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His latest pronouncement that Tadeco should not hire inmates to work in the plantation is a statement taking aim at everything just to bring Tadeco down. When he can't pin the Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) between BuCor and Tadeco as disadvantageous to the gov't, he employs tactics questioning the ownership of the roads inside the plantation as well as election issues - all out of context of his case on Allegation that the JVA is disadvantageous to the Government. Although, it augurs well with his purpose of getting media mileage. But alas!, as fate would have it, his plan was overtaken by events. His rampage of ego-tripping is now checked when he choose to say words that caught the ear of Mayor Sara Duterte. So now, as ill-advised, he is using the JVA issue to cover his spat with Mayor Sara. But his recent pronouncement to file raps against custodials/escort guards who are just escorting the inmates working as trainees in the plantation, is as rotten as he is. His insinuati...

The 5th Congressional hearing on "Resolution Calling for Inquiry, In Aid of Legislation, on the Allegedly Grossly Disadvantageous Contract Entered into by the Bureau of Corrections (BUCOR) and the Tagum Agricultural Development Company, Inc. (TADECO)" orchestrated by Speaker Alvarez, was out of order. Tackled were public roads and structures which are not related to the JVA, which, if indeed true that everybody is not allowed to pass through and need to be resolved, can be solved by the DILG thru the Panabo City government. Additional issue thrown into the JVA equation is the alleged election manipulation which can be properly addressed by protest in the Comelec of which nobody has done - Alvarez should start going to the Comelec to really press this issue. The work of the congress is to investigate in aid of legislation but apparently, they are now acting as the executive branch, directing the DOJ, bypassing the DILG and directing the PNP. They do as they want, even if ...