IF I WERE JINGGOY ESTRADA ...

If I were Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, I’d be in the offices of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and at the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) General Headquarters today with media people.

What for? To check on the declared assets of former AFP chief Angelo Reyes and ex-AFP comptroller Jacinto Ligot for any justifiable source of the money spent in the jet-setting lifestyles of their wives.

For those who missed the news, Estrada said documenys show that Mrs. Reyes raveled 48 times to foreign countries from 1993 to 2004 while Mrs. Ligot traveled 42 times during the same period.

Bukod pa riyan ang dalawa hanggang walong MULTI-MILYONG pisong bahay sa Amerika na nasa pangalan din ni Mrs. Ligot. Pero ang suweldo noon ni Ligot ay P35,000 lamang isang buwan. Hindi ko nakuha ang kay Reyes.

But even a high school student would know that Ligot’s P35,000 monthly salary will never be enough for 42 foreign trips. And I would dare say that Reyes’ paycheck wasn’t even P500,000 a month.

So if records won’t show any BIG BUSINESS of Ligot or Reyes or their wives, Estrada can shout ‘bingo.’

And if there’s no documentary proof either of riches and multi-million ventures by the families of Ligot and Reyes, or the families of their wives, from other government agencies like the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), JACKPOT for Estrada.

Ituluy-tuloy mo na ang pagbubulgar, senator. HUWAG mo nang hintayin  pa ang susunod na hearing sa isang linggo.

For the sake of us poor taxpayers and for the soldiers who continue risking their lives in defense of freedom with decades-old guns and equipment while living in almost SUB-HUMAN conditions, especially in the field.

And the military retirees who spent the best years of their lives in the service  on  salaries barely enough to feed their families three times a day.

For government agencies who can help in the Senate hearings on Reyes, Ligot and alleged AFP anomalies, don’t wait for invitations or subpoenas.

Provide Estrada and the other senators with documents or other papers which you think can help.

Tandaan ninyo, BUWIS NATIN ang naubos o umano’y iBINULSA sa mga nabubulgar na kariwalian sa military. Pera na pinaghirapan nating kitain ang bawat sentimo ngunit IILAN lamang ang nagpasasa.

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Whoever leaked the report thinks that he attained his goal after it got printed in a newspaper...but with the way (PNP) Director Boysie Rosales has been handling the situation, tyak nagsisisi na si colonel sa ngayon. Mukhang nabaligtad ang pangyayari. Imbes na maging villain, rosales is now being portrayed as a hero in the war against criminality. 30