RAFAEL ALUNAN III SPEAKS

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Mr. Rafael M. Alunan III served in the cabinet of President Fidel Ramos as Secretary of the Interior and Local Government and in the cabinet of President Corazon Aquino as Secretary of Tourism, respectively.

He is actively posting as a netizen and his commentary on the events unfolding after the onslaught of Typhoon Yolanda (International Codename: Haiyan) are worth sharing if only to open the minds of those who are concerned. 

One commentary of Mr Alunan is reposted below:

So much air time is being spent talking about looting by people that are so desperate for food and water just so they can survive to live one day more. I'd like to equalize that by reproducing the names of the thieves that stole the people's money including Yolanda's victims who do not deserve mercy. May God and man forgive the thieves in Tacloban fighting for their families to stay alive. 

--MANILA, Philippines - Plunder charges were filed with the Office of the Ombudsman against 38 individuals who were named in the criminal complaints for plunder, graft, malversation of public funds, or direct bribery; with 22 of them facing plunder charges. Apart from Janet Napoles, among the others are: 

1. Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile, 

2. Sen. Jinggoy Estrada 

3. Ramon Revilla Jr. 

4. former congresswoman, Masbate Gov. Rizalina Seachon-Lanete

5. former PEC party-list representative Edgar Valdez

6. Enrile chief-of-staff Jessica Lucila Reyes 

7. Revilla’s employee Richard Cambe 

8. Enrile’s and Estrada’s representative Ruby Tuason 

9. Estrada’s staff Pauline Labayen 

10. Lanete’s employee Jose Sumalpong 

11. Lanete’s district staff Jeanette de la Cruz 

12. Dangwa’s chief of staff Erwin Dangwa 

13. Dangwa's employee Carlos Lozada.

14. Jocelyn Piorato of APMFI 

15. Nemesio Pablo of AEPFFI 

16. Mylene Encarnacion of CARED 

17. John Raymund de Asis of KPMFI 

18. Evelyn de Leon of PSDFI 

19. Ronald John Lim of GAMFI

20. Victor Cacal

21. Romulo Revelo 

22. Ma. Ninez Guanizo 

23. Julie Johnson 

24. Rodhora Mendoza 

25. Alexis Sevidal 

26. Sofia Cruz 

28. Chila Jalandoni 

29. Francisco Figura 

30. Marivic Jover.

31. former congressman Rodolfo Gerry Plaza

of Agusan del Sur

32. former congressman Samuel Dangwa of Benguet 

33. former congressman Constantino Jaraula of Cagayan de Oro 

The plunder complaints were based on a fact-finding investigation conducted by the NBI. Documentary evidence included Commission on Audit (COA) reports showing how questionable NGOs were able to get share from lawmakers’ Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), commonly known as pork barrel.

Lawmakers charged by the NBI unjustly enriched themselves by receiving 40 percent to 60 percent of the cash value of various PDAF-funded projects. Enrile, Revilla and Estrada received P172.8 million, P224.5 million and P183.7 million, respectively, in commissions, rebates, or kickbacks from fake or dubious non-government organizations (NGO) linked to Napoles.

Let me add, KULANG PA YAN! Marami pang tulisan na hindi pa natutuklasan! May araw din kayo!