A junior navy officer has been detained in the Philippine Marines Brig for almost a month for allegedly distributing compact discs of former President Estrada’s life story and about cheating in the 2004 elections.
Navy 1Lt Artemio Raymundo, Jr. was ordered confined by Navy Major Danilo Luna,commanding officer, last Sept. 25 in connection with his “alleged involvement on (sic) the distribution of CD’s containing Erap’s documentary.”
Last October 2, Raymundo’s lawyer, Juanito I. Velasco of the Lazaro Law firm, wrote the staff judge advocate of the Philippine Marine Corps that “Under Article 70 of the Articles of War, a person subject to military law, charged with minor offenses, ‘shall not be placed in confinement.’ “
He appealed that the office be released “since the offense for which Lt. Raymundo is charged had not yet been determined.”
The confinement order, however, stated”Disrespect to superior officer.”
Last Tuesday, Raymundo and his wife, Salome, filed a petition for habeas corpus to have the young officer brought to court at the soonest possible date and time and to show the cause of his arrest and detention.
Named respondents are Maj. Gen. Nelson Allaga, commandant of the Philippine Marines; Col. Jonathan Martir, brigade commander of Combat Service and Support Brigade (CSSB); Luna; Maj. Gregorio Hernandez, CSSB intelligence officer; and 1Lt. Rogelio Balderamos, Brig commander of the Philippine marines.
The petition also asked for discharge of Raymundo and for the respondents to permanently restrain from arresting and detaining Raymundo “for the same cause.”
In his sworn statement, Raymundo said he got the CDs “Ang Mabuhay para sa Masa” and “At All Costs” at LRT station where they were being distributed. He shared them with other officers without anybody ordering him to do so.
In the petition, Raymundo related that on Sept. 25, he was odered by Luna “confined within 16th Maine Company Headquarters.” That same afternoon, he informed Luna that he was going to visit another officer within the restricted area. They got into a verbal argument Luna prohibited the junior officer from making his intended visit.
The next day, Luna ordered the transfer of Raymundo to the PMC Brig. The petition said during the typhoon Milenyo, “Raymundo suffered in his room at the PMC Brig as rain waters leaked through the ceilings and drenched his bed.”
Margarejo, Rosas & Sanguyo Law offices, who filed the petition for habeas corpus in behalf of Raymundo argued that the “act of distributing CDs or DVDs is not defined, treated nor penalized by the Articles of War.”
“Moreover, they said, “there has been no command or order to Lt. Raymundo, prior to his restrictions and confinements, prohibiting the distribution of the subject CDs or DVDs.”
The petition also noted that “even the investigation itself does not charge Lt. Raymundo with any offense. It has not even determined whether or not Lt. Raymundo had committed any violation.”
Estrada’s “Ang Mabuhay para sa Masa” has been classified “X”, not for public viewing, by the Move and Television Review and Classification Board.
Hanep ang mga puppets ni glue….
Gagawin ang lahat, manatili ka lamang!
Eh kasi nga, may KAPALIT ang kanilang pagsamba kay glue!
Aru…..jos cu!
Hanggang kailan? JUST TIIS na naman?
Kawawa naman ang mga nasa militar. Susupilin ang kalayaang makapag-ISIP ayon sa alam nilang tama.
Sa kanila, bawal ang mag=ISIP.
Pede ang mag-SIPSIP!
nyet!
Because Erap’s disc tells the truth…….kaya hindi pwedeng panoorin. Likewise, lalong hindi pwedeng ipamahagi. Alam nating lahat, sa rehimen ng pekeng presidente bawal ang magsabi ng totoo. Baka ganun na rin ang patakaran ni Major D. Luna “BAWAL MAGSABI NG TOTOO”. To hell with these liars, cheaters and corrupt people of Bansot!! PUT AN END TO THEM, NOW!!!
Unbelievable! Only in bogus Gloria’s regime could this happen. This is so tedious and ridiculous. Here we go again with this military stuffs and Article 70 of Bullshit Articles of War, and subject to military law. And how about all these Generals and Commander-in Cheap bogus Gloria don’t they also subject under somekind of Article of War and should be prosecuted for stealing, lying and most importantly for making a mockery of the flag and the military uniforms they dirtied while wearing them. Of course, that bunch of them are exempt and can’t be prosecuted since they’re the law. Military uniforms to numnerous of them are nothing but an excuse to steal, especially those in higher ranking.
When all this such ridiculous raping of the deceny of the Pilipino nation is going to end? This dwarf in Malacanang got to go! Enough of this putrefaction stuffs, same shit only different days. Are there any alligator or stingray in murky Pasig River? Throw that illegal dwarf in the river for bait. It ain’t in Pasig River, dump them in china sea.
Philippines military and PNP are nothing but keystone cops, such laughable group of people. Of course, not all of them, also recognized that there are some good people in the group, but the bads giving bad name to the military in which I’m directing my remarks. But, bogus Gloria called herself the Commander-in-Cheap, so what can you expect from little dwarf performing a job for mature honest person. Ain’t possible.
now its really scary!!mr ermita verbally ordered mr esperon
to monitor and punish officer`s down to the lowest rank who they think will be suspected as destabilizer,this order was implemented when esperon sits as cs after senga.one by one miltaries acctive and ex mlitaries are being positioned by mr ermita for a big scenario once all channels to approved cha-cha is nil,and when public interest grows to the tipping of ousting GMA,mr ermita and company will take over our goverment under plan b,and conidtioninthe mind of the filipino people thru media broadcast and print that the enemies of the state and the people are the communist,and it will be the job of those ex militaries appointed by mr ermita will do the work.
and filipinos by then can not do anything about it,and if ever we start opposing them,it will take months or even years before we can correct it.this mr ermita doesn`t have any respect to the rule of law..just to stay in power..this is their final stand or they the evil minions of GMA will feel the hell and wrath of the filipino people!!its now our chance while people now are raging with anger,,the good men in afp n pnp its now your turn to serve the filipino people and serve justice and to GOD!!
Gloria is wreaking havoc in the military institution.
Let her do it.
She will soon see the effect of her acts.
If this is not paranoia, what is? The bogus president afraid of a video tape? Why should she be? Doesn’t she claim that Erap is history and her puppies say, “Aye”? If so, why is she afraid of Erap’s video if indeed she is more loved and preferred by the people to lead them! Puede ba tama na ang kabulastugan ni Bansot at mga tuta niya! PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA!
This situation is crazy. Gloria’s continuing stay in Malacanang is provoking the good elements of the AFP, junior officers to boot to undo the military institution.
If the root cause of this new “act of insubordination” is Erap’s life on tape, Gloria’s soldiers are approaching it wrongly. For a junior officer to have a verbal argument with his superior takes the cake. The Philippine military is a small one and the grumbling will creep into the ranks.
Very, very bad take.
What does this woman think she is doing?
Soldiers, officers and men alike are a reflection of the person at the helm. These men in uniform know but one game, the oldest one in the world: FOLLOW THE LEADER.
If Gloria is the type of leader that these people are expected to follow, by golly, the Philippine military will implode. You will need another generation to save the military from its own follies.
TAKOT sa sariling anino!
Halatang selepless by the Pasig ang mga ghosts!
Kinukonsensiya?
Teka, teka….meron ba sila nun?
Kaya nilang bumili ng taong gagawa ng dirty jobs for them,
but they can’t buy peace of mind as long as they live.
If someone is having trouble downloading this movie on erap website, it’s on the torrent sites. (Bitlord,Bit torrent,etc.)
Anyway, selective justice again at work! Why can’t they arrest those corrupt military officials, as well?
They’re learning a lot from their bogus-master…
Pathetic!
There is no law that prohibits the downloading of the Erap movies especially with permission for free distribution given by the producers. Everybody is free to download and distribute it. For those who want to download the movie, please go to http://www.erap.ph.
The Erap movie is available also in all the bittorrents download sites. You will need a bittorrent client if you are downloading the file from http://www.mininova.org
The files at Erap’s site are easier to download but if you do not have a DVD producer, you may watch the files only on your PC. The one at mininova is ready for burning in DVDs.
Apparently, the bogus president does not want Filipinos to watch it because she knows they will hate her when they know the truth that she is a dye in the wool a crook. And they definitely would not want to be led by such a crook!
Total Communism, the only way can be described. It’s beyond comprehension that President Estrada’s written account of his life and long time achievement is rated XXX by bogus Gloria. How ridiculous to say the least! Bogus Gloria is taking the whole country back in the dark ages, so she won’t be alone. Bogus is still in the dark, she hasn’t mature as yet. She think small as a dwarf that she is and she don’t want a giant movie actor and a legitimate President Estrada and his lifetime biography to overshadow her little dwarf silhoutte. Bogus Gloria in reality is most jealous of President Estrada, if we’ve to make some comparison of the two. Bogus Gloria will never qualify to carry President Estrada’s jockies or briefs. Counterfeit Gloria’s achievements or to show for are what she stole and cheated the people. Bogus Gloria has no real achievement of her own, it’s all handed to her in a fake silver platter.
Where are all the silent majority, the poor masa now? More than ever, President Estrada in this trying time need their moral support even if only to make sure his auto-biography, a life time achievement will not be collecting dust somewhere in the Philippines. Where are all the media and journalists, aren’t President Estrada fighting the same cause they are all fighting – freedom of expression.
Threading on thin ice….hehehe. Soon, they’ll be asked to pay for these abuses. I would love to see these lapdogs face not a court martial but a firing squad. Treason entails the harshest punishment. Let’s see if shit in their pants in terror. Matapang lang ang mga yan dahil hindi pa nila nalalasap ang galit ng bayan. Ganyan din si Marcos noon, akala niya ay lululunin lang ng mga Pilipino ang lahat ng isubo sa kanila. Time will soon come when these arrogant SOBs will find out for themeselves how it feels like when the tables are turned.
As far as we know, Philippines as a whole is till a democratic country. And only inside Malacanang with illegal tenants that communism are been ecxercised of praticed. President Estrada’s life achievement shouldn’t be treated like a triple xxx in some warehouse or farm open field.
Where are the masa? If you tell them you will feed them, they will come out of their “lungga” to join the rally. Don’t you notice that the Bansot takes the opportunity to lure them to her side every time the Opposition plans a big rally, and nobody comes because they go where the food is. Can’t blame them, though. Mabuti na iyon kesa mawalan ng isa pang kidney! Pathetic? No doubt!
heheheh! “Mabuti na iyon kesa mawalan ng isa pang kidney!”
Ellen,
I just read this statement by Lieutenant Colonel Bartolome Bacarro, AFP public information office chief.
According to the Inquirer, “Bacarro said there was no directive from the AFP leadership prohibiting soldiers from watching the Estrada video.
“He, however, said Major Danilo Luna, Raymundo’s commanding officer, was right in banning the video.
““(The video) has political color. It’s the inherent job of a commander to insulate his men from partisan politics. If I were a commander, I would not let my people watch it,” Bacarro said.”
This is the most stupid military inanity I’ve ever heard a military officer ever said.
He wouldn’t let his people watch it? And pray, how does he hope to do that? By making them face a firing squad?
This officer does not know the boundaries and limits of a commander.
He should be sacked for even saying it! Dismissed without pay!
Insulate from partisan politics? By refusing to allow (which contravenes the most basic human right of an officer even by military standards) his men to watch the movie, he has stupidly injected the most horrible looking color of partisan politics.
Idiot, an absolute moron of the worst fungus category!
I can guarantee you that Lieutenant Colonel Bartolome Bacarro, AFP public information office chief, for publicly uttering such stupid, banana military dogma, would be sacked in a Western European army.
What this Lieutenant Colonel Bartolome Bacarro, AFP public information office chief must learn, if he doesn’t know it is there’s such a thing as illegal orders in the military.
He must prove that by ordering Bacarro NOT to distribute the movie is NOT an illegal order.
The military rules and regulations are stiff but there are rules that prevent idiots like him from giving or enforcing illegal order. The mere fact that the higher order was ‘disobeyed’ points to a malaise. That malaise alone should be subject to a military inquiry.
There are military jurisprudences too. If this idiot doesn’t know it, time he learns something about the rules in a professional military. Of course, this idiot could turn around and say, “Who says the AFP is a professional military organization?”
Well, pag tinanong niya (Lieutenant Colonel Bartolome Bacarro, AFP public information office chief) iyan, ay patay na!
What can you expect, Anna? What they have there in the Philippines right now are not real soldiers but “sundalong kanin labas ang tumbong!” Kaya lang nila iyong mga walang kalaban-laban.
Blame the Bansot who has made a mockery of soldiery. You bet, the kind of training these soldiers are getting from their superiors with a criminal and violator for Commander-in-Chief is very, very dangerous, and the Bansot will suffer the consequences of her actions, graft and corruption. Imagine these soldiers changing allegiance when offered big sums of money by the highest bidder, and what happens when the bidder is an enemy?
Tangna, nawala ang ideals and principles, etc.! Dahil lang sa isang impaktang duwende!
Oops, gotta sleep now. I have a big job tomorrow, today pala! Nothing about any coup in the Philippines, though, but still a job. Maybe, a continuation of the report on the kidney exportation from the Philippines.
Yuko, you are absolutely right: “nawala ang ideals and principles, etc.! Dahil lang sa isang impaktang duwende!”
This “…junior navy officer has been detained in the Philippine Marines Brig for almost a month for allegedly distributing compact discs of former President Estrada’s life story and about cheating in the 2004 elections.”
A real-life example of what my comments where in a previous post of Ms. Ellen. This is what I meant by saying that “From the info I gather, who Gloria does NOT HAVE on her side are A LOT of the junior officers. Let’s stay tuned on that one. Sooner than later, Gloria will “see”. What Navy 1Lt Artemio Raymundo, Jr. is just the beginning. Watch closely.
Npongco,
I think in ALL blogs, we must respect each others opinions, whether they run in sync with ours or not. After all, it is preceisely those opinions that differ from ours where we are able to learn to be more open minded and, hopefully, make the best objective judgement we can about issues. I am sadened, however, by your remark that “this blog is going to the dogs.” So, I guess, we won’t be hearing from you anymore on this blog. I hope you find a blog that you are comfortable with.
medyo malungkot nga yung sabi ni npongco…i find ur remarks interesting and informative jst like the others in this blog…whther makukulit or pasaway or whther infromative, amusing…we do have to respect ea and everyone…well, i guess i learned my lesson when some character b4 made tira but i;d rather charge it to experience…whatever we do like name-calling, religion, race et al…i think silence and ignoring is the best…and everybody is entitled to his/her own opinions…nagmumura na nga tayo what else should we be so naive about…we’re all s’pose to be mature blokes here hehehe
hav to sign off now, my asthma is nt getting better 🙁
Hi Soleil,
Sorry to hear that your asthmas isn’t getting better. My sister has the same problem – Manila air, unfortunately, is not conducive to getting well. Let’s hope you recover soon.
I thought your and Chabeli’s messages re npongco’s ‘this blog going to the dogs’ were imparted with great dignity. It is indeed quite disconcerting when a fellow commenter feels so aggrieved whether rightly or wrongly, one cannot help but see the extreme pain and anguish of the said commenter through his many messages.
Soleil’s admonition not to be naive and just to ignore comments that are not to our liking is the best course of action in a highly popular blog such as Ellen’s.
This blog is almost like a public forum and there are people who are bound to dislike the comments by others who are human beings like us so it isn’t abnormal to find one or two who feel really aggrieved and who take it very personally.
Having said that, I find it is uncalled for to vent one’s frustrations on Ellen.
Just the same, I would like to join Chabeli in wishing npongco good luck in another blog.
Npongco:
No one said that life is fair! As an individual, we deal with it the best we know how and at the end of the day, be proud that you did your best. It’s kinda sad that you take it quite personal and unfortunate that you feel you do about Ms Ellen. I don’t know Ms Ellen, but I’ve my greatest respect toward Ms Ellen for standing alone on her quest against bogus Gloria’s machine. I only knew her a very short time when I joined this wonderful blog and thanks to Ms Ellen for her generosity. I can honestly say that Ms Ellen is the most honest, gracious, un-assuming, greatful of a human being can be. Bogus Gloria don’t even come close.
As for the preferential treatment to others that you’ve mentioned, I will describe it as cyberspace comraderie, that is they’ve something perhaps in common. Women talks, if you can relate to it. It shouldn’t bother you the least, instead you should approved of it, that they’ve this closenest to each other.
Where else in the Philippines you can open up and speak your mind very freely. You can in this blog most of the time. All Ms, Ellen have asked of us were to be civilized and to stop name calling, if I recall and also to stick on issues. I don’t think it’s too much to ask on everyone by our host Ms Ellen. What do you think?
Smokescreening one’s true color is the worst. At least now we know were you stand. Unable to sway all of us to your side, you now question Ellen’s integrity. I have been blogging here and the only reason I now seldom do is because of people like you, npongco. Your comments against Ellen are uncalled for. Toney is right in saying that a deep “friendship” has blossomed between your preceived irritants and Ellen. They have known each other for quite sometime. You have crossed the line of civility time and again but you were never banned. Isn’t that a good example of being fair?
Soleil:
My son had Asthma, too, but he has outgrown it. Still, he suffers from some skin allergy. The doctor told us that his Asthma could be aggravated by stress. Don’t be stressed, Sweetheart, by untoward comments here, or the lamentable situation over there. It is not worth losing your life on these crooks trying to lord it over anyone. They do not own the Philippines nor this blog.
This blog is Ellen’s and right you are, Toney, to say that we should know at least some decorum, and give the owner of this blog some respect. Frankly, I hate saying bad words, but saying … in reference to the Bansot is indeed a great reliever.
At least, Ellen is being very liberal about it and does not censor/censure us. It shows that she is being true and honest to what she says. For that, she earns by great and esteem respect.
This should read: For that, she earns MY great and esteem respect.
I can only agree with Schumey when he says you’ve had your share of inappropriate comments, and that’s putting it mildly, isn’t that enough reason we can peacefully coexist when all it takes is to iggy one or two blogger you don’t feel reading instead of trashing the whole blog because the owner doesn’t ban some bloggers you’ve requested her to?
I admit I’m not clean myself and at times “stray” in that direction, too. But this is the web and all the while I thought we unanimously agree that censorship has no place in a decent democracy, much less in an open virtual democratic society. We even hate Gloria for assaulting media and stuff ‘cuz it encroaches on free speech and all that chuva. And no one can or should impose on Ellen, no, accuse Ellen of corruption, if only for respecting her hosting of this forum.
I hope you find peace of mind, and yes, that blog where bloggers do not offend everyone who reads it. Good luck.
Talaga naman itong mga sipsip officers na ito ng AFP, Ibang Klase!!!Pati ba naman choice sa panonood ng mga VCD o CD ng mga sundalo eh pinakikialaman pa nila. Takot kasi ang mga unprofessional sip-sip senior officers ng AFP na lumakas ang loob ng mga junior officers at magkaisa na hindi na sundin ang kanilang mga orders at pataubin si Gloria. Dahil pag nawala si Gloria tapos na ang ‘masaganang buhay’ nila. Hawak nila sa leeg si Gloria dahil magkakasama sila sa pandaraya nuong 2004 election. AYAN KASI, KUNG NAGING MATINO SANA ANG MGA GENERAL AT OPISYAL NG AFP EH DI WALA SANA SILANG KINATATAKUTAN!!! MINUMULTO SILA NG SARILING NILANG KAGAGAGAWAN!!!! AWWWOOOOOOOO!!!
Anybody who is not happy anymore in this blog can leave anytime.Thanks for sharing your ideas Nponggo. But you are welcome to come back anytime. Anyway, you can also use another blogname. Good luck!
Differences in opinion is as natural as living in a community. No two individuals are alike. Even may pamangkin twins are at odd at times. Agreement and dissensions are expected in any other blog, or fora…or any ordinary community, for that matter.
It is saddening to hear such words coming from a blogger I perceived as a man. You see, I was raised in a society where ‘TRUE MEN’ don’t whine; where women do!
I learned in school that an act can garner several reactions. Much as we react to the gross violation of human rights in our country. Had there been no violation or abuse, we wouldn’t have blogged and reacted to the news that such greedy bogus leaders do. Had you not said those racial slurs against my father, I wouldn’t have minded your posts. When someone here hurled ‘dugong aso’, you went wild. I hope you feel the manner by which you hurt us, as well. Learn from that: DO NOT DO UNTO OTHERS what you wouldn’t want others to do unto you. It’s as simple as age-old Golden Rule.
In the past few days…
I find the harsh words of npongco against Ellen uncalled for. For this, allow me to join others before me
to tell npongco these lines:
Godspeed npongco and may you find that shangrila of a blog where everyone thinks the same way as you do.Paalam!
walastik, si erap naman ang bida dito. hindi na ba matututo ang mga pilipino? si marcos, magnanakaw, si erap magnanakaw, si gloria nagnanakaw. ang susunod na uupo siguradong gagaya at magnanakaw.
sabi nga ni ka freddie aguilar…..magbago ka!
Because the corrupt AFP generals prostituted themselves with Gloria, di na nila alam kung papaano na patatakbuhin ang military. Di na nila alam kung ano ang dapat nilang pakialaman at hindi. Even the personal choice of a soldier in watching a VCD eh pwede nilang i-court martial. ANO BA YAN?!!!!! THE AFP IS CRUMBLING DOWN, CRUMBLING DOWN!!!!!
RE: Possesing Erap’s DVD, a violation in the Philippines?
Geez!
Parang Martial Law!
I remember hearing those bawal during Martial Law.
There was that book:Conjugal Dictatorship which went around the campus phto-copied by all. Bawal kasi ang libro. So the rest of the studentry were allowed by the Porfessors to borrow the book for photo-copying. Everyone did!
The idea is: it became more popular becoz the ban garnered curiousity among the people. Mas ipagbawal, mas lalong mag-iisip ang tao at matatakaw lamang ang kagustuhang makita o mabasa ang banned material.
Nakakatulong ang pagba-banned ng Erap movie. Mas nagiging hot commodity ito. Kita nyo, mas marami ngayon ang nag-uusap tungkol dito, kahit na pabulong. YUN ang nakakatakot! Yun ang dapat inisip ng nagpapigil nun.
Kahit na banned, nakakuha ako ng kopya [thanks to that kind spirit who sent me one!]….And I’m gonna share it with others who want to see the movie hereabouts.
Wala na ngang kwent ang AFP sa Bansa natin.
Biruin nyo….nagawa nilang maging puppets ni glue?
My gudnes! Kung ganyan ang gawa nila, aba’y kapag napalitan na si gloria [and I hope SOON!] baka mag-alsa ang mga mamamayan!
Dapat siguro, baguhin ang palakad sa mga nasa militar.
ALISIN LAHAT ang mga gurang at overstaying generals.
Palitan ng mga young officers and let the purge begin.
WALA nang juicy assignments sa mga GENERAL[PROBLEMS!]
after retirement!
may nagsabi dito na tanggap dito ang iba-ibang pananaw…at masama ang ‘magpangalan’ sa iba….
GOLDEN RULE daw ang dapat sundin sabi naman ng isa…
may umalis na pero sinisi at hindi raw kayang tangapin ang pananaw ng iba……
We are all visitors in this blog site and Ms. Ellen, being the owner/moderator got all the rights in this world to censor/delete all offending remarks to maintain civility.
I admit – I really salute and appreciate her strong convictions, inspite of her fragile health, for providing us with one forum where we can pour out our sentiments and shout, if necessary to release our anger against the conjugal devil by the murky Pasig River. Where else in the world can you find such forum and hosted a brave lady?
Npongco’s comment is really uncalled for and this should not pass. He owe Ms. Ellen an apology, either he do it in public or through her private e-mail.
Npongco should not blame the lady commenters in this blog who were able to develop intellectual bonding through cyberspace even though they haven’t seen each other yet due to geographical locations. They have their lady talks, I suppose, in private e-mails.
This blog site will outlive many of us, for as long as Ms. Ellen is around with the main purpose of exposing the evils of this administration.
matanong ko lang, bakit gusto ninyong makakuha ng VCD ng kwento ng buhay ni erap. nandoon din ba ang testimonyo ni clarissa ocampo?
napakadali nating makalimot……
Gloria is wreaking havoc in the military institution.
ang sabi….
pero matagal ng nasira ang institusyon militar ng pilipinas magmula nung pinatikim ni marcos ng kapangyarihan.
martial law – ang ibig sabihin, batas militar. noon, nagsimula na silang umabuso.
There are some comments here in reaction to Npongco’s comments which I deleted. The reasons I didn’t delete the reactions because they contain sensible messages which others can learn from.
I have always reminded everybody to stick to issues. The purpose of this blog is to encourage discussion so that we can learn from each other even from those whose opinions are different from ours.
I have been deleting comments that cast doubts on other visitor’s motives or personal background. I find that kind of comments counter-productive. It wastes everybody’s time and efforts.
I will continue to delete such comments.
Ellen, being the owner and moderator of this blog makes you a powerful person. It’s like this GMA who’s so powerful that she can suspend and oust a local official. You deleted my comments not because they were too personal; but because most of what I mentioned were true. Truth hurts. I appreciate the fact that many here managed to share a few good words and I must thank them for that. To Emilio, to apologize is easy but if it doesn’t come from the heart, it’s meaningless. I honestly believe I have nothing to apologize. Ellen has the tendency to post those that are favorable to her and a privileged few; but would delete those that are damaging to the very purpose of why this blog was created. What we’re experiencing here is not different from the kind of media we have today. And Ellen knows what I mean. I thought this blog would make a difference; but it’s not. Those who oppose the heavy hitters here are promptly ganged up upon. I posted the previous message when a reader accused you of being corrupt and you reacted strongly. I also defended you because at that time, I had the highest respect for you. I’m not sure if I feel the same way now. You allowed this blog to get out of control for so long despite my repeated reminders. You allowed profanities and insults to go on. It’s only now that you’re putting things in order. I can see some improvement; but your favorite heavy hitters continue to display their arrogance as if they have complete control over you. Many like me don’t know you personally. We all don’t even have to know one another intimately. What matters most is what we’re all fighting for; that is, to oust this illegitimate president ASAP. But just like the political opposition; if we can’t even unite here and some are behaving as if their comments and opinions are the ones that count most, then we’re no better than these politicians who claim to be with the opposition. The ball is on you Ellen. If these members respect you, they should also speak their minds like what I did…even if it’s against your monitoring style. Your being a journalist is due to your occupation. And you’re wittingly or unwittingly applying that approach here in this blog.
Hi, Npongco.
When we join a blog, we also have to abide by the owner, in this case, Ms. Ellen. She is not being dictatorial by doing what she wants to do in moderating people’s comments. While it is Ms. Ellen’s option to create her OWN blog in her own terms, our option, on the other hand, is to join this blog or not. But to say that some people get their karma “health or otherwise” is rather below the belt. If I may add to my 2 cents worth, it may be worth exploring the option of having your own blog where the rules will be under YOUR own terms. Hopefully, this will alleviate your anger. Happiness, after all, is a choice.
Gloria has produced CDs as well [pera ng Bayan ang ginamit dun!]. That said CD showed the alleged ‘plot’ against her and her position by the Pasig.
BAKIT YUN pede, at yung kay Erap, a big No- No!?
Is that FAIR?
Ellen,
Thanks for deleting parts of my comment. I wrote them in haste and was overwhelmed with emotion at the time.
This administration has time and again abused its discretion. The midget and her minions obviously know how she grabbed power from a legitimately elected president. Anna and I have posted months back how they plotted and did succeed in kicking Erap out. The ghost of their actions have haunted them and they are too scared that it will be done to them too. But karma has ways to get back at them. I’m hoping it will catch up with them soon.
I don’t know if you knew of the beatings of Erap’s supporters while the Midget was being sworn in by Davide by men in uniform calling themselves policemen but I now realize were actually members of the AFP on orders of their leaders then, Angie Reyes and maybe, Orly Mercado although I would have more trust and confidence that Orly would not do that knowing him to be what he used to be at least.
He was in fact a childhood friend and classmate, and I doubt if he would be that evil, for deep within his heart, I know there indeed was the idealist that many of us in our class were.
I saw the unedited footages of EDSA 2 as a matter of fact that had to be clipped for the breaking news of the day on several Japanese TVs and some documentary on what the Japanese, Americans and other foreigners were becoming “a very bad habit” of Filipinos after the failure of the first EDSA to really effect a change would not ironically make Marcos a saint!
Now, what is really repudiating is how money borrowed from overseas are being squandered to insure that the image of the “Small but terrible ‘ojosan’ (maiden, princess whatever)” is not damaged by any “rebellion,” big and small by making the rallies and protests look nothing but petty grumblings by the opposition.
What I cannot understand though is how Filipinos in general can excuse the Midget even when she has practically admitted that she cheated in the last election when she said sorry for calling up the Master Election Rigger. It’s utterly atrocious!
Tapos ang galing magyabang noong Bansot! Hindi daw siya mapapatalsik kasi hawak niya sa leeg ang lahat!!! Tignan natin! Ngayon pang nanganganib ang buhay ng mga pilipino! Take care dear friends, na baka iyong kinukulong nila ay kinukunan na ng mga organs para ibenta sa ibang bansa!!!
Susmalosep, parang horror movie! Remember that movie “Coma”? Under the Bansot, this can happen! Utak kriminal kasi!
Kawawang bansa! PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA!
Sorry, this should read: I saw the unedited footages of EDSA 2 as a matter of fact that had to be clipped for the breaking news of the day on several Japanese TVs and some documentary on what the Japanese, Americans and other foreigners SAID THEN WAS becoming “a very bad habit” of Filipinos after the failure of the first EDSA to really effect a change THAT would not ironically make Marcos a saint!
Yuko,
Re: “Orly Mercado although I would have more trust and confidence that Orly would not do that knowing him to be what he used to be at least.”
This is where we differ. Orly is one opportunist of the lowest category and not just because he doesn’t know how to hold his liquor. I’ve dealt with him on defence issues and know that he is as scalawag as some of the guys in Malacanang today. I know some of the things that he did when he was still a senator (private commercial transactions) and what he did during his term as defence chief.
In fairness, I cannot however judge him on purely friendship basis because I didn’t know him before he entered the political or government arena.
luzviminda said:
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Parang ganyan sa Singapore. Naalala ko noon na merong hindi nagustuhan si MM Lee at pina-deport nya. Kung ayaw ng palakad sa Singapore, eh ‘di magsi-alis na lang’.
gusto ko kayong bigyan ng “quiz” :
■Alin sa mga sumusunod ang nararapat na tawagin na National Pride:
a. Mahathir Mohamad
b. Lee Kuan Yew
k. Lee Teng-hui
d. Hun Sen
e. Ferdinand Marcos
g. http://www.article19.org/pdfs/publications/singapore-baseline-study.pdf
Nelbar, if you are asking me, quite difficult because I am neither Chinese, Malaysian nor Singaporean, I cannot speak for the people of those nations concerning their preference for national pride.
As to one for the Philippines, eg, national pride, you limit your choice to only one Filipino and he is not my choice.
To me we had some people who are worthy of the title of national pride (not necessarily in that order):
1) General Gregorio del Pilar
2) Gabriela Silang
3) Lapu Lapu
4) Apolinario Mabini
5) Andres Bonifacio
6) Jose Rizal
7) Lorenzo Tanada
8) Manuel Quezon
9) Claro Recto
10) Jose Abad Santos
11) Carlos Bulosan
12) and the Muslims of Mindanao
From the living, I beg to reserve my judgement.
Anna,
I don’t know how much Orly was corrupted by the system, but I knew him from grade school, and at one time belonged to the same church with Lino Brocka, who was the first Filipino Mormon missionary. He had since left the fold, however, but I’ve kept contact with him although I was not interested in his political career, not even depended on him when we were fighting for the preservation of the Philippine patrimonies in Japan.
He is presently in Japan teaching at a university in Kobe together with the wife, who is a doctor with the WHO office in Japan. I get email from him from time to time, but for some reason he avoids talking politics with me.
Orly once did something terrible to Tito Guingona’s daughter and received a punch from the former Vice-President. Erap trusted Orly and appointed him to juicy position; but the guy was among the first to betray Erap. His defeat during the last election reflected how people were disgusted with his turn around and character. He digged his own grave. As for him being a former Mormon, I didn’t have a clue he was; not even the late director Lino Brocka. I didn’t know that Mormon accepts certified gays. Lino was with his boy friend, the former actor Willian Lorenzo, when he died in a car accident.
Soleil, how’s your asthma? what are your medicines? Pareho pala tayong asthmatic.
Thanks Elen for allowing my follow up message to be posted for one day which you deleted again. Better than none. We can’t have such accommocation under this cruel GMA regime. At least, it’s not that bad here. But, it looks like we’re going to that too.
Ang dami mong dakdak eh ako din tinatanggal ang mga post ko.
Hello Everybody,meron ba sa inyo ang nag research kung anong klaseng grupo ang nagli liquidate sa mga opposition o yung sinasabi na “Extra judicial killings”or their similar parties?kung titingnan ninyong mabuti and sitwasyon,at ang insidente,now,base on my US Military Experience(which I will tell you more later)laging nakamotorsiklo ang nag liliquidate diba?may nagsasabi pang meron involvement ang mga Militar di ba?ngayon,ayaw ko kayong lituhin,it will unfold now,nasa US Army ako station sa Ft.Bragg,North Carolina,meron kaming special forces na Green Beret,Rangers at DELTA FORCE,lahat ng DELTA FORCE ay DI MOTORSIKLO,meron rin silang mga sophisticated military equipment for special operations,but they are very good riding Motorcycles in relation to clandestine operations,Okay,now,sa ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES,Meron rin Special Forces at ang controversial na Scout Rangers,Meron ding counterpart ang US Navy Seals sa Philippine Navy which is SWAG,alam nating lahat ito,Ngayon,alam ba natin na may counterpart ang US DELTA FORCE sa Philippine Army?ito ay A 2 ZERO,ALPHA 2 ZERO,Delta Force ng Philippine Army na bihasa sa MOTORSIKLO,just like their US Counterpart,meron na bang nahuling pumatay na nakamotorsiklo at na Interrogate?Alam ba natin ang Mission ng Alpha 2 Zero?part rin sila ng Philippine Army at ang Commander in Chief ng Pilipinas ay si GMA,now you will know the rest of the Story,I did my research,alamin ninyo more diyan sa Pinas ang History ng ALPHA 2 ZERO at ang kanilang mission.
theprof, may posibilidad ang mga analisasyon mo. kung ang perpetrators ay galing sa military, mas may kinalaman dito ang nasa intelligence units being trained to conduct clandestine activities. kung ako ang tatanungin ay malamang din ang partisipasyon ng presidential security group upang mas lalong maging discreet ang operation kung direktang sa malakanyang galing ang utos.
huwag din nating alisin sa senaryo ang partisipasyon ng NPA dahil ang pinaglalabanan ay ang suporta, paniniwala at tiwala ng tao.
You’re smart Ellen. No wonder you remain in this occupation for so long. Instead of directly replying to my post, you allowed someone’s (artsee) comment be posted directed at me. I can see that censorship is now being applied to all. How fair and equal, only your heart knows.