THE quarters of detained Army Maj. Jason Aquino in Camp Aguinaldo was ransacked Saturday noon by unidentified persons who carted away a military-issued baby Armalite and a laptop computer, among other items.
Aquino’s wife, Maria Fe, said nobody was home when the intrusion happened because she and her daughters left the house at about 10 a.m. They were surprised to see their things scattered when they returned about 2 p.m.
“I don’t believe it’s a simple theft,” she said, saying their family quarters, Unit 668 on Arevalo street, is inside a military camp. The compound with 10 units has only one entry and exit gate with a guard post outside.
Mrs. Aquino said she found it difficult to believe that a non-soldier could get out of a military camp with a stolen rifle.
Brig. Gen. Alfredo Cayton, commander of Camp Aguinaldo, confirmed the break-in at the Aquino residence but said it was not the first time a house has been burglarized.
In late 2005, robbers also broke into the house of Maj. Gen. Carlos Garcia, who was accused of illegally amassing wealth when he was military comptroller.
Cayton said he has received reports of burglaries, particularly in the compound of houses of enlisted personnel. In some cases, he said, the suspects are “children of soldiers.”
He said the Aquino residence case is still under investigation and there are yet no suspects.
Mrs. Aquino, who is on the family way, said the intruders were selective as they got cell phones, jewelry, and ladies bag aside from rifle and laptop.
She also said and their children always bring the laptop when they visit Major Aquino Sundays in Tanay.
Aquino is detained in Camp Capinpin in Tanay with about 20 other officers implicated in the alleged power grab attempt on Feb. 24 last year.
He was relieved as operations officer of the First Scout Ranger Regiment in July 2005 for distributing pamphlets on a proposed “New Order” espousing change in government.
Photo above, taken during the Jan. 18 hearing at Tanay, shows Major Aquino with Col. Ariel Querubin and some of the lawyers defending the 28 accused officers.
Whew! Ellen glad to see your blog back.
Re ransacking: Sure looks like a certain faction of the military is rarin for a fight within.
Time for the good officers to say STOP to their collegues doing this this puerile activity.
“In late 2005, robbers also broke into the house of Maj. Gen. Carlos Garcia, who was accused of illegally amassing wealth when he was military comptroller.”
Could it be that Garcia’s accomplices stole evidences that would implicate them. Now in Maj. Aquino’s case, Assperon’s boys could plant evidence in the stolen laptop that would surface later.
Brig General Cayton should have called Gen Capon, heheh!
What a stinking reaction: “Brig. Gen. Alfredo Cayton, commander of Camp Aguinaldo, confirmed the break-in at the Aquino residence but said it was not the first time a house has been burglarized.”
Or borrowing from Magno, General Supot!
yan ang hirap sa isang ‘politicized’ military.
martial law ang nagbigay daan dito. noong martial law years nagumpisang ‘yumaman’ ang mga militar.
Thanks, talaga that the blog is back!
Hindinapinoy,
I don’t think martial law alone was responsible for creating the bad elements in the AFP.
It’s the entire AFP culture borrowed from a distinct culture found everywhere: PADRINO system or MILITICS that’s also partly to be blamed.
There are good elements in the AFP although they’re few.
In an unprofessional military, it’s easy for bad elements to propagate and contaminate. Our military is still so UNPROFESSIONAL.
I totally agree, PV. Our military s devoid of any professionalism. I believe Sen. Biazon was on the right track but his reform programs even in the PMA had been discontinued or somehow distorted by his successors. The military has turned into an old boys club where the morally upright are being squeezed out.
Soldiers are then turned into automatons obeying even unjust orders. Trillanes, Lim and the rest of their kind had the right ideas in mind but sadly, there are more rotten eggs than good ones.
Reforms are not forthcoming and the grievance committee is nothing but an ‘answering machine’. With Ebdane’s appointment, the 2 Hermogeneses will further erode the military.
In most modern armies, soldiers are allowed to think and analyze, here, they are taught to stagnate and in most cases, regress.
In most modern armies, honour among officers and men is a primordial rule.
In the AFP, seems there is little or almost none of it left.
The AFP will continue to glide into an armed forces of ignominy while Esperon and his co-PMAer his fellow supot Ebdane (alright his upperclassman) rule the AFP under the thumb of the unano.
Hindi talaga parehas lumaban ang mga kapon at supot ni Dirty Mama G. They had to ransack the quarters of the good Army Maj. Jason Aquino to find evidence against him and 20 other officers for alleged power grab attempt last year.
Sabi ni BG Alfredo Cayton “the Aquino residence case is still under investigation and there are yet no suspects”. Sino pa?! Of course, the USUAL SUSPECTS, na utusan ni Glueria at Assperon! Nagbubulag-bulagan ka pa. Sana matuluyan kang mabulag!
How ironic it is, a military assigned to protect a country and yet fails to protect its own from a simple burglary. We are doomed if this stupidity and ineptness continues.
Schumey, unfortunate really that General Biazon’s code of ethics was flushed in the toilette by those who succeeded him as CSAFP.
All those chiefs of staffs contributed to what’s happening to the AFP today. Esperon is merely giving the AFP the long awaited coup de grace officially turning the AFP as the Philippine Armed Forces of Unprofessional Mercenaries.
I don’t know how simpletons become generals. This Padrino system has become more rampant when the fake one stole the presidency. There is no more honor and decency in what is supposed to be the temple of discipline.
You are so right PV. Assperon and his ilk is the coup de grace that will finally sink the AFP to a mere bunch of bandits in soldiers’ uniform.
E-mail from a military officer:
Our suspects: ISAFP/AFPCIG/ISG
Reasons:
1. No person would even dare to rob a military quarters with a diaspora of guards around unless he is a soldier too
2. No ordinary robber would take a stolen Rifle with him when escaping inside the biggest military camp.
3. Not all jewelries and celphones were stolen. If it was a simple robbery, the whole jewelry box should have been taken also.
4. Not all rooms were searched.
5. Months before Maj Aquino was detained, his car was forcibly opened and his laptop was stolen inside Camp Aguinaldo.
6. It’s almost a year now since Maj aquino was detained (feb 27 2006) but still the afp has no evidence against him and others.
7. Mrs aquino always brings the laptop when she visits him on Sundays.
8. The timing was carefully and deliberately planned.
9. The ‘special operation’ was executed smoothly in a military fashion.
Their only target is the Laptop. Other things taken were consequential.
By the way, the laptop was always placed in the bathroom locker.
Ellen,
I would put AFPCIG on top of the list.
ISAFP may be a bunch of rascals but there is an honor code in that outfit whereas AFPCIG was created in the Gestapo module on the diktat of Gloria. Hence my suspicion is that AFPCIG ain’t far from all the trouble making.
Their prime mission is to spy against their own.
Another message:
From the time the AFPCIG was revived, I could almost bet that they were up to no good. At its head is one of the most reviled military officer in the Army admired only by his co-rascals.
PV,
Its then a classic example of “cannibalism”, devouring their own. Tsk, tsk, tsk, only in the Philippines would this happen. Imagine the AFP is scared of its own shadow?
The good officers of the AFP must fight back. They cannot surrender the AFP without a fight.
Man to man, they have the higher moral ground.
If Gloria’s Esperon is spoiling for a fight, then so be it.
No insitution can survive if good men allow evil to triumph.
In the 60s, West Point was still pretty much racist in its approach. Some cadets were used to harass a black cadet so he would resign.
It took the courage of a couple of cadets to eradicate that practice.
If cadets cood do it, why cant bona good fide officers allow some of their own to get away with military murder.
Ellen,
Esperon is a complete moron.
Does he really think that by incarcerating officers whom he cannot criminally charge, all the military farts and shits will go away?
He should face them like a man, that is if he still has balls.
Does he think that his rank will protect him forever?
Has he forgotten that most of the incarcerated officers were moulded along the same tenet? These incarcerated officers aint angels.
They are perfectly capable of salvaging anyone if they want to. They went through the same training, the same bullying in the PMA, the same honour and no honour system.
Esperon cannot be CSAFP forever. He must not believe that he is safe just because he’s imprisoned the good officers.
Damn moron!
When General Lim gets out, all he’s got to do is to ask, Alright Sir and be done with it. If he was wearing a tie, all he has to do is to tuck it inside and challenge Esperon to a fight.
Esperon is a moron.
Ellen:
I am of the mind to write the Brig. Gen. here to be fair and true in this case for reason that I have written in a private mail to the barkada that I am not going to reveal publicly for obvious reason.
One thing sure though is it is obvious that this ransacking is done by people in the base for it is impossible that this can be done by outsiders knowing how difficult non-military people can enter any military camp even before Madame Burot grabbed power.
I went to Camp Aguinaldo for example in 2000 when Orly Mercado was the DND Secretary on invitation by him. I did not actually mind going through the usual protocol because I am by nature a law-abiding citizen. So, if something like this happens to those living inside the camp, you know for sure that there is something fishy here.
I just hope that Madame Burot has not ordered this done and an innocent Brig. General being made responsible for something he has no control of. Over in the Land of the Rising Sun, this kind of thing can be taken for neglect and the person in command in more cases than none, is forced to take responsibility and resign, and/or forced to have his and his staff’s salaries slashed even just to help restore the faith of the Filipino people in the members of the Philippine Military for there must be still honorable men among them but are lamentably being reduced to the proverbial sundalong kanin who will not be able to defend the country in times of war!
Kawawang bayan! PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA
Schumey:
One thing I am sure is that Brig. General Cayton did not get his badges and medals by sipsip! He earned it through hard work and dedication to duty. I cannot just understand why he is still on duty if he is the General Cayton I know. He should be retiring and enjoying the remaining days of his life on earth, not get embroiled in the spoils of the present lousy Philippine military. Unless of course, he wants to be there to right the wrong because he is another idealist like his father before him!
His father was a musician who could play music with anything, even a leaf from a tree. He was rarity and was invited to show his talent in America, where he died before he could have fame, and honor for his country, then struggling to be free.
Yuko,
How old is the General Cayton you know?
If he is over 56, then he can’t be the same Brig Gen Cayton we are talking about here.
Mandatory retirement is 56.
PV:
The Alfredo Cayton I know is as old as Senator Enrile or older because he called him “Manong” unless this guy is his son, who should be a Jr. That was why I asked if he was the same old guy I knew.
This is just one of the Hemorroids’ tactics. They can not make these incarcerated soldiers break so they have to do something else, plant evidence. This is Tiyanak’s MO. She and her minions steal stuff in the dark! Didn’t she steal the Presidency at dawn when everyone was sleeping?
Philippine Vigil(I love your alias), you are absolutely right! These incarcerated , uncorrupted officers must be fuming mad at what these “bodyguards” ( for the two Hemmoroids) are doing to make a case against them (the incarcerated officers). These morons are thinking that they can just do anything they want with the incarcerated officers and get away with it! They should really think twice. There are more upright, righteous officers in the AFP and the only reason they are keeping their cool is primarily for their job security and the security of their families. I know of a lot of officers whose sentiments are like those of the incarcerated officers but are hesitant to come out because of the vicious Assperon( and now the new Hemorroid)! They are just waiting for the right time and the opportunity to come out in the open. These Hemorroids should not sit on their thrones(Like their Tiyanak) and assume that they are untouchables! On the contrary, they are very vulnerable like moving targets!
I have this uncanny feeling that the laptop was stolen to find out maybe who could be these soldiers blogging here! 😛 Ang tindi talaga ng stupidity nitong nag-utos sa mga sundalong tinuturuan pang magnakaw!
Kawawang Pilipinas! PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA!
Sorry for the expletive, Ellen, but t…talaga si Madame Burot who must be worse than Ali Baba for trying to surround herself with robbers and thieves with her as the Mastermind together with her Rasputin of a husband.
Golly, how can the Philppines rise up from the gutter of being worst than a third world country with a government run by idiots, robbers and thieves. Look at the kind of policemen and soldiers they are having there now—they’re worse than the gangsters of Al Capone, et al. Yup, puro hoodlums!
Kawawang Pilipinas! Frankly, over in Japan, Filipinos are lump up (stereotype impression in fact) as either robbers/thieves if they are men, and prostitutes if they are women. Ang sagwa ng image, and more so now with the Madame Burot active in pimping them everywhere, even to Japan which is reluctantly now granting work permits for so-called “caregivers” on condition that they master the Japanese language to qualify for the national exam in Japanese!
PATALSIKIN NA PUEDE BA BAGO MAGING MAGNANAKAW NA ANG LAHAT!
Special operations iyan, Ellen. It only reflects how unprofessional these operators are. It’s brute-force. It’s the same persons who looted Gen Garcia’s quarters. Walang magkakalakas-loob diyan kung di mga sundalong inutusan ng mga rouge officers nila. My suspect too is the AFPCIG with their mayabang CO na si BoyGee Pangilinan.
Parehas kayo ni maj aquino, ellen. Maiinit sa inyong laranganan. Iisa ang hangarin na mapatalsik ang sindakto sa gobyerno. Ingat ka rin.
Regarding Bgen Cayton, tagasunod lang iyan kaya naging camp comdr. When esperon became the cgpa, he assigned non-pmayers in all post units in hpa. Wala siyang tiwala sa mga ‘progressive minded’ na officers lalo na pmayers. He did the same in ghq when he became the csafp. Im not saying non-pmayers are second rate. But esperon is treating them like they are.
The rule now is to obey esperon and his mafia blindly. If you dont, you’re in the freezer.
i will conduct my own espionage too.
Sige Spy, conduct your own espionage at ng meron naman akong mapaniwalaan. Mas naniniwala ako sa bloggers ni Ellen kesa sa mga spinmasters ni bansot sa military.
06 February 2007
Ms. Ellen
Regarding the BoC beingmade to create funds for the admin candidates, Ms. Ellen, pls take note of the housing office which could become a source of fund. It seems nobody is taking it seriously to look into the housing offices in the Philippines. Its a quiet office, but could be the source of money for candidates this May election. Our housing offices has a lot funds that nobody is looking, take the case of the BSP releasing $500 million for the so called northrail project and an additional $100 million. The timing is highly questionable.
Just a thought, for your consideration.
And by the way Ms. Ellen, you very well who is the head of our housing offices and his group??? just a thought again.
prans
06 Februrary 2007
Correction………
“YOU VERY WELL KNOW WHO IS THE HEAD……..
salamat po
prans
Spy:
I don’t remember the Alfredo Cayton, who is also a Bgen. going to the PMA. He went to a US academy I am told. Anak ba iyan? The Bgen. I know is as old as my mother!
Yuko,
If the Bgen. Cayton is as old as your Mom, baka extended to the moon ang kanyang service dahil uto-uto! heheh! Kasi, sabi ni Spy ay “Bgen Cayton, tagasunod lang iyan kaya naging camp comdr.”
maliwanag, inside job ito. manang-mana talaga sa commander nila itong mga kampon niya, lahing magnanakaw.
The old Col (ret) Alfredo Cayton was a good and well-respected Artillery Officer of the Philippine Army. He was a Korean War veteran. He has two sons in the Philippine Army who became Generals. The older one (Brig Gen Manny Cayton)just retired last December 2006 as the Commanding General of the Army Reserve Command stationed in Cavite and he was awarded as the Best Battalion Commander of the Phil Army in the late ’90s during his stint in the Cagayan Valley fighting the insurgents. The younger one is Brig Gen Fred Cayton who is the present Camp Commander of Camp Aguinaldo. He was then a Brigade Commander (Southern Cotabato & Davao area)in Southern Mindanao prior to this assigment. He is one of the best Brigade Commanders of the Phil Army then for having fought the MILF and CPP/NPA in his area, collecting almost 300 high-powered firearms and killing hundreds of the enemy through combat encounters and civil-military operations and no ambush/raids/attacks were made by the enemy to his troops and detachments during his stint.
It is really unfortunate that a robbery had occured in one of the officer’s quarters in Camp Aguinaldo with Gen Fred Cayton as the Camp Commander. I strongly believe that this “robbery” is a part of the “special operations” of J2/AFP Counter Intelligence/ISAFP. Col “Bojee” Pangilinan, who is now the Deputy J2,is suspected as the “mastermind” while Col “Gupix” Gupana, now the AFPCIG Commander, is the implementor of this operation to get more evidence against Maj Aquino. These officers are trying to earn “brownie” points for their “bosses” hoping they’ll be promoted soon!
Chi,
I remember being told that he was already invalid as a matter of fact, He had a stroke, so it must be the son. But as a good soldier, he must still believe that he has to follow his superior, unless he is convinced that the one giving the order is fake and fraudulent.
Thanks, BK, for the information on the old BGen Cayton. I know he could not be the one now in command of Camp Aguinaldo where this robbery has occured. Will write to him then and see how he will react and take responsibility for this anomaly.
So what else can we expect from these magnanakaws inside the guarded camp? It’s just proving how true is the saying, “Like Mother Glue, like son,(sundalo!”. Sorry, hindi nga nag-ra-rhyme, pero, di ba, they’re supposed to be role models…from the President to these militaries! What happens is, our president is a FAKE one, accused of stealing her position, made easier by the generals themselves, so whom should the lower soldiers follow? Follow the Leader lang ‘yan. Lightning gid’
BK, Excellent inputs.
Idem Spy.
Off topic..Live from the Bastusan Pambansa on ANC is the “House Fact-Finding Team Presents Report on Mike Arroyo’s Alleged Bank Accounts in Germany”.
It is utterly shocking at the way the Gloria Congressmen, a.k.a The Glorialets, in the Ethics Committee are behaving ! Cong. Butch Aquino is right in calling it a Kangaroo Court !
Pakapalan na talaga-the Gloria Congressmen are taking the cuddles for the FARTSO ! The FARTSO is still is still in Deutchland, but his lawyers are in full force. Present also are Iggy, Mikey & Dato Arroyo.
Now the Glorialets want to terminate the proceedings. The Puppet of a Chairman (of the Ethics Committee), Rep. Roberto Cajes doesn’t seem to know how to even count.
BK, huwag mo nang pagtakhan kung magawa ito ni pangilinan. tinyente pa lamang ‘yan, mas mataas pa ang ambisyon kaysa pangarap niya kaya walang hindi gagawin ‘yan makuha lamang ang kanyang gusto.
Boygee is about to get his first star – darn lucky rascal! He’s gunning for the goddamn star eh to be able to go about doing bad things with impunity.
That turnback is one heck of a maverick.
Chabeli, great blow by blow account.
What is Dato doing there?
Ellen,
I still don’t understand why the court martial proceedings aren’t taking place.
There’s wanton violation of military and fundamental human rights of these officers.
How come no one in Congress is doing something about this. This is one for the Legislature to tackle too!
This appeared almost a year ago yet Gloria’s hound dogs haven’t come up with an iota of hard evidence to make their charge stick, that of attempted coup d’état, etc.
Boxed in a corner
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
The Daily Tribune
03/08/2006
Dear Editor:
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her tricky dirty triumvirate (DoJ, DND and PNP’s Lomibao) are now forced into a corner — they must produce some paper document as “evidence” of a coup d’etat plot and an assassination attempt on Gloria!
Having failed the most basic act by a Commander- in-Chief (illegitimus), i.e., to produce physical evidence of her allegations on the spot, when she appeared on government TV to announce her proclamation of emergency rule, Gloria and her triumvirate now have to resort to gathering, hatching and fabricating evidences. Unbelievable!
So far, the only real, concrete, physical evidence that they have as basis for declaring emergency rule (Remember, Col. Ariel Querubin’s “act of insubordination” happened AFTER the SOE!) — and which they failed miserably to present at a time when it should have been done — which comes closest to a potential coup conspiracy charge is Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim’s act of insubordination (when he spoke to General Senga)!
And now to further support their spin, they gotta fabricate evidence — to do that, Gloria must sacrifice a few men in the military — young, gallant, brave officers and label them communist lovers and assassins. And while she is at it, she continues to slap a few members of Congress with 21-year-old Marcos government accusations.
Imagine declaring a state of emergency on the basis of a senior military officer’s INSUBORDINATION? Who in the world would believe them? So Gloria plots, plots and plots again with the dirty triumvirate…
Anna de Brux
http://www.tribune.net.ph/commentary/20060308com6.html
Re Esperon supot’s physical evidence as contained in that meat-less power point presentation of theirs, I wrote this (March 9th, 2006) in your blog I believe:
Plan A of Oplan Hackle: That was similar to Joma Sison’s plan back in the late 60s when he started recruiting Victor Corpuz who finally defected in 67.
Exactly that – there’s nothing new. The tactic of an attack from the ‘nayon’ to the site of central government over a period of time is JoMa’s dogma. That someone lifted that from Joma’s website and passed it off as the current tactical doctrine of a new found left-military alliance is highly plausible.
If for the sake of argument, we accept government thesis of a modern or latter day version of Oplan Hackle, the government has to produce evidence of a a united left wing and military alliance by way of naming names, military defectors and backers. Or one junior officer in active service backed (Lt San Juan) by two very old, retired military officers with a few civilian names are not exactly nor can they be used to justify proof of attempted government overthrow.
Moreover, if we are to continue on the premise that Operation Hackle would indeed culminate in the overthrow of Gloria and her government on 24th February, then the AFP (and equally,Esperon supot’s) thesis is defeated because to reach their objective, the tactical alliance would have needed at least 1 army division and at least the same number of leftist fighters from the NPA in order to achieve a realistic overthrow attempt.
I doubt that they would have been able to do that. Why? LOGISTICS; you need weapons, ammunitions, trucks, vehicles, other sort of motorized transport to get those men (and arms) – NPA & military adventurers – into several battle orbits or towards their designated targets.
How do you propose to do that without being noticed by the major service commands? Are they forgetting that with military checkpoints put up in every single junction in the archipelago, how could an AFP military component get away with all the logistics without being discovered!
The Palace is taking people for a ride! (And spewing shits!)
These palace people are spin masters. Unbelievable that they would try to force such thing in people’s throat.
Wow! Sadly, they hold the power of the propaganda machine…
I propose that we train an accusatory gun at them – COUP D’ETAT IN 2001! If people are serious about stopping the propagation of Palace shits, I suggest that people turn around and fire a salvo that they will not ever forget: INDICT THEM for coup d’état…
(I also wrote this and it was published somewhere sometime in March but can’t remember in which one anymore in reaction to former AFP Spokesman Kison’s statement; I believe it is still timely because of the recurring theme):
On March 15 2006, THE ARMED Forces of the Philippines through its spokesman, Col Kison, “acknowledged its crucial role in keeping President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in power, warning that the nation would fall apart if it gave in to pressure from various power blocs seeking the President’s ouster.”
I agree that in a democracy, the military is the guarantor of a Republic’s independence, the protector of its citizens and the guardian of its Constitution but Kison’s statement will reverberate down the line to the younger officers.
Unwittingly, Kison just issued an implicit threat to Gloria!
In spite of the many coup attempts against Cory Aquino, she was able to DEFEAT military adventurers because she was coming from a higher moral ground.
During the time of FVR, the military went back to its institutional role, fighting rebels and the enemies of the Republic instead of fighting the ordinary citizens of the nation. But Gloria has none of that moral high ground.
Our military is far from being perfect – it is highly politicized, many of its elements are corrupt, it has no real esprit de corps. Like it’s civilian counterpart, the military is disunited and dispirited.
Having said that, the military had hopes of becoming professional but Gloria single-handedly destroyed the last fiber of professionalism in the military institution.
Not content with having urged and organized a mutiny after which she led a coup d’état in 2001 to topple a duly Constitutional government, she decided to further corrupt the military – am not speaking of money here – to the bone by treating it like a band of merceneries.
Because of this, Gloria will find that she has created a monster which she will not be able to control pretty soon; that in order for her to curb some ambitious folks in the military, she will have to corrupt the rest some more.
But sooner or later, she will lose because a president must remember that she cannot continue to play or toy with the military and wield it like the sword of damocles over the nation’s 80 million heads if she CANNOT DISCIPLINE them.
To discipline them, she must be prepared to SHOOT. She must be prepared to take on the military and SHOOT those who err but if she does’nt want to or cannot shoot them, she’s got TO BRIBE THOSE WHO CAN AND WILL SHOOT. So the cycle goes – it really is going to be a catch 22 issue.
Unless she shows stregth of moral character and she proves that she can deal with erring military in fire for fire fashion, Gloria is a goner. The rest of the military will have her head sooner or later. She can only go so far because at some point in time, even an unprofesional military will, at one point or another, obey only a strong but honest and just leader.
Our only hope is to have a snap election and re-establish a Constitutional government through a valid democratic exercise. If that happens, the military will go back to barracks and assume their proper role.
A truly democratic government with a valid unquestionable mandate is our only defence against military adventurism.
In a true democracy, the military is the LAST COMPONENT of a Republic to go wayward when everything else seems to be lost. BUT WHEN THAT DEMOCRACY IS WOBBLY, THE MILITARY IS THE FIRST TO BREAK FROM THE REPUBLIC because order abhors a vacuum.
Beware Gloria, you shall reap what you sow!
Schumey: AFP IS A CANNIBAL! I wrote about that a long time ago. Search the Blogs. First, the people in Mindanao were the ones eaten. The intermediate stage is when the AFP starts eating its own flesh. This is the current state and not yet worrisome.
The AFP is nearing the advanced cannibalism state when its officers will smoke the carcass (tinapa) then eat the brains of their fallen comrades. The result is what is called the laughing death repeat the laughing death (search Google) for the cannibals.
Gloria has now reached the point of no return and succeeds in bringing back the AFP to pre-historic times when men walks on all fours, pre-dating even Kingkong. These men have stars on their shoulders. They live not on caves or trees likes the Tasadays but in mansions and gated villages. Someday a Filipino survivor will write a book about it and it will become a NY Times best seller for decades. It will be filmed by Holywood and starred in by America Ferrera.
Look how crazy hateful deeds could lead to crazy hateful ideas. But these guys will die laughing as they are laughing now over red wine and Johnny Walker Blue.
Ellen,
Would be good if someone from among your military readers could update us on the Number of military officer positions in the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
To my knowledge and based on a “foreign” audit made on the Armed Forces of the Philippines, below are the numbers of officers specified for key military positions.
The numbers of military officers’ positions in the AFP are limited by the structural or staffing budget imposed by Congress – these positions are covered by and within the Republic of the Philippines general appropriations bill that systematically goes through Congress year in and year out.
The number of senior or star rank positions is thus officially restricted by Congress. THIS IS PERHAPS THE MAIN REASON WHY THERE’S STIFF JOCKEYING, political and otherwise, for positions and even for promotions (promotions are normally given on merit), almost from the moment a military officer reaches the rank of Lieutenant Colonel thereby making even a more honorable officer vulnerable in the extreme to the dictates of a politician, let alone of the highest elected official the land.
The practice of horse trading among top brass in the military is rampant (beginning with the Board of Generals), particularly when a field command assignment, no matter how short the stint, is the ultimate requirement for an officer to be promoted to a higher command.
However, the numbers of senior and star-rank military positions might have been changed or could have been increased out of expediency (sense of personal gratitude) since the military mutiny of January 2001 or since 2004 presidential elections in the Philippines that saw Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo take over the seat of power including the title of Commander-in-Chief Armed Forces of the Philippines.
GENERAL HEADQUARTERS AFP:
General 1
Lieutenant General 3
Major General 4
Brigadier General 28
Colonel 199
Lieutenant Colonel 343
Major 424
Captain 325
First Lieutenant 500
Second Lieutenant 12
Ooops, Major Generals 10
PHILIPPINE AIR FORCE:
Lieutenant General 1
Brigadier General 14
Colonel 101
Lieutenant Colonel 225
Major 333
Captain 381
First Lieutenant 617
Second Lieutenant 264
PHILIPPINE ARMY:
Lieutenant General 1
Brigadier General 38
Colonel 272
Lieutenant Colonel 607
Major 900
Captain 1,030
First Lieutenant 843
Second Lieutenant 1,539
PHILIPPINE NAVY:
Vice-Admiral 1
Rear Admiral 2
Commodore 14
Captain 105
Commander 241
Lieutenant Commander 322
Lieutenant Senior Grade 817
Lieutenant Junior Grade 419
Ensign 116
Chief of Division 7
PRESIDENTIAL SECURITY GROUP:
Brigadier General 1
Colonel 7
Lieutenant Colonel 16
Major 22
Captain 22
First Lieutenant 50
My record shows that AFP Board of Generals is composed of: CSAFP, CG PA, CG PAF, FOIC PN, and am not sure anymore of the following commands either CG NOLCOM, CG, SOLCOM, CG, WESCOM, CG VISCOM, CG SOCOM.
Need updating on that too.
E-mail from a military officer:
Our suspects: ISAFP/AFPCIG/ISG
Reasons:
1. No person would even dare to rob a military quarters with a diaspora (OFWs?) of guards around unless he is a soldier too.
BTL (Between The Lines) -They have mission orders. Not a lone burglar but soldiers led by a NonCom. Pity they can only say Yes Sir.
2. No ordinary robber would take a stolen Rifle with him when escaping inside the biggest military camp.
BTL: they were in uniform and have rifles slung on their shoulders, an extra rifle won’t be noticeable. Where are the neighbors? No witnesses. Why not ask the PNP, that’s their excellent CSI, witness science NOT forensic science.
3. Not all jewelries and celphones were stolen. If it was a simple robbery, the whole jewelry box should have been taken also.
BTL: They have been richly paid for this job. NOT true, officers are tightwads, won’t even say thank you for a job well done. That’s the culture of the cannibals.
4. Not all rooms were searched.
BTL: Not true, they were looking for porno and fake DVDs to embarrass the house owner and something to give the boys in the office. They are friends of Bong Revilla and Edu Manzano.
5. Months before Maj Aquino was detained, his car was forcibly opened and his laptop was stolen inside Camp Aguinaldo.
BTL: That’s their CSI, their best forensic science. The car can’t talk as threatened state witness. They have to break into it.
6. It’s almost a year now since Maj aquino was detained (feb 27 2006) but still the afp has no evidence against him and others.
BTL: Gloria is laughing. Who needs evidence? People forgot what they did to FPJ’s citizenship. And he died of a broken heart. No crime for that murder.
7. Mrs aquino always brings the laptop when she visits him on Sundays.
BTL: They are fools to get the laptop. Only clowns like them will leave tell-tale info in their laptops. Gloria will scold or threw cellphones at them. They are using Esperon’s laptop anyway. Guys with brains will just mess and rumble the place, GETTING OR TAKING nothing. That will leave everybody worrying and thinking for days.
8. The timing was carefully and deliberately planned.
BTL: a good divert mental exercise against hours of watching fake DVDs, playing black jack and catatonic brain idleness.
9. The ’special operation’ was executed smoothly in a military fashion. Their only target is the Laptop. Other things taken were consequential. By the way, the laptop was always placed in the bathroom locker.
BTL: Special Operations is the Commander-in-Cheat best way of doing a job. It is the legal way to commit their crime of second stage cannibalism. No wonder the killings go on unabated.
Now who says Jose Laurel Guevarra is dead. Well, his bones could be turning in his grave when he reads this.
post ko uli dito, galing sa “supporting men of honor”
Mrivera Says:
November 15th, 2006 at 6:35 pm
Dami ng buhay ang naputi sa larangan
Dami ng tahanang pighati ang iniwan
Subalit ang panatang pagtatanggol sa bayan
Ay parang dila ng apoy sa pagkalat di mapigilan.
Sa dibdib ay nakintal nadambana ang paggiliw
Sa bayang sinilangang lupa ng magigiting
Anumang panlilinglang di nila yayakapin
At mamatamisin pang ang buhay ay ihain.
Sinumpaang pagsisilbing walang bahid takot
Alinlangan ma’y walang mababakas sa kilos
Pangalawa ang sa bayan, ang una ay sa Diyos
Buong puso’ng katapatan at karangalang maglilingkod.
Iyan ang diwa ng kabayanihang kanilang ipamamana
Sa susunod na saling lahing ating magsisilbing pag-asa
Halimbawang walang pag-iimbot, busilak na panata
Hindi kayang buwagin walang lakas ang kapara.
Halina at kumilos humayo na mga kapatid
Huwag nating hayaan ang bayan sa dusa ay mabulid
Ating bigyang parangal mga bayaning sa pag-ibig
Alang alang sa ating bukas kahit dugo nila’y ititigis!
Yuko,
I told you, kung kasing edad ng nanay mo ang pinsan na Col (ret)Cayton e malamang hindi ‘yon! Kasi noong araw ay maraming sundalong mapitagan, marurunong at makabayan!
Thanks BK.
“The old Col (ret) Alfredo Cayton was a good and well-respected Artillery Officer of the Philippine Army.”
Even the performance of Bgen. Fred Cayton is commendable as to the post of BK.
Talaga lang merong mga sundalong matatakaw sa pwesto at pera, manang-mana sa kanilang commander-in-thief, Dirty Mama G.!
Amen, Mrivera.
Mabuhay ang lahat na sundalong nag-aalay ng dugo para sa Inang Bayan!
Philippine Vigil,
Sorry for the late reply..you asked earlier (February 6th, 2007 at 6:10 pm) what Dato was doing in the Ethics Committee. He is, aside from Mike, Mikey & Iggy, also one of those who “sued” Rep. Peter Cayetano on the Hypovereins bank account of the Arrovos.
From where I left of several hours ago, the House Ethics Committee recommends a 45-day suspension for Rep. Peter Cayetano.
Kaya nga, Chi, I would not like to jeopardize the position of Fred Cayton. I knew the elder Alfredo Cayton could not have been the one in the newspaper.
BTW, it was Senator Pimentel who told me he was promoted to Brig. General when he retired, and I actually was surprised to read his name unless it was the son.
You can bet your bottom dollar the worth of these Caytons. Maganda ang pinanggalingan—matatapang! Walang lahing dugong aso, I bet you!
Chabeli,
The tongressmen of Glueria just made Alan Peter a senator!
The 45-day suspension ‘awarded’ him makes him more popular than ever. Sige, Alan, file your certificate of candidacy na under UNO!
Yuko,
Nakatago lang ang iba pang magigiting at naghihintay ng tamang panahon! We need them alive than dead!
Oops, it was not Senator Pimentel but Senator Enrile who told me about the retired “Brig. General.” I was supposed to go to a family reunion with them in 1999 but I decided to go to the USA instead.
You can bet your bottom dollar, Chi, that these Caytons are not loyal to Mrs. Pidal but to the Philippines! The patriarch of these Caytons was a soldier himself, and was honored by the US government that invited him to come to America in the early 20’s. He died there and was buried in the Arlington Cemetery in VA.
From my mother, I am told that Alfredo, the retired officer, was also a Bataan Death March veteran. I am pretty sure his son will not allow the name of the Caytons to be stained by these anomalous activities of these sundalong kanin trying to grab power from the real macoys in the AFP and being loyal to the bogus president of the Philippines, who should in fact be kicked out and sent to jail herself together with her partners in crime!!!
PV, it may interest you to know that the original Cayton was a member of the Royal British Navy circa 1762. He was a native of Lancashire, England.
PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA!
Just read in the web of The Daily Tribune that “Chavit rushed to hospital for aneurysm”. In its report (02/07/2007) it says:
“Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis “Chavit” Singson..was yesterday rushed to the emergency room of the Asian Hospital in Alabang, Muntinlupa City, at 4 p.m. Monday, a hospital source told the Tribune yesterday. Singson was said to have been diagnosed by doctors in the emergency room as suffering from aneurysm which is heart-related, rather than brain- related, the source said..An operation on Chavit is reportedly being planned. Singson is confined in Room 1024, with the patient’s name listed as Luis Crisologo Singson.”
Chi: “We need them alive than dead!”
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Sinabi mo pa, Chi, but the problem is detention houses and prisons in the Philippines are so unsafe, more like a breeding ground for hardened criminals, that these people who are in position can easily hire a “mamamataytao” for a 100 dollar to kill these brave soldiers, etc. now being tried in some kangaroo court.
Such incompetence, etc., Chi, is unthinkable in Japan as a matter of fact. Some people need to be forced to take legal responsibility and otherwise for all these incompetence, inefficiency, dishonesty, graft and corruption! Dito iyan, marami na ang nagbigti at tumalon sa matataas na building.
KAPAL TALAGA NG MGA MUKHA! PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA IYONG BUGAW NA ASTA PROSTITUTA PA!
God, forgive me, but matuluyan na sana itong Ilocano na ito na ikinahihiya ng maraming Ilocano! Mahabag na po kayo sa mga pilipino! Amen.
Chi,
Yes, the Idiots sure made a hero out of Peter ! Actually, the FARTSO wanted Peter expelled, but the Idiots thought it best to suspend him instead. But, who are they threatening ? I don’t see a problem w/ that. They would be doing Peter a favour by giving him a chance to campaign.
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Ystakei,
I wanted to say the same thing you said about Chavit.
This is one for the Spin Doctors’ book ! In Malaya’s web, there’s a report that says, “Gloria says she will
not join political fray”. In Jocelyn Montemayor’s article (02/07/2007), it says that “PRESIDENT Arroyo yesterday said she will not be drawn into the political fray leading to the May elections and will rather focus on her administration’s economic agenda.”
This is ridiculous ! Like we are so stupid for not being able to read between the lines ! Of course, Gloria “will not be drawn into the political fray leading to the May elections” ! Because if she does, her Glorialets will lose by a landslide ! Whatever anyone says, Gloria spells political death !
She has been bringing along Defensor and Zubiri in her provincial sorties. What is that? The other day she was rooting for Angara. Forked tongue!
Hahahah! Dirty Mama G bringing along Little Mike and Zubiri in her provincial sorties. Soooo comical! Pare-parehong garapal looking trapos!
Ms. Ellen,
The events & most especially, the scandals, in Gloria’s administration have proven that she is more of a political animal than anyone she wants to project herself to be.
“Forked tounge!” Talaga ! To begin w/, Gloria lost the truth when she said “Hello..” to Garci. At that instance, her credibility vanished.
“Of course, Gloria “will not be drawn into the political fray leading to the May elections” ! Because if she does, her Glorialets will lose by a landslide ! Whatever anyone says, Gloria spells political death !”
Chabeli,
Defensor and Zubiri knew it, but Dirty Mama G want them on her side. These two guys are idiots! Mabuti yan, politically DEAD na sila!
We should encourage Gloria to go out on those campaign sorties so she will suffer the Dubya effect, i.e., definite loss. She can be the lethal campaign tool that these dumb administration candidates need to be thumped and thrashed in the polls.
Chabeli,
Glueria is a lost truth, cause pala, heheh! Oopps, my mistake. She’s not a possessor of truth and cause pala! Gloria is simply Gloria, a lost bipolar sentient being! TSUPI!!!
PV,
Did you know that the Dubya is now attending Democrat’s parties?! Yeah, only days ago, he attended one at Williamsburg, VA, making jokes. It’s Bush now making sipsips to Dems! He knows that without Dems support, he’ll end up a big loser! I got to admit, US politicians are mature. Usually, the ex-Presidents support each others for the country’s good.
Sa Pinas, the biggest block to the country’s development is the permanent acting president bansot! PWE, pwe, pwe!
Oopps. ” …the biggest block against the country’s…”.
Hahahahahah!
Chi, I can imagine you going through the motions of saying “Sa Pinas, the biggest block to the country’s development is the permanent acting president bansot! PWE, pwe, pwe!”
PV,
Actually, I become so bulol when I curse the bansot. Ang tapang talaga ng virus ng bruha!
I did my espionage during and after office hours. Whew, magastos! Anyway here it is:
There was indeed a burglary, a very well-planned but shabbily executed one. Parang watergate baga.
Well, it is not surprising for the intel units to barge into the quarters of the alleged chief planner for the ouster the bogus president. In this illegitimate govt and primitive afp, harassment is encouraged and even rewarded against the ”enemies of the state”. Why Maj Aquino? He was suspected to have convinced many senior officers particularly generals to support the people’s call for the ouster of gma (source: hpa). These supportive generals kept quiet thereby sending an alarming signal to the bogus afp commanders. They don’t know whom to trust anymore. Paranoia is too much. Some generals are under surveillance. The laptop might be the key. The selective thievery was just a scheme to make it appear a simple robbery.
Paranoia is becoming the common illness among criminals like gloria and esperon. Sooner, it will kill them.
PV is right. How come the legislators are so silent about the plight of the accused soldiers? This involves a gross transgression of individual rights.
Thanks for the great production work, Spy.
Here’s some random questions, remarksn thoughts, i.e., right off the bat so forgive me if they don’t make sense altogether. Just throwing them as they come along.
You said, “These supportive generals kept quiet thereby sending an alarming signal to the bogus afp commanders.”
Are we talking here of what could have transpired pre-February Lim-Senga talks, i.e., involving other star ranks outside of Senga?
I’m asking this because it seems to point to one direction: Esperon as CG PA being able to bypass then CSAFP Senga, with regards what to do with BGen D Lim. Why is that? Senga had the right to open investigations re Lim yet didn’t do it.
If Senga was asked by Lim to “join” the so-called withdrawal of support and Senga wavered or at best, told him it was a non-deal, by decision of Senga to merely confine Lim to his quarters is no proof that a mutiny was in the offing. As I’ve said ONE OFFICER ALONE does not consitute mutiny.
Based on news reports (the only one we can rely on my end) inasmuch as Lim went back to his quarters and nothing took place, government and Esperon spewing that a coup d’état was botched, thwarted, etc. was way, way, way off the mark.
What on earth is Lim still doing in prison then?
There is no way Esperon and government military inquisitors could make any charges stick unless Senga spills the beans.
There lies government dilemna. Will Senga shoot his mouth? Don’t think so! No way!
Ellen and Ystakei
it may not be delicious
but judicious
thanks for the selective scalpel
I am neither a whiner nor
a whinger homo sapiens
just a nobody; no friends,
no relatives, in anybody’s
dirty kitchen. Times I run over
big people, unclean people.
JayC, ganyan lang minsan dito. Minsan nga ay napagsabihan rin kami ni Ellen na huwag ng buhayin ang mga patay. Oo nga naman, let’s just respect the deads ayon sa ating matatandang kaugalian.
Jay, I hope you understand. I know you didn’t mean to make a big thing out of that one liner but it was picked up and had the potential of making a distracting issue. That’s why i had to delete it before it was going to get worse. If you noticed all comments related to that, not only yours, were deleted.
Philippine Vigil Says:
February 7th, 2007 at 1:09 am
Hahahahahah!
Chi, I can imagine you going through the motions of saying “Sa Pinas, the biggest block to the country’s development is the permanent acting president bansot! PWE, pwe, pwe!”
PV, may pakupas kumpas pa sigurado si chi habang sinasabi niya yun. may kasama pang padyak at suntok sa hangin.
he he heh!
PV,
A number of star rank officers knew ‘what could have transpired on feb 06’. Gen Lim and col querubin were more courageous than the rest to tell senga about the sentiment of the people and soldiers.
here are some significant conversations between senga and others on the night of feb 24 06 that were not covered by the investigation that was conducted:
(sources: star rank generals and colonels, aides and security officers)
At the office of the csafp:
gen lim and col querubin were escorted by gen maclang, then the J2.
Senga: bakit ngayon nyo lang sinabi yan . meron pa naman akong gout.
Senga: ako rin nagamit din nung 2004 elections pero di nadawit ang pangalan ko.
Senga: sige, i will meet the service commanders at white house.
(gen lim and col querubin were made to remain at the OCSAFP.)
At the white house:
Senga told the service commanders about gen lim’s plan. Esperon, sensing senga sided with gen lim’s proposal, assured senga: ”sir, kung ano ang decision mo, we will support you” and then he made a side-comment: ”eto kasing mga junior officers natin kung magplano e hindi tayo sinasama.” then he turned to mayuga and confided:”paano na yung hello garci ko?” mayuga, quite annoyed, retorted: ”e bahala kang linisin mga issues mo after”
the rest is history.
Today is esperon’s 55th birthday.
Spy,
Thanks for the input.
Judging from your info, Esperon has no case against BGen Lim.
The fact that Lim told him of the sentiments of the officers corps should have been a welcome relief to him. Esperon made a tactical blunder by incarcerating Lim. He should have worked with him to iron out the problems. Anyway, that’s water under the bridge. (Esperon is a shit of the lowest category.)
Incarcerating these officers makes the problem worse. The injustice of it all makes for a stronger basis for the military’s restiveness and as you say: there’s a growing mistrust within the military and towards their leaders.
Knowing a lil teeny weeny bit of how these officers work (and talk), I was pretty sure that BGen Lim wouldn’t have committed mutiny (at least not without first reaching a concensus), i.e., threatened to take over Senga’s post or the leadership of the AFP (after all this is what mutiny is all about, read: Angie Reyes and the bunch of generals who propelled Gloria to power.)
So there were 2 officers who talked to Senga, i.e., BGen Lim and MGen Maclang, J2: Granted that Senga or Esperon believe that there was mutiny in the offing, their charge won’t stick because two officers alone cannot constitute a mutiny, not a chance.
If they believe they thwarted a coup d’état: doesn’t wash either because there was no stealth or sudden move by a military faction, no movement of troops, logistics, absence of arms or weapons cache, to take over key govt installataions in preparation for a battle with loyal govt forces to eventually topple govt, read: Junior officer Trillanes’ threat to blow up Oakwood and environment.
If they, eg., Senga, Esperon, Maclan, etc. believed they discovered a coup d’état plot, same technical and tactical implementations were absent enough to conclude there couldn’t have been a coup d’état plot. If they insist on their meat-less power point presentation papers that Edong Ermita was glad to publicise, the fact that a junior officer – Lt San Juan – in the company of two VERY retired military officers caught with some papers containing left-wing elements and blah, does not indicate anything more than a political paper of sorts.
Physical evidence regarding all these thrashy charges: NIL
All military charges against these officers don’t stand on any legal military leg, absolutely ZERO.
I might agree that there was an act of insubordination committed by Col Ariel Querubin but even that charge can be cut into tiny ribbons by a reasonably good lawyer who is at the same time, quite familiar with military law.
Re: Esperon’s “‘’sir, kung ano ang decision mo, we will support you” ”
Typical grunt-grunt retort. Of course, we all know that Esperon at that very moment knew he didn’t mean a thing – as soon as he made an about face, he went to Gloria to report that the shit has hit the fan.
So, on the basis of a fantasy thinggy and the attempted act of insubordination, Gloria declared Emergency Rule.
Frigging shitheads the lot of them.
Esperon should watch his back. He will need more than a 3 vehicle convoy and 2 motorcycled police escorts to guard his life.
PV,
You’re right. There was no mutiny not even an attempted one. That’s why esperon doesn’t want to release the PTI report (which recommended a dismissal of a mutiny charge) coz it would mean freedom of the detained officers and men.
By the way, all detained enlisted personel in Tanay have not yet undergone a pre-trial investigation. No charges whatsoever. They are all arbitrarily detained.
“No charges whatsoever. They are all arbitrarily detained.”
Whaaaaaaat? Why doesn’t anyone in Congress do something about them?
Have they all become useless and as futile as their brains?
What is this? A perfect mockery of human rights?
That’s what the detained officers have been complaining about. But Esperon said it’s his prerogative!
Ellen,
NO, NO! It’s NOT HIS prerogative; that is pure BULL!
The military has laws. He’s got to abide by the rules and regulations governing the military. He is chief armed forces of staff and not Napoleon. One of his missions is to make sure that troops rights are properly respected.
He doesn’t know what he’s talking about. He’s talking out of his backside. Oh boy, I ain’t gonna bite my tongue if I meet him here. Believe me!
Can’t Golez do something about those poor troops?
This is unaccepatable.