This case against the former agriculture undersecretary is really living up to its name. The Ombudsman dismissal of her case is indeed a big laugh. Ika nga, joc-joc laang po. See news clip below.
Obviously, something fishy came out with this turn of events. Ang Pilipinas pa!
O bayan kong Pilipinas, kaylan ka pa kaya lalaya sa mga sakim at gahamang mga pugita na naglipana sa iyong bakuran? Kaylan pa kaya masisilayan ng kaawa-awang Juan dela Cruz ang sinag ng araw sa dakong Silangan, na isa-isang lumilisan sa bayang tinubuan para maging isang manggagawa sa ibayong dagat at mapabilang sa mga dumaraming "Bagong Bayani", sabi nila.
Malungkot... sadyang nakakalungkot.
Philippine needs the likes of Obama or the kind of his leadership and personality to save this country from her continuous miserable state. Minsan na tayong nagkaroon ng pag-asa, ng simbolo ng kalayaan sa katauhan ni Madame Cory Aguino. Subali't panandalian lamang ito at di rin nagtagal. Bumalik ulet at naging mas malala pa marahil ang naging kalagayan ng ating bayan.
Natatandaan ko ang madalas banggitin ng yumaong FPJ nang siya'y nangangampanya pa bilang Pangulo ng Pilipinas. Wika niya "wag nating alisin sa kanila ang pag-asa".
Subalit mismong si FPJ ay nabigo rin. Taglay hanggang sa huling sandali ang kabiguang mabago ang kalagayan ng bayang minahal.
Ang buong mundo'y nakipagdiwang sa pagkapanalo ni Obama bilang pangulo ng Estados Unidos. Nagalak pagka't kanilang nakita sa kanya ang sinag ng pag-asang minimithi. Subali't siya nga ba ang tunay na pag-asa? Siya ba ang bagong mesiyas na magliligtas sa mundo mula sa kahirapan? Maliban na siyay samahan ng Diyos na may akda ng langit at lupa, ang lahat ay mawawalan rin ng saysay. Maliban na kalooban Niya ang hanapin at sundin, maglalaho rin ang lahat.
Kung gayon, ano ang kailangan? Ano ang nararapat?
"Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people." - Proverbs 14:34
Pagbabago ng puso at pamumuhay ng may kabanalan. Ito ang kailangan. Pagka't ang tunay na pag-asa ay Siya lamang. Siya ang ating kailangan.
"I lift up my eyes to the hills--
where does my help come from?
My help comes from the LORD,
the Maker of heaven and earth." - Psalms 121:1-2
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Jocjoc cleared in Esperat P232-M fertilizer case
By Edu Punay (Saturday, November 8, 2008)
Former agriculture undersecretary Jocelyn Jocjoc Bolante and 10 others avoided prosecution after the Office of the Ombudsman dismissed the graft case filed against them by a journalist over the alleged misuse of P232 million in fertilizer funds in 2003.
Deputy Prosecutor Elvira Chua said the complainants failed to prove their allegations of overpricing, which led to the dismissal of the complaint.
Also cleared were former agriculture secretary Luis Lorenzo Jr.; former National Food Authority chief (now Agriculture Secretary) Arthur Yap; Department of Agriculture officials Edmund Sana, Ibarra Poliquit, Belinda Gonzales, Eduardo Garcia and Ophelia Agawin; and businessmen Jesus Varela, Benjamin Tabios and Pepito Alvarez.
The charges arose from a complaint filed by journalist Marlene Esperat, whose murder has remained unsolved.
Esperat, former agriculture action officer of the resident Ombudsman, sued Bolante and the others for allegedly misusing P232 million in agriculture funds to buy overpriced fertilizer.
Meanwhile, Assistant Ombudsman Jose de Jesus Jr. said the case against Bolante and other respondents linked to the P728-million fertilizer fund in 2004 is still being investigated by the anti-graft agency.
In the second case, Bolante and his co-respondents are accused of distributing the P728 million to President Arroyos allies during the 2004 elections.
During the 13th Congress, the Senate agriculture and food committee chaired by then senator Ramon Magsaysay Jr. had recommended to the Office of the Ombudsman the filing of criminal charges against Bolante and other respondents.
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