This Bigote Business

Me bigote?

There is some justice in the fact that it is former President Estrada’s bigote (moustache), for so long a critical prop of his roguish image, that is now causing him so much grief.

Jinggoy Estrada’s claim that “There are so many men sporting a moustache,” is simply not correct. Compared with, say, India, this is a clean-shaven country; Erap the actor knew that when he was constructing his on-screen persona, hence the bigote. Therefore, whatever the truth of the rest of Cezar Mancao’s statement, his claim that “bigote was the commonly known pseudonym of Erap” rings true.

The most intriguing article I have read about the Dacer-Corbito killing is “Dacer’s Killers: Who and Why?” by Supreme Court Justice Antonio F. Carpio, originally published on 24 June 2001 (when Carpio was in private practice) and reprinted in Friday’s Inquirer. Please read it—I think it is important for two main reasons.

First, Carpio points out that an affidavit by one of the accused policemen Glenn G. Dumlao, “is like a map that leads us right to the very doorsteps of Dacer’s killers.” In essence, Dumlao links the killing to papers on the BW resources scandal supposedly held by Dacer, thus providing a motive for the rub-out. According to Dumlao, Michael Ray Aquino, one of the shadowy figures who people this murderous cast, had been ordered by Lacson to enter Dacer’s office at the Manila Hotel to steal documents. The hotel surveillance cameras made that impossible, with the result that we all know. Dumlao’s affidavit was eventually withdrawn, but if it can be corroborated by other evidence this version of events could prove very damaging for Erap.

Second, Carpio’s article recreates the atmosphere surrounding Erap’s mafia presidency. A stock market fraud carried out by the president and his business cronies that virtually destroyed the national stock market; policemen stalking hotel corridors in an attempt to carry out illegal activities; an abduction in broad daylight on one of Manila’s busiest thoroughfares, almost certainly by policemen; a grisly murder in an isolated spot; a key witness (Teofelo Vina) gunned down at a party in Cavite before he was able to execute an affidavit—it is a poisonous mix of Watergate and the Sopranos, carried out by PNP goons.

I really hope that the media and the Department of Justice pursue this, so we can get to the bottom of this bigote business.

Comments

[Sili T]

Indeed an interesting read and even more interesting series of events. You hope the media and DOJ pursue this? I'm sure the media will, much as they have with most of the other many scandals. And then it will fade away, much as it has with most of the other many scandals... As for the DOJ, what a mixed bag (Catch-22) that one is. If they do pursue it, then whatever conclusions are drawn will be tainted. If they dont pursue it, see point 1 re: the media.

[Glenn M Dumlao]

On Dumlao - Journalistic Ethics / Accuracy / Professionalism / Fairness
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Will the PRESS, the MEDIA and BLOGGERS kindly be RESPONSIBLE and complete the name of the subject in question?

The COMPLETE NAME of the former Police Senior Superintendent is "GLENN GALAPON DUMLAO". Even simply stating "GLENN G. DUMLAO" would be sufficient to disambiguate the person from others, like myself, who are similarly named.

This ambiguity has caused SEVERE difficulties for me and it has been and still is an absolute nightmare having to live and deal with this-- all the way back from the Kuratong Baleleng case then this, the Dacer/Corbito case.

Frankly, it is as close to libel and character assasination as you can get without really trying-- and that is truly unfair to me.

Thank you for maintaining the high standards of PROFESSIONALISM and FAIRNESS I have come to expect from you through all these years.

Yours truly,

Glenn M Dumlao

kindly refer to the following:
http://www.ice.gov/pi/nr/0811/081121newyork.htm
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/153499/New-York-judge-stops-Glenn-Dumlaos-extradition-to-RP

[torn]

OK Glenn, I added the middle initial at first mention.

[Miguk]

'a poisonous mix of Watergate and the Sopranos'.....what an excellently discriptive phrase -- and so apt to boot.