{"id":9561,"date":"2014-05-10T12:27:32","date_gmt":"2014-05-10T04:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=9561"},"modified":"2014-05-10T12:27:32","modified_gmt":"2014-05-10T04:27:32","slug":"palace-confident-arroyo-will-be-brought-to-justice-official-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/05\/10\/palace-confident-arroyo-will-be-brought-to-justice-official-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Palace confident Arroyo will be brought to justice, official says"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_9611\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9611\" style=\"width: 575px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/gloria-macapagal-arroyo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9611\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/gloria-macapagal-arroyo.jpg\" alt=\"Former president, now Pampanga Representative, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Photo courtesy of GMA Facebook page.\" width=\"575\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/gloria-macapagal-arroyo.jpg 575w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/gloria-macapagal-arroyo-300x279.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9611\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Photo courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Gloria-Macapagal-Arroyo\/47644284075\">GMA Facebook page<\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">MANILA (PNA) &#8212; The Aquino administration is confident that former president and current 2nd Dist. Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will be brought to justice, a Palace official said on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">The Office of the Ombudsman has recently said it found no evidence linking Mrs. Arroyo to a multi-million peso fertilizer fund scam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">In a press briefing in Malacanang, Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said the Palace respects the decision of the Ombudsman, an independent constitutional body, in dismissing the case against Mrs. Arroyo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Coloma also clarified that the case on the fertilizer scam was filed, not by the present administration but by former solicitor general Frank Chavez.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">He, however, said that the administration is confident that justice will be served.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">\u201cAng mga kasong inihaharap ng kasalukuyang administrasyon ay nababatay sa kongkretong ebidensya at sa buong pagsisikap na mapatunayan ito sa ating mga hukuman alinsunod sa mga proseso ng katarungan ng ating bansa. Walang ganyang pangangamba,&#8221; Coloma said in response to reporters&#8217; questions about the Palace&#8217;s optimism on moves to go after the former president.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">He said the goal of the administration is to gather evidence meticulously and build strong cases against her that would lead to conviction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">The Office of the Ombudsman has also thrown out three other cases filed against Mrs Arroyo and other members of her family. (PNA)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA (PNA) &#8212; The Aquino administration is confident that former president and current 2nd Dist. Rep. 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