Mabuti lang nabulgar ng Inquirer ang bagong anomalya sa Department of Education tungkol sa overpriced computers. Kung hindi may gagamitin na naman sana ang mga kandidato ni Gloria Arroyo sa Bicol, kasama na ang kanyang anak na si Dato, sa pamimili ng boto sa eleksyon.
Panibagong version ng fertilizer scam sana ang nangyari.
Ito ay isa na namang ehemplo kung paano ginagamit ng mga walang pusong pulitiko ang kalamidad para sa kanilang pansariling interest.
More photos of April 10 hearing in Tanay. Click on photos to enlarge:
The case of 2nd Lts. Caesar Daen and Percival Alcanar, who were unjustly accused of participating in the Oakwood mutiny and imprisoned for four years, only for the military to admit last Wednesday that their evidence is weak, shows the stupidity and inhumanity of this administration.
Last Wednesday, the military court presided by Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Legazpi which is trying the case of the Magdalo soldiers in connection with what is called the Oakwood mutiny on July 27, 2003, said it was “with a deep sense of justice” that they were dismissing charges against Daen and Alcanar because the “evidence is manifestly weak.”
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A Pulse Asia survey conducted April 3-5 showed the biggest net distrust for Armed Forces chief Gen. Hermogenes Esperon Jr. and administration senatorial candidate Teresa Aquino-Oreta.
The survey, which had 1,200 respondents, showed the five persons having the biggest level of distrust were Oreta with 43 percent; President Arroyo, former president Fidel Ramos, and Esperon, all with 41 percent; and Elections chairman Benjamin Abalos, Sr. with 40 percent.
Pulse Asia said exactly the same percentage of Filipinos (41 percent) either distrust Esperon or cannot say if they trust or distrust him, leaving no more than two out of ten among those surveyed avowing trust in him.
May puso at konsyensa ba itong si Gen. Hermogenes Esperon, AFP chief of staff?
Lumabas na ngayon ang gusto niyang mangyari sa kanyang pag-bartolina kay Capt. Dante Langkit ng sampung buwan. At ito ay para mapilitan ang batang opisyal na mag-traidor sa kanyang mga kasamahan, lalo na kay Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim.
Sinabi noong Martes ni Danzel Langkit, kambal ni Capt. Langkit, pinasabi ni Esperon na papayagan si Dante makalaya para magkandidato kung mag-state witness siya. Ibig sabihin, idiin ni Dante ang kanyang mga kapwa akusadong opisyal sa kanilang bintang na mutinyo pag-alsa laban kay Gloria Arroyo.
After four years in jail, Army 2Lts Ceasar Daen nd Percival Alcanar, walked free this morning and returned to regular duties after the court martial admitted that the evidence against the two young officers was “manifestly weak.”
The panel hearing the case on the Oakwood mutiny said “it is with deep sense of justice” that they were dropping charges against Daen and Alcanar, who were never near Oakwood on July 27, 2003.
Why it took them almost four years to find that out reflects the inhumanity and stupidity of the military under the Arroyo administration.
by Victor Reyes
CAMP Capinpin, Tanay, Rizal – Armed Forces chief Gen. Hermogenes Esperon Jr. has offered liberty to Army Capt. Dante Langkit, one of those implicated in last year’s failed coup, in exchange for turning state witness, Langkit’s twin brother claimed yesterday.
Interviewed at the sidelines of the ongoing court martial of the suspected coup plotters, Dante’s twin Danzel said Esperon made the offer through his executive assistant, Col. Daniel Lucero, last March 26.
“The executive assistant said that (offer) was from Gen. Esperon. In exchange for (Dante’s) release, he has to turn state witness against the group of Gen. (Danilo) Lim,” Danzel said.
Lim, erstwhile commander of the First Scout Ranger Regiment; and former Marine commandant Maj. Gen. Renato Miranda reportedly planned to lead their men to the Edsa Shrine on Feb. 24, 2006 where they would withdraw support from President Arroyo. The alleged plan was foiled when the AFP leadership detained Lim hours before the planned march to Edsa.
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Lawyers of the 28 military officers accused of plotting a coup against Gloria Arroyo in February 2006 walked out of the court martial hearng in Camp Capinpin in Tanay Rizal this morning after the panel dismissed their motion to defer the proceedings until the Supreme Court decides on their petition for temporary restraining order and release of the accused from detention.
Frank Chavez, lawyer for Maj. Gen. Renato Miranda and Maj. Jason Aquino, who led the walkout said he has come to a point where he has given up hope for justice from the panel. “It is a kangaroo court, “Chavez said.
Nitong mga nakaraang Semana Santa, pinalabas ni Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, ang sulat sa kanya ng kanyang tatay na si Ninoy mula sa kulungan sa Fort Bonifacio.
Ang petsa ay August 25, 1973. Umiiral noon ang Martial Law. Inakusahan ni Marcos si Ninoy ng possession of illegal firearms at paglabag ng anti-subversion law na kamatayan ang parusa.
Nagdesisyon si Ninoy na hindi lumahok sa hearing na alam niya ang moro-moro lamang dahil kung ano ang gusto ni Marcos, yun ang mangyayari. Sabi niya sa sulat kay Noynoy, “Ito ay aking protesta sa kawalang hustisya na pinapairal ngayon. Maliit man itong aking aksyon, ito ang pinakahuli kung paglaban sa paniniil at diktatorya.”
Another Trillanes ad, this time on the Fertilizer scam. Click on the arrow to view it.