Didaskalos, A Solitary Critic of the Villarosa's? Think Again...

A friend of mine forwarded to me a number of internet address where to find opinions regarding Villarosa. Here are samples:
"Meanwhile, the Office of the Solicitor General, the advocate of the People of the Philippines, wants to undo the justice that the courageous Judge Teresa Yadao of the Quezon City RTC did for the grieving family of Michael and Paul Quintos, who were murdered close to a decade ago in Mindoro Occidental. The OSG is now on the side of the convicted mastermind, Jose Villarosa, former governor of the province. What is the message here? Iba na ang malakas. No wonder Congresswoman Girlie Villarosa always sashays into the "majestic" presence of her bosses – GMA and her FG, in every photo opportunity, proud to be in their "Team"." (This is taken from http://www.malaya.com.ph/mar10/edbanayo.htm.)
In Pinoy Big Briber Blog (see http://blog.codesignstudios.com/2007/11/10/pinoy-big-briber-political-satire-on-the-philippine-government/), one reads: "So, the other day, they came out with a parallel storyline. This time, House Deputy Speaker “Girlie” Villarosa, speaking as Secretary of Kampi – the President’s very own political party, owned up to the cash given to Abante and the other Congressman. Of course, she had to qualify that the “President had no knowledge of this, and that Puno – as Party Chair, knew of the funds but not the details of its disbursement.” Puno, on his part, feigned being hurt for being put “out of the loop” of such an important transaction.
I was listening to Anthony Taberna interviewing Villarosa and I was both amused and appalled at her gall in peddling such incredulous lies. She was fumbling all over and could not even answer basic questions like who selects the recipients, who authorized disbursement, etc. They forgot to tell her it takes professionals like Bunye and Puno to lie with a straight face and without mumbling words.
The text-in reactions said it all. To Villarosa, one texter said, “More practice!” and to Puno, another texter said, “Fire your scriptwriter.” But the real clincher was Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Sergio Apostol’s reaction. He was visibly irked at the contradicting statements coming out of the Palace and its allies. His advice: “Just shut up!”
My own advice is for them to first agree on which lies they would like as to believe as true, before speaking up.
Tama na! Sobra na! Ginagago na talaga tayo!"
See also http://www.asianjournal.com/?c=193&a=24191. The piece is written by Amado Doronila. He says, Villarosa's revelation actually raises more questions, one of which is where or who is KAMPI's source of funds? A KAMPI member says probably their chest only contains some P700,000.00, coming from the monthly 5,000.00 contributions of KAMPI members. In parting Doronila says, "There's a limit to the lies that the administration can fabricate to extricate the President from the hole she has dug for herself, not only in the payoff scandal but also in several other corruption scandals. There's a limit to the public's tolerance to take lies."
I quoted Doronila's parting words precisely because Villarosa made herself an accomplice in the fabrication of lies. Anyway, the article's banner title is MALACANAN'S CLUMSY LIARS.
For Gerry Baja, writing for http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/nov0807/opinion_puntos.htm, the entire Villarosa brouhaha was nothing but intending to earn JTV his much needed presidential pardon. He writes: "Sa isang tunay na nagmamahalang subok at hinubog ng panahon, dedma na diyan ang mga sasabihin ng iba at wala ng pakialam sino man ang masagasaan.
Kaya naman itong si House Deputy Speaker Amelita "Girlie" Villarosa kahit kulang sa practice at seminar...ayon kumana ng kumana.
Kailangang sumipsip ng todo ng kongresista para maibaon sa utang na loob ang AKING MAHAL NA PANGULO at masingil sa takdang panahon.
Ang mister kasi ni congresswoman na si dating Gov. Jose Villarosa ay kasalukuyang pakuya-kuyakoy sa New Bilibid Prisons dahil sa pagpatay sa magkapatid na Paul at Michael Quintos sa Occidental Mindoro noong 1997.
Ang kaso ay naka-apila sa korte suprema matapos ibaba ni Judge Ma. Theresa Yadao ng QC RTC ang matapang na desisyon noong march 2006.
Nakakahiyang isang taon pa lang sa bilibid eh mabibigyan kaagad ng pardon si Villarosa. Pero kung tatagal sa puwesto si PGMA hanggang 2010, hindi malayong makalaya si mister.
Ito po ang dahilan kung bakit ang papel ay walang kagatol-gatol na tinanggap at ginampanan ni Congresswoman Girlie kahit walang preparasyon.
Nagmukha tuloy artistang puyat si Girlie na dumating sa set ng late at nagkasablay-sablay dahil hindi kabisado ang script.
Ang problema nito Assec Bryan Yamsuan, hindi na pwedeng humirit ng take 2... dahil pati si DILG Sec. Ronnie Puno ay naibenta ng hindi oras..hehe
Pero sa kabila ng lahat ng ito, ang ginawa ni Cong. Girlie ay kahanga-hanga. Hindi na bale na siya ay magmukhang tanga, manloloko at sinungaling... masagip lamang si PGMA at ang pinakamamahal na asawa.
Isinakripisyo ng kongresista ang kaniyang integridad at kredibilidad para maihirit ang pardon ng asawa.
At kung tatanaw ng utang na loob ang AKING MAHAL NA PANGULO na siya namang katangian nito, eh maaring humanap ng paraang legal para sa pardon kay Villarosa.
Sabi ko nga sa inyo, bilang tanging otoridad o taong may hawak ng kapangyarihang magbigay ng pardon...kahit si Satanas ay pwedeng palayain ng pangulo.
Kapag nagkataon, si dating Cong. at Gov. Jose Villarosa ang ikatlong mabibigyan ng pardon ni PGMA."
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Well, Didaskalos knew he's not solitary.
Kahit dito sa Mindoro, marami naman talagang nakakaalam sa mga nangyayari, o mas nakakaalam kaysa sa mga Villarosa... Pagdating ng panahon, mangyayari rin ang dapat.
Ikaw, ano persepsyon mo sa ating Kongresista?