There are good pictures of the Nov. 29 incident in this site. Please click here.
(This is the statement I read at the hearing of the Senate Committees on Justice and Human Rights and Public Order and Illegal Drugs on the warrantless arrest of members of media after the Manila Peninsula standoff.)
In the November 29 incident at the Manila Peninsula, I see two media -related concerns: The first pertains to the duty of a journalist to inform the public of the unfolding crisis as truthfully as he or she can. The second pertains to the constitutional right of a person—journalist or not—to liberty and due process.
When I decided to stay at the Manila Peninsula despite the evacuation order from authorities (Malaya was never officially informed about the warning from the PNP, but learned about it from TV news), it was in performance of my duty as a journalist, which is to inform the public as truthfully as I can of the unfolding events that I considered—and still consider—of national interest.
It is a duty that I must do to fulfill and fully avail of the constitutional guarantee of freedom of the press.
The public deserves complete and correct information. For the news media, that means all players in any event must be represented in the story.
In the Nov. 29 event, Malaya saw to it that reporters were assigned to not only the police, military and Malacañang but also to Sen. Antonio Trillanes, Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim and company who were at the Manila Peninsula. My assignment was to cover Trillanes, Lim and company, and the best way to do my job was to stay at the Manila Peninsula to gather firsthand accounts and not rely on anybody else outside the hotel.
I deplore the fascistic treatment by the police of members of media who stayed on to cover the unfolding crisis at the Manila Peninsula up to the end.
When we reached the stairs leading to the lobby of the Manila Pen from the Rizal Room on the second floor, we were prohibited by police officers from leaving the hotel because, they said, we were to be brought to some other place for “processing.” We raised a howl because we needed to go to our offices to complete our stories.
A police officer told us that it was “SOP” or standard operating procedure in a crime investigation that those present at the scene of the crime are “processed” either as witnesses or suspects. The officer brushed aside our protestations and started segregating all those inside the hotel, including journalists.
He asked, “Who are military officers in civilian clothes?” The two or three who stood up were taken away.
The officer then asked for those who were “ABB.” We were all puzzled. “ABB as in Alex Boncayao Brigade?” I asked, referring to the communist hit squad operating in Metro Manila. “Yes,” he replied.
Since I was nearest to him, I called out to the others who were at the top of the stairs and thus could not hear what were being said below. “Alex Boncayao Brigade daw,” I said, eliciting laughter from many who had found it rather ridiculous.
The officer glared and barked at me, “Hindi ka pa pinapayagan magsalita (You have not been permitted to speak).”
Shocked, I said, “Kailangan ko permission bago magsalita (Do I need
permission to speak)?” The officer ignored me.
NHK’s Charmaine Deogracias, who was standing beside me, wanted to sit down. She was moving toward the chairs in the lobby about three meters away when the officer said emphatically, “No!”
At this point, the officer noticed that one video camera was running. He barked at the lady reporter: “Itigil na yang camera na yan (Turn off that camera).” The camera was trained at the other end of the lobby where Magdalo officers were lying on the floor face down, stripped to their shorts, their hands tied at their backs.
The officer became angry. He snarled at the cameraman, “Niloloko mo ba ako? Sinabi ko nang patayin yan. Kapag hindi mo itigil, kukunin ko yan (Are you making a fool of me? I told you to stop rolling the camera. If you don’t, I’ll confiscate it).”
Then he addressed everybody: “Yung mga nagka-camera, kapag hindi nyo itigil, kukunin ko yan (To all those using their cameras, if you don’t stop what you’re doing, I’ll confiscate them).”
Melai Masecampo of ABS-CBN and another reporter asked the officer, “Pwede ba mag-CR (May we go to the toilet)?” He replied, “Hindi (No)!”
This prompted Melai to appeal to us, “Sige, sumama na tayo, para maka-alis na tayo. Para makaihi na tayo (Come one, let’s go with them so we can get out of here and use the toilet).”
We had no choice but to go with the police to Camp Bagong Diwa for “processing.” The police instructed all members of media to move to the right side of the stairs. We did as told. It made me remember movie scenes of Nazi concentration camps.
The policemen then took out plastic handcuffs from a plastic bag and started tying us. We protested, saying that only criminals and suspects are handcuffed and we had not committed a crime. We told them we have rights. The police answered they were just doing their job.
I asked if martial law had been declared during the standoff, and wondered aloud why our basic rights seemed to have been suspended. I did not get an answer.
Under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), to which the Philippines is a party, basic freedoms cannot be denied citizens, including their right to be recognized under law, even during national emergencies. These rights are enshrined in our Constitution, under Article III on the Bill of Rights. There was no declaration of a
national emergency.
I noticed the presence of Police Superintendent Asher Dolina. Ces Drilon of ABS-CBN, Charmaine Deogracias of NHK and I protested the handcuffing to him. Dolina eventually agreed not to have us handcuffed.
But on the bus, I saw some journalists with their hands tied. When they put their handcuffed hands out of the window, the police tried to hit them with rattan truncheons.
That was deplorable. There is no justification for what the police did to us that night. Even in armed conflicts, under the Geneva Conventions, journalists enjoy the status of “protected persons” in recognition of the role they play in society.
No democratic country can properly function without a truly free press. Journalists serve the public’s right to know in matters that concern them because an enlightened citizenry is what democracy is all about.
Thank you.
Grabe! Ganyan pala ka-worst and pulis Pinas ngayon, they ‘martial lawed’ Trillanes, fellow Magdalos, Gen. Lim and the media on the spot!
Nakakatawa na nakakangitngit ang mga senaryo dahil sa kalabisan ng mga pulis. Kaya pala nang-snub ang mga galamay na pulis at miembros de aparador ni Kwin Korap Glorilla, hindi sila makaharap ng may dignidad sa media!
“I deplore the fascistic treatment by the police of members of media who stayed on to cover the unfolding crisis at the Manila Peninsula up to the end.” Shouldn’t be any surprise to anyone, afterall this has been going on since day one, when Gloria the whore grabbed power. It’s a human tragedy that such vicious, sadistic, barbarous behavior are happening in the Philippines unchecked, but sadly it is.
When is it going to sink in that we’ve a rutless tyrant in the Whore House? Such rutless immoral social code of behavior of Gloria’s gov’t is without prior warning, it
It’s now Gloria the whore survival vs whoever gets on her path, and the media just happen to be on Nov. 29 at the Pen. Once again, the tyrant prevailed. Like everything else, this is also will be forgotten. The way it is, we’ve accepted it which is why Gloria the whore still inside the people’s house.
PINOY GAGAWING GUNGGONG
Nina BOYET JADULCO at ROSE MIRANDA
Sa klase ng panggigipit at panunupil na ginagawa ng pamahalaang Arroyo sa media na pangunahing impormante ng taumbayan, ipinahihiwatig na nais nitong gawing ‘gunggong’ o mangmang sa impormasyon at katotohanan ang sambayanang Filipino.
Ito ang naging argumento ni Abante columnist at Malaya chief reporter Ellen Tordesillas sa kanyang pagharap kahapon sa imbestigasyon ng Senate committee on justice and human rights kaugnay ng Manila Peninsula Hotel standoff…
Partikular sa kinuwestyon ni Tordesillas ay ang giit noon ni National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Director Geary Barias na ialis sila sa loob ng hotel at ilipat sa ibang lugar upang doon ilatag ng pulisya ang mga detalye ng mga kaganapan.
“Bakit kailangan pa kaming ialis sa hotel, e nandoon sina Trillanes and Gen. Lim? Pwede naming makuha nang direkta mula sa kanila ang mga impormasyon. Ibig bang sabihin kay (Director) Barias kami dapat kumuha ng information? Ng mga ibabalita namin sa tao? Unless ang gustong gawin ng gobyerno ay gawing idiot ang mga tao,” tuluy-tuloy na pahayag ni Tordesillas.
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Tapang mo Ellen! More on http://www.abante.com.ph (headline yan dun).
“When we reached the stairs leading to the lobby of the Manila Pen from the Rizal Room on the second floor, we were prohibited by police officers from leaving the hotel because, they said, we were to be brought to some other place for “processing.” We raised a howl because we needed to go to our offices to complete our stories. ”
Ellen,
I thought the Police had asked media to vacate the place — why then weren’t you allowed to leave when it was time to go?
That’s the problem with our Police — they don’t know what they’re doing.
Sa aking opinyon, kung hindi sa katapangan at pagiging buo ang loob ng mga print and media journalists lalong lalo na ang ating Ellen Tordesillas, hindi natin matutunghayan ang panig ng mga ikinulong na peryodista. At ganito ang marahil eksena after the Manila Pen siege:
1. Patay lahat ang grupo ni Sen. Trillanes. Walang matitirang buhay at kesehodang maraming madamay na sibilyan. Wala kwenta ang buhay ng tao kay GMA basta manatili siya sa poder.
2. Sapagkat walang mag-report nang tunay na nangyari, sasabihing lumaban ang kakarampot na tropa ni Sen. Trillanes at napilitang gumanti lang ang pwersa ni GMA na si Ronnie Puno ang nasa likod.
3. Nag-deklara ng state of emergency o di kaya revolutionary government si GMA siempre, siya rin ang puno at aayudahan ni Ronnie Puno at Gen. Razon.
4. Nawala noon sa eksena sina Esperon at ibang top brass ng AFP at tuluyan na ring mawawala.
5. Huhulihin ang lahat na kontra sa pamahalaan, ipapapatay yong mga matinding kaaway at maraming ikukulong, parang martial law ni Marcos. Ang ibig sabihin ng lahat, kasama na ang mga kilalang bloggers na markado na noon pa.
6. Sasakupin ang print at broadcast media kaya wala nang diaryo at television at tapos na rin ang pagkakaron ng madaliang kontak katulad ng telepono, internet at celphone.
7. Ang pinaka masakit, wala nang blogging, mga kapatid.
Ang pagsuko nina Sen. Trillanes ay isang tamang hakbang kahit sabihin pa (ng ibang matatapang at puro kantiyaw lang kasi nasa malayo) na karuwagan ang kanilang ginawa. Minarapat ni Sen. Trillanes na isuko ang sarili kaysa lumaban at mapahamak pati ang mga peryodista. Katulad nang sinasabi natin, habang may buhay, may pagasa. At sapagkat buhay pa siya at ang kanyang mga kasamahan, tuloy ang laban.
“A police officer told us that it was “SOP” or standard operating procedure in a crime investigation that those present at the scene of the crime are “processed” either as witnesses or suspects.”
Utak computer talaga. Kinumpara pa sa CPU and kanilang maliit na utak tungkol sa “processing.” Malay nila kung ano ang ibig sabihin noon. Pero tama din sila, kasi na programmed na ang utak CPU nila. Sunud-sunuran na lang – garbage in garbage out. Poolish talaga!
“Processing” is a very very harsh word to be used on people today — it connotes the “processing” of Jews by the Nazis…
You expect to use that to prisoners, convicts, etc but to use it on the media sounds out of place.
Processing of papers is ok but of people? Animals, cattle to be slaughtered etc. undergo processing but memebers of media are not cattle.
Processed meat perhaps?
My friends at Xmas cocktail tonight laughed when I mentioned that they were lucky their IDs were only being verified but in the Philippines, national police do processing of people…
Anna, on processing. Seems to me their brains lack the necessary nutrients to distinguish between “objects” (paper)and “people” (like animal meat) to be “processed.”
Agree! That word, used outside of the Philippines, is really funny. Others who read our papers sometimes just scratch their tops with disbelief, seeing those “out-of-this world” words (SOP, processing, etc.).
Don’t you worry, Anna my dear. When the time comes, we will be processing pigs!
Ellen, I heard someone who sounded like Tony Lopez on the radio reading his statement which compared your “arrest” with those which happened right after martial law was declared.
He said something like, what they had arrested that night was eight times the number of media men arrested in the first 30 days of martial law. He also said media then were invited and not handcuffed and forced into buses; and that it was high officers – colonels and generals – who invited them and not some snotty patola cops (not the exact words but you get the drift). When he mentioned that there are now two senators there who in 1986, used media as human shields, Enrile immediately cut in knowing he was one of those alluded to. But at that point the coverage was cut.
Could you give more details? Thanks.
Mr. Tony Lopez’s testimony was something to ponder. According to him, the whole Manila Pen was a drama. He seemed to imply that Trillanes and his group were part of the whole drama episode. First, bakit wala ang mga matataas na opisyales na militar tulad ni Esperon? They were out of town. Kung may intelligence report na may mangyayari that week, bakit sila wala? Tony further said that PMAers don’t shoot one another. Mistahs take care of one another no matter how much they differ politically. That’s how they were trained to be and this brotherhood is being uphold for many years now. As Tony was saying this, Honasan was seen on TV nodding his head. Lacson and Biazon were also quiet. So, Tony said that those military officers who are PMAers who entered the Pen were just participants of the entire drama. Siguro daw ang sabi “Brods, wala na ang CNN, puwede na kayong sumuko”. At sumuko nga sa bandang huli.
Who was and were the producers and director of the show….GMA?
Tongue, Tony Lopez recalled what happened in Feb. 22, 1986 to conclude his statement. He recalled how they were called by FVR and Enrile to cover them. As Marcos was preparing to shell them out of Camp Aguinaldo,FVR warned that they had with them representatives of international organizations.
Without saying it, Tony Lopez was insinuating that FVR and Enrile used them as shields to protect them.
Tony said the journalists with FVR and Enrile saved them. That’s what Enrile resented.
He said it’s a “canard” and he said that he and FVR asked them to leave.
Tony admitted that , “yes” you asked us to leave but we still saved you. Enrile didn’t agree to it.
Brownberry, what Tony Lopez related was his impression of things. I don’t share all his impressions.
In the Peninsula incident, I was there. The impression that I relate is based on first hand facts that I gathered. Tony Lopez wasn’t there.
Tony Lopez is not the most credible newspaperman you have on the planet…He hee-haws his way through many of his writings and most of the time they are like Alex Magno’s — full of holes. Objectivity? Lopez lacks barrels of it.
He would do better to be a professional PR man — he’s good at that.
But I am happy he gave Enrile a dose of his “objectivity” — I won’t take that against him. Heh!
Those hearing are only shows to justify their toothless existence as far as the administration is concerned. Short of telling them and the news people, “Tell that to the marines”!
Bakit kaya merong mga tao na pinagpipilitang drama lang ang nangyari sa Pen sa direction ng babeng korap?! Wala naman sila sa lugar ng pinangyarihan! Hindi na lang aminin na ayaw nila kay Trillanes, ginugulo pa ang tunay na sitwasyon e!
chi,
RE: Bakit kaya merong mga tao na pinagpipilitang drama lang ang nangyari sa Pen sa direction ng babeng korap?!
Yan ang Pinoy! Mahilig sa showbiz, kahit na seryoso ang usapan eh nakukuha pang gawing biro ito.
Magaling kasi ang Pinoy sa pangungutya, panglilibak, mang-asar pero reklamador naman sa lahat ng bagay. Gusto ng pagbabago eh ngakngak lang ang alam puro reklamo.
Gusto kasi eh isubo ba sa kanilang bibig ang kakainin at ayaw namang pagpaguran.
Gusto nilang sipain si GMA eh di naman sinuportahan sina AT4/Gen. Lim.
Ano ba yan! Utak lamok. Isip talangka….
chi,
REF: Grabe! Ganyan pala ka-worst and pulis Pinas ngayon, they ‘martial lawed’ Trillanes, fellow Magdalos, Gen. Lim and the media on the spot!
Totoo yan! Since Marcos era eh tainted na ng kabulukan ang ating kapulisan (a.k.a. pulis-patola at today eh kabiskawtz).
Nang ako eh nag-aaral pa sa Manila ang bukang bibig ng tao noon eh buti pa wag na lang lalapit at hihingi ng help sa kapulisan kasi baka mahulidap eh.
This time naman eh marami sa kanila eh lulong sa droga at pag napagtripan ka eh mapabilang ka sa extrajudicial killing.
Isip talangka yata, Balweg.
Marami na kasing naiinggit ngayon kay Sen. Sonny kaya gusto nilang hataking pababa ang batang senador.
Failure raw ang Pen incident, e bakit nakatuon lahat ang pansin ng gobyerno ni Gloria kay Trillanes and Co. samantalang iniiwasan naman nilang umatend ng hearings related to the incident? O, di ba ito ay pag-amin na palpak ang unano sa pagsikil sa adhikain ng Magdalo?
Balweg,
Huwag na lang kabiskawtz, kasi ay insulto ‘yan sa mga cubs.
Tingnan mo ang pledge ng mga cub scouts,
“I promise to do my best
To do my duty to God and my country,
To help other people, and
To obey the Law of the Pack.”
E ‘yang karamihan sa pulis Pinas, lalo na yang mga OA na sangkot sa Pen ay walang promise na ganito. Ang promise lang nila ay kay Gloria para sa promosyon at pera!
Chi, AT4 has charisma like Erap, kaya inggit lang sila!
Remember, Erap in his last visits in some selected areas such as in Tondo, Taguig, Laguna and Nueva Eciya were very sucessful… grabe ang suporta ng mga tao.
Masang Pinoy still love him very much unlike GMA at Tabako, isinusuka na sila ng taong-Bayan. Ofcourse di natin maiaalis na mayroon parin silang taga-suporta puro Balimbing na Trapo at boyskawtz/kabiskawtz under Tabako junta supporters.
At this point in time, nag re-realign pa ang civil society groups at naglilinis pa sila ng kanilang hanay. But ang Masang Pilipino who supported Erap still solid and intack.
chi,
Ok, ibalik na lang uli natin a.ka. pulis-patola, how about naman yong tropa ni Esperon ano ang itatawag natin sa kanila?
Balweg,
Agree ako, malamang na kung makalabas si AT4 at mag-town/province hopping ay pagkakaguluhan rin ng mga supporters. Iyan ang iniiwasan ng babaeng hudas, ang magkaroon ng isa pang personalidad na mamahalin ng mamamayan, na magpapabagsak sa kanyang kaunanuhan.
Balweg,
“..yong tropa ni Esperon ano ang itatawag natin sa kanila?”
Thugs/goons/mercenaries! Bahala ka ng mag-translate, magaling ka riyan.
Para sa akin, AFP pa rin ang tawag sa mga tropa ni Esperon…Army of the Fake President….
chi,
Alam mo, si AT4 ang nakikita kong magpapatuloy sa yapak ni Erap, kasi nga yong mga bagito nating pulitiko eh marunong na rin makilaro sa pulitika (e.g. Mr. Noted; Mr. EVAT; Spice boyz & others).
Isa na rito si TOL Defensor grabeng maglubid ng salita maipagtanggol lang si GMA.
AT4 movement na rin tayo, BAKIT BA? Wala ng silang paki.
I supported him last 2004 election thru electronic brigade campaign.
Hi MN,
Nadali mo ang tumpak na itatawag natin sa tropa ni Esperon.
a.k.a Ä” stand for ARMY, “F” stand for FAKE, and “P” stand for PRESIDENT.
Chi and Balweg, the comment I posted was not my opinion but taken from Mr. Tony Lopez when he testified during the Senate hearing. I myself don’t buy that theory. But let’s keep an open mind…baka may kaunting katotohanan din. Tony has been in the business longer than anyone. He might not be as credible as Ellen and those we like; but this guy knows a lot back to the days of Marcos.
chi/mn,
Kung ang Republic of the Philippines eh mayroong AFP armed forces of the Philippines).
Ang Arroyoski Demoncratic Republic naman eh mayroong Army of the Fake President, Yaks!
Libre naman ang mangarap di ba!
May kasabihan tayo na “IF YOU CAN NOT BEAT HER, JOIN HER”.
Balweg,
Isama na rin natin ang PNP niya—“Pulis ng Nagkukunyaring Pangulo”…
Hi Brownberry,
My early comment was addressed to GMA and cohorts, and i appreciate your open-minded point of view. Best Regards!
MN,
Kumpleto na ang Sandatahang armadong kasundaluhan ng Arroyoski Demoncratic Republic.
Kasi mayroon na silang PNP as Pulis ng Nagkukunwaring Pangulo.
Marami na silang General problems (e.g. Esperon, Barrias at may nadagdag pa si Col. Martir (di holy yan ha).
May junta leader sila si TABAKO and retired Generals.
Marami pa ang madadagdas sa listahan…
Balweg,
Mas akmang tawaging “Dark Forest” ang gobyerno ni Arroyo…
Biruin mo, may nakakatakot na Puno, may mga baboy, buwaya, asong ulol, may Pichay pa…
At siyempre, nandun ang Reyna ng Kagubatan, ang Itim na Lamanlupa!
MN, thanks.
Maganda ‘yan, Army of the Fake President.
Pero let’s clarify na ‘tropa sila ni Asspweron’! Ayaw ni Mrivera na lalahatin natin ang AFP, oo nga naman.
Chi,
Sige po, para malinaw, ang AFP nina Lim, Querubin, Trillanes et al…sila ang tunay na “Armed Forces of the Philippines”…ang mga tropa ni Estero este Esperon, sila ang “Army of the Fake President”….
Back in 86, before EDSA, they were called the
Harm Forces of the Philippines.
Kapampangan naman siya, so bagay di ba?
Harm Force of the Philippines. Ha!Ha!Ha! (tropa ni Ass ‘yan).
And yet, the cheat-of-stuff Ass is talking of extending his services with ‘honor’. Inang ko po!
Understood, Brownberry.
MN/Chi,
So, papalitan natin ng Arroyiski Dark Forest Republic. Pwede.
Ang laki talaga ng epekto ng Tita Glo sa Sambayanan Pinoy, nagiging malikhain tuloy tayo nito eh, parang kathang-isip ng isang kumakalam na sikmura at aping kababayan.
Hi atty36252,
Makapagtanong na nga po sa inyo, eh bakit po ba na ang H kung binibigkas nila ang house e nawawala ito at pag naman walang H e nagkakaroon naman ito.
Paki explain naman po, dagdag kaalaman lang. Thx
Thanks Balweg and Chi. Rest assured that I’m with you and the group. Sa tutoo lang, medyo may pagka-bias si Tony Lopez. Parang maka-Marcos at maka-Erap. But he knows what he’s talking because he’s a veteran journalist in and out of the country. He mentioned that during the 1986 Edsa Revolt, Enrile and Ramos were begging the media to stay so that the two would be shielded from the bombs. Tapos ngayon sasabihin ng mga ipokritong iyan na mali ang media sa Manila Pen at tama ang PNP. Si Enrile, Santiago, Joker at iba pang naging mga tuta ngayon ni GMA ay dapat ilubog sa kumukulong tubig.
I also remember Tony mentioned there were more journalists killed during the time of Cory Aquino. Of course her beloved son Sen. Nonoy Aquino immediately protested Tony’s statement. Smart as he was, Tony explained that he was not saying Cory killed those jourmalists; but during her administration. Tutoo naman…I even remember that Mendiola massacre when a number of farmers were shot and killed. And not long ago, many militants were killed at Hacienda Luisita owned by Cory’s family. Hindi ba number one suspect si Nonoy na nagpadala daw ng mga armed goons doon? What happened to the case and investigation? Hindi puwedeng magmalinis sina Cory.
Hi Brownberry,
Nag-uulyani na yang si Tony Lopez, nawawala na sa tamang pangangatwiran.
Sayang ang kanyang pinagkatandaan, dapat may desposisyon siya bilang isang journalist, di siya pwedeng ihanay sa ating mga dakilang bayani like Plaridel (Marcelo H. Del Pilar).
Sweldo lang ata ang hangad niya sa buhay, at di ang tunay na pamamahayag. Bigyan pa ika mo ng justification na mali ang ginawa ng mga taga-media na naroroon sa PEN standoff.
Veteran nga siya na walang pinagkatandaan! Miyembro siguro ng sa Itim at sa Puti yan. Mga pakawala ni GMA para sirain ang oposisyon.
Mga MAKAPILI!
BEWARE!!!
Ang mga MAKAPILI eh nagkalat uli sa ating Bayan.
balweg;
Ang mga MAKAPILI eh nagkalat uli sa ating Bayan.Akala ko ay dito na sila naipon sa merica.Hehehehe! Iyong mga anak ng makapili ay naipon sila sa Roponggi at naging Ninja.Now,you see!Now,you don’t.Iyong mga ama ay gustong maging tunay na merkano,iyong mga anak ay gustong maging hapon.Sinira ng mga gringo at sakang ang pinas noong panahon ng digmaan,ngayon naman sinisira ng mga elitista ang kinabukasan ng kabataan.
Ellen, saw your picture with Sen. Ping Lacson. Glad to see you look ok though a bit haggard..with what you had gone through, who wouldn’t be?..ang sabi nga dito..”you seemed nervous at the hearing..but then who wouldn’t be kung ang kalaban mo ay hindi Beauty but a Beast and definitely not the Best Person on Earth…andam kaw gid..
Thanks, Ellen. So was Enrile’s mind disabused? With that statement from Lopez, I think it’s the opposite. Suits him.
I think Tony was a bit rattled. You know how intimidating JPE can be. But he recovered right away.
There were many things Tony Lopez said that I didn’t agree. But I think in that part, he was right.