THE PELAEZ-LACSON STORY: ENEMY TURNED LOVERS?

Political dramas invade Philippine politics as it also harbors political figures whose principles and their so called “political authority” have been tainted with rotten injustices and integrity issues.

Blanquita Pelaez, who dragged the good Senator Panfilo Lacson on a 3 million dollar anomalous handcuffs purchase in 1996 against the Alameda County and subsequently revealed multi-million mansions listed under Lacson’s name, wittingly came out into the open and dubiously clean Ping’s name into such a scam. It could be recalled that such a caboodle transpired during the tenure of Lacson’s former Chief Executive –ERAP, which he later on claimed with raucous transactions and credibility issues.

Is this a simple drama or just a deceitful electoral ploy? Whichever the case may be, political spotlight has yet again earned Lacson another milestone in perpetuating himself into power. The agenda behind the Pelaez-Lacson collusion is obviously orchestrated to clear the good senator’s name from countless scams so as to make it acceptable for the people. Such a “political cleansing” would inevitably charm the public which is apparently intended to feed his way to Malacañang through an unconstitutional takeover. Pelaez would actually be queued on Lacson’s pre-planned stunt to give him political immunity. Henceforth, the 1996 fiasco is over; and Pelaez who was Ping’s “enemy” thirteen years back has apparently realized her “worth” in this kind of controversy, and whatever it is, only the two “enemy-turned-lovers” know pretty well.

In order to save himself from the Dacer-Corbito double murder case, implicating ERAP would be the sweetest move for absolution sake. His so called “substantially crafted narration” on his former boss’ involvement in the double-slay case was for him an explosion to discredit the Estradas. Winning the hearts and minds of the people and especially the tribunal was his ultimate intention. But of course, that would not eventually end there. Lacson needs substantial proof to lure public’s favor on him especially as the courts scrapped his petition to prohibit the conduct of investigation on him. If Lacson will not win the trial, he will then have it by public’s “mandate”. As Pelaez clears Lacson’s name on the PNPN handcuffs acquisition mess, the people is left to speculate on Lacson’s “heroism” and unstained career as this will somehow earn him political merits.

All these and more are part of Lacson’s political tricks and propaganda moves. But his ultimate maneuver is his intention for power-grabbing through the seditious Transition Revolutionary Government (TRG) which accordingly came out mid of September last year. Accordingly, the 12-paged TRG urged the active AFP and PNP units to stand against the Arroyo administration and subsequently install a caretaker government the minute PGMA vacates her position. Under the said temporary government, a Council where administrative powers emanate would elect a Head of State likely crafted for Lacson.

But before establishing such a transitional council, a critical event through propaganda or diversionary armed commotion must happen in order to get public’s attention. It could be recalled that the August bombing in the metropolis Luzon was believed to have been perpetrated by the group called “August Moon”. Accordingly, said group is a disgruntled faction out to bomb distinct locations in Metro Manila which would later be blamed on Arroyo so as to grant her emergency power. Such scenario was a calculated move especially that the elections are nearing. The people will be left in no choice but to rally along the streets and wonder over a possible Martial Law rule. And the picture speaks so clearly: that the basis of provisional military rule is through an escalated mobilization coupled with a coup d’etat. The so-called “Council” shall come in to the scene and from the power takeover; they would eventually determine the provisional “head” under a Transitional Revolutionary Government.

This is what our political system looks like: struggling towards “perfection” but still nailed with several political figures with marauding ill-fated self-interests and devilish intentions at the expense of democratic authority in its truest sense. And Lacson is by far the obvious predator that eats our struggling democratic foundations.