KILUSANG MAYO UNO
(May First Labor Center)
TAGAPAMANDILA NG TUNAY NA UNYONISMO
No. 63 Narra St. Bgy. Claro, Proj. 3 Quezon City
Telefax 4210768, 421-0986 kilusangmayouno@gmail.com
News Release
June 16, 2005

Filipinos are asking: Where on earth is Garci?
Workers challenge GMA: "The entire nation is waiting, break your
silence on the controversial tapes and surface Garcillano"

The militant labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) today said that "if
the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and Philippine National
Police (PNP) can pinpoint the exact whereabouts of election fraud
whistleblower Atty. Samuel Ong, then government forces especially
Malacanang officials, absolutely know the location and condition of
former COMELEC Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano, the controversial
'Garci' whom President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is talking to in the
'wiretapped' conversations."

KMU Chairman and labor leader Elmer Labog said that "Garcillano is the
weakest link on this controversy because of his notorious record as
COMELEC official. During his entire political stint at COMELEC, he was
constantly involved in vote padding and shaving. He was reappointed as
COMELEC Commissioner by Arroyo before the national elections last year
despite protests."

"Malacanang has all the motives and reasons to hide Garcillano to
evade public and legislative scrutiny over the controversial
Gloria-Garci tapes," Labog stressed.

"If President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo refuses to talk about the audio
tapes, we are sure that Garcillano is now in the custody of government
operatives. They are holding him so as to prevent him from saying or
admitting anything about the taped conversations. His earlier denial
does not absolve him from the massive election fraud that he pulled
off together with the Arroyo camp."

"Garcillano is an important player in this scandal, he must surface as
soon as possible and answer the public's questions on the series of
incriminating audio conversations between him and President Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo, First Gentleman Mike Arroyo, former Senator Bobby
Barbers and other individuals from May t0 June 2004."

GMA gags herself, wants everyone to keep mum about the tapes, including Garci

"GMA issued a gag order on herself by refusing to talk about the
tapes, now she's also preventing Garcillano and everyone to talk about
the tapes and forget the scandal as if nothing happened."

Labog said workers will continue to seek for the truth. "We demand
President Arroyo and Garcillano to face the Congressional probe on the
audio tapes. KMU will join protests on June 17 at the COMELEC office
and on June 24 at Liwasang Bonifacio against Arroyo's illegitimate
presidency." ###

Reference: Elmer Labog, KMU Chairman, 0920-6388960