Reply #7: Philippines: Election Official Fixer for "Pres" Arroys Re-Animates Self

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The famous “Garci” who took a call from now President Arroyo asking him to fix the election when she was running behind in early tallies has miraculously re-appeared. He’s not willing to tell how he didn’t fix the election. Will he tell us where he took a power? Is it the real Garci or Memorex? The Philippines opposition party is fighting the highly questionable election with everything it has. This story won’t die.



http://www.philstar.com/philstar/News200511230401.htm

Garci back, ready to tell all

The Philippine Star 11/23/2005

Former election official Virgilio Garcillano has returned to the country and is willing to tell all about poll fraud allegations hounding President Arroyo, ABS-CBN News Channel reported yesterday.

Opposition lawmakers in the House of Representatives renewed an order for Garcillano’s arrest to compel him to shed light on the electoral fraud allegations.

Garcillano disappeared from public view in July after the opposition released audiotapes purportedly of Mrs. Arroyo’s wiretapped phone conversations with the former election official discussing ways to manipulate the outcome of the presidential election last year.

ANC reporter Ricky Carandang met with Garcillano’s wife, Grace, at an undisclosed location in Mindanao after meeting at ABS-CBN’s office in Cagayan de Oro.

Grace Garcillano said she and her husband returned home last week from an undisclosed country.

Mrs. Garcillano said her husband is willing to come forward and shed light on the poll fraud allegations against the President on condition that all his wiretapped conversations with other politicians are made public.

She added her husband spoke with many politicians during the May 2004 polls, including several from the opposition.

Garcillano’s wife added that her husband was wondering why only his phone conversations with a woman who sounded like Mrs. Arroyo were made public.

Grace Garcillano said her husband told her that he actually received more phone calls from opposition politicians during last year’s elections, including a "persistent lady caller" whom she did not identify.