Mga opisyal ng bansa, nakiramay sa pagpanaw ni ex-P-Noy

ni Ronalyn Seminiano Reonico | June 24, 2021

Bumuhos ang pakikiramay at pakikidalamhati ng mga opisyal ng bansa sa pagpanaw ni dating Pangulong Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III sa edad na 61 ngayong Huwebes.

Una nang naglabas ng pakikidalamhati si Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen at aniya, "It is with profound sadness that I learned this morning of the passing of former President Benigno S. Aquino III. I knew him to be a kind man, driven by his passion to serve our people, diligent in his duties, and with an avid and consuming curiosity about new knowledge and the world in general.

“I saw him carry his title with dignity and integrity. It was an honor to have served with him. He will be missed.”

Pahayag naman ni Vice-President Leni Robredo, “Nakakadurog ng puso ang balitang wala na si P-Noy. Mabuti siyang kaibigan at tapat na pangulo.

“He tried to do what was right, even when it was not popular. Tahimik at walang pagod siyang nagtrabaho para makatulong sa marami. He will be missed.

“Nakikiramay ako sa kanyang pamilya.”

Saad naman ni dating Vice-President Jejomar Binay, “Noynoy and I may have had political differences during the last few years of his term, but that will not diminish the many years of friendship between our families.

“My deepest condolences to the family. God speed, Pareng Noy.”

Saad naman ni Senate President Tito Sotto, “No matter what political side you’re on, when a former president passes away, the country mourns.

“His death diminishes us all.

“Sincerest condolences from the Senate and my family to the family of President Benigno C. Aquino III.”

Saad naman ni Senator Imee Marcos, “My heartfelt condolences to the family of former President Benigno C. Aquino III, a ‘classmate’ in Congress from 1998 to 2007.

“I will always treasure the memories of our long years together as freshmen legislators and members of a tiny opposition.

“For beyond politics and much public acrimony, I knew Noynoy the kind and simple soul. He will be deeply missed.”

Samantala, maging ang lokal na pamahalaan ng Davao City ay nagpahayag din ng pakikidalamhati sa pagpanaw ni ex-P-Noy.

Saad ng City Government of Davao, “The City Government of Davao is one with the nation in praying for the eternal repose of the soul of former President Benigno Aquino III.

“The Philippine flag in the entire Davao City shall be flown at half-mast until his burial. Thank you.”

Maging ang bandila sa Maynila ay ini-half-mast din.

Saad pa ng Manila Public Information Office, “Flags in the City of Manila are flown at half-mast as the nation’s capital mourns the passing of former Philippine President Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III.”

Ex-Pres. Noynoy Aquino, pumanaw na sa edad na 61

ni Ronalyn Seminiano Reonico | June 24, 2021

Pumanaw na si dating Pangulong Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III ngayong Huwebes nang umaga sa edad na 61.

Habang isinusulat ang balitang ito, hindi pa malinaw kung ano ang ikinamatay ni ex-Pres. Noynoy ngunit una nang naiulat na isinugod umano siya sa Capitol Medical Center sa Quezon City.

Nakita rin ang pagdating ng kapatid ni Noynoy na si Kris Aquino sa nasabing ospital bandang alas-9 nang umaga.

Saad ni Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, “It is with profound sadness that I learned this morning the passing of former President Benigno S. Aquino III.

“I knew him to be a kind man, driven by his passion to serve our people, diligent in his duties and with an avid and consuming curiosity about new knowledge and the world in general.”

Samantala, wala pang inilalabas na pahayag ang pamilya Aquino ukol sa insidente.

Impeachment laban kay SC Associate Justice Leonen, ibinasura

ni Lolet Abania | May 27, 2021

Ibinasura ng House Committee on Justice ngayong Huwebes ang impeachment complaint na inihain laban kay Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen.

Sa naganap na pagdinig, pinagtalunan ng mga mambabatas na ang complaint na inihain ni Edwin Cordevilla, secretary-general ng Filipino League of Advocates For Good Government noong December 7, 2020 ay ‘base sa hearsay.’

May botong 44 ng mga mambabatas na nag-yes para i-dismiss ang impeachment complaint habang 2 ay inhibited.

“Being hearsay and not based on authentic record, we cannot take this as a ground even on the question of verification on the matter of the court,” ani Representative Vicente “Ching” Veloso.

“The verification failed to satisfy the requirement that the allegations of the complainant must be based on his personal knowledge or must be based on authentic records,” dagdag ni Veloso.

Ang impeachment complaint laban kay Leonen ay inihain noong Dec. 7, hinggil sa pagkabigo umano nito na umaksiyon agad sa mga kasong dinidinig sa Supreme Court at i-file ang kanyang statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN).

Ito rin ang naging kaso sa napatalsik na si yumaong Renato Corona, gayundin kay Maria Lourdes Sereno bilang chief justice – sa dahilang impeachment at quo warranto.

“It is not based on authentic record as required by our rules... All the annexes are Xerox copies and mainly coming from newspaper reports and online reports... A perusal of the complaint itself and the annexes shows that not one matter, not one annex is based on his personal knowledge,” ani Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez sa ginanap na 2-oras na proceeding.

"Therefore the complaint is undeniably purely hearsay and the rules of evidence would say that hearsay would not stand in any proceeding," dagdag niya.

Batay sa Impeachment Rule 3, Sec. 4, ang inihaing complaint ay ibabalik sa Secretary General na may kaakibat na written explanation, habang ang Secretary General naman ay ibabalik ito sa complainant o complainants kasama ang written explanation ng committee sa loob ng 3 session days.

Samantala, lumabas ngayong araw sa social media ang isang larawan ni Leonen ng may delivery ng 8,000 kilos ng mga kamote na may #labguru #SamaSamaTulongTulong…, kung saan nakasakay siya sa motor at walang face mask habang nasa likod niya ang trak ng saku-sakong kamote.