The Lies. The Truth about Ping Lacson ( Long but worth reading)
KMU
March 25 2004 at 10:57 AM
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This email sent to me by ex-Congressman Jose Mari Gonzalez is very
interesting.....Blackjack
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From: Josemari Gonzalez
To: BJ
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 1:26 AM
Subject: FW: The Lies. The Truth about Ping Lacson (2nd edition)
From: Ramon C. Gonzalez [rcdg...@mydestiny.net]
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 4:59 PM
To: Alfred Romualdez; Antonio M. Garcia; Arturo Zuliaga Jr.; Joe
Hagedorn; Jose Mari Gonzalez
Subject: Fw: The Lies. The Truth about Ping Lacson (2nd edition)
Please give the good Senator a few moments of your precious time.
Thanks. Archie
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From: Ermin Garcia Jr
Date: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 10:17:57 PM
Subject: The Lies. The Truth about Ping Lacson (2nd edition)
The lies. The truth About Ping Lacson
LIE #1: "Ping Lacson masterminded the 'rub-out' of the Kuratong
Baleleng gang members and has not been tried in any court."
THE TRUTH:
C/Supt. Lacson did not lead the task force operations vs. Kuratong
Baleleng.
1. C/Supt. Jewel Canzon owned full responsibility for the operations
against KB during the senate investigation. C/Supt. Lacson's only direct
involvement in the operations was to sign the terminal report together with
the other heads of the units in the composite task force.
FACT: C/Supt. Canzon, as chief of the PNP National Capital Region
Office, was the commanding officer of the composite team tasked to
neutralize the crime syndicates responsible for the series of bank robberies
and kidnapping in Metro Manila. One of its primary targets was the notorious
Kuratong Baleleng gang that robbed banks and killed innocent victims along
the way. He directed the whole operation, and did not report to C/Supt.
Lacson.
2. Lacson was in the barracks on the night of the shoot-out on May 18,
1995 and was not involved in the implementation of operational plans of the
task force. Nonetheless, the senator is being charged as principal under the
same circumstances.
FACT: Task Force Habagat (under PACC), led by C/Supt. Lacson, was only
one of the four units that formed the composite team The other command units
in the team were the CIS, National Capitol Region, Central Police District
and the Traffic Management Command.
FACT: C/Supt. Lacson was initially charged as an "accessory" for
signing the operations terminal report together with P/Sr. Supt. Francisco
Zubia of the Traffic Management Group, C/Supt Romeo Acop of the CIS and
C/Inspector Cesar Mancao.
3. The Arroyo administration wants the senator arraigned as a
principal suspect so he will not be allowed to post bail. This will prevent
him from physically campaigning for 2004 presidential elections.
Toward this end, the Supreme Court reversed its own May 28, 2002
decision affirming the Court of Appeals decision and remanding simply the
case back to the RTC to adduce if requirements have been complied with.
Instead the SC directed the reopening of the case and withdrew the case from
RTC Br 81 Judge Theresa Yadao.
The case was re-raffled and was again assigned to Judge Yadao. But on
Nov. 12, 2003 Judge Theresa Yadao dismissed the case, finding no probable
cause, charging Senator Lacson as principal.
FACT: Contrary to the government prosecutors' claim that the case was
never reviewed and decided. The case was:
- investigated by the Ombudsman and dismissed on October 20, 1995;
- tried and dismissed by a Regional Trial Court, Br.88 on March 29,
1999;
- the decision was affirmed by the Court of Appeals on August 24,
2001;
- and affirmed by the Supreme Court on May 28, 2002.
LIE #2: "Ping Lacson is involved in narco-politics."
THE TRUTH:
Senator Lacson is not, and was never involved in narco-politics.
1. ISAFP Chief Col. Victor Corpus concocted the $5 billion
narco-politics scenario in the country to justify the false allegations
against Senator Lacson. He used the polluted testimonies of Rosebud and
"Ador" Mawanay as his sole basis for his narco-politics scenario.
FACT: The name of Senator Lacson was never listed in the "Order of
Battle" issued by the Narcotics Command - the latest was last July 2002 - as
among those suspected or placed under surveillance for activities in drug
trafficking.
FACT: PNP Chief Lacson's twin strategy approach - the market
constriction and supply reduction - is now being adopted by the Arroyo
government and duplicated in other countries with the endorsement of the
US-Drug Enforcement Agency.
FACT: Senator Lacson authored the Anti-Money Laundering Act to make it
difficult for druglords to operate in the country. Senator Lacson was the
lone proponent of P500,000 threshold; the other senators proposed
P2,000,000. (The lower the threshold, the more difficult it becomes for
druglords to launder their earnings).
2. No concrete evidence was ever presented by Col. Corpus, NBI
Director Reynaldo Wycoco, Rosebud and Mawanay to prove their charges. Col.
Corpus chose the senate as a forum because the objective was clearly to try
Senator Lacson by publicity.
FACT: Mr. Jeffrey Wendling of the US Drug Enforcement Agency (US-DEA)
assigned to the US Embassy, cited the cooperation of Senator Lacson as then
PAOCTF head and PNP Chief in the war against drug syndicates. He made the
testimonial last May 5, 2003 in the presence of Col. Victor Corpus, P/Dirs.
Edgardo Aglipay, Reynaldo Velasco, Avelino Razon and NBI Dir. Wycoco.
3. Sen. Robert Barbers, the head of the investigating committee
refused to file perjury charges against "Ador" and Col. Corpus after "Ador'
s" recantation because to do so would invalidate the committee report.
FACT: Last March 24, 2003, "Ador" Mawanay recanted and admitted that
all his declarations about Senator Lacson's alleged bank accounts were all
fictitious. In his new affidavit, he identified First Gentleman Mike Arroyo
as the mastermind in the attempt to frame up the senator.
4. The events and scenarios described by Col. Corpus, C/Supt. Rey
Berroya, Dir. Wycoco and Rosebud to establish the "narco link" between
PAOCTF and NarcGroup did not reconcile with the service records of Senator
Lacson and Supt. John Campos.
FACT: The Hong Kong Police officially refuted Rosebud's claim that
2,000 kilograms of shabu (worth $1.8 billion) were shipped from Hong Kong to
Manila and that the shipment was confiscated and kept by C/Supt Lacson and
P/Insp. John Campos.
FACT: C/Supt. Lacson was on a "floating status" and PAOCTF was still
not organized at the time Rosebud claimed C/Supt. Lacson was seen dividing
the profits from the sale of confiscated shabu among his men.
FACT: P/Insp. Campos was attending the Public Safety Officers' Senior
Executive Course in July 1998 during the period that Rosebud claimed he was
seen dividing the loot with C/Supt. Lacson.
5. Rosebud was only familiar with the NarcGroup operations (not with
PAOCTF) but she used her familiarity with some details of Operation 'Athena'
and 'Cyclops' to make her claim credible in implicating P/Dir. Lacson. In
effect, what she told the senate were half-truths and half-lies.
FACT: Rosebud never worked with C/Supt. Lacson's Task Force Habagat
and PAOCTF at anytime in the past.
FACT: Contrary to Rosebud's claim, PAOCTF was never involved in the
planning and execution of NarcGroup's Operation "Athena" and "Cyclops". PNP
records show that C/Supt. Rey Acop and C/Insp. Campos, as members of
NarcGroup, operated independently of PAOCTF.
6. Col. Corpus and Rosebud have refused to talk to the media after
Senator Lacson exposed their lie about two convicted Chinese drug
traffickers whom he allegedly helped escape. The two convicts are serving
jail sentence.
FACT: Chan Que and Sen Lao Phie, the two convicted druglords arrested
in 1999, are in Occidental Mindoro still serving jail terms.
LIE # 3: "Ping Lacson amassed more than $700 million from drug
trafficking and kidnap-for-ransom activities."
THE TRUTH:
Senator Lacson never had the millions of dollars that Corpus, Berroya,
"Ador", Rosebud and Wycoco alleged during the senate investigation.
1. Since "Ador" Mawanay recanted, Rosebud could not present any other
evidence to prove that Senator Lacson deposited '$700 million" in the US or
elsewhere.
FACT: Last March 24, 2003, Mawanay signed an affidavit in perpetuity
admitting that the list of Senator Lacson's "$700 million bank accounts" was
fictitious.
FACT: The Citibank regional office in Singapore confirmed on August 9,
2001 that the listed "bank accounts" of Senator Lacson as submitted by
Mawanay did not exist.
2. NBI Director Wycoco cannot produce the FBI documents which he said
confirmed Senator Lacson's drug trafficking activities and dollar bank
deposits.
Col. Corpus never reported back to the senate or to the media the
result of his trip to the US armed with the special power of attorney signed
by Senator Lacson .
FACT: The FBI officially denied that it had any knowledge of Senator
Lacson's million dollar deposits in US banks except the three bank accounts
of Mrs. Alice Lacson which Senator Lacson identified early on. The FBI said
the bank accounts registered small deposits.
FACT: Senator Lacson gave Col. Corpus a special power of attorney
giving him the right to access any of the bank accounts listed by Mawanay
and to withdraw the deposits in those accounts.
FACT: Senator Lacson filed libel cases against Col. Corpus, Ramon
Tulfo and the Philippine Daily Inquirer for the story on the alleged bank
dollar accounts.
3. The US government is very strict in the enforcement of its
anti-money laundering law. Any unusual movement of large amount of funds in
the US cannot escape detection..
FACT: Col. Corpus and NBI Dir. Wycoco could not produce any derogatory
report from the US government about Senator Lacson.
FACT: Per his last statement of assets and liabilities, Senator Lacson
's assets total only P23,969,126. These represent value of the family's home
in BF Homes, cars and income from modest investments in restaurant,
amusement and real estate businesses of friends.
And not a single rescued kidnap victim has ever accused him of
demanding and receiving ransom.
All the rescued kidnap victims were unanimous in praising Senator
Lacson for his dedication to duty and refusal to accept financial rewards
for himself and/or his men.
Ms. Robina Gokongwei, a kidnap victim rescued by Lt. Col. Lacson in
1981, attests that he was offered a hefty cash reward for his feat but
turned down the offer. In appreciation, the Gokongweis donated patrol cars
to the PC-Metrocom instead.
FACT: No kidnap victim in the country has ever claimed or hinted that
Senator Lacson demanded or received any reward or ransom for a successful
rescue in the past.
FACT: It was C/Supt. Berroya who was charged and convicted for
involvement in kidnap-for-ransom of Taiwanese Jack Chow.
LIE # 4: "Ping Lacson is corrupt."
THE TRUTH:
Senator Lacson was never charged in court for corruption, estafa and
bribery through out his entire government career.
1. In his crusade against corruption, he has adopted a personal
credo - "What is right must be kept right, what is wrong must be set
right." -
FACT: Senator Lacson charged two of his own senate staff before the
Ombudsman when they violated his "No-Take Policy" in the implementation of
his "pork barrel projects". He also filed a complaint against a town mayor
in Batangas, a major political supporter in the last senatorial elections,
and several DPWH officials for overpricing costs of the infrastructure
projects funded by the senator's pork barrel allocation.
FACT: Only Chief PNP Lacson succeeded in eliminating 'kotong' among
policemen and stopped their illegal practice of using carnapped vehicles for
personal use.
2. Senator Lacson exposed and deplored the widespread corruption
spawned by the pork barrel allocated annually for legislators. He
volunteered to give up his P200 million allocation to prove his sincerity
and to help the Arroyo government reduce it's budget deficit. No senator
followed his example.
FACT: Senator Lacson waived his 2003 and 2004 "pork barrel" funds
after delivering a privilege speech last March 11, 2003.
3. Senator Lacson exposed First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo as "Jose
Pidal" and his associate Ms. Vicky Toh for their suspected anti-money
laundering and tax evasion activities.
He also exposed the use of PCSO funds to finance election propaganda
for President Arroyo.
FACT: He filed a bill in the Senate in 2002 asking for the exclusion
of government officials from the coverage of the Bank Deposit Law.
4. He continues to create enemies for refusing to be part of any
scheme to defraud the government.
FACT: Recently, he was haled to a US court for refusing to make the
government pay the P1.8 million commission due Ms. Blanquita Pelaez for the
sale of handcuffs. He discovered that the terms of the contract entered into
by his predecessors were grossly disadvantageous to the government. Senator
Lacson won the case.
FACT: PNP Chief Lacson constantly raided jueteng and smuggling
operations. Gov. Chavit Singson admitted this during the senate impeachment
hearings.
5. Mr. Ramon Tulfo and other media personalities have not stopped
harassing Senator Lacson in their columns and radio/TV programs because the
senator dared to stop the monthly PNP media payola, and exposed their
dealings with FG Mike Arroyo.
FACT: After his appointment as PNP Chief in November 1999, D/Gen
Lacson stopped his predecessors' practice of paying monthly 'payolas' to
some media personalities amounting to P1.7 million. In an INQ7 interview in
2001, he identified Mr. Ramon Tulfo as one of the regular beneficiaries with
a monthly allowance of P250,000.
FACT: Senator Lacson is known in PNP circles as the only PNP officer
who refused jueteng payola throughout his police career. This is a fact that
Mr. Tulfo grudgingly admitted in the past.
6. C/Supt Lacson did not hesitate to stand as a witness against his
superior officer C/Supt. Berroya for the latter's involvement in the
kidnap-for-ransom of Taiwanese Jack Chow.
FACT: C/Supt. Berroya was convicted and sentenced to jail.
LIE # 5: "Ping Lacson killed P/Supt. John Campos because he knew too
much and was ready to turn against him"..
THE TRUTH:
Senator Lacson did not and could not have killed P/ Supt. John Campos.
Just an hour after P/Supt. Campos was assassinated at 1:30 am on
December 5, 2002, it was Rosebud who announced the killing to the media, and
quickly pointed to Senator Lacson as the mastermind.
It was convenient for Rosebud and C/Supt. Berroya to claim that Mr.
Campos was ready to turn against Senator Lacson since dead men tell no
tales.
FACT: It was P/Supt. Campos who disputed Rosebud's allegations about
Senator Lacson's involvement in NarcGroup operations during the senate
hearings.
FACT: S/Supt. Lacson and P/Insp. Campos collaborated as principal
witnesses against S/Supt. Berroya in the kidnapping of suspected Taiwanese
drug lord Jack Chow. For their testimonies, Mr. Berroya was sent to jail.
2. Rosebud not only lied but humiliated Mr. Campos and maligned his
honor publicly during the senate hearings, why would he reconcile with
Rosebud?
FACT: P/Supt. Campos was a be-medaled outstanding police officer who
was cited by both the RP and US governments for his integrity,
accomplishments and professionalism.
FACT: It was P/Supt Campos who revealed that Rosebud was neutralized
in "Operation Cyclops" after she was found to be operating as a
"double-agent" for both the government and the Chinese Triad.
FACT: The senator already filed a libel case against Rosebud for her
false accusations.
4. The family of Mr. Campos refuses to believe Rosebud's claim that
Senator Lacson was behind the killing.
FACT: P/Supt. Campos' friends and relatives denied that he ever
contemplated reconciling with Rosebud. Rosebud was banned by the Campos'
family during the funeral services for him. It was Senator Lacson who was
welcomed.
5. Mary Ong alias Rosebud was the product of a media-hype and her true
background was never known to the public. Her capacity to lie can be
discerned by her criminal records.
FACT: Rosebud's criminal profile:
Cases filed against her: Estafa, Credit Fraud, Blackmail
Aliases: Rosebud, Mary Ong-Gaba, Ana Valera, Trinidad Tabora
Estafa Cases:
Caloocan City MTC (4 counts) Criminal Case Nos.
186454,186455,186456,186457
Makati City (2 counts) Criminal Case Nos. 32894,
32895
Mandaluyong City (8 counts) Criminal Case Nos.
70746, 70747, 70748, 70749, 70750, 70751, 70752,
70753
Fourteen (14) criminal counts with Warrants of Arrest Issued. Two (2)
warrants still pending.
Credit Card Fraud: Citibank Corp., Diners Club International, American
Express (P20 Million).
FACT: Rosebud had an extensive drug network. She was in constant
contact with Chong Yuk Sui, and Ah-Tau, a drug lord based in Macau. On May
1998: Mary Ong and her mother, Dolores Ong, were arrested for drug
trafficking in an entrapment operation by a NBI team, led by Martin Soriano.
P2 million worth of shabu was found in their possession.
In September 1992, she was arrested for trafficking around 30
kilograms of Shabu through air parcel delivery. The criminal case filed
against her at Pasay City was dismissed after one of the prosecution's
witnesses, SPO1 Elmer Pueda, and his lawyer were killed at the Magallanes
Shopping Center by S/Supt. Berroya. A criminal case was filed in court
against S/Supt. Berroya and his men.
FACT: Rosebud and her family are now fully financially supported by
government funds under the "government witness protection program" arranged
by Gen. Corpus in spite of the fact that she is not a witness in any pending
court case.
LIE # 6: "Ping Lacson was involved in the killing of Bubby Dacer and
his driver."
THE TRUTH:
Senator Lacson was never named or tagged by anyone to be behind the
deaths of Mr. Dacer and Mr. Corbito except in innuendoes.
1. Chief PNP Lacson never had any business dealings with Mr. Dacer. He
never employed a publicist throughout his career.
FACT: As Chief PNP, DG Lacson terminated the monthly PNP P1.7 million
payola to media personalities started by his predecessors. His policy - "If
we do our job right, the media will report it; if we don't do it right,
media will report it and we just have to do better." He never found a need
to employ a publicist.
FACT: Mr. Dacer was a public relations practitioner known to cater
principally to politicians and government officials. Chief PNP Lacson was
not one of his clients.
2. Mr. Dacer's colleagues believe his disappearance may have had to do
with a disgruntled politician who may have felt betrayed by Mr. Dacer.
FACT: The daughter of Mr. Bubby Dacer flatly and publicly denied
speculations that there ever was a heated argument between her father and
President Estrada in Malacanang, disputing the claim that Erap, out of
anger, ordered Chief PNP Lacson to eliminate her father.
3. While Messers. Michael Ray Aquino and Cesar Mancao are both
considered "fugitives" by NBI Director Wycoco, the US government has
legitimized their stay in the US. Is it possible that the US government
knows something that the NBI refuses to see?
FACT: To date, no formal charges have been filed against Messers.
Aquino and Mancao.
FACT: Messers. Aquino and Mancao left the country for security reasons
after it became apparent that the Arroyo administration was out to liquidate
them for their association with Senator Lacson. In addition to being charged
in Kuratong Baleleng, they were subsequently identified as those responsible
for Dacer's death. Their fears on their safety were founded when S/Supt.
John Campos was subsequently assassinated.
LIE # 7: "Ping Lacson owns mansions in Ayala Alabang and in the US."
THE TRUTH:
The Lacson family does not own "mansions" in the country and in the
US.
Senator Lacson's only owned family residence is situated in 25
Kirishima St., BF Homes, Paranaque.
FACT: Senator Lacson and his family owned and lived in BF Homes in
Paranaque since 1982.
FACT: The other "mansions" claimed by Col. Corpus to be owned by
Senator Lacson are in fact owned by other persons:
280 El Grande St., BF Homes, Paranaque
The house is owned by a Ms. Josie Rapay.
Residential house in Cavite,
The ancestral home of Sen. Lacson's parents.
Senator Lacson temporarily lives in a house in Ayala Alabang owned by
Mega Star Realty Development Corporation, at the request of the latter.
FACT: The house in Alabang erroneously reported in the media to be
owned by Senator Lacson is, in fact, owned by a real estate corporation,
Mega Star Real Estate Development Corporation. It is the company's first
"build and sell" venture.
FACT: The construction of the house was completed with a P15 million
loan by the company with Banco de Oro.
FACT: Since the brouhaha over the Alabang house, the Ayala house
remains mortgaged and is still for sale. It had remained vacant for over a
year since its completion. "For Sale" sign is posted on the house today.
FACT: Senator Lacson, being a minority stockholder, was invited to
live in the unit in 2001 for purposes of maintaining its livability until
the unit can be sold and for his own added security.
FACT: The eldest son now maintains the family house in Paranaque.
3. C/Supt. Lacson bought a house in California in 1996 with address at
1011 Laguna Seca Loop, Chula Vista, California when he moved his family to
the USA after they were subjected to death threats at the height of the
senate investigation on the Kuratong Baleleng.
FACT: The house was sold on the same year when the family decided to
return to the Philippines.
4. The list of "mansions" in California supposedly owned by Senator
Lacson, was first peddled to the local media by Col. Corpus without any
proof of ownership by the senator.
FACT: A quick check with www.courthousedirect.com revealed that these
"mansions" are owned by different persons.
2035 Sea Island Place, Chula Vista, California
The house is owned by Ernani Lacson, Ping's younger brother, who was
an officer in the US Armed Forces. Ernani and his family still live there. .
14300 Terra Bella Street 73, Panorama City, California
The house is owned by Ricardo G. So and Rosalinda Tiu.
2252 Mountain Ridge Road, Chula Vista, California
The house is owned by Felix M. Sablan and Margarita Sablan.
3500 Plaza Boulevard, National City, California
The house is owned by Sylvia d. Cruz.
2295 California St., San Francisco, California
The house is owned by Friedman Trust.
3530 Locust Avenue, Long Beach, California
The house is owned by Jill Petoniak.
FACT: The FBI denied a claim by Col. Corpus and NBI Dir. Wycoco that
the senator owns mansions in the USA.
FACT: Blanquita Pelaez, convicted of estafa in March 2003, used the
same discredited information in the handcuff case vs. Senator Lacson in the
US, without any proof.
LIE # 8: "Ping Lacson's campaign funds for senatorial elections were
provided by drug and jueteng lords."
THE TRUTH:
Senator Lacson's political activities never received campaign funds
from drug lords or jueteng financiers.
1. Senator Lacson's political enemies tried to block his first
senatorial election by peddling rumors that he had millions in his bank
accounts sourced from jueteng and drug trafficking.
FACT: Candidate Lacson's campaign materials and funds were donated
mostly by families and businessmen whose kidnapped relatives (estimated to
be more than 500 since 1972) were rescued by the senator while in the police
force.
Proof: His campaign poster materials and handbills though numerous and
attractive, did not have uniform designs.
2. During his incumbency as Chief PNP, Senator Lacson was never
rumored or reported in the media to have had dealings with drug lords or
jueteng lords.
Chief PNP Lacson was known to be one of the very few police officers
who rejected jueteng payola consistently throughout his police career.
FACT: Chavit Singson and Atong Ang admitted during the impeachment
proceedings that Chief PNP Lacson constantly raided their jueteng and masiao
operations.
FACT: As commanding officer of provincial stations and Cebu
Metrodiscom, he strictly imposed his "No-take" policy on all under his
command to the chagrin of provincial officials.
3. Since Jueteng and drug lords were seriously affected by Chief PNP
Lacson's campaign against them, they were out to stop his election to any
government post that could further jeopardize their illegal activities.
FACT: Chief PNP Lacson's unrelenting campaign versus drug trafficking
resulted in the confiscation of drug shipments and the arrests of notorious
alien pushers and traffickers. Many of these drug busts done were in
collaboration with counterparts in Asia and USA.
LIE # 9: "Ping Lacson murdered his wife's first husband, Reginald
Hill."
THE TRUTH:
Senator Lacson did not kill Reginald Hill.
1. Contrary to the rumor spread by columnist Ramon Tulfo that Reginald
Hill was run over by a military truck, he was actually killed with his
brother in a vehicular accident involving a public utility bus.
FACT: Katherine Hill, sister of Reginald, wrote Phil. Daily Inquirer
on August 29, 1987 to clarify that her brothers "Reggie and Robert died when
their car figured in a collision with a Metro Manila Transit bus in Alabang
on April 21,1978."
FACT: The family filed a case against the bus company for damages.
FACT: The claim that Senator Lacson plotted the death of Reginald Hill
was concocted by Mr. Kit Mateo and C/Supt. Berroya and peddled by Mr. Ramon
Tulfo.
2. Senator Lacson was introduced to Alice as a blind date, long after
her marriage with Reginald was annulled.
FACT: Alice (Mrs. Lacson) sought an annulment of her first marriage
after she discovered in early 70s that she was a victim of a bigamous
marriage.
FACT: Alice had long been separated from Reginald when she filed a
petition for the annulment of their marriage."
FACT: Katherine attested that "Reginald was never detained at MISG."
so Lt. Col. Lacson could not have possibly met and beat up Reginald inside
Camp Crame.
(Note: For verification, check Inq7.net archive, search for "Katherine
Hill")
LIE # 10: "Ping Lacson murdered innocent people and his enemies."
THE TRUTH:
Ping Lacson never ordered the execution and murder of anyone. In his
taped retraction, Kit Mateo confessed he made up all those accounts
involving Ping.
1. The enemies of President Estrada, namely, Mr. Ambet Antonio and
jailed C/Supt. Berroya, exploited and tricked Mr. Kit Mateo by promising
huge sums of money and freedom at a time when he was desperate for help.
FACT: Mr. Mateo, the source of information of the supposed murders,
was a civilian agent attached to the MISG in the early 70's was known
personally to Lt. Col. Lacson but worked mostly with Col. Reynaldo Berroya.
FACT: Mr. Mateo was arrested, convicted and jailed with Sr. Supt.
Berroya for the kidnapping of Jack Chow.
FACT: Mr. Mateo was diagnosed with the cancer of the colon while in
prison and had financial difficulty coping with his treatment.
FACT:. His false declaration statement while supposedly in his "sick
bed" was recorded by ABS-CBN's Ana Marie Puderanan. As an insurance against
possible double-cross, however, Kit and his wife Vinia, made Ms. Puruganan
sign an agreement that the interview will not be shown at anytime without
their explicit approval. This was violated when Mr. Ramon Tulfo used the
material in his TV program to discredit Senator Lacson.
2. Mrs. Vinia Mateo, Kit's widow, said Kit felt guilty about what he
had done the day after he implicated C/Supt. Lacson but felt helpless to do
anything about it in the face of what was promised him. In his taped
interview, Mr. Mateo asked for C/Supt. Lacson's forgiveness.
FACT: Four weeks after making the false testimony, the promised
release from prison and financial help never came. This prompted Kit to
arrange for an immediate retraction of his false testimony. He also asked
for another TV reporter to record his retraction, out of a hospital bed.
FACT: ON October 21, 2000, he signed an affidavit confessing the truth
about his false testimony. He asked Channel 7's Miss Sandra Aguinaldo to
record his confession on October 23, 2000. Based on his testimony, Mr. Mateo
said he agreed to implicate Senator Lacson to embarrass President Erap after
he was promised freedom and financial reward by Mr. Ambet Antonio.
FACT: Excerpts from Kit Mateo's interview with GMA 7.
- "Yung mga statements na naibigay ko kay Anna Marie Puderanan na mga
kasinungaligngan, na pawang mga imbento ko lamang po. Para may masabi ako
tungkol sa ikasasama ni Gen. Lacson. Lahat po iyon ay pinabubulaanan ko
dahil wala pong katotohanan at pawing imbento ko lamang po.
-".na napag-isip isip ko po na walang nangyari sa akin, eto ngayon
binabagabag ako ng konsensya ko ngayon, hindi naman po tama na kung ang
isang tao na napakabuti po dahil sa kagustuhan ko na lumaya di po maatim ng
konsensya ko na maipit si General na napunta siya sa hindi magandang
kalagayan dahil lamang po sa mga kasingungalingan ko. Pinagsisisihan ko po
ng lubos kung bakit ko po nagawa iyon."
- "Ako po ay basta napagsisihan ko yung nagawa kong paninira kay Gen.
Lacson sana po ay maunawaan ni General na kaya ko po nagawa yon, malaking
kasalanan po pinagsisihan ko pagkat itong mga ginawa kong pagkakasala ay
hinihingi ko po ng kapatawaran, sakaling dumating po ang oras ko ay
matanggap na ako sa langit."
FACT: Mr. Mateo was pardoned by President Estrada in 2001 for
humanitarian reasons. He died two months later.
FACT: Contrary to the claim of Mr. Ramon Tulfo, Mrs. Mateo denied that
they were offered huge sums of money by C/Supt. Lacson or anyone to make the
retraction. It was all a matter of conscience for her husband.
3. Mr. Tulfo vented his anger on Senator Lacson who exposed him as a
"certified extortionist" in his "Incredible Hulk" privilege speech last
August 18, 2003. He promised his readers that "he would get even."
FACT: In retaliation, Mr. Tulfo directed the reenactment of the
alleged crimes described in Mr. Mateo's false testimony and aired the same
in his TV program on Ch 9 and on Channel 13. Both TV stations are managed
and controlled by the government.
FACT: Senator Lacson filed a libel case against Mr. Tulfo and RPN-9
officials for airing the false testimony of Mr. Mateo even knowing fully
well that the latter had recanted.
4. Contrary to rumors that Senator Lacson murders his enemies, all of
his detractors today and in the past are still alive.
FACT: Gen. Corpus, P/D Berroyo, P/D Matillano, NBI Director Wycoco,
Mary Ong, Ador Mawanay and many others who conspired against Senator Lacson
continue their unrelenting attacks against him because they are keenly aware
that Senator Lacson would not lift a finger to harm them.
FACT: The only persons who were either jailed or killed during his
watch were the recidivists and criminals.
LIE # 11: "Ping Lacson is gay."
THE TRUTH:
Senator Lacson is not gay.
1. As a PMA cadet, Cadet Lacson was ordered to participate in the
academy's traditional fellowship program dressed as a woman.
FACT: When the Philippine Military Academy was still an all-male
institution, it traditionally held its "Frolics Night" (a.k.a. "Hundred
Nights Show") designating some cadets to dress and play the roles of "girls"
.
FACT: C/Supt. Reynaldo Berroya used a picture taken in 1967 during the
"Frolics Night" as his only proof for his malicious labeling.
2. C/Supt. Berroya's malicious allegation is an indictment of the
revered tradition of PMA. By insisting that the senator is gay for having
been made to participate in a PMA social event, Berroya insults hundreds
more of PMAyers who were ordered to participate in past 'Frolics'.
FACT: Sen. Gringo Honasan and other police and military generals were
ordered to play the same roles at one or another.
FACT: Senator Lacson is married to Alice de Perio, a former commercial
model who hails from Pangasinan, with whom he has 3 sons.
3. Mr. Ramon Tulfo peddled the lie through his column and TV programs
in retaliation for the number of rejections he received from Chief PNP
Lacson.
FACT: Chief PNP Lacson stopped the payment of his P250,000 monthly
payola from PNP.
FACT: Mr. Tulfo's requests to promote certain police officials known
to him were rejected by Chief PNP Lacson.
dj k
"KMU" <K...@kilusangmayo1.org> wrote in message
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Jewel Canson was rumoured to be missing since last August.
KMU
assholes like GMA and Jovencito S.O.B. Zuño.
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Jewel Canson is in Manila at the moment. He is not hiding from those