FINAL REPORT - Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism

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December 12, 2005 – DA Undersecretary Jocelyn “Joc-joc” Bolante fled for
abroad, the very day he was supposed to appear for a Senate Committee
hearing on the fertilizer funds scam
December 13, 2005 TSN – testifying before the House, Garcillano denied having
knowledge of when the canvassing in Lanao occurred with respect to his alleged
conversation with President Arroyo, stated that he was afraid to surface
because the administration or the opposition might do something to him,
denied being in Singapore, Brazil and Malaysia, or boarding a LearJet dressed
as an engineer on July 14, 2005, admitted that election return fraud is
possible, and admitted that he entertained requests of politicians through
phone calls
Dec.15, 2005 – the Abueva Commission released its recommendations for charter
change; President Arroyo endorsed the commission’s report to Congress
December 31, 2005 – National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales admitted,
during a Senate hearing on Venable Llp. contract, that President Arroyo was
wiretapped
January 19, 2006 – during the hearing scheduled by the Senate Committee on
National Defense and Security on this day on P.S. Resolution No. 295
(investigation on the Wiretapping of the President of the Philippines), key
resource persons from the AFP failed to appear because of E.O. 464. This
was the fourth (4th) invitation issued by the Committee
-- Michaelangelo Zuce testified in the Senate anew about electoral fraud
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15. On Monday, June 13, 2005, between 10:30 - 11 :00 a.m., Jeff received a call from
wife Arlene on his cellular phone, which conversation I heard, as Jeff's speakerphone was on. I heard Arlene
say, "Dad, kung itutuloy mo iyan, kalimutan mo na kaming pamilya mo. Di bale na ako, pero isipin mo yung
mga bata." Immediately after that conversation, Jeff looked troubled and told me that his wife and children
were taken by the ISAFP from Kidapawan City in North Catabato and were being held in Manila as leverage
to try and persuade him to go with them. Jeff then said that he had to leave the seminary soon,as his
children were in danger. He asked if I could stay behind, to which I replied, "Anong gagawin ko dito?;"
SEN. LIM. Bakit biglang nabaligtad ang pangyayari nung mapasakamay si Sergeant Doble ng ISAFP
iba na ang kanyang dinedeklara na siya ay pinilit, na diumano hindi sa kanya galing ‘yung
tape. Alin ba ang totoo?
MS. SANTOS. Ang totoo po sa kanila nanggaling iyong tape. Kaya po siya bumaligtad dahil
hinawakan po ng ISAFP ‘yung pamilya niya, kinuha po sa Kidapawan City.
SEN. LIM. Ang ibig mo bang sabihin ‘yung pamilya ni Sergeant Doble ang
hinostage ng ISAFP kaya siya bumaligtad?
MS. SANTOS. Hindi ko po alam kung “hostage” ang tawag doon basta
kinuha po nila
sa Kidapawan ‘yung asawa niya at saka ‘yung dalawang anak at dinala dito sa Quezon City,
diyan sa…(pages 3-4, V-1, 10:44 a.m.; emphasis supplied)
SEN. LIM. Sinabi ba ni Technical Sergeant Vidal Doble na siya talaga ang nag-wiretap?
MS. SANTOS.Opo.” (Marieta Santos, t.s.n., Senate Committee on National Defense and
Security, December 8, 2005, pp. 4-7, IV-1; emphasis supplied)
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