ANAD oppose nomination of Diokno and Tañada as next Ombudsman

By ANAD Partylist
June 7, 2011

QUEZON CITY  –  “How can either Atty. Jose Manuel Diokno or former Senator Wigberto Tañada fulfill with clarity and impartiality the requirements of the Office of the Ombudsman when their own personal credentials is highly questionable and suspect and their nomination to the Judicial and Bar Council backed by the Makabayang Koalisyon ng Mamamayan (Makabayan), a Maoist terrorist created and sponsored political party, and other legal front sectoral organizations of the Maoist terrorist CPP-NPA-NDF,” said Rep. Jun Alcover as he expressed opposition to the twin nominations.

“How can they claim to possess untainted reputation and incorruptible principles if, God forbid, one of them is chosen to fill-in the shoes left vacant by Merceditas Gutierrez’s resignation, as they would surely represent the interest of the group who, for the past 42 years, have sought the destruction and capitulation of the current national government and replacing it with a communist dictatorship? Where is the so-called nationalism that Satur Ocampo has been trumpeting that Diokno and Tañada solely possess as against the other nominees to the position?” Rep. Alcover asked.

Rep. Alcover explained that the Office of the Ombudsman is empowered by the Constitution of the Philippines to safeguard the government and government-related institutions and corporations from corruption and dispense justice in the case of such offenses and is solely charged with the responsibility to investigate and prosecute Philippine government officials accused of such crimes.

“Diokno, one of the leaders of the Free Legal Assistance Group, a legal front organization of the Maoist terrorist CPP-NPA-NDF; and Tañada, once leading convenor of the Asian Peace Alliance and the Gathering of Peace that are all surreptitiously and callously orchestrated and supported by the National United Front Commission of the Maoist terrorist CPP-NPA-NDF, has ever since been at odds with the security forces of government. No one could say that their acts would not be replete of biases in favor of their masters in the Maoist terrorist organization in the event that they will be investigating officers and men of the AFP and the PNP,” he pointed out.

“Surely, with their political leanings revealed, Diokno or Tañada could not exercise cold-impartiality, independence, and transparency of function which is primarily required from whoever is appointed Ombudsman of the Philippines,” Rep. Alcover pointed out.