Philippine Daily Inquirer, Radyo Inquirer
President Aquino ordered the Department of Justice to withdraw the charges of illegal possession of firearms and explosives against 43 health workers arrested in Morong, Rizal, on suspicion of being members of the communist New People’s Army.
“The medical workers were arrested in the waning days of the Arroyo administration on the suspicion that they were aiding NPA insurgents. These are valid concerns. Nevertheless, we recognize that their right to due process was denied them,” President Aquino said in a brief televised speech on the occasion of International Human Rights Day.
“As a government that is committed to the rule of law and the rights of man, this cannot stand. Therefore, I have ordered the DOJ to withdraw the informations filed before the court,” Aquino added.
Aquino said he expected that his order, subject to court approval, would lead to the release of the 43 health workers.
Justice Secretary Leila De Lima, however, said that six of the detainees have outstanding warrants that aren’t related to the raid on the Morong resort where the 43 were arrested last February 6.
“Under existing rules we cannot free them if there are outstanding warrants of arrest against them in other cases,” De Lima said.
De Lima said the information on the six persons with other cases was provided by the Armed Forces. She said this was being verified by government prosecutors.
abs-cbnNEWS.com
Memorandum on the withdrawal of cases vs ‘Morong 43’
MANILA, Philippines – The full text of the memorandum on the immediate withdrawal of informations against the “Morong 43,” issued by the Executive Secretary, addressed to Justice Secretary Leila de Lima.
MEMORANDUM FROM THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
TO : SECRETARY LEILA M. DE LIMA
Department of Justice (DOJ)
SUBJECT : IMMEDIATE WITHDRAWAL OF INFORMATIONS AGAINST THE “MORONG 43”
DATE : December 8, 2010
This refers to the forty three individuals arrested in Morong, Rizal on February 6, 2010, collectively known as the “Morong 43.” There is an urgent need to address their plight even solely on humanitarian grounds. Furthermore, it is consistent with the spirit of the season that the “Morong 43” be freed from detention and spend Christmas with their families. More importantly, questions raised on the legality of their arrest justify their release.
Pursuant thereto, and upon instructions of the President, you are hereby ordered to cause the withdrawal of the following Complaints against the aforesaid individuals, to wit:
1. Criminal Case No. 10-9079-M, People vs. Gary Liberal et al. pending before the Regional Trial Court of Rizal, Branch 78;
2. Criminal Case No. 10-9078-M, People vs. Reynaldo Macabenta; Municipal Trial Court, Morong, Rizal;
3. Criminal Case No. 10-9080-M, People vs. Del Ayo Avera, Municipal Trial Court, Morong, Rizal;
4. Criminal Case No. 10-9081-M, People vs. Romeo de la Cruz; Municipal Trial Court, Morong, Rizal,
5. Criminal Case Nos. 7082 , 7083 and 7084, People vs. Delayo Avera et al., for Violation of COMELEC Resolution No. 87134 in relation to Article 261 (Q) of the Election Code, Municipal Trial Court, Morong, Rizal, and
6. Criminal Case No. 7130, People vs. Delayo Avera for violation of PD 1866, Municipal Trial Court, Morong, Rizal.
For your immediate and strict compliance.
PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR.
good day for pinas.
Good move. Kung meron duda subaybayan at kumuha ng evidence, huwag gawing force disappearance sila later.
ok yan Ginoong Pangulo.
Good but why? Does it have something to do with the peace talk with NDF and Luis Jalandoni’s return to PH? More than NDF which is now political represented, the government should deal more with the Mindanao problem. Pero ayaw ko naman maging KJ sa usapan. What I’m afraid of is we cannot fight with ideology and truly come to peace with them. The government must not fall into trap and be victim of leverages and blackmail. Hindi demokrasya ang layunin ng mga Komunista.
we cannot fight an ideology that thrives on injustice and inequity – take away its reason for being and it dies a natural death…
i hope that the left will realize that we have a common enemy and she’s still around…
at least happy na rin si del lima
start with the fights you can win…then move up…now, is it okay if we go back to the simple matter of amnesty to the officers/soldiers who displeased Gloria? why not reinstatement for everyone of them? come on, its like bitch slapping the midget!
jug, if PNoy was able to order de Lima to release Morong 43, she therefore can order de Lima to “reinvestigate” Lacson’s case.
Your #7 is right on! 🙂
chi,
i hope he’ll realize that he needs some heavy hitters on his side, he can’t do this alone…even superman had the justice league…
I’m not really anti-Communist. We need to respect a group of people’s beliefs and ideology. Many have sacrificed and died for their principle. The only problem is if they insist on overthrowing a government by force and violence. With their representatives now in Congress and government through these so called party-list groups as its front, what more do they want. Their existence particularly the NPA armed group has now become irrelevant.
Let’s face it, many of these Communists or at least their sympathizers are often disguised as health care works, priests, missionaries and other professionals to spread their ideology. To say that all the 43 Morong suspects are clean and not Communists would be a lie.
By ordering their release, it would be more fair for Pnoy to order the release of the Magdalo soldiers and rebels instead of granting them amnesty since these soldiers were fighting for the country and what was right; not ideology the Communists want. Granting amnesty is forgiving for their crime many of these soldiers do not believe they committed. And if they accept the amnesty, it’s tantamount to admitting guilt. On the other hand, if it’s a release order, then it shows the government has made a mistake in detaining them. Therefore, Mr. President, release these soldiers now. You would be admired from both sides, the left and the right.
jug, e kasi si Kris all from entertainment names lang ang whisper kay kuya Noy. She should start learning how to be politically enlightened and begin whispering to bro’s ears the names of the “heavy hitters”. 🙂
According to the news, there are 5 out of the 43 who were heavily interrogated. So not all of these health workers are with the NPA.
Kaya tayo may mga NPA, Abbu, MILF and etc, dahil na rin sa kahirapan ng mga tao sa rural areas. Improve their lives and they will be law abiding citizens. Where do you find these groups of peaople? Sa mga hirap na lugar. What is alarming is that these groups are recruiting the young kids. I came across a group like them in Rizal. It was a good thing I was briefed prior. The leader usually tells you that “it is my b-day today” or something to that effect. This is a solicitation to give them money. Then if you do not give them money, they will harm you. It was a good thing that our car was just a few meters away and I was immediately led out of the area. On the way down there were teenagers who wore all black. I was told that these kids belonged to the group I earlier met.
I agree with Marz. Although Pnoy is trying to be compassionate over the holidays, he also has to be careful letting go of the Morong 43. In the case of the Magdalo, the Marine Stand off and the Manila Pen, there was one common denominator, the soldiers were against the CHEAT midget and her corrupt dogs. With the so-called NPAs, Abbus and the like now, they kidnap, force businesses to give money to them and do the killings of ordinary people as well. Although there were men in uniform like Palparan who was branded as the liquidator, there may be more on the NPA, Abbus, MILF, MNLF who do more harm than good.
Pnoy gave in to NDF and foreign countries’ pressure. Or maybe he’s also paying back the Left for their support in 1986 Revolt ousting Marcos. Never had the Left been so openly active in politics and government until his mother Cory became President. Kaya puwedeng may kaunting dugong Kaliwa din ang pamilya nina Noynoy. Di ba si Ninoy pinagbintangan Komunista noon? At matanong ko nga, mga Moro ba ang 13 health workers? Bakit Morong 43 and tawag sa kanila?
I personally believe that the Magdalo soldiers deserve more to be released than the Morong 43. For one thing, Morong 43 were detained for only 10 months while the Magdalos have been suffering in cell for many years.
#12
That’s true. NPA recruits kids to commit violence. It’s common in other countries. Kids can easily be brainwashed. Kids are very aggressive and willing to shoot and kill. In Mexico, drug syndicates hire kids as hit men. Even though I’m in favor of having peace talks with these Communists, let’s not forget about the crimes they committed all these years. Ang hirap kasi marami sa mga human rights groups front din ng Kaliwa. If the NPA or rebels are abused and killed by the military, they cry foul. But if it’s the soldiers who are killed, we don’t hear anything from them. Fair?
Marz:
Pasensya na ha. Pero mali ang pagkatumbok mo. Yung sa Magdalo, 7 taon na yun nililitis sa korte. Di na puede iwithdraw ng prosecution ang kaso kaya nga amnesty na kasama pati ang sa Marine stand off and Manila Pen. Di naman puede utusan ni Aquino na pawalan sila ng korte. Unlike dito sa Morong 43 na ilang buwan pa lang ang lumipas at ni wala pang presentation of evidence siguro sa korte kaya puede pang iwithdraw ng DOJ ang charges.
Pangalawa, please revisit Edsa 86. The communists did not support People Power revolution. Remember na boycott nga sila sa snap election. Kaya nga galit sila kay Cory dahil naging irrelevant yung Left at that critical juncture in Philippine history at isinet-up yung Mendiola ‘massacre’ one year later para isisi kay Cory. 🙂
#16
Okay lang Henry. Thank you din. Kung nasa Korte and kaso ng mga Magdalo, puwede pa rin. Alam mo naman lahat puwede sa atin. Nasa boss at kung sinong namumuno. I think all Pnoy as Commander-in-Chief has to do is to order the AFP to withdraw its complaint and charges. Kapag umatras na ang nagdemanda, siyempre puwedeng ma-absuelto ang mga Magdalo. Pero ewan ko lang. Hindi kasi ako abogado. I took three months of law at FEU in the evening while operating a small business but quit due to time pressure. Mga 80s pa iyon. Sana isang abogado na rin ako ngayon.
As for the leftist groups joining the 1986 Edsa, baka bata ka pa noon. Sa alias mong Henry90, hula ko mga 1990 ka nagtapos o Batch 90 ng PMA. That means I’m older than you. Nandoon ako sa Edsa. Kasama ng mga Pari ang mga leftist groups na bumaba sa bundok. You know for one thing that the Catholic Church has always been identified with the Left. Iyan din ang nangyari kay Erap noon sa pamumuno ni Cardinal Sin. May mga Komunista sir.
This is how it should be done! You can’t detain anyone if it already violates human rights and due process komunista man o hindi at the same token I wonder why many justices don’t think this way, including the past fake president.
Thank you President Aquino
Let’s face it, many of these Communists or at least their sympathizers are often disguised as health care works, priests, missionaries and other professionals to spread their ideology. To say that all the 43 Morong suspects are clean and not Communists would be a lie. – marz – December 10, 2010 11:45 pm
Why do you care if they are communists or not? Our katipunan who fought Spain disguised themselves as ordinary people. They are Filipino revolutionaries who have beliefs as well as the NPA, only our belief is different than them. Even the personalities of our past presidency, they disguised themselves as public servants supposedly who look for the good of the many but look at what they did. Numero unong abusado.
Our laws are clear when it comes to human right and due process with no distinction kung sino ka man. It we want our government to be look as fair and just government, We should expect them to promote human rights and due process…respect it and live by it. Para ano pa ang gobyerno kung sila naman ang nang aabuso?
Olan:
I understand where you are coming from. Pero in this case, di naman siguro tamang sabihin na lagi na lang magtatago sa liko ng human rights itong mga makakaliwang grupo kung mahuhuli sila pero pag sila ang gumawa ng karahasan may kinikilala ba silang human rights? I’m all for respecting human rights, friend or foe, pero discerning dapat tayo. Did anyone notice na bakit biglang naging condition ang pagpapalaya sa Morong 43 bago umusad ang peace talks? Akala ko ba ay dinedeny nila na NPA sila? Bakit di nila idemand na pabilisin din ang paglilitis ng Maguinadanao massacre kung talagang interesado sila sa human rights? Bakit nakatutok lang ang Bayan at other front organizations sa Morong 43? Narinig ba natin ang ganito ring kasidhi na panawagan nila para bigyang hustisya ang mga pinatay ng mga Ampatuan? Nag hunger strike din ba sila? Di naman sila masyadong nagpapa obvious ano, hane? 🙂
” “The Philippine Army is now asking where these Karapatan and human rights advocates are. If this group is truly concerned with the rights of all, where is Mr Clamor., Executive VP of Karapatan, and husband of Dr. Clamor, who is among the Morong 43 charged with violation of illegal possession of firearms and explosives?” said the Army.”
Above is an excerpt from an ABS-CBN report re ambush in Samar which killed innocent civilians. Here’s the link:
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/12/09/10/human-rights-groups-dared-condemn-alleged-npa-ambush
#19
Why should I not care if they are Communists or not? Of course I do. You sound like a Commie. As I said and I’m saying it again…Communists want to push their Godless ideology using violence to overthrow any government. I say ANY because they don’t care who the leader or what administration is. Basta gusto nila Communism ang pamamalakad. Wala naman akong sinabi na ang human rights violation ay galing sa isang grupo lang. It happens to any group and any person. What I pointed out was when it’s the Left who were victimized, they cried foul. But when the military is the victim, they including the media are sometimes mum.
Okay ba Olan? Huwag sana umOLAN sa pagtaalakay natin kahit na medyo mainit.
Ewan ko ba wala akong sympatya diyan sa mga Leftist group maging NPA man o Abu Sayaf. Mga terroristang organization ang mga iyan. Ano nga ba ang ipinaglalaban nila?
Kung sila ang pumatay walang human rights, pag sila naman ang sinampal mayroong human rights.Marami na silang nilikida sa bayan namin na wala naman kasalanan,nagkataon lang na mga lasengero ang naging biktima nila.Nangongolekta raw sila ng “revolutionary tax” doon kaya lang patago.Iyung kapitbahay kong “Balikbayan” pinadalhan nila ng sulat at kailangan daw may bigay siya sa kanila buwanan. Matanda na iyun umuwi lang at doon niya gustong mag retiro.Nagpursige iyun at nagsikap magtrabaho tapos pag uuwi kakaltasan pa nila ang konting pension niya.Wala silang patawad pati mga magsasaka ay kailangan pang magbigay sa kanila ng ilang kaban na naani nila.Sana tantanan na nila ang mga tao doon sa bayan namin kasi marami doon ang naghihirap na kapus palad.
Ewan ko lang kung mga Tulisan na iyun o NPA na nangongolekta ng Revolutionary tax doon.
Iyan ang kinatatakutan ng mga kababayan natin ‘Blikbayan” na umuwi at magretiro sa Pinas.–Iyang “Revolutionary Tax” Pag di makapagbigay pinapadakhan nila ng “Black Ribbon”.
Itong Morong 43 sana litisin sila,kung walang sala palayain,kung nagkasala parusahan. Hindi porket nag hunger strike na ay inosente na.
Bigyan sila ng speedy trial at tulong na libreng magagaling na Abugado para ipagtangol ang karapatan nila.Hindi sila mapuksa kung ganyan,kapag may nahuling NPA Human rights ang kalaban. Negosyo na iyang ginagawa nila para sa sarili nila.Mga Kandidato kailangan may bigay daw sa kanila para makapagkumpanya sa balwarte nila kaya nagiging kurap ang pulitiko kapag naupo na.
Sa halip na mahimbing ang tulog mo sa gabi,hindi dahil sa kahol ng aso na parating na sila.Buti sana kung mga ilang oras lang,nagpapabisita sila sa may bahay ng mga ilang araw at sila pa ang nagsasabi sa kasera kung anong ulam ang ihahanda sa kanila.Pano kung dumating ang mga Pulis at mga Army at nagkaputukan,malamang damay ang may bahay.
#23
Exactly. Kung ganyan ba na agree ka sa akin, di bati tayo. Medyo double standard nga ang human rights groups. Tulad na lang ng Amnesty International at iba’t ibang mga right groups kuno. Sa tutoo lang, may hidden agenda ang mga iyan.
Marz # 23
Experience ko iyan sa kanila nong nagbakasyon ako, binisita nila ako at hindi ako makaalis ng bahay ng ilang araw, gusto ko na nga silang todasin habang tulog sila kaso hindi pala sila sabay-sabay matulog.Inisip ko na lang pano kung di ko sila matodas lahat di kami naman ang todasin nila.
Pag alis nila ng bahay inabangan sila sa daan at todas silang lahat sa Pulis.
Tutoo bang nangyari iyan sa iyo? Bakit di mo ako tinawag? Kung Left sila, Right naman ako.
Actually, the leftist groups are good in gaining sympathy from the public as if they are really victims. But they are the ones intimidating, harassing and making it very hard for the people to go on with their lives. Look at today, it’s Cuba and Venezuela that are considered Communist countries. China and Russia have become semi-capitalists.
#29
More than 25 years ago di ba uso ang cell phone at hindi maka pagtext.
Ngayon limitado na ang kilos nila dahil nakaka pagtext na sa Police HQ.
I understand where you are coming from. Pero in this case, di naman siguro tamang sabihin na lagi na lang magtatago sa liko ng human rights itong mga makakaliwang grupo kung mahuhuli sila pero pag sila ang gumawa ng karahasan may kinikilala ba silang human rights? – henry90 – December 11, 2010 7:22 am
I’m not disagreeing with your point but wanted to just high light one thing…it goes both ways tit for tat for both the military and NPA. In many cases, maraming inosenteng civilian ang apektado o napapatay. Dahil sa di matapos tapos na isyung ito taong bayan parin ang apektado. Pano ang hustisya para sa mga civilian apektado? That why for me with urgency, the more our government behave the way they should be the more we will have no problem sa mga isyong katulad ng morong 43 at mga ambush cases na ini share mo. Maybe a simple point of view but what is there to do to bring them to the folds of law?
eh di alisan ng dahilan 🙂
Iyan ang kinatatakutan ng mga kababayan natin ‘Blikbayan” na umuwi at magretiro sa Pinas.–Iyang “Revolutionary Tax” Pag di makapagbigay pinapadakhan nila ng “Black Ribbon”. – cocoy – December 11, 2010 8:15 am
This is a common thing sa atin lalo na sa mga probinsiya. Revolutionary tax para sa mga rebelde, tax sa gobyerno, lagay sa mayor, at iba pa. It happen to my uncle nuon nagbukas sa ng quarry business sa probinsiya namin. At the end of day, di nag tagal ang negosyo at nawalan ng trabaho ang ilang driver at mga tauhan nito. just to let you know.
marz – December 11, 2010 8:02 am
I was in college long time ago pinag report ako ng instructor ko sa humanities about democracy and communism. After my report, one of the foreign student made a comment with regards to my report. Bias daw to favor the a Democratic System and everyone was taken by surprise. So my instructor reacted by asking many what do they think about democratic system or communism. Which one is better? many of my klasmeyts replied to favor the Democratic System. Majority ang boto. Then when its my turn to answer ang sabi ko it all fall down to who govern and how just they govern..focus pa nga yung presidente or yung premier. After the we completed the course karamihan sa pabor sa isang system binigyan niya ng 5.0 (bagsak) at ako naman 1.5 (pasa) 🙂
##34
Mercano ba iyung bingyan ng grado na 5.0? Siguro naglulundag iyun sa tuwa.
Olan,Sa US kapag 5.0 ang grado mo super genuis ka, One in a million ang nakakakuha ng gradong iyan. Kapag naman 1.5 or 1 ang grado mo Super bobo at tiyak repeater ka.
Marz wag makitid ang ulo you sound like a feudal lord…di lahat ng naririnig mo ay totoo. Godless ideology may be true for communism for a reason but its also true that the religion we believe in cost many Filipino lives during the spanish time (and in Europe). Use of violence to overthrow any government goes both ways madalas ang nananalo ay yung may simpatiya ng taong bayan..gets mo :)?
Aquino said he expected that his order, subject to court approval, would lead to the release of the 43 health workers. Justice Secretary Leila De Lima, however, said that six of the detainees have outstanding warrants that aren’t related to the raid on the Morong resort where the 43 were arrested last February 6.
“Under existing rules we cannot free them if there are outstanding warrants of arrest against them in other cases,” De Lima said.
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Marz, pardz, looks like there is a disconnect between de Lima and the PNoy here. PNoy says, release the 43 while de Lima says, not so fast because 6 our of the 43 have oustanding warrants! Are de lima and Ochoa talking at all? Are they not suppose to be consulting each other before giving PNoy something to read/annnounce to the public? (I am asking you because we have been “talking” at the “assoc” thread). My Pointless Sisters point will follow. (Hint: speechwriter). ;8))
#34
I know where you’re coming from but I don’t know where you’re going? (tama ba?). Ang isang systema ng gobyerno ay depende kung bagay sa bansang iyon. May advantages and disadvantages. May pros and cons. Democracy with too much freedom is sometimes bad for the people. Communism is bad for those who want to move up materially but good for those who prefer equal distribution of wealth. Iyon nga lang, medyo walang Diyos ang Komunista or they have Godless ideology. Marami ang kontra sa Martial Law, halimbawa lang. Pero nakakabuti kung minsan ang kamay na bakal para maging matino at disiplina ang mga tao. In fact, the early years of Marcos Martial Law were good for the people.
Olan,Sa US kapag 5.0 ang grado mo super genuis ka, One in a million ang nakakakuha ng gradong iyan. Kapag naman 1.5 or 1 ang grado mo Super bobo at tiyak repeater ka. – cocoy
hahaha. it was the other way around dito sa atin po.
#36
Ulan, di naman makitid ang ulo ko. Makitid lang kung Diyos ang pinag-uusapan. I don’t compromise my faith. What’s religion anyway? Religion is to reconcile with God. Ang masama iyon mga nagtatag ng iba’t ibang religion at ginagamit ang pamimilit at puwesa para ma-convert ang mga tao. Tama ka, the Spaniards came to the Philippine with a Cross in one hand and a sword in the other hand. Kung hindi sila dumating, siguro Islam ang preminant religion natin.
#37
Pards, matagal na kinokontra ni De Lima si Pnoy. Alter ego siya ng Presidente kaya kung lagi ganyan na kontra siya dapat mag-resign na siya. It’s good to have an independent mind and speak your mind but not in this case when she’s a member of the President’s cabinet team.
Olan # 39 ..it believe it is also designed for the people looking at your resume to instantly know how you performed in your undergraduate programs…see for example the passing grade is 2.5 that will be times to credits of the total programs to get the minimum credits…now if you have an average grades of 4.5 times the credits, then it will show in the bottom line a larger Credit..just one look.
But anyways, President Aquino here is just showing his mistrust to the other branch of government by exercising his executive prerogative in requesting (ordering) the Dept. of Justice to withdraw the charges since the pattern of decision of the courts is always predictable no matter how his legal team approaches the case…it is some kind of Tit for Tat and we’ll see who’ll be standing last.
Hindi kinokontra ni de lima ang president on this issue. She is just informing the public that the other 6 detainees still have separate cases. Pnoy’s order for the withdrawal of the case against the 43 is only for this particular case. Yung six cases are separate and independent which are not affected by Pnoy’s order for the withdrawal of the information against the 43. That’s the rule.
If an accused is charged for robbery and another separate case for rape and the court dismisses the robbery case, the rape case shall continue.
toting,
Ang inilagay ni De Lima sa “balag ng alanganin”, si Ochoa. Para niyang sinabi sa buong mundo, “Engot itong si Ochoa, merong ibang warrant of arrest yung anim pero gusto niyang palayain.” But it should have not reached that point. At the time Ochoa was drafting the memo, he should already be coordinating with De Lima who in turn, could’ve informed him it wasn’t possible for the six other arrestees. A Memorandum merely formalizes the pre-agreed tenor and text.
There’s obviously a storm brewing between the two honchos.
First, you don’t put in a memo “For your immediate and strict compliance” unless it’s for some new rule that is meant to correct some procedural or control system flaw in an office that has caused some real problems that it should be immediately implemented. “Strict” implies finality and does not grant the memo recipient any elbow room to maneuver.
For this kind of communication, the proper words would have been “For your implementation and guidance” which is emotionally neutral but just as definite.
Reading between the lines, it is apparent that Ochoa and De Lima have not been communicating the way they should have been, ditto De Lima and Pres Noynoy.
Was this a result of Noynoy/Ochoa’s disregarding of De Lima’s IIRC recoms? Is the power now being wielded by De Lima and the encouraging survey results getting to her head?
Lacson has no other warrants, will De Lima immediately withdraw all informations against him if so ordered?
Look closely:
“Therefore, I have ordered the DOJ to withdraw the informations filed before the court” – Pres Noynoy
Aquino said he expected that his order, subject to court approval, would lead to the release of the 43 health workers.
“Under existing rules we cannot free them if there are outstanding warrants of arrest against them in other cases” – De Lima
Instead of stepping up the pressure to get the results that her boss is seeking, she doused it with cold water and even telegraphed it to the courts.
Too much talk.
Remember that Hacienda Lusita’s case has been set to be resolved by the SC, pursued relentlessly by Makoy’s Agrarian Reforms Minister Condring Estrella. When Sedfrey Ordoñez was appointed Ombudsman by the Cory Aquino Admin, he withdrew the complaint of the Ministry of Agrarian Reforms. Note that the case was already in the Supreme Court.
Lacson’s case is still far from that. Connect the dots.
#44 Reading between the lines, it is apparent that Ochoa and De Lima have not been communicating the way they should have been, ditto De Lima and Pres Noynoy.
Was this a result of Noynoy/Ochoa’s disregarding of De Lima’s IIRC recoms? Is the power now being wielded by De Lima and the encouraging survey results getting to her head?
Tumbok mo Tongue!
Sumablay sa hostage, they amnesty Trillanes. Sumblay ang EO, they withdraw the info on the Morong 43; although earlier, the President said it was up to the courts.
At the rate the boys are bungling, in six years, marami ang lalaya.
And suddenly 180-degree turn regarding the Morong 43. This comes on the heels of the bungling of the Truth Commission.
This is OT, but not completely unrelated:
The war against corruption should be fought on two fronts:
1. Executive — investigation of graft and corruption committed in the past and present.
2. Legislative — Legislation on Freedom of Information.
The first is curative, the second is preventive and more powerful. Why are people ignoring FOI?
Never mind Aquino’s unrelenting failures. Just force his allies in the legislative to pass FOI, and I will be behind him 101%
@henry #22:
Bomalabs yang hinihingi ng army sa mga NPA. Do you think they’ll condemn their own? 😛
Maiingay mga yan, lahat ng issue sasakyan nila para lang mapansin sila. In short KSP. 😛
Ano ba ang pinaninindigan ni PeNoy? So far sa mga galaw niya, kasama na itong kaso sa Morong 43, wala. Walang bagay na masasabing halimbawa ng may malinaw na paniniwala.
@Isagani,
Direction is clearly lacking and worse, he has no clear roadmap on fulfilling his promise of eradicating corruption. It would be nice if Gloria is jailed, but this miracle wouldn’t initiate a sort of domino effect that would stop other public “servants” from being corrupted for selfish ends.
What we want is a systematic and proactive solution to a systemic problem. Prevention is more effective and less expensive than the cure. The cost of prosecution would add on top of the value that has been stolen.
That is why I would see FOI to be on top of Aquino’s agenda. If that happens, I would believe his sincerity and Gloria in jail would be icing on the cake.
“Kung walang corrupt, walang mahirap.”
If there is no corruption, there is no poverty. Remember that promise.
Mang Henry, masama ba loob mo kay Pnoy sa pagpapalaya sa Morong 43?
#54
Slogan lang naman iyan. Kahit si Erap meroon siyang “Walang kumpa-kumpare”. Lalo na si Gloria…maraming slogan pati “I Am Sorry” niya. Nagsisi ba siya? HINDI. Lalong gumawa ng pera hanggang umalis sa puwesto.
#55
Kung hindi ako nagkakamali, dating sundalo si Henry at sa talino niyang magbigay ng komento ay isang opisyales siya. Siyempre kontra Kaliwa. Sinong makapagsasabing ang lahat na 43 na Morong iyan di Kaliwa?
Never mind Aquino’s unrelenting failures. Just force his allies in the legislative to pass FOI, and I will be behind him 101%
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I’ll have to agree with NFA on this one…
whether the morong 43 is left, right, or center – by all intents and purposes they have been detained arbitrarily, the era of palparans has passed already…true we have lost family and friends to the npa in the past but there must be a time when we have to stop the violence we heap on each other…lets try peace for a change?
Please explain to me what it means when someone raises his fist closed. I understand this is a symbol of protest usually made by the Left. Ganyan ang ginagawa ng grupong Moro.
Sorry…Morong hindi Moro. Nalilito tuloy ako kapag sinabing Morong. Parang Moro-Moro lang iyan.
Even if it was much delayed, I welcome the order to release. Better late than never.
RE: Mang Henry, masama ba loob mo kay Pnoy sa pagpapalaya sa Morong 43?~Baguneta
Naku ang dapat ikulong ang mga tunay na NPA…na pahirap sa bayan?
Isang damakmak sila na nasa Malacanang, SC, Ombudsman, AFP/PNP, Kongreso, Senado et. al.
RE: Please explain to me what it means when someone raises his fist closed. I understand this is a symbol of protest usually made by the Left. Ganyan ang ginagawa ng grupong Moro.~marz
Korek, simple aritmitik…ito ang problema sa demokrasyang niyayakap ng tao, pagkontra ka sa kanilang pamamalakad ang ikakaso e komunista o kaya terorista?
To simplify ang punto de vista…pag-idinaan sa tamang proseso, isuntok natin sa buwan walang mangyayari kaya di natin masisisi ang sinuman kung dumarating ang pagkakataon na sa kanilang mga hands ilagay ang hustisya, kasi nga ang tunay na mga kriminal at kawatan e nasa poder ng kapangyarihan.
Recycled issues ang siyang pinagtatalunan na nauuwi sa pag-aaway hanggang sa humantong sa patayan, ito ang kalarakaran sa mundo ng demokrasyang inilalako ng mga naniniwala dito…pagkontra e kaaway ang turing nila.
But, Jug, you’ve behind PNoy 101% even without the FOI. In fact, he was quoted some way back that it is no longer his priority. Did you change your mind? Wanna bet, this FOI will not pass within his term. But you will stay his admirer nonetheless…
Bayad utang. Someone could have sent the message: “remember, we spared your father in Plaza Miranda…”
Just kidding.
But what does PNoy say if the Morong 43 push through with their plans to sue their arresting officers, possibly even invoking his(PNoy) very own statement that there were indeed defects in the arrest procedure?
RE: Bayad utang. Someone could have sent the message: “remember, we spared your father in Plaza Miranda…”
Just kidding.~ricelander
Well, like Pidalista regime…inaresto saka ibinartolina ang mga pobreng Morong 43 na ang sabi ng mga asshole ni gloria e komunista daw?
Di ba yan ang telenobela ng mga asshole ni Macoy na ibintang sa mga Komunista ang krimen na nangyari sa Plaza miranda bombing?
Pls. pakiread ang katotohan ng isyu sa likod ng mga propaganda ng rehime against sa mga kontra sa kanilang pamumuno.
The truth about the Plaza Miranda bombing?http://tonyocruz.com/?p=155
As for proof of who did the Plaza Miranda Bombing, go read Jovito Salonga’s book, one of its victims who originally blamed marcos too.
OK na sana. Kaso mo, nadulas ang NDF when they themselves demanded the release of Morong 43. Kahit kunwari man lang sana, they should have identified more to camouflage their true intent hahaha! And who is the fool would now believe the Morong 43 when they say they are not part of the communist movement even as they now complain sira na daw ang kanilang buhay dahil identified NPA na daw sila. Enough of the lying. If you are a communist and you truly have faith in it, why hide? Why not proudly state you are one? Hindi naman illegal maging comunista a pwera na lang bahagi ka ng armed movement.
Ricelander
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Iyun na nga,sana nanahimik na lang ang NDF. Ayan tuloy kaduda-duda na ang tirada ng Morong 43.
Kilala naman nila kung sino sa 43 yung mga NPA, ipinilit lang nilang isama lahat ng health workers baka meron pa roon.
Problema hindi nila matukoy kung sino. Mahina lang talaga ang intel.
Hindi porke ginamot nung isa o dalawa ang isang sugatang rebelde, NPA na rin sila. Ano’ng klaseng lohika yan?
Tignan nila sa Samar, Marinduque, o maging sa Mindanao at Palawan, meron pa bang manggagamot doon, dahil baka mapagbintangang rebelde din sakaling may magpagamot na rebelde? Aba e sinumpaang tungkulin nila yan. Kundi pa magme-medical mission na kumpletong timbre sa media at military, hindi makakatikim ng health service ang mga tao doon.
Sino ang kawawa? E di yung mga inosenteng sibilyan, nawalan ng manggagamot.
Mang Henry, masama ba loob mo kay Pnoy sa pagpapalaya sa Morong 43? – Baguneta
Nowhere in my discourse did I say that. Part of the hazards of the profession yan. You win some. You lose some, ika nga. Pero at the end of the day, ang tanong ko: Are we appreciative of what our soldiers our doing to protect democracy or not? The same democracy that the Old People’s Army is exploiting to the hilt? There’s something wrong with an ideology that only engages the armed elements of the state in a futile war of attrition. One that they can never win. For all the bright minds that they have within their ranks, are they so blind not to see that the real enemy is not the high school graduate in camouflage uniform holding a M16 but rather, the glib-talking and well-heeled politicos who continue to enslave the vast majority of their constituents leaving them in the quagmire of poverty?
That to me, is the real injustice in our benighted land my friend. Sila dapat ang pinagpapatay ng mga OPA.
Balweg, it was not Marcos who ordered the bombing of Plaza Miranda…
http://www.newsflash.org/2003/05/ht/ht004126.htm
— by Max Soliven, staunch enemy of Marcos to the death.
Marcos was not dumb to have ordered the bombing of Plaza Miranda — he knew that the blame would have been put on him and so Corpuz’ revelation that it was Joma who ordered it is very very credible.
Incidentally, Joma Sison’s children were sent to China sponsored by then Red China authorities following his incarceration by Marcos. In fact, his children grew up in China and only left China when they followed him to Utrecht in The Netherlands.
Joma’s armed rebellion against the Philippine govt in place was not only inspired by Mao and overall by Red China but was also funded by the Red Chinese.
— PSB
I believe this and agree with PSB. My brother who is a small sugar planter has also said this to me.
I came across an article one or two weeks ago by, was it Bobby Tiglao?, reviewing a new book written by one who came from the high ranks of the communist movement, who has since then gone back to teaching. Too bad, can’t find the link and forgot the author’s name. The book’s title starts ” Secrets of…”
Among some intriguing parts of the story, according to the article, was the part claiming Joma was into an extramarital affair that bore him a daughter.
Further, the book alleges that yeah the Plaza Miranda bombing was Jomas handiwork and that Ninoy Aquino was forewarned of it by a call from Kumander Pusa…
Intrigero? Maybe.
Okay, here it is: Secrets of the Communist Movement
Hey Ricelander… thanks for the link. Must ask my sis to get me a copy (and will ask Joma to autograph it for me — hahahahah!!!)
Used to receive a Xmas party invite from these folks in Utrecht but have not received one this time… hahahaha (they must be reading Ellen’s blog and don’t like what I’ve posted.)
Oh well…:-)
Joma is a brilliant person, great intellect with a fantastic gift of the gab; there’s nothing wrong with the man as a person, he likes to sing and dance just like any ordinary Pinoy Joe, but I certainly don’t like his ideology and am one that he cannot convince that his ideology is for the good of the Pinoy nation (and he knows it.)
Mang Henry, salamat po.
Hi, Anna. I want that book too. Will try to find one when I drop by Manila.