It was about time someone exposed the wheeling and dealing at the Commission on Appointments.
Sen. Jamby Madrigal, by invoking Section 20 of the Senate rules last Wednesday, frustrated the plan of Malacañang to railroad the promotion of 24 military officers despite blatant violations of the law in their appointments.
I have attended three sessions of the CA because I’m closely watching the confirmation of the promotion of John Martir to brigadier general and it’s appalling to observe the “collective gall”, in the words of RC Constantino, of many of the administration allies, especially the CA chair, Rep. Roque Albano III.
Just like what happened in last Tuesday’s CA hearing. They were discussing the issue of Martir’s 447 days AWOL (absence without leave). That’s one year, two months and 22 days! An ordinary soldier who goes on AWOL would be court-martialed, imprisoned, subjected to hard labor or dismissed from service.
None of that happened to Martir. In fact Gloria Arroyo promoted him.
Martir considers himself a “constitutionalist” but is not bothered by his fellow officers allowing themselves to be used as cheating operators last 2004 elections. Martir is angry at officers who challenged Gloria Arroyo’s legitimacy. That’s why Arroyo and AFP Chief Hermogenes Esperon love him and will make sure that he gets his star. That’s the sense I got from the way Albano was moderating the hearing.
To explain his AWOL, Martir submitted an affidavit by his friend Col Julna Carillo, now retired, who said he was the one at fault because he forgot to file Martir’s application for extension of his leave when he was in the United States as requested of him. The problem with Carillo’s affidavit, executed at Taguig City on Aug. 1, 2007, was he left the country for the U.S. in late 2006 and he has since not returned.
Also, the affidavit was notarized by Col. Pedro Herrera-Davila on March 18, 2006. That means Davila notarized an affidavit that did not exist at the time he did it.
Carillo’s affidavit was not the only one that defied the logic of time. Martir executed an affidavit dated Aug. 6, 2006, notarized by Davila Oct. 8, 2007 answering issued raised in a letter sent by an anonymous person dated September 15, 2006. That means at the time Martir was answering the complaint, the letter did not yet exist.
Davila explained the time-defying dates in the affidavits and his notarization as “anticipatory”.
Lacson, who was shuttling at that time between the CA hearing and the Blue Ribbon ZTE investigation where his “surprise witness” Leo San Miguel was giving him the surprise of the day, moved for a deferment of Martir’s appointment.
Albano had a different take. He said, “let’s recommend him to the plenary. Anyway, it’s just a difference in dates.”
Just a difference in dates. That’s all it was to Albano.
It struck me that the likes of Albano do not understand the value of honesty and integrity, attributes that military officers are supposed to possess.
Despite the unresolved issue of Martir’s AWOL, he was at the plenary session last Wednesday because his confirmation was hidden under “other matters”. A sly trick that Sen. Madrigal denounced.
In invoking Sec. 20, Madrigal specifically mentioned Col. Arthur Abadilla, Gen. Ike Inserto and Gen. Nehemias Pajarito.
Pajarito, by the way, was mentioned as one of the “Hello Garci generals” as having allegedly allowed the canvassing to be done in their camps and prevented watchers from the opposition from observing the counting.
Section 20 of the Senate rules states “Any member may move for the suspension of action by the Commission on any nomination or appointment favorably recommended by a standing committee and the Chairman shall suspend the consideration of said nomination or appointment: Provided, that, such suspension may be taken up on the next succeeding session of the Commission; Provided, further, that this section shall not apply to nominations or appointments taken up by the Commission during the last session prior to an adjournment of Congress.”
Madrigal said: “Our Congress has been given the Constitutional mandate to properly scrutinize executive appointments and promotions, and our rules empower the members of the Commission on Appointments, to serve as a check and balance on whimsical, impractical, scandalous, or unworthy executive appointments, designations, and promotions. Our Congress and the Commission’s rules also grant the minority a means to counter the tyranny of the majority when, in the judgment of individual members, further reflection is required on an appointment or promotion.
“Our Congress in past administrations have zealously defended these prerogatives on the sensible assumption that the majority of today can be the minority of tomorrow; and that therefore, it is prudent to uphold the rights of individual members.
“Instead, the administration-affiliated members of the Commission have conspired to subvert the intent of the rules, to deprive its members of their prerogatives, and to resort to sleight-of-hand, if need be, to frustrate the rights of opposition members.
“I can only assume that this has been done because it is more important for the political godfathers of unworthy officers to secure their promotion, regardless of the damage it would do to the service and to Congress, to our rules and the Constitutional principles they are meant to uphold.
“Mr. President, I wish to place on record the case involving Col. Arthur Abadilla. The records of the Committee on National Defense Meeting No. 5 on 27 February 2008 before the Plenary Session No. 08 of even date will reveal that the nomination of Col. Abadilla was agreed to be resurrected even if the same had already been considered bypassed by the Commission by reason of the Adjournment of the 13th Congress without his nomination being acted upon by the Commission. This is even considering that Col. Abadilla was not re-appointed by Malacanang and he likewise reached the ban on promotion to Brigadier General one year before the mandatory retirement age. Moreover, this is in violation of Section 17 of the Rules of the Commission which requires that “nominations or appointments not acted upon at the close of the session of Congress shall be returned to the President and, unless new nominations or appointments are made, shall not again be considered by the Commission.”
“This is not an isolated incident, there are also others whose confirmations may be in violation of existing laws, I refer to the appointments of Generals Ike Inserto (who is due to retire on 21 January 2009); Nehemias Pajarito (due to retire on 24 February 2009). The appointments of these officers, whom I bear no personal grudge are not consistent with Section 4 of Republic Act 8186, which provides that, “except for the Chief of Staff of the AFP, no officer shall be assigned/designated to the aforementioned key positions or promoted to the rank of Brigadier General/Commodore or higher if he has less than one (1) year of active service remaining prior to compulsory retirement.”
“I invoke section 20 as well in behalf of the silent majority in the armed forces who do not have political godfathers to support their promotions, and have to wait for their several years before their names are submitted to this Commission for confirmation. Equity and fair-play demands that we level the playing field in the confirmation process.”
Senator Jamby Madrigal might be perceived to be rude and combative in style; but she’s acting like a true opposition. It tooks someone like Jamby to put a stop to these appointments and confirmation of undeserving government officials and military officers. The corruption within the Committee of Appointment in Congress was exposed by no less than the older Rep. Teves, the current Finance Secretary Teves’ father. Leading those being accused was then Rep. Pichay. Whatever happened to that expose? I won’t be surprised that the Senate is as guilty. There are senators sitting in the CA who are similarly corrupt from way back. So, when Jamby prevented the confirmation invoking Section 20, some like Richard Gordon went balistic. Recently, a PNP official, a certain Alvarez, refused to be promoted and assigned a higher juicy position to protest against the corrupt system of appointing PNP officials due to patronage and connection with the politicians/Malacanang. It’s nice to see there are good and decent officers like Alvarez.
Oh yeah! She may sound and seem adversarial but boy, one can NOT FAULT her for being a true oppositionist!
One thing we all must admit is that the woman senator has balls!
We all have to thank the heavens for lil mercies. There are times when we need a woman to put that bitch in Malacanang in check!
Right on Sen Madrigal!
and with the money she already has, her angle isnt like the very money-hungry arroyos, who seem to have been deprived in their past lives.
Medyo na ako nagkakaroon ng crash kay Madrigal,unti-unti na akong humahanga sa kanya.Nagiging Matadora na!
I’m no fan of Jamby Madrigal. She looks like this Medy Poblador. She is no perfect. She is not generous and rude to her staff. She’s unfriendly to the media. She takes care of her dogs at home more than her house helpers.
But when it comes to being a true oppositionist, she is consistent and loyal. At this time when Malacanang is so powerful and with paid defenders in the Senate in the persons of Joker, Santiago and Enrile, we just have to take Jamby in and appreciate all what’s she’s doing to counter these Malacanang actions. Jamby intends to run for Vice President, I don’t think she would win even if she spends all her money. I see a Lacson-Madrigal team.
A reminder to moral pygmie Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s ass lickers:
To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable… — Theodore Roosevelt
Kanina nung mabalitaan ko na nakipagtalo na naman si Jamby during the CA session, medyo naasar ako sa kanya. Pero after knowing some of the officers na ipo-promote, nainitindihan ko na. M’Ellen, please refresh our memories: Isn’t this Col. Martir the same Martir who ratted on his fellow Marines last Feb.’06, kaya ngayon nasa piitan sin Col. Querubin and his group?
You are right, Sandinista.
Serves them right!
Gen Nehemias Pajarito – due to retire on 24 February 2009 is banned from promotion due to less than 1 year service is one of the “Hello Garci generals”.
Gen John Martir – another cheating operator of 2004 elections and youngest general from class 79 is AWOL king with 447 days on absence.
Col Arthur Abadilla – bypassed by 13th congress was reinserted despite banned from promotion due to less than 1 year service before retirement age.
General Ike Inserto is due to retire on 21 January 2009 is banned from promotion.
Garapalan ang mga alyados ni madame peddler Gloria Macapal Arroyo para mabigyan nang glorya ang mga katulong niya sa 2004 cheated election.
I wonder how this Col. Arthur Abadilla is related to the late Col. Rolando Abadilla. His son?
JRAT…nag AWOL ka, period! You had the intention of staying in the US for good pero pinauwi ka sa ayaw at sa gusto mo…kuha mo? Kung ako sa ‘yo tanggalin ko na ang estrella sa balikat ko kasi nakakahiya lalo na sa mga enlisted men na nakakasalubong ko kada minoto.
Off topic, but I just heard and watched Pacquiao being interviewed on BBC re his fight with his Mexican counterpart in Las Vegas. Muntik na madulas ang mokong that his slated fight is to try to help buoy up his Ate Glo. Sabi na lang niya that he needs to win his fight for the sake of Filipino unity.
Ano siya nakakaloko? Hangga’t nandiyan si Gloria Dorobo trying hard to divide the Filipinos, how can he expect unity among them? Sabihan niya dapat si Gloria Dorobo to step down, then Filipinos can really have unity, even reconciliation!
Expect the greedy gang of Mike Arroyo to be there in Las Vegas for the fight. Mike has already sneaked out quietly of the country. Who says he’s too sick to attend the Senate hearing?
yes, we have a lot to thank Jamby for….
even so in the case of trillanes…
she secured 8 million votes for him through underground dealins with the comelec. add to that the 3 million legitimate votes of trillanes and there you have all of his 11 million votes.
What? You mean Trillanes did not deserve to win and he won due to Jamby’s money and illegal acts? Like what Malacanang keeps challenging: Prove it. Trillanes won fair and square. He must be allowed to assume his position as a Senator and not in jail.
e di nagulat ka….he he he. i know what i know, in like manner bitchevil – why not prove BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT that there was indeed payoffs made in the ZTE deal?
yan ang hirap dito sa pinas – pag di mo gusto ang nadidinig mo – ang tawag ay kasinungalingan…
pero kung ayon sa gusto mo ang nadidinig mo – ang tawag mo doon ay katotohanan….
we pinoys do not have the gall to call a spade a spade, even if sometimes it means we have to admit that we are wrong.
I can throw the same question and argument to you: Your Malacanang has the habit of saying charges and accusation are hearsays and without evidence. But when testimonies are favorable like the one Leo San Miguel did, Malacanang was elated and quick to say Leo was telling the truth. What reasonable doubt? At least three witnesses who directly knew and participated in the ZTE deal testified that Malacanang leading to your Midget President were involved. And we still have to hear from other witnesses who are being stopped from testifying even if they would want to.
Appy, show us the documents of Jamby’s support of Trillanes as you allege. Even if she got all the 11 million votes for him is that a crime? I know that in my immediate family alone and amongst friends of my family and their friends, the exponential results could have easily reached thousands. My own sister talked to merchants in the market, passengers of public transportation, people on the street, employees in the offices where she had business in. My siter alone may have generated the thousands of votes for Trillianes. My sister in law made it her business to start and end her day campaigning for Trillianes, even raising funds for him. Everyone they got in touch with (whenever I was with them) pledged that they were voting for Trillianes. So the myth that you have(Jamby’s hand behind Trillaneses’win) is simply a myth! She probably helped in his win a lot but everyone I know personally campaigned for Sonny. Most of his votes, I heard most of his votes came from the families and friends of the soldiers as well. Even when asspweron did everything he could to dissuade the soldiers from voting for him, asspweron could not possibly have the charisma to dissuade the soldiers’ families and friends from voting for Trillianes! Trillianes was and still is a phenomenon! He may be jailed now but that is probably the best place for him for now because if he is outside, he may be one of the over 800 progressive thinkers that the Evil Bitch had abducted and killed so far. His incarceration alongside with that of the 28 men of honor may be the best way to protect them at this time from the Evil Bitch.
Exceptional pa rin si Assperon. Kahanga hanga talaga, hindi bat dalawang star kaagad ang nakumpirma ng CA ng walang masyadong alingasngas. Kahanga hanga kung paano niya nagawa iyon, hindi ba? Hindi kaya nadaan sa– alam ninyo na, napaguusapan naman lahat sa mga politiko, kung tama ang ka-lagayan. Pero, isa din ako na napa-believe ni Madrigal, kudos sa kanya.
ohhh the evil…that makes me scared….
i am not for gma either…those with a myopic view on current events usually want her out…
as it is, the silent majority has spoken – ergo the evil bitch is still in power for lack of a better option.
and dont give me that “what about the other 80 million filipinos” crap. sige nga – name an alternative leader – name an alternative solution and rest assured madaming kokontra
ganyan naman ang pinoy – walang kasiyahan….
mind you = it was people power 2 that put that evil bitch in power……so sino nga ba ang dapat sisihin?
Lack of better option…if you’re referring to Noli de Castro, is a valid argument. That’s one of the reasons why anti-GMA groups are not as united and having a hard time calling her to resign for fear of Noli’s succeeding her.
To all soldier/bloggers here:
Paano kung hindi ma-confirm si Martir the Rat, paano na yung star na inilalagay niya sa balikat/kwelyo niya ngayon? Pwede bang palitan na lang ng moon yun?
Masaya dito sa ellenvile pag si John Rat ang usapan.
Dito sa thread na ito makikita yung scanned images ng mga fraudulent documents ni Martir.
Hindi ko alam kung bakit galit na galit si Cong. Ompong Plaza sa ginawa ni Madrigal. Oo nga pala, tumambling na ang mga Plaza mula sa oposisyon, sumama na sa Mafia. Uli.
Yung barkada kong kapatid niyang si Edward na dating gobernador sa Agusan yung namigay ng P500K kina Fr. Panlilio at Gov. Mendoza sa Malakanyang. Siyanga pala.
Pareho kasing konyo tong mga anak ni Charito, biruin mo naman, catering van ng The Plaza ang naghahatid ng pananghalian nila sa eskwela noon, de-waiter pa, pinapaypayan habang kumakain. Pero pag taghirap na, parang namamagnet ng kwarta kesehodang sa imburnal pa manggaling.
Kaya ayun kasama na ring nagpapasasa sa katas ng pinaghirapan ng taumbayan.
sorry dun sa naunang post “ellenville” hindi “ellenvile”.
HG,the blame supposed to be on you and your kind due that installattion of the current head of ill & wrong doing in our gov’t. Probably this country will be miles away from their counterpart in the regions. Because of your narrow minded brain(utak BIYA),like to swim and eat on FILTHY STREAM,WITH ALL THE WASTE OF UNDISCIPLINE. like you,this REPUBLIC,WILL NEVER ACHIEVE IT’S GOAL.
Paano na yung star na inilalagay niya sa balikat/kwelyo niya ngayon?
Bituwing walang ningning yan ang nakalagay sa kanilang mga balikat.
Sen Madrigal says: “I invoke section 20 as well in behalf of the silent majority in the armed forces who do not have political godfathers to support their promotions, and have to wait for their several years before their names are submitted to this Commission for confirmation. Equity and fair-play demands that we level the playing field in the confirmation process.”
Wow, that was neat! As far as I can remember, That was the best statement I ever come across from any member of congress. It’s a lttle emotional yet powerful. It’s a direct hit to the heart of the matter-the wheeling and dealing in the appointments, promotions and confirmation process in the CA. It served notice that it’s really about time to not only expose and denounce the irregularities and anomalies which gone out of control under evil gloria, but to reform and do something about to level the playing field. Fairness should be the guiding rule and the rules of the game should be at all times be followed. No sneaking in allowed.
Here is the statement of Pong Querubin given to the CA members during the hearing. She who filed a sworn opposition to the confirmation of Col Martir.
March 11, 2008
TO THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE COMMISSION ON APPOINTMENTS
I am here once again as an oppositor to the confirmation of Colonel Jonathan C. Martir PN(M) to the rank of Brigadier General. My presence as a taxpayer is borne out of some knowledge that came to my attention thru my association with the colleagues of my husband, Col Ariel Querubin, and from documentary facts regarding the case of the aforementioned officer.
I believe that some of the documents are already in the hands of the Honorable members of this August body.
May I just emphasize three (3) things that would help the Honorable members arrive at an enlightened decision on Col Martir’s confirmation.
Firstly, what we are trying to determine here is his fitness to wear the rank of a general. His professional, physical and moral competence are the things that he offers in front of you to get your nod. I do not question his professional and physical competence. However, I certainly have reservations about his moral side. Col Martir went on AWOL and that is a fact. He has been a DESERTER from the service for more than a year. To enlighten this August body, a military DESERTER is regarded as the lowest mammal in the armed services, next only to cowardice. I believe that some of you here who had been military officers before could bear me out. But what compounds this issue is the attempt of Col Martir to cover up for it by way of affidavits the preparation of which is even questionable, with careful look would have a semblance of perjury. Furthermore, he tries to cover his AWOL by stating that his absence could be covered by his leave balance anyway.
Your Honors, this is a very dangerous precedent. How then could you stop our soldiers from leaving their post anytime they want by invoking the same distorted reason as Col Martir wants us to believe. Every soldier can now get away with hundreds of days of absence and just rectify the records after seven years, as in Col Martir’s case. In that way we just shut the room for military discipline. I shudder at the thought your Honors. This brings me to my second point……
The case of Col Martir goes beyond him. It puts the Military justice system on trial too. I heard one senator say in the previous hearing that “…this is a problem of the AFP. All we need is a clearance”. While this body argues it is not a judicial body, I believe you are not exempt from observing justice. It will be an injustice if you simply overlook the fact that he committed a misconduct and he got away with it. Why was he able to get a clearance? Is he a cut above the rest? Does the Military Justice system not apply to him? It puts more questions than answers. Your Honors, as we say in the vernacular, nakalusot siya sa sistema, nakita nyong may mali, palulusutin na rin ba o itatama natin ang mali? And this brings me to my third point your Honors…
It has come to my attention that this case of Col Martir is being closely watched by the rank and file of not only the Marines, but those of other members of the AFP. I could only surmise why. But I could hazard a guess… they want to know and are hoping to know that the system has not failed them.
AWOL is a serious matter. It is not about friendship or classmates. It is not about majority or minority. It is not about pro GMA or anti GMA. It is about right or wrong.
I am confident that the Commission on Appointments will not simply gloss over this serious objection because of party affiliation or friendships or “paki usap” from colleagues because by such action, it would have paved the way for the promotion of an officer so clearly undeserving. When a wrongdoing is staring you in the face, can it be simply shunned because of some clearance or just because this body is only a confirming body. Confirming him is confirming his misconduct. Conferring unto him a star rank is also conferring a dangerous precedent in the military institution.
I trust that you will give this matter your preferential attention and kind consideration.
Thank you and God bless…
MARIA FLOR A. QUERUBIN
Summary re: AWOL CASE of COL JONATHAN C MARTIR PN(M)(GSC) which was intentionally concealed to avoid punishment. The following are the facts:
1. Based on his authenticated copy of the Military Leave Credit from the Philippine Marine Corps dated of July 14, 2006, he has 410.92 days sick leave credits and 163.92 days vacation leave credits, a total of 574.84 days. But that is the available balance as of July 2006.
2. From 1979 to 1998, Col Martir’s accumulated only 285 days of vacation leave but used 225 days already for his authorized vacation during prior years without mentioning his other absences without authorized leave authority. For example: Col Martir’s authorized VL was from August 3 to Oct 2, 1998 but he already left the country on July 16, 1998.
3. The available vacation leave balance as of Dec 1998 when he went on AWOL was only 60 days. He came back to the Philippines on January 4, 2000 after 537 days.
4. Considering the AFP will be very lenient to grant him some leeway in exchange for the services he has rendered, his available vacation leave balance of 163.92 days as of July 2006 would not even be enough to offset the discrepancy.
5. Based on the Military Leave Credit, it shows that as of July 2006, the 477 days of AWOL of Col Martir was never deducted from his leave balance. If he was in good faith then six years would have been more than enough to correct his leave records.
6. Major Basilio Pooten, the Marine JAGO, investigated Col Martir only in 2007 after the anonymous complaints. However, Col Martir did not submit any counter affidavit. According to the Marine JAGO, Col Martir was recommended for court martial.
7. Col Martir submitted four Affidavits to the Commission on Appointments on October 9, 2007 in answer to the sworn opposition filed by Mr. Francisco Catibayan.
8. Based on his Affidavit dated August 6, 2006, he mentioned about a September 18, 2006 anonymous letter to Hon. Avelino J. Cruz, Jr. the then Secretary of National Defense which was dated 43 days after he prepared his Affidavit. The anonymous letter did not exist at the time he prepared his affidavit. And his Affidavit was subscribed and sworn by Col Pedro G. Herrera-Davila, the Staff Judge Advocate of AFP Chief of Staff Gen Hermogenes C. Esperon, Jr. on October 8, 2007 after more than one year and two months.
9. Also in his Affidavit of August 6, 2006, he admitted that he was out of the country from July 16, 1998 to January 4, 2000, however, his friend Col Julna Jerry C. Carrillo PN(M)GSC forgot to extend his authorized leave. AFP rules states that vacation leaves should be personally applied for and during that time it was the President and Commander in Chief who approves the application for vacation leave thru the Sec of National Defense.
10. He also further said in his Affidavit that of his 535 days of absences only 385 days can be deducted from his available leave balance because Saturdays, Sundays and holidays are not included. However, he has only 60 days of vacation leave balance as of December 1998 or 163.92 days of vacation leave balance as of July 14, 2006, but his AWOL was never deducted from his vacation leave balance.
11. Col Martir is also guilty of altering true dates when he submitted to the Commission an Affidavit purportedly executed by Col Carrillo in Taguig City on August 1, 2007 when the same affidavit was supposed to have been subscribed and sworn by Col Davila on March 18, 2006, more than one year and four months before it was executed.
12. According to the personnel of CA who delivered the Letter of Invitation to Col Carrillo (who can attest to this), they were only able to talk to the brother of Col Carrillo who is working with Seabees, Philippine Navy. The brother of Col Carrillo told them that Col Carrillo already left the country in 2006 and did not come back yet since he left.
13. We tried to get the travel records of Col Carrillo from the Bureau of Immigration but the Bureau has no record at all of Col Carrillo in its data base.
14. We were only able to get the travel information of Col Carrillo’s son, Julna Jerry Vinoya Carrillo II born on 1-8-1984 with Passport Number JJ408660. Last departure date from the country was on February 28, 2006 via PR 102 (LA, CA, USA). Last arrival date was on October 4, 2004.
15. On four (4) occasions, he exceeded his authorized leave – one of which was more than a year or around 477 days. He was not declared AWOL, dropped from rolls nor punished.
16. In all occasions, he continuously and illegally received his pay and allowances without rendering any service to the government.
17. From February 01 to April 30 1999, he took a course on Basic Windows 98 & HTML at the Computer Academy, Brooklyn, New York – a course which was not sanctioned by the AFP. This was confirmed in his signed Summary of Information (SOI) dated August 22, 2004. Very unusual was his record from February 11, 1999 to January 10, 2000 when COL MARTIR had neither held any position nor any unit assignment in the Philippine Marine Corps.
18. His absence from the AFP is a gross violation of AW62 Absence Without Leave (AWOL). This is further aggravated by the fact that he has defrauded the government by receiving his pay and allowances during the period of his unauthorized absences.
19. Col Martir committed criminal acts as well as misrepresentations in support to his application for promotion to the rank of Brigadier General before the Commission on Appointments.
20. In particular, Col Martir has violated Articles of War 62 (Absence Without Leave), Revised Penal Code Art 217 (Malversation of Public Funds) and Art 172 (Falsification by Private Individuals and Use of Falsified Documents).
Bravo, Jamby Madrigal!
Bravo, Mrs. Querubin!
The plan by Malacanang to railroad the promotions of the 24 as thwarted by Sen. Jamby is minus 24 to the sipsips and idiots in the Armed Forces of the President who are allegedly promised of better days by continuously siding with Asperon and their little commander in cheat.
We believe what Mrs. Querubin said that it’s not about being anti or pro-GMA but what’s the truth about the case of Martir and why his promotion should be considered.
Why his promotion should NOT be considered.
Senator Lacson was exasperated by the evident lying of Col Davila who maintained that he subscribed the affidavit in 2006 even when the affiant signed the affidavit in 2007. Sen Ping asked the help of lawyers in the committee to which Sen Enrile answered that he already forgot his notarial law.
Members of IBP, please look into this.
Enrile and now Honasan are now Malacanang’s avid defenders in the Senate. Enrile’s own illegal business must be investigated. Among these is the illegal logging business. Jamby Madrigal once exposed this in her privilege speech and was met with very strong reaction. In retaliation, Enrile accused Jamby of cheating in 2004.
Speaking of illegal logging, let’s not forget Senator Angara who is also another Malacanang defender now.
Senator Biazon who was a Marine Commandant and Chief of Staff knew very well about the AWOL of Col Martir. But since Col Martir is his friend, he said he would abstain.
But he praised Col Martir, and mentioned that in 1989 Col Martir was the operations officer of the 4th Battalion, when all joined the coup including his personal driver. Col Martir was the only one in his unit who remained with the “constituted authority”
According to some Marine Officers, Col Martir was even bragging in the Marine Camp that Senator Enrile will help him convince the other senators. The son of Senator Enrile is very close to Col Martir.
keep up the godd work Senator Madrigal….. It takes lady senator to go against this corrupt members of the CA… It even show that Sen Madrigal has the balls more than the other gentlemen at the CA.. Keep it up Sen Madrigal….
According to LCol Arthur Biyo, MC1 (head of personnel), Col Martir was never charged with AWOL because there was no complainant.
Now, according to the AFP, the 2 year prescription period has elapsed already so they can not charge him with AWOL.
The son of Senator Enrile is no other than Jackie Enrile who must be made accountable for the many persons he hurt and even killed during the Marcos regime.
deputy presidential spokeswoman Lorelei Fajardo….. who’s this another evil bitch.. nakakatulog pa kaya eto? me pamilya na kaya siya? buti nakakakain pa pamilya nito pag kasabay siya sa kainan. magkano kaya bayad sa bawat katagang binibitiwan nito para ipaglaban ang orig na evil bitch ng malacanang. lagi na lang sinasabi na dalhin sa korte.. ang lakas ng loob nila kasi hawak nila sa leeg karamihan sa mga nasa korte………..
This Lorelei Fajardo looks pretty and young. Too bad she has learned to lie this early. She destroyed her youth. I can say the same thing with the other young man, Anthony Golez. There are quite a number of good and competent Malacanang staff, but they choose to work for the Devil.
With the above statement of Marine wife, I’m anticipating JRAT’s fellow rat defenders to pop-up anytime and invoke the 2 year prescription. Wala naman silang ibang paliwanag na e tagal na kaming naghintay. Asahan nyo itong sila zaruk, mohan, et al, biglang maglabasan (kung hindi pa nagpalit ng mga usernames).
Sige nga kayong mga defenders ni JRAT isigaw nyo ang rason na 2 year prescription?? Tignan namin ang kapal nyo!
Those former government officials against Arroyo are referred to as X-Men. When do we expect Neri to be called X-Man? Is he fit to be called X-Man?
In the case of the RAT the 2 year period has elapsed..thus hindi na siya ma charge ng AWOL. But na promote na ata. In the case of the 28 officers and soldiers detained without charges..hangang ngayon na sa kulungan pa..hindi pa noon Feb. 26 dapat dismissed na..ano na ba ang nangyayari sa caso nila? Sen. Trillanes made a statement that he will not participate in the kangaroo trial..why can this court make a decision..gusto nilang patayin ang mga ito..bakit hindi nila utusan iton si Martir na bumaril sa harap ng mga tao..firing squad..ala Jose Rizal..total sharp shooter daw naman..siya lang ang may hawak ng baril..
If you are an ordinary soldier not close to the chief of staff and without powerful padrinos, if you go on AWOL, you will be charged by your superior. Siyempre alam ng superior mo na nag-AWOL ka and it is within his duty to protect the interest of the Filipino people, to punish you.
447 days AWOL. What’s the total amount did he get from the goveernment in terms of salary which he did not serve? That’s the amount that was stolen from the Filipino people.
My friends in the miltiary told me Abadilla, Insierto and Pajarito were “bata ni Enrile”.
It is important to Enrile that they are promoted even if it’s against the law so that they can receive higher pension. lahat pera. Pagnanakaw sa taumbayan.
corr: 2 year period has lapsed..seguro may bonus pa noong AWOL siya..Semana Santa na nga pala..The first word in the SEven Last Word..Father, Forgive Them For They Know Not What They Do!
Those were the days when a soldier went on AWOL even for a fraction of a day was given a delinquency report that is swiftly disposed of under Articles of War 105 tried legally by his immediate commanding officer unless he opted for a special or general courts martial that would try desertion as the case maybe. He could not just credit his awol deliquency to his unspent leave credits. But Martir must be calling the shots. Poor others!
Kahit saan talagang lupalop meron “evil”. PAti dito sa Ellenville. Ngayon “HAPPY” pa siya. Bukas makalawa “PASSE” na siya. Tandaan mo ang mga ito:
– Bilog ang mundo.
– Merong 365 days sa isang taon.
– Masamang damo matagal mamatay. Pero mortal pa rin.
Ano na ngayon ang gagawin kay Martir? Hihintayin rin ang 2010? Tongue na naman!
Hear this out: Malacanang’s supporter Vivian Yuchengco funded a huge newspaper ad with graduates of Assumption’s signatures on it. It turned out that some of those signatures were already dead and some were not even graduates of Assumption. Now that it has been discovered, Yuchengco denies she’s the one who funded the newspaper ad. In Malacanang, a day before the rally, students were brought there to show their support for the Midget President. The TV camera showed the students being fed and they were enjoying their delicious meal. They might have even been given some cash allowance before going home. There you go again…Malacanang using tax payers’ money for GMA’s propaganda.
Lalong sumisikat ang John “Rat” Martir na ito.Nagiging sensational siya sa mga publicity.
Wala na tayong magagwa ke Emrile. papatapos na career niya sa politics kaya wala ng mawawala sa kanya kundi kanyang karangalan na matagal na naman nawala kaya wala na tayong maaasahan sa matandang ulyanin na yan.
Ke Ginoong Enrile.. sana man lang bago matapos ang career niya sa politica ay iwasto niya ang mga kamaliang pinaggagawa niya.
I don’t believe any of of the current members of the officers’ corps of colonel rank deserves to be promoted to 1-star.
Not while they serve under the general cmmand of one who is evil and by her dog, Esperon!
Those who deserve to be promoted and rightly so are incarcerated by this duo of traitors!
Madrigal—What a gal!
CA Commissioners—What a gall! Kakasuka!
gusa77 Says:
March 14th, 2008 at 6:44 am
HG,the blame supposed to be on you and your kind due that installattion of the current head of ill & wrong doing in our gov’t. Probably this country will be miles away from their counterpart in the regions. Because of your narrow minded brain(utak BIYA),like to swim and eat on FILTHY STREAM,WITH ALL THE WASTE OF UNDISCIPLINE. like you,this REPUBLIC,WILL NEVER ACHIEVE IT’S GOAL
ei Gusa77 – kaklase mo siguro sa ingles si janina san miguel he he he. hwag mo nang inglesin, tagalugin mo na lang, baka dumugo pa ilong mo sa pagiisip ng tamang ingles.
Pareng Cocoy,
May tinatawag na “rat race,” mayroon ding ratratan, at higit sa lahat may rat poison kapag nananalanta na ang mga peste. Ito ang naging role ni Jamby, naging KJ siya dahil sa prinsipyo kaya di natuloy ang dinggoyan sa CA. Mabuhay ka Jamby dahil marami ka nang isinakripisyo, maging ang llipstic mo nang ikaw ay bombahin ng tubig sa Mendiola. Kahit ang tingin ng iba sa iyo ay bruha, act like a real opposition.
KapitanKidlat;
D’yan tayo magkabakas sa opinion mo.Nakita ko nga sa TV kung papano siya nabumbero at nahulog pa ata iyun baril ng security niya.Dapat talagang busisiin maigi ang confirmation ng mga sundalo dahil bibigyan sila ng lisensya ng kapangyarihan.Nag kamali na minsan kay Esperon sa dalawa niyang star sa isang araw at mahirap na ng maulit na magkakaroon uli ng panibagong Esperon.
Kung gusto mong mag-kape habang recess ka dito sa klase natin punta ka sa canteen.I click mo lang ng mouse iyang pulang pangalan ko,bubukas ang pinto para sa iyo.
Inaanyayahan ko po ang lahat sa isinasagawang Pagtitipon Para sa Kapayapaan sa Mabuhay, Rotonda. Mabuhay po tayong lahat!
Magkano Jerz?
Paturuan niyo naman sana ang mga binayaran niyong raliyista na sumagot ng maayos. Masyadong halatang bayaran eh!
Sa bagay wala namang magkukusang loob na ipaglaban si Gloria the Evil Bitch!
Napansing ko lang Jerz at Happy Gilmore, kayong mga kampon ng demonyita ay panay pambabastos sa mga bloggers ang ginagawa.
Mana ba kayo sa amo niyo na makapal ang apog?
Matuto naman sana kayong rumispeto kahit na iba ang inyong pananaw. Naaawa lang ako sa inyo dahil halos di na kayo pinapatulan dito dahil sa asal ninyo. Pareho kayo sa amo niyong Pidal Family, walang modo.
Tongue : Hindi ko alam kung bakit galit na galit si Cong. Ompong Plaza sa ginawa ni Madrigal. Oo nga pala, tumambling na ang mga Plaza mula sa oposisyon, sumama na sa Mafia. Uli.
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I met Ompong in Tokyo a year ago when he was looking for partners to sell some subdivisions (landgrabbed lands pa siguro) that he said he owned. Sabi niya Oppositionist daw siya pero medyo duda ako sa kaniya even then dahil pasabit-sabit din siya doon sa mga political appointees ni Dorobo.
In short, I was not impressed. Ibang-iba pa rin si Senator Pimentel, who is super malinis. Hindi nagpapalibre kahit na alam na puede ko siyang pakainin kahit saan!
jerz,
Ayon sa’yo narin, mga bobo at bastos mga bloggers dito at alam mo rin na suntok sa buwan ang imbitahin mo mga nandito para pumunta sa mabuhay rotonda, bakit mo pa sila iniimbita dba?
Hindi kaya isang senyales yan na kaya hindi mo nakikita ang mga kamaliang nangyayari ngayon sa bansa natin?
Bro andres,
Pakiusap lang hayaan mo nalang mambastos kung kanino ka man nababastusan dito, huwag mo silang gayahin bro, ipakita natin na tayo ay mararangal…(TAYO means I’m with you)
Diyan mo makikita na walang ng batas na sinusunod sa atin. Nag AWOL ka ng matagal ay may star kang matatangap. Iyung matitinong sundalo na nakikipag laban para sa bansa natin ay naka kulong dahil sumusunod sa batas.
Mga opisyal sa sandatahan , Pulis , politiko at mga judges at lalo mga obispo ay mga prostitutes na ni Gloria.
Wala raw alternative leader na pamalit ky GMA. Kung ang criteria ay garapalan sa pagnanakaw at dami ng napasakan ng salapi sa bibig, wala ngang alternative.
Kilala ba ninyo itong grupo na kung tawagin ay BABAE KA. Nagfile daw ng kaso laban kay Jun Lozada?
Wala ngang batas na sinusunod ang mga ito. Yung mga enlisted men, pinatalsik ni Yano dahil AWOL sila ng ilang araw nung Pebrero. As it turns out, hindi sila AWOL dahil na reassign sila. Nevertheless, tinanggal sila after two years nang nakakulong (without charges!) kasama ang mga magigiting na opisyal sa Tanay.
Now, eto naman itong nagpapanggap na anak ng Dios, si Dagang Martir na magdadalawang taon halos ang pagka AWOL, e ni walang batikos na naggagaling sa mga dios-diosan ng AFP.
At sino ba itong si Davila na may kapal pa ng mukhang sabihin na “anticipatory” ang kanyang pag notarize ng affidavit? Kung nakakalimutan ni Enrile ang batas notaryo niya, e maraming hindi nakakakalimot. Numero uno ay kailangan kapag ninotaryo ang isang dokumento, ay kaharap mo ang tao. Required ito at the time of notarization. Kaya walang anticipatory at walang post-dated na notaryo.
Palalampasin ba ng mga magigiting nating Senador ang pagkawalang galang na ito sa ating batas?
Mukhang nabayaran ng administrasyon ang ABS at walang balit tungkol sa Rally sa Liwasang Bonifacio………….
We are losing this country to a stonewalling, corrupt, authoritarian-minded President.
No president has pushed the limits of executive power as this one.
Gloria was not elected to the office, she acquired it. Since that time her conduct has been extralegal.
The transparency inherent to democracy that would expose her is obscured through brute manipulation of Congress, the judiciary, the press and of course her stonewalling of all her seven deadly sins….
1)TREASON. The complete sell-out of the Philippines to China.(Spratly Islands, ZTE, SouthRail, NorthRail)
2)GREED The insatiable greed of the Pidal couple as evidenced by the litany of scandals since 2001.
3) THE MOCKERY OF THE ELCTORAL PROCESS.(Hello Garci, Comelec Chairman Abalos as BIG-TIME ZTE broker.)
4) THE DAMAGE TO DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS .We have a president whose psychological makeup inclines her to do as she pleases. Because the House has been bribed, and the Armed Forces roster of top generals stacked with loyalists, she has gotten away with it — so far.
5)COVER-UPS. Executive privilege has its place but it is not intended to cover a multitude of sins. It is not cover for illegal acts or a means to dodge accountability for mistakes made.
6)HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS.
7)BAD EXAMPLE TO THE YOUTH. This country cannot have a leader who cheats, lies and stonewalls.
We face 2 1/2 more years of this and I fear how much worse it will become in the coming months.
Gloria Arroyo is extremely dangerous particularly now that she is cornered.
yong mga nasa pilipinas pwedeng pakikalampag ang ABS CBN kung bakit walang coverage ang Rally sa Liwasang Bonifacio pleassssssssssseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee… kanina pa ako nakaabang kahit isang balita sa ANC Channel ng ABS CBN tungkol sa Rally wala pa..
“magigiting”
Standby kasi lahat ngayon sa decision ng SC regarding sa pagsipot ulit ni Neri sa senate hearing.
IMO, swerte talaga ng ating pangulo, WOW Philippines talaga.
UNGAS daw ang mga FSGO at mga Bishop na anti-Arroyo. ARAYYYYYYYY ……. galing sa dapat na kagalang-galang na Secretary of Justice. Bilang ganti sa mga kagalang-galang na mga Bishop’s at FSGO’s …. TANGNA MO Gunggungzalez. Sana mamatay ka na. BUGOK!!!!!!
Buhay pa pala si John Rat Martir?!!!
sino kaya sa mga officers na to ang me kinalaman sa pagkawala ni jonas?
Turning Point, Jamby’s use of Sec. 20 is only up to June.
The officers will go back to the CA and I’m sure next time, the padrinos of these officers will be more shameless in their railroading of their appointments.
Rally in Liwasan ended at 9:30 p.m. I left at about 8:30 p.m. It was organized by the youth. It was okay considering that this is final exams week.
That’s the sad part of this confirmation in the Senate and Congress. Officials are confirmed and promoted not by their merits but by their padrinos. Jamby might appear to be unpopular but she’s making a good point. Lobbying has been the practice for a long time. What about those without padrinos? And what happens after these officials are confirmed? Well, pay back time…no wonder corruption never stops.
Mga Katoto:
Sa totoo lang, ito ngayon ang Pilipinas in so far as the AFP is concerned; Sa Oposisyon, nandyan ang mga magigiting nating mga sundalo represented by the likes of Col. Querubin, Capt. Guinolbay both Medal of Valor awardee (highet military medal), Gen. Danilo Lim, West Point Graduate, Gen. Renato Miranda, batikan sa Jolo campaign; sa side ng Administration at mga loyalista ni Gloria, nandiyan si Martir, sikat na nag-AWOL for 447 days at nagpasarap buhay sa America, ang lasenggong si Berroya, nerbyusong si Ticman, ang sinungaling na si Avelino Razon at mayabang na si Gerry Barias. Nasan nga pala iyong ka-batch ko sa Marines na si Juancho Sabban? Siya ang pumatay kay Abu Sabaya, remember him? Saan din ngayon si Frank Gudani? Just for your info, si Frank Gudani was a consistent member of the Philippine shooting team and he represented the country in many international competitions during our time. Siya rin ang nag reveal ng 2004 election cheating ni GMA sa Mindanao.
Binabati ko ang lahat ng mga kabataan at estudyante na dumalo sa matagumpay Liwasang Bonifacio Rally; kasama na rin diyan ang lahat ng ating mga kababayan na nakiisa sa paghahanap ng katotohanan at pakikibaka ng katiwalian. Mabuhay kayong lahat. Tunay kayong nagmamalasakit sa bayan. Tuloy lang ang laban. Manindigan at kumilos tayong lahat bago pa tayo’y maging busabos ng mga dayuhan at angkinin ang ating sariling bayan. Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!
one had always needed a padrino in order to come up even in the much lower levels in the govt. this is because they donot measure effectivenes in office. it is probably easy in research when one can just use the number of publications to get the right person.it is probably different in the military.but anybody who had AWOL must never be promoted. why? we may have an army of awols which is synanimous with not having an army at all.
Manindigan at kumilos tayong lahat bago pa tayo’y maging busabos ng mga dayuhan at angkinin ang ating sariling bayan. Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!—KapitanKidlat.
Naangkin na nila ang iba.Kaya bago nila tuluyang angkinin ang buo at bago maging 3rd class citizen ang mga Pilipino sa sariling bansa kailangan ay kumilos na ang kabataan kung gusto nilang magkaroon ng magandang bukas.
HG,SORRY TO TELL YOU,I don’t used atreet languages,nor my tongue expressing my ill feeling towards any ISSUES.If you don’t pick up the messages or point of view what does it means it shows the personalities of the reader ,the kind they belong to.
Did I hear right when Sen. Biazon said that Jamby maybe removed as member of the Senate CA? And did I hear right when he said..that padrino system is necessary in the appointments? It only proves to show that in the Military kailangan talaga sa promotion na kumapit sa isang malagas at mataba na padrino…what good are the teachings then of integrity, honesty and loyalty to serve the country? Sa papel lang? Saan ang prestige nila kung palakasan lang pala ang promotion? Kaklase ata ni Biazon o kaibigan si Martir kaya tayo nalang maging martir at sila ang kapangyarian…kaya pala nag salita si Sen. Trillanes “Do your Worst!” What a disappointment Senator (? bang tunay o sena tong!) Nakakalungkot ang kanitong mga leader…
Nakakalungkot ang ganitong mga leader…Sayang si Jamby kung hanggang June lang..Ano ba ang military record nitong Senatong Biazon? Was he ever in combat duty? Was he ever awarded a Medal of Honor? And incidentally, si Honasan ba ay nagkaroon din ng Medal of Honor? nag combat of duty rin ba? Ano ang naging record niya other than desk duty? Mukha atang yong mga nakadanas ng tunay na combat duty and fought for the country..ay nakukulong at yong mga pa golf golf lang ay na popromote? Missed calls ata sila Gen. Lim, Gen. Miranda, Col. Querubin, Sen. Trillanes and the rest of those who are still in detention..the irony of the Military system…kaya pala ganito ang buhay sa natin…
Bad News…Koko Pimentel lost his electoral protest against Zubiri. That again shows that the opposition cannot expect to win in the Supreme Court with 90% Justices appointed by GMA. It won’t be long that all or 100% of them are GMA appointees. And if Erap questions the legality of his plan to run again in 2010, he would be defeated too. For how could a Supreme Court revert its decision proclaiming GMA’s legal entrance to Malacanang under then Davide? One Supreme Court Administrator’s wife revealed that GMA regularly calls the Supreme Court for information and even the Justices directly giving instructions. If the SC is under the control of Malacanang, expect cases against the administration to fail. The church, Supreme Court, Military, US all for GMA…how can we beat this? No other way but a revolution.
They should have done it also to Sec. Reyes & Mendoza. Jamby is right unlike Jinggoy who is in CA before but did not invoke sec 20 to Esperon because he was asked by a “common” friend to confirm Esperon. Is Jamby in CA when Esperon/Angeles/Mendoza were confirmed?
CA should be blamed kapag may mga cabinet members na unqualified sa position.
Pareng Cocoy,
Oo nga pala, naangkin na nila ang iba. Nakakalungkot na mas nauunawaan pa ng ating mga kabataan ang kalagayan ng ating bansa ke sa mga mas nakakatanda sa kanila. Sa halip na sa tayong mga nakakatanda ang aakay sa kanila sa pagtatanggol ng interest ng bayan tayo pa ang inaakay. Ang rally sa Liwasang Boni ay isang katibayan na kayang manindigan ang ating mga kabataan. Bagamat inabandona sila ng mga opispo, nagpatuloy pa rin sila sa pagsisiwalat ng abang kalagayan ng ating bansa sa kuko ng mga buwitre. Salamat din ang mga ibat-ibang samahan na umalalay at nakiisa sa kanila. Salamat din sa panalangin ng lahat ng mga nagmamalasakit na Pilipino para sa kanilang tagumpay. Salamat na rin sa mga pulis at militar sa kanilang pangangalaga ng kapayapaan at kaligtasan ng lahat. Salamat din sa Malakanyang sa pagiging sport nito. Salamat din sa mga kabataan at kababayan nating naligaw sa welcome Rotonda. Ang kaganapan sa araw na ito ay tagumpay ng bayan.
So far we never had it so good since the known beginning of Philippine history. Only a few did. Mga kabataan na ang sumusugod dahil sa kahirapan. Kaci wala tayong matatanda maganda pang nagawa. Dito nga lang e away-away pa. We Filipinos are not cut for progress here really. However, a shortcut to realtime progress perhaps is present just for the taking. Lets try getting another interested ‘colonizer’. Seemingly, the chinese are so interested from their bote-dyaryo days until now with the failed ZTE-NBN development. Lets welcome them with open arms. Whether we like it or not,the military development of China has a primary concern with our region.
Ellen,
Re: Turning Point, Jamby’s use of Sec. 20 is only up to June.
Can she not re-invoke it?
When the supreme court ruled in favor of the opposition, lahat ng mga taga Ellen’s blog ay tuwang tuwa at halos umapaw ang papuri. And everytime it ruled against their personal opinion, they assail the court with their curses and fairy-tale stories of innuendos and lies. Sa tagal ng panahon kong nagbabasa ng mga panig dito, halos wala akong nakikitang respeto sa rule of law. Gaya ng sinabi ng pastoral letter, simulan mo ang pagbabago sa sarili mo…tapos.
When did the Supreme Court rule in favor of the opposition? You can count your fingers…once, twice? How many times did the SC rule in favor of Malacanang? We lost count.
Pastoral letter is just a piece of paper written by church leaders without balls. Rosales calls for change from each individual…why doesn’t he begin himself? First thing he must do is to advise his niece in Malacanang, Medy Poblador, not to lie and corrupt the Bishops and politicians. Second, Rosales and his cohorts must stop using Malacanang to fatten their wallets.
And now we curse our church leaders, and again we use our prowess for story telling to throw accusations at them…hinay hinay lang mga tol..baka sa sobrang bato natin eh, bumalik sa atin yung bato at mabukulan tayo….The pastoral letter speaks clearly of our current political mess. Hindi importante kung galing man eto sa mga “church leaders without balls”, yung mensahe yung pakinggan mo, lawakan ang pag iisip at maging tapat sa pag anim kung saan nagkamali. Ito ang kailangan nating pagbabago…unang una sa lahat.
Duren, I feel like spitting on your face (Draan). Who caused and is causing the political mess. Not the opposition and certainly not the people. We did not create the ZTE scam and all other scams? From the Telecom scandal up to this Spratly deal, who’s to blame? The opposition? The people? When I say these church leaders (Rosales and company) have no balls, they sure don’t have. They are not only to be cursed but must be thrown into the Lake of Fire.
Correction: Duraan (to spit). Right, Duren?
tsk tsk…kaawa awang pinoy. Peace bro!
With the appointment of another Evil Bitches’ justice, expect the worst. The pro-admin bloggers always refer to the rule of law. Do they mean the law of the Evil Bitch? She has time and again violated our constitution. She changes the rule of law based on her whims. Having stayed in powert for too long, she has all her appointees in place in almost all the key positions in the government. Afterall we have the title ” THE MOST CORRUPT” country, don’t we? In two more years of the Evil Bitches’ regime, we would have been parcelled off to China, USA(in the South) and the Europeans. Any more “INVESTORS” interested?
It is very sad that the CBCP is part of the “CORRUPTION” in this regime! They are fed like cows as well! Thanks to the niece of the head, Medy Poblador has a deep purse!
Now, I understand why Jamby Madrigal blocked the CA appointsments of those military officials.
Mabuhay ka, Senator Madrigal!
Sa mga KONTRA OPINYONS ng blog, HINDI ko na binabasa ang comments nila! Don’t make patol to these people! Di ba, pag may BIDA, meron talagang Kontrabida! Huwag basahin…TAPOS!
I met Jamby in person a few times. I like her! She is feisty and probably this is her best weapon! More power to you Jamby!
I am very disappointed with Sen Biazon on his favoring the “RAT” Martir. I was in the Senate when he endorsed John “Rat” favorably. I almost puked! If officers like John Rat dominate the force, wala na talagang mangyayari sa AFP. It will all be palakasan. The younger upright officers will follow the suit, lahat sila magiging ala-John Rat.
C’mon dude, hindi na tayo bata para sa ganyang klaseng kababawan. Patunay kung gaano ka kitid at sarado ang utak natin sa opinyon ng iba. Change, you ask? Anyone who doesnt know how to listen to what someone has to say other than himself are incapable of that.
The AFP has become the biggest “SECURITY AGENCY” of the Evil Bitch. The senior officers are even her personal bodyguards! I saw how asspweron fixed the collar of the evil bitch, brought her to her chair etc… Nakakasuka talaga! By the way, the ass even cried when the bitch announced that she was not running for presidency anymore. What a loyalty-the LOYALTY OF A TRAINED DOG!
It saddened me to know that the young Pimentel lost his case in the SC. It was expected. Afterall the SC is mostly filled with the Evil Bitches’ appointees.
oyasumi mga kaibigan ko sa Ellens blog. Araw araw pinag darasal ko na sana ay makamtan natin ang katotohanan, yung walang bahid at yung walang pinapanigan. Arrivederci!
Bitchevil, I agree with you. Hinding hindi tayo ang gumawa nitong kalokohan, garapalan at nakawan sa gobierno. Tinatago pa sa tao ang katotohanan at kung hindi maitago pinpalusot pa or sisihin pa tayo. Ako mismo wala diyan sa Pinas pero nahihilo ako sa dami ng anomalia. Darating ang araw ang mangyari sa Pinas kagaya ng Tibet pinagbabaril na ang tao kasi ayaw sa China.
duren Says:
March 15th, 2008 at 1:03 am
lawakan ang pag iisip at maging tapat sa pag anim kung saan nagkamali. Ito ang kailangan nating pagbabago…unang una sa lahat.
Hmmmp? Yan kaya ang nasa isip ni Gloriang Manananggal? O baka naman ganito ” Lawakan ang pangungurakot at huwag maging tapat sa pag amin kung saan nagkamali. Ito ang kailangan nating gawin upang ang Pilipinas ay lumubog sa utang at ang mga mahihirap ay lalong maghirap at tuluyan ng mamatay sa gutom.”
Ate Ellen,
Maraming salamat sa pag-post mo ng affidavit ni John Rat. Kapw Marino namin yan. Majority ng marines walang respeto sa kanya. Kilala namin ang pagkatao nyan. Alam na alam namin ang kaso ng AWOL nya.
Ang totoong istorya ng pag-alis ni Martir sa Pilipinas ay dahil sa winarningan sya ng asawa nya ng kung di sya susunod sa pamilya nya sa Amerika eh maghihiwalay na sila. Sa takot ni Martir, pumunta sya at wala ng balak bumalik pa ng Pilipinas. Kaya nga sya nag-file ng leave na good for one month lang para naman may authority sya sa makaalis. After one month, AWOL na sya kasi nga di na sya nag-file ng additional leaves. Kasinungalingan yung sinasabi ni Martir na nakalimutan ni Carillo ang request nya. Putragis ka Martir, lokohin ko ang lelong mo. Maloloko mo ibang tao pero hindi kamingmga Marino. Nilinlang mo pati mga taxpayers dahil tiumanggap ka ng sahod at allowances kahit wala ka sa serbisyo. Di ba pandarambong ang tawag dyan?
Bumalik ka sa Pilinas Mr. Martir dahil di ka masikmura ng pamilya mo. Binugbog mo ang asawa mo sa harap ng anak mo kaya ka nga lumipat ng tirahan sa isang kaibigan na sya ring nagkupkop sayo para pabalikin ka ng Pilipinas.
Tama na ang kasinungalingan mo Martir. Isa ako sa mga kkaharap mo sa inuman habang napapagkwentuhan ang nangyari sayo. Kinupkop kang muli ng Marines at binigyan ng pagkakataon na magbago at makatayong muli. Anong ginawa mo? Hinudas mo ang mga taong tumulong at nagkupkop sayo. Sila nga yon ang mga nakakulong. Ipinakulong mo sila Martir sa kadahilanang di ka nga aangat ng pwesto sa Marines dahil wala kang binatbat. Ginawa mong paraan na mawala ang aming mga pinuno at ipakulong sila dahil sa sarili mong ambisyon.
Masahol ka pa sa AHAS Martir. Pumunta ka rito sa Mindanao at ng makita mo ang ngitngit namin sayo. Bakit ka ba takot pumunta dito Martir?
Sulbatz;
Nirapido mo ng husto ang pagkatao ni John Martir.Ganon ba siya.Wife beater? Kawawa naman pala ang asawa niya.Pag naging bayaw ko iyan ay ibabaon ko siya sa hukay ng buhay.Bugbugin niya ang kapatid kong babae,puputulan ko siya ng kamao.
Sulbatz & Marine Wife: Thanks for the info..wala na seguro makapagsalita dito sa Ellenville na walang evidences..but I would not be surprised if they say that nagsisinungaling kayo..BTW does Sen. Biazon know this story of Martir?..Is he a Marine as well?
Mabuhay ang mga organizers and ang mga pumunta sa rally. And thank you for being there for us. Ipinakita ninyo sa lahat na you are more responsible than many government officials..You were excellent!
Duren: watch for the Pastoral Statement for Sun..Passion Sunday which was signed by Cardinal Rosales (a miracle for him to do so particularly for the gov’t) and 16 other Bishops..on Thou Shalt Not Steal and Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness Against your Neigbors.
I support Senator Madrigal for her guts. At least, may ginagawa unlike her other fellow women Senator who are either licking the stinky ass of the criminal calling herself “President” or just simply playing safe.
On the other hand, I don’t know why Senator Biazon would even give the impression that he is against Senator Madrigal for suggesting that she is being abusing invoking Section 20 of the Senate rule. Bakit hindi ba niya alam na may kurakutan sa CA? By golly, it is known throughout history as one of the most corrupt commissions ever created originally to insure that only the deserving should be appointed and promoted. What Senator Biazon should do is insure that the rules of law are followed.
No wonder a lot many brainy Filipinos would rather work overseas and stay there than work in the Philippines and not be able to prove their worth the way they should with the system corrupted and seemed fit only to the sipsips, hooligans, hoodlums and shenanigans!!! 😛
…she is being abusive invoking Section 20…
I supposed some of those who are crying out loud against the act of Sen Madrigal, are godfathers of her rejects.
If gloria has the right to insist on re-confirming her men maybe Jamby also has the right on re-invoking her right to reject them. Fair enough.
Sulbatz,yan din ang narinig ko, that Martir really ratted on the marines who are now incarcerated. He is apparently the “STAR” witness of the attempted mutiny. His affidavit was the basis of the incarceration of his fellow marines. This animal is downright slimy, opportunist and maybe he should be the one to be court martialled and incarcerated! Every marine knows who he really is! A LOW LIFE!
For ratting on his comrades, favorite siya ni asspweron!
Rose, Biazon knows about the case of Martir as well as the other officers very well. That’s why I’m very disappointed with him.
He knows what the laws is: no officer who have one year before retirement can be promoted. Alam niya yan. bakit pinagpipilitan niyang i promote yung tatlo” abadilla, Insierto, Pajarito.
In an earlier hearing, with all flourish he abstained to vote in the case of Martir because he said the two officers, Col. Querubin and Martir are both close to him.
What kind of reasoning is that? As the superior officer, you should decide on what is right. And not based on the closeness of the officers involved.
Marine Wife,
Re: “According to LCol Arthur Biyo, MC1 (head of personnel), Col Martir was never charged with AWOL because there was no complainant.”
Unbelievable! The man goes AWOL for 2 years and nobody in the military hierarchy took this up? What kind of military is that! Were they sleeping on the job? Goodness gracious, no wonder we have soldiers getting beheaded in the South by the dozens — the frigging top brass are all asleep!
Line up the members of the Board of generals and their subalterns to be shot for incompetence!
Ellen: Thanks. Sa tingin ko ang integrity ni Sen. Biazon ay umuurong na..sa katandaan? o dahil sa senato-ng siya.
..hindi ako nagtataka kung maraming hipis dito na nakapasok at nagiging bastos sa mga ibang bloggers..may mga role models na nagiging example…hindi ba ang First Gentleman at ang mga anak nila ay naging bastos din sa court pa ata if I remember right? si Death of Justice Secretary just the other day said..mga ugok ang mga Obispo, si Apostol ano ang salita niya kay Lozada…we can go on and on with cases many of them did this so what can we expect from a leader?
Was that Pong Biazon talking?! How disappointing! Biazon is so attached to his past relations with his men that clouds his judgement as senator.
ellen, am being asked to put in some code and now, I find mt comment is awaiting moderation so am posting it again:
Ellen,
I am also very disappointed in Biazon! When he visited Trillanes and the other incarcerated officers discovering that Querubin (or was it Miranda?) was ill, I thought he’d finally woken up and half-expected him to get back to the Senate fighting for his fellow soldiers but there’s been nothing but eerie silence!
And it took a congressman to get on the bloody Congress floor to take on Esperon!!!! What the fuck was Biazon doing all that time? What a terrible disappointment!
He should get in there and jab away — it’s his last hurrah! Of all people, he’s the one person in the Senate who could take on those stupid, faggot of generals starting from Esperon!
Senator Biazon, get on with it! Ger bloody cracking! Prove to us that Cory was wrong when she didn’t want to extend you after your 5-month stint, that you are a real 4-star general…
(There were rumours that Cory didn’t think much of Biazon when he was serving as her chief of staff; matter of fact in the run up to the successor of Biazon, Cory’s one question about the contenders was: “WILL HE SHOOT?”, i.e., she didn’t think Biazon was a soldier’s soldier!)
Anna, it was in Tanay that he visited (Trillanes was detained at that time at the marine Brig in Fort Bonifacio) Gen. Miranda, Gen. Lim, Col. Querubin et al.
He visited those who were charged for the Feb. 2006 plan to withdraw support from Arroyo.
That visit in fact did more harm than good because he made public the situation of the 47 enlisted personnel Scout Rangers who were detained for almost two years without charges. Because the military was “nabuking” they discharged dishonorably the EPs . Kinasuhan pa ang lima.
As I told you earlier (I’ll search for the post later), the legal strategy would have been for the EPs to just suffer and keep quiet because by the end of two years without charges, whatever offense they were detained for would have been prescribed. They were still receiving their salaries.
When the EPs were discharged, he did nothing.
Para sa kaalaman ng lahat, si Senator Rodolfo Biazon ay dating AFP Chief at Marine Commandant with a distinguished record of being a fighting soldier assigned mostly in Mindanao. During our times, kilala siya being a fearless fighter, a respected officer and fatherly to the enlisted men. He may have committed an act recently that surprised everyone but one thing I can tell you, palagay ko kailangan pa rin natin siya pang tapat sa mga wala sa ayos na katulad ni Joker, Enrile at Mirriam. Remember ang sabi ni McArthur, ‘old soldier never die, they just fade away..” so antayin na lang natin ang tapos ng kanyang term.
eddfajardo: I will take your word for it..ang tanong ko lang..on Biazon: he fought but mayroon ba siyang medal of honor? at hanggang kailan ang term niya? Thanks.
Edd, I’m sorry, I’m really disappointed with Biazon.
Many years ago, a Philippine diplomat aspiring to be promoted to ambassadorship asked my help in endorsing her petition for such promotion. It was in fact a confirmation of what I actually have alredy known before and hated of how they get promotions in the Philippines that for me is the worse way one can destroy himself regardless of whether or not he is aware of it.
I was appalled when I learned of how she would pay the members of the CA she asked to push for her promotion. There were even a number of them who proposed to sleep with her as she was unmarried and pretty enough. There was even a time when one daring horny Congressman came over, and wanted to sleep with her at her apartment when she approached him abouot her promomtion.
My blood boiled when I heard of the amount of money the horny Congressman was asking from her and how he insisted that she should sleep with him. My heart cried for that helpless diplomat and the night she asked me to stay so he would not succeed as she could not bear to sleep with him but could not try to offfend and turn down the horny guy, I did. Galit na galit sa akin ang animal na Congressman!
Tell me who the members of this CA is and I will tell you whom now to trust among them.
As for Biazon, he would be doing his countrymen and even the Lord above, no doubt, better service if he would file a petition for a drafting of a law barring all fornicators, adulterers and philanderers from public office. Over where I am a national and based, it is strictly being practiced even when not everyone is acquainted with the Christian God’s Commandment against adultery, which to the non-Christian people of this land know to be an immoral act.
….Tell me who the members of this CA are and I will tell you whom now to trust among them….
…whomm not to trust among them….
Ellen,
Honestly, I was also surprised, bewildered, and speechless upon hearing Sen. Biazon’s tirade vs. Jamby. Nakakalito talagang isipin. Di nga ako makatulog.
schucks!, poor, poor, me ! in almost every turn, i have always defended Pong Biazon, believing that an honorable fighter in him would prevail in his judgments.
i often hear from those who admire Gloria (the usurper) that she is a very hard worker. now, i realized its true meaning: she could make those you think made of sterner stuff, drop their pants and surrender anything, everything.
Mr. Senator, i know you have no other great wealth but your name, please do not squander this as well, in favor of convenience of the times.
show us please, that you can resist the charm of the scum who made your country, our country, for two years now, the Asia’s capital of Corruption (not once, but twice in a row!)
allow us a glimpse of what a real Marine is—ng Inang Bayan, ng Taong Bayan, at HINDI ng Malacang…
ng Malacanang…
I sincerely hope everybody will use next week as a period of REFLECTION and ATONEMENT.
“…Because the military was “nabuking” they discharged dishonorably the EPs . Kinasuhan pa ang lima.” –
I refuse to think that Senator Biazon is craving for attention! Kulang sa pansin!
I am not the subject of this blog, please stop discussing about me.
I erased and will continue to erase comments about me because it’s irrelevant to the posted topic.
Bata-bata system sa Commission on Appointments. May nangyari ba sa Teves lagayan expose’?
On the military promotions…ano ang mangyayari sa grupo nila Sen. Trillanes? Will they ever be promoted? Kay Martir binale wala ang AWOL at napromote..Sila Trillanes kaya will they count the years they were detained? Ano na ang status ng kanilang case..we are now in the middle of March..hanggang kailan ang pag sacrificio nila?
On the CA..who appoints the members? How are they chosen? How are they selected? As mentioned above bata bata system or in other words padrino system?
Rose, Trillianes and company may not see any justice under the Evil Bitch! The more the hearings are delayed, the better for Trillianes and company. But some of his cases are being heard. Lately though, Trillianes ceased to attend the hearings! He is defying the kangaroo courts. Trillanes and Gen Lim may be in detention until the Evil Bitch is in power and so with the other 27 incarcerated officers. The AFP will try to protect the Evil Bitch by incarcerating all these officers while she is in power. If proven guilty, these officers may be incarcerated for life or dismissed from service.If absolved, they have to be put back in active duty and all their lost renumeration and positions will be given back to them. Trillianes is now a civilian. He gave up his military carreer when he ran for Senator.
The minor cases of the 28 officers should have been dropped in February but according to asspweron, hindi daw. Then asspweron floated that he was going to slap new charges on these incarcerated officers anew because according to asspweron the incarcerated officers were isssuing statements from their cells against the Evil Bitch! But maybe he changed his mind in slapping more charges as he will be retiring from the AFP on the 9th of May unless the Evil Bitch will extend his term anew.
Personally, I think that these incarcerated officers are safer where they are now. Because if they are sent back out in the field, baka papapatay lang sila ng mafia gang! The only thing I am praying for is for the AFP to treat these men with dignity. Right now they are put in bartolina cells, cramped and filthy! Afterall these officers are not proven guilty yet! Two of the incarcerated officers are even Medal of Valor awardees. Dapat sinasaluduhan pa ng tunay na presidente yang mga yan. Dahil sa fake si Evil Bitch, she does not know how to appreciate the efforts of these valiant men.
Karma karma lang naman yan eh. Ngayon ang mga 28 opisyales ay nakakulong, bukas ang pekeng presidente naman kasama niya ang mga alipores niya na puro magnanakaw at sinungaling ang makukulong!