Gloria Arroyo’s ever reliable operator Hermogenes Ebdane asked the correct question, “What’s your problem?” during his first press conference as defense secretary last Thursday.
But he was wrong in directing that question to Charmaine Deogracias of NHK TV, who asked a legitimate question about how allowing soldiers to transport election materials would affect the objective of insulating the military from politics. Ebdane should have directed the question at himself.
We could have helped him answer that question by playing the Hello Garci tapes, particularly the June 5, 2004 5:01 p.m. part where former Comelec Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano was giving instructions to a certain “Boy”.
Garcillano said, “ Hello Boy, tawagan ka ni Gen. Lomibao ha. Siya ang pinadala diyan ni Gen. Ebdane dahil concerned sila primero sa Languyan.”
Languyan is in Tawi-tawi where a lot of vote tampering was done. It was the subject of an earlier call by Arroyo to Garcillano where she expressed concern that she would be affected adversely (“Sa Tawi-Tawi baka raw ako madale doon) which was confirmed by Garcillano’s : “Baka nga ho.” (Possibly).
We could also provide him the videotaped testimony of Arsenio Rasalan, a self-confessed election operator (click here), the most damning evidence of Ebdane’s role in thwarting the will of the people in the 2004 election.
In a video-taped testimony executed on July 26, 2006, Rasalan said on or about the month of July 2004. He was called to an urgent meeting by election lawyer Roque Bello in a steakhouse in Pasig City.
In that meeting Rasalan said he was informed that Arroyo was “ facing a potentially explosive crisis which could adversely affect her continued stay in office.”
Fernando Poe, Jr. and Loren Legarda had filed protests with the Supreme Court, acting as Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), questioning the proclamation of PGMA as president and Noli de Castro as vice president.
The election potests would necessitate the opening of ballot boxes containing precinct election returns (ERs) and recounting of the votes in key Mindanao provinces. Those questionable ERs in ballot boxes are among those stored at the Batasan Pambansa.
Rasalan said Bello “stressed that the major headache of PGMA and de Castro was the fact that the votes written down for both of them in the Provincial and City Certificates of Canvass (COCs) canvassed by Congress, acting as the National Board of Canvassers, were actually fabricated and bloated independently and in disregard of the actual results found in the authentic precinct ERs.”
This was where Rasalan mentioned Ebdane, who was PNP chief at that time:
“Atty. Roque Bello then told me that he had been engaged by Retired General Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. upon orders of PGMA to plan and execute a grand clandestine operation designed to head off this looming crisis. Atty Bello asked that with PGMA’s knowledge and approval, he designed a plan to produce a new set of precinct ERs which would replace the existing and genuine ERs found inside the ballot boxes to make sure that the votes indicated in the new ERs for PGMA and De Castro, on the one hand, and Fernando Poe, Jr. and Loren Legarda, on the other, would match, when totaled, the Provincial and City COCs which were already canvassed by Congress acting as the National Board of Canvassers, thereby ensuring that the margin of victory of said highest ranking officials as announced by Congress would remain intact.”
To make the long story short, Rasalan coordinating with Bello went to work. He said the operation basically involved securing blank genuine Comelec ER forms;
procuring supplies and other paraphernalia needed for the operation; hiring seasoned and tested document and signature forgers; and bringing the fabricated ERs to the Batasan Pambansa complex and substituting them for those inside the ballot boxes stored there for safekeeping.
They started in October 2004 and by November 2004, Rasalan said he delivered fabricated ERs numbering about 10,000 to the Bello residence at Cambridge Street, Brookside Hills Subdivision, Cainta Rizal for the purpose of printing the correct ad original serial numbers thereon.
Rasalan said, “ I know for a fact that the entire operations consisted of four compartmentalized operations groups. We made sure that the groups did not know each other. As stated, the first group was tasked to fabricate the contents of the ERs. The second group was tasked to forge the signatures of he precinct election officers as mentioned above, and manufacture fingerprint marks for the same. The third group was tasked to print the serial number on the fabricated ERs. And the fourth group was assigned to deliver and replace the ERs in the ballot boxes at the Batasan Complex with the new fabricated ERs our operations had produced.”
Sources said the fourth group consisted of members of PNP’s Special Action Force. One of them was able to take a picture of the exchange operation using his cellphone. It was leaked to a few reporters and was in fact shown on TV patrol. But the story was eclipsed by other more important events at that time. It was a case of bad timing.
With Ebdane as defense chief and the crucial role that the military would be performing in the 2004 elections, it’s good to revive the Rasalan testimony and the Batasan exchange operation.
The ghost of “Hello Garci” is alive again.
Ate Ellen
The putting up of Ebdane at the helm of DND is I think part of the scenario to be unfolded to once again thwart the will of the people in the May 7 elections. If as just the PNP chief in 2004, Ebdane’s huge role to manipulate the election results made a big impact, how much more as the DND secretary who has a bigger crowd to orchestrate every sinister move.
The Malaya in its editorial today aptly says in part:
Gloria Arroyo no doubt will raid the Treasury to help her allies buy the elections. She has named Hermogenes Ebdane as secretary of defense so the military can again be used. The cheating machinery is intact in the unreformed Commission on Elections.
Has this Ebdane been confirmed by the Commission on Appointments as DND Chief? If not, Filipinos should continue to protest against his appointment and demand for an investigation for his role in the cheating in the 2004 election.
Gosh, how long will Filipinos allow themselves to be hoodwinked and insulted by these crooks manning now the country worst than hell!!! 🙁
Please maawa naman sila sa sarili nila! It’s masochism to allow these crooks to stay and bully everyone like how this Ebdane treated members of the Philippine and foreign press like the staff of NHK TV, who may be a Filipino but is connected with a foreign press.
Iyan ang kakutsaba ni FVR, di ba? Is it an indication that FVR must be behind all these kabulastugan, too, together with the fatso couple squatting at the palace by the murky river? I wonder.
Ebdane asked, ““What’s your problem?” during his first press conference as defense secretary last Thursday.” Ms. Ms. Charmaine Deogracias (NHK TV) should have answered, “YOU!” right then & there. That response would have been “a legitimate” one !
I have yet to come across a person w/ so much debts to pay ! Gloria cuts the cake !
How many more people in the “Hello..Garci” scandal will have to Gloria pay back ? How about in her power grab in 2001 ?
How many people in the Fertilizer Scam (Joc-Joc Bolante)scandal will Gloria pay back ? the PhilHealth card scandal?
the Jose Pidal scandal?
In every scandal after scandal, her solution is payback. How much longer can we stand Gloria ?
Ystakei,
Ebdane has NOT been “confirmed by the Commission on Appointments as DND Chief.” From what I hear they will not, & even better, they will give him h-e-l-l ! Buti nga !
Even if the Commission on Appointments will not confirm Ebdane, bansot gloria will re-appoint him again, again and again. The CoA will be passed by. The people must act to block Ebdane’s assumption of the said position. I do believe the May elections will be a dirty one again. Gloria and her allies must be forced now to leave Malacanang. This fake administration is a rapist of our democracy. ENOUGH OF ARROYO’S DEMON POWER. REVOLUTION NOT ELECTION!!!
Ebdane asked, ““What’s your problem?”
It’s Ebdane, you stupid!
Ystakei
Tama si Goldenlion at Chabeli. Ni hindi pa nga yan nasa-submit sa CA. Even if CA will not confirm Ebdane, he will be reappointed again and again. Kasabihan ng mga matatanda na hindi mababali ang kagustuhan: Tumigil ka sa tabi, kahit umiyak ka pa ng dugo ako ang masusunod!
The CA is non-entity to gma. Look at davide who is acting permanent ambassador to UN. Look at raul g at ies. Puro acting yan kaya naman tamo, weird acting. Kapag ginusto ni gma, kahit pa lumuha tayo ng dugo. Di ba Manay Chi?
Oh, I missed ronnie puno. Should be: look at raul g at ronnie puno who are acting temporary department secretaries.
Ganun talaga, joeseg. Kasi ‘acting’ rin ang amo nila na si Dirty Mama G.!
Manay Chi
Oo nga pala, nakalimutan ko na naman ang number 1 na acting prisidint.
Puro acting nga kaya ang latest on the Unity Ticket, gma is taking in actors to attract the crowd in their campaign trail. Nakakalungkot nga naman kung lalangawin ang kanilang pa-miting. Kapag ayaw ni Ralph Recto at Kiko Pangilinan dahil may delicadeza raw sila, si Vilma Santos at Sharon Cuneta ang isasama sa lineup. Andun na si Edu Manzano, pasok na yata ang kakilala ko, si Tito Sotto, dagdag pa si Cesar Montano at nagpupumilit si Richard Goma. So, anim na ta-artits. Plus dancing queen na si Tessie Oreta. Parang That’s Entertainment na. Pero hindi papayag si Kuya Germs mag-emcee dyan. Diehard FPJ yon.
Kaya si conass pichay, hayun. Nagwawala dahil itinapon siya sa kangkungan. Pang 48 ba naman sa survey kaya inilaglag.
joeseg,
Can you imagine if this Unity Ticket won in May? Ano ang mangyayari sa inyo diyan sa Pinas?
Ang tingin ko, kung attractive ang ipapasok ng UNO to fill up the four remaining slots ay walang panalo kahit si Little Mike, kung hindi magwawala si Hello Garci na naman.
Nakakasuka naman ang Unity ticket ni Dirty Mama G..Baka naman kunwari lang iyan ni Pichay dahil ayaw niyang tumakbo sa totoo lang dahil alam niya na maki-quicksand lang s’ya! Gusto ko ang nabubuong ticket ni Glue, walang kakwenta-kwenta. Gusto ko ring pumasok sa ticket na ito si Villar na sigurista, Noted Kiko Cuneta, Ralph Santos at Joker na hindi nakakatuwa! Ang daming maipapasok ng UNO sa totoo lang!
Like what I discussed in my resent post, Ebdane may well be the last ingredient in Glueria’s recipe for election fraud. The DPWH is one of the dream assignments of corrupt officials, with the P10B AFP budget, this could be Ebdane’s next milking cow. What’s his SAL before and after his DPWH stint?
schumey, i know you this, but others should also reminisced:
From PCIJ postings : August 17, 2006
“church groups furnished the PCIJ an affidavit and video of one Arsenio Rasalan who said that he had supervised on an almost daily basis the “special operations” led by the then police chief and now public works and highways secretary Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. to alter the 2004 election returns.
Rasalan said he was assigned the task by former regional elections director and election lawyer Roque Bello to “plan and execute a grand clandestine operation designed to head off” a potentially explosive crisis that would result when ballot boxes containing tampered election returns (ERs) in key Mindanao provinces were opened.
EBDANE WAS A GREAT PNP CHIEF:
In the GRP WEBSITE,
POSTED By: Kapitan Diego
registered: 7/19/2003
member
Manila, Philippines
The Arroyo government and Philippine National Police (PNP) became the laughing stock in the international community after the Houdini-like escape of Metro Manila Light Rail Train (LRT) bomber Indonesian Al-Rohzi, a Jemaah Islamiah operative and two Abu Sayaff terrorists. Poor PNP leadership, corruption and compounded with internal politics may lead to the great escape in a highly secured Camp Crame’s I.G. detention cell.
Pres. Gloria Arroyo should fire PNP chief Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. or resign without precondition if he has delicadeza left. The other option is hara-kiri (belly-cutting), a traditional Japanese way of honorable suicide. Whatever the results of the investigation of the Al-Ghozi Escape fact-finding team the damage is done. The escape of the three terrorists is a big setback to the government’s war on terrorism.
EBDANE HAS CONTAINED TERRORISM IN RP
according to his LIAR BOSS:
“but I would like to add what I have observed, he leaves a legacy of the most extensive personal intelligence network in the country. He built this extensive intelligence network not during the two years that he was chief of the PNP but over the many years since his days as junior officer. You’ve all watched spy movies, James Bond and on. Intelligence networks do not attach to a position, they attach to a person. They come from interpersonal relationships and respect for individual expertise.
This vast network that Jun was able to accumulate over his many years in the police is one reason why terrorism has been contained. It is one reason why kidnapping is at an all time low, especially with the excellent teamwork between Secretary Reyes and General Ebdane.” August 23, 2004.
Ebdane’s accomplishments is one reason why terrorism has been contained since August 23, 2004. Isn’t that a big LIE?
If the Senators’ tails are not between their
legs and are fighting like true ascals, the Senate will not be INUTIL, no crook or scalawags will have pass approval of the Commission on Appointments chaired by the Senate President. If only the senators have balls instead of tails between their legs, the fake president will have been emasculated of her crooked appointees.
Chabeli, Joeseg:
Is that so? This guy has not been confirmed yet? So, why is he making those orders now that Manila, etc. now seems to look like it is in a state of siege according to my friends and relatives there who are being stopped and checked, not by policemen but by soldiers in uniform.
Chabeli is right. The NHK TV reporter should have told Ebdane to his face that he was the problem! She could have made a stir even in Japan if Ebdane retaliated more! Sayang! Kung sabagay, they cannot be confrontational, but they surely can try writing about it, and exposing this guy even for past anomalies like the selling out of evidences taken from some apartment-hotel in Manila that could have saved the WTC had they been fully digested and published in the media before, not kept by the FBI to be used by some crooks over in the USA to attack countries that actually did not have anything to do with Bin Ladin’s Al Qaeda and the Islamic Fundamentalists.
According to an interview done by an American journalist, FVR and Ebdane were paid a pretty sum of 30,000 dollars or more for those information by the FBI so that when the policemen who found those evidences tried to apply for US visas to settle in the US when they retired, they were turned down by the US Embassy for what they did was not actually service to America, just another of those kurakot deals!
Careful about this appointment really. I bet you, this Ebdane and this Garcillano are having their great fun laughing at the gullible Filipinos. Magkakutsaba ang dalawang iyan sa totoo lang.
Hindi ba si Ebdane ang nagtago sa ungas na magnanakaw ng boto for the Burot? Magkakakutsaba ang mga ungas na iyan para lutong makaw na namana ang eleksyon.
Nevertheless, I will not go for what Randy David wants. He should not encourage those UP students who can vote to boycott the election. That will only give the Switik a chance to prop up her own lackeys and tell Abalos to make those filled up ballots for these no-voters.
In 2004, what they did actually was to disenfranchise a lot many voters with those invalid IDs, etc. I should know. I exposed the discrepancies in the number of Filipinos who submitted their ballots to the number of actual ballots counted. Mas marami ang counted ballots kesa sa number of voters, and we actually discovered the votes stolen from FPJ and Roco, but the guy in charge of the election in the embassy reasoned out that they had no way of checking because the canvases, etc. were already sent back to Manila. And there were a lot many votes legitimately submitted then by mail to the embassy but not counted. I was also told by an informer that there were actually votes sent from Comelec being passed for supposedly votes mistakenly sent to the Comelec that was not true and could not possibly happen because (1) the return envelopes provided with the voting by mail kit did not have any Comelec address for the Japanese post to make such grave mistake, and (2) Japan’s mailing system is one of the most efficient in the world with practically no cases of pilferage, especially because theft and robbery are considered very serious crimes in Japan, unlike in the Philippines where it is apparently considered merely as a misdemeanor!!!
Tignan ninyo nga ang pagnanakaw ni Madame Burot, kaliwa’t kanan, hindi nahuhuli!!!
Hanggang buntong hininga na lang ba ang mga pilipino! Pero bilib ka rin sa tactic ni Burot kung siraan ang United Opposition. Pati itong pagpasok ni Kiko sa Opposition, parang kasama sa paninira sa kanila. Bakit iyan papayagang sumali sa matitino? At saka sinong may sabing 100 percent all-out support si Danding Cojuangco kay Madame Burot e ang linaw-linaw naman na Danding is more a businessman than a politician?
Gusto pang siraan si Escudero, who belongs to Danding’s party, para sila ang makasingit para masira ang line-up ng ginagawa nina Binay of a coalition of those opposed to the Malacanang squatters.
OK din na huwag munang ilabas nina Binay ang slate nila para hindi sila magulo. On the other hand, they should be steadfast in their resolve to choose only those who would have more appeal to the Filipinos, majority of whom no doubt are fed up of the Madame Burot, her husband, her family, and her lackeys!
Jay,
Indeed Ebdane is the other half of the tandem that executed the biggest electoral fraud the country has ever witnessed. Its no wonder why he has been assigned to the juiciest positions in government. Together with Garci, they redefined the Commission on Elections and turned it to Omission of Elections. They practically omitted the will of the electorate and replaced it with what bansot willed.
Please read again the article posted. I don’t know what happened but I just noticed now that the one I posted last night was cut. I have posted the full article now. Thanks.
Lahat na lang ba na galaw ng gobyerno ay dadaan sa kumisyon?
Kumisyon dito, kumisyon doon,aba!!Wala na bang katapusan ang kumisyon na yan?Dapat itawag sa inyo ay kunsimisyon!!!Mga walanghiya!!!
JC: If the Senators’ tails are not between their
legs and are fighting like true ascals, the Senate will not be INUTIL, no crook or scalawags will have pass approval of the Commission on Appointments chaired by the Senate President. If only the senators have balls instead of tails between their legs, the fake president will have been emasculated of her crooked appointees.
*****
Sinabi mo pa, but what can 12 senators of the opposition with two or more feeling the pinch saying “neutral” daw sila do against the scalawags of 12 or more senatongs and almost 200 tongressmen without the disgruntled Filipinos even having faith in what they can do even so little?
This is how I feel in fact about what Senator Pimentel is doing almost alone in the Senate. Iyong mga dapat pa ngang tumulong sa kaniya ay siya mismong nagpapahina ng loob niya kasi mas kailangan daw siya sa Senate kesa maging presidente siya, etc. etc. Taka nga ako kung bakit kailangang maraming lulustaying pera para maging presidente ng Pilipinas that was the only reason given by those who wanted him to run for the presidency in 2004 but were reluctant to pitch in money for it, and that was why I think they opted for FPJ who may not have the money but have the people to vote for him!!! Popularity contest pa ang dating, pero nadaya pa rin!
I actually find Senator Pimentel now as his usual self, and when I say, usual, the way he was when he found himself in jail because he fearlessly fought against Marcos, who was in fact one of his parents’ kin! Senator is definitely not just an opposition but a minority in the right sense of the word!!! Kaya pinintasan noong anak na nagba-blogging here incognito!
Di hamak naman matino iyan kumpara doon sa kaapelyido ni Pidal at lalo na doon sa Madame Burot! He should have been a president as a matter of fact. God could have blessed the Philippines if he were president! I’ve never met a Philippine politician as devoted as Senator Pimentel is to his wife! Iyan ang matino!!! Walang kabit!!!
PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA!
“Hello Garci” as mentioned by Ellen is very much alive and the UNO should point this out to the public when they campaign throughout the archipelago for the May election.
This is one of the darkest moments in our history and must be kept alive for as long as the fake president continues to desperately cling on to her stolen throne.
Glueria+Fatso+Esperon+Ebdane+Abalos+Garci= a repeat of the greatest election fraud in 2004.
Manay Chi
Hindi ka ba nagtataka na simula nang umupo si ebdane, wala tayong naririnig, any statement from gma? Ganyan siya kapag involved sa hello garci tapes ang naksalang sa public opinion. Alam mo na siguro kung bakit, matagal nang isyu ito.
Baka siya mabosesan!
heheh, joeseg. Makakaligtas ba sa pandinig ng mga pinoy ang boses ni glue, e boses palakang kokak ang tunog!
Iyang Hello Garci ang hanggang sa matepok si Dirty Mama G ay siguradong nakabalandra sa pagmumukha n’ya!
Ebdane has been watching too many Holywood tough guy movies. Like Robert de Nero “are you talking to me?”. “What’s your problem” is oft repeated lines in Macho type movies. I think he should start thinking of career in acting..
Vic, I was thinking of that, too. heheh!
Ebdane is a garci general, loyal and the most trusted and reliable trouble shooter of the evil couple. For a job well done during the last election, he got the DPW portfolio. Rewarding this evil accomplice did not end there and payback time is a continuing practice that this evil woman is good at for her to hang on to her stolen mandate. The next level for her trouble shooter is the DND. Analyzing past events, I have now reason to believe that Nonong Cruz was forced out from DND to make room for Ebdane. We were informed before that former DND chief Avelino Cruz decided to resign because he could no longer guarantee that the military would not be used to cheat in the mid-term elections in May. That means after the 2004 election massive cheating participated by the military, nakonsensiya at humina na ang sikmura ni Cruz at ayaw na niya uling maging accomplice sa pandaraya, kaya dapat mapaalis na siya at papalitan ng isang taong parang de-sais na hollow block ang kapal ng mukha, isang taong kakambal ng demonyo, isang taong walang pangimi na yurakan at bale-walain ang batas at konstitusiyon, isang tao na sunud-sunuran sa bawat naisin ng kaniyang amo, at iyan ay nasa katauhan in Ebdane na aso ni gloria. Hindi kandidato ang kaniyang amo, pero ang isyu dito ay Gloria, kaya dapat ang kaniyang mga kandidato ay manalo. The timing of his appointment is suspect. He is now in a position to do much much more harm at the expense of the opposition. Maybe by now he already laid the ground work for his operation. His very first press conference as a DND chief says it all. And coming very close behind is an encore or a repeat performance of 2004. Watch out !
Florry:
Kahit na sino naman yatang matinong tao ay hindi masisikmurang tumagal na manilbihan sa ilalim ni Donya Burot.
I saw aN uncut taped meeting of the Bansot with her generals and this Nonong during the Leyte landslide. Gosh, hindi ko masikmura kung papaano tratuhin ni Bansot iyong mga kasama niya lalo na itong si Nonong na parang nagagago ang dating. Dahil siguro naman ay may natitira pang delikadeza, dignity, puri at dangal ang pobre ay bumaba na lamang ng walang maraming tsetseburetse.
Timping-timpi siguro siya at talaga namang mabubugbog mo si burot kung mainitin ang ulo mo. Sobra ang landi! Excuse the language, Ellen, but I can’t find the most appropriate less expletive word to describe her with such impact.
Gosh, nakakasuka ang ginagawang panggagago sa mga pilipino ng mag-asawang Pidal! PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA!
What makes Ebdane, that we are all panic for? He could not manipulate the election result for the second time. We live in electronic gadgets, Tongue said,–we-r-u, d2 na-mi.–Text message is around the world.–Let Ebdane enjoy while he can. Don’t be fool by another ploy by the Malacanang about him the executioner of the padding of votes.
Just go out and vote for a real opposition, This time Garci’s clone will find it difficult to cheat. This is an orchestrated play of Gloria.–You see, how he answered the question–Mind games and
Intimidation. Hold your ground. The more you gave importance the more they are edging points.
Psychological warfare because they know they won’t win fair and square.
Unang araw pa lang niya sa DND ay bagsak na siya. I posted my piece already about this guy. Personally, I don’t like him. I am predicting that more controversies in the DND/AFP will give him negative points and later cause his downfall.
A few days after former Secretary Nonong Cruz resigned from his position as SND, I got a reliable information that PGMA made her choice already as to who will be the next SND. This respected “guy” was selected because of his uncompromising stand against reported graft and corruption in the AFP. But because of some reasons Ebdane made “sulot” to this “guy” and orchestrated a media hype that he (Ebdane) is the best candidate for the position. And the rest is history.
Most of the senior and junior officers of the AFP are closely observing the actuations, pronouncements and “booboos” of Ebdane. They are watching him…
Ang pikon ay talo!!! He is dead!!!
mga kasama, meron akong malungkot na balita. nasunog ang bahay natin. nawala ang ating mga ari arian doon sa d’isyu.
Mrivera,
Kayo naman kasi,inimbita niyo ako roon..Ayun nasunog!!
Ebdane is one of the axis of evil of the Tiyanak.His appointment to DND smells like a rotten egg. He is put there for one and only one reason, to cheat in the elections one more time! There is also a 10 billion modernization budget for AFP. There is the pay-off for the two Hemorrhoids. Who says pay back is only in terms of promotions alone! It can also be very lucrative monetarily! If it looks like a duck. Quacks like a duck. IT IS A DUCK! What else would be the reason to appoint generals who are not known to have a track record of good leadership? It is for corruption, what else? With a leader like the Tiyanak, these vultures stick out like a sore thumb! This time around though, when all eyes are opened( I hope) their cheating ways will be scrutinized. People, in all walks of life and in all ages will be more vigilant. The CDCP has watchdogs all over. Most of all, our soldiers will not be as “DUMB” as they were in the 2004 elections. The two Hemorroids shold be careful. This time around, they will beaten in their own game! 120,000 of their men will be too little to shield millions of very angry citizens! I have a good feeling that we will beat these asses and BIG, this time around!!! Shooo!!!!
I’m still curious about the relationship between this Ebdane and FVR. Alam kong makakutsaba sila especially with this ascendancy of the pandak that they cannot now control and vice-versa! Any lead from the sundalong kanin and sundalong totoo blogging here?
Double that Ellen, Ebdane has no business being in DND.
He’s been put there because of the forthcoming military acquisitions – he needs cash up front for the unano’s partners in crime campaign.
Apoy
Tama ka, sinabi mo na mga walang hiya yang maraming komisyon (Melo Commission, Abueva Commission) tinatag ni Gloria para pagtakpan ang paglabag niya sa batas at kanyang mga krimen sa mga mamayan. Dapat magalit ka nga lalo na sa nababayaran at gagong pumapayag manilbihan ng libre. Salot sa bayan ang mga yan. Hindi lang sila kunsumisyon, sila’y mga criminal na dapat ikulong.
Pero yan Commission of Appointments, na takda ng ating Saligang batas, na naging inutil din, sana noong unang daan diyan ni Palparan para maging full colonel hindi na siya pinalusot. Eh naging Brig Gen pa. Ganoon din si Esperon
magical ang nangyari diyan. Halos sabay na approve ay seven stars, na hindi na kakasya (14 stars) sa balikat niya.
Ang lakas niyang Commission on Appointments noong ang Chairman ay sina Amang Rodriguez at Gil Puyat, sila’y mga statesmen natin ngayon. Wala nakalusot na murderer or super magnanakaw. Ascal ang mga sumunod sa kanila lalo na si Drilon at Villar. Yung iba pa kilala naman sila ng publiko. Mga janitor diyan sa Congreso alam nila ang mga dambuhala ang takaw diyan.
Alam ko ngayon marami silang binay-passed. Tignan natin kung may magagawa sila. Yung mga gunggong sa Congreso hindi alam ang kahulugan ng balance of power for good governance. Alam nila balance of power to get their pork and bribes. Example kumita sila ng malaki
Sa impeachment. Pagbinigyan sila ng milyon ni gloria yung galing sa buwis ng nagkakariton at mga sidewalk vendor sila’y mga utak surot, sarap sila sa dugo na nanggaling sa botanteng mahirap sa distrito nila.
apoy Says:
February 5th, 2007 at 3:37 pm
Mrivera,
Kayo naman kasi,inimbita niyo ako roon..Ayun nasunog!!
apoy, winalis pala ng maybahay ang mga kalat natin doon. marami daw kasing mga kung ano anong basura. itanong mo kay yuko.
Ystakei
May sinabi ako tungkol sa balance of power for good governance enshrined in our constitution.Hindi kita, hindi alam yan ng mga tao. Mga senador din nagbulag-bulagan diyan.
Sabi mo nga 12 senators against 200 tongressman. 200 dibay-divide 12 equals 16 congressman ang katimbang ng bawat senador. Tignan mo yun kanilang pork barrel talo pang ang nanalo ng dalawang beses sa lotto ang mga senador kaya laking reklamo ng mga Tongressman. Tignan mo ang nangyari sa Cha-cha diba na ihi sa salwal si De Venecia. The senate is like David to Congress’s Goliath. The Senate is like Samson against the Philistines. But God put Adam’s tail in his front, but Gloria put the senators’ tail between their legs.
I admire Senator Pimentel. But he is no Alexander the Great. Perhaps he knows the story of Senator Osmena Jr. (not John definitely) who I admire more because he was punished for being the David of his time in the senate. Others should tell his story because maski Presidente sinuwag niya, when so far he seemed to be our only anorexic-looking senator. Sa Talas hindi sa bikas talo niya ang tatay niya.
The senate under Gloria has become a toothless cat subservient to a multitude of congress rats infesting the underground sewers of MetroManila. Examine the bicamerals’ output. The point is right there.
Ellen,
In his capacity as DND chief, even if bogus, Ebdane will be able to “command” that the entire AFP and its moving assets be used for electioneering on behalf of Gloria an her candidates:
1) through intimidation of opponents
2) by using naval assets, eg., boats, aircraft, LTVs, to transport sample ballots and already filled ballot boxes just like what happened during the 2004 elections and prior to that just like what JdV did during the 1998 elections. Fortunately for Erap in 1998, Lt Gen J Nazareno was there to “confiscate” those already filled ballot boxes.
3) during the countings, the military will be used to intimidate opposition poll watchers.
4) military assets (cash) will be used to spend on the favorite bailwicks of Gloria’s candidates.
And more shenanigans. 2007 midterm elections are useless elections.
Ystakei
Dalawang patriotic senador lang
na laging palaban, personalidad tulad ni Pepito
Laurel, may paglalagyan yan mga ungas sa Malakanyang at Mababang Kapulungan. Kung ayaw pumirma ni Drilon noong panahon niya may magagawa ba sila? Barilin nila! Pero meron bang moral ascendancy si Drilon? wala bang goods si Gloria sa kanya? Madaling magsalita, pero kawawa naman ang bansa.
indeed it’s payback time to one of gloria’s favorite henchmen. is it just a coincidence that ebdane is posted in DND when election time is near even if gloria knows that her decision will be greeted with howls of protest (just like in the case of garcillano)? or subrang kapal lang talaga ni gloria? first day pa lang nagpahiwatig na kaagad. and even if ebdane is not confirmed by the CA she’ll keep on appointing him just like the case of sir raul o. gonzales and ronnie puno. the question is, what’s going to happen to the reforms initiated by avelino cruz? mapupunta na naman ba sa wala.
equally inutile is the CA for confirming undesirable appointees but failing to confirm deserving officials such as secretary Teves who’s doing a great job in serving the government effectively but with the absence of any controversy.
Phil vigil
okay gagastos sila, mananakot sila, papatay sila, mamimili sila ng boto, FROM ALL OF WHICH KIKITA at TUTUBO pa sila. Taktika lang yan para yung matira perang tubong nilugaw nila.
Ang desisyon nasa Proclamation ng winner. maski yung compiled election return, puedeng saka na lang gawain pag bayad na. May sundalo sa pintuan, keh media ka or foreign observer ka papasuking ka ba nila? Tapos na ang boksing kay Gloria. Dalawangpu na nga ang close in security ni Pakyaw.
Jay,
“Tapos na ang boksing kay Gloria. ” Agree.
equally inutile is the CA for confirming undesirable appointees but failing to confirm deserving officials such as secretary Teves who’s doing a great job in serving the government effectively but with the absence of any controversy.
AMEN to that, not only in sofar as Teves case is concerned.
Phil vigil:
Re:Ebdane will be able to command the entire AfP…
My friend you mean to say that you are giving up at the beginning of game, that we will not have hope to win, because of military’s intervention in electioneering, through intimidation of opponents.
If everyone has a mentality same as like you then, might as well accept the inept attitude of fighting, I think your comment is so discouraging. If they will listen to you, what’s the use of casting the votes.
Don’t discourage but, encourage—This is the Pinoy’s last card, might as well bet everything on it.
jr_lad, nandito ka na rin pala. Welcome to the ‘hood, if I may, with Ellen’s indulgence. I also saw baycas in one thread, welcome din sa kanya. Masaya rito guys, malas lang ng maligaw, gulpi-sarado, heheh.
Kaya lang bakit binitbit pa ninyo si benignO? Joke lang, benignO. Napasubo kaagad kay cvj ang loko.
Swerte ninyo nakapasok pa kayo, alam ko isasara na ang membership kasi dumadami ang mga alagad ni joselu dito.
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On the issue of cheating, this is IT. Kung matindi ang dayaan nung 2004, all-out na ngayon ito. If in the last elections, these guys Ebdane, Puno, et al, were directing the play from the bench, and were operating silently, this time, lantaran na! Hawak ni Puno yung mga nakaupo na, kay Ebdane yung may mga balak umupo. 100% coverage sa full-court press.
Dati, may Lumibao pa na nagsilbing kamay at paa ni Ebdane, kay Puno naman, si Atty. Bello. Ngayon sila na mismo, because the stakes are greater? Parehong may pondong P10-B yang dalawa, para sa modernization daw. Nakakiinggit naman, isipin ninyo, sa 30% standard kurakot, kahit ibigay yung tig-dalawang bilyon sa mag-asawang Pidal, may tig-isang bilyon pa ang mga kumag.
Kaya ako naniniwalang yung Garci-style na spec-ops di na gagamitin dahil buking na. At dahil mumurahing putahe lang iyon. Ang gusto kong malaman e kung anong bagong pakulo ang niluluto. Mukhang malaki ang handaan dahil matitindi ang mga kusinero. Ang mga appetizers?
1. Suspension ng mga kalaban sa lokal.
2. Paglaglag kay Mark Lapid habang sinuportahan si Baby Pineda
3. Pag-raid ng Kampi sa kampo ng Lakas
4. Pagkamatay daw ni Janjalani at Abu Sulaiman
5. Pagbaliktad ni Atong Ang
6. Third force ng mga kakampi ni Pidal
7. Paglilihim ng Melo Commission report
8. Kabi-kabilaang bidding ng mga kumpanyang ipina-privatize
9. Pagbiyahe sa Switzerland at Germany.
10. Pag-ipit ng Malakanyang sa bayad para sa Cebu Int’l Convention Center na inabonohan na ng probinsiya
11. Pag-appoint kina Ebdane at Nachura.
12. Malik-Dolorfino non-hostaging
Bukas, ano naman kaya? Imagine, tatlong buwan pa ang layo ng eleksyon, wala pa ang pinaghahandaan, halos kumpleto na ang mga rekado. Lalo na siguro pagdating na nang kampanya.
Re: Ebdane is a Garci general
Election lawyer Roque Bello and self-confessed election operator Arsenio Rasalan cannot act without the blessings or direct participation of Comelec Chairman Benjamin Abalos. It is a no surprise why there is no official investigation after whistle-blower Rasalan exposed the COC tampering at the Batasan. They are partners in crime including Hermogenes Ebadane. Abalos, Ebdane, Esperon and Calderon will cheat for GMA candidates particularly in election hotspots. Comelec will declare more hotspots in preparation of massive cheating. The Comelec is empowered by law to put under its control certain municipalities, towns or province that are considered as “hot spots” or where election-related violence could erupt. The Philippine National Police (PNP) has tagged 613 cities and municipalities as hot spots. The military and the PNP are needed to maintain peace and order during elections. General Ebdane’s flexible rule comes into play by exploiting the gray area the role of the military in election hotspots.
Tongue, re Joselu… right you are. Thought I’d spotted him but wasn’t quite sure. Heh.
Philippine Vigil:
I am not being harsh with you on my comment above,don’t get me wrong.I only want to see some flame and courage on you,in fighting this injustice which the midget is brewing this coming May election.We need to be strong and not be helpless.
Just Remember the— David and Goliath—We gonna’ slay them in between the eyes—
——-I can smell the morning breeze,you want to go on journey with me,That coffee was good and no more misfiring engine,I know your number,between you and me,trust me I know how to keep a secret–Promise!
tongue, hehe… matagal na akong nagpamiyembro dito kaya lang sabi ko nga mostly tagamasid lang (nakadalawang postings lang before this one). as for benignO, baka nakalimutan mo, ikaw ang nagimbita sa kanya (through pcij). and for joselu naman, i must admit i’m missing him/her. 🙂
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equally funny if not disgusting is the military spokeman’s comment on ebdane’s tantrum. “macho yan eh” . ayaw pang aminin ang katangahan ng amo nila tungkol sa agreement ng COMELEC at DND.
I read somewhere that Ebdane is a Mason Lodge grandmaster. Naku ha, this group is for elite and memberts are ‘considered’ righteous. What happened? If the info is right,he should be kicked out from the group, but again, who knows the secrets behind the Mason Lodges!
chi, mostly sa mga high ranking military and police officers ay miyembro ng mga kantero (mason). kaya nakapagtataka bang matibay ang sandalan nitong isang alagad ng kabag (sa tiyan) ni the glue?
Mrivera,
Kantero pala si Ebdane?! Taga-platada o manganganta?! Heh! Puro comedian at artista ang mga alagad ni the glue!
is it ethical/legal/regular/normal for an offical in the AFP to have a girlfriend working at DND? according to the official’s mistahs “eh IKAKASAL naman na sila sa june 2007” so that means pwede yun?