Wednesday, December 26, 2012

INDIRECT ADMISSION OF WEAK CASE VS GARCIA


Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda’s statement  that the government will let the New Year pass before taking further action against defiant  suspended Cebu  Gov. Gwen Garcia is an INDIRECT ADMISSION of the WEAK CASE against her.

Otherwise, PNoy or Interior and Local Government Sec. Mar Roxas would have ordered her forced ejection from the provincial capitol at once.

And implement what they insist as a lawful suspension order.

A professor of law at the Ateneo de Manila and the University of the Philippines agreed with me that implementation of the law or a lawful order must be done immediately, without exceptions.

If a law or a lawful order is not immediately implemented, it can only mean two things – the implementor doubts its legality or finds it too weak to stand up to court and public scrutiny.
Consider these, boys and girls:

PNoy and his spokesmen have been consistently and CATEGORICALLY asking Garcia to follow the rule of law and accept her suspension.

But Garcia has CATEGORICALLY COUNTERED that her suspension violated the Local Government Code, which states that the Office of the President must release a decision 30 days after an investigation.

The investigation into Garcia’s case ended on Aug. 31, 2011. But the decision came out ONLY last Dec. 17, or 474 days after.

Garcia said under Administrative Order 23, upon transmittal of the records of her case from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), the Office of the President must decide on it within 30 days.

The records were transmitted last July 26, 2012. But again, a decision came out only on Dec. 17, or 144 days later.

Anybody correct me if I’m wrong but to date, NOBODY from Malacanang has explained or countered Garcia’s defense.

Kaya isipin ninyo,mga kababayan: Kung talagang kumbinsido ang Malacanang na LEGAL  at malakas ang ebidensiya laban kay Garcia,; BAKIT HINDI NILA MASAGOT ang depensa ni Garcvia?

Pansinin ninyo, para silang mga sirang CD na WALANG ALAM SABIHIN kundi dapat sumunod si Garcia sa rule of law. Pero HINDI NILA MAPATUNAYANG ILEGAL o mali ang sinasabi ni Garcia na illegal ang kaniyang suspensyon.  

As I’ve said in an earlier blog, DON’T BE SWAYED by the number of press releases and spokespersons of Malacanang. LEGALITY AND TRUTH are the real issues in the Garcia case. And not who talks more in media.30

1 comment:

  1. I am not aware of this 30-day provision and if this is true then this can be a big slap to Malacanang and the people who should know this thing.

    Will Gwen Garcia have a last laugh? In that case, this can indeed be a political move by the admin and a big boost to her candidacy.

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