Unseating of Panlilio as governor starts

[explorer]

from: www.inquirer.net

[SIZE="3"]Unseating of Panlilio as governor starts[/SIZE]

By Tonette Orejas
Central Luzon Desk
First Posted 19:41:00 02/09/2008

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- LOSING PAMPANGA gubernatorial candidate Lilia Pineda has won her bid for a recount of votes against Gov. Eddie Panlilio, a Catholic priest.

Pineda has moved closer to her attempt to unseat Panlilio after the Commission on Elections en banc denied the governor’s motion for reconsideration to junk the Aug. 1, 2007, resolution of the Comelec’s second division.

Panlilio beat Pineda by 1,147 votes in what political observers described as an unusual, controversial and, at the same time, “transformational” elections in Pampanga, the home province of President Macapagal-Arroyo, in May 2007.

Reelectionist Gov. Mark Lapid, son of Sen. Manuel “Lito” Lapid, placed third in that race.

Also in the Feb. 6 order, the Comelec allowed the inventory and transmittal of ballot boxes to the Comelec office in Manila.

Yardstick

Pineda could not be reached for reactions on Saturday. Her aide said she went to the United States last week.

In the five-page order, acting Comelec Chair Romeo Brawner and Commissioners Rene Sarmiento, Nicodemo Ferrer and Moslemen Macarambon said they denied Panlilio’s motion for “lack of merit.”

They said the motion was denied because it asked for an “interlocutory order,” which is to certify the motion, and that it had been resolved already by the second division’s Aug. 1, 2007, order.

The Comelec en banc defined interlocutory orders as “those that determine incidental matters, which do not touch on the merits of the case or put an end to the proceedings.”

“Applying the foregoing yardstick, it has been held that a denial of a motion to dismiss, as in this case, is an interlocutory order,” it said.

Pineda had accused Panlilio of cheating her of victory. Panlilio also claimed that vote-buying and other forms of cheating attended last year’s elections in Pampanga.

He said he has asked his volunteer-lawyers—Ernesto Francisco Jr., Romulo Macalintal, Leila de Lima, Sixto Brillantes and Pete Quadra—to file a petition for certiorari with the Supreme Court on Monday to review the Comelec’s order.

Francisco said he and his colleagues would also move for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a status quo order.

“I believe the Supreme Court could also be our beacon of hope in this electoral battle,” Panlilio told the Inquirer.

Sham protest

He said Pineda’s electoral case was a “sham protest” as it was copied from another case in Batangas and thus should have been dismissed outright.

Panlilio said it was “not my victory that is at stake here.”

“The voices and victory of Kapampangan voters wanting true good changes in our government are at stake in this contest. I was only given the mandate to lead,” he said.

Also at risk in the recount move are the reforms his administration has introduced at the provincial capitol, he said.

Panlilio has improved the collection and regulatory system of the quarry industry, enabling the capitol to earn revenues of P144 million as of Feb. 7.

[Isuzoom]

wrestling kayo sa impeyerno mga kawatan!!!

[adamsapple]

Being a Kampampangan maganda naman performance ni Among Ed.yan naman problem ngayon sa atin kapag against ka kay GMA yari ka madali nilang doctorin yan ng comelec kasi maka GMA ang mga commisioner gusto kasi ni GMA si Pineda ang maging governor kasi kumare niya tulad ng kaso ni Bong Pineda alam ng lahat jueting lord sa pampanga na dapat kasama noon sa kaso ni erap pero dahil kumpare ni GMA di napasali.Galit si GMA kay among ED kasi siya ang nagbulgar sa bigayan ng 500,000pesos sa malacaniang.Alam ko sina pineda ang mga bumubili ng boto kasi kay among Ed puro donation nasa pampanga ako noon May election ako mismo naglagay ng stickers sa kotse for among Ed.eto isang proof sa magandang performance niya.Sana di maalis si Among ED

SUNSTAR PAMPANGACapitol rakes in P137M in quarry taxes
By Raymond C. Garcia


CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- The Pampanga Provincial Government has collected a total of P136.488 million from June 29, 2007 up to January 27, 2008 in quarry fees, giving the Capitol, seven sand-rich towns and 20 villages additional funds for social services to the people.

The revenues generated in the almost seven-month period is certain to surpass the P137.577 million that the Natural Resources Development Corp., the corporate arm of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), had collected for the Provincial Government in the whole of 2000.

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The Provincial Government also collected P 295,200.00 in fines and penalties from 11 violators.

"The revenues we have generated in almost seven months indicate the vigilant efforts of the special committee Balas to stamp out irregularities in the field and remove any room for graft. It is also a strong sign that the holders of quarry permits have been really abiding with the law and are helping the government put in more income into the public coffers," said Governor Eddie Panlilio.

Balas stands for Biyaya a Luluguran at Sisikapan, which Panlilio created through Executive Order (EO) 1, the first he signed upon assumption to office, for the strict implementation of Tax Ordinance No. 1-93.

It is staffed with 187 casuals who are assigned in not less than 30 checkpoints to check the validity of Provincial Government-issued receipts, ensure that those are not recycled or faked and that every truckload of sand that is hauled is properly paid with tax and administrative fee.

EO 1 required permit holders to pay the receipts at the Provincial Treasurer's Office and not in checkpoints, which was the practice during the Lapid administrations.

Pending the implementation of the new quarry law, Ordinance No. 176, the receipts presently cover payments for the P150 sand tax and P150 administrative fee.

The tax is shared on a 30-30-40 percent basis among the province, towns and barangays. The fee is used to fund operations, the repair of government roads used by trucks and rehabilitation of old abandoned quarry sites instead of dipping into the general fund that is meant for social services like health and education for the whole province, among others.

Panlilio also thanked Vice Governor Joseller Guiao and the Provincial Board (PB) members for approving the P3 million in night differentials and overtime for Balas personnel for July to December 2007 during the public dialogue last January 25.

The governor will ask Guiao and the PB to also approve the P40-million budget for the operations of the special committee Balas and P22.3 million for the wages of the 187 casuals.

The P22.3 million for the wages of the casual employees was removed from the 2008 budget of the province. It was placed in the un-appropriated balance of the budget.

"I thanked the vice governor, especially, for keeping a close watch on the sand industry and on Balas operations. His vigilance contributes to a whole wide range of efforts to protect our sand resource," Panlilio said.

As the total revenues reflect an efficient anti-graft system, the month-to-month turn-in give signs of supply and demand trends, the governor emphasized.

Collections were P45,000 on June 29, 2007, the last day of former governor Mark Lapid's term; P24.405 million in July; P20.910 million in August; P21.180 million in September; P19.095 million in October; P17.748 million in November; P16.110 million in December; and P16.830 million up to January 25.

"The reasons for the decline are the completion of Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway and the off-season construction activities," Panlilio explained.

Sand buying is expected to start peaking in February or March, as trends by the National Statistical and Coordination Board (NSCB) indicate.

At least 18 companies or individuals quarry sand on the strength of permits issued by the DENR-Mines and Geosciences Bureau and the Provincial Government. Some local government units and private individuals have been issued gratuitous permits. The desilting of rivers during the summer months is also expected to bring up the rate of collection.

"I assure you that your Provincial Government is exerting all efforts to make sure that the benefits from the sand of Mt. Pinatubo -- whose eruptions in 1991 up to 1992 caused us tragedies -- are used to improve the lives of our poor constituents," Panlilio added.
For more Philippine news, visit Sun.Star Baguio.
(January 29, 2008 issue)

[oliver1013]

Iilan na nga lang maayos na opisyal gusto pa bawasan Sa Pilipinas bawal maging mabait at matino masisira ka..

[b1rken5tock]

gob panlilio is doing a very good job that makes the current government looks bad...

[explorer]

mas ok nga para kay GMA yan pagkolek ng 144M ng hindi tumitira governor. ibig sabihin walang bawas sa kukurakutin

kung ako si GMA di ko tatanggalin sobrang perfect collector na si Among ED

paanong mas ok, eh lalabas tuloy na kurakot ng husto yung mga tauhan ni pandak kasama yung anak nyang si miguel kasi noong sila yung official sa pampanga, konti lang ang kita ng probinsya.

[kinyo]

kawawa naman ... ini-isnab na lang sya ngayon