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December 6th, 2007 11:27 AM #1
Revilla, Manzano clash anew over raid
By Dona Pazzibugan, Bayani San Diego Jr.
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Last updated 11:49pm (Mla time) 12/05/2007
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Close this MANILA, Philippines – Action star-turned-Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. yesterday blamed fellow actor and television host Edu Manzano for what he called a botched raid on a Makati City mall where pirated video and music discs were being sold.
Last Wednesday, Revilla, who chairs the Senate committee on public information and mass media, joined a team of Optical Media Board agents who raided the Makati Cinema Square on Chino Roces Avenue.
When the team got to the mall, however, most of the stalls were empty.
The OMB team was supposed to go to another pirated video discs “hot spot” in Quiapo, Manila, according to Revilla, but decided to cancel the operation.
“Chairman Manzano has a lot of explaining to do and it should start from his last-minute backing out from appearing in the raid. He said he was sick. It’s absurd that he had a quick recovery,” said Revilla in a statement.
Revilla was Manzano’s predecessor in the OMB which was previously called the Video Regulatory Board. The two had previously tangled over the OMB’s performance in raiding establishments or places where pirated music and film discs are sold.
The proliferation of pirated discs is being blamed for the huge losses suffered by the local movie and recording industries.
Revilla justified his participation in the raid, saying he was the chair of the joint congressional oversight committee on the OMB.
“He (Manzano) must know that there is an oversight committee. Was he embarrassed about the outcome of the operation that’s why he is reacting? I just said I was not satisfied,” said Revilla.
During his morning television show yesterday, Manzano defended himself, saying that Revilla’s participation in Wednesday’s raid was not properly coordinated with the OMB.
He added that when the senator arrived at the Makati Cinema Square, the raid was already over.
Manzano also denied that he backed out at the last minute because of an illness. “It was OMB Executive Director Rosendo Meneses who said that I was at the hospital, but I wasn’t sick. Later, I was at the OMB office, meeting with people and signing documents.”
He explained that he “didn’t agree to raid Quiapo because we only had 50 people. When Revilla was OMB head, he sent 200 people there.”
Of Revilla’s criticisms, Manzano asserted, “We are just doing our job. We are commended all over the world, except in our own country.”
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December 6th, 2007 11:31 AM #2
Sa narinig ko na interview sina Edu and Bongoloid....mayabang talaga magsalita si Bongoloid akala mo meron utak na senador....trabaho ba ng senador mag raid?....alam ba ni bongoloid ang trabaho ng isang senador?.....Performer ba si Edut?....if not...mag host na lang sya. ....Bahala kayo magpatayan kayo BWESET!!!
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December 6th, 2007 11:56 AM #3
I saw the news this morning. With those two clowns fighting, the only people laughing are the music and video pirates.
Last edited by ghosthunter; December 6th, 2007 at 11:58 AM.
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December 6th, 2007 12:20 PM #4
meron yata movie na ipapalabas yun chairman of the committee of silence from the senate sa MMFF this coming holidays.....so..there you go kung bakit biglang nag i-ingay siya...
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December 6th, 2007 01:20 PM #5
Yabang ni Bong........ Kala mo naman may ginawang maganda noong nasa OMB pa siya.
Parehas lang sila. Magsuntukan na lang kayo!
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December 6th, 2007 01:28 PM #6
Yabang ni Bong........ Kala mo naman may ginawang maganda noong nasa OMB pa siya.
Parehas lang sila. Magsuntukan na lang kayo!
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December 6th, 2007 03:55 PM #8
Maniwala ka naman sa ipinaglalaban ni bong..parang true naman..
mas gugustuhin pa niyan na nasa TV o pelikula kesa magtabaho para sa bayan..
sayang lang binabayad nating tax sa mga ganyang klaseng senador..
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December 6th, 2007 04:26 PM #9
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December 6th, 2007 05:25 PM #10May upcoming movie ata si Bong Gorilla eh kaya pumapapel. Sali na lang sila dun sa bakbakan ni Cesar Montano para magka alaman na. Pero si chairman martial arts judo, eh yung isa pang romansa lang ata.
as an aside, in the olden days, anyone who does not move 'ala luksa during Holy Week, especially...
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