December 2008 – Page 3 – ellen tordesillas

Arroyo’s praetorian guards

Published by Ellen on December 14, 2008

The military’s seniority and merit systems are again being strained to protect the illegitimate presidency of Gloria Arroyo.

One of the military officials whose promotion is awaiting confirmation by the Commission on Appointments is Brig. Gen. John Martir.

Martir is one extremely lucky guy. Despite a pending case of malversation of funds and falsification of documents before the Ombudsman, the Board of Generals recommended him for promotion to two-star rank (major general). This is the Martir’ second promotion in six months. Last June he was confirmed as brigadier general despite his having gone on AWOL (absent without leave) for more than one year ( 477) days during the period July 1998 to January 2000.

Hamon sa sambayanan

Published by Ellen on December 13, 2008

Nakakaloka itong si Congresswoman Juana Change.

Nag gate-crash si Congresswoman Juana Change (ginagampanan ng artistang si May Paner) sa anti cha-cha rally noong Biernes at nilait-lait ang mga rallyista. Inulit niya ang sinabi ni House Speaker Prospero Nograles na wala silang paki-alam sa mga rally rally dahil ang desisyon tungkol sa charter change ay sa kamay nila nakasalalay, hindi sa mga mamayan na nagra-rally.

Tamang-tama yun para pumanting ang tenga ng mga nagra-rally. Kaya kahit medyo mahinahon ang simula (siyempre naman inter-faith rally kaya puro dasal ang simula) uminit na rin.

Sinundan ni Harry Roque ng Concerned Citizens Movement na simple lang ang malakas na mensahe: “Ayaw namin ng Cha-Cha, Lalo na kay Gloria.”

Message of Sen. Trillanes from his detention cell

Published by Ellen on December 12, 2008

Mga Kapwa Ko Pilipino: Lubos akong nakikiisa sa inyo sa pakikipaglaban kontra sa Charter Change. Alam nating lahat ang maitim na hangarin sa likod ng…

‘Time to grip hands and act’

Published by Ellen on December 11, 2008

All 23 senators, including incarcerated Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV, signed resolution opposing charter change without concurrence of the Senate being pushed by allies of Gloria Arroyo in the House of Representatives.
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Arroyo spokesperson: Let’s talk

In today’s anti- Gloria Arroyo, anti- charter change rally, two of the messages to be read are that of detained officers, Brig. Gen. Danny Lim of the Army Scout Rangers and Marine Col.Ariel Querubin.

Lim and Querubin, together with 26 other officials including Maj. Gen. Renato Miranda, have been in detention for almost three years. They have been charged with mutiny for allegedly planning to withdraw support from Gloria Arroyo following the “Hello Garci” expose that showed Arroyo masterminding the tampering of election results in her favor with the help of some military officials.

Lim’s message was released last Nov. 29 to mark the second anniversary of Manila Pen incident where he, Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV and other Magdalo officers made a stand against the unabated corruption in the Arroyo government.

Simula ng katapusan

Published by Ellen on December 10, 2008

Ang rally bukas ay para ipa-alam kay Gloria Arroyo at sa kanyang mga alagad na ayaw ng taumbayan na amyendahan ang Constitution para lamang panatili sila sa kapangyarihan lampas ng kanilang termino sa 2010.

Simula lang ito. Habang pinagpipilitan nila ang pambabastos ng bayan, titindi pa ang kilos protesta.

Nangyari itong rally dahil pagkatapos ng pang-apat na impeachment na ibinasura ng kanyang mga alagad sa House of Representatives, nang bumalik dito si dating Agriculture Secretary Jocelyn “Joc-joc” Bolante na panay naman pagtatakip kay Gloria Arroyo ang ginawa, pagkatapos ng napakaraming pambabastos ng batas, marami ang nagtatanong, hanggang kailan pa ba ito?

Juana Change

Published by Ellen on December 10, 2008

‘Bring it on’

Published by Ellen on December 9, 2008

Although the 28 officers in detention in connection with the alleged plan to withdraw support from Gloria Arroyo in February 2006 were hoping that the junior officers would be home for Christmas, none of them were really surprised when the court martial decided to deny the motion of their lawyers to dismiss the mutiny case against them.

After two years of hearing “Denied, denied”, what’s another “denied”? They are in fact looking forward to the start of the trial on Dec. 16, with trial dates every Friday.

Vicente Verdadero, counsel for Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim and 14 other Scout Ranger and Special Forces officers, challenged the court to “Bring it on.”

‘Tanay boys’ motion to dismiss raps junked

Published by Ellen on December 8, 2008

A military tribunal yesterday dismissed the motion of defense lawyers to dismiss the mutiny charges against Army and Marine officers linked to the alleged power grab attempt in February 2006, saying the motion was premature.

At least 19 of the 28 accused officers, through their lawyers, earlier filed motions citing lack of evidence. They said evidence and exhibits marked by the prosecution were not enough to prove their guilt.

The 19 include Maj. Gen. Renato Miranda, former Marines commandant, and Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim, former commander of the Army’s First Scout Ranger Regiment.

The two are accused of attempting to lead their men to a march to Edsa in February 2006, where they were to supposedly withdraw support from President Arroyo.

Bakit absent yata si Mike Arroyo sa Las Vegas

Published by Ellen on December 8, 2008

Isa ako sa iilang Pilipino na hindi mahilig manood ng boxing.

Hindi ko maintindihan kung bakit ang isang tao ay masasayahan makita na nagsasakitan ang dalawang nilalang. Parang laro ng mga sadista.

Kaya pasalamat ako na ang beauty parlor na aking pinuntahan noong Linggo ay hindi nagbukas sa televised na laban ni Manny Pacquiao at Oscar de la Hoya. Kung hindi maiinis lang ako sa mukha ng mga politiko na nandoon sa las Vegas, gastos ang pera ng taumbayan.

‘Unhappy is the land that needs a hero’

Published by Ellen on December 7, 2008

I’d like Gloria Arroyo and her cabal in the House of Representatives to push charter change to the end.

So what if 64 per cent of Filipinos oppose charter change that would result in Gloria Arroyo staying in power forever? (Only 15 percent agree and 21 per cent are undecided, according to a September-October 2008 survey by the Social Weather Station)

What can those 64 percent, that roughly translates to almost 60 million Filipinos, do? Majority of Filipinos also believe that Gloria Arroyo cheated in the 2004 elections but did they do anything to punish the person who masterminded the thwarting of their will?

Month: December 2008