The following statement was issued by lawyers of officers detained in Camp Capinpin,Tanay,Rizal implicated in the alleged February 2006 plan to withdraw support from Gloria Arroyo. The 28 detained officers include Maj.Gen.Renato Miranda, Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim (detained in Camp Crame with Sen. Antonio Trillanes Iv and other Magdalo officers), Col. Ariel Querubin, Col. Custodio Parcon :
Another suspicious order concerning the Tanay detainees led by Maj. Gen. Renato Miranda, has been issued and is danger of being implemented to the detriment of the said detainees.
Such is yet another oppressive act committed against the same men who have submitted themselves to the legal processes of a military establishment that seems intent on depriving them of their rights.At the last hearing, both the defense counsels and the prosecution were directed by the court martial panel to make proposals (defense counsels) and counter-proposals (prosecution) on ways to efficiently conduct the proceedings. The meeting between prosecution and defense was conducted yesterday in Camp Aguinaldo. The proposals were as follows:
1. The venue of the court martial hearings will be in Camp Capinpin, Tanay, Rizal2. All the accused shall be allowed to participate and be present at every stage of the proceedings with thteir counsels. “Proceedings” include arraignment and challenges stages. There will be no arraignment, challenge or trial by batches, groups or on an individual basis.
3. The accused shall not be handcuffed during trial or while being transported to or on the way to the venue of the trial/hearing.
4. The replacement of Gen. Ubungen should be immediately named.
5. The 7 remaining accused should be allowed to exercise their right to peremptory challenge.
6. The media should be allowed to take video footage of the proceedings.
The counter proposals of the prosecution were as follows:
1. The accused shall all be brought down from Tanay, placed in a holding facility in Camp Aguinaldo but still arraigned by groups.
2. Agree to proposals numbers 3 and 4.3. Modify proposal 6, by allowing the AFP PIO to take video footage of the proceedings that may be made available to the media persons.
The defense lawyers further proposed that under no circumstances should the detainees be held in the ISAFP or ISG compounds in Camp Aguinaldo or Fort Bonifacio respectively. And in the event of the transfer, prosecution agrees to put up the Army detainees in the Custodial Management Unit of Fort Bonifacio and the Marines in the Marine Brig also in Fort Bonifacio. Finally, the defense lawyers also asked that in such a transfer, notice be given at least one week before such transfer and that the AFP should make an announcement to that effect, to prevent suspicions of harassment of the detainees.
During the same meeting the defense lawyers were informed by the prosecution that the detainees were to be brought down in accordance with his counter-proposal.
Today, the defense lawyers were informed that the court martial panel will take up the proposals and counter proposals in a meeting to be held tonight. However, reports reaching the defense counsels indicate that the detainees have already been advised to pack up belongings for transport to Manila tomorrow. They have been informed that they will be held in Camp Aguinaldo.
Such an act speaks of bad faith. Since the talks are ongoing, none of the activities should be executed because they are still subject to the directives of the court martial and to whatever further talks the defense and the prosecution will be holding. It is clear that there is no intention to take the defense lawyers’ proposals into consideration.
The fiction that the JAGO attempts to perpetrate is that the change of venue is being done at the behest of the defense. This is a blatant lie. It must be recalled that most of the defense lawyers did not move for a change of venue. The few defense lawyers who did make such a motion, were informed that the venue was set by the convening authority and thus their motions were DENIED.
The detainees resist transfer because they are aware of the moves to link them to alleged destabilization efforts of “shadowy groups.” Bringing them down to Manila makes the said link appear more tenable to the accusers.
The order to bring down the detainees now is clearly suspicious, coming at a time when the custodial arrangements and trial proceedings are still being discussed. The move is obviously intended to subvert the processes of the court martial and deprive the accused of their rights. This is beyond bad faith. This is illegal.
The situation is very volatile, really. Obviously there is yet again another plot asspweron is cooking to implicate these men of honor. They can use all the dirty politikos but not these men of honor! They are being used as pawns! I wonder what this asspweron is apt to. Martial law perhaps? And he will again use the convenient”alignment of the left to the right with the backing of some politicians and businessmen”!
It looks like item 5 is not even addressed. How could they have sworn themselves(the panel) in and had been so gungho in arraigning all these officers when not all of them had excercised their right to a preremptory challenge?
From the very beginning, the legal counsels wanted the hearings either in Camp Aguinaldo or in Fort Bonifacio for convenience but they denied all those requests. Why move the hearings now to Camp Aguinaldo? Something is terribly fishy, really.
In the spirit of fairness, while the negotiations are being settled on how to conduct the hearings, the least asspweron and his minions can do is agree on a common ground and hold their horses. But obviously, the AFP is once again acting like they have all the POWER and MIGHT and they can do anything as they please.
UNLESS of course there is a “coup in progress” and these men of honor will once again be used as the “fall” guys. How convenient it is. They can be fooled once but not twice! THESE MEN OF HONOR CAN SMELL THE ENEMY CLOSING IN ON THEM! These are battle tested, remember? Asspweron may have the power now but wait until he becomes another JDV! Wake up asspweron before you find yourself down the gutter like JDV and the Tabako(who is your Ninong). But then again, in politics, being a godparent does not count. Look at the two kid DOROBOs, they ousted their Ninong. Of course with the blessings of the two parent DOROBOS! Kapag wala ka ng silbi asspweron sa mga DOROBOS, OUT ka na rin. So, you have a little over three months to DO THE RIGHT THING! Tignan mo nga si JDV, he is now trying to do the right thing by telling on the DOROBOS but it is a LITTLE TOO LATE! For you asspweron, you have three more months! Huwag mo ng antayin na sipain ka kapag wala ng pakinabang sa iyo. THINK ABOUT THE FAMILIES OF THESE OFFICERS WHO HAD SACRIFICED ALREADY FOR TWO YEARS FOR YOUR AMBITION TO BE THE “CHEAT OF STAFF”. NOW GIVE THEM A BREAK! Sige ka kapag kumanta na si JDV at si Gina, lagot ka. So, avoid the inevitable. LET GO OF THESE MEN NOW!!!!!
Unbelievable that these idiots are being allowed to set their own rules. By now, Filipinos should start getting worried especially with a Congress now under the complete control of the dorobo who must be smirking her lips as usual, and feeling really powerful especially with the table completely turned upside down on her patrons, JdV and FVR.
PSB, forget about JdV and his wife getting an edge over the ingrate. They are in fact doomed regardless of whether or not they spill the beans. Wala na silang perang. Naisahan sila ni Gloria Dorobo. Kaya wala nang kumampi sa kaniya.
For once, puede ba umamin na lang sila how they helped the idiot cheat in the last election and they all take legal responsibility for the crimes they have committed against the people of the Philippines.
Yuko, I know that it is a catch 22 for JDV. He was a partner in crime with the DOROBOS! Unless of course he becomes a state witness like Sabit Swingson. The number one corrupt Sabit was able to bring down Erap! Maybe JDV can do the same thing. But who would protect him? the PNP and the AFP? They were plotting to even kill him!
Sabi ko nga sa iyo, PSB, wala na si JdV. Mas maraming pera si Gloria Dorobo who has her whole body, limbs and legs in the country’s national coffers. Pera ang pinag-uusapan sa Congress as a matter of fact. Kunyari lang iyong mga sinasabing loyalty. Diyan kulang ang mga pinoy as a matter of fact maliban na lang kung purong Ilocano sila as in Solid North, where believe you me, Marcos is still dearly loved kaya hindi makahirit si Gloria Dorobo kay Imelda. 😛
Meanwhile tuloy ang batikos sa mga gunggong sa AFP/PNP. Ang daming duwag apparently kaya malakas ang loob ng mga intsik na. Tignan mo naman ang provocation noong Taiwanese president. Golly, walang humihirit sa ginagawang pambabastos sa Spratlys! Ayaw kasi ni Gloria Dorobo to rock the boat at baka pauwiin ang mga OFWs na ibinugaw sa Taiwan.
Kawawang Pilipinas! Pag nilusob ng mga kaaway pihado talo. Daming collaborators ang labas! Heaven forbid!
FYI…Lozada has arrived but nowhere to be found. Many people including the media were at the airport to meet him but he could not be found. Was he kidnapped by Malacanang? The airport personnel were similarly accountable because they should have made sure he was physically there when he arrived. The airport personnel are controlled by Malacanang. Itatago na naman nila si Lozada sa malayo o ilabas uli ng bansa tulad ng ginawa nila sa mga iba noon. His recent trip was ordered by his boss, Sec. Lito Atienza. Atienza must produce Lozada!
Was Rodolfo Noel Lozada kidnapped?
Senate President Manuel Villar on Tuesday said he wanted airport and immigration officials to account for the whereabouts of the witness of Senator Panfilo Lacson on the cancelled $329-million contract with China’s ZTE Corp.
“We demand from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport and Immigration officials a full account of Mr. Lozada’s arrival in the airport where he was reportedly kidnapped,” he said in a statement.
“If it is true that Lozada is being detained against his will, then we urge whoever is keeping Lozada to produce him and turn him over to the Senate where he is called to appear as a witness on the NBN-ZTE deal,” he added.
Villar issued the demand after receiving a call at around 7:40 p.m. from Lozada’s wife, Violeta, who sought the Senate’s help in trying to locate her husband.
“She is really worried,” he said.
Lozada was kidnapped by a certain General Atutubo according to Joey (de Venecia), who mentioned it this evening in Pia Hontiveros’ show, Strictly Politics.
Yes, this General is closely identified with Malacanang. In a way, may kaunting negligence din ang Senado at mga taong dapat na sumabaybay sa kanya. The Senate should have their trusted men posted at the airport regularly to monitor the wanted person’s arrival and movement. This was not possible because the Airport is controlled by Malacanang. Ilabas nila si Lozada kundi dadanak ang dugo! Palaban ang pamilya ni Lozada.
Kidnaped or not Kidnaped that is a big big question? Nasaan si Mr. Lozada? Pag mayroong lilitisin from the Arroyo gov’t ang mga concerned individual eh nangangawala at pag natunton eh nakaiskyerda na sa ibang bansa. Sumaryosep naman, obvious ang pagtatakip nýo sa baho na inyong pinaggagagawa.
Correct ang paratang ng UN Human Right commission na ang mga alagad ng Batas ang siyang utak sa lahat ng mga nangyayari na kababalahan sa ating lipunan.
Even those retired General eh nakikialam pa sa takbo ng pangpulitikan buhay ng Bansa, bakit noong nasa active service pa eh wala silang ginawa to neutralize those bandits, scalawags in uniform and all bad elements in our society.
Ang kaya-kayanan nila eh mga pobreng Pinoy, but di yong salot sa lipunan ang dami nila na nasa Kongreso, at gov’t institutions.
Lahat ng bagay ay may katapusan..Let us put our faith and trust in God..and be united in prayers for these men and their families. And also Lozada and his family..Only God is Almighty and He will save the Phil..Si GMA? Sa akala niya siya lang ang may kapangyarihan..She now forgets that there is GOD who will rule the earth with justice..Let us keep praying…for the Kapayapaan, Katarungan and Kaunlaran KKK ng mga katipuneros..
Ah-tutubo? Tumubo na at nag deny..hindi daw siya ang maykasalanan! hindi nahuya sa kalag niya! come to think of it tao ba siya? o isa ding waay kalag!
Same tactic na ginagawa since Garci tapes. Bakit nakakalusot pa ang mga iyan? But then of course, kung kasabwat nga naman ang mga pulis, prosecutor at mismong hukom, anong magagawa? Di libre nga naman until they call him out and the coast is free. Tang…..Ooops, di nga pala ako puedeng magmura! Magdadasal na lang akong matuluyan na silang lahat!
Watch out for Ebdane, et. al. Baka kasabwatiyan sa disappearing act ni Lozada. Lord Above, tapusin mo na po sila!
Ano pa, baka si Ebdane ang escort ni Lozada na naman. BTW, Ebdane and PNP Chief Razon are Mason brothers.
well well, as i mentioned before – you reap what you sow. if there is one thing sacred in the armed forces – it is the chain of command. break it and you end up in deep sh_t – which is precisely where those detained in tanay are.
might i ask – where are the civilian backers of these imprisoned soldiers? where are the power players that put these soldiers in harms way then left them in mid air? i wonder….
the military court should not, and cannot be compared to a civilian court. its like comparing apples to oranges. both are fruits but are entirely different altogether.
And who says there were civilian backers here? This is just the pronouncements of the DOROBO and her ambitious “Cheat of staff”! Asspweron was only an army chief then but he saw the opportunity in these men of honor’s rambling! He then concocted the “LEFT ALIGNING WITH THE RIGHT” scenario and bingo, HE GOT THE JOB! He deceived his own men. Senga knew what happened and he sent General Lim and Col Querubin home! It took them weeks, immediately after asspweron got the promotion when asspweron started to give hell to these officers! Kung talagang may “coup” then, Senga would have arrested Lim and Querubin on the spot! But why did he not? Because there was no reason to.
The DOROBO used these officers to justify her 1017 decree. She wanted to arrest all the opposition leaders. What a way to pay back what you owe to those who fought for you. When the DOROBO was ousting Erap, Beltran, Satur and all those she wanted put away supported her. But she wanted them in jail! Thus, these men of honor in Tanay came to life. They are just made pawns for the DOROBOS’ and asspweron’s whims. But hey wait, maybe now they can be the Tabako’s pawns as well. With the dumping of JDV as Speaker of the house, Tabako must be cooking something now too. Ngayon gusto na naman nilang gamitin ang mga nakakulong. TAMA NA! These soldiers know very well who their enemies are. They may not have the forum to tell it now but HISTORY has already designated a special place for them. Believe me, this place is far superior to where the DOROBOS are going!
Asspweron’s kangaroo court is definitely not the military court! It is just that, a KANGAROO COURT.
And Happy Gilmore, I would like to say “YOU REAP WHAT SOW” likewise to the DOROBOS and their gang once they are convicted of all their wrong doings. A crime is a crime is a crime specially when you do it to your countrymen!
The biggest crime these men of honor did was to defy this illegal president and her “cheat of staff” whom these incarcerated officers know too well facilitated and participated in the election fraud of 2004 to make her win. Isn’t that what JDV is saying now too? So let us watch the fireworks, shall we?
Parasabayan;
Ang fireworks ay sa 4th of July dito sa America.Primary election ngayon dito.Kanina habang nag dadrive ako pamuntang polling place ay napatawa ako sa interview ni Ryan kay Hillary sa FM radio.Sabi ni Hillary kaya raw siya laging nakapantalon dahil noon daw ng umakyat siya sa intablado ay nakalimutan niyang mag-suot ng panty,mataas daw ang entablado at ang mga photograper sa nasa ibaba at nakunan daw ng picture,napahalakhak ako habang nag dadrive,si Obama sana ang balak kong isulat kaso nabago at hindi ko nakalimutan ang kuwento ni Hillary kaya Clinton ang naisulat,Pagkatapos ay dumaan ako ng office depot at bumili ako ng protactor kung gaano kalaki ang radius ng 1 inch kung baga sa butas ng gulong ay hindi na pueding ibulcanize.
Mam Ellen, when will they STOP suppressing the rights of these soldiers, not just soldiers but MEN OF HONOR..? The extension of Esperon’s term is being justified by what is happening right now in our country.. Well-planned.Two years of incarceration for these OFFICERS without any strong evidence is one of the MASTERPIECE of this bogus government. What kind of GHOST does this gov’t have in order for them to be afraid of these MEN?
Civilian backers, PSB? Possible dahil binayaran ni Dorobo. Ginugutom ang mga tao, natural para mabuhay tatanggap na lang kahit pa galing kay Satanas especially when you have priests, religious, etc. setting the bad example.
Kulang kasi sa talagang kaalaman ng Ebanghelyo ni HesuKristo. Nakalimutan iyong sinabi ni Jesus Christ about the raven. Remember?
Me? Sabi nga ng nanay ko, “Magdildil ng asin kesa magputa” which is BTW is what these “prosties,” including that priest from Pampanga, are more like when they accept money from Gloria Dorobo, for the monies she distributes come from coffers that should have been used for better purposes than for her own survival and personal vested interests. Golly, mga walang moral! Pwe, nakakasuka!
Cocoy: May fireworks din sa Chinese New Year..and tomorrow is Chinese New Year…kaya puedeng bukas mangyari ang fireworks..
rose;
Bumoto ka na ba? Obama is pulling an early lead against Hillary in California.
Natatalo si Obama dito sa NJ sa ngayon. I just got back from NYC and on my way home (via Port Authority) a lot of young volunteers both for Obama and Clinton were giving flyers..sana manalo si Obama sa NY..
rose;
Over all Hillary has an slight lead against Obama.Clinton for Democrat and MC Cain for republican.It’s a history in the making for America,We might have a first woman president.
A woman president? Not again! If I would vote for Hillary though it would be because she is going to push for universal health plan. That was her “baby” even during Bill’s presidency. Lobbbyists from insurance companies do not like her plan but a universal plan is best to cover all citizens. The cost may be hefty to those who will be paying the premiums. They will be higher premiums for sure but in the long run it will be beneficial to the country as a whole. Right now illegal aliens and uninsured citizens rake billions of dollars in expenses not covered by any insurance company. If everyone is insured, the drain from the federal and state reserves would be diminished. Just for this I may vote for Hillary. It would be cool to have Obama and Hillary in the same ticket. Then that would be incredibly powerful!
One thing is for certain, Bush spoiled the chances of the Republicans to win in this election because of his Iraq war.
parasabayan;
Ang agenda kasi ng mga Republican ay mangera lang.Ang Democrat economic.Iyan ang kaibahan.
Cocoy: very close ang labanan between Obama and Clinton..Hillary the first woman President? I doubt it..marami will go for the Republican kahit si McCain ang candidato..Obama the first black president? Kung magsasama ang mga itim malaki ang pag asa..Is US ready for a black president? Hindi rin seguro..
Tomorrow I will be going to UN and I will pass by the bookstore..kung ng doon pa yong libro “Obama” I will get one for Ellen..I will go as the Phil. rep of the TWMAE an NGO org. with Sister Sol Perpinan the founder of the Movement..there will be a meeting of the Commission on Social Development..I just hope we won’t pay our respect to Davide..last year nakaiwas ako, kasi sinabi ko kay Sister I have to go to the bathroom…
Rose;
Ito ang partial results
Obama with more States But Clinton wins in a major States with big Electoral votes.
Obama—————————–Clinton
Alabama Arkansas
Connecticut Massachusetts
Delaware Missouri
Georgia New Jersey
Illinois New York
Kansas Oklahoma
Minnesota Tennessee
North Dakota
Utah
Mccain is the sure winner for Republican.
Ano bang nangyari dito sa post ko.
Obama————–Clinton
Alabama————Arkansas
Connecticut——–Massachusetts
Delaware———–Missouri
Georgia————New Jersey
Illinois———–New York
Kansas————-Oklahoma
Minnesota———-Tennesse
North Dakota
Utah
PARASABAYAN – yes, there are civilian backers – they come from the business sector , disgruntled retired officials (meaning kulang pa ang kinita nila), disgruntled politicians (meaning gusto pang kumita) at simbahan (misguided people since their main concern should be saving souls and not participate in partisan politics). all movements weather military or civilian requires logistics = supplies = MONEY. walang pera ang mga sundalong nakulong (kaya nga sila nakulong sa tanay – kung may pera ang mga yan – sa veterans or v luna sila ma-detain). so besides their idealism – how are they to carry out their mission if they have no money? dyan pumapasok ang lahat ng parties na i mentioned above. parang laban yan ni Pacman – pupusta ka kay Pacman pero tataya ka din sa kalaban para siguradong whoever wins, panalo ka din.
gilmore,
the chain of command was used by gloria esperon to cheat in the elections. we should break the chain of cheating, lying and stealing NOW.
i agree with your proposal SULBATZ, we should break the chain of cheating, lying and stealing NOW.
how to do this? We begin with ourselves.
Dale Carnegie once said – “the only real power we have is the one of which to change ourselves”
mahihirapan ka or downright imposible mong mabago ang kahit sinuman maliban sa iyong sarili.
subukan mo sa mga kaibigan mo – try changing them in the way that you see fit – and you will be met with failure.
but try changing yourself – and you will reap success.
i also agree with you gilmore. we all start with ourselves. tapos na kami. ikaw? tapusin mo na rin ang pagbulag-bulagan mo.
harapin mo na rin ang katotohanan na binababoy na ang mga pilipino ni gloria esperon. para naman may kahulugan ang buhay mo gilmore, bawasan mo na lang ang pagdila sa mga pwet nila. himas bayag na lang ang gawin mo.