The office where the action is...

The pictures of injustice victim Marlyn Esperat a crusader-journalist, were shown at the hearing yesterday. A copy when she was still alive and one taken when she was shot and killed in an instant. She was the one who brought the case of this fertilizer scam in the office of the Ombudsman. It was only then 400 million or something less. The murder took place right in front of her 10 yo daughter. Poor mother gasping her last breath to leave her baby. And poor little innocent child who suffered so much witnessing the agony and dying hours of the one who's been feeding her. Who was the culprit and the conspirator behind this? Nobody floats 'til now...

The fiery members of the committee were like lions who took their queues to attack him. Bolante's aim now is just to do everything possible to prove that he is really innocent of the crime thrown against him. Well who knows? One thing is yet to be heard...that is...who are the proponents in this scam funds?

Judges use gavels technically, to restore order, and the striking of a gavel also can signify the end of an issue.

Yesterday, Bolante started his day disastrously in his swearing in ceremony and then the trial itself at the Session Hall. It seemed that the world had stopped to an end when he was grilled by the members of the BRC. Many looked at him not hiding some sympathy and others with contempt. Everyone seemed to be so interested to bury their noses in legal researches and draft documents, subpoenas, warrants and all those things. While Bolante maybe had thought of burying his head in the sand to avoid the contemptuous interrogation. Most of the senate members' voices who grilled him was edged with sarcasm. Though it looked that he wasn't too discouraged, he has to put up a front, that he is tough...being on tough situation. Only he...who knew whatever inner turmoil he might have felt during the grilling hours that took place yesterday and still have to have in the next hearing.He still have to suffer and endure all those powerful voices and those feral looks of the inquisitors with eyes darting and furtive glances from the gallery until he has proven himself innocent of this scam.

One thing's sure...by the time he gets out of prison once he's declared blameworthy...he'll be too old to spend all the rest of that money.

In deep water...going off the deepest end

After ZTE scam, now comes the agri or fertilizer scam...wow...it's a never ending series of investigation. Aren't they get tired of these squeezing off government funds to be wasted on a lot of scams like this involving government officials of the land? We still have yet to see them all incarcerated. And why not, for there's no one above the law.

Jocjoc Bolante will have to face the preliminary investigation hearing to start at 9:30 this morning at the Session Hall with regards to the missing agricultural funds. Wow, everybody seems to be very excited to watch the committee's hearing to ferret out the truth. He might be spilling the truth or maybe he might make some slips once he's grilled....or will take attempts to maneuver to hide the truth to protect himself or to protect some others involved for fear of his' and families' lives as well. This is what they will learn and face if they do not know how to serve the country right. They wasted the power vested on them in just an instance. I am sure he regretted doing such anomaly in the long run...from how he looked today...he looks so messed up, so haggard and so sickly. He learned it the hard way...as we usually say.

PS/ The session has now opened. see it live. I saw Mirriam Defensor with wide smiles...this is going to be very exciting. As of this moment, it's already 9:38...hearing started at 9:30 so stay tuned to the live report on this issue. Will be signing off after this. :)