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Treat for anti-impeachment, pro-Chacha lawmakers and government officials
Militants blast Arroyo’s “I Luv Europe” junket trip

Leftwing activists on Saturday assailed Malacañang for organizing what they called “ I Luv Europe” junket trip for pro-administration lawmakers and government officials supportive of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s anti-impeachment and pro-Charter Change drive in Congress.

In a press statement, the leftwing fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) dismissed the junket trip as all-out waste of taxpayers’ money and betrayal of public trust.

“ The government will spend millions of hard-earned taxpayers money for this political extravaganza that would only benefit members of the First Family, the rabid pro-Arroyo lawmakers and local government officials associated with the ruling Macapagal-Arroyo clique in Malacañang,” the group said.

Pamalakaya national chair Fernando Hicap said the junket trip scheduled from June 25 to July 2 was part of the out-of-the country planning of President Arroyo to ensure the defeat of the second impeachment case against the President and the passage of Charter Change in the House of Representatives through Constituent Assembly.

“ The murder of the second impeachment case and the legislation of Chacha were the objectives of this syndicated trip to Europe under the guise of official weeklong diplomatic trip to Italy, the Vatican City and Spain,” he said.

Hicap added: “ Where is moral diplomacy and diplomatic ethics in this junket trip? This so-called diplomatic mission is just a cover up. Malacañang will use this channel as a mean to consolidate President Arroyo’s forces in their bid to quash the second impeachment case and the railroad Chacha through constituent assembly.”

The militant leader speculated that Mrs. Arroyo would call a special meeting among her rabid supporters in Congress and in the local government units during the 7-day trip to discuss how to spoil the second impeachment rap against her and design new strategies on how to pursue the revision of the 18-year old charter either through people’s initiative or constituent assembly.






“ This European trip wants to accomplish a number of things like extreme pleasure for pro-Arroyo politicians in exchange for their support to Malacañang’s pet projects like charter change and the rejection of the second impeachment case. At the same time the delegation of pro-Arroyo congressmen, governors and cabinet members will serve as political cheering squad of Mrs. Arroyo during her diplomatic hobnobbing with officials of the European community,” Hicap asserted.

Pro-Arroyo lawmakers at the House of Representatives, members of the First Family headed by First Gentleman Atty. Jose Miguel Arroyo and pro-GMA local government officials made up the bulk of the President delegation in her weeklong trip to Europe from June 25 to July 2.

The lawmakers who would joint the presidential trip to Europe are Juan Miguel Zubiri (Bukidnon), Ma. Amelita Villarosa (Occidental Mindoro), Eduardo Veloso (Leyte), Emmy Lou Talino-Santos (North Cotabato), Mary Ann Susano (Quezon City), Danilo Suarez (Quezon), Lorna Silverio (Bulacan), Rizalina Seachon-Lanete (Masbate), Victoria Reyes (Batangas), Herminia Ramiro (Misamis Occidental), Francis Nepomuceno (Pampanga), Roger Mercado (Southern Leyte), Hermilando Mandanas (Batangas), Uliran Joaquin (Laguna), Cecilia Jalosjos-Carreon ( Zamboanga del Norte), Del de Guzman (Marikina), Arthur Defensor (Iloilo), Rodolfo Antonino (Nueva Ecija), Jesus Reynaldo Aquino ( Pampanga) and Rodolfo Albano III (Isabela).

The pro-Arroyo governors who would join the diplomatic trip are Governors Ben Evardone (Eastern Samar), Erico Aumentado (Bohol), Miguel Rene Dominguez (Sarangani), Adolph Edward Plaza (Agusan del Sur), Luis Raymund Villafuerte Jr. ( Camarines Sur), Josephine dela Cruz (Bulacan) and Pax Mangudadatu (Sultan Kudarat) and Manila Mayor Lito Atienza.

Aside from First Gentleman Mike Arroyo, other members of the first family joining the trip are daughter Evangelina Lourdes Macapagal, son Diosdado Ignacio and his wife Ma. Victoria Celina and presidential granddaughter Eva Victoria Arroyo.

From the Arroyo cabinet, officials who would join the president are former Labor Secretary Patricia Sto. Tomas, Defense Secretary Avelino Cruz Jr., Trade Secretary Peter Favila, Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano and Senator Eduardo Angara. #

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