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Mikey Arroyo pinapatalsik ng sariling ‘constituent’

July 29, 2010 6:09pm
MANILA – Isang tricycle driver ang naghain ng petisyon sa House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (HRET) laban kay Ang Galing Pinoy party-list Rep. Juan Miguel “Mikey" Arroyo, na nagsisilbing kinatawan ng mga security guard at tricycle driver sa Kamara de Representantes.

Nakasaad sa 17-pahinang petisyon ni Danilo Vinero Antipasado, residente ng Caloocan City, na dapat patalsikin ng HRET si Arroyo sa Kamara dahil hindi ito kuwalipikado para katawanin ang kanyang sektor sa kapulungan.

Bukod kay Arroyo, nais din ni Antipasado na huwag kilalanin ng HRET ang Ang Galing Pinoy at alisin ito sa listahan ng mga party-list organization sa Kamara.

“Order that Ang Galing Pinoy should be deleted as one of the party list organizations qualified to sit in the House of Representatives and disallow any of its nominees to sit as members of the House of Representatives," ayon kay Antipasado.

Bukod kay Antipasado, naghain rin ng hiwalay na petisyon laban kay Arroyo ang mga militanteng grupo tulad ng Bayan Muna, Gabriela at Akbayan.




Muli namang binalewala ni Arroyo ang bagong petisyon na inihain sa HRET laban sa kanyang pag-upo bilang kinatawan ng mga security guard at tricycle driver sa Kamara.

“We can’t expect all members of a particular sector to unite under one party-list or organization, much more under one candidate," ayon kay Arroyo. “Hind naman p’wede na basta ‘yung gusto nila ang mangyari. May karapatan din ang ibang miyembro ng kanilang sektor na hindi nila kapanalig."

Si Arroyo ay dating kongresista ng ikalawang distrito ng Pampanga, na kinakatawan na ngayon ng kanyang ina na si dating pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

“And that is only one of the services I have initially envisioned for my constituents. Right now, I am in the process of distributing Philhealth cards to members of AGP to help them in their health-related concerns," pahayag ng nakababatang Arroyo.

Nitong Miyerkules, naghain ng hiwalay na petisyon laban kay Arroyo si dating Akbayan party-list Rep. Risa Hontiveros, natalong kandidatong senadot ng Liberal Party (LP) nitong nakaraang May 10 elections.

“I am lodging this complaint as an ordinary citizen and voter who is offended by Mikey’s abuse of our electoral process which corrupted the spirit of the party-list system," ayon kay Hontiveros.

Idinagdag niya na wala umanong moral at legal ascendancy si Arroyo na maupo sa anumang posisyon kahit maging kinatawan ng mga security guard.

“Ang sinisikyu lang niya ay ang nanay (Gng Arroyo) niya laban sa mga asunto," patutsada ni Hontiveros.

Tinawag naman ni Arroyo na panggigipit at propaganda ang mga reklamong inihahain laban sa kanya.

“I will not let their politicking stand in the way of serving my constituents. I have been constantly holding dialogues with them. I am confident that this will be dismissed for lack of merit. I respect their decision to file a disqualification case against me as part of their right," ayon sa mambabatas. - GMANews.TV
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