O, ano'ng say mo Ping?! (at ng fans' club mo)

[LytSlpr]

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Exposing Mr. Expose, Ping Lacson
by (writer’s name withheld)
Speak Out
Sun Star Daily Cebu, September 4, 2008

IT would not be a surprise to find Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson in his lovely “grass skirt.”

The word does not imply his dancing the hula but aptly describes the array of “truths” he allows the public to view from time to time.

This is an enticing wardrobe he wraps himself with, as Juan de la Cruz continues to lend his ears to his exposes.

He talked about the Jose Pidal issue, the ZTE-NBN controversy and even the recent finger-pointing on the C5-extension project against Sen. Manuel Villar.

These issues rhyme perfectly with Lacson’s political plans, which is clear as one tries to unravel the “timing” and motive that go behind each expose.

Lacson’s statement that “exposing scams and anomalies may be tiring as they are frequent and too many” shows that the solon is using exposes to mutilate his adversaries’ public image and lessen their chances in the 2010 elections.

Scandals have always been conveniently “unearthed” by Lacson, prompting Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile to disbelievingly praise the solon’s eagle eyes.

No one can be that “lucky” and be always at the right time and right place to be able to come across such grand exposes unless he was the one who masterminded some of them, right?

Now he is hitting one of the country’s leading presidentiables, Villar.

Lacson, who had earlier disclosed his intentions to run for president in 2010, could not just lay his hands off on would-be stumbling blocks, couldn’t he?

And so, what better way to seal his win than a parade of his “grass skirt” and dirty tricks?

Among the presidentiables who did well in the surveys, Villar is the most expedient target--- for now.

The possibility that the Lakas-CMD of Fidel Ramos will support Villar and merge with his Nacionalista Party will make him (Villar) a formidable presidential bet in 2010, jeopardizing Ping’s chances.

A formidable adversary warrants a formidable expose and Lacson is now using the alleged P200-million congressional insertion to “expose” Villar’s involvement in graft, which is intended to expand his real estate business and finance his presidential campaign.

To be fair, a congressional insertion can be carried out considering that the final draft of the 2008 budget approved by the Senate has hundreds of pages and only a thorough proof reading can deter it.

But it is also possible an interested party “inserted” the project expecting that members of the Senate will proofread the final draft and the anomaly would be detected.

Who could have done it?

Can we say Lacson did it?

Was the insertion done and made to explode like a well-timed bomb during Villar’s term and to be calculatingly exposed right after he confirmed his plans to run in 2010?

It is also possible Ping would target next Vice President Noli de Castro, who is leading in the “presidential” surveys.

Possible issues he will use against Kabayan will surely be on front pages of newspapers and on the airwaves as 2010 nears.

Lacson may have a PhD on trickery.

He got away with criminal charges.

He got elected in the Senate and even enjoyed his Mr. Expose identity.

The Kuratong Baleleng issue died just like the victims.

The court dismissed the case against Lacson burying the fact that he was chief of the Presidential Anti-Crime Commission
(PACC).

With his uptight image and bossiness, as depicted in his years of service in the Philippine National Police, would one seriously believe he was ignorant of PACC operations?

Kuratong Baleleng was also one of the country’s toughest crime groups, making it one of PACC’s top targets.

[kamikaze426]

Maayi gyud bitaw mu timing si Sen. Ping (Puro Intriga Nalang Gang), pag media mileage kaayo

[am_believer24]

^^yeah! daghan kaau ug mga expose'...

[journeyman]

Ang bati lang kung walay unod ang iyang mga gipang expose. Kanang Jose Pidal ug ZTE-NBN deal, pagtuo ninyo himo-himo ra na para mosikat siyag maayo? Palaban man gani sa presidente ang mga giimbestigar. Presidential Privilege dayun ug EO 464 ba to? Kung balihon ninyo pag huna-huna, sugot na lang diay ta nga naa silay himuon nga anomaliya.

Kung dunay plano si Sen Lacson nga modagan pagka presidente iyaha man nang katungod. Bahala na nang iyang mga kontra nga mo expose kung duna pud siyay gibuhat nga anomaliya.

Ang importante, nasayud ta sa mga gipamuhat nila. Bahala na nya tag kinsay atong tuohan.

[kamikaze426]

may raman gud ni sa sugud si ping. what happened sa iyang gpang expose like kato jose pidal? iya paba g follow up?

[jntio]

maau lng sa sugod nya dli ka tiwas. paet

[LytSlpr]

it's not what you know but what you can prove.

ping may know a lot about this administration because he has the knowledge, manpower, equipment and resources but he can't prove jack.

that is why he always does it in his privilege speech in the senate with all the media fanfare and mileage because he cannot pursue it in court.

in short pang intriga lang ug panglawgaw.

[iccfrans]

abi nyo, para sa ako mas mau man ang gibuhat ni PING kay at least iya gisugdan ug pagawas ang mga anomalya, which is wala jud ta knowkedge if wala nya palabas di ba!

Truly lisod patinud an sa court ang mga exposed nya pero kita nalang mismo ang magjudge kay wala man jud kawatan ba na gusto magpasakop sa iya gibuhat! daghan anomalya na tinuod nahitabo pero lisod kay walay ebidensya na sakto para makapapreso sa kawatan.

remember dili tanan na naa sa presohan nakasala, ang uban diha biktima lang mao sad dili tanan na kawatan mapreso!

At least nalang nahibaloan nato na naa nahitabo ingon ana na mga anomalya! like what PING did!

[giddyboy]

it's not what you know but what you can prove.

ping may know a lot about this administration because he has the knowledge, manpower, equipment and resources but he can't prove jack.

that is why he always does it in his privilege speech in the senate with all the media fanfare and mileage because he cannot pursue it in court.

in short pang intriga lang ug panglawgaw.

I couldn't agree more...

[giddyboy]

abi nyo, para sa ako mas mau man ang gibuhat ni PING kay at least iya gisugdan ug pagawas ang mga anomalya, which is wala jud ta knowkedge if wala nya palabas di ba!

Truly lisod patinud an sa court ang mga exposed nya pero kita nalang mismo ang magjudge kay wala man jud kawatan ba na gusto magpasakop sa iya gibuhat! daghan anomalya na tinuod nahitabo pero lisod kay walay ebidensya na sakto para makapapreso sa kawatan.

remember dili tanan na naa sa presohan nakasala, ang uban diha biktima lang mao sad dili tanan na kawatan mapreso!

At least nalang nahibaloan nato na naa nahitabo ingon ana na mga anomalya! like what PING did!

ang blema man gud, maka ingon lng pud ta nga "staged" ra niya (Ping) tanang expose gihimo. he is taking advantage of people's naivity. he knows that even walay klarong ebidensya, motuo ang mga tawo niya. so he staged this C5 double entry issue which actually is not supposed to be a scandal per se, but people somewhat considers this already a scandal.

sa Jose Pidal issue, expose lage kunohay but with no factual evidence. pwede ba diay na as an honorable senator of the Phils? unsa showbiz linggo?

Sa ZTE, aw klaro na kau ang pag team up nla ni Lacson, Jamby, Jlo, Joey, et al...nya naunsa na man ni ron? ang resulta? ang pa tour2x ni Jlo...pikat!

IMHO, he shouldn't be called Mr. Expose. He should be called MR. CHARACTER ASSASSIN...