His license expired in 2007. Magtitinginan tayo? Speech of Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago: Explaining his verdict on Chief Justice Renato Corona [Delivered on May 29, 2012] The Constitution provides that in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall be presumed innocent until the contrary is proved. 5 No.1, 147-159 February 2017 P-ISSN 2350-7756 -ISSN 2350 8442 www.apjmr.com MANILA. For the most apt description of this damaged creature, I quote: For years I've regarded his very existence as a monument to all the rancid genes and broken chromosomes that corrupt the possibilities of (in our case) the Filipino Dream: he was a foul caricature of himself, a man with no soul, no inner convictions, with the integrity of a hyena and the style of a poison toad. At bakit mo tawagin na quasi-judicial itong proceedings na ito if it is all purely political and anyone can have his own opinion? He is silent on the evidence, but voluble on malice. Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago. By comparison, Enrile with his eternal philandering and unexplained wealth desperately needs a shrink, as a mental health measure. Section 6 para (f) gives to CEZA the right to operate . In 2009, Santiago said Arroyo signed the new law on the . Most of them were seniors scheduled to take their final exams and to graduate from college. He has to pay for his sins, unless he turns state witness and rats on Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, Sen. Bong Revilla, and his other co-accused in the plunder case. Enrile, according to the cable, presided at a Senate hearing and indulged himself by repeatedly and fiercely shouting at representatives of the Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce, because the foreign businessmen had complained about smuggling in Port Irene. I hope that this clash of titans in the Senate will lead to an Armaggedon in Philippine politics. But it is not true that his advanced age exempts him from criminal liability. In U.P., at that time, many of our professors taught us to devote ourselves to the Socratic method, and pay no attention to the bar, which they belittled. Media has noted that I am reportedly "the most awarded Filipino public official," because I won such awards as TOYM, TOWNS, and U.P. Kung maski sino na lang pala pwedeng wag-interpret ng Constitution, bakit pa tayo may mga abogado? Philstar Global Corp. All Rights Reserved. To win the so-called Catholic vote, he pretended to be a determined enemy of the reproductive health law. Malacaang issued the appointment, just to abort the endless stream of his self-serving press releases whenever there was a vacancy in customs, immigration, or even in the non-vacant post of anti-crime czar, already held by the Executive Secretary. I've read the Rappler privacy statement, site use policy, comment moderation policy. This is the entire privilege speech of Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago on Wednesday, December 4, 2013 . At hindi ibig sabihin na quasi-political na isipin mo, naku, tatakbo ako, either for reelection or for another position, or I need some position in government for my kaalyado ko, whom will I use as my dummy. Two years later, he built a house in Valle Verde, registered in the name of Jaka Investments Corp., his family firm. The Supreme Court slapped him down, ruling: that the criminal proceedings had become a case of persecution, having been undertaken by state officials in bad faith. The Court pointed a finger at Enrile, and criticized respondents bad faith and malicious intent." False in one thing, false in all things. Dream on, old man, aka Tanda. north of Manila. Powered By NewsPress. He could very well have delivered a privilege speech proving his innocence. Student No: Name: Course Code: Program: 201245113: ABAD, GISSELLE RUTH MARIANO: 4049: BS Community Nutrition: 201220505: ABAD, JOHANNA GADDI: 4101: BS Mathematics . Performance & security by Cloudflare. Bakit hindi noon pa? . I prepared a two-minute paper but I will obey the injunction. Because he is over 70 years old, he can plead the mitigating circumstance of age, in order to lower the sentence. Kaya sinusunod natin ang batasthe Constitutionpero ang batas na pinaiiral ng Kongreso ang mukhang may conflict. No matter how devilish his power and no matter how fabulous his ill-gotten wealth, I refuse to be coerced by Enrile! I shall also leave immediately after the speech, because I am ill with chronic fatigue syndrome. TV repeatedly showed a footage of Lacson leaving the airport. Ithought that I was unlimited. ANTERO J. POBRE v. Sen. MIRIAM DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO A. Pangalawa, tumigil na nga kayo ng kapapanggap-panggap ninyo, mga artista. Theater in Diliman campus.) Together with a few other senators, I gave a modest amount of pork barrel to help fund its construction, undertaken by the Rizal provincial government. 51.222.108.216 The Senate as a matter of policy allows senators to maintain satellite offices in premises owned by the senator. Roel Degamo died after being shot at home by still unidentified suspects, Saturday, an attack that also 'Enough is enough': Senators lament series of violence vs local officials. The eldest of seven children, she grew up in a household that championed excellence and academia, one that she helped . Presumably, because of all the illegal shenanigans in Port Irene, just last month, Senator Sergio Osmea, chair of subcommittee B of the finance committee, recommended a cut from the CEZA budget of P800 million. So far, it appears that it has awarded licenses to seven foreign corporations, but it claims that it can issue as many licenses as it wants. In time, my husband and other senior staff returned the smuggled cars to the BOC. Enrile demands that I should answer the charges of his attack dog, former Sen. Panfilo Lacson. As a former customs commissioner, Enrile wanted to bend the law for his illegal clients. Dream on, old man, aka Tanda. (Emphasis added). Guided by faith in a just God and in the rule of law, dozens of whistleblowers have testified in writing and provided supporting documents to prove that the very heart of darkness is the leadership of the Senate itself. In an admission, the defendant merely states facts which might tend to prove his guilt. By its very nature, the Internet will always resist such controls. Enrile caused Inky to be appointed to the CEZA, located at the northeastern tip of Luzon mainland, about 620 km. The 2016 five qualified candidates for the presidential position, namely: Jejomar Binay, Grace Poe, Miriam Defensor Santiago, Mar Roxas, and President Roa Rudrigo Duterte. 0% 0% found this document not useful, Mark this document as not useful That official memorandum validates the charge I aired in the latest hearing of the Blue Ribbon Committee, where I first made that very same accusation, based on the lawyers thought process of enlightened skepticism. . 11 of the Constitution . It makes me angry as a former law professor and as a future judge of the International Criminal Court that you should presume to administer justice in this manner. This is eyewitness testimony that Enrile is psychopathic and urgently needs treatment for his sex addiction. In all, Enrile reportedly gave P641.65 million from his pork barrel funds to dummy corporations founded by Napoles. Hindi ang ibig sabihin quasi-political na boboto ka ulit, bibigyan ka ng mamahaling proyekto sa public works na kung saan maaaring kumita ka. His illegal logging operations were reportedly protected by the "Lost Command" headed by renegade then PC Col. Carlos Ledesma, aka Commander Proceso. It is a violation of every canon of civility and decency in public discourse. In Cagayan, it is said that when he was a baby, his mother dropped him on his head. It is for Congress to balance, on the one hand, the need for public accountability from public officers with, on the other hand, the desperate need for foreign investment, which entails confidentiality on pain of driving away investors from our country. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. The transcript of the speech delivered by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago was a very good speech. Justice should be done, though the heavens fall. My attacker is the icon of shameless lying. It is a violation of every canon of civility and decency in public discourse. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. Ulit ba mananalo tayo sa botohan, panalo na tayo? Enrile tried to portray me in the blackest terms. Enriles bungled attempt at revisionist history and his blatant disinformation has been widely condemned by all sectors of society. . There is no conflict between the Constitution and the Foreign Currency Deposit Act. Presidential candidate Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago on Monday called on the youth voters to use their "immense power" to change the course of the election in order to end the reigns of corrupt and traditional politicians. In the 2006 case of Executive Secretary v. Southwing, in effect the Supreme Court upheld the validity of the ban. #PHVote will be with you every step of the way arming you with the information you need to choose your candidates. The world as imagined by Miriam Defensor-Santiago is where she continues to reign as the smartest, the bravest, the funniest and the best. Para bang hindi ka nagbasa ng batas mo. Let me tell you about the real Lacson. Maski ano, puwede mong wa-manufacture sa Pilipinas. Philstar.com is one of the most vibrant, opinionated, discerning communities of readers on cyberspace. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. Because people might disagree with what the law says, iyon ang pakikinggan mo. Under President Corazon Aquino, he retracted and admitted that his ambush was faked and staged. He made no mention at all of the sizzling talk of the town that he is the real mastermind of the pork barrel plunder. on 20 May 2012 at the U.P. Share with your friends. An omission in good faith in the SALN carries a light penalty. The CEZA administrator has boasted abroad that First Cagayan "offers state-of-the-art Internet data center facilities in Cagayan and also in Manila," and that there is "direct connectivity to the U.S. and Europe." Instead, his speech was directed at me, rehashing black propaganda invented against me during the 1992 presidential campaign. 3 minutes 39 seconds 605K. Why do we study law if that is your opinion? Negros Oriental Gov. Updated March 2023. His wife, Cristina, a socialite, walked out on him this month, after charging adultery. Under Rule 34, he has committed the offense of "unparliamentary acts and language," and I shall charge him with disorderly behaviour with the Ethics or the Rules Committee, punishable by suspension for 60 days. Iyan ang rason kung bakit mayroon tayong Foreign Currency Deposit Act dahil gusto natin na iparating ang foreign investment at walang foreign investor, I promise you, na darating kung mayroong bayan na may batas pala na lahat ng dolyar mo ideklara mo. was a defense minister under Marcos, but helped to bring down the dictator. Presumably, because of all the illegal shenanigans in Port Irene, just last month, Senator Sergio Osmea, chair of subcommittee B of the finance committee, recommended a cut from the CEZA budget of P800 million. Kung noon pa gusto pala niyang itago ang kayamanan niya, bakit niya ilagay sa pangalan niya? As PNP chief, he coveted the post of DILG secretary, which at that time was occupied by Ronaldo Puno. As a former customs commissioner, Enrile wanted to bend the law for his illegal clients. That is not going to happen. Wala nang limitasyon iyon. Any dean of admission of a top law school ignores any claim by Filipino applicants of achievement in the bar exam, and are surprised when an applicant from the Philippines puts it in his resume. Mr. Dementia has forgotten that the Senate legal office this year promptly upheld me in a written opinion. Sigurado ako niyan. Presidential candidates speeches on the final day of campaigning: Please abide by Rappler's commenting guidelines. tourism-related activities, including games, amusements, recreational and sports facilities such as horse-racing, dog racing, gambling casinos, golf courses, and others, under priorities and standards set by CEZA." On Enriles appeal, Osmea agreed to restore this amount of nearly P1 billion, subject to certain conditions. Kaya nga mayroon tayong constitutional law, which is said to be the most difficult subject to pass in the entire college of law. 7399 August 25, 2009. Thorough NBI investigation has led the Department of Justice to file formal charges of plunder against the first batch of suspects, led by no less than the Senate President at that time, Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile. And yet, despite the repeated innuendoes during election campaigns, the Filipinos have elected and reelected me to the Senate. At one point in his glittering career as Senate President, Enrile had the audacity to throw a birthday party at a five-star Makati hotel for his concubine, to which he was able to drag President Aquino. Caballero (2015) conducted a study on how Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago used language, power, and ideology in her speech. Instead of presenting evidence to the public of his hypocritical protestations of innocence, Enrile once again chose to steer public attention to what he hopes will be a diversion: the lies and black propaganda hurled against me during the 1992 presidential campaign. Let me tell you about the real Lacson. IN 2020, it was estimated by planetGold Philippines, a project supported by the Global Environment Facility, and implemented by the Artisanal Gold Council in partnership with the UN Environment Program and UN Industrial Development Organization, that there were about 200,000 to 300,000 individuals in 30 provinces in the country that are involved in artisanal, or small-scale mining operations. Command responsibility for death and disappearance during martial law. Ano namang klaseng kagaguhan iyanl Galit kayo dahil ginamit ko ang salita na kagaguhan I repeat, kagaguhan iyan. Miriam Defensor Santiago is a globally famous personality, because of her legal brilliance and courageous example in fighting corruption. How much proof is necessary? Roel Marcos Jr. to investors: See the break of day in Philippines. Magsilbi ka sa sarili mong kababayan. Nagsilbi na nga ako. Miriam: PH won't be laughingstock if Bongbong wins. That is true. And yet, despite the repeated innuendoes during election campaigns, the Filipinos have elected and reelected me to the Senate. . 156, imposing a partial ban on the importation of used cars. View your profile page Nagtrabaho ako abroad, nagka-cancer ang tatay ko, bumalik ako, ang sabi ng tatay ko, Mag-resign ka nga riyan sa trabaho mong iyan, wala kang silbi sa bayan mo. I was elected No. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Miriam Defensor: Unforgettable Public Speaker When it comes to public speaking, who could ever forget the late Miriam Defensor Santiago. Mag-isa lamang akong RTC judge dito sa Korteng ito. And this libertine pontificates about morality? Bibigyan natin ng solusyon ang problema. Answers: 3 question 'SPEECH OF SENATOR MIRIAM DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO' Observations/ExplanationsFluencyToneVolumePitchSpeedWord ChoiceCohesionCorrectness Our Lady of Fatima University, Valenzuela City. False in one thing, false in all things. In 2012, the Communist Party of the Philippines sent an email to media, with the following condemnation of Enrile as delusional in his notorious memoirs: Enrile was Marcos hatchet man and the one who signed countless warrants that led to the capture and detention of thousands of former leaders, workers, students, activists in the Church, and other critics and opponents of martial law. Welcome to Rappler, please select your default country: An unknonw error has occurred. In Cagayan, it is said that when he was a baby, his mother dropped him on his head. President Marcos has expressed optimism that the Philippines would become a destination of choice when it comes Pump prices are expected to increase this week following a rollback last week. That is why these two men are so close that it can only be called a relationship with feelings. Many constitutional provisions are only commands to the Congress to enact laws, to carry out the purpose of the Charter. If convicted, he will be jailed for 30 years, and his ill-gotten wealth, expected to be in the billions, will be forfeited in favor of the state.