Subic Air maybe in trouble
Documents confirm Garci left for Singapore
By William B. Depasupil, Manila Times Reporter
A SOURCE confirmed on Thursday that former election commissioner Virgilio Garcillano left for Singapore on July 14 onboard a chartered Lear Jet of the Subic Air.
The source from the Department of Foreign Affairs told The Times that documents submitted to the five-man fact-finding committee contained details of Garcillano’s mysterious departure.
The Times also learned that the plane’s pilot, Capt. Arthur Santos, copilot Wilfredo Bautista and flight crew Benito Hofalla could no longer be found and were believed to have left the country.
The documents, according to the source, were furnished by Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the DFA.
The source added that these documents contained “all the details” of Garcillano’s arrival on the state-island some three months ago.
But the source refused to say where Garcillano proceeded after an overnight stay in Singapore.
The Bureau of Immigrations refused to comment on the revelation.
Executive Director Roy Almoro, a member of the committee probing Garcillano’s flight, of the Immigration office said they have wrapped up their investigation.
“We have already closed our investigation two weeks ago. The probe team will come out with its official findings and recommendations soon,” Almoro said. “Just wait for the official findings.”
Asked if the plane’s pilot, copilot and crew were still in the country, Almoro said: “I don’t have any knowledge but it can be easily verified on immigration airport records if they left the country.”
Garcillano is believed to be the man President Arroyo was talking to in the controversial wiretapped conversations that showed massive electoral fraud in the 2004 polls.
The House of Representatives has summoned Garcillano to shed light on the allegations.
The lawyer Gary Mendoza, one of two immigration officials in the five-man fact finding committee, explained that the committee must first establish the flight number and origin of the aircraft that brought Garcillano to Singapore to determine who should be held liable.
“When we are able to ascertain from what airport he [Garcillano] left and the name or operator of the aircraft which flew him to Singapore, it will then be easy for us to pinpoint responsibility and the people who will have a lot of explaining to do,” Mendoza said.
Immigration Commissioner Alipio Fernandez Jr. said if it is true that Garcillano was on that flight, “the firm [Subic Air] would be liable for falsification of public documents.”
By William B. Depasupil, Manila Times Reporter
A SOURCE confirmed on Thursday that former election commissioner Virgilio Garcillano left for Singapore on July 14 onboard a chartered Lear Jet of the Subic Air.
The source from the Department of Foreign Affairs told The Times that documents submitted to the five-man fact-finding committee contained details of Garcillano’s mysterious departure.
The Times also learned that the plane’s pilot, Capt. Arthur Santos, copilot Wilfredo Bautista and flight crew Benito Hofalla could no longer be found and were believed to have left the country.
The documents, according to the source, were furnished by Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the DFA.
The source added that these documents contained “all the details” of Garcillano’s arrival on the state-island some three months ago.
But the source refused to say where Garcillano proceeded after an overnight stay in Singapore.
The Bureau of Immigrations refused to comment on the revelation.
Executive Director Roy Almoro, a member of the committee probing Garcillano’s flight, of the Immigration office said they have wrapped up their investigation.
“We have already closed our investigation two weeks ago. The probe team will come out with its official findings and recommendations soon,” Almoro said. “Just wait for the official findings.”
Asked if the plane’s pilot, copilot and crew were still in the country, Almoro said: “I don’t have any knowledge but it can be easily verified on immigration airport records if they left the country.”
Garcillano is believed to be the man President Arroyo was talking to in the controversial wiretapped conversations that showed massive electoral fraud in the 2004 polls.
The House of Representatives has summoned Garcillano to shed light on the allegations.
The lawyer Gary Mendoza, one of two immigration officials in the five-man fact finding committee, explained that the committee must first establish the flight number and origin of the aircraft that brought Garcillano to Singapore to determine who should be held liable.
“When we are able to ascertain from what airport he [Garcillano] left and the name or operator of the aircraft which flew him to Singapore, it will then be easy for us to pinpoint responsibility and the people who will have a lot of explaining to do,” Mendoza said.
Immigration Commissioner Alipio Fernandez Jr. said if it is true that Garcillano was on that flight, “the firm [Subic Air] would be liable for falsification of public documents.”
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