On Mikey Arroyo's SALN
Presidential son and Pampanga representative Juan Miguel "Mikey" Arroyo failed to mention a property in his 2007 and 2008 Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Networth (SALNs) and that property is a $1.32 million (P63.7-million) residential house which is located at 1655 Beach Park Blvd in Foster City in San Mateo County, California.
"Alam niyo nung kinasal tayo nuon, medyo nagkaroon tayo ng maraming regalo. Tapos pag kampanya, siyempre kahit papaano marami ding tumutulong sa atin. Hindi naman sa nakaipon, pero siyempre nakakagaan ng kaunti and we had some good investments," he explained because it was reportedly that his wealth ballooned from the time he got married to wife Angela in June 2002 and became Pampanga vice governor in 2001-04. He was elected congressman for Pampanga’s 2nd district in 2004 and got re-elected in 2007.
"In 2002, I was a vice governor. I only became congressman in 2004, under the law assuming you make mistakes in your SAL, you can always amend it the next year as long as you pay the proper taxes," he explained in Unang Hirit with hosts Arnold Clavio and Winnie Monsod.
Mikey refused to answer queries about how he accumulated wealth from P5 million in 2002 to P76.9 million in 2005, or a span of just three years. He also would not explain how the amount rose to as much as P99 million in 2008.
Here is a part of their dialogue in the interview:
"That's why i said that when you're in doubt, sue me in court." Mikey challenged
"No, no Mikey. You know what? That the law is very clear, ang batas nag-sasabing kung merong problema, in other words, if there's a question of an unexplained wealth here, the burden of proof is with you, it is in the government employee. Hindi pwedeng you have to prove that I'm guilty, no. A government employee must prove that he is innocent because that's precisely the problem, the whole objective of having a Statement of Assets and Liabilities so that you can prove to everybody na 'Wow! Everything is clear. Transparent'" Tita Winnie said.
"Well, as far as I'm concern Ma'am, my SAL is self explanatory. I only wanted to explain the fact that I did not didn't declare anything. As far as I'm concerned, my SAL is perfectly legal. If you have questions, ask my lawyer when he comes here [from abroad]" Mikey asking first the permission to talk then explained.
"No Mikey! It's your SAL, it is not your lawyer's SAL. And it's precisely why, it's in the newspapers na. Here is a SAL and you're saying that it's all there and you said 'yah it is all there' and there are questions and you don't want to answer your questions, you said 'ask my lawyers'" Tita Winnie interrupted.
"I'm answering it but you refuse to believe my answers, [So] I'm saying ask my lawyers." Mikey explained.
"No, no, we are not refusing to believe your answers." Tita Winnie clarified.
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"So ang sinasabi mo lang Cong(congressman), lahat to ay legal at hindi ito ill gotten wealth na tulad ng impression ng iba." Arnold Clavio said.
"Ill gotten? Hindi naman kalakihan niyan" Mikey calmly explained.
"Sanadali lang, papaano from 5 million to 76 million ehh you were a vice governor and you were a congressman, papaano naman? Kailangan naman may kaunting explanation." Winnie interrupted again.
Click here to watch the first part of Mikey's interview in Unang Hirit with Arnoly Clavio and Tita Winnie Monsod.
OR here to watch the second part.
Don't forget to leave a comment. Thanks.
"Alam niyo nung kinasal tayo nuon, medyo nagkaroon tayo ng maraming regalo. Tapos pag kampanya, siyempre kahit papaano marami ding tumutulong sa atin. Hindi naman sa nakaipon, pero siyempre nakakagaan ng kaunti and we had some good investments," he explained because it was reportedly that his wealth ballooned from the time he got married to wife Angela in June 2002 and became Pampanga vice governor in 2001-04. He was elected congressman for Pampanga’s 2nd district in 2004 and got re-elected in 2007.
"In 2002, I was a vice governor. I only became congressman in 2004, under the law assuming you make mistakes in your SAL, you can always amend it the next year as long as you pay the proper taxes," he explained in Unang Hirit with hosts Arnold Clavio and Winnie Monsod.
Mikey refused to answer queries about how he accumulated wealth from P5 million in 2002 to P76.9 million in 2005, or a span of just three years. He also would not explain how the amount rose to as much as P99 million in 2008.
Here is a part of their dialogue in the interview:
"That's why i said that when you're in doubt, sue me in court." Mikey challenged
"No, no Mikey. You know what? That the law is very clear, ang batas nag-sasabing kung merong problema, in other words, if there's a question of an unexplained wealth here, the burden of proof is with you, it is in the government employee. Hindi pwedeng you have to prove that I'm guilty, no. A government employee must prove that he is innocent because that's precisely the problem, the whole objective of having a Statement of Assets and Liabilities so that you can prove to everybody na 'Wow! Everything is clear. Transparent'" Tita Winnie said.
"Well, as far as I'm concern Ma'am, my SAL is self explanatory. I only wanted to explain the fact that I did not didn't declare anything. As far as I'm concerned, my SAL is perfectly legal. If you have questions, ask my lawyer when he comes here [from abroad]" Mikey asking first the permission to talk then explained.
"No Mikey! It's your SAL, it is not your lawyer's SAL. And it's precisely why, it's in the newspapers na. Here is a SAL and you're saying that it's all there and you said 'yah it is all there' and there are questions and you don't want to answer your questions, you said 'ask my lawyers'" Tita Winnie interrupted.
"I'm answering it but you refuse to believe my answers, [So] I'm saying ask my lawyers." Mikey explained.
"No, no, we are not refusing to believe your answers." Tita Winnie clarified.
...
"So ang sinasabi mo lang Cong(congressman), lahat to ay legal at hindi ito ill gotten wealth na tulad ng impression ng iba." Arnold Clavio said.
"Ill gotten? Hindi naman kalakihan niyan" Mikey calmly explained.
"Sanadali lang, papaano from 5 million to 76 million ehh you were a vice governor and you were a congressman, papaano naman? Kailangan naman may kaunting explanation." Winnie interrupted again.
Click here to watch the first part of Mikey's interview in Unang Hirit with Arnoly Clavio and Tita Winnie Monsod.
OR here to watch the second part.
Don't forget to leave a comment. Thanks.
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