by Ramon Farolan
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Just a few lines on the Peninsula takeover.
I do not know if this was a planned action on the part of Trillanes and company. If it was, it was poorly executed. From the way I saw things on television, it looked more like a spur-of-the-moment move, hoping to generate support from sympathizers and other sectors of society. This did not materialize.
But I can understand the frustrations of Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV and his fellow Magdalo officers. Their case has dragged on for more than four years with no end in sight. The saying goes that “justice delayed is justice denied.” So much for the rule of law.
Let me try to put things in their proper perspective. What Trillanes did may have been wrong but sometimes it is necessary to create situations that focus attention on continuing cases of grave injustice and a growing culture of impunity.
Trillanes was elected senator by a large number of our people. He was not allowed to take his place in the Senate. In securing victory, he did not engage in dagdag-bawas operations. He did not engage in massive vote-buying, using taxpayer money. He did not communicate with election officials on how he was doing at the polls. He did not have movie stars and assorted entertainers working on his behalf. He was under detention in Fort Bonifacio during the campaign period.
How many of our “elected” officials can claim victory under similar conditions?
One last word. The picture of handcuffed media personnel being “invited” to Bicutan reminded me of American troops rounding up suspected Iraqi insurgents. Those news clips flashed around the world to millions of viewers courtesy of CNN and BBC caused more damage to the image of our country than anything Trillanes did.
Also check this out:
Trillanes revolts warning to government by Neal Cruz
An attempt to checkmate or “God save the queen scenario”?http://moncasiple.wordpress.com/2007/12/01/an-attempt-to-checkmate-or-a-god-save-the-queen-scenario/
Also this:A piece de resistance staged in a hotel
Re: “Let me try to put things in their proper perspective. What Trillanes did may have been wrong but sometimes it is necessary to create situations that focus attention on continuing cases of grave injustice and a growing culture of impunity.” — Gen Ramon Farolan (ret)
That’s a combat proven general speaking…
One biased opinion from a military? Ummmm!
Opinions vary and thanks to Gen. Farolan and Neal Cruz. They wrote and said it all on the Manila Pen’s incident what we wanted to say but we don’t the facility for words.
Rose,
I don’t think Gen Farolan was being biased for or against Trillanes. He was merely making an observation.
Matter of fact, f you read his entire article, he is “lauding” Trillanes — he is almost approving what Trillanes did as when he said, “What Trillanes did may have been wrong but sometimes it is necessary to create situations that focus attention on continuing cases of grave injustice and a growing culture of impunity.”
LtGeneral Ramon Farolan, CG PAF (ret), is considered one true officer and gentleman in the military. He is level-headed and more importantly he has a great reputation for being fair.
Aside from the usual sarcasm from glueria’s mouthpieces, the United Opposition, too, disapproved what Sen. Trillanes did as if they have better agenda than what Lim/Trillanes/ KME / civil society/ “United Forces” have offered.
The KME economic proposals are doable and just the thing we need today. But these agenda is incompatible with UNO objectives which is just the “changing of the guards” trapo-type.
One of the good things that came out from the standoff is we know now more than ever that we really can’t trust our aspirations for a better country thru these traditional politicians [Binay, Estrada, Villar, etc except Nene Pimentel]. They are aiming for 2010, because they [trapos] are the only group who can afford elections. But we don’t.
The Senate’s move to investigate the incident in favor of the media is just one way of “pabango” effect, knowing media is the most effective marketing tool for their ambitions.
We know better.
Let’s throw our support then to KME and other civil society groups behind the Lim/Trillanes tandem that truly has the most feasible solutions to the problems at hand.
AdB: I don’t think so too. As a matter I am glad that somebody of his ranks did “laud” Trillanes..because evidence or no evidence Sen Trillanes and Gen. Lim and together with all the other detained soldiers (still many with no charges) must really be at the highest heights of frustration..I honestly pray that more of Gen. Farolan’s
comrades stand up and be counted…it is never too late! May Gen. Farolan’s tribe increase! There was line I can’t seem to remember fully but it goes like this: “Abu bin Ladin may your tribe increase..awoke one night from a deep dream in sleep”. I think this was from “Alibaba and the Forty Thieves.”
Rose,
Speaking of Alibaba and the Forty Thieves, goria is in Europe sojourn with 40 congressmen. As somebody wrote in another blog:
40 Solons Off to Europe With GMA
Forty administration solons will join President Arroyo in her trip to Europe this weekend. And why not? They’ve been given the pocket money last October; time now to go shopping.
TP: Tama ano?..Ali baba and the Forty Thieves… As in ang Ali na mababa (putot) and the Forty Thieves…no pun intended but nagkataon na naduldok sa keyboard..
Hahahah! Right!
Aling Gloria Baba (na) and the 40 thieves …
Gloria Magnanakaw Association of the Republic of Bribery!
“G-loria M-agnanakaw A-men!”—OK din ito a!
Aling gloria and the 40 theives! Kakatuwa at nakakaasar isipin. Di ko alam kung ipagdadasal ko for their safe trip or mag-crash nalang sila…
i would not say it a wrong move when it is a consequence of how they are treated.only history and the future can tell.
(Neal Cruz)
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I thought so, too. The idiots thought they could frigthen the journalists by handcuffing them with plastics used for tying cables of computers, etc. and stop them from covering and reporting on the trials of the Magdalo and the group of Gen. Lim and Col. Querubin.
Yep, they’re control-freaks. Complete disregard to freedom of press. I think the’re feeling scared because if more and more see those footages, the more people would sympathize the anti-gloria forces.
Yuko, Chi, friends,
Iyang mga Tongressmen na yan who are wasting Philippine treasury money ang tinatawag dito na “pique-assiette” and believe me that is NOT a compliment!
What’s “pique-assiette”? Pardon me for my ignorance.
It means “freeloader,” HG. Isang masamang ugali common to these people.
It reminds me of similar group of Philippine Senators and Congressmen who were invited to Japan to discuss the problem of illegal Filipino migrant workers in 1989 when the started to be a social, economic, etc. problems for the Japanese. Libre lahat, pati siguro sanitary napkin noon mga female solons, but what was really nauseating was that they even took along their spouses, children and domestic helpers and charge the Japanese government for their airfare, board and lodging, tours and even perhaps their shopping sprees. Ganoon kakapal!
Sakit na yata iyan freeloading na iyan! Kung makalusot nga naman!
…when they started to be a social, economic, etc. problems for the Japanese.
bakit yuko, tinamaan ka ba?
Yuko: Got it. No wonder, some of those thugs have their spouses in tow, charged to taxpayers’ money.(Wow, those guys rationalize to high heavens that they are using their own money, JdV even joining the chorus.) Disgusting!
Former President Ramos is still silent; but his right hand man Gen. Almonte has made a comment as if to support Trillanes and his group. But to some credible observers, ang isang malaking dahilan ay wala man isang taga opposition na pulitiko ang nanguna o sumama. Where are the Dioknos and Tanadas? Papapel lang ang mga magagaling nating mga taga-opposition kapag sigurado na ang panalo. Dahil talo, iwas pusoy sila. That’s sad… very sad.
“Papapel lang ang mga magagaling nating mga taga-opposition kapag sigurado na ang panalo. Dahil talo, iwas pusoy sila.”
You can say it again, Brownberry. Mga **&^% oposisyon kuno!
Puede ding: Ali baba na..kasama ng 40 thieves.. pero waay effect eh kapit tuko pa din!
..tama rin namin..they are using their own money..kasi naibigay na sa kanila noong Octobre..kaya kanila na.
..Buhay pa ba si Diokno (Jose?) and si Tanada? oo nga tahimik si FVR…napasakan ng tabako? or is his pocket full kaya sa bigat tahimik or is his mouth foul (full pala) it would be “a conduct unbecoming of an officer and a gentleman..or sobra ang pagka gentle?
Folks, pardon for the multiple postings. I would like to add Bishop Cruz’s take on the Makati standoff (ovc.blogspot.com). Most central is the morally bankrupt govt of Gloria.
He says: “The fundamental factors that caused the riveting drama remain the same. The perceived morally bankrupt and callous government continues to be in power. The same markedly questionable individuals with busted values system remain holding the high critical public offices.”
This officer and gentleman, Gen. Farolan, said it well.. But i doubt those evidences “gathered” by the police.. A wise man will not leave any trace in the hotel if it is planned. Those documents that the police had found in the MAKATI PEN, may not be credible.. maybe manufactured. As i see it Sen. Trillanes,Et all didnt have any plan for the said stand off.. it happened because of necessity.. that they cannot bear anymore the injustice, the sufferings of many FILIPINOS..the sufferings that you really want to serve your countrymen but has been prevented by the greed of power of MRS. ARROYO. The government had breached the agreement that they will resolved all the greivances aired last JULY 27,2003. The government has done nothing to prevent the casualties of government troops. Until now, no justice for those who had been killed and beheaded last July 10,2007 in Sulu. Come to think of it, do MRS. ARROYO deserves to seat until 2010. Does she deserve the respect and honor.. a big NO!
Sampot,
I think it is unfair to blame the entire opposition for not acting during the incident… it does seem that they were not informed beforehand about the walkout… nobody knows exactly what had happened… why Trillanes and Lim did it w/o coordinating with the other groups… was it a trial balloon? … are they hoping that the troops will defect immediately ? … did they not expect the gov’t troops/police to cordon off the area to prevent gathering of the civilians/troops?… why do such a thing with only a handful of rifles/guns? … is Manila Pen defensible in a siege, that’s why they chose the place? …do they suspect that the opposition is infiltrated by GMA’s agents?…
I will not point an accusing finger at anyone, as of this time… We don’t know the real story yet… and I still believe that Trillanes and Lim are intelligent people… and they have done this thing for a reason, bearing in mind, the consequences if this does not succeed…
Bottom line, don’t expect any public figure to say that they support what Trillanes did and get away with it… For the same reason, do not expect any field commanders of the AFP, to express support for Trillanes now… to do so will invite more trouble for them… it is always better to be silent and let the AFP high command do the worrying on who’s with them and who’s against them…
At least, Chi, humihirit si Escudero for Trillanes di tulad ni Cayetano although the sister volunteered to be custodian of one of those now being readied with a rebellion suit, si Guingona ba o si Nemenzo? Iyan ang talagang nakaka-piss off!
Rose,
Both Diokno and Tanada are dead. Diokno died in 1987 and Tanada in 1992. I like Tanada better. The son, Wigberto, is an LP Congressman from Quezon province
Si Villar, mukhang tinitignan pa ang sentiments ng public bago talagang ipagtanggol si Trillanes VS the brain damaged. Buti na lang iyong uncle ko hindi sang-ayon kay Brainda.
Balak ko ngang sulatan to stay neutral kesa pumanig siya doon sa butangerang may tupak sa ulo. Papadalhan ko ng Christmas card from the US this Christmas.
Bakit nagre-recess ang mga ungas na nakaupo sa Senate and Congress kahit na may crisis? Ang tamad naman!
Lets put it this way. If you couldnt breach the wall, it may be too high and so strong and rightly placed. Yet its easy to get to the other side, just enter its gate. Its wide open. It could be heaven inside. At least its not hellish as what we now have outside where we just have too many cooks.
Yuko: that’s what I thought..both had died. Natawa ako sa pagbasa ko..”sang ayon kay Brainda.” Ang basa ko ay brain dead..
Nagtatrabaho ba si goria..kasi in the last couple of months laging wala…Australia, China, New York, atb. talagang marami ang pera ng Pilipinas…seguro ang sabi niya total kung hanggang 2010 lang siya..din ubusin na niya kaysa iba ang gagastos…and besides kung ubos na di walang ebidensya na nagnakaw siya at pasabi niyang..o nasaan?..wala ah…see the kaban is clean..
Rose,
Iyan ang sabi ng source ko. Ang linis daw magtrabaho ng mga baboy. Puro investments daw ang pinag-uusapan kuno sa mga state visits niya. Dito nga lang sa Japan hindi siya nakahirit kasi wala naman talagang ipipresenta.
Inuutusan pa nga iyong mga governors, et al sa northern Luzon at pati na siguro doon sa probinsiya nila na mag-imbento ng mga projects na gagamitin daw ni Piglet Dorobo para makipag-usap sa mga hapon. Iyon kinausap kasi tiyo ng isang scholar dito sa Japan noon at binulgar ang scheme ni Fatso.
Pero nakita mo naman pagdating ng imbestigasyon nakakalusot. Invoking privacy pa ang mokong na walang magawa si Lacson et al na sabihan he does not have the same privilege granted to a sitting president dahil civilian siya!!! Hindi naman official position ang pagiging asawa siya ni Piglet, di ba? Kasi hindi siyang umubrang maging special envoy for the OFWs. Biglang hirit ng mga OFWs in fact nang i-announce ni Piglet na ginagawa niyang special envoy for the OFWs without prior consultation with the Senate and/or Congress of the Philippines. Akala mo talagang sila na ang may-ari ng Pilipinas when in principle, the Piglet is supposed to be a mere public servant!
Problem is bakit hindi humihirit ang majority ng citizenry ng Pilipinas against these abuses? Ano iyan? Hanggang Yuck na lang ba tayo?
All is said against senator trillanes and general lim. pero Hindi natatandaan ng media kung ano ang the end/outcome ng “The Last Castle”. Capt Faeldon is missing/escaped, I am afraid and still praying for his safety dahil wala siyang “Mistah” dahil hindi naman siya PEMAYER.
General Farolan’s views are correct– the Filipinos are AMNESIACS with regards to History, just remember who killed Gat Andres Bonifacio and his brother?, also anybody here who remember who killed the greatest Filipino General of the Revolution General Antonio Luna?!!!!!
Kindly Greet Happy Happy Birthday to Marine General Miranda!!!May you have many more from the 4th Brigade!!!!
gen farolan we agree with your views and we thank you for coming out and expressing your thoughts.
mabuhay ka sen trillanes!
mabuhay ka gen lim!
sina gloria’t esperon ay mga buhay na halimbawa
ng mga taong ganid, sa kapangyariha’y sugapa
lahat ay gagawin makamtan lamang ang nasa
manatili sa poder na bunga ng daya
sapagkat natatakot sa singil ng madla.
mga wala silang puso, kaluluwa at damdamin
ang nasa isip lamang nila’y matupad ang mithiin
sa anumang paraan sila’y di papipigil
mawasak man ang lipunan, ‘daming buhay ma’y makitil
mangibabaw lamang ang buktot nilang hangarin.
mabuti pa ang kawayan abutin ma’y anong tayog
sa ihip ng hangi’y buong pakumbabang yumuyukod
parang may isip siyang sa lupa’y yayapos
hahalik at darapang may pagsukong lubos
sa kabatirang ito ang sa kanya ay humubog.
gayundin ang dahong umusbong sa duklay
natatapos din ang silbi’t pakikilaro sa araw
isinusuko ang sarili’t napipigtas sa tangkay
bumabagsak sa lupang kanyang pinagmulan
natutuyong ganap pinapanawan ng kulay!
So what kung hindi PMAer ang sundalo? Mas matatapang pa nga ang hindi. I heard in fact that those brave soldiers who formed some fearless rangers in WWII were no PMAers but UP ROTC reservists.
Just a reminder. I found this in Ellen’s archives. This probably will help those in a limbo now as to why the Thursday stand-off happened:
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In fact, what Faeldon said in 2005 was what Trillanes was saying likewise last Thursday kaya sinong gago ang may sabing nagpapapogi lang sila? Ulol!
Mas gago iyong hindi tumulong sa kanila! At gago din iyong naninisi sa mga overseas Filipinos na hindi naman makakauwi agad para tumulong kina Trillanes kahit gustuhin nila.
“…….sometimes it is necessary to create situations that focus attention on continuing cases of grave injustice and a growing culture of impunity.”
general farolan, sir,
my snappy salute!
yuko,
hayaan mo lang sila.
sa kanilang mukha din naman bumabalik ang durang kanilang ibinuga sa itaas.
si gen ocampo namatay sa loob ng chopper
si gen galido 1989, 2007 calimlim.
parehong nasa kasagsagan kilusan pagbabago.
piping dilat,
i hope you’re right that it was not a move by the estradas to dampen the popularity of AT4.
politicians will always be politicians.
trillanes definitely is not of their kind. he is still an Idealist Soldier that we know then.
i always prefer him to lead the rebuilding of this country, and none other. i think he knows well who to work with towards the realization of this noble task.
the die has been cast. faeldon and others are gathering strength. this country will be free soon.
And the KME socio-economic solutions will be implemented to arrest the deterioration of our living standards, culture, and self-respect.
Ellen,
Can you please put here the contents of those documents taken from the Penn about what the new government will do to people in the administration if they won. It might need some editing for the final encounter.
Ellen
I am in search of the TRUE FILIPINO, whose intelligence and character capture the whole essence of what makes the Philippines No. 1 in many fields of greatness. EUREKA, I found it. This piece below is a must read for all decent and law-loving people. With a Filipino mental frame like hers, even God’s mercy can’t give any hope for the bad Pinoys. Why does God need the law to save and rule mankind? Read on, it’s on the last part.
Opinion (as of 12/3/2007 11:16 AM)
The laws Trillanes et al violated , Kat’s Eye by katrina Legarda. Check out ABS-CBN online.
Katrine Legarda’s piece is perhaps good in a court room but in a forum where public opinion is visibly divided, it smacks of hystrionics.
Jay Cynikho,
And what is your take on GMA’s mockery of the rule of law?
katrina legarda’s piece can only be said by any lawyer who has not gone through any abuses and bias treatment from those who are supposed to uphold the law.
Here is what I posted in the other thread:
The crime of rebellion requires rising publicly AND taking arms against the government.
Who had the arms? The guards of Trillanes. Esperon says the guards did not join Trillanes. Sinisiguro lang daw na hindi makatakas. So the act of the guards cannot be imputed on Trillanes; they did not have a conspiracy. There was, therefore, no taking of arms on the part of Trillanes.
Mukhang kulang sa elements.
Maybe kaya kailangan ng raw footage from ABS-CBN, dahil walang ebidensya. Kung walang arms, di unruly demonstration lang yun, hindi rebellion. Baka naghahanap ng sandali, where Trillanes held a 45 or something.
This is going to be a good fight. I know Theodore Te. Mahusay yan. Huwag lang magkaroon ng manufacturing katulad ng Glorietta.
Nasaan na nga ba ang report? Panay ang sigaw na may FBI, Aussie and Israeli expert opinion daw, pero ayaw namang ilathala.
what ever sonny et al made, it was half backed. BUT, still they are very consistent – from the very start. unlike trapos – admin or oppositionist!..they are all opportunist!..pagka wala silang pakinabang, hindi sila kikilos.
time and history will tell who is on weighing level of the lady of justice..the heavier, the more credible.
we can only wonder who will be the trigger man who can make this uprising succeed.
i mentioned to a co-blogger…i read somewhere “pagod na ba si Juan?”….i replied “medyo”. But then, we all have to look inside ourselves, majority are only satisfied to be in their own comfort zones, hence…just waiting on the sidelines.
for now, please please please..let us all go back to the REAL ISSUES > ZTE, DepEd, Fertilizer Scam, the #1 Godfather of Jueteng, TransCo, the 120K per container van of every incoming imports where they will not open, the unreported kidnappings every week….where and how should it stop!!!! Kailangang hindi mapagod si Juan…thanks Syti
calling gov Ed Panlilio….baka kayo lang ang susi…
Brenda…put a chupon in your big mouth…ever since you had a nervous breakdown, your brain went short circuting…your only so-called “plus”(daw!) factor is you have a webster’s dictio implanted in your brain! but your mouth will had to be cleaned with muriatic acid!!! hahahahahaha…”I Lied” ang sabi mo, ang sabi ng amo mo “I am sorry!”..magsama kayo sa babuyan!
I suspected that some Civil Society groups who conspired with GMA were the one who tipped off the gov’t about the walked out planned of Sen. Trillanes and Gen. Lim and co.
Kasi nga they are against sa pardon ni Pres. Erap, so in reality pakawala yan ni GMA yan just to intimidate the people especially those who wants changes in our society.
The present gov’t is the real enemy of our people, and the only solution wala ng iba, we need to kick ALL them out from the gov’t and replace them by new promising leaders like Sen. Trillanes, Gen. Lim and ALL loving New Katipuneros.
Well it’s sad to say what would happened from the past and at present, the same issues but different situations, our Kababayan killed Rizal and Bonifacio; mga MAKAPILI sumbong Pinoy sa Hapon; Abscom police killed Ninoy Aquino; Civil Society, Church leaders & Military conspired each other against Pres. Erap; and lastly, a million questions, “SINO ANG NAGKANULO SA GRUPO NI SEN. TRILLANES/GEN. LIM during PEN siege.
Panahon pa ng ating Bayaning si Dr. Jose Rizal eh uso na ang laglagan at onsehan, yan tunay na pagkatao ng marami nating Kababayan Pinoy… wag ng hihirip pa kasi baka ikaw Kabayan eh MAKAPILI!
Mabuhay ang Bagong Katipunero!
Indeed, Civil Society is now split into two or three. Some are on the opposition side and then the other are with GMA. Not only the Civil Society has this problem; even the opposition groups, the church, the CBCP. These days, it’s very hard to know who are who and which side one is. Sa pula, sa puti.
piping dilat Says:
December 4th, 2007 at 9:29 pm
Jay Cynikho,
And what is your take on GMA’s mockery of the rule of law?
This is what I wrote that made Piping D asked the question:
I am in search of the TRUE FILIPINO, whose intelligence and character capture the whole essence of what makes the Philippines No. 1 in many fields of greatness (corruption, immorality, poverty, etc.) EUREKA, I found it. This piece (of Katrina) is a must read for all decent and law-loving people. With a Filipino mental frame like hers, even God’s mercy (after 7 years of fervent praying) can’t give any hope for the bad Pinoys. Why does God need the law to save and rule mankind? Read on, it’s on the last part.
I am impressed with her piece. Here’s the answer to the question raised above: A stand up comic provided it. There are so many common criminals like Trillanes who walk the earth and who makes life a sacrifice to law-abiding ( elite) people like K Legarda. But God couldn’t be blamed for deeds of common criminals, so God invented Satan, and Satan being an ex angel, wouldn’t want a monopoly of the blame so Satan invented the lawyers.
“What’s happening to us? We have no more decency?” A wife asked her husband when walking in a cemetery she read the epitaph in a tomb: Here lies a lawyer and an honest man. The wife shaking her head whispered, “They buried two men in that grave.”
On Piping Dilat question of Gloria’s mockery of the rule of law, I say what rule of law? We never had one. Only the code of Kalantiyaw was real. The (deceitful) rule of law was invented by lawyers who were invented by Satan (see comment above). Gloria was invented by generations (that includes Dadong and Mike) of lawyers. Piping D, if you connect thousands of dots you will end up to begin with God like God invented Satan who invented lawyers like Katrina who invented despots like Gloria. Our case is like the Philippines against God and Satan if our country is to do right by its people. We have to fight against our Christianity and our evil selves to free our souls from the fires of hell. I asked Ellen to tell me which country had been saved by faith and prayers. Hello? Even St. Joan of Arch had to go to war and got burned at the stake.
Good Lawyers like Rene’ should not get hurt by my words. So are the good politicians, and good policemen. In the Philippines good lawyers ARE NOT lawyers. Good policemen ARE NOT policemen. They might all be working or had retired overseas. There are no, NADA good politicians. It’s like what American soldiers said in Sulu: A good moro is a dead moro! Who is the lawyer, who is the policeman, who is the politician who wants to be dead? Better BAD than dead. They have families we know and understand. Are there really no good ones? Ask their bosses, better still, ask any sidewalk vendor. If you don’t believe the answer because you are a math wizard, 99.95% can not be 100%, no one can really help us.
Ahh… you lost me there… i was just asking a simple question then… let me paraphrase it once more… you consider Trillanes a criminal ( for violating the law, right?), what about GMA if she violates the law? I assume that you agree that all criminals must spend time in jail, right?
“A good moro is a dead moro!”
ang maniniwala sa paniniwalang ito – GAGO!
Guys and gals,
Malapit na naman ang Pasko at for sure, papapel na naman ang unano sa NAIA para salubungin ang mga “bagong-bayani” kuno.
Sa mga kabayan nating uuwi ngayong pasko, kung sakaling matiyempuhan nyong nanduon ang tiyanak, baka naman pwedeng paki-duraan o kaya ay murahin nyo na para naman maka-ganti kayo sa pahirap sa atin ng impakta.
What do you think?
Piping Dilat
Sori, I was in the depths of my thoughts, but willingly I will come to the shallows to affirm that Trillanes is not a criminal; he is a patriot and a hero in contemporary times. Gloria M Arroyo (GMA) is a criminal, not an ordinary criminal in contemporary times, but in all times past, present, future. She was called more than 50 dirty names (I compiled them), tiyanak, bansot, etc in the shallows of our mind but she was never called for what she really is: a tyrant, an evil master whose thoughts and acts caused the murder of many people, the thievery of billions of pesos, intentional poverty of the poor, the disgrace of the Filipino in the eyes of the world, ad infinitum.
Because there are more of the likes of Trillanes in world history, Trillanes becomes a common hero, a common patriot. Because there are fewer tyrants in world history, Gloria is an uncommon criminal whose crime of tyranny is never found in the law books of Katrina Legarda.
You asked Piping, “I assume that you agree that all criminals must spend time in jail, right?” Yes of course, but the law can be bent, and lawyers will say no, not in all cases. Yes is the simplistic answer to a simplistic question. In Philippine jurisprudence where there is anarchy (anything goes) of legal doctrines money makes right and renders finality to questions.
Mrivera
Sori to you too. I remember Vic Paz’s radio program. I did not throw a bato-bato sa langit. I also did not believe in the saying or paninawala about the dead and the good moro. I just used it for effect. Why should I believe it when I had a Tausog for a roommate for two years in College? I have raised a lot of points here that’s never answered objectively, except perhaps by AP Macasaet in Abante (online) on his thoughts about Makati’s Bastille (in the reverse). I wish I could write like AP Macasaet. He answered many of my WHYs?
Sori ellen please teach me how to link so I won’t cut and paste again.
May be this one has already been posted here, but like many of your pieces ellen this one just don’t come by everyday.
Amado Macasaet
Sa nakaraang 7 taon, wala pang talo si GMA sa alinmang labanan. Una, nang-agaw ng poder. Ikalawa, nandaya sa halalan. Lusot pareho.
Tatlo na ang impeachment na nasampa sa kanya. Nabasura lahat. Tatlo na rin ang tangkang kudeta. Panalo na naman siya. Magaling siya kung ang pag-uusapan ay paggamit ng dahas at kuwarta para manatili sa poder.
Ang kanyang tagumpay ang nagpapalakas ng kanyang loob para lalo pang abusuhin ang mamamayang Pilipino. Ang huling tagumpay sa Peninsula ay lalo pang magpapabangis sa kanya.
Iba ang takbo ng utak ni Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Sa halip na matuto ng maraming aral sa tagumpay, lalo pa siyang nag-aabuso. Alam na niya na ang Pilipino ay duwag. Marami sa ating mamamayan ang naghahangad na tumbahin si GMA. Kung kailangang dumanak ng dugo sa ipagbabago ng lipunan, wala silang tutol.
Pero ayaw naman nilang lumaban. Walang tutol ang Pilipino sa pagdanak ng dugo, kung iyan ang kailangan. Pero ang dugo ko ay hindi dapat kasali. ‘Pag may nanalo na, saka na lang ako sasama.
Ito ang kahulugan ng sinabi ni Gen. Danny Lim. “Dissent without action is consent”. Ibig sabihin, kung puro tayo dada at wala namang kumikilos, pagsang-ayon iyan. Hindi pagtutol.
Pag-isipan ninyong mabuti. Lahat ng oposisyon ay hangad mag-resign o tumbahin si GMA. Hindi siya aalis sa poder. Basura ang impeachment. Talo ang kudeta. Bakit siya aalis sa Malacañang dahil lamang sa iyan ang gusto ng oposisyon at mga pari.
Ano pang natitirang paraan kundi dahas. Pero, tulad ng nangyari sa Peninsula, hindi magtatagumpay ang paggamit ng karahasan. Bakit? Dahil ang mga pulitiko na ganid din sa poder at gustong matumba si GMA ay isang katutak na duwag din.
Gusto nilang suportahan ng tao ang kudeta o protesta laban kay GMA. Ayaw naman nilang magtaya ng sariling buhay. Pinapanood ang nangyayari sa TV. Pero kung manalo, para silang aso na nag-aaway sa malaking buto.
Bakit hindi subukan ng oposisyon na sila ang manguna sa protesta. Tiyak sasamahan sila ng mga tao. Kung kasama ang mga pari na naka-sotana at mga madre, baka ang mahihirap ay tumaya na rin.
Walang dapat gawin ang oposisyon kundi sabihin kay GMA at sa militar at pulis: Sige, kayong mga sundalong tuta ni GMA, heto na kami. Patayin na ninyo kasama ang mga madre at pari, patayin din ninyo ang taga-media na sumasalungat sa maling pamamaraan ninyo.
Iparating nila kay GMA na handa silang mamatay at hindi aalis sa Ayala Ave. o kung saanman habang nasa Malacañang si GMA. Malaki ang posibilidad na may masaktan o kaya ay mamatay sa hanay ng nagpoprotesta. Kung mangyayari iyan, buong mundo na ang kalaban ni GMA. Mapipilitan siyang bumaba sa poder.
Malaki ang takot ni GMA na may mapatay na rebeldeng sundalo sa kudeta. Lalong malaki ang takot niya kung ilang civilian ang mapatay, lalo na kung may kasamang taga-media.
Pero walang gustong maghain ng buhay para sa bayan. Puro daldal. Walang kumikilos. Tatlong beses nang nagtangka ng kudeta ang mga marines. May nakita ba kayo na isa man lang na senador o congressman na sumuporta sa mga marines? Wala! Takot din sila. Umuurong din ang bayag. Ibinabala nila ang buhay ng mga marines. Pero kung magtagumpay, silang mga pulitiko sa oposisyon ang makikinabang nang wala namang puhunan.
Nawala na ba ang mga bayani na katulad ni yumaong senador Lorenzo Tanada, Jose W. Diokno at Justice JB Reyes. Sila ang nanguna sa maraming rally laban kay Marcos. Pagkatapos magtagumpay ang EDSA I na nagpatalsik kay Ferdinand Marcos, humingi ba sila ng gantimpala? Hindi. Bayan ang ipinaglaban nila. Hindi sariling kapakanan. (Sundan sa pahina 5)
Malabong mangyari iyan sa panahong ito. Ano kaya kung nagtagumpay ang kudeta o protesta. Mamamayagpag ang mga pulitiko at magpapasasa sa pananalo. Baka ang mangyari ay bumalik na naman kami sa paghihirap, baka nga ang mangyari, papalitan lang ang mga kurakot. Pero kami ang nagbuwis o handang magbuwis ng buhay. Mananalo ang pulitiko kahit walang capital.
Kung ang aking kuru-kuro ay totoo, hindi na mapapaalis si GMA hanggang matapos ang termino niya sa 2010. Bakit siya aalis? Panalo siya sa lahat ng laban.
Nanalo siya dahil ang mga daldalerong pulitiko ay takot sumama sa protesta.
Hanggang ngayon ‘di pa nila nababasa ang mga taktika ni GMA. Iyan ay kuwarta na may kasabay na pananakot. Bakit nga naman ako magbubuwis ng buhay habang nasa air-conditioned na kuwarto ang oposisyon, kumakain ng masarap na pagkain at pinapanood ang mga nangyayari sa TV. Hindi sila makapanawagan dahil alam nila na walang makikinig.
Pero kung sila mismo ang magpapakita sa taumbayan na handa silang humarap sa kamatayan, mananalo sila.
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Piping dilat and Mrivera, anong say nyo sa say ni Macasaet?
jay,
it hurts me when i read something like those lines because i’ve been with the taosugs most of my life. i’ve had crossed jolo island tip to tip and i can say that it is much safer to walk even in its remote areas than in manila.
there is only one rule in dealing with them and winning their hearts and trust – respect their culture and beliefs. whatever is being offered should not be turned down or else they will assume you are not sincere in befriending them.
sori din. and peace
“Piping dilat and Mrivera, anong say nyo sa say ni Macasaet?”
ano pa nga ba?
Jay Cynikho,
Malinaw ang paninindigan ni Macasaet… malinaw rin na sinasabi nya na si GMA ay nang-agaw ng poder nang 2 beses ( parang yung gusto nya ibintang kina Trillanes ngayon )… malinaw na pinapagalitan nya ang mga pulitiko at ang taong bayan for failing to grasp GMA’s tactics and thinking that GMA will be ousted that easy…obviously gusto nyang maalis si GMA in anyway possible… kaya nagagalit sya at nasasayangan sa opportunity that was missed… o iba ang pagkakaintindi mo sa article ni Macasaet?
ikaw ang gusto kong maintindihan… yung sarili mong opinion…. hindi ko pa rin maintindihan yung gusto mong sabihin sa mga earlier post mo…
By the way, yung Code Of Kalantiaw na sinasabi mo earlier… that is a myth! There is no such thing… it is a product of a figment of imagination in the ’70’s when Marcos was trying to polish our Filipino culture… pareho lang yan nang issue regarding the Tasadays…
Ay teka… hindi ko pala nabasa yung latest posting mo sa taas…
Well, ok jay… at least malinaw na sa akin ang gusto mong sabihin…
Ang sa akin kasi… we have to be consistent in our principles… ” The law applies to all or to none at all” … Also sinasabi ko nga … kapag yung kalaban mo e hindi sumusunod sa “rule of law” , pero ikaw lalaban ka under the “rule of law”, obvious kaagad kung sino ang mananalo… dahil may handicap ka na kaagad…
One last thing… it is always easier to defend the truth than to cover up for a lie… look how low the reputation of Gen. Barias had become, on how he handled the Glorietta blast…
Salaam mulaykum mga BAGAY!!!!,
the statement of retired commodore rex robles that senator sonny is a double agent seems to bring disservice to a fellow mistah!!! this is way beyond my understanding.
I have read the book Double Cross System by JC Masterman but I cant find to logic to analyze what senator sonny did and that he even let his father antonio III be into it. Kulang na lang isama niya yung mga maliliit niyang anak sa struggle na ito..para patunayang hindi niya binibiro ang ang taongbayan sa kanyang paglagay sa kasaysayan..
The 36 Accused’s should now go on HUNGER STRIKE.. ANY WAY FATHER ROBERT REYES WILL SPEARHEAD THE SPIRITUAL STRUGGLE..
YAHALLAHU SA INYONG LAHAT!!!
Toyen,
Antonio Trillanes III is not the father of Sonny. He is a brother according to information we received during his elelction campaign.
In short, kuya ni Sonny si Antonio III, who supported Sonny very strongly during the election, and as a brother, naturally, he was in the trial concerned about how his younger brother was being subjected to more injustice that he did not deserve.
Even you, I guess, would do the same for your sibling even when you are not asked to do so.
Piping Dilat
Thanks for the info about the Code of Kalantiaw. The Code and Datu Sumakwel are associated with Panay Island, that side where EllenT I believe was born. Myths are about Gods and demigods. It is a legend then, about normative civil behaviour, a legend like Bernardo Carpio. The Code came to mind because it’s a memory of something good about our people in their golden days. Had I been fooled by my grade school teacher during the early fifties when she made us believed that we have original laws of conduct? What do you say EllenT, who am I to believe, Piping D or my teacher. I am likely to believe EllenT who I might have an annual festival on this legend?
You may not understand what I am saying Piping, but it is enough to know that we both love our country deeply in our own passion. Not with the passion and greed for self aggrandizement of our many countrymen.
Mrivera
You are lucky to have imbibed the rich culture of Sulu’s many people. I went only as far as Zambo City and a short guided walk at Rio Hondo, a long long time ago. Not lucky enough to visit my room mate in Jolo. Somehow I got to know from a distance some people associated with the place like Bayani Fabic and Gani Maulana. I shall not say more except I learned as a freshman to say words and meant them without even knowing (up to now) how to spell them. Azalam Mu Laikam, Mulaikam mu Salam. The spelling is not important, what beats in the heart is.
Puro dada lang si Macasaet. Mabuti pang i-focus na lang nya kung paano magiging no. 1 ang pahayagan nya.
ASIII,
Do you know that “arrogance is the humility of the insecure” ?
“Do you know that “arrogance is the humility of the insecure” ?”
yes, thats why macasaet is insecure ever since gloria took over and when his beloved erap was kicked out
Hi Brownberry! I agree with you about the real colors of our Kababayan this time. Watak-watak ang Pinoy at salu-salungat ang pag-iisip, yan ang likes ni Tita Glo. Para tumagal siya sa poder ng kapangyarihan.
Karma yan sa lahat ng mga Kinauukulan na nagkutsabaan para pabagsakin si Pangulong Erap. Eh sila ngayon ang biktima ni Tita GLO.
Ang Oposisyon na sumusuporta kay Pres. Erap ay nananatiling tapat sa kanyang adhikain na magkaroon ng tunay na pagbabago sa ating Bayan.
Pero iyong mga Hunyango eh nagpapalit-palit ng kulay yan at kung saan yong makikinabang sila eh join din at pagdi nakuha ang gusto eh walk-out na.
Yan ang evil society, walang isang salita at paninindigan
Indeed, Civil Society is now split into two or three. Some are on the opposition side and then the other are with GMA. Not only the Civil Society has this problem; even the opposition groups, the church, the CBCP. These days, it’s very hard to know who are who and which side one is. Sa pula, sa puti.