Lacson needs Dumlao to Recant

Former Police Superintendent Cesar Mancao bailed-out on Sen. Panfilo Lacson that leaves no room for error on courting Glenn Dumlao to recant.

The Mancao affidavit is enough to substantiate 2005 Glenn Dumlao’s testimony involving the PAOC-TF in the murder of Erap Estrada publicist- Bubby Dacer. It seemed Lacson forgot to rehearse Mancao on this one, but will that mean letting Dumlao off easily? Will Lacson gamble his career for another “lip-service” from Dumlao that involves an alibi that could bail him out of the case?

Not likely. Coincidental as claimed by Lacson, the visits in Isabela particularly the meetings with the Juliet Dumlao (wife of Glenn Dumlao) and the anonymously sourced $100,000 extradition bail bond are obviously two incidents with intents one and the same.

And, that is to court Glenn to recant his 2005 testimony and weaken the affidavit of Mancao in exchange for a longer stay in the US. This means a “stay” good enough to evade trial and prosecution here in the country where Dumlao was by far branded as prime suspect.

The paid bail is entirely the reason why Dumlao is still in the US; still on absentee status despite the progress of the case in the country. It is quite obvious that Dumlao with the help of a so-called generous donor are buying-out time delaying the proceedings altogether and paving way for certain Atty Alex Ovisado to establish claim that the remains in Indang Cavite were not of Dacer and Corbito. As such, the absence of the victims’ bodies literally scraps the criminal charges wherein Dumlao walks away a free man along with Lacson and Erap who were dragged on the case. A perfect cover-up good enough for ambitious solons ofcourse.

Won’t Mrs. Dumlao support the idea? Won’t she choose Dumlao getting freed than having him locked behind a steal door?

The Bombo Radyo interview of Juliet was by far the stupidest remark people heard with regard to the Dacer-Corbito case. She claimed that she misses her husband and wants him home but had she forgotten that the moment Glenn stepped-out of the plane he’d be going straight to Manila city jail and not exactly on her lap? Is she really that desperate to see Glenn that he’d sold him out?

The possibility of the Dumlaos conniving with one of Mancao’s 21-list of Dacer suspects is not entirely illogical. Besides, the government could not guarantee Glenn a state witness status on the case. He is among the long list of suspects with their necks hanging on the line.

And ofcourse, needless to say, influential honchos such as Lacson and Erap were included on the line-up. Both have everything to lose; 2010 candidacy, people’s confidence and on top of it their protected names. Like Dumlao, they fear imprisonment and most especially public disgust. All three allying would inevitably mean riddling recantations and ofcourse skepticism towards the now controversial affidavit. That way, as much as it would be ironic, the trio (Lacson, Erap and Glenn) could all go free. That is worth the $100,000 cash bond and ofcourse millions of protection and sell-out money.