Giving P5 million to the MILF is treason!

By ANAD Partylist
October 23, 2011

QUEZON CITY  –  The Alliance for Nationalism and Democracy (ANAD) Partylist strongly denounce and condemn the giving by the government of P5 million, in check, to an enemy of the state, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).

ANAD Rep. Jun Alcover issued this statement even as Malacañang asked the MILF leadership to account for the money given to them by GPH panel head Atty. Marvic Leonen during the meeting in Kuala Lumpur. “Now this is PNoy’s way of flip-flopping after Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda earlier told media that government will not ask from the MILF to explain how the fund was used,” he added.

“In any case, this is treason! PNoy giving public funds to an enemy of the state is treason and a serious violation of his oath of office!” said Rep. Alcover as he revealed that ANAD is seriously studying the possibility of filing an impeachment complaint against PNoy for treason, violation of the Constitution, and serious culpable violation of public trust.

“I cannot understand why PNoy gave the check of P5 million to the MILF, allegedly for the construction of the Bangsa Moro Leadership and Management Institute Training Center, when there are other Muslim groups and personalities, not fighting the government, which could readily implement such kind of project. Again, until after the MILF signs a peace agreement with government, they remain as enemy of the state; in the same breadth as the Maoist terrorist CPP-NPA-NDF,” Rep. Alcover clarified.

Refuting Malacañang’s claim that the Aquino administration only pursued a commitment made by the previous Arroyo administration, Rep. Alcover retorted saying it was too flimsy and unbelievable for them to say so. “They’re nit-picking on issues and reasons to cover for their despicable acts and then pin the blame against the previous administration. If indeed they are open and transparent in discharging public service, as what they claim, why did they not disclose this to the public?”

“If not for the series of developments resulting from that highly contemptuous Al-Barka ambush and text messages doing the rounds, throughout the country, the Filipino people would have been kept in the dark about it. Is this the ‘Daang Matuwid’ that the Pnoy administration have been bragging all along?” he quipped.

He decried PNoy’s unwise and unfair treatment saying, “He gave 5 million pesos to an enemy of government while leaving pro-democracy organizations and individuals to fend and tend to their own.”