Hole of Justice: Political Swindling

Hole of Justice: Political Swindling: Hole of Justice by Peter G. Jimenea   Loyalty and Betrayal   The unification of political leaders in the province of Iloi...

Political Swindling

Hole of Justice

by Peter G. Jimenea

 

Loyalty and Betrayal

 

The unification of political leaders in the province of Iloilo under the umbrella of the Liberal Party is branded by critics a “feast of fools.” It is an assembly of the cheats and the cheated, swindler and the victim, and/or a gathering of political-hypocrites.

After the enthusiasm (ang pag into-anay) died down, only former governor Niel D. Tupas, Sr. was badly beaten by his looks. He expects to get the party’s nod for governor through the endorsement of Sen. Franklin Drilon but he failed.  The sad result has put his loyal and hopeful followers to the brink of insanity!

The former governor and patriarch of the Tupas clan is known for his loyalty to the Liberal Party ever since he joined politics. It is through this belief that he assured loyal leaders and followers that he’ll soon get the party’s blessings to be its candidate for governor.

It was only his misfortune that the party has learned the Mafia’s style of political maneuvering - that sometimes cooperation is more effective than competition. So Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. who is a non-party member suddenly became the party’s standard bearer for 2013 elections.

Tupas’ leaders believed he was betrayed. The compounding problem is his patron Sen. Drilon who endorsed him and his son Cong. Junjun Tupas gave their consents to the party’s decision that a non-party member like Gov. Defensor, will lead the province’s political battle.

The ambition of DILG Sec. Mar Roxas to get the full support of provincial leaders in the 2016 presidential election seems the primary motive in this convention. This writer, however, believes that injustice done to the elder Tupas has chilling consequences unfavorable to the anointed one!

As of press time, the disgusted followers of the former governor seemed not amenable to the party’s plan for the elder Tupas to run for congressman of the Fourth District which was vacated by Cong. Ferj Biron. The latter is the standard bearer of the United Nationalists Alliance (UNA) for governor of the Iloilo Province.

The assurance of support by the Liberal Party to Tupas Sr. in case he runs for Congress is a mere pittance. This is what his angry followers’ claim hinted at. As gleaned, they are also unlikely to vote for Gov. Defensor Sr. Maybe it’s true, anger like fire dies only after leaving a path of destruction. This is not good for the heart of the blessed one.

Besides, Tupas Sr. not only lost his face to loyal followers due to the failed bid in getting the party’s blessing. He was may be ridiculed for his pompous bragging to be the anointed one. Now he may not admit it but deep inside him the betrayal is something feeding revenge. This gives Cong. Biron a slight advantageous position.

True, politics is dirty and contagious. I am sure the former governor subscribes to this. Despite the badly hurt feelings, Tupas can still play their game with cards close to his chest. His running for Congress is not what the supporters want. In fact the offer of support by the party to Tupas Sr. made them believed the old man is a victim of political swindle!

This issue is now water under the bridge. Lot of tears had been wasted by the family due to the dirty game of politics. But Niel Tupas Sr. is an astute politician. He may cry today but will smile tomorrow. So, as to contrition for what the party’s top leaders did, I don’t think apology can be easily accepted.

Political Swindling

Hole of Justice

by Peter G. Jimenea

 

Loyalty and Betrayal

 

The unification of political leaders in the province of Iloilo under the umbrella of the Liberal Party is branded by critics a “feast of fools.” It is an assembly of the cheats and the cheated, swindler and the victim, and/or a gathering of political-hypocrites.

After the enthusiasm (ang pag into-anay) died down, only former governor Niel D. Tupas, Sr. was badly beaten by his looks. He expects to get the party’s nod for governor through the endorsement of Sen. Franklin Drilon but he failed.  The sad result has put his loyal and hopeful followers to the brink of insanity!

The former governor and patriarch of the Tupas clan is known for his loyalty to the Liberal Party ever since he joined politics. It is through this belief that he assured loyal leaders and followers that he’ll soon get the party’s blessings to be its candidate for governor.

It was only his misfortune that the party has learned the Mafia’s style of political maneuvering - that sometimes cooperation is more effective than competition. So Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. who is a non-party member suddenly became the party’s standard bearer for 2013 elections.

Tupas’ leaders believed he was betrayed. The compounding problem is his patron Sen. Drilon who endorsed him and his son Cong. Junjun Tupas gave their consents to the party’s decision that a non-party member like Gov. Defensor, will lead the province’s political battle.

The ambition of DILG Sec. Mar Roxas to get the full support of provincial leaders in the 2016 presidential election seems the primary motive in this convention. This writer, however, believes that injustice done to the elder Tupas has chilling consequences unfavorable to the anointed one!

As of press time, the disgusted followers of the former governor seemed not amenable to the party’s plan for the elder Tupas to run for congressman of the Fourth District which was vacated by Cong. Ferj Biron. The latter is the standard bearer of the United Nationalists Alliance (UNA) for governor of the Iloilo Province.

The assurance of support by the Liberal Party to Tupas Sr. in case he runs for Congress is a mere pittance. This is what his angry followers’ claim hinted at. As gleaned, they are also unlikely to vote for Gov. Defensor Sr. Maybe it’s true, anger like fire dies only after leaving a path of destruction. This is not good for the heart of the blessed one.

Besides, Tupas Sr. not only lost his face to loyal followers due to the failed bid in getting the party’s blessing. He was may be ridiculed for his pompous bragging to be the anointed one. Now he may not admit it but deep inside him the betrayal is something feeding revenge. This gives Cong. Biron a slight advantageous position.

True, politics is dirty and contagious. I am sure the former governor subscribes to this. Despite the badly hurt feelings, Tupas can still play their game with cards close to his chest. His running for Congress is not what the supporters want. In fact the offer of support by the party to Tupas Sr. made them believed the old man is a victim of political swindle!

This issue is now water under the bridge. Lot of tears had been wasted by the family due to the dirty game of politics. But Niel Tupas Sr. is an astute politician. He may cry today but will smile tomorrow. So, as to contrition for what the party’s top leaders did, I don’t think apology can be easily accepted.

Political Swindling

Hole of Justice

by Peter G. Jimenea

 

Loyalty and Betrayal

 

The unification of political leaders in the province of Iloilo under the umbrella of the Liberal Party is branded by critics a “feast of fools.” It is an assembly of the cheats and the cheated, swindler and the victim, and/or a gathering of political-hypocrites.

After the enthusiasm (ang pag into-anay) died down, only former governor Niel D. Tupas, Sr. was badly beaten by his looks. He expects to get the party’s nod for governor through the endorsement of Sen. Franklin Drilon but he failed.  The sad result has put his loyal and hopeful followers to the brink of insanity!

The former governor and patriarch of the Tupas clan is known for his loyalty to the Liberal Party ever since he joined politics. It is through this belief that he assured loyal leaders and followers that he’ll soon get the party’s blessings to be its candidate for governor.

It was only his misfortune that the party has learned the Mafia’s style of political maneuvering - that sometimes cooperation is more effective than competition. So Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. who is a non-party member suddenly became the party’s standard bearer for 2013 elections.

Tupas’ leaders believed he was betrayed. The compounding problem is his patron Sen. Drilon who endorsed him and his son Cong. Junjun Tupas gave their consents to the party’s decision that a non-party member like Gov. Defensor, will lead the province’s political battle.

The ambition of DILG Sec. Mar Roxas to get the full support of provincial leaders in the 2016 presidential election seems the primary motive in this convention. This writer, however, believes that injustice done to the elder Tupas has chilling consequences unfavorable to the anointed one!

As of press time, the disgusted followers of the former governor seemed not amenable to the party’s plan for the elder Tupas to run for congressman of the Fourth District which was vacated by Cong. Ferj Biron. The latter is the standard bearer of the United Nationalists Alliance (UNA) for governor of the Iloilo Province.

The assurance of support by the Liberal Party to Tupas Sr. in case he runs for Congress is a mere pittance. This is what his angry followers’ claim hinted at. As gleaned, they are also unlikely to vote for Gov. Defensor Sr. Maybe it’s true, anger like fire dies only after leaving a path of destruction. This is not good for the heart of the blessed one.

Besides, Tupas Sr. not only lost his face to loyal followers due to the failed bid in getting the party’s blessing. He was may be ridiculed for his pompous bragging to be the anointed one. Now he may not admit it but deep inside him the betrayal is something feeding revenge. This gives Cong. Biron a slight advantageous position.

True, politics is dirty and contagious. I am sure the former governor subscribes to this. Despite the badly hurt feelings, Tupas can still play their game with cards close to his chest. His running for Congress is not what the supporters want. In fact the offer of support by the party to Tupas Sr. made them believed the old man is a victim of political swindle!

This issue is now water under the bridge. Lot of tears had been wasted by the family due to the dirty game of politics. But Niel Tupas Sr. is an astute politician. He may cry today but will smile tomorrow. So, as to contrition for what the party’s top leaders did, I don’t think apology can be easily accepted.

The Road Not Taken

Hole of Justice

By Peter G. Jimenea

The Road Not Taken

The governor was very mad when he entered the office of the lady auditor at the Provincial Capitol. Upon seeing her, he asked the lady with a reprimanding voice; “Why did you leak the information? Look at this newspaper, how did he know about it?”

That was 2008 when Gov. Niel Tupas is still ruling the kingdom by the River. The auditor is Mrs. Haydee Pasuelo of the Commission on Audit (COA), who latter become a recipient of multi-national awards for dedicated public service.

The expose’ is all about the overpriced autoclave sterilizing machine purchased by the province for one of the twelve hospitals being subsidized by the Iloilo Provincial government. In fairness to the governor, the deal was consummated while he is out of office on official business.

It was a handiwork of the two underlings he had been tapping, his tailor and the provincial administrator. But the governor who is already in the pot jumped into the fire to defend his stooges. He doesn’t have the faintest idea that it is hard to defend errant clients.

The lady auditor who is innocent of the issue stood pat in denying she has no idea who leaked the information to the print media. But everyone with access to the Bids and Awards Committee’s (BAC) office suddenly panicked for fear to become a suspect of the governor about the leakage of the information.

In eagerness to discover how the autoclave machine became a Capitol mess, auditor Pasuelo, with the help of the publisher, found her way to get in touch with me. But other than telling her that if there is smoke there is fire, I told her it came from one of the people in the governor’s circle.

Gov. Tupas gives his trust and confidence to stooges in all business transactions that I never run out of issues against them up to the end of his term.  His cases keep coming in and out of courts because of culpa in vigilando - negligence in supervision of employees.

The overriding objective of criticism is to direct the transformation of Capitol transactions into a transparent governance and dispersal of available funds into useful projects or services. The governor should not resent this unfriendly space as it doesn’t dwell on personal matters.

Taking all the equities of this issue into consideration, I’m sure the trusted aides of the governor must have been whirled into believing their covert undertaking will not be questioned and contested by the auditor or by the recipient hospital.

COA auditors are not mere barking dogs of the government that do not bite.  As they always refused to heed that acquisition should be actual, material, direct and immediate, not contingent or expectant, she gave them the taste of what it takes if the push comes to shove. Well, Injuria non praesumitur - a wrong is not presumed.

As guidelines and rulings contrary hereto or inconsistent therewith had been ignored, the acquisition of the autoclave sterilizing machine began to reek with domino theory, transaction here and there but almost if not all are tainted with controversy.

COA is an entity against whom local government units like the province, city and barangay cannot enforce authority. If COA and the Ombudsman work sincerely hand in hand, maybe only then we can say that “matuwid na daan” is in this country!

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The pompous military exercise by US,Britain and Israel is overtly professing their covert undertaking. Why resent the nuclear progeam of Iran when Israel have already developedits own a long time ago? This provoking action of these superpowers with large propensity to get what they want by force should not be allowed to continue unabated. Iran can give them the taste of what it takes if the push cimes to shove. I believe this provocation initiated by the US and its allies will eventuall.yr redound into WWIII. It is said though, that he who offends when drunk shall be punished when sober. I think the US is the most despised country this universe ever ha.

Gerald Celente Trends Blog: ISRAEL Preparing to Strike IRAN Now ?

Gerald Celente Trends Blog: ISRAEL Preparing to Strike IRAN Now ?
The pompous military exercise by US,Britain and Israel is overtly professing their covert undertaking. Why resent the nuclear progeam of Iran when Israel have already developedits own a long time ago? This provoking action of these superpowers with large propensity to get what they want by force should not be allowed to continue unabated. Iran can give them the taste of what it takes if the push cimes to shove. I believe this provocation initiated by the US and its allies will eventuall.yr redound into WWIII. It is said though, that he who offends when drunk shall be punished when sober. I think the US is the most despised country this universe ever ha.