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
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.
ReplyDeleteWill 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.