybe they will find more stench.
Sanggano yang Prosecutor at walang breeding ang bisayang abogado~!
Is John Resado a DOJ fiscal or an RTC judge? His resolution sounds more of a judge’s decision.
John Resado’s statement that release order was incorporated in the resolution is hogwash proves he is lawyering for the Alabang boys. What does this prosecutor really know?
Blancaflor has a lot of explaining to do, not only to his colleagues in the DOJ who do everything to protect and maintain whatever integrity is left to the department, but also and most especially, to a nation whose people Blancaflor pledged to serve faithfully.
Resado saud- “I did not report it because that’s part of the informal economy,” “Kagaya ng Bumbay yan” Resado said he did not know of the anonymous letter until ABS-CBN News anchor Cres Drilon sought his comment. The broadcast journalist is suspected by the police of being close to the Magdalo group, to which Maj. Ferdinand Marcelino belonged.
from ruffy biazon- "One glaring and bitter lesson from these hearings is that what is legal may not necessarily be correct. Or, as others have said, what is legal may not necessarily be moral.
For instance, it was perfectly legal for the prosecutor not to ask clarificatory questions during his evaluation of the case. John Resado only relied on the affidavits which were submitted to him by both sides...While the prosecutor is correct in saying that (that’s what the law provides), it must be noted that it is the prosecutor who will make a decision on the case, therefore, it is he who is in the best position to determine which items need clarificatory questions. According to the prosecutor, the law does not require him to ask clarificatory questions. "
He also accused PDEA lawyerAlvaro Lazaro who he said had attempted to bribe him in exchange for the dropping of the case against the Alabang Boys.
“Why would Mr. Lazaro bribe you when, as you claim, Lazaro had already tampered with the evidence to ensure that the case is dismissed?” Biazon asked Resado. “I cannot see the logic.”
what the hell happened to gorrell? THREAT na naman?
(PDEA) on Thursday warned that “narco-politics" will be more widespread as the 2010 elections draw nearer, saying the involvement of political personalities in the illegal drug trade has been widely observed recently. Dionisio Santiago said that some politicians who are reportedly financiers of drug syndicates and even coddlers of high-profile drug lords may use financial backing from the illicit activity to boost their campaign.
This is completely off topic but what's up with people who hate innocent children who beg in the streets of Malate?
The poverty of our century is not the result of natural scarcity, but of a set of priorities imposed upon the rest of the world by the rich. The modern poor are not pitied anymore but BLOGGED as TRASH. An innocent little girl saying (ate akin nalng maskara mo) should not be mocked. I warn you stop it lest fire and brimstone from the gates of hell will destroy you. I kid you not! The twentieth-century consumer economy has produced the first culture for which a beggar is a reminder of nothing. As Darwin said:if the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, GREAT IS OUR SIN!
DEAR ALA PAREDES,
Let me share with you one of my FAVORITE PARABLES to enlighten you and your suppoters. This come from the book of Luke.
"Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day.
A certain beggar, named Lazarus, was laid at his gate, full of sores, and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Yes, even the dogs came and licked his sores.
It happened that the beggar LAZARUS died, and that he was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom.
The rich man also died, and was buried. In Hades, he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw
Abraham far off, and Lazarus at his bosom.
The RICH MAN cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue! For I am in anguish in this flame.’
Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that you, in your lifetime, received your good things, and Lazarus, in like manner, bad things. But now here he is comforted and you are in anguish. Besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that those who want to pass from here to you are not able, and that none may cross over from there to us.’
Hope this short parable enlighten you guys.
GOD BLESS!
TINA
A YOUTUBE has been made for ALA PAREDES!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBEhmfa9MKQ
LISTEN!
wait... because there is God somewhere! "remember that you, in your lifetime, received your good things, and Lazarus, in like manner, bad things. But now here he is comforted and you are in anguish. Besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that those who want to pass from here to you are not able, and that none may cross over from there to us."
cartoon edition!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY7T-P_Oliw&feature=related
Amiel, I don't think they "hate" children who beg in the streets of Malate. They just fear the ones who do, well, pretty much despicable things.
True story: I was with my friend after a gimik. A street kid went to us to ask for some coins. We didn't have barya and I couldn't afford to give the kid naman 500 pesos so I told him "pasensya na bata". The kid and his friends, who were around 12-13 yrs old, pero they look smaller, maybe due to malnutrition, said: "Damot mo ah! pakant_t nalang sa kasama mo!" Can you imagine? The nerve of that kid! Lucky for him he shouted that once he was at a far away distance na. Because I wouldn't care how poor of thin he was, I would've punched the little prick if he was closer.
I guess that was the point of Ala's blog post. Nakakainis naman talaga minsan yung iba eh.
Just my 2-cents.
Dear anon 11:01,
I've seen worse!
I went to a far a way place in Australia called DARWIN. I was amazed to see the aboriginies- reminded me of our very own Atis.
The white people coutioned me not to befriend them- they were crooks according to the whites. Being the rebel that I am, I chose to go the whole nine yards and drink Bud with them. They were hard to understand and seemed violent (very long scrawny legs and huge bodies).
They wanted my watch (cheep as it is- swatch) and forcefully got it from me. I didn't mind and gave it to them because I was curious.
Later (it seems)that they traded my watch for an important artifact of their group (tribe?). Until now I have it displayed in my condo.
I follow Darwin's pronouncement-if the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions,
GREAT IS OUR SIN!
I find no pleasure in reading Ala and I very well know the poor people of Manila.
Sincerely,
Amiel
dear anon 11:01-
learn how it feel to be very hungy. Then BEG for food. Then post a message in Victorina about your expirience!
GO, GO, GO VICTORINA!
THE GREAT ECONOMIC DEVIDE according to Moses!
"between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that those who want to pass from here to you are not able, and that none may cross over from there to us"
Let the revolution start! Patayin si Tim!
The nerve of that kid! Lucky for him he shouted that once he was at a far away distance na. Because I wouldn't care how poor of thin he was, I would've punched the little prick if he was closer.
ANON punching minors is against the LAW! You need a shrink!
The nerve of that kid! Lucky for him he shouted that once he was at a far away distance na. Because I wouldn't care how poor of thin he was, I would've punched the little prick if he was closer.
ANON punching minors is against the LAW! You need a shrink!
you must be kidding me anon. You expect a minor, uneducated, hungry and miserable rugamafin to hsve GOOD MANNERS? Have you watched Les Miserables? Geez that's why Filipinos are poor. You little brown monkeys should just rot in hell!
at the end of the day, the real personalities behind the drug trade will remain unknown. even the high-ranking officials involved have someone to answer to, for sure. the whole TRUTH would be so mind-blowing, that it would shock a few people. the term "nacropolitics" is just a teenie-weenie hint of how big this whole thing really is.
NPA,
If I was hungry, and I was begging for food. Then that would be a nightmare. And maybe I would have some yearning to drag other people into my nightmare. But no matter how uneducated, poor, or rich we are, we all inherently know what is 'good' or 'bad'.
That kid who said that 'bastos' thing didn't say it because he was hungry or poor. He said it because he was simply bad.
Financial status does not give you a license to treat people like shit. And it works both ways. Be it rich or poor.
The Philippines is estimated to have lost 48 billion dollars due to CORRUPTION over two decades, draining the cash-strapped government of much-needed funds to finance programs to alleviate the plight of the poor.Economists say the crisis, the unabated graft and corruption, and the ballooning Philippine population -- growing at 2.6% annually -- will make it almost impossible to wage war against poverty.
Children rummage through huge piles of garbage.
One by one they pick up treasures from another man's garbage.
Millions who live in poverty have had to learn to use everything, even trash.
In so many squatter areas in the Philippines nothing seems to be wasted - except lives!
So often the poor cannot see any value in their lives.
Here goes Ms. Millionaire adding insult to injury by blogging the poor and miserable child of "God"...
Hay naku kawawa naman!
I agree with NPA; anon.
Put yourself in their shoes- no money, probably no caring parents, living in filthy streets and begging for food.
There is no drama here!
Children are created by God no matter how ill mannered they are! The state should take care of them (kung walang parents na matino).
Don't bother convincing us. Post in Ala's or Tiny's blog! Maybe it will work with them.
"He said it because he was simply bad." No such thing. Take good care and educate that poor boy and I bet you he will be much better a person than you.
Godspeed at Sumalangit ka po!
TINA
anon you are such a f..k.
Wlang asal ang bata kasi di naturuan walang pera at ng magulang HOKEY!
Celine Lopez brother Albertito Lopez II has been going around embassy and bars telling costumers he would KILL them!
So what makes Tito Lopez different from the poor boy begging!
And what makes DJ Montano, Tim Yap, and Marcel Crespo different?
Hello!!!
So what makes Ala special? Lazarus the pauper will just help her when she burns in the pits of hell!
Oh the vitriolics. :)
Anyway, I think I will get some flack for saying this (what else is new hehehe), but I think it is unfair to lump Ala Paredes with people like Tim Yap.
I like that Brian pushed this issue to the edge. I was hoping he will stay on course and listen to every argument for or against him. Isn't that what a forum should be about.
Ala had been struggling with her being rich for a long time, no doubt influenced by the Person for Others module in Ateneo. She went through the whole process of social immersion and political analysis, so I don't think she is ignorant of the structural foundations of social inequities - she was always active with the Office for Social Concern and involvement.
But she has given up being guilty. This is good, because guilt should not be the main basis for any charity or development work.
Now, having said that:
It is just sad that she painted only one side of the poor. She knows that there are poor people, even in Payatas where Ateneo focuses its extension program, who live dignified lives, work hard and collectively seek opportunities to build a sustainable community for themselves --- and that is where a few rich people had been their partners.
When she stopped feeling guilty, and like most rich families, she sees the poor as the "others". And gave up on them. At least that is the impression i got from her entry.
I am ambivalent with Ala. I am happy that she articulated issues like this instead of, well, partees and brands. That goes to show how wide her realm is. But I am also disappointed because she gave up.
Iyon lang pow!
I was just saying my opinion. And I think I said it with respect. You guys don't have to be so rude. Calling me a "fuck". WOW.
How mature.
Bye now anyway.
Anon: January 26, 2009 1:22 AM
SAID:
That kid who said that 'bastos' thing didn't say it because he was hungry or poor. He said it because he was simply bad.
Reply:
That kid said that "bastos" thing because of many reasons, like he never went to school and learn, he never had parents to establish boundaries and manners, he never had the right role models but the STREET KIDS and the destitute and all they know in their short short lives is to beg, steal and be aggressive.
These kids have to be tough in the streets because its their security. That's how they survive. Isnt it a bit tragic for you to think that thse kids without any kind of parenting and thefore act like packs of wild dogs in the streets ought to have manners and decorum AND CIVILITY. HELLO THEY NEVER HAD IT IN THE FIRST PLACE.
THESE KIDS NEED UNDERSTANDING AND COMPASSION NOT TO BE TREATED WITH DESDAIN.
At the end of the day as boldstar say in her blog its better to be in a position to help than be the one needing help. what's a few moments of irritation compared to a lifetime of misery.
Treat them like how you want to be treated if you find yourself in their shoes. Isn’t it better that you are able to help than you needing help? If you have nothing to give tell them politely that you have nothing because if you are mean spirited they might just grab anything of yours and run. That’s what hyenas do when you antagonise them. If they get pesky and annoying well what’s a few minutes of annoyance to a possible lifetime of misery. All you have to do is just smile, get down on their physical level (a nonthreatening nonverbal skill) and tell them off.
And if you never wanted to be confronted by abject poverty and be “bullied” by beggars, then DONOT come to the Philippines.
peace. help your own kind first than other species.
Dear Rain,
Firstly I think Victorina should dissect intelligently Ala's article.
Secondly you said "When she stopped feeling guilty, and like most rich families, she sees the poor as the "others". Since when did Jim Paredes become rich? Middle class probably!
Third is I think FILIPINOS should start being GUILTY. This is the only way we stop corruption. Nakaw ng nakaw sa kaban ng bayan ang mayayaman matapos ayaw unawain ang mahirap.
Lastly is they made the right choice to LEAVE the PHILIPPINES. We don't need guiltless people!
It is time for SOCIAL CHANGE!
Ed
The Philippines is estimated to have lost 48 billion dollars due to CORRUPTION over two decades... This amount lost in corruption could have educated and sheltered ALL STREET CHILDREN. Wala na sana batang lansangan!
These kids have to be tough in the streets because its their security. That's how they survive. Isnt it a bit tragic for you to think that thse kids without any kind of parenting and thefore act like packs of wild dogs in the streets ought to have manners and decorum AND CIVILITY. HELLO THEY NEVER HAD IT IN THE FIRST PLACE.
- You know you really should give people more credit than that. Even if people were not educated and poor it doesn't mean they are "a pack of wild dogs"
Is that how lowly you think of street people? Like I said. Educated or not, rich or not, we all have that 'divine spark' which enables us to tell 'right from 'wrong'
And it's sad really that some of you would resort to childish insults just to get your point across; calling me a "fuck" and saying I need a "shrink". Those guys are really mature.
Boldstar: Yes I did tell him off politely, and he responded impolitely. Don't tell me that if some street kid asked your 'guy-friend' or your husband na "pakant_t sa kasama mo" he would still act so saintly and just shrug him off "politely" .
Whether rich or poor, people do not have a license to act despicably. Using the logic of some of the people here, we might as well forgive all those criminals who are dirt poor. Because they didn't get any education, they are just a "pack of wild dogs". How can we blame them then.
To avoid getting pestered and annoyed by the street kids, just ignore them. There's no law that requires one to help them anyway.
Uhhh...haven't we been getting off-topic many posts ago? Shouldn't more questions be raised on Resado?...or the issue of narcopolitics in general? Can we also refrain from linking every topic to Tim Yap for a second? It's already a given that he stinks more than all our farts put together, so please lang...some posters are getting to be too repetitive about Tiny to the point of being annoying themselves.
Any chance of Victorina taking on the topic of the president's latest cabinet reshuffle? This is a teeth-gnashing issue that needs to be discussed IMO.
Whether rich or poor, people do not have a license to act despicably.
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I agree with the above statement100%.
Someone here also insinuated that...ang mga mayayaman, magnanakaw.
All of them? C'mon now, that's a despicable thing to say...and it doesn't make you any different from one who insinuates that all the poor and uneducated act like a pack of wild dogs.
Dear anonymous: ANGELA
you should really be careful taking peoples words out of context.
I am assuming you are Angela.
I wrote in my blog :
Isnt it a bit tragic for you to think that thse kids without any kind of parenting and thefore act like packs of wild dogs in the streets ought to have manners and decorum AND CIVILITY.
the context is ACT LIKE. never in my sentence did I qualify the street kids and the poor as lowly.
And Angela we are talking about a 12-13 year old who as you stated "malnourished". we are not talking about hardened criminals here.
You must really led a very sheltered life for you to think that an abuse from a homeless child clearly with no ubpbringing is just that despicable and label him as a "bad" person.
How about thinking that he may have been under the influence of drugs, mentally unstable because of abuse. Because in my sheltered life in Australia I have been hit by a walking stick in the middle of affluent Queen Street mall by a homeless crazy mentally unstable man cursing at me with lewd and racist words and anyone who went past him.
Please understand what I'm saying is not to attack you. I am merely expressing my thoughts as a human being and I am not as saintly as you suggest. I actually said to go down on their physical level and "TELL THEM OFF".
I hope I have not resorted to calling you names because thats not my style unless of course its that woman in the palace. Some people have called you names but thats blogging for you. You should read the Death threats the council get often for writing what is rotten in the Philippines.
Er, I do enjoy this discussion on poverty, but we may have to take this up in depth later.
In the meantime, yes Victorina has taken up narco politics and the broadsheets have taken notice. We're not dropping the ball on this one because the fight is way too important. Narcopolitics means that drug lords will dictate who our leaders will be. It also ensures the participation of the country in the international drug trade and the protection of the local market for illicit substances.
Boldstar,
Well I addressed that to anon 1:22
Not to you. Did you comment as 'Anon 1:22'?
And this is what was said :
"Isnt it a bit tragic for you to think that thse kids without any kind of parenting and thefore act like packs of wild dogs in the streets ought to have manners and decorum AND CIVILITY."
You pointed out that we musn't expect such people to have "manners and decorum AND CIVILITY" Thus you equated them to "wild dogs"
The street kid did a bad thing, so I labeled him a "bad person". Its as simple as that. There is no need for divination. Anyone would've come to the same conclusion.
I think I'm sticking with my previous response. As you weren't really able to address it wholly. But thank you though for explaining your side without any use of harsh words.
I'm not 'Angela' by the way. But I was the Anonymous person who defended Ala (just so there's no confusion).
Dear anon:
well someone cut and pasted that sentence from my original entry in my blog and used it here. I just want to clarify it.
Secondly I understand that this is way out of topic but there is actually a connection between the narcopolitics playing out in the media at the moment and Miss Paredes's comment about beggars.
I might be wrong but I can sense a detachment of people in government and the people who ought to know better who are able to help.
I feel a bit helpless and disappointed when people make comments about the poor in a way that in my understanding further marginalise them and describe them as irritations to someone's evening of frivolities.
The victims are always the poor and underpriviledge. The resources of our justice system for instance is concentrated on this Alabang issue when there are many others who are languishing in jails with no recourse just for the fact that they have no money to get a better representation in our clogged legal system
Ahhh, thank you Ms. Trixie for stepping-in to bring this thread back to the real topic-at-hand. Your last 2 sentences on nacropolitics coincides with what Anon (1/26, 1:18am) was hinting at. I believe Ms. Trixie's statements are worth pondering on and waking-up to.
I have admiration for those not dropping the ball on this, for this is really an important fight against an unseen "goliath".
It's about time that some of the younger (and/or less-informed) readers wake up to the fact that the DEEP truth about this drug issue extends beyond our borders.
I'm finding it very difficult to elaborate much further...
Rain said-
I like that Brian pushed this issue to the edge. I was hoping he will stay on course and listen to every argument for or against him. Isn't that what a forum should be about.
What do you mean stay on course mate?
I had no idea I was off it.
I cant respond to every e mail Rain. I am surprised by the response as well.
I put it out there mate.
I can only control the debate so much you know.?
Go, Go, Go BOLDSTAR!
The victims are always the poor and underprivileged.
WE LOVE YOU!
agree and at the same time disagree....
But she has given up being guilty. This is good, because guilt should not be the main basis for any charity or development work.
come up with an answer rain!
"What do you mean stay on course mate?"
I think it's because your blog disappeared and everyone thought you backed of Brian...
John Resado’s resolution states that it is unbelievable that buy bust operations in Alabang was done by only one poseur buyer PDEA agent yet in the same resolution he complains that accused was beaten up and shot at too. Wow, this PDEA agent must be a superman to have done all of that by himself with no back up assistance.
Another complaint of Prosecutor Resado in his resolution states that it is unbelievable that drug pushers received boodle money without counting and even gave the poseur buyer some change. A drug score is not like a normal business deal wherein buyer checks quantity and seller counts money as this is done in conspicuous places as both parties fear getting caught thus wanting to leave the scene of crime as quick as possible. The quicker the drug deal is over the better for both parties. Both parties can always go after whoever served as middle man for the transaction…….understand the situation of the cases you investigate Mr. Resado.
It is very pathetic that in this country, only DOJ prosecutors are ignorant of the fact in law that an enforcement agent of the law (ordinary citizens included) does not need a warrant of arrest nor a search warrant when he or she personally witnesses a crime being committed.