+ Follow FORMER SPEAKER MANUEL VILLAR JR. Tag
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[Title] => Repent, PPC bets tell Estrada
[Summary] => Give up the women and repent.
Ousted President Joseph Estrada was urged yesterday to use the Holy Week break for soul-searching and penance.
"It’s time for Estrada to repent and be remorseful. He should adhere to Christian teaching so he would have time to do some soul-searching," said Rep. Ernesto Herrera (Lakas, Bohol).
Estrada’s lawyer, on the other hand, likened his client’s situation to that of Jesus Christ who was convicted by the mob.
[DatePublished] => 2001-04-10 00:00:00
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[Title] => Villar seeks Lenten truce with MILF, NPA
[Summary] => Former Speaker Manuel Villar Jr. asked the government and armed groups fighting it yesterday to observe a cessation of hostilities at least for the duration of the Lenten season beginning this Sunday, which is Palm Sunday.
"In line with the observance of Holy Week, I urge the government to unilaterally declare a ceasefire with both the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the New People’s Army," he said.
He said he is confident that such a declaration would be matched by a similar gesture on the part of Muslim secessionists and communist rebels.
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[Title] => Villar hits smear drive vs PPC bets
[Summary] => Former Speaker Manuel Villar Jr. accused the opposition Puwersa ng Masa yesterday of launching a smear campaign against senatorial candidates of the ruling People Power Coalition (PPC).
Villar told a news conference that a demolition job has been mounted against him and Makati Rep. Joker Arroyo in particular.
He said upon the instigation of allies and candidates of ousted President Joseph Estrada, some quarters have raked up old stories of supposed housing loan irregularities involving Camella and Palmera Homes and the other housing companies which he founded.
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[Title] => It’s just one of those Estrada jokes  solon
[Summary] => He must be joking.
This was the reaction yesterday of administration congressmen to Joseph Estrada’s insistence that he is still president of the Republic.
"It’s just one of those Erap jokes," said Isabela Rep. Heherson Alvarez, secretary general of the ruling Lakas party.
Alvarez said the deposed leader "is beating a dead horse because the issue has already been resolved both at EDSA by the people and in the courts."
[DatePublished] => 2001-02-01 00:00:00
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[Title] => Palace: Estrada won’t testify personally
[Summary] => Malacañang has ruled out the possibility of President Estrada taking the stand at the trial, saying his lawyers were convinced that the prosecution evidence is weak.
In a statement, the Palace said the defense team was weighing the options on the President taking the stand, but decided there was no need for it.
The President earlier said he was willing to personally testify at his impeachment trial and face his prosecutors.
Last Friday, his lawyers filed his official denial to the charges and sought his acquittal.
[DatePublished] => 2000-12-03 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva
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[Title] => Villar: My businesses being harassed
[Summary] => Former Speaker Manuel Villar Jr. revealed yesterday that he, too, has experienced some form of harassment from the government but expressed confidence he can fend them off.
"There have been inquiries by some government agencies on my businesses. In any case, I have nothing to hide," Villar said while refusing to discuss the details.
The ousted Speaker, who led a mass defection from the ruling Lapian ng Masang Pilipino coalition, has investments in real estate, low-cost housing and banking.
[DatePublished] => 2000-11-29 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Jose Aravilla
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[Title] => Prosecutors to block quash bid
[Summary] => The prosecution in the impeachment trial of President Estrada is scheduled to file today its opposition to the motion of defense lawyers asking the Senate to throw out the case.
House Minority Leader Feliciano Belmonte Jr. (Lakas, Quezon City), prosecution manager, said yesterday the President’s lawyers cannot question the procedure the House followed in transmitting the articles of impeachment to the Senate last Nov. 13.
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FORMER SPEAKER MANUEL VILLAR JR.
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[Title] => Repent, PPC bets tell Estrada
[Summary] => Give up the women and repent.
Ousted President Joseph Estrada was urged yesterday to use the Holy Week break for soul-searching and penance.
"It’s time for Estrada to repent and be remorseful. He should adhere to Christian teaching so he would have time to do some soul-searching," said Rep. Ernesto Herrera (Lakas, Bohol).
Estrada’s lawyer, on the other hand, likened his client’s situation to that of Jesus Christ who was convicted by the mob.
[DatePublished] => 2001-04-10 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1097047
[AuthorName] => Jess Diaz
[SectionName] => News Commentary
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[URL] =>
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[Title] => Villar seeks Lenten truce with MILF, NPA
[Summary] => Former Speaker Manuel Villar Jr. asked the government and armed groups fighting it yesterday to observe a cessation of hostilities at least for the duration of the Lenten season beginning this Sunday, which is Palm Sunday.
"In line with the observance of Holy Week, I urge the government to unilaterally declare a ceasefire with both the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the New People’s Army," he said.
He said he is confident that such a declaration would be matched by a similar gesture on the part of Muslim secessionists and communist rebels.
[DatePublished] => 2001-04-03 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
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[ArticleID] => 90159
[Title] => Villar hits smear drive vs PPC bets
[Summary] => Former Speaker Manuel Villar Jr. accused the opposition Puwersa ng Masa yesterday of launching a smear campaign against senatorial candidates of the ruling People Power Coalition (PPC).
Villar told a news conference that a demolition job has been mounted against him and Makati Rep. Joker Arroyo in particular.
He said upon the instigation of allies and candidates of ousted President Joseph Estrada, some quarters have raked up old stories of supposed housing loan irregularities involving Camella and Palmera Homes and the other housing companies which he founded.
[DatePublished] => 2001-03-22 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 91573
[Title] => It’s just one of those Estrada jokes  solon
[Summary] => He must be joking.
This was the reaction yesterday of administration congressmen to Joseph Estrada’s insistence that he is still president of the Republic.
"It’s just one of those Erap jokes," said Isabela Rep. Heherson Alvarez, secretary general of the ruling Lakas party.
Alvarez said the deposed leader "is beating a dead horse because the issue has already been resolved both at EDSA by the people and in the courts."
[DatePublished] => 2001-02-01 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1097047
[AuthorName] => Jess Diaz
[SectionName] => News Commentary
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[URL] =>
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[ArticleID] => 88954
[Title] => Palace: Estrada won’t testify personally
[Summary] => Malacañang has ruled out the possibility of President Estrada taking the stand at the trial, saying his lawyers were convinced that the prosecution evidence is weak.
In a statement, the Palace said the defense team was weighing the options on the President taking the stand, but decided there was no need for it.
The President earlier said he was willing to personally testify at his impeachment trial and face his prosecutors.
Last Friday, his lawyers filed his official denial to the charges and sought his acquittal.
[DatePublished] => 2000-12-03 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
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[AuthorID] => 1804833
[AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva
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[ArticleID] => 88949
[Title] => Villar: My businesses being harassed
[Summary] => Former Speaker Manuel Villar Jr. revealed yesterday that he, too, has experienced some form of harassment from the government but expressed confidence he can fend them off.
"There have been inquiries by some government agencies on my businesses. In any case, I have nothing to hide," Villar said while refusing to discuss the details.
The ousted Speaker, who led a mass defection from the ruling Lapian ng Masang Pilipino coalition, has investments in real estate, low-cost housing and banking.
[DatePublished] => 2000-11-29 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1413632
[AuthorName] => Jose Aravilla
[SectionName] => Headlines
[SectionUrl] => headlines
[URL] =>
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[ArticleID] => 88925
[Title] => Prosecutors to block quash bid
[Summary] => The prosecution in the impeachment trial of President Estrada is scheduled to file today its opposition to the motion of defense lawyers asking the Senate to throw out the case.
House Minority Leader Feliciano Belmonte Jr. (Lakas, Quezon City), prosecution manager, said yesterday the President’s lawyers cannot question the procedure the House followed in transmitting the articles of impeachment to the Senate last Nov. 13.
[DatePublished] => 2000-11-27 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1097047
[AuthorName] => Jess Diaz
[SectionName] => Headlines
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