By Ellen Tordesillas
VERA Files
The soldier who stirred a hornet’s nest by accusing Department of Justice officials of bribery in the so-called “Alabang Boys” case could have been a millionaire by now.
Marine Maj. Ferdinand Marcelino, chief of the Special Enforcement Service of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, has experienced being bribed by smugglers, politicians and drug dealers in his 14-year career as a military officer.
But Marcelino, who belongs to the Philippine Military Academy Class of 1994, said he has made it a point to give back the thick envelopes stuffed with cash, and was not even curious enough to count the money and see how much he is worth.
The 11th of 13 children of a poor family in Bulacan, Marcelino made it through school only through scholarships, and by working as a campus journalist and a reporter for the tabloid Headline Manila in the late 1980s. He entered the PMA because that was the only way he could get a free college education.
Marcelino has taken part in the most dangerous assignments—making sure elections take place in the farthest and deadliest towns of Sulu, rescuing kidnap victim Jeffrey Schilling and the Dos Palmas hostages, pursuing the Abu Sayyaff, peacekeeping in East Timor, running after illegal loggers in Palawan—and even experienced being held captive by the Moro National Liberation Front in Sulu.
But he said he has never thought of taking money that could have compensated for the risks he has taken.
As a young lieutenant assigned in Pangutaran, Sulu in 1996, he experienced being given money representing the “share of the Marines” for them to turn a blind eye to the smuggling of goods, including noodles, from Malaysia rampant on the island. The envelope containing the money was first handed to him by the police chief and later by a town councilor. He turned down the bribe.
He refused both cattle and money, angering the mayor who not only got his private army fire mortars at Marcelino’s detachment, but offered P800,000 and an M-14 rifle to anyone who would kill the young Marine officer. A child was killed instantly and 11 others were injured when the nearby health center was hit by mortar fire.
Whenever confronted with bribe offers, Marcelino said he always remembers his father’s advice, “Kung ano ang pinakain mo sa anak mo, ganoon din ang kalalakihan niya (You are what you eat).”
He also keeps in mind the PMA honor code that a cadet “does not lie, cheat and steal and tolerate those who do.”
The “Alabang Boys” controversy has thrust Marcelino in the limelight after he disclosed that state prosecutors were offered a P50 million bribe to drop the charges against Richard Brodett, Jorge Joseph and Joseph Tecson who were caught last September by PDEA operatives with a spread of Ecstasy and other drugs. He also reported that he was offered a P3 million bribe, which later went up to P20 million, to settle the case.
At work, Marcelino said he is oblivious to the overwhelming public support for him in the conflict with the DOJ. But he has felt that his “world has become smaller.”
He related an incident in a San Juan restaurant a week ago when an old man he did not know seated at another table paid for their bill. When he thanked him for it, the old man said, “This is just my way of thanking you for what you are doing for the country.”
“Kinilabutan ako (It gave me goose bumps),” he said.
While Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez mulls how to teach the young military officer who dared talk back to him in a televised congressional hearing a lesson, Marcelino said he will continue doing what he believes is right guided by the words of Mahatma Gandhi, “Be the change you want to see in the world.”—Ellen Tordesillas
(VERA Files is put out by veteran journalists taking a deeper look into current issues. Vera is Latin for “true.”)
These days, who has the balls to say NO? We salute Major Marcelino for his honesty and integrity. Certainly, he knows a lot about the election cheating in Mindanao. Once the Evil Bitch steps down or is ousted and charges are filed against her including the election cheating, we hope Marcelino could testify and tell what he knows. In the meantime, let’s keep him safe and alive…including his poor family that may be harmed by the criminals. He needs all our prayers.
Major Marcelino, Mabuhay ka!!!
One of these days, kita-kita ulit tayo pati na yung mga dating kasama natin sa Basilan na sina Sir Miranda at Sir Sabban.
19 January 2009
Maj Marcelino has been castigated by being truth to himself and to to the others, yet the INjustice secretary says he should be removed from PDEA and blamed for the results of his non acceptance of the bribe.
On the contrary, when the WB releases its findings on the so called corrupt companies in the Philippines, they flip-flopped, even saying the WB may reconsider their decision. Tsk, tsk, tsk, is it because the de luna company is closed to the evil bitch and the fat guy they will change the tune of the song. That is the ver sad tale int he Philippines.
If you are close to the evil family, you may be acquitted or make a show that there is an on-going investigation.
If you are doing your job and trying to be honest and true to your mandate the mob of the evil bitch will go after you.
ANO NA BA TALAGA ANG DAPAT NATIN GAWIN???
prans
Question: The politicians who tried to bribe Marcelino must have had been the ‘patrons’ of some drug pushers or drug lords (if they themselves are personally not drug lords),I’m curious, what happened to the subject/s of his arrests or the accused? Since he refused the bribe, does it mean that the suspects/accused are now in jail or facing the court?
The “Alabang boys” are still in the PDEA jail. Their release was aborted by the expose of bribery in the DOJ.
But the accused lawyers went to the Court of Appeals which ordered PDEA to produce the “boys” ( a misnomer actually because they are in their mid-20’s.)
That’s already in the DOJ and court level. It’s out of PDEA’s hands except that they still have custody of the accused.
Gonzalez” statements indicate that they will be dismissing the charges agains the accused. They are already laying the ground work. The talk is that downpayment has already been made. The full payment will be given upon the release ofthe accused.
Still on Anna’s question” “Since he refused the bribe, does it mean that the suspects/accused are now in jail or facing the court?”
There were cases when the case prospered and the accused are now in jail. But in several cases, DOJ dropped the case. The most recent involves this guy named Lucky Ong.
Ellen,
This kind of justice system simply boggles the mind.
What are right-minded people, law enforcers like Marceline to do?
What a vicious, terribly vicious government the Philippines have!
This kind of republic is no better than the Banana Republics in South America.
Gloria is the most odious piece of shit in that part of the world. She is the female version of Mugabe.
Anna asked,”What are right-minded people, law enforcers like Marcelino to do?”
Good question, Anna.
Gonzalez is threatening to file charges of obstruction of justice against Marcelino and other PDEA officials.
Baka ang labas pa nito, he will end up like Jun Lozada who is now swamped with court cases from libel to perjury to whatever it is Gloria!s minions could think of.
Obstruction of justice.
Isn’t that the charge that Gonzalez also threatened to file against you and other journalists in the Manila Pen siege?
Even if true, bribery is difficult to prove because it’s only between the “briber” and the “bribee”. In the case of the DOJ, since the suspected “bribees” are professing innocence, we can expect that this controversy will soon die a natural death.
Meanwhile, illegal drugs will flourish and our youth would be wasted.
I believe there are many more Marcelinos among our military officers. I continue to have faith in our military and our people.
I posted this article in Facebook. Here’s some of the reactions:
Rb Balicanta at 7:15am January 19
nakaka elib ka bok!
Thelma Gecolea at 9:48am January 19
Inspiring what you wrote Ellen. Thanks! Reading your blog makes my Monday. Cheers to you and to Major Marcelino! Have a nice week ahead!
Joji Ravina-Lourence at 10:48am January 19
Our country needs more military men like Maj. Marcelino. I salute him. Keep up the good work!
Perhaps the only country in a Democracy that a cabinet official can arbitrarilly and selectively dismiss criminal cases and not the courts through its process. It is only true perhaps in an authoritarian government, but I never in our case ever heard a government official ever intervene in criminal court cases, that is what the Judiciary is for. And we still wondering why the country is mired in all kinds of mess…it all boils down to $$$==pesos, easy money…
Major Marcelino:
Matapat.
Matalino.
Matuwid.
Matapang.
Matatag.
Mabait.
Mapagkumbaba.
Magalang.
Maka-Diyos.
Mga katangian na makikita lamang sa isang bayani. Para siyang si David sa Bibliya. Mahihiya sa kanya sa dami ng katangian ang sinumang pinuno ng pamahalaan ngayon. Bihirang matagpuan ang katulad niya. Mabuhay ka Major Marcelino. Pagpalain ka nawa ng Maykapal.
Si Gloria naman:
Makapal.
Makasarili.
Mandaraya.
Masama.
Makulit.
Masungit.
Magnanakaw.
Mapanlinlang.
Mapagmataas.
Maliit.
May asawang baboy.
Mga bagay na makikita mo sa isang kinamumuhian. Modelo at simbulo ng katiwalian at kasamaan. Kawawa ang Pilipinas. Lugmok na sa kahirapan dahil sa kanyang kawalanghiyaan. Wala siyang karapatan na humawak ng kahit isang segundo sa anumang uri puwesto sa pamahalaan. Dapat sa kanya ay ikulong! Tanggalin na siya! Bilis!
Joji Ravina-Lourence at 10:48am January 19 said through Ellen’s Facebook, “Our country needs more military men like Maj. Marcelino”.
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I absolutely agree. If it will take thousands of military men like Maj. Marcelino to end illegal drugs trade, then so be it.
The estimated P600B per year Illegal drugs trade is a real threat to our national security. To name few of what can P600B per year do to our country?
1- This is 43% of our national budget.
2- This is almost equal to the OFW remittances.
3- Pay all of the government’s local and foreign debts in 7 years.
4- Build 2 million decent classrooms.
5- Buy all the boots and communication equipment needed by the military.
6- Buy all the side arms needed by the police.
7- Finance war against rebels to end wars.
8- Gradual upgrade of military equipment.
9- Subsidize farm inputs to poor farmers.
10- Building of infrastructures.
11- Salary increases of government employees from doctors to street cleaners.
For sure you can name more.
News: NBI clears DOJ men of bribery raps
Ho-hum!
giseng!
baka bangungutin ka!
kung ikaw kaya, papayag ka ba kung ‘yung manok ay pinakatay na lamang sa iyo, tongue?
mabuti pa kaya, bili na lamang tayo ng mapupulutang barbikyung manok sa kanto, tongue.
i just hope you will be firm in considering giving it a second thought.
Tribune Headline: “Kidnapped ICRC gov’t rules out workers alive; paying ransom”
Ano ba yan? Tulog yata ang Editor-in-Chief.
Ans, I agree with what you said (January 19th, 2009 at 10:24 am):
“Gloria is the most odious piece of shit in that part of the world. She is the female version of Mugabe.”
And she just smashed the Philippines into the Zimbabwe of Southeast Asia !
It takes balls to put your foot down & take a stand in this part of the world. “The Marine who said “No” is a change; a breath of fresh air..finally.
Marine Maj Ferdinand Marcelino should be commended.
There are still many Marcelino’s among the junior officers in the AFP. Among senior officers, no doubt about Gen Lim.
Major Marcelino, you are one hell of an officer and a gentleman. Iilan ba ngayon kayo sa AFP na katulad mo ang paninindigan. I was like you when I joined the Marines in the late 70’s and I was so proud of this unit that even now wherever I go, I always think of our unit very few can afford to be . . . “the few, the proud, the Marines.”
We can just imagine the predicament Marcelino is undergoing at present. It’s not only he who suffers but his family as well.
The only difference between Marcelino and the Magdalo soldiers is that the latter are detained. But pretty soon, Marcelino might join his comrades inside. Hope not…
BE, the possibility of detention is not remote. Gonzales is now blabbering “national security” chuva. The last time he mentioned the phrase, then joined with other phrases like “destabilization” and “political motive”, the receptionists at Crame, Bicutan, Aguinaldo, Bonifacio and Capinpin are suddenly very busy with the arrival of new guests.
Yes, all the old shit has to do is to follow Malacanang’s line of destabilization. The old shit would connect Marcelino to the attempt of the the rebel soldiers’ group to overthrow the government. That’s it…anther Trillanes to be detained. But, shall we allow this to happen again?
Major Marcelino’s “world becomes smaller”.
Pareho na sila ni Trillanes, mas maliit nga lang ang sa senador kasama na yung cubicle nya.
Si Gloria Dorobo patawarin daw? Bwahahahaha! Nagkasala siya sa bayan, kasama na ang lahat ng mga pilipino na nagba-blog dito kaya dapat lang siyang parusahan. Hindi puede iyong “OK pinatatawad ka na namin kaya balik ka na ulit sa mga ginagawa mong mga kabulastugan.”
Kailangan siyang magbayad ng kasalanan niya. May batas na dapat sinusunod sa mga plunderers, robbers and thieves. H Kailangan siya ma-prosecute at makulong ng habambuhay kundi pa naibabalik ang capital punishment sa Pilipinas para malipol ang mga masasamang tao.
Tungkol naman sa pagmamahal, mas dapat mahalin ng mga pilipino ang bansa nila kesa kay Gloria Dorobo na nagpapahirap sa kanila. Simple logic lang naman! Di na kailangan ang magkunyari pang relihiyoso o magkunyaring nagbabasa ng Biblia pero hindi naman naiiintindihan sa totoo lang ang prinsipyo ng pagpapatawad ng Panginoon na malinaw naman na sinabing without retribution/repentance, walang kapatawaran. At saka, dapat ipasok sa isip ng mga pilipino na may mga kasalanan na walang kapatawaran sa totoo lang gaya ng sinasabing “sin against the Holy Ghost.” Betcha, maraming hindi pa nga nakakaalam niyan.
Ellen: Baka ang labas pa nito, he will end up like Jun Lozada who is now swamped with court cases from libel to perjury to whatever it is Gloria’s minions could think of.
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Hindi naman nakakataka dahil nga trying hard to evade the law ang mga magnanakaw, et al. I said this in fact in some other loops. Example iyong mga ginagawang kahayupan laban kay JLo sa totoo lang. What can you expect? Kriminal ang namumuno! Yuck!
For sure, the crooks are preparing piles of possible charges against Marcelino. That’s their usual practice.
o ano ‘di ba sabi ko “WHITEWASH LANG AND RESULTA NG IMBESTIGASYON NG NBI” sa lagayan sa DOJ. Sino ba naman ang sira ulong magsasabing may lagayan sa doj eh and NBI is under DOJ. Gusto ba nilang mawalan ng trabaho? Sasabihin ba ng NBI na sangkot ang boss nila na si sec Gonzalez{s).
kaya ngayon ang may sangkatutak na kaso ay si IDOL Maj Marcelino, at pwede na naman and lagayan sa DOJ.
Even at the outset, Goonz already cleared the prosecutors defending them by saying there was no bribery at DOJ. How could NBI under DOJ disagree with its boss? Bull Shit !
yeheeeeeeeeeeey………. paldo na naman ang mga bulsa ng mga DOJ from the prosecutors to sec gonzalez ( hindi matanggal o kaya hindi man lang mapagalitan maski daplis lang ni unelected president GMA kasi maraming baso na alam si matanda gaya ng pandaraya nila noong nakaraang election. mga bweeessseeet kayo.
Word is that 50% of the bribe money had already been given; and the other 50% would be given once the Alabang Boys are released.
bitche,
‘yan ang tinatawag na kaliwaang bayarang “peste-peste.”
From Rodulfo Fernan:
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it is not the outfit where one belongs, it is how he lives by his principles and treasures the only wealth that cannot be stolen by anyone – the dignity of his name!
mabuhay ka, major marcelino and the rest who did and also those who would be following doing the same.
asahan natin. ang ginawa ni major marcelino ay magsisilbing isang patak ng tubig na siyang titibag at magpapaguho sa moog ng katiwaliang tinatanuran at pilit ipinagsasanggalang ng mga timawang pakawala at bayaran ng sinungaling na babaeng ayaw nang matanggal sa malakanyang.
katulad nang ginawa ng mga nauna sa kanya, ang buong tapang na pagsalunga ni major marcelino sa agos ng kasinungalingan at kurakutan ay isang pagmumulat sa ating lahat na sa gitna ng madawag na gubat ay mayroon pa ring natitirang mabubuting binhi na uusbong, tutubo, yayabong at pag-aanihan ng pag-asa at muling pagsulong ng kaayusang magpapanumbalik sa tiwala at paniniwala ng mamamayan sa ating pamahalaan.
kaya, huwag natin siyang iiwan at hahayaang mag-isa sa kanyang pakikipaglaban upang mahubaran at mailantad ang mga tiwaling dapat managot sa taong bayan sa ginagawa nilang pagsupil sa dapat ay pantay na pagpapairal ng batas subalit mas pinipili at pinipilit mamayagpag sa pagmamalabis sa tungkulin.
kailangan natin si major marcelino at mga kagaya niya sa hanay na kanyang kinabibilangan upang tuluyang makamtan ang mithiing pagbabago na matagal na nating inaasam. ang kanyang nasimulan ang isa sa magiging daan upang maibalik ang dangal ng ating pagiging pilipino at pagiging isang bansa na malaon nang sa atin ay ipinagkakait ng kasalukuyang administrasyong mas pinipili ang maging bulag at bingi sa ating mga karaingan at paglibak na inaani bunga ng kawalang moral sa pamahalaan. mawawalang saysay ang kaniyang pagpapakasakit kung hindi natin siya susuportahan hanggang sa huling sandali ng kanyang pakikipagtunggali para sa katotohanan.
gayundin, ating pakaisipin at tandaan, ang kabiguan ni major marcelino ay kabiguan nating lahat; kabiguan ng buong sambayanan at habang buhay na kabiguang mamanahin ng salinlahing susunod sa atin kung siya ay ating tatalikuran.
I am very surprised that everybody here are full of praises to Maj. Marcelino. If the Major is REALLY serious in weeding out this bad practices, first, he should name his mistah who tried to interfer (or arrange for the bribe).
Is this not a classic ‘double-standard’ practice of the PMA’ers?
He already named the Mistah in a close-door session.
I am challenging everybody here, including Ms. Tordesillas, to justify Maj Marcelino why is it his right to NOT NAME HIS MISTAH!
Even Cong. Golez – if Golez thinks that this will solve the attempted bribery case, then he should start by removing the cloud of secrecy by telling the public, esp. his constituents, the name of that PMA’er which was said in an executive session.
Inquiring minds need to know.
Close-door session is NOT going to help. It is like telling it to the priest of the crime you committed. Just pray 3 ‘hell’ mary’s and you’re free.
Why challenge us including Ellen? The door was closed during the session and no one had the key to open it.
Privacy is the name of the game in Gloria’s watch. If Pidal and Neri can blanket themselves with it, why not Major Marcelino?
Hail to you, Major Marcelino!
Am very happy that your KIND is increasing! There is still HOPE! We need more NUMBERS. As your Number increases; the Evil’s minions decreases! So be it! Amen! Amen!
AndyV, let’s not divert the issue, which is the selling off of the prosecutors of the Alabang Boys case.
Sure, I would like to know the identity of the “Mistah”, just for curiosity. But he has become irrelevant because Maj. Marcelino didn’t succumb to the offer of bribe. PDEA pursued the case. Which cannot be said of the DOJ prosecutors.
The next Alabang Boys hearing is Friday. Did you watch the Fertilizer hearing? Gosh, that fixer Jimmy Paule looks like the movie bad guy Paquito Diaz. Paule looks like a goon. He said his father is from Lubao Pampanga. If I were one of the senators, I would ask him if he knows the Pinedas. And his statement written in poetic Tagalog couldn’t have been written by him. It could be FG’s lawyer Atty. Jesus Santos.
I am not diverting the issue, Madam. If the issue is the selling off of the prosecutors, you can not build a case against them if you can put all the missing pieces together and this mistah is the key.
Why is it that the Major is not telling us who that mistah is in public? What is he scared of? Is it because of PMA’s’secret pact’?
I do not think it is irrelevant – if you want to get to the bottom of this, you have to get all the facts. Logic has it that if you know the mistah, then he/she can be called upon by the authorities and/or congress to reveal who is he working for.
— justice for all ——- and not only for the major.
The reason for the closed-door revelation is simple. Marcelino and Santiago already know that nothing will come out of it – not with DOJ secretary involved and already being defensive – naming the bribe offerer, who is most likely under the employ of a very influential official, would necessitate the summoning of the mistah to the Committee hearing after which I can predict with certainty will only deny the charge. Nothing is achieved.
Hiding the identity now and revealing it at a later date, say 2010, will make it more effective; when a fair and uninvolved Justice Secretary is in place. That is, if PDEA at that time will decide to pursue the case.
Right now, PDEA has that ace up its sleeve. It might even be easier to convince the mistah to come clean later and be a state witness when the forces of evil no longer enjoy the same power they do now.
andyv, you don’t need to challenge us to get a response to your query. A simply polite questioning is enough.
I just made my mind an inch broader to understand Maj. Marcelino’s revelation of his mistah to an executive session. My trust on his trustworthiness, incorruptibility, courage and honor was enough for me to have faith in whatever he does. Here are some of the possibilities why his revelation was not made public as yet.
1) He said it is for the safety and security of his mistah and his family.
2) They might be planning something else to get to the bottom of it.
3) It is not the proper time and place to execute public revelation and arrest since physical and circumstantial evidence are still being gathered.
4) The mistah bribery may not be true at all. It may just be a part of the psywar.
5) It is easier for seemingly harmless cops to ferret out the truth especially if he is your mistah where you are trying to avoid mental and physical means.
There are times when the 3S’s are essential in gaining the upper hand in combat. This is Silence, Secrecy and Surprise. A good example is the military’s request for limited media information in their operation to save the kidnapped ICRC personnel.
I believe, the mistah issue will be revealed soon. I am patient and is not frustrated. I believe Maj. Marcelino will satisfy what the public wants to know in due time.
The more I look at Marcelino’s face, the more he looks like former Erap’s Budget Secretary Diokno.
If the Malacanang crooks refused to divulge the sources of their information and they demanded close-door session, why can’t Marcelino? At least, Marcelino testified and told all what he knew. What about Abalos, Neri, Bolante…?
“The more I look at Marcelino’s face, the more he looks like former Erap’s Budget Secretary Diokno.”
Text naman sa akin ng Kuya ko, “Totoo bang si Michelle Obama ay bunsong kapatid ni Aling Dionisia Pacquiao?”
Michelle speaks fluent English while Donya Dionisia speaks Bisayan English.
And Tongue…Michelle is hot. She got big ass.
You mean to say Michelle has a nice badongkadonk? 🙂 lol!
Back to the real topic, I always knew the rule of law ain’t gonna work while that bogus president is seated in malacanang. I always thought removing her by extra-constitutional means is the only way to go awhile back. I’m starting to think I’m right after all… 🙂
I got this by mail:
Many filipinos are happy to hear that at least one filipino military officer presented to be true enough to himself and would like to tell the truth about the so called drug buy bust operation by the military.
We have a lot of military personnel retired and in active duty or even holding executive and other sensitive positions in the goverment after retirement from military service which we know and learned through time and again that are people who used lies as weapon, cheat others and left many bad deeds and examples to our society and to our youth to say the least.
Historically speaking from the year 1960’s to present the military became and is becoming a problem of our society.
In all due respect to you and to Maj. Marcelino,I would like to ask you a question? If M marcelino is telling the truth and would like us Filipinos to believe that what he is telling us is the truth, why he cannot present a concrete evidence of the said bribe accusation before the panel of investigators of the NBI?
His failure to comply to this very elementary rudiments of the law and his failure to abide to perform before a duly constituted body of our society cast doubts about the authenticy of his claim.
To say that it is a “farce” is not quite convicing.I think we have another same old story in the making and we are just losing time to give attention to it simply because it is hard to believe that we don’t easily learned from our previous mistakes and the media fools us around.
Sorry, if you in your column you projected Maj. marcelino a just, brave and honest man.What I believed is the contrary of it all and I don’t want it to be true. In Italian it says : “tutto fumo senza arrosto” only noises and nothing concrete.
God Bless Us All and may God be merciful to us filipinos who suffered and continue to suffer because we don’t put in to practice what is the truth or we failed to comprehend what is the truth.
Sorry, if I lamented too much to you. I’m just a little fed up and tired seeing how Filipnos are being treated and fooled around by our military and other goverment official and a little bit by the mass media.
I think we don’t deserve this kind of treatment as good citizens and law abiding filipinos. Hope to hear from you some insights.
In Christ : The Way The Truth and The Life !
Fr. Josè Nori Domino ( Italy )
Father Nori (is that the correct way of addressing you?), pray tell me. To whom should Maj. Martelino give give information on the bribery? To NBI, which is under DOJ, which from the very beginning said the prosecutors involved did the right thing and never bothered to look into the culpability of the their secretary, Raul Gonzalez, who berated Maj. Marcelino in a congressional hearing?
Father Nori, you said you are fed how Filipinos are being treated and fooled by the military. Good. You should be outraged with how Hermogenes Esperon and other generals participated in tampering with the 2004 election results which allowed Gloria Arroyo to keep her stolen power.
Maj. Marcelino does not belong to the breed of Esperon, who is Raul Gonzalez’ co-protector of Gloria Arroyo.
First of all, we better check if this Father Nori is genuine. He could be Father Neri, the witness to the multi-million dollar ZTE scam deal who refused to tell the truth. Nowadays, with everything that’s fake from presidency to clergy, we should be cautious in entertaining comments from people whose identities have not been confirmed. Having said that, how could a priest like this Fr. Nori be credible and trustworthy? If he’s on the side of truth and fairness, why was the content of his letter reflect biases? I don’t know if this Father Nori is aware that even within the Vatican itself, it’s surrounded by corruption and scandals. Recently, a group of nuns in NY, USA filed charges against a Filipino resident for cooking “Tuyo”. Jesus!
And Father Nori better take care of his flock instead of meddling in our country’s affairs. The Catholics’ moral values and faith are declining at an alarming rate. Many are leaving the church in huge number as a result of the incompetence of these shepherds of the Lord. In the US alone, millions of dollars from the church funds were spent in settling the priests’ sex crimes. To Father Nori, take care of your own backyard before even commenting on the Philippine’s problems.
Shocks! Nori is another pari-parian. Instead of feeling joy that another pinoy, and a military at that, tells the truth, he feels disappointed.
Religious individuals should always feel joy when a person is truthful to his/her vocation. As a priest(?), Nori’s intuition is weak, can’t decipher if a man is telling the truth or not.
They’re not used to truth. They’ve been lying and deceiving people for centuries teaching doctrines that were contrary to the words of God written in the Holy Scriptures.
This “Fr. Nori”, by the way he uses the acute – e (é) is a name of a Latin priest. But the writer says he is Filipino. That gives him away as pretentious. A fraud. His arguments are strongly biased too. No way he is a priest.
I’ve lived the longest part of my life around Italian priests, including Pinoy Fathers who spent years in Italy for their vocation. Italian priests, who prefix their names with “Don” (as in Don Bosco) also include the suffix of the Catholic Order that ordained them (e.g., SJ, OP, SDB, etc.) as many other orders practice, er, religiously!
Boy, I missed it! His first name was accented but the quote was slanted backwards! It was therefore not an acute e (é) but a grave e (è) which is never used in the name Jose (José maybe, but not Josè). The more I’m convinced the identity is fake.
ako eh medyo bopol na sa inggles, pero sa basa ko hindi talagang pari itong si padir jose mahjong, este domino.
ang alam ko sa mga pari eh pluwent sa inggles.
isa pang mapupuna, ‘yung kanyang itinitinda eh walang order.
‘ayan nga’t nasilip ni tongue, iba ‘yung lumabas sa kanyang brief na sulat.
“…isa pang mapupuna, ‘yung kanyang itinitinda eh walang order.”
Ayayayay!!! bistado!
From AD:
I’m one with all the Filipinos who would want change in our country. I’m an OFW here in Tokyo. I used to be a government employee, too, so I could easily empathize with Major Ferdinand Marcelino in a lot of ways.
We have a yahoo group composed of around 100 former employees of a government agency. We are around the world. They, too, have their networks and other contacts, which we can use to rally behind Major Marcelino.
I’m sharing this with you because we want something done for Mr. Marcelino. We want to help and it would be greatly appreciated if we can be advised of any move for him to run as a senator, at least. We would like to help in putting him in a position, where he can make a BIGGEST difference we could ever think of. Nakakapagod na po.
We can be the “PADRINO NG ISANG MARINO”. We need him with his “no-nonsense” approach to issues. Nakakabilib ang kanyang integridad at tapang para harapin kahit na si Gonzalez. It makes me cry as a Filipino. We need help from the media to hype this out.
Please let me know, so we can start the ball rolling, especially in marshalling the netizens.
Si Jose Nori Domino ay isang Bicolanong taga-Sorsogon. Meron siyang bagong-gawang Facebook site na dalawa lamang ang friends. Pareho pang babae.
Para lang siguro iligaw ang mga tao sa tunay niyang identity na gawain ng isang nanggugulo sa mga forum.
tongue, chi,
naghalungkat din ako tungkol kay father jose* nori domino. at eto ang natuklasan ko sa kanyang background.
hindi siya tunay na pari, pero merong dalawang order pala tayong hindi napuna, eto:
‘yung isa nanduon na, ITALY, ibig sabihin, alam n’yo na, I TRUST AND LOVE YOU. o, di ba?
‘yung pangalawa kong nakalkal, eh duda na ako sa kanyang pagiging siya, eto: OMG, ibig sabihin, OH MY GOSH!
bahala na kayong umanalisa kung ano siya.
maaaring tama si bitche, siya si MOTHER NERI!
ahahayyyy!
bakit * ang nilagay ko sa jose?
parang flower!
An Alabang Boy’s Life In PDEA
This is a short blog composed by one of the Alabang boys.
It will mainly discuss living inside PDEA’s detention cell.
Exposing certain facts and events that someone only from the INSIDE can shed light on.
E-Mail us: alabangboyinpdea@yahoo.com
URL: http://pdeaalabangboy.blogspot.com/
dear Ellen,
dear Ellen,MP Rivera,TTwisted,CHI,Bitchevil
I’m not hiding my true identity and my real name is Josè Nori Domino, A Bikolano from Bacon Sorsogon and a Filippino – priest ordained for the Diocese of Macerata, Italy.check it out on our diocese website:www. Diocese di Macerata.
And pls. read the editorial of your news paper Malaya dated jan.21, 2009 entitled:THE MYTH OF THE SOLDIER AS SAVIOR (The man on horseback cannot right a dys-functional society.To believe otherwise is to succumb to political infantilism.)and tell me if I’m wrong or bias.Let me know.I’m waiting for your answer.Now is the time for us to pass from infantilism to a more matured and responsible citizens of our society.let’s be objective and concrete in giving news and avoid subjective-personality centered news reporting which is harmful if not destructive to the future of our society.
To Mp Rivera,Tongue-twisted,CHI and bitchevil I encourage you all to read also the editorial of Malaya dated 21 Jan.2009 and try to meditate on its content.Maybe,you will all recieved the dose of your on medicine and be healed.I pray for you all.Jesus said that Christians and priests should love their enemies and pray for them.Pray also for me and tell me what happened to the PDEA officer and his revelation which you almost believed to be the would be savior of our country in place of Jesus Christ.
Fr. Josè Nori Domino Macerata, Italy
Fr. Nori, I’ll post this comment in the latest post “AWOL” so that others could read and see it.
Thanks for your insight.
I’m happy that lt. col ferdinand marcelino after almost 6 years of folling us around finally got arrested by the same pdea agents whom he worked with. I not a prophet Ellen but now you can say that I was not wrong when I said before that this guy is not serious and was fooling around the Filipimo people with the arrest of Alabang Boys.
I’m not sure about that Fr. Nori. We don’t have the whole picture yet.
Let’s keep on following the dynamics and development of this case.