by Victor Reyes
Malaya
Military lawyers are determining whether detained Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim could be charged again for violating the Articles of War.
The former Scout Rangers chief on Wednesday asked soldiers to make a stand on the moves of Palace allies to amend the Constitution, and not to allow themselves to be used.
The call was contained in a message read during the multi-sectoral, anti-Charter change mass action in Makati City.
Lim is facing court martial for a supposed plot to overthrow the government in February 2006, when he and his men allegedly planned to join protest actions and withdraw support for President Arroyo.
“Technically, General Lim can still be charged for his call on the soldiers,” said Lt. Col. Romeo Brawner, chief of the AFP public affairs office.
He said as soldiers, “we give up our right to freedom of speech, freedom of expression.”
He said Lim was “sort of” inciting the soldiers to take a political stand against the constituent assembly which he said goes against the mandate or nature of the military being a non-partisan organization.
But Brawner said Lim’s statements could just be used as an “aggravating circumstance” for the cases he is already facing.
Lim’s statements are being evaluated by the Judge Advocate General’s Office.
Three days before the Makati rally, Lim said the AFP could “no longer insulate itself from the political situation because Arroyo herself dragged the military into politics by using it to cheat her way to victory in the May 2004 elections.”
He called on the officers and men to follow their conscience and uphold their constitutional mandate of protecting the people and the State amid what he said was a “brazen” effort to extent the President’s term.
Lim is detained in Camp Crame for a charge or rebellion in connection with the November 2007 standoff at the Manila Peninsula Hotel in Makati City.
Lim and 27 other Army and Marines officers are facing a charge of mutiny (Article of War 67), among others, before a general court martial for the planned march in February 2006.
Tanga. Read US v. Wilcox.
http://www.armfor.uscourts.gov/opinions/2008Term/05-0159.pdf
Manner of changing the Constitution is not a partisan undertaking. The opposition may advocate this as well. The Harm forces of the Philippines is going to the dogs (tuta).
Aggravating circumstances are coetaneous (contemporaneous, kasabay – got that from CJ Ramon Aquino) with the crime. You cannot have an aggravating circumstance occuring after the offense.
You are aggravating my perception that you are stupid.
[quote author=saxnviolins]You cannot have an aggravating circumstance occuring after the offense.[/quote]
Correct, unless the charge of rebellion against Lim is considered as a continuing offense..
The charge against Lim is mutiny. His lawyer, Vic Verdadero, in one of his objections during the court martial hearing said, “mutiny is not a continuing offense.”
Another harassment. What else? Same is true with Jun Lozada and other Malacanang foes.
For a crime to be “continuing”, the language of the statute must explicitly make it so; the crime cannot be made continuing by implication [Toussie v. United States, 397 U.S. 112 (1970)]
The fact that there is a statute of limitations indicates that the crime is not continuing; otherwise, from when do you determine the date of repose? Toussie further held that:
In Toussie, the asserted continuing crime was failure to register. The prosecution argued that there was a continuing crime until registration was made. That was struck down.
A man in prison took up arms?
The operative phrase is “against the Government”, not against the Administration. There is a difference. Glue is not THE Government.
The purpose of rebellion is to take allegiance away from the Government. No such thing was advocated. General Lim was stating that one does not need to obey an illegal order. Lim never advocated allegiance to another State (Government).
There is nothing in the above-quoted Article 134 (Rebellion) that even remotely indicates the intent of Congress to make rebellion a continuing offense.
Advocating such an interpretation is an instance of continuing ignorance of the law.
saxnviolins,
Kung isa kang mahusay na Abogado bakit hindi ka lumantad para labanan itong Gobyernong ito ….. labanan mo sila sa korte. Isupalpal mo sa kanila na may natitira pang isang Abogadong handang ipagtanggol ang Bansang ito.
Nandito ako sa labas – overseas.
Kayang kaya yan nina Harry Roque, Verdadero,atbp.
“Technically, General Lim can still be charged for his call on the soldiers,” said Brawner.
Blah, Blah, Blah….
“But Brawner said Lim’s statements could just be used as an “aggravating circumstance” for the cases he is already facing.”
Gosh! make up your mind Brawler!
Sige, mapapaaga ang paggawa ninyo ng big hero kay BGen. Lim!
as a law student, i don’t think tito danny violated the articles of war, nor the revised penal code. his statement was clearly based on constitutional grounds – the Armed Forces of the Philippines being the protector of the PEOPLE and the STATE. it, as an institution, should not engage in acts which would curtail the democratic will of the people, nor should any of its members follow illegal orders. their loyalty is to the people, and the state. not the chain of command alone, but the people and the state above all. such provision in the 1987 constitution reflects the expansive role of the military in society, as what we have seen in EDSA 1 and 2.
freedom of expression and of speech is a cherished right in our constitution, as Dean RP would say. being a member of the AFP, in my opinion, does not remove such mantle of protection, as long as it does not compromise national security. the security of our nation is compromised when we have a military blindly following orders, even illegal ones.
the question then should be, what crime did the Generals in 2001 commit when they withrew support from their Commander in Chief? we are still working under the same constitution, the same legal framework, thus, the “victors of war” theory should not apply. working under the same constitution, tito Danny deserves to have an equal protection of the law. Why is Reyes, et al scott free and Gen Lim et al in jail? Where is fairness and justice there?
Re: “what crime did the Generals in 2001 commit when they withrew support from their Commander in Chief?”
They should have been punished for the crime of Coup d’état. Unfortunately, the usurpers won, hence the “victors”, theincluded, went unpunished.
If they had not won, they would have been rightly charged with coup d’état, convicted and meted the death penalty.
(In Britain and France where the death penalty has been outlawed, obscure as it may, seem the military or defence forces still include the death penalty in their Articles of War.)
Unknown to the world at large, in the late 60s, early 70s, the UK almost had a coup d’état that would have toppled the Government of PM Harold Wilson. The Conservative Party and members of the elitist Establishment were fearful that UK was veering too much to the left, i.e., Communism and so with a handful of generals and trusted commanders, politicians with the help of MI6 (and the resident US CIA chief) had concocted a plan to stage a coup d’état.
Fortunately, the coup d’état plan was thwarted and the situation slowly went back to normal.
Despite the fact that a coup d’état was not launched at all, the generals and the officers who had been part of the plot were cashiered albeit quietly (top secret).
Fortunately for them, the plan had not reached the media nor the public, otherwise those involved would have been meted the most severe punishment, perhaps the death penalty had the plot been uncovered publicly.
Brawner says, ““Technically, General Lim can still be charged for his call on the soldiers,” said Lt. Col. Romeo Brawner, chief of the AFP public affairs office.”
Then why doesn’t the AFP leadership bloody charge them?
Brawner should put up or shut up!
This situation of the military is very messy!
“we give up our right to freedom of speech, freedom of expression.” — Brawner
Kaya pala:
– engot sila naging sunod-sunuran sila sa utos ng isang pekeng Pangulo …. rid may lips .. PEKE
– inggit sila dahil ng mga aktibista at mga taong nasa media ay may freedom of speech at expression kaya nila isa-isang inililigpit
– binusalan ni Glorya ang kanilang bunganga ng kuwalta … wala nga silang freedom of speech … hmmmm
“Technically, General Lim can still be charged for his call on the soldiers,” said Brawner
– sino sino ang mga tinawag niya … plis name names!!!!
Si Gen. Lim ay hindi nabusalan ng kuwalta ang bibig kaya may freedom of speech at expression siya …..
Brawner isa ka ring UNGAS.
ellen,
Do you realise that the British armed forces only have a regular professional man count of less than 200,000 (excludin reserve forces; RP has roughly 125,000) yet it seems to me that there are more star rank in the AFP in proportion to their size than the British Armed Forces.
Simply astounding!
If the military lawyers are still studying if it is going to charge Gen. Lim on cha-cha call, nothing will come of out because it is already contradicting itself. Could only means AFP does not have a ready anti-dote to the far reaching effect of Gen. Lim call on cha-cha and the threat to charge him shows that they are already in state of panic. Our assessment is that even if Gen. Lim was only addressing the soldiers, his call gained adherence even to the non-soldiers and it is what prompted AFP to study what crime he committed.
what else is new,, they will charge you with everything if what you said and did is not in tune with their music…
AdB: for sure, the AFP was once a noble calling. Now it is just a member of the filthy bureaucracy. Salty seadogs instinctively know that a top heavy vessel is unstable.
Pero ito ang nakakatawang parte.
Lt. Col. Romeo Brawner, perhaps just to issue an statement from his office para may masabi lang na existing sila, unwittingly undermines the military lawyers by saying they are still studying.
Hindi pa pala gradweyts ang mga toits, patapusin muna ng pag-aaral.
Sounds like they’re panicking.
Or maybe nagsisipsip kay gloria lang para mabigyan din ng 20 million pesos sila? Just doing the Asspweron technique to get rewarded. 🙂
I thought they claim the AFP is more professional and apolitical than ever? So, no matter how much General Lim says, they should be confident that they’re men won’t turn against them?
Just a question to Col Braunier: Is defending the country against foreign invasion a duty of a soldier of that country or not?
José Miguel,
Re your question to Brawner…
His likely reply is, “Technically, it’s the duty of a soldier to fight for his country against foreign invasion… but we can use aggravating circumstances not to do it…”
(hihihih!)
Neonate,
“Now it is just a member of the filthy bureaucracy.”
What a remarkable observation, Neonate. But you are absolutely right — the AFP, the nation’s defence and military institution has now been relegated to a bureaucratic agency.
How degrading!
Brawner is wrong: ““we give up our right to freedom of speech, freedom of expression.”
Soldiers vote — that’s freedom of expression.
There are countries where members of the military are not given the right to vote in elections as part of their military mandate to keep them partisan free.
“…….but we can use aggravating circumstances not to do it…”
So, what should our soldiers do when the foundation of our souvereignty is being crushed to pulp?
Watch, rejoice and clap their hands happily?
LtCol Romeo Brawner, Dolphy, the Comedy King is still very much alive. Huwag mo munang agawan ng trono!
Am sure your uncle, the late BGen Felix Brawner, with the kind of character you are showing, is now like a roasted calf in his grave. And so with your father.
Sayang ka!
Mildred Perez, karangalan ng Pinas
http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/june1209/ent_other04.htm
Sina gloria kaya? Itong mga heneral na naglalambitin sa kanyang saya? Mga konggresista at gabineteng nagtatangatangahan, ano sila?
Maliwanag naman, BGen Lim et al”we were planning to join the march” and from there shall announce their withdrawal of support.
Hindi naman natuloy at katunayan pa nga, the general voluntarily submitted himself under the custody of the then CS,AFP Gen Senga. Si Esperon lang naman ang parang asong ulol na kinasuhan sina BGen Lim at mga kasama bilang pagpasikat sa kanyang sinisintang si gloria.
Mahirap bang intindihin ‘yun? O, talagang mga BOBO na ang mga nasa JAGO? Baka naman mga bayaran din lang?
Anna: Do you realise that the British armed forces only have a regular professional man count of less than 200,000 (excluding reserve forces; RP has roughly 125,000) yet it seems to me that there are more star rank in the AFP in proportion to their size than the British Armed Forces.
Simply astounding!
During the confirmation of AFP Chief Victor Ibrado and other officers, the Commission on Appointments said there is a need to rationalize the promotions of two-star and three-star ranks because their number exceeds the budget alloted.
They decided to summon Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro the next meeting. I was not able to attend the next CA hearing. I was not also able to follow up that issue.
They (the officers tasked to study the need to increase the number of star-ranked officers in the AFP’s Table of Organization) did the increasing purposely because they themselves would directly benefit from increased pensions after they retire. Kesihoda na ang budget allocation! Ask Angelo Reyes!
Si Brawner?
Brown ang utak kung minsan green na nagiging black at babalik sa pagiging brown. Kaya sigura pati utak niya di magkasundo sa isyu ni Gen. Lim. Autistic eka nga!
The AFP top brass, in line with the policy of GMA have been luring us into channel long been institutionalized by interest groups in history which based all actions on legal forms. Its their only sociological and probably psychological defenses to justify their actions in protecting GMA who long before the hello garci crime, have already been collaborating with foreigners in: handing over to the Malaysians, Sabah; handing over to the Chinese, Spratlys; handing over to the Chinese rice industry, agricultural lands, forests, and retail bases of us original Filipinos in Pampanga and other places all over the country; terrain familiarization and military base establishment of the Americans in our territory.
They never argued over ethical value, justice and fairness basis.
My question to the AFP top brass thru Col Brawner: Have those Chinese and Americans been invading us or not?
“Soldiers vote — that’s freedom of expression.” – AdeBrux
Obsolutely. May karapatan na magasalita si Gen. Lim laban sa Peke at Panggulong Kinamumuhian ng lahat na si punyeta gloria . Kung ang legal na naging Presidente na si Erap ay hinayaang ma-withdraw ng support ang hudas na si angelo reyes at mga kasama nito, at hindi sila kinasuhan bagkus ay ngayon ay nagpapasasa sa kanilang mga puwesto kasama ang kanilang dimonyang presidente, bakit ikukulong, bubusalan at kakasuhan si Gen. Lim? Botante rin siya. Kaya may karapatan siyang magsalita. At higit sa lahat, katulad ng lahat sa atin, hindi niya presidente si gloria dimonyita. Karapatan niyang salungatin ito.
Absolutely.
Ganoon pa man, dapat nating hintayin ang paglabas ng mga photos kung saan si FG at Smartmatic officials ay nag-uusap kung paano dayain ang first automated elections sa Pinas.
Off topic: Si Glorya ay tatakbo daw as Congresswoman sa Probinsiya niya(ewan ko kung saan).Magtatago daw siya sa saya ng kanyang mga ka-probinsiya. Magpa-pa-ampon siya.
Kung itong babaeng ito ay nagpakatino lang sana … kahit dinaya niya ang eleksiyon noong 2004 … makakatulog sana siya ng mahimbing pag-baba niya. Pero hanggang itong mga kahuli-hulihang buwan na niya … ang asawa ay kumakana pa. Tignan yong kompanya na nanalo sa Comelec …. isa sa nagmamay-ari ay kasangga niya. Narinig ko yan sa Ted Failon noong ini-interview niya yong si Jimenez.
Noong tinanong ni Ted itong si Jimenez tungkol dito ay medyo natigilan siya pero sinagot naman niya ng … yata ay oo. Yong businessman na ito ay taga Visayas. Bilyones ang transaction na ito mga kabayan …. ilan ang porsiyento ang tong-pat as per Lozano. Malaki-laki ito. Pakakawalan ba naman nitong baboy na ito?
sabi ni Clintoris kanina, “the Filipinos are the beacon of values around the world…”
kasi naman, sa tuwing may kalamidad, natural man or manmade, dinadaan natin palagi sa dasal. walang makakatalo sa Pinoy pagdating sa dasalan.
Kaya ang mga demonyo naglipana.
kung dinaya nang minsan ang eleksyon, bakit di powedeng ulitin? total hanggang rosaryo lang naman ang Pinoy, di ba?
prayer rally para sa cha-cha, bagyo, H1N1, droga, etc. Kung minsan may pa-jogging jogging din para sa kalikasan, etc.
Beacon of Values.
duggong:
nagtataka lang ako kung bakit sa primetime news, at sa broadsheets ay di pa ito lumabas.
bakit kaya?
Believe din ako kung paano tayo pina-iikot.
Kaya pala kampante ang Bruha.
Sump Pit,
Malaking pera ang pinag-uusapan, kaya maraming pera ang ipapamudmud. Basta’t may pera walang balita. Kaya nakakabasa lang ako ng totoo dito sa Ellenville.
Kaya kung binabasa ni Failon itong kay Ellen, ang masasabi ko sa kanya … ingat lang. Baka akala mo sila lang ang kalaban mo pero sa totoo isang malaking organisasyon ang binabangga mo. Kaya ka gustong ipitin noon.
Di ko alam kung itong si Brawner eh nag-iisip bago magsalita,nung sinabi nya to ” we give up our right to freedom of speech, freedom of expression.”” anong ibig nyang sabihin? bawal magsalita hangga’t di aprubado ni Gloria? talagang pinapakita nila na ganito sila katuta ni Gloria!
Malapit ng sumabog ang social volcanic eruption. Sana agusan ng kumukolong lava ang mga tunay na taidor ng bansa.
Mahirap talagang tirisin ang kulisap or napa-kaliit na microbyo, kung nag-aalaga naman ay mga austistic eka nga. Kaya tuloy ang pamunu-an pang-kalahatan ay sumu-sunod na abnormal .Nagsisisi tuloy itong mga CBCP.Nagkamali sila, nahawa tuloy di alam kung saan kakampi.kasi nagpadala sa mga SIN-ners.
May mga natitira pa namang sparkling stars, Kaya Natin Movement, Magdalo group, kabataang gising, etc .baka sakaling mag-bago ang takbo ng panahon.
kaya lang, kailangan ding mapa-rusahan ang mga traidor-magnanakaw sa bayan, lalo na yang mga utak lamok sa tong-greso.
Ang promotion sa military ay almost automatic at batch by batch hanggang major yata. Nagkakaiwanan na lang pagdating sa elticol (lt. col. heheh). Dyan na pumapasok ang grabeng politika. Natural, ang sa kapangyarihan, pipili yan ng magagamit nya (o nila) kaya ang mabilis mapromote ay ang the most brilliant, the most ruthless, and the most stupid. Can somebody get a list of the scores of generals in the Harm Forces at i-classify bawat isa kung saan napasama – sa most brilliant? sa most ruthless? o sa most stupid?
Ang promotion sa military ay almost automatic at batch by batch hanggang major yata. Nagkakaiwanan na lang pagdating sa elticol (lt. col. heheh). Dyan na pumapasok ang grabeng politika. Natural, ang nasa kapangyarihan, pipili yan ng magagamit nya (o nila) kaya ang mabilis mapromote ay ang the most brilliant, the most ruthless, and the most stupid. Can somebody get a list of the scores of generals in the Harm Forces at i-classify bawat isa kung saan napasama – sa most brilliant? sa most ruthless? o sa most stupid?
In this case what I always say in this kind of situation is.
Honestly, I prefer to be a terrorist than be a puppet.
Calling the attention of Lt. Col. Romeo Brawner…sir, simple logic lang po ang usapan…sawa na ang Masang Pilipino sa rehimeng arroyo period?
The more your institution aggravated the situation against sa mga tapat nating Kawal e lalong maghihimutok ang butse ng mamamayan.
Talos nýo na wala nang respeto o tiwala ang sambayanang Pinoy sa ating awtoridad e heto at wala kayong ginawa kundi kundinahin ang mga Kawal na nagmamalasakit sa ating bayan.
Di ba dapat kayo ang maging tagapagtanggol ng bayan, e ano ang inyong pinaggagagawa since 2001 ng agawin ng mga kurap/magnanakaw/sinungaling ang poder kapangyarihan sa tunay na halal ng bayan.
Ang dami ng nag I AM SORRY sa mga kahayupan na ginawa nila NOT ONCE but TWICE na panggagago sa taong bayan at pagdusta sa ating Saligang Batas.
Dapat ang sampahan nýo nang kaso yaong mga nag traydor last EDSA 2, sapagka’t sila ang naghudas at pinaniwala nila ang taong bayan sa pangunguna nina Cardinal Sin, Tabako, Reyes et. al.
Kasuhan sila ng treason at yong sinasabi mo na violating the Articles of War? Common-sense LTC Brawner, di ka naman bobo at wise ka lalu na kung ang katotohanan ang pinag-uusapan.
Sige apply mo muna yong alam mo about violation of articles of war? Dapat sampulan mo yong mga traydor last EDSA DOS ok at for sure di mo na kailangan na humingi ng simpatya sa taong bayan at nandito lamang kami upang suportahan ang AFP/PNP sa lahat ng laban.
Ang kaso one-sided kayo at yong mali e gusto pa ninyong itama at ayaw kayong magpaka-totoo.
Alam mo Sir, masama ang loob ko sa mga Kawal na lapastangan at hudas sa ating Saligang Batas, bakit ka mo…ganito yon, My dearest father and grandfather e WWII heroes tulad mo rin official but naging tapat sila sa bayan.
Kayo…ano sa palagay nýo ha, kaya di matapos ang gulo sa ating bayan e ayaw nýong magpakatotoo, kaya walang kumpiyansa ang taong-bayan so tuloy ang insurgency sa ating bansa e di nýo malutas.
Ang masakit pa e ganito yon, di ba yong mga nagmamahal sa bayan e siya pa ninyong nililikida at todo suporta kayo sa mga kurap/gahaman/sinungaling na pulitiko sa ating lipunan.
Magpakatotoo naman kayo…at dapat maging tulad kayo ng United States of American Armed Forces, kita nýo walang palakasan at pagnagkasala e court martial.
Kayo, ang pinag-iinitan nýo e yong mga Kawal na tapat at nagmamahal sa bayan ang siya nýong ikinukulong? Bakit di nýo disarmahan ang mga kurap na Superiors nýo para maging patas ang pataw ng articles of war na sinasabi mo.
Graduate ako ng basic course ng ROTC kaya kahit papaano e nakakaintindi kami ng tama at mali Sir…nawa e maunawaan nýo ang hinain at damdamin ng masang Pilipino.
Salamat Po! Mabuhay Kayong Lahat!
Pahirit pa Sir LTC Brawner…di ba mga register voters ang halos members ang AFP/PNP, di po ba…opppsss, mawalang galang na sir…sayang ang inyong pagboto during eleksyon kasi nga, e walang saysay pala ang pagboto nýo dahil wala palang karapatan ang sinuman sa inyong hanay upang makapagpahayag ng saloobin kung mali na ang pinaggagagawa ng inyong mga superiors o kasamahan.
Buti pa wag na kayong boboto at wala naman palang silbi ito, bakit ka mo, ganito yon…e bakit ikinulong nýo sina Gen. Lim and co. e gusto lamang nilang magpahayag ng pagtutol sa mga kabulukan ng rehime.
Alam nýo yan at wag na kayong magbulagbulagan pa sapagka’t lalong magagalit ang taong bayan sa inyong hanay, ok. Magpakatotoo kayo at for sure mamahalin kayo ng Masang Pilipino.
Wala nang mamumundok pa….
AFP at PNP parehong wala sa hulog yan, walang alam kundi mang harass ng mga kaya nila. Pumatay ng mga taong may prinsipyo para walang kokontra.
While in the academy (PMA) idealistic cadets learned the arts of war, compassion for the weak, love of country, defense of the constitution at marami pang ka-ek-ekan. Puro sila mga brods at mga mistahs ng kung sino (except for MARTIR, who, from what I heard, was referred to as Missis and not Mister, este, mistah pala) and with the mission of eradicating the common enemy of the people. Little did the cadets knew that upon graduation, the enemy they have sworn to erase from the face of the earth would be wearing the same uniform they do. When they became the professional (??????) soldiers they swore to be, they became the antagonists who became at odds with one another, primarily because a number of cadets are morally weak in the face of corruption. The glisten of dirty money erased all ideologies and personal principles that nurtured them to be what they should have been. No wonder the AFP is not winning the war against any and all insurgents. Apolitical ?? PWUAH. I-dildil niyo ang “kuwan” niyo sa asin mga hinayupak kayo !!
This is the problem with patronage politics, dumarami sipsip. If one would analyze the statement of Gen. Lim, wala naman sinabing to withdraw support o take up arms against the government.
The statement simply reminded soldiers to stand up against what is illegal and immoral.
Caesar: The statement simply reminded soldiers to stand up against what is illegal and immoral.
*****
So why has the idiot squatting at the palace by the murky river ordered military lawyers to study this case of BGen. Lim. Halatang kamote! Pwe! Gago na, tanga pa, bobo pa!!!
Ewan ko kung bakit marami pa ring tumatawag kay dimonyita na ‘president glorya arroyo’. Hangat may kwestyon sa legalidad ng kanyang pagka-presidente ay hindi dapat siyang tawaging Presidente ng Pilipinas. Hanggang ngayon ay kwestyonable pa rin at walang linaw ang legalidad ng pagka-agaw ng upuan ni Presidente Erap noong 2001 at ang kanyang pandaraya noong 2004. Lalo na ang ‘Hello Garci’ tape scandal
at ang ‘Dimayuga Report’ na hindi pa rin naipa-publish ay hindi pa nari-resolba.
Kapag may kwestyon sa kredibilidad ng isang tao, hindi dapat igalang ito. Mga mangmang lamang ang tatawag sa kanya ng ‘presidente’. Di ko malaman kung bakit marami ang tanga sa atin. Liban sa mga sipsip ay dahil na rin siguro karamihan ay mahihirap at walang sapat na edukasyon.
Biro ninyo ang ilan sa mga sipsip kapag nakita si pandak ay mga nagmamano pa sa kanya?! Kadiri di ba? Pati si noli de castro na wala namang silbi at sunud-sunuran kay glorya na parang tuta ay numero-uno sa survey ukol sa mga ‘presidentiables’! Nakakasuka, di ba? Ganito na ba kamangmang ang karamihan sa Pinas? Basta maganda ang
pangalan at lagi lang nakahambalang ang mga pagmumukha sa telebisyon o pelikula ay iboboto na? Marahil ay kasalanan na rin ng mga media ang dahilan. Karamihan sa mga dyaryo at TV news programs, sinasadya man o hindi ay mga nagpapagamit o nagiging kasangkapan ng gobyerno sa pagligaw ng pansin ng mga tao sa mga tunay na isyu o usapin na mahalaga sa kanilang kinabukasan. Dapat ay maging bantay sila ng bayan sa mga balitang totoo na may kinalaman sa kanilang kalagayan at buhay. Huwag nilang ipakain sa mga tao ang mga balitang walang kwenta gaya ng mga sex scandals.
Huwag ding maging gamit ng gobyerno sa pagpapalaganap ng kanilang panlilinlang (Mind Control) gaya ng isang Newspaper na ang kanilang online frontpage ay naka-display ang huwad na presidente na nakatingin lamang sa ginagawang pagha-‘harvest’ ng ‘catfish’ (Malaya, June 12, 2009). Araw pa naman ito ng kalayaan.
Umiinog na lamang ang mundo ng mga kawawang Pilipino sa mga makasariling pulitikong namumuno na karamihan ay korap at makasarili. Ang masama nito ay parang tanggap na nila na kapalaran na talaga nila ito at hindi na magbabago! Sinamantala naman ito ng kasalukuyang pamahalaang maka-demonyo na parang impyerno ang pamamahala. Niloloko at binababoy tayo ng mga baboy sa pamumuno ng Reyna nila. Ang masama ay suportado pa sila ng mga bugok, duwag at korap din na AFP at PNP. Dapat buwagin na ang PMA. Masamang mga damo lamang ang mga bunga nito.
Kapag hindi nagbago at hindi naging marunong ang mga Pilipino sa pagpili ng nga lider, kailanman hindi aasenso ang Pilipinas. Dapat ang mga marurunong na lider ay huwag manahimik. Ipaalam sa anumang paraan sa mga tao ang tamang pagpili ng mga mamumuno. Tulungan sila. Kapag hindi nangyari ito, sila at ang bayan ay lalo lang magiging alipin ng kahirapan dahil sa kamangmangan.
“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
– Hosea 4:6
“Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst.” – Isaiah 5:13
“All that is essential for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing” -Edmund Burke
“Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.” – Thomas Carlyle
Pinag-tutulung-tulungan na tayo ng mga hayok sa kapangyarihan na mga zombies na nasa kongreso at Demonya na nasa Malakanyang. Ituloy ang pagtutol sa kanilang maitim na hangarin na bastusin at babuyin ng tuluyan ang ating Konstitusyon at ipailalim tayo sa kanilang kapangyarihan.
Sa mga kawal na sunud-sunuran na parang mga bulag, idilat na ninyo ang inyong mga mata para nakita ninyo ang katotohanan na ginagamit lang kayo ng mga pinuno ninyo na TUTA ng nasa Malakanyang. Kung magkakaisa kayo sa katotohanan ay walang magagawa ang illegal na pamahalaang arroyo na ipagpatuloy ang kanilang masamang ambisyon. Ang katotohanan ang magpapalaya sa bansa sa kuko ng mga ‘halimaw’. Tutulungan at pagpapalain kayo ng Diyos at ang taong bayan ay handang sumuporta sa inyo.
Kalimutan ang ‘chain of command’ dahil ang nasa unahan nito ay ang illegal at pinaka-sinungaling na pinuno na kinasusuklaman ng lahat. Huwag kalimutan na ang LOYALTY ninyo ay hindi kay glorya na walang kaluluwa kundi sa KONSTITUSYON na siyang salamin ng kaluluwa ng ating bansa. Kung may natitira pa kayong paggalang sa inyong mga sarili at pagmamahal sa bansa’t konstitusyon ay gawin ninyo ito. Ang kasalukuyang kaaway ng ating konstitusyon ay hindi ang nasa labas ng basa kundi ang nasa loob nito.
“Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country”
“…and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” – John 8:32
Kaibigang Kim,
You wrote:
“… Little did the cadets knew that upon graduation, the enemy they have sworn to erase from the face of the earth would be wearing the same uniform they do. When they became the professional (??????) soldiers they swore to be, they became the antagonists who became at odds with one another, primarily because a number of cadets are morally weak in the face of corruption. The glisten of dirty money erased all ideologies and personal principles that nurtured them to be what they should have been. No wonder the AFP is not winning the war against any and all insurgents.”
I agree with the bright side of what you said. Marami pa ring PMA graduates ang hindi nabibili.
Though admittedly, sa many other PMAyers have fallen by the wayside, marami pa ring matitino. Hindi lang ninyo sila nakikita. Nasa loob at nasa labas sila. Yung iba nakakulong, yung iba naghihintay at nagmamasid. Pero maaasahan mong kaisa nila ang taumbayan. Alam ito ni BGen Lim. Kaya malakas ang loob niyang magsalita.
Mga kaibigan,
Allow me to share with you again the words ng isang pantas…
“On Rizal day, the day Filipinos remembered and venerated their National hero for the supreme sacrifice he gave to his beloved land, December 30th, 2002, GMA proclaimed that she would not seek election as President. Perhaps it was the timing, the solemnity of the occassion, the seeming out of the blue proclamation or a combination of all that made the people believe. For how can the President dishonor the memory of the national Hero by announcing a lie? A number of months later, GMA took back her words and the rest as they said was history.
On Independence Day, June 12th, 2009, Palace spokesman, Gary Olivar said that GMA is stepping down when her term ends in 2010. Agriculture Secretary Pangandaman also said that Arroyo will run for Congress to represent her home province in 2010 thereby confirming that there will be an election. On the surface, if these pronouncements would be believed, July 1st, 2010 will usher a new President. Why then do majority of the people think otherwise?
Words are muted and overturned by deeds. GMA’s obvious manipulation of the AFP’s hierarchy assures that only those who will “adhere” to the chain of command get to positions of power. With her adopted PMA classmates at the helm, loyalty without question maybe beyond doubt. Just like when she threw Erap out in cooperation with the Generals, keeping her seat in Malacanang can be protected and guaranteed by the power that grows out of a barrel of a gun. In the depth of the night, her allies passed HR 1109, with unpronounced intention yet left the door wide open for Constitutional options that can make Arroyo ruler for life. Apologists and liars say that the Resolution is nothing but. That it is too late to change the Constitution. Why pass the resolution then? Why disregard the more important bills and prioritize Con-Ass two days before the recess? Co-conspirators also claimed that the Lakas-Kampi merger was a proof that the Administration was preparing for an election. Who needs an election when one can be rewarded by an appointment?
Promises and guarantees are to lull the people into dropping their guards and to make them complacent. Having been lied to a number of times, the people owe it to themselves to stay vigilant. While it is true that there are no tyrants if there are no slaves, it is even truer that slaves deserve their tyrants.”
I’ll be out from this site for 3 weeks.Ipapatangal ko muna iyung mansanas na nagbara sa colon ko at tatangalin na rin daw ng doctor sa Cedar Sinai Hospital iyung gallbladder,bonus daw sa ibabayad ng insurance ko.Ang mahirap nito baka magkamali ang doctor at kakapunin ako.
Cocoy,
Sabihan mo ‘yung doktor mo na magtira naman ng para mga naghihintay sa iyo. Huwag putulin lahat. Marami ang luluha kapag pinudpod ang tabas.
He he he heh!
Happy class reunion!
“AFP studying charges vs. Lim on Cha-Cha call”
The AFP, since the time of esperon was not able to present substantial evidence to prosecute BGen Lim (et al) yet another charge is being slapped on his face?
If this is not a clear caswe of persecution, then what is this?
Lt Gen Ibrado, sir, everything is now in your hands. You can make a difference from what your predecessors have accomplished during their term, if you choose. It is just a matter of examining your conscience whether you are leading the entire armed forces into another pit of hopelessness or to an ocean of certainty.
It is up to you what legacy you have to leave in our people’s memory after you bow out from the military service.
Would you enjoy living in comfort with your honor and dignity tainted?
….form of persecution…..
hkofw: Ewan ko kung bakit marami pa ring tumatawag kay dimonyita na ‘president glorya arroyo’. Hangat may kwestyon sa legalidad ng kanyang pagka-presidente ay hindi dapat siyang tawaging Presidente ng Pilipinas.
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I second the motion!
Ano bang title noong pelikula ni Tom Cruise tungkol sa pag-aresto ng mga probable suspect kahit hindi pa naiisip o naha-hatch iyong krimen?
Iyong panawagan naman ni BGen Lim dapat lang at dapat na pakinggan—that is, ng mga sundalong di labas ang mga tumbong, at may pagmamahal pa sa bansa nila, hindi doon sa ipapamudmod sa kanilang nakaw na galing sa kaban ng bayan.
Malacañang: Gonzalez can speak again in new post
http://tribune.net.ph/20090613/headlines/20090613hed3.html
Wow naman!
Kailan pa natutong magsalita ang aso lalo’t matandang naghihingalo na? Mababago pa ang kahol na animo’y hinihika?
Dapat sa asong ‘yan, ILIBING NG BUHAY! Hindi na puwedeng gawing asuzena. Wala ngang rabies, inuuod naman ang laman.
“Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) field commanders had been requesting for more ammo, but army headquarters could not send them more as he had stopped the awarding of a contract to supply the military with bullets.” … Teodoro
So time-out muna wala munang giyera kasi etong mga nasa taas gumagawa pa ng pagkaka-perahan.
Hay naku wala na talagang tiwala ng mga tao sa Gobyernong ito. Kahit ano ang gawin ang suspetsa ng karamihan …. gumagawa na naman sila ng pera.
Hoy tangnang Glorya puwede ba huwag mo ng ipagpilitan pa ang sarili mo … isinusuka na ng mga tao ang Gobyerno mo pati na ang pamilya mo. Tsupi na … aliiiiiis!!!!!
I voted and campaigned for Senator Trillanes. I will also do the same for Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim.
taxj,
Kung kakandidato si Gen Lim at ikakampanya mo, ako na mismo ang magsasabi sa iyo….. HINDI KA NAGKAMALI ng ginoong susuportahan.
Ngayon din, ariin mo ng isang malaking karangalan ang maging bahagi ng adhikain ng butihing heneral.
Mabuhay ka!
Cocoy, pagaling ka. Bantayan mong mabuti ang ipinapasok na instrumento sa colon mo. Baka yung kay doktor na ayun ay di mo pa napapansin.
Ka Enciong pinatawa mo naman ako igan…heto at nag-iinit na ang aking punong tenga sa pagbasa ng mga treads ng ating mga Katoto.
I agree with the bright side of what you said. Marami pa ring PMA graduates ang hindi nabibili? Nice justification igan, but ang punto dito e sorry na lang sa mga matitinong PMAers sapagka’t ngayon kailangan ng taong-bayan ang kanilang tulong at pagkalinga…nasaan sila?
Ang daming alibi…sa critical na sitwasyon ito, ang gustong malaman at inaantay ng taong-bayan e ang kanilang paninindigan sa katotohan.
Pare-pareho silang walang balls, di kayang manindigan sa Saligang Batas…pwede pa bahag ang buntot sa mga kurap at misguided nilang superiors.
Buti pa hanga ako sa mga rank and file na Kawal from junior officers to private…handang magbuwis ng buhay, kaya lamang di sila maka hirit kasi nga e checkmate kaagad sila ng mga tuta ng rehime.
Wala akong believe sa mga PMAears kasi nga walang loyalty sa Constitution natin…ginagamit nila ang status quo ng PMA pero karamihan pag nakapwesto na e akala mo kung sino na sila.
Magkano ba ang sweldo ng mga iyan? Nakakainit ng ulo!
–The AFP, since the time of esperon was not able to present substantial evidence to prosecute BGen Lim (et al) yet another charge is being slapped on his face?————Liwayway-Gawgaw – June 13, 2009 2:28 pm<<<<
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What did you expect from a group of foul-ups ? Haven’t you heard of the saying that, “nescessity is the mother of all inventions “? Because these moronic comedians have to desperately pin something on Gen. Lim and company, it is a nescessity for them to invent outrageous and unfounded charges to keep Lim et al in the brig. And since they do not know any better, it is a hit-and-miss onslaught. Trial and error kung baga. Kaya lang as it is, puro “error and error. But they will eventually come up with something………….like perhaps charging him with un-authorized use of his underwear. Maski ano na lang basta mabitay lang sila Gen. Lim.
Mabuti pa si Among Ed binibisita yung mga nakakulong na sundalo.
>>>>“Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) field commanders had been requesting for more ammo, but army headquarters could not send them more as he had stopped the awarding of a contract to supply the military with bullets.” … Teodoro
So time-out muna wala munang giyera kasi etong mga nasa taas gumagawa pa ng pagkaka-perahan.<<<<<—–duggong – June 13, 2009 7:19 pm
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Time out muna ? Bakit ??? Tutal marami namang mga heneral na walang silbi keysa sa mga sundalo, eh ‘di sila na lang ang i-bala sa mga kanyon para naman may magandang record silang iiwan sa kanilang mga subordinate. Kung gusto ni GIBO (Teodoro), mauna siya para maging isang example siya sa kaniyang mga nasasakupan.
Humingi sila ng bala ng paintball kay Martir. Marami siya nun!
Quote from Inquirer: “Crusading lawyer Frank Chavez does not want three more years of Ms Arroyo, and said she should “retire and enjoy her riches miserably.”
Hahaha! Way to go Frank! Ya, hope they become miserably rich until their last breath. :p
Cocoy,
Good luck sa surgery and then relax lang, full bed rest. Pa’ano yan, classmate na kayo ni Tita Cory sa university de colon. 🙂
Siguraduhin mo lang na walang naiwan ang doktor sa loob ha.
Kaibigang Balweg,
Sinabi mo: “Buti pa hanga ako sa mga rank and file na Kawal from junior officers to private…handang magbuwis ng buhay, kaya lamang di sila maka hirit kasi nga e checkmate kaagad sila ng mga tuta ng rehime.”
Precisely my point, igan. Napakarami pang junior PMAyers and mga ilang senior PMAyers ang hindi makahirit kasi wala sila sa pwesto. Madali silang mache-checkmate. Kaya nakikiramdam lang sila. Pero naniniwala akong gagalaw ang mga iyan sa tamang panahon.
Hindi pwedeng puro tapang lamang. Tingnan mo ang nangyari sa mga Magdalo, kabilang na si Sen Trillanes. Na-checkmate kaagad. Iyon ang iniiwasan nilang mangyari.
Papunta pa lamang tayo sa tipping point. Until that time comes, considering the current absence of civilian and military rallying figures where the people can gravitate to, walang mangyayari.
Alam iyan ni nunal at mga lapdogs niya. Kaya relaxed lang sila.
Ang mga susunod na kabanata ay magdedepende sa kung paano lalaruin ng mga lapdogs ni nunal ang mga kaganapan sa paligid.
Cocoy,
Best wishes and take care. You have my prayer.
NAKAKASUKA ANG TAKAW NI GLORIA!
http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/june1409/default.htm
Suwapang, gahaman, ganid, limatik, sukab, masiba, suwitik.
Lahat ng kulay ng kasibaan, si gloria ang halimbawang walang katapusan.
Sabi nila non-partisan sila eh kung ganun dapat hindi nila ipinagtatanggol ang gobyerno. At kung ganun nga eh di dapat non-existent sila kasi wala naman pala sila pinapanigan. Pero sa nakikita natin, maliwanag pa sa sikat ng araw na they are just protecting the government, not the very people whom they owe all of their salaries – including their kickbacks. 😀
Kaibigang Jose, those corrupted officer corps of the Harmed Forces are NOT protecting the government per se. Those prostituted military officers in the high echelon of the chain of command are protecting gloria, her family, and her cabal. They have sold their souls, honor, and integrity to the devil incarnate herself who controls the money machine from where all of them partake of the loot they feed their families with.
“AFP studying charges vs. Lim on Cha-Cha call”
Tama si Joeseg, hindi pa nga gradweyt ang mga opisyal ng AFPidals. Nagpa-plano pa lamang silang kumuha ng laboratory subjects patunay ang pag-aaral sa kasong isasampa na naman kay BGen Danny Lim na may kinalaman sa kanyang panawagan sa mga kapwa opisyal at kawal.
Kung ganito ang laging ginagawa ng mga hijo-de-patatas na ‘yan, ang bantayan ang bawat kilos at salita ng nakakulong na, aba’y talagang mamamayagpag ang MILF, ang Abu Sayyaf, ang NPA at mga kawatan sa kanilang mga karumaldumal na gawain.
Hindi nila unahin ‘yung pagbibigay ng sapat na amunisyon, maayos na armas at uniporme upang mapataas ang moral ng mga kawal na sumasagupa sa masasamang elemento.
Huwag nilang unahing bigyang proteksiyon si gloria. Kaya umaabuso sa kapangyarihang hindi dapat kanya ang talipandas.
Kunsabagay, parepareho silang mga ganid, eh! Taka pa tayo?
mga kaibigan
maging mapagmatyag…sa pagbubukas ng kongreso mas garapal na pagkilos ng mga kawatan este kinatawan at mga pananakot at panlilito ng malacanang mafia at arroyo corrupt-poration
sana mahubaran ang tunay na katauhan ni n. gonzalez, r. puno at e. ermita na sandigan ng malacanang mafia at arroyo corrupt-poration sa mga panloloko sa bayan.
hindi nila mahahawakan ang lahat ng kasundaluhan at kapulisan, kaya anumang mas garapal na pagkilos ay malaking sugal ni gloria…sana pag wala na sila sa puwesto ay putulan ng dila ang mga sinungaling bago ikulong sa bilibid
siyempre pa daming kandidato sa pagiging isang magaling na sinungaling, daming lengua de demonyo pag nagkataon at hindi pahhuhuli si gloria at kingpin pidal, ang magbro na iggy at dato at siyempre si uncle…sumusunod ang mga batikang sinungaling sina mightymouse defensor, ermita, fajardo, toting bunye, razon, art yap, angie reyes etc.
lahat yata sa gabinete at inner circle ni gloria ay mga batikang sinungaling..saan kaya itatapon ang mga putol na dila ng mga taong ‘to.
at sige gipitin pa nila si gen. lim at tanay boys dahil sasabog na ang pasensiya ng mga matitinong afp at pnp officers at enlisted personnel.
may hangganan din ang kagaguhanng malacanang mafia at arroyo corrupt-poration