'i'm Not Stupid'

[silver_corolla]

'I'M NOT STUPID'
Garcillano: Yes, I talked with Arroyo

First posted 01:59pm (Mla time) July 06, 2005
By Michael Lim Ubac
Inquirer News Service



Editor's Note: Published on Page A1 of the July 6, 2005 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer


AFTER more than two weeks in hiding, Elections Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano broke his silence on the wiretapping controversy last night and denied in an exclusive telephone interview with the Inquirer that he conspired with President Macapagal-Arroyo to rig last year's balloting.

Garcillano also said he talked to a number of candidates in the last election. They include vice presidential candidate Loren Legarda, then senatorial candidate Mar Roxas, Minority Leader Francis Escudero on behalf of his father Salvador, an opposition senatorial candidate who lost in the election.

Before the election, Garcillano said, he also talked to then senatorial candidate Jamby Madrigal.

No favors

Garcillano said they did not ask favors from him and simply voiced their concern about possible fraud.

"Tell the people that the conversations that have publicly come out of the tapes are untrue," said Garcillano, speaking from an undisclosed place in
"Many of those conversations were doctored," he said.

Garcillano specifically referred to a portion in the conversations in tapes released by the opposition purportedly showing that he was assuring Ms Arroyo of a one-million vote margin.

"I did not say that, I categorically deny that," Garcillano said in his telephone call made as a House investigative panel was playing one version of the tape submitted by Alan Paguia, former counsel of deposed president Joseph Estrada.

He said he had been reluctant to come out, pointing out that with the flood of speculation sweeping the country he had lost credibility before the public.

"The people are biased. I never did anything to destroy the electoral process. I am not that stupid," he said.

He said at the proper time he was willing to come out and confront his accusers.

[carlocaraddict]

sus! sila din pala.

[RedHorse]

well, his words now, against what was wiretapped!

[mrpink]

OT .. reminds me of when joker arroyo laughed at jinggoy when jinggoy was crying fraud .. gist was .. jinggoy should stop shouting electoral fraud since it was the same system that got him elected .. biglang tahimik si jinggoy .. probably was trying to comprehend what joker meant .. what an idiot ..

[silver_corolla]

OT .. reminds me of when joker arroyo laughed at jinggoy when jinggoy was crying fraud .. gist was .. jinggoy should stop shouting electoral fraud since it was the same system that got him elected .. biglang tahimik si jinggoy .. probably was trying to comprehend what joker meant .. what an idiot ..

lol!! :bwahaha:

[1D4LV]

[B]'I'M NOT STUPID'

Garcillano said they did not ask favors from him and simply voiced their concern about possible fraud.

"Tell the people that the conversations that have publicly come out of the tapes are untrue," said Garcillano, speaking from an undisclosed place in
"Many of those conversations were doctored," he said.

if this is the case, bakit ngayon lang sya lumabas at nagsalita?

[zero]

matagal siyang nagmemorize ng mga sasabihin sa atin.

[mrpink]

if this is the case, bakit ngayon lang sya lumabas at nagsalita?

.. that's just like asking bakit ngayon lang lumabas yung tapes .. it's all about politics .. truth would be secondary .. and in most political issues .. immaterial and irrelevant ..

[zildjian]

.. that's just like asking bakit ngayon lang lumabas yung tapes .. it's all about politics .. truth would be secondary .. and in most political issues .. immaterial and irrelevant ..

maybe it took them that long to doctor the tape. lol

[ILuvDetailing]

Looking for the perfect timing?

mmm... oo nga biglang nagka amnesia si Jinggoy.

[caloyski5]

OT .. reminds me of when joker arroyo laughed at jinggoy when jinggoy was crying fraud .. gist was .. jinggoy should stop shouting electoral fraud since it was the same system that got him elected .. biglang tahimik si jinggoy .. probably was trying to comprehend what joker meant .. what an idiot ..

ayus!

[baiskee]

if this is the case, bakit ngayon lang sya lumabas at nagsalita?

wala na syang magagawa kundi lumabas at aminin...umamin na nga si gma eh...tatanggi pa sya. tapos sasabihin nya mali.

gaguhin nila mga lelang nilang panot. t*ngin* nilang lahat! :fire:

lalabas at lalabas talaga ang katotohanan. mamatay na lahat ng nandaya.

.. that's just like asking bakit ngayon lang lumabas yung tapes .. it's all about politics .. truth would be secondary .. and in most political issues .. immaterial and irrelevant ..

at hanggang ngayon di pa rin sinasagot ni bunye to.

[the_wildthing]

OT: Did GMA specifically say "dayain mo" or "dagdagan mo" or "bawasan mo" or any words to that effect, I mean exactly the same meaning? Or is the opposition reading too much into ambiguous phrases?

[kinyo]

OT: Did GMA specifically say "dayain mo" or "dagdagan mo" or "bawasan mo" or any words to that effect, I mean exactly the same meaning? Or is the opposition reading too much into ambiguous phrases?

no ... but one conversation between GMA and Garci runs

GMA: "... not less than 1 million? ... "
Garci: "... pipilitin po natin ..."

would be the closest hint that cheating is implied

the ability to manipulate election returns is far from stupid, in fact i'd consider it to be very smart ... but downright disgusting

[IceColdBeer]

if this is the case, bakit ngayon lang sya lumabas at nagsalita?

Pre slow learner yata kaya naextend yung rehearsal niya

[kaloi]

take note...hindi fluent magtagalog si garci. he's visayan, i think. kaya people sometimes misunderstood what he says. if you read the transcript ther's a lot of instances na mali ang words na ginagamit nya to express his opinion. try reading the transcript again folks and u'll know what i mean.

[stinkaboy]

kay tatad daw galing ang wiretapped tape

[mazdamazda]

take note...hindi fluent magtagalog si garci. he's visayan, i think. kaya people sometimes misunderstood what he says. if you read the transcript ther's a lot of instances na mali ang words na ginagamit nya to express his opinion. try reading the transcript again folks and u'll know what i mean.

wow... good insight!

[RedHorse]

kay tatad daw galing ang wiretapped tape

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malamang galing yan kay sammy ong...

sino ang nagbigay ng tapes kay ong? forget doble, errand boy lang yata yan...

[IceColdBeer]

I think it's Doble to Ong. Doble is an ISAFP agent at malaki ang budget nila sa intelligence. He was grilled yesterday and just like what they normally do (Iggy, Garcia, et al), they invoked their right to privacy :bwahaha: