Is it money? or Is it Loyalty?

These are the question hounding acting secretary Agra in his unpopular decision to let go the Ampatuans in murder case of media journalist and political opponents. Sad he didn`t just the law to take its course and let the court decide later if some ampatuans where guilty or not..
May be involved was loyalty?favor?or what? Relate this info from abs cbn news.com..
Arroyo loyalist

Agra is known as someone who is loyal to President Arroyo. He served as President Arroyo’s lawyer when congressment tried to impeach her in 2006.

He was one of those who defended President Arroyo when issues were raised against her numerous cabinet appointments. Most of these appointments have fixed terms, which means the next president will not be able to replace them during that tenure.

Agra said these did not violate any law since they were made before the appointment ban took place. The executive department is banned from appointing new officials two months before the May 2010 polls.

Agra first joined the government in March 2007 when he was appointed head of the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC), the agency that represents government-owned and controlled establishments in legal proceedings.

He was eventually appointed to head the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) Regulatory Office, a position he relinquished in June 2008 because of conflict of interests allegations.

He previously taught at the Ateneo Law School, his alma mater. Since 2003 he taught Law on Public and Government Corporations, Election Law, the 1991 Local Government Code, Administrative Law, and Law on Public Officers

He graduated from the University of the Philippines in 1984 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy. He finished law at the Ateneo de Manila where he graduated in 1990. He passed the bar in 1991.

Is it Money?

Some relative of the victims consider this scenario. It may worth more than we can imagine. Putting your career on the line with unpopular decision must be worth risk taking..Who ever the next president is, although his appointment was fixed term, i`m sure Agra`s government servise career is over.."Who care if there millions and millions in your pocket" some of the victims relative was saying..

But for him.He was quick to stress that his decision was based only on the evidence presented to him. Sipag niya. In an interview, he said he there were “no considerations” when he made his decision.

“I am not a vindictive person,” he told “I was never a lawyer for the Ampatuans,” he added.