The denial of Emily Yanson

By Modesto P. Sa-onoy

I thought I had written enough yesterday about the puzzling and unbelievable conclusions of the investigators the Department of Justice (DOJ) saying that there is “probable cause” to believe that Emily Yanson falsified under oath her being a stockholder, corporate secretary, and director of the Vallacar Transit Corporation.

My discussion was based solely on the press statement of the lawyer of the complainants, which was selective. Be that as it may, it is still a matter for thought.

The “finding” of the DOJ, was of course based on the accusations of Emily’s mother Olivia, her sister Ginnette and brother Leo Rey that she was not what she claimed to be and thus they accused her of effectively being a “fake” and “perjurer”.

As noted yesterday the accusations were based on the documents from 2016 until 2019 when the Yanson 3 belatedly claimed they were the majority owners of VTI.

Why were they silent since 2016 when Emily was sitting there with them on the board and doing what she believed was her obligation as a director? This fact boggles a sound mind because she was with them in the board for years.

Knowing of a crime they now accuse Emily, are the Yanson 3 not complicit for their silence and inaction? I suspect they did not act against Emily because like them, she was an heir of Ricardo B. Yanson (which the DOJ admitted) and like them she is a board member and even elected secretary in 2016 while Leo Rey was president.

Was there ever a claim her father disinherited Emily? So why is the accusation treating her like a pariah?

The Extrajudicial Settlement of the Estate of Ricardo B. Yanson Sr., the Amended Extrajudicial Settlement, and the Certificate Authorizing Registration submitted by Emily Yanson are not competent proof that she is a stockholder of VTI, the DOJ said.

Last year I wrote about this EJS of December 20, 2017 signed by Ricardo B. Yanson’s heirs where Olivia waived her inheritance share while the six children got an equal share of 1/6 of the properties that include VTI.

Information says that Olivia has filed a case to set aside this agreement (an admission of its validity), but has the court already decided in her favor? If not, then this agreement is still in effect. The DOJ did not say the EJS has been cancelled, so why did the DOJ reject it?

If Emily cannot claim part ownership of VTI despite the EJS, what is the basis of the Yanson 3 to claim ownership? Because since 2016 Emily was signing as secretary without any challenge from the Yanson 3, we assume the Yanson 3 recognized her but not the DOJ. I believe Emily also received stockholder’s dividends from the corporation. So how can she be a fake?

The only explanation for unquestionably giving Emily what could be millions of pesos in stockholder’s dividend is that Emily is entitled to them.

I was on Chapter 50 of the Book of Prophet Isaias in my re-reading of the Old Testament when I remembered certain passages that seem relevant in this mystery. We have a case here of people and their allies ignoring and denying what was there, right before their eyes for years, because denial serves sinister purposes.

There are many cases of this nature in history when the stakes are high and people “gird themselves with the cord of perversity.” (Isaiah 5:18). I am not surprised this scheme is happening.

Here are passages applicable to many. “Woe to you who call evil good and good evil, who substitute darkness for light, and light for darkness, who exchange bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.” (Isaiah. 5:20).

There is another. “Woe to those who make unfair laws, and who, when writing, write injustice…in order that widows may be their prey and that they might plunder the orphan. (Isaiah 10. 1-2)”; and “those who acquit the guilty in exchange for bribes and deprive a just man of his rights (Isaiah 5:23).”

“Can a mother forget her infant, be without tenderness for the child of her womb? (Isaiah 49:15).” I guess she can if the stakes for her own good only are high.

I raised issues because of the overly propaganda news about the DOJ indictment of Emily. The reasoning is clearly off the right path and Prophet Isaiah has some clarifications.