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KIKO TO MARCOS FAMILY
APOLOGIZE, RETURN ALL ILL-GOTTEN WEALTH
SENATOR Francis “Kiko”
Pangilinan on Wednesday said he
believes reports that the marcos family
is willing to return a portion of their
alleged ill-gotten wealth is not sincere
unless the offer also comes with an
apology for the corruption and human
rights abuses perpetuated by the
Marcos dictatorship.
“Walang dahilan na maniwala
tayo sa sinseridad ng mga pamilyang
Marcos,” Pangilinan, president of the
former ruling Liberal Party (LP), said in
a text message to reporters.
“Isauli nila ang nakaw na yaman
at humingi ng kapatawaran sa mga
kasalanan ng diktadura at dun lang
natin paniniwalaan ang kanilang
sinseridad.”
Senator Bam Aquino, for his part,
said it is only right that Marcos’ heirs
return whatever wealth they illegally
acquired during his presidency.
“Yung pagbabalik po ng perang
ninakaw, kinakailangan ng ating bayan
yan to be able to move forward — yung
admission na ninakaw yan at yung
pagbabalik,” Aquino said in an interview. accountability of the Marcos family,
Aquino said all ill-gotten wealth
must be returned by the Marcoses. He
said the amount should be determined
by the Presidential Commission on
Good Government (PCGG).
“Tama lang; dapat lang [ibalik]. Pera
yan ng bayan, dapat lang na ibalik yan
pero ang magandang tanong, magkano
doon sa kinuha nila ang ibabalik sa
atin? Dapat yung kabuuan ang ibabalik
sa atin,” he said.
Duterte’s OK needed to share PNP’s
case findings with CHR, Bato says
THE Philipppine National Police
needs to clear with President Rodrigo
Duterte if it may share the case folders
on suspected vigilante killings with
the Commission on Human Rights
according to PNP chief Director General
Ronald dela Rosa.
Dela Rosa made the remark even
after it was announced that the PNP
and CHR would conduct a joint review
of the alleged extrajudicial slays blamed
on Duterte’s war on drugs.
“Isa yan sa iki-clear ko kay
Presidente ngayon, tungkol nga d’yan
sa mga case folders kung pwede ba
na i-open sa kanila,” Dela Rosa said
in a press conference before going to
Malacanang.
Told that the PNP Directorate
for Investigation and Detection
Management chief Director Augusto
Marquez already gave a statement on
the joint review, Dela Rosa said it was
the PNP’s intention but added that
Duterte’s approval was still needed.
Marquez on Tuesday made the
announcement following a meeting
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On Tuesday, President Rodrigo
Duterte announced that the Marcoses
are willing to return a portion of their
alleged ill-gotten wealth, including a
few gold bars.
Duterte said that according to
the family, the late Marcos “was
just protecting the economy for the
[eventuality] na umalis siya.”
Saying that they
are willing to return
portions of the ill-
gotten wealth means
that they have it.
And the wealth
never belonged
to them to begin
with. Generations
of Filipinos who
suffered deserve
more than crumbs
from the table.”
Senate President Aquilino “Koko”
Pimentel III said “all ill-gotten wealth
must be returned.”
Asked what will happen to the
Pimentel said: “Trabaho na ng lawyers
nila yan to research how they can
protect the interests of their clients. But Generations of Filipinos who suffered
all ill-gotten wealth must be returned
between PNP and CHR officials in
Camp Crame on Tuesday afternoon.
“We opened up the avenue wherein
the CHR will join us in the case review,”
Marquez said at a press conference after
the meeting.
“Ito po ‘yung initial agreement na
nagawa namin ngayon,” he added.
Marquez said the review could be
conducted either in the regional office
of the CHR or the police since the case
folders are with the investigators in the
regions.
“We have to join forces, ‘yung
PNP at CHR, so that ma-review natin
‘yung cases in a workshop that can be
arranged sa police regional offices o sa
opisina ng CHR,” Marquez said.
Dela Rosa adverted to Duterte’s
statement during the State of the
Nation Address that the CHR and
Ombudsman should address to him
their requests to probe police and
soldiers accused in the killing of drug
suspects.
“I will not allow my men to go
there to be investigated. Human Rights
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before we (government) even think of
compromising anything.” Alvarez on possible House
probe on Kian slay: No problem
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero, SPEAKER Pantaleon Alvarez on
for his part, said the possible return of Wednesday said he has no problem if a pistol, his father, Saldy, said they have
wealth is “welcome and a step forward.” the House of Representatives will also obtained CCTV footage that shows his
investigate the killing of 17-year-old son was dragged by policemen to the
“However, the offer might not be Kian Loyd Delos Santos during a police place where he was shot dead.
enough for some sectors as the meat of anti-drug operation in Caloocan City
the issue for them has always been about two weeks ago. Saldy claimed his son, who was laid
three things: admission, accountability to rest last Saturday, was blindfolded
and complete reparation,” Escudero, Alvarez made the remark after by the police and was being forced to
whose father was a member of the several lawmakers filed a resolution identify drug pushers in their area. A
Marcos cabinet, said. seeking a probe into the death of the witness also came out claiming that the
teenager. teenager begged for his life.
Senator Risa Hontiveros said
recovering ill-gotten wealth is only one “Wala namang problema sa akin Alvarez said that while several
aspect of holding the Marcos family ‘yan kung meron mag-file na gustong other government agencies have
accountable for the atrocities committed imbestigahan. Eh ‘di imbestigahan launched their own investigation into
during the martial law regime. natin,” Alvarez told reporters in an Delos Santos’ death, the House of
ambush interview. Representatives may still conduct its
“Without justice and accountability, own inquiry.
without acknowledgement by the Members of the Makabayan bloc
Marcoses of their colossal abuses last week filed House Resolution “Alam naman nating lahat na
against the people, any attempt to 1209 urging the House Committee on ‘yan ay iniimbestigahan ng Senado,
return mere portions of the ill-gotten Human Rights to condemn and conduct iniimbestigahan ng DOJ (Department
wealth they amassed during Martial an investigation in aid of legislation on of Justice), iniimbestigahan ng NBI
Law is an attempt to buy false credibility the alleged drug-related killing of Delos (National Bureau of Investigation),
and further stain our history,” she said. Santos by policemen. iniimbestigahan ng PNP (Philippine
National Police). So ang dami nang
“Saying that they are willing to Delos Santos’ killing has sparked ahensya ng gobyerno ang nag-
return portions of the ill-gotten wealth outrage and triggered calls for a iimbestiga diyan e,” he said.
means that they have it. And the wealth stop to killings related to the Duterte
never belonged to them to begin with. administration’s war on drugs. “Ngayon kung gusto ng ating mga
congressmen na mag-imbestiga pa rin
deserve more than crumbs from the The teenager died after he was shot wala naman akong tutol,” he added.
table,” Hontiveros said. during an Oplan Galugad operation in
Barangay 160 on the night of August The Senate started its own
Hontiveros said Duterte should 16. While the policemen claimed that probe into Delos Santos’ killing last
disclose the full details of the he resisted arrest and fired at them with Thursday. n Erwin Colcol, KBK/KVD, GMA
proposal supposedly presented by an
emissary of the Marcoses. n Kathrina News | Published August 30, 2017 4:32 PM
Charmaine Alvarez, KBK/KVD, GMA
News | Published August 30, 2017 1:44 PM
| Updated 3:56 PM
Commission, you address your request
through me because the Armed Forces
is under me and the police is under
me,” Duterte said then.
“Kaya pag kinuwestyon ninyo sila
for investigation, dadaan muna sa
akin,” he added.
Still, Dela Rosa said the PNP
would cooperate with the CHR.
“Hindi naman talaga kami
magkakalaban ng CHR. We don’t
have to be adversaries, we are
working under one government,
pareho naman kaming institution
so magtutulungan kami,” Dela Rosa
said.
“Meron kaming nasimulan na
sistema. We have to develop that in
due time,” he said.
He added the PNP was not hiding
anything as regards the killings that
were under investigation.
“Well wala kaming itatago. We will
be cooperative with the investigation
na gagawin ng CHR,” Dela Rosa said.
n Amita Legaspi, NB/KVD, GMA News |
Published August 30, 2017 5:58 PM