Here I literally mean today, Monday, October 27, 2008. After an exhausting day, I'm glad to still be able to watch news and relax a little bit. The news hit me particularly the return of the infamous Jocjoc Bolante tomorrow after some years in the US. The issue is whether he should be arrested at his departure or not. His lawyer believed that he must not be arrested since the warrant of arrest issued by the Senate in 2005 had lapsed already. Moreover, he argued that 1987 consitution gives only the authority to release warrants to the judges of the Judiciary. However, the Senate and other critics assumed that Bolante could still be arrested. Atty. Harry Roque mentioned that the Senate as an institution did not change even if its personnel, particularly the senators during the period did change. Hence, the arrest could still have legal basis. As of the time of writing, a flash report coming from Senate President Villar has stated that Bolante will be arrested tomorrow.
The crux of the matter, I suppose is this. We know that Bolante tried to escape the Senate investigation hearing for his alleged involvement in the fertilizer scam. Now that he is coming back, why would we let him slip this time? As they said in tagalog, "kusa ng lumalapit sa pain, bakit hindi pa hulihin?" Why should Bolante let the oppurtunity to clear his name if he really is not involved? If the administration tries to silence him, and coverup the real issue, why in the first place, they would allow Bolante to go back? As Miriam Santiago addressed, "Ang Kapal naman ng mukha."
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