Source: www.abs-cbnnews.comGonzalez warns Cabinet members against joining La Salle Mass
[SIZE=2]Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez Saturday warned Cabinet members planning to attend the Mass organized by former President Corazon Aquino at La Salle Greenhills in Mandaluyong City on Sunday that they would be sacked for doing so. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]"Cabinet members who will join will be fired," Gonzalez said. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]In an earlier interview with radio dzMM, Rodolfo "Jun" Lozada Jr., the Senate witness in the alleged anomalous national broadband network (NBN) contract, said Aquino told him that the Mass would be held to support his testimony before the Blue Ribbon Committee.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]The Mass, scheduled around 10 a.m., will also be a venue for others involved in the alleged overpricing of the NBN contract with China’s ZTE Corp., to come out and tell the truth. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Mrs. Aquino also said the mass will be in commemoration of the anniversary of the EDSA People Power 1, which catapulted her to the presidency. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]The former president, one of the key figures in the EDSA People Power revolution that ousted the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos in 1986, has been calling for President Arroyo to step down for the various allegations of pervasive anomalies and corruption in her administration. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Gonzalez said they are not at all surprised by the Mass called by the ex-President saying "former President Cory is known for such activities."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]The justice chief also cautioned that those who would be attending the event that they would be dealt with severely if they say something "bad" against the Arroyo administration. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]"Unless they say anything bad, we have sedition laws," Gonzalez said. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]In 2005, a group of 10 members of the Arroyo Cabinet, known as the "Hyatt 10", resigned their posts after accusing the President of hindering "all efforts in uncovering the truth (regarding alleged election cheating) by embracing proposed Charter Change initiatives to distract her accusers and divert the nation’s energies toward the untimely debates on Cha-cha."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]The "Hyatt 10" were former secretaries Cesar Purisima of finance, Emilia Boncodin of budget, Juan Santos of trade, Florencio Abad of education, Corazon Soliman of social welfare, Rene Villa of land reform; and former Internal Revenue Commissioner Guillermo Parayno, former Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina, former presidential peace adviser Teresita Quintos-Deles and former National Anti-Poverty Commissioner Imelda Nicolas.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]The former Cabinet members have been calling for Mrs. Arroyo to step down from the presidency.[/SIZE]
Feb.16, 2008
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