HOW DID GARCI ESCAPED
F·R·O·N·T·L·I·N·E
NINEZ CACHO-OLIVARES
Fingerprints all over
Friday, 08 19, 2005
Now it has become evident. It is Malacañang and its agents that spirited
away poll commissioner Virgilio Garcillano, despite their many denials amid
reports of his having left the country.
All the tell-tale signs were there: The reluctance of Gloria and her aides,
including the Commission on Elections commissioners, to make an effort in
tracking down the poll official; the Immigration chief's inaction in
placing Garcillano on the watchlist and hold order list and his denial that
the election official had left the country, since he claimed no record of
his departure existed; the claims of National Bureau of Investigation chief
that Garcillano was sighted in various parts of the country when he and
Malacañang, along with the leadership of Philippine National Police and
even the Armed Forces, were all aware that Garcillano had already left the
country. Not to mention the fact that the Department of Foreign Affairs
(DFA) had official confirmation of this, but intentionally delayed
informing the House committee chairman that Singapore had confirmed the
arrival and departure of Garcillano to and from Singapore, and leaving for
the United Kingdom.
They were once again attempting to fool the people and of course, ensuring
that a key witness to the poll fraud engaged in by him and Gloria Arroyo as
well as her military and police generals would be out of the reach of the
opposition.
The explanation given by the BI chief doesn't wash, in the face of the
Singaporean government's confirmation of the former poll official's entry
to and exit from Singapore. Alipio had claimed then that there was no such
record of Garcillano's departure, ergo, he couldn't have left; the poll
official couldn't gain entry to a foreign country without the proper
documents, and from yet another report, that Garcillano had no visa to the UK.
The fact is, Garcillano left the country, and, as stated in earlier
reports, which were quickly debunked by the BI chief as well as the DFA, he
left through the Subic airport in a cargo plane bound for Cebu that
reportedly had been diverted to Singapore.
So how could Garcillano have left the country without having any record
from immigration or Subic officers of his departure, even on a private
aircraft?
How could he have entered a foreign country such as Singapore, if he did
not have a passport? More to the point, how could Garcillano have taken a
flight to London if he did not have a visa?
No airline allows a passenger who has no visa to enter the country of his
destination. All these details are checked out by the airlines because it
is they who will be slapped with a huge fine if they as much as board a
passenger without the proper visa or travel documents.
It is possible that Garcillano has no visa to the UK, but then again, he
may not have needed one if his final destination were perhaps the US or
another foreign country where he holds a visa. A circuitous route,
admittedly, but no visa is needed if the passenger is on a transit basis,
to immediately board another airline to another foreign destination.
It is assumed that Garcillano does have a valid US visa, being in the
government.
In any case, it is likely that with Malacañang planning his exit, he could
have easily been given an official or diplomatic passport, which would make
it very easy for him to obtain a visa, as this would be done on a
government-to-government basis, without the foreign government being made
aware, at the time of issuance that there was something underhand going on.
Garcillano could have also been issued two different passports, one for
Singapore, which will have no need for a visa, and another, in a different
name for him to have no trace of his travel route, for him to gain entry,
albeit in anonymity, to another foreign country.
The BI is not exactly known for its integrity in records. How many US green
card holders have, on record, left the country and entered it again, while
staying on permanently in the Philippines?
Their passports will show the proper entry and exit records, but even this
can no longer be held up as proof of their arrival and departure dates as
in reality they never left the country.
The question then arises: Could Garcillano and his wife Grace have exited
from the country without clandestine but official blessings? With
Garcillano in the news for days on end, and with his face all over print
and TV, he was very recognizable. Then too, there were too many people who
were also looking for him and watching out for him. Would he have been able
to leave so easily without any record at all of his departure? The hand of
officialdom is certainly written all over the exit of Garcillano - even to
the point of the DFA getting into the act, delaying the information on the
confirmation of Garcillano's departure and whereabouts, when Malacañang and
the DFA already knew of his whereabouts.
Just what kind of government and leaders does the nation have that
continues to lie to the people, and engage in illegal activities and why
should they be allowed to lead the nation a moment longer.
NINEZ CACHO-OLIVARES
Fingerprints all over
Friday, 08 19, 2005
Now it has become evident. It is Malacañang and its agents that spirited
away poll commissioner Virgilio Garcillano, despite their many denials amid
reports of his having left the country.
All the tell-tale signs were there: The reluctance of Gloria and her aides,
including the Commission on Elections commissioners, to make an effort in
tracking down the poll official; the Immigration chief's inaction in
placing Garcillano on the watchlist and hold order list and his denial that
the election official had left the country, since he claimed no record of
his departure existed; the claims of National Bureau of Investigation chief
that Garcillano was sighted in various parts of the country when he and
Malacañang, along with the leadership of Philippine National Police and
even the Armed Forces, were all aware that Garcillano had already left the
country. Not to mention the fact that the Department of Foreign Affairs
(DFA) had official confirmation of this, but intentionally delayed
informing the House committee chairman that Singapore had confirmed the
arrival and departure of Garcillano to and from Singapore, and leaving for
the United Kingdom.
They were once again attempting to fool the people and of course, ensuring
that a key witness to the poll fraud engaged in by him and Gloria Arroyo as
well as her military and police generals would be out of the reach of the
opposition.
The explanation given by the BI chief doesn't wash, in the face of the
Singaporean government's confirmation of the former poll official's entry
to and exit from Singapore. Alipio had claimed then that there was no such
record of Garcillano's departure, ergo, he couldn't have left; the poll
official couldn't gain entry to a foreign country without the proper
documents, and from yet another report, that Garcillano had no visa to the UK.
The fact is, Garcillano left the country, and, as stated in earlier
reports, which were quickly debunked by the BI chief as well as the DFA, he
left through the Subic airport in a cargo plane bound for Cebu that
reportedly had been diverted to Singapore.
So how could Garcillano have left the country without having any record
from immigration or Subic officers of his departure, even on a private
aircraft?
How could he have entered a foreign country such as Singapore, if he did
not have a passport? More to the point, how could Garcillano have taken a
flight to London if he did not have a visa?
No airline allows a passenger who has no visa to enter the country of his
destination. All these details are checked out by the airlines because it
is they who will be slapped with a huge fine if they as much as board a
passenger without the proper visa or travel documents.
It is possible that Garcillano has no visa to the UK, but then again, he
may not have needed one if his final destination were perhaps the US or
another foreign country where he holds a visa. A circuitous route,
admittedly, but no visa is needed if the passenger is on a transit basis,
to immediately board another airline to another foreign destination.
It is assumed that Garcillano does have a valid US visa, being in the
government.
In any case, it is likely that with Malacañang planning his exit, he could
have easily been given an official or diplomatic passport, which would make
it very easy for him to obtain a visa, as this would be done on a
government-to-government basis, without the foreign government being made
aware, at the time of issuance that there was something underhand going on.
Garcillano could have also been issued two different passports, one for
Singapore, which will have no need for a visa, and another, in a different
name for him to have no trace of his travel route, for him to gain entry,
albeit in anonymity, to another foreign country.
The BI is not exactly known for its integrity in records. How many US green
card holders have, on record, left the country and entered it again, while
staying on permanently in the Philippines?
Their passports will show the proper entry and exit records, but even this
can no longer be held up as proof of their arrival and departure dates as
in reality they never left the country.
The question then arises: Could Garcillano and his wife Grace have exited
from the country without clandestine but official blessings? With
Garcillano in the news for days on end, and with his face all over print
and TV, he was very recognizable. Then too, there were too many people who
were also looking for him and watching out for him. Would he have been able
to leave so easily without any record at all of his departure? The hand of
officialdom is certainly written all over the exit of Garcillano - even to
the point of the DFA getting into the act, delaying the information on the
confirmation of Garcillano's departure and whereabouts, when Malacañang and
the DFA already knew of his whereabouts.
Just what kind of government and leaders does the nation have that
continues to lie to the people, and engage in illegal activities and why
should they be allowed to lead the nation a moment longer.
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