PCSO names bishops who got cars under GMA

[oliver1013]

Pinanood ko uli kagabi yung Arthur, nung makita ko yung character ng bishop dun na galing Roma, yung kupal...Naalala ko tong mga Bishop natin, alang pinag iba

[dondonposadas]

it only proves that bishops are only human, they make mistakes.

[Stoner]

Exasperated that after all of this brouhaha, they have the nerve to be 'vindictive' themselves and demand an apology from even the President for what the media has spun.

[marg]

It also proves that bishops can be Evil. They do make deals with the devil.

[ghosthunter]

[SIZE=4]Lay Catholic group raises P2.7 million to buy vehicles for bishops[/SIZE]
By Evelyn Macairan (The Philippine Star) Updated August 25, 2011

MANILA, Philippines - A lay Catholic group led by former Manila mayor Lito Atienza and election lawyer Romulo Macalintal yesterday said they have already raised P2.7 million and have donated utility vehicles to at least three Catholic bishops.

CBCPNews, the official news service provider of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), said Macalintal revealed that the money was used to purchase four Foton pickup trucks.

Television host Willie Revillame has also donated P100,000 with a van and another pickup truck.

“The drive was a success and we thank everyone for their help. Catholics from all walks of life, from the rich to the poor, responded to our call,” Macalintal said.

A pickup truck was already donated to the Diocese of Bontoc-Lagawe headed by Bishop Rodolfo Beltran.

The Diocese of Butuan under Bishop Juan de Dios Pueblos, who was highly criticized for asking former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for a car for his birthday, received the van from Revillame.

Tabuk Bishop Prudencio Andaya also received a pickup truck for his diocese’s social action programs although he was not implicated in the so-called “PCSO fund mess.”

“The Foton pickup trucks were worth P800,000 but we were able to get a big discount. We also asked Toyota and Mitsubishi but their pickup trucks were worth P1.6 million,” Macalintal added.

Cotabato Archbishop Orlando Quevedo, meanwhile, declined the donation, saying that it should be given to poor dioceses in need of vehicles instead.

Other prelates implicated in the controversy were archbishops Romulo Valles of Zamboanga and Ernesto Salgado of Nueva Segovia and bishops Martin Jumoad of Basilan and Leopoldo Jaucian of Bangued.

Valles, Salgado and Jumoad, however, are still waiting for word from Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma, the incoming CBCP president, if they should receive the vehicles.

Jaucian earlier received a car donated by his Filipino-Chinese parishioners to reach the remote areas under his pastoral jurisdiction.

Other personalities who gave money to the fund drive were Senators Vicente Sotto III (P200,000), Francis Escudero (P100,000), and Bong Revilla and his wife, Cavite Rep. Lani Mercado-Revilla, (P200,000).

The fund drive was launched last July to provide utility vehicles for seven prelates who were criticized for receiving cars from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) during the Arroyo administration.

Lay Catholic group raises P2.7 million to buy vehicles for bishops - The Philippine Star » News » Headlines

[Ry_Tower]

^ yun oh. kaya naman pala sa sariling sikap eh.

Humingi pa sa alanganin!

[badsekktor]

lols! wala bang pa-service ang mga bishops? parang imposible naman yata yun....... kung mga simpleng pari eh meron pa-service, yun bishops pa kaya ang wala?

[foresterx]

Just like our government, may manga kurakot din jan kaya di sila maka bili sarili nila service para sa mga pari nila.

[greenlyt]

if you look at the personalities behind this drive you'll notice that both are GMA supporters

[Altis6453]

For me, this would be simple in that:

1. The PCSO, PAGCOR and other government entities should STOP donating money or goods to the Church, specifically, to its clergy.
This is not about separation of the Church and State. Its about the non-establishment clause of the Constitution.

2. The Church should STOP SOLICITING from government and STOP PARTICIPATING IN POLITICS.