Man sentenced to 203 years in prison gets Arroyo pardon

[otlums]

kaano-ano kaya ni arroyo ito. hehe

[Charlie_Brown]

PUTEK?!?!? ganun ganun na lang yun??!?! :mad2:

[mbeige]

My politics is not as sharp but doesn't the senate or congress have power over this, if they think her (GMA) action was deemed inappropriate or something?

[cc81352]

My politics is not as sharp but doesn't the senate or congress have power over this, if they think her (GMA) action was deemed inappropriate or something?

well, congress or the senate are more interested in "investigation" (media coverage and all...) or their pork barrel... it's bad, kasi GMA is fighting (kuno) corruption, but look what she's doing

[Galactus]

My politics is not as sharp but doesn't the senate or congress have power over this, if they think her (GMA) action was deemed inappropriate or something?

Unfortunately, the power to grant clemency or pardon is an executive privilege, and Congress doesn't have oversight powers regarding the matter (IIRC).

Baka nabayaran si Pandak, hehehe. It wouldn't surprise me kung involved si Fat Bast*rd o si Anak ng Pandak dito sa pardons-for-sale...

[Airwalk]

#$%!** daming kaso ng graft tapos presidential pardon.

mamatay din ang mga yan.abangan na lang natin..

[chua_riwap]

Pwede pala yun? Kung may "lalakad" para sa pardon mo, at kahit convicted & guilty ka na, pwede na siya ma-pardon right away?

Sabi siguro ni Teves sa relative nya: " Kumag ka! Tama na yang pagtatago mo ng 8 taon. Lumabas ka na't nilakad ko na yung pardon mo!"

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Palace Defends GMA Pardon of Private Contractor

Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita defended the recent pardon granted by President Arroyo to a contractor convicted of graft and corruption, saying that there is nothing wrong with the move if somebody lobbied for the freedom of the convict.

Ermita, however, said that he does not know if somebody had lobbied for the pardon of Jaime Ponce de Leon, a private contractor who was convicted of 27 counts of graft and sentenced to 203 years in prison by the Sandiganbayan.

Reports said Finance Secretary Margarito Teves lobbied with Mrs. Arroyo to pardon De Leon, who is said to be a relative of the secretary.

De Leon was found guilty of conspiring with officials of the then Ministry of Public Highways (now the Department of Public Works and Highways)–Bais City Highway Engineering District in ghost road projects.

Ermita said that in general, the power of the President to give pardon is absolute, and without condition.

He said a pardon is usually granted after the convict applies for it and his freedom is recommended by the Board of Pardons and Parole.

De Leon was reportedly pardoned right after he surrendered, more than eight years after hiding from authorities to avoid the prison sentence. In effect, he did not serve a minute of his sentence when he was pardoned last April 12, the same day he was supposed to be imprisoned.

[jedi]

Eh daig pa pala ng mokong na ito si ERAP eh, langya kahit isang minuto hindi man lang nakulong... ibig sabihin kahit mapatunayan before na si jose pidal si FG at nakasuhan at nasistensyahan... one click lang ni Gloria eh pwede nya bigyan ng pardon?


haay grabe... only in the Philippines nga ito

[oldblue]

baka na-pardon siya kasi nasa witness protection program version natin

to catch a bigger fish ika nga. it happens naman diba

[blue1108]

"only in the philippines" nga tlga. nyahahaha.....
palakasan na lng tlga ng KKK system(kamag-anak, kaibigan, kakilala)
o baka nmn sya ang may utang na loob sa taong to? hmmmmm.....