The reason why much hated presidents such as Ferdinand Marcos and GMA are able to stay in power for so long is because of a cabal of liars under their wings. This cabal of liars would perpetuate lies, myths and, if everything else failed, attack those who would criticize its master.

Take the current strategy of GMA, whose cabal of liars are perpetuating the lie that GMA did much better governance than her predecessors. And then there’s the brazen lie that GMA can appoint the next Supreme Court Chief even when constitutionalists say otherwise.

Now we have Manny Villar who apparently has his own cabal of liars. This cabal not only is perpetuating the lie that Villar is innocent of the C5 controversy, they attack and they run circles around the truth.

If Villar can use his cabal of liars now, he’ll use them even more if he’s elected President. If Villar was able to use his powers as congressman and now senator to make shady deals that benefited himself and his company, how much more if he sits in Malacañang Palace?

Apparently Villar’s shady dealings are not confined in Luzon. He also has questionable dealings in Ilo-ilo (read this). So what is he going to do amid this latest charge? I’m betting he’ll do 2 things: 1) ignore it and hope it goes away; 2) send in his cabal of liars – born-again Christian Alan Peter Cayetano to twist the truth around (I wonder if reads his Bible); Nene Pimentel to insult the accusers; and Joker Arroyo to make it seem Villar is the righteous one.

Do you really want Manny Villar –with his cabal of liars– as the next President of our already benighted Republic of the Philippines?