Sabi nga namin,na 1-2-3 tayo. We had no more contact with the Israeli company,” he added.
Following is David Dizon’s report at ABS-CBNNEWS online:
Diversions of soldiers’ salaries and United Nations funds, multi-million cash gifts to military chiefs of staffs, and illegal military contracts were just some of the bombshells revealed during Thursday’s resumption of the Senate Blue Ribbon committee hearing on military corruption.
Under pressure from senators, Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez reluctantly said her office would file a manifestation with the Sandiganbayan seeking to defer action on its plea bargain agreement with former military comptroller Carlos Garcia in light of testimonies of new witnesses that could bolster the plunder case originally filed against Garcia.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/feb04/news1.html
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/212155/ombudsman-to-file-manifestation-on-recommendation-to-withdraw-plea-bargain-deal
Former military budget officer George Rabusa, aided by his former staff Lt. Col. Ramon Antonio “Sonny” Lim, said former military chiefs Diomedio Villanueva, Roy Cimatu and Angelo Reyes received “pabaon” (send-off money) upon their retirements from active service.
Villanueva allegedly received the largest “pabaon” of P164 million, followed by Cimatu with P80 million and Reyes with P50 million.
Rabusa said the pabaon came from the Provision Command-Directed Activity (PCDA) fund, which is a slush fund sourced from the budgets of the major services of the Armed Forces. The PCDA allegedly had a P40 million monthly balance or P480 million for 1 year.
The former military budget officer said the Office of the Military Comptroller (J6) removed an “agency reserve fund” in 2002, which is a separate fund from the PCDA, because major AFP services complained of too many cuts in their budgets.
He said the J6 also created an additional operational enhancement fund (AOEF), which was used to fund military operations in Basilan.
A recommendation that the AOEF be sourced from the PCDA was struck down by then military chief Villanueva because he did not want the fund touched. When Villanueva retired in May 2002, the PCDA balance was P296 million.
“Umaangal na ang staff, bakit mayroon na nga contribution sa PCDA, nawawalan pa ng flexibility sa iba’t ibang operations,” he said.
UN fund diversion
Rabusa confirmed that the military diverted millions of dollars of United Nations funds, which were supposed to reimburse the government’s expenses for the deployment of Filipino peacekeepers in East Timor.
He said the million-dollar refunds were deposited directly to the Armed Forces account in Landbank, which violated the one-fund concept of the Bureau of Treasury.
“This is wrong because all the collected funds paid for rentals such as the East Timor should be deposited to the Bureau of Treasury, which is the sole repository of the cash,” he said.
He said the deposits were done in coordination with the Commission on Audit, the bank, and recommendation of his bosses.
What was worse, he said, was the diversion of the East Timor funds to command-directed activities.
“We charge it to East Timor funds para ma-preserve yung PCDA. This is wrong, it is used for other activities. It was diverted,” he said.
The Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary General (OSSG) of the United Nations, meanwhile, issued a statement on the alleged malversation of UN funds by the AFP.
“This is a national matter. The UN reimburses governments, not soldiers, and we rely on the Member States to disburse the funds in accordance with their national norms and standards, the OSSG said.
Ghost deliveries, conversion
The military brass also connived with suppliers to make ghost deliveries and pocket the military funds for themselves, Rabusa said.
As an example, he said a military supplier could pocket 15% of the actual cost of a supply contract while the military general headquarters keeps the remaining 85%. No deliveries, however, will be done.
He said that, aside from the ghost deliveries, the J6 and other military commands practice RTS or return to sender, which is the military euphemism for conversion. He said the divisions vary per unit from 50-50 to even 70-30 in favor of the PCDA slush fund.
He said the RTS was a system to gather funds for the PCDA.
He also noted that intelligence projects were a prime source for conversion because military commanders could simply detail the operations of the projects when asked to liquidate the funds.
He called the conversion technique “James Bond,” and said those who practiced it were the J7 (civilian military operations), J2 (military intelligence service) and the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP).
Soldiers’ salaries for illegal military contract
Rabusa also revealed that, upon the instructions of his boss, military comptroller Carlos Garcia, he diverted at least P200 million in soldiers’ salaries for an illegal military contract to purchase howitzer shells from Thailand.
The former military budget officer said he was ordered to produce the P200 million after then President Joseph Estrada ordered an all-out war against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Mindanao.
He said he diverted savings from soldiers’ salaries since the budget department gave fund releases not on the actual strength but the troop ceiling. “There’s a little extra,” he said.
Rabusa said the P200 million was converted to dollars and transmitted by the ISAFP to a bank in Thailand. He said the contract was illegal since there was no bidding and no government to government agreement or contract.
AFP loses $2M in defective UAVs
He also revealed that the military lost $2 million or around P90 million to an illegal military contract to purchase unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) from an Israeli firm.
He said a certain retired General Logico approached the military top brass including then Defense Secretary Angelo Reyes, then AFP chief of staff Diomedio Villanueva and then AFP vice-chief Roy Cimatu to present the proposal.
Because of a desire to beef up its capability against the Abu Sayyaf, the military top brass approved the project and ordered Garcia and Rabusa to produce the $2 million in just one week for the purchase of UAV demo units.
“Since it was approved, we were instructed to produce the money. Siyempre wala kaming isasagot kundi yes. We had no canvass, no bidding,” Rabusa said.
The $2 million was deposited to the Security Bank Makati Herrera branch, whose manager, Bernie Tocmo, was a friend of Logico.
However, he said the UAV project was a disaster because the demo units were falling from the sky after being deployed in Mindanao.
“Nagbagsakan yun. Hindi po nagamit. I don’t know how long. Palpak, nagbagsakan. Na 1-2-3 tayo. We had no more contact with the Israeli company,” he said.
Rabusa said a certain Commander Paglinawan from ISAFP was able to recover more than P2 million in Customs duties paid for the UAVs.
However, he said Paglinawan asked for a cut of the recovered Customs duties before sending the rest to the J6.
“I told him, awasin mo na yung ‘for the boys.’ Yung pera binigay ko kay General Garcia, about P2 million something. Naghirap kami pero wala kaming nakuha,” he said.
Garcia got cut from ‘pabaon’?
Rabusa said he had doubts if some of the outgoing military chiefs received the full amount of the “pabaon.”
In the case of Reyes, he and his former boss, Jacinto Ligot, personally delivered the money to the outgoing military chief.
On the other hand, he said a P164 million fund that was supposedly allotted for outgoing military chief Villanueva was not given as a lumpsum but given in P10 million increments to General Garcia.
Rabusa said he told Garcia he had to withdraw the P164 million deposited in a Security Bank account since Congress was about to pass an anti-money laundering law. The fund consisted of a P95 million deposit in July 19, 2001 and P65 million in September 12, 2001 plus P4 million interest.
He said Security Bank officer Tocmo even asked for a commission.
Asked who determines the amount of the pabaon, Rabusa said: “The instructions come from Garcia. I don’t know if the instructions came from the chief of staff.”
He said that after he gave the P164 million to Garcia, he started having doubts about whether or not the military comptroller gave the full amount to Villanueva.
“I told Sonny (Lim), sa tingin mo nakarating kaya ito kay General Vilanueva?” he recalled, adding that he even thought of calling the military chief directly since Villanueva and Rabusa’s father knew each other.
He said he decided not to call Villanueva since “it violates protocol to go over my superior.”
Later, however, he said his doubts were strengthened after he heard that Villanueva was having money problems. He said he called the ex-AFP chief and asked if Villanueva got the P164 million. All he got in response, he said, was a bewildered “Ha?”
For his part, Lim confirmed that he personally delivered cash to Villanueva as part of the monthly PCDA “allowance” of the chief of staff. He said he usually placed the money in expandable envelopes.
Related links:
Rabusa: P240 M set aside for two chiefs of staff http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20110204-318324/Rabusa-Total-of-P240M-set-aside-for-2-chiefs-of-staf
Garcias withdrew P128 Million in four days: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20110204-318334/Garcias-withdrew-P128M-in-4-days
Garcia plunder case not lost:http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20110204-318325/Garcia-plunder-case-not-lost
Rabusa bares how creative corruption was in AFP http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20110204-318323/Rabusa-bares-how-creative-corruption-in-AFP-was
Aquino to offer job for Heidi http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20110204-318326/Aquino-to-offer-Heidi-Mendoza-a-job-in-graft-fight
I remember this… The supplier was a local guy who bought items from the Israelis and put them together. It was hilarious.
There was a demonstration of the so-called capability of the haphazardly assembled equipment and true, during the demo, the first UAV fell like a dead bird.
The Filipino representative of that Israeli company (Rabusa did not say it) was a certain “Logico”, a retired general.
Picture of Miriam (that’s Miriam Defensor isn’t it?) with the officer is hilarious too. What exactly is she doing to him? The fellow seems not to be enjoying Miriam’s caress? 🙂 🙂 🙂
Ellen, in defence sale parlance, that was a local purchase. If I remember rightly, the fellow brought in his Israeli supplier but only for show. He actually purchased bits and pieces and assembled them to sell off to the AFP. I believe the Israeli company was not involved directly with the sale to the AFP.
What could have happened was that the local company or supplier bought a set and that was it… the rest was “converted.”
Miriam congratulated Rabusa. She said she made an expose on graft and corruption in the AFP but her shource was a low ranking official so she didn’t get details. She remarked to Rabusa, “Where have you been all these years?”
To Heidi Mendoza she asked, “Are you sure we are not sisters (I’m not sure if she said twins) in another life?”
For small ticket items like that, foreign suppliers usually prefer to be paid off immediately or what they call direct export sale and so they sell to a local RP company (or RP importer if you wish) but don’t sell direct to end user, eg., AFP. Obviously, the foreign supplier is aware of where their material or for whom their equipment is intended. It’s the local people, local defence company or the direct purchaser that then sells off equipment to the end user, eg., AFP, but of course, normally backed by a maintenance contract with the foreign manufacturer/supplier.
Many big local (RP) engineering companies do this.
Miriam has a sister in real life and another brother (who commited suicide)!
I don’t particularly like Israeli defence contractors because many of them are real cowboys, they would sell their mother to make a sale, but in this particular case, I doubt very much that the Israeli company is the villain. It’s the local company and the military guys that transformed what could have been a bona fide equipment supply to the AFP into a farcical conversion exercise.
Miriam was one of the four senators (the other three were Chiz Escudero, Jinggoy Estrada,Sonny Trillanes) who were asked by Atty. Bonifacio Alentajan, lawyer of former AFP Chief Angelo Reyes, to inhibit accusing them of bias.
Escudero, Estrada and Santiago (Trillanes was absent.He had a previously- arranged commitment) all said they won’t inhibit. As expected, Santiago said a mouthful: “It is contemptuous, a revelation of utmost ignorance. That kind of ignorance can only come from a one-celled amoeba. Wag akong ginaganyan ha.”
🙂 🙂 🙂 Trust Miriam to hit back with a back hand slap!
Re # 9, Anna, it was the son who committed suicide.
A retired general Ellen? I think he was a colonel who was very close to Danny Suarez 😉
AI, no, am talking of when Miriam first ran for president decades ago (against FVR); one of her younger brothers committed suicide.
Ellen, I think he was a colonel who was very close to Danny Suarez and to Orly Mercado. 😉
A retired general Ellen? I think he was a colonel who was very close to Danny Suarez – Anna
That was what Rabusa said. But he could be wrong as to the rank. That was a long time ago.
Anna, so it looks like it really runs in the family.
The colonel in question was the president of the company but he had a couple of bgenerals running around working for him.
bgenerals = brigadiers
If you check the past records of the NdcP (national disaster coordinating council) chaired normally by DND chief, you will see that there were many purchases made by the NDCP that were absolutely useless.
The supplies were military equipment that couldn’t be sold to the AFP (because there was apparently no funding) but were re-directed to NDCP because NDCP has the money; the equipment naturally were passed off as items for civilian use when in fact they had little civilian use.
Bribe money, etc., then changed hands.
And guess what, Mr Angelo Reyes was DND chief and de facto head of the NDCP for a while… 😉
Other govt agencies practised this sort of acuisition too. Some fellow in the DPWH finds it’s difficult to pass off equipment being offered by his good friend through the department but easier to do it through the NDCP.
But to be perfectly honest, the practice of conversion was prevalent too during the Cory Aquino administration. It was a very very rampant practice! Not saying that Madame Aquino was aware of the practice but it existed across the board.
That kind of ignorance can only come from a one-celled amoeba. Wag akong ginaganyan ha.”
…but these buggers can be real tough, there is the entamoeba hystolitica, responsible for the exremely painful amoebic dysentry or commonly known as amoebiasis – do not underestimate these protozoans miriam! 🙂
I believe however that many major service commanders particularly in the silent service (navy) not only frowned at this practice but hated it and Henry’s boss was one of those who began the tradition of putting a stop to it. 🙂
and Henry’s boss was one of those who began the tradition of putting a stop to it, although he couldn’t stop the “pabaon” practice required by the AFP chief 😉 (but the pabaon was not quite in the 50 million cap 😛
Ellen am fff for a few days with no access to internet… 🙁 will certainly miss this blog 🙁
Have fun folks!
Anna, you are always off for a respite. That’s what I like about Europeans. Knows how to enjoy life.
Mabuti na lang, while he was senator, Noynoy Aquino was very vigilant about corruption, skimming and diversification of funds within the military. The Noynoy years as senator, corruption in Pilipinas military and army was cut drastically.
Right?
Luma ang sine sa games of the generals! Nahilo ako sa kwento dahil sa milyunes na pabaon vis a vis walang boots na mga foot soldiers!
Ipatawag agad si Villanueva at Cimatu, litsunin kasama si Angie!
Pwede bang hindi napasakamay ni Villanueva ang P164M na pabaon? Ang takot lang ng mga subordinates nya na hindi ibigay ng buo ang pabaon. In case of Garcia, siempre may porsiento, cashunduan!
I think this is one of the P 2M “unmanned aerial vehicles” that Rabusa was talking about. Hehehe 😛
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aajp-A43glA&feature=fvw
Mike this is a more serious assessment of the UAV’s real capabilities:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3imzOQZonQ
Tongue,
Similarities between what I and you posted, parehong sablay at bumabagsak. The difference lang eh, yung na post mo ay pwedeng kargahan ng malaking bala. 🙂
Ano’ng meron yan si Villanueva? Bukod kay Maestrecampo na DATING Magdalo, siya lang yata ang Cavalier na sablay mag-Ingles, paano’ng nakapasa yan? Napaka-gullible pa sa mga bigtime swindle.
Ang lakas pa nang loob na hamunin si Gloria na tanggalin siya matapos i-leak nung Inspector General yung pagkontra-order niya kay Lucero na wag nang pumunta sa Lamitan (St. Peter’s Church) upang tugisin ang Abu Sayyaf na kasama ang mga Burnhams at ibang hostage. Sabi ni Trillanes sa “Preventing Military Interventions“, silang dalawa ani DND Sec. Reyes ang nagpatakas noon sa Abu Sayyaf matapos makorner sa simbahan.
Pinangakuan ni Villanueva na magpapadala siya ng Special Forces pero dumating SAMPUNG ORAS matapos makatakas ang Abu Sayyaf ngunit kahit alam na wala nang kalaban ay binomba pa rin ang complex.
Bukod pa iyan, na-scam pa ng $1.1M ng isang third-party carrier kaya hindi naka-abot yung pera sa Royal Mail of London at muli tayong siningil. Nangyari ito nung magretiro siya’t naapoint na Postmaster General.
Ito na yata ang pinakabobong CSAFP ng AFP. Pero matinik pag dating sa nakawan ng pondo.
Teka, di kaya yung sandamukal na perang nakita ni Father Tacorda kay Gen. Dominguez ay hindi talaga ransom kundi bahagi ng PCDA? Na kung mabuko ay mas maraming sasabit kaya napilitang umamin si Dominguez? Kaya siguro napromote pa si Dominguez na MGen samantalang yung Inspector General ay ibinato sa Basilan, habang si Villanueva naman ay nakapagretiro ng walang sabit?
$2.5M sa UAV na palpak. $1.1M sa carrier swindle sa PhilPost. Sa exchange rate na P50:$1, P180M ang total. Halos equal nung sinasabing pabaon ni Rabusa sa kanya.
Diba sabi ni Rabusa 10% sa end-user, 90% sa GHQ yung James Bond 007 style?
90% ng P180M = P162M (halos kapareho nung P160M bank account)
Masyadong glaring ang similarity ng amount. Kung magkaiba naman ito aba’y naging doble pa pala ang pabaon ni Villanueva dahil sa katangahan!
Hello everyone ! Allow me to share my thoughts about the topic by posing this query: How long shall the witnesses or whistle blowers be protected? Simula pa noon, ginamit ng mga pulitiko ang mga testigo pero pinabayaan na lang sa huli. Baka ganyan din ang mangyari kina Rabusa. Ang mga nawala parang bula at ang iba naman itinumba na. Once and for all, witnesses must be protected by all means and for as long as the cases are not resolved. Kung tuloy-tuloy itong Garcia plea bargain deal investigation, siguradong matutukoy kung hanggang saan aabot ang utak. No wonder the last illegitimate President ran for Congress.
Now that Sen. Lacson’s twin murder case was junked by CA, he can now appear and join his colleagues in the Senate investigating the AFP scandal. Imagine seeing Lacson with Trillanes grilling Garcia and the rest. But where’s Sen. Honasan? Bakit hindi natin siya nakikita sa Senate hearing? Dahil ba kumpare niya si Gen. Garcia?
Isa lang ang military sa mga juiciest assignments an auditor can dream of, another is DPWH, DA etc. Sa pagka alam ko sa COA may jockeying for juiciest assignments too. di ka naman ia- assign sa mga iyon, kung hindi ka marunong magbigay sa mga boss. Give and take relationship din diyan. Taga bantay pero sila mismo kasama sa pagsalakay. The participation of COA people in all anomalies in the government should also be scrutinized in more details.
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/212162/aquino-on-the-lookout-for-afp-chief-who-can-stop-corruption
Goodluck PNoy! Umaasa akong meron pang natitirang opisyal na kayang pahintuin ang korpasyon sa militar!
After the expose, hindi na siguro makatulog ang mga corrupt na generals. I would like to see all of them put in jail forever for plunder! Kaya lang baka lahat sila eh gustong maging state witness to expose the bigger fishes. I LOVE TO SEE THIS too!
President Noynoy is a good man and not so corrupt as the earlier leaders. But he should watch out those around him especially the carry overs from the past administration. Those unscrupulous AFP contractors are still dealing with the current AFP. BOC is still being controlled by the syndicate. Nandiyan pa ang mga anay. Dapat tignan ng mabuti ni Pangulong Noynoy ang mga bagay na iyan. He may be a good man but if he’s incompetent, ang makikita natin ay Baluktot na Daan.
Kaya pala naguunahan ang mga generals para sa CS. Ang laki ng kita pala dyan. Ang tanong, ang lahat ba ng perang ito eh humihinto sa CS o merong mga bagman na pumi-pick up ng mga pera para sa mga mas mataas na isda. Afterall, we may not need the Toothless Commission.
The bank officers who aided these crooks should also be charged with accessory to crime and those who are supposed to be the auditors should be charged as well.
Off topic: Malapit ng lumabas si Lacson. Mas magandang expose ang mga susunod na sanate hearings kapag nandyan na si Lacson. I hope soon. Maraming nalalaman si Lacson sa mga milagro ni bansot! When Lacson disappeared, in my mind I was wishing that he would take the time to research the hidden bank accounts of the midget and her cronies.
In fainess, I think I can trust Gen David.
Anna/Ms Ellen:
Logico is a retired Air Force General formerly assigned as J4-Logistics at GHQ, AFP. Kilalang buwaya yan.
Tongue:
Hagip mo yung observation about Gen Villanueva. Ilang beses nang natawag na Sarge yan kapag naka Type B uniform o yung di nakasuot ng pantaas kaya di makita yung ranggo. hehehe.
now that takes care of any coup possibilities in the near future…everything is falling into place…kala nyo ha, sige sabihan nyo pang autistic… 🙂
Tongue, re#34, The $2 million UAV was under Cimatu.
I’ll be writing more Col. Sonny Lim on Monday but I just want to say now that this would not have been possible under Gloria Arroyo: an active military officer talking about corruption in the military.
Just think BGen Gudani and Col. Alex Balutan. Sila pa ang na courtmartial, remember?
Related links:
Rabusa: P240 M set aside for two chiefs of staff http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20110204-318324/Rabusa-Total-of-P240M-set-aside-for-2-chiefs-of-staf
Garcias withdrew P128 Million in four days: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20110204-318334/Garcias-withdrew-P128M-in-4-days
Garcia plunder case not lost:http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20110204-318325/Garcia-plunder-case-not-lost
Rabusa bares how creative corruption was in AFP http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20110204-318323/Rabusa-bares-how-creative-corruption-in-AFP-was
Aquino to offer job for Heidi http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20110204-318326/Aquino-to-offer-Heidi-Mendoza-a-job-in-graft-fight
Matalino si Brenda..ask any Ilongo…at matapang pa! malambing ang mga Ilonga pero hindi mo maisahan..
Logico is a retired Air Force General formerly assigned as J4-Logistics at GHQ, AFP. Kilalang buwaya yan.
At nabili yung mga UAV’s sa isang Israeli firm? (Hudyo)
Ma 1-2-3 nga ang AFP niyan. Tapos buwaya pa si Logico?
Ang pinaka masakit eh kung si Logico ay Hudyo rin o may dugong Hudyo. Hudyo na buwaya pa! Leche!!!
ellen,
from what i hear, rabusa’s testimony can easily be overturned as it is mostly testimonial, but heidi’s is a different thing, she’s more factual, there’s paper trail and audit reports, etc.
but what is the penalty for garcia’s crime really? suspension? maybe just recovering the lost money is cutting our losses?
gutierrez may be on to something? can garcia and reyes et al be convicted of plunder? nevertheless, the cat is out of the bag and there is no way of putting it back in.
i sure wish aquino knows what he’s doing, he’s taken a lot of risks with trillanes and lacson, nabulabog ang “old guards” for sure he has no plans of running again…
and allowing this shakedown of this age old afp well-oiled money machine? he’s not just stepping on toes here, practically stomping on some.
he’s either very brave or very stupid. 🙂
Jug:
Like what u said, the President his detractors call a wimp is preempting whatever evil plans the bubwit may be concocting. The AFP is now hard-pressed to clean up the mess left behind by our upperclass men. The enlisted men is in no mood to dance ‘cha-cha’. 🙂
I have serious doubt if this AFP scandal hearing and investigation would prosper. Almost all AFP Chiefs were involved. Singling out Reyes and not going after the others would be very difficult. For one thing, Gen. Cimatu is now identified with Malacanang.
Kung ang ibang mga scandals tulad ng ZTE ay walang nangyari, ito pa sa AFP? In the meantime, jueteng and other forms of gambling continue with their business. Kawawang bansa…
Mas gusto pa ni Cimatu magtago sa Egypt kesa humarap sa senado. He feels safer there…heh,heh,heh.
Kung magtulong tulong ang mga bagong officers ni Pnoy, may mangyayari. It is now a very different situation. Before, all those who were summoned by the senate ang tongress were gagged. Last night, I heard Gen David reassuring Col Sonny Lim that he will not be removed from his position. It was very emotional last night when Col Lim was even crying. It reminded me of Col Ariel Querubin crying when he was saying goodbye to his men in Lanao when he was relieved. When these officers cry, it should really be so painful.
Mabuti naman kung si Heidi Mendoza eh mabibigyan ng pwesto sa gobierno. Grab it Heidi para maituloy mo ang iyong crusade for change!
Nagsalita na Pnoy. Gusto daw niyang makulong ang mga nagnakaw sa bayan. VERY GOOD!
Tama ka Henry, bansot has lots of money to pay those who would de-stabilize Pnoy’s reign. Maraming kaibigan si bansot sa Mindanao. Isang tawag lang ng isa sa mga Amapatuans, hindi lang isa kundi sampo ang darating na hitmen!
Yan yata ang doctorate degree niya. Umagaw at magnakaw ng pwesto. She ousted Erap then cheated Fernando Poe. Ingat ka lang talaga Pnoy!
Yung mga kidnapping sa Mindanao. In my previous blogs, I had a nagging gut feeling that some crooked generals were even involved in those. The DOJ and AFP should look into those kidnappings too. Biruin mo mga foreigners pa ang mga target, multi million ang pabuya. Saang bangko naman kaya pumunta ang mga pabuya. Just wondering.
Kung itong mga generals na ito ay natitiis nilang ipapatay ang kanilang mga tauhan sa kalaban, dahil sa hindi nila binibigyan ng mga wastong gamit, making money from other illegal means would not be far fetched. This is in cahoots with local politicians as well. Nagiging money making activity nila ang kidnapping etc. Hindi na nag-kasya ang mga “pabaon” at “pasalubong” at kupit sa mga equipments at yung “bukol” (money supposed to be given to another is intercepted and pocketed). These activities should be investigated too.
While we are all ecstatic about the new heroes in Heidi Mendoza and Col. Rabusa, and also while we condemn the villain-generals, it seems that the grandmaster of all corruption and scandals is being forgotten – Gloria Arroyo!
It was during her reign of terror that these generals took advantage!
#59 For one thing, Gen. Cimatu is now identified with Malacanang.- truthseeker
Cimatu staying put in his the job created for him by Gloria Arroyo is expected because PNoy didn’t make any changes in the Department of Foreign Affairs. As I have said several times, by retaining Romulo, PNoy also retained all of Gloria’s people in the DFA.
Cimatu’s job is actually superfluous. You have ambassadors in all Middle East countries. You have an undersecretary for Migrant Affairs who should be doing the coordination of migrant and OFW matters.
Actually what Cimatu does is go to Philippine embassies, get a briefing from the ambassador and that’s what he reports to DFA and to Malacanang.
Gastos lang yung position na yan. Created by Arroyo for helping keep her in power.
With Rabusa’s revelation, I don’t see any reason why he should stay on. In fact, he should be made accountable for his theft of the people’s money
But don’t expect any changes in the DFA as long as Romulo is there.
Kahit anong gawin ang administrasyong ito walang manyanyari … walang makukulong … peks man ….. tamaan man ng kidlat si Glorya at Merci.
Bilib na ako sa Pangulo niyo pag tinanggal niya si Cimatu sa puwesto, pauwiin para sagutin ang isyung kanyang kinakasangkutan. Kahit hindi na niya tanggalin basta’t pasagutin lang sa isyu sa harapan ng mga Senador ….. elib na ako dito kay bugok. Pero mukhang inampon na naman niya.
Nasaan ang matuwid na daan mahal nilang Pangulo ni ikaw nga ay iika-ika pag naglalakad … kaya palagay ko talaga walang manyanyari dahil wala talagang matuwid na daan. 🙂
Why can’t we hope for once that something good will come out from these investigations. Ang nakakalungkot lang ay meron mga tao na akala mo kung sino na makapintas. I am referring to Mr./Ms. Tendanz. Kahit na hindi mo gusto ang kasalukuyang presidente ay napakapangit na sabihan ng bugok. You can make all the criticisms you want but make them constructive. Hindi yung panglalait. Look at yourself in the mirror first.
If there’s a will… may gulong. Okey, corny. Ibig kong sabihin, kung talagang may magtutulak, makakarating sa pupuntahan.
They can call all the Rabusas of the past, it is the same money-making machinery that is centered on the three main players: CSAFP, Comptroller, budget officer. You can also include the civilian higher-ups later.
Lahat ng predecessors ni Rabusa, going back one budget officer at a time, you may be able to trace how much money is turned over to the new triumvirate once a new CSAFP is appointed. Pigain ang itlog isa-isa tutal the targets really are the comptrollers, CSAFPs and possibly, the DND Secs and their presidents.
Hey, it’s a long process, but whoever said fighting (and conquering) systemic corruption was easy? We have to start somewhere. Even if its just a statement that we are watching closely, it will eventually force them to keep their noses clean. Jail those proven guilty at once, and you prove to these scoundrels their happy days are over.
Then maybe, JUST MAYBE, we can really focus on ending these pocket rebellions and insurrections that has been plaguing our country for a long, long time.
hindi pa daw mapauwi si Cimatu dahil sa kasalukuyang kaguluhan sa Egypt… may katwiran naman. mas importante asikasuhin ni Cimatu yung mga kalagayan ng mga kababayan natin sa Egypt kesa umattend dyan sa hearing…
hayaan na muna yang Cimatu… darating din oras nyan…
ang bantayan yung mga nandito.. si Reyes and Villanueva…
kung kailan gumugulong imbestigasyon, tsaka pa kayo nawawalan ng pagasa.. sana hindi na lang nag election at hinayaan na lang natin si Gloria forever kung wala din palang pagasa.. haayy!
During the first hearing, Jinggoy said that Reyes asked Erap for funds to finance the all-out war against the MILF. Erap gave them P1.3B according to Jinggoy. If that was true, why did they need to “convert” money in order to buy P200M Howie ammo from Thailand?
Binulsa rin ba ni Reyes yung P1.3B o ginamit na pondo na pansuhol sa ibang heneral para patalsikin si Erap? In a matter of months after the Camp AbuBakar capture, Reyes staged a coup against Erap. He could probably still be holding the bulk of the P1.3B at the time. Si Erap? Ginisa sa sariling mantika.
Tama ka perl … mukhang walang pag-asa dito sa bago. Minana niya halos lahat ang mga bugok ni Glorya .. kaya si Glorya ang Boss niya … hindi tayo. Puweeee!!!!!!
Halos isang taon na wala pang resulta ang mga pangako niya. Mukha pa yatang lumalala. Resulta Gng. Pangulo ang kailangan ng tao!!!!!!!!
Perl, what is Cimatu doing in Egupt in the first place? Just relaying to Manila the report of the ambassadors. It’s the ambassador who monitors the situation and makes the report. Cimatu just parachutes to a city, get a briefing from the ambassador, and report to Manila. Pampadagdag pa nga ng trabaho ng ambassador at asikasuhin pa siya.
As to coordination of all Mideast embassies, there’s the Undersecretary for Migrant affairs who do that. They are doing it naman. So anong mawawala kung wala si Cimatu?
Re #74 .If that was true, why did they need to “convert” money in order to buy P200M Howie ammo from Thailand?-Tongue.
You need dollars to pay the ammunition, right?
re #78 – Yes, but Malacañang’s check is good in any currency. Upon receipt of the check, Landbank can exchange the funds into dollars if the recipient (in this case, AFP) instructs it to. But it sure is easier to launder dollars abroad. It’s also less bulkier for your gay son to carry it in his Hermes bag across US Customs.
What I got from Reyes’ testimony is that they paid in cash and sent two Navy boats to pickup the order.
Which of course is doubtful. Arms sales protocol prohibits such non-transparent transactions especially during the time of Bush’ GWOT that any such deal will surely trigger alarm bells in Washington. For all its intents and purposes, the Americans are semi-permanently camped in Mindanao and here you have the CSAFP buying ammo from Thailand in cash? Ayaw ni Uncle Sam ng ganyan.
Or was it really a buy-back from private arsenals of the Mindanao warlords like the Ampatuans, and since it cannot pass public bidding, they produced fake papers in overpriced amounts to document the deal?
#77, Ellen, si Pnoy nagsabi na hindi pa nila mapauwi si Cimatu dahil sa situation sa Egypt… hindi ko alam ginagawa nya don… pero sa kaniyang karanasan bilang dating opisyal ng militar… naniniwala kong may maiitulong sya don… kung tingin ni PNoy na kailngan pa nya si Cimatu sa egypt.. gawin nya… and I will support his decision…
ngayon kapag medyo humupa na tension sa Egypt at pinatawag sya ng DND at DOJ sa imbestigasyon.. dapat talgang magkusa na umuwi si Cimatu o pauwiin na ni PNoy…
#75, Tedanz, klaro ko lang.. tungkol sa issue na to.. satisfied ako sa ginagawa ni PNoy.. tulad nga ng sabi ni Jug #56, naway alam nya ginagawa nya dahil madami syang masasagasaan dito…
gumugulong na imbestigasyon sa DND, magandang sensyales yan.. susunod na din DOJ lalo kapag naisampa yung pormal na reklamo:
‘Rabusa testimony, documents enough to pin Reyes’
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/02/01/11/rabusa-testimony-documents-enough-pin-reyes
“As far as the evidence that I’ve seen, the documents and testimony of (former military budget officer) George Rabusa on Secretary Angelo Reyes could establish prima facie evidence or probable cause,” he told radio dzMM.
On the other hand, he said there is still not enough evidence to pin former Armed Forces chiefs of staff Roy Cimatu and Diomedio Villanueva.
Enrile said charges against Reyes should be filed before the Department of Justice since he is no longer in government.
Patawa din ang ibang tao kung magsalita parang wala silang kinalaman sa pagkakaluklok kay Gloria, na siyang mastermind ng korapsyon at mga iskandalo!
Kung walang sabwatan sa pangunguna ni Gloria, hindi sana nagsamantala ang mga heneral ng tulad ng ginawa nina Reyes at Garcia.
Palagay ko kinupit ni Gen. Garcia ang pabaon para kina Villanueva at Cimatu. Halatang-halata.
Am I hearing this right? In the initial investigations daw ng AFP, wala daw ma-trace na pinuntahan ang mga UN funds! WOW! The generals must have pocketed them all.
Kaya siguro puro ambassadors ang mga ex-chiefs of staff para maitago nila ang loot sa iba’t ibang bansa, SIMPLE! Nagagamit din itong mga bank accounts na ito para sa money laundering activities ng mga padrino nila. These go beyond our Philippine banks. It is a MAFIA operation!
Exactly!
We can not expect instant solutions to a known WAY OF LIFE in the Philippines-corruption. The fact that Rabusa, Heidi and Col Sonny Lim surfaced are good indications of a step in the right direction. Mas gusto ko naman ang presidente who is perceived to be a sinto-sinto but who encourages the process of justice to prevail kesa naman yung may doctorate degree na walang ginawa kundi ang protektahan ang mga kasalanan niya at ng kanyang mga alipores. Remember all the EOs the bansot made so that all her officials could not talk?
Gising ka pa Tongue. Madaling araw na dyan ah!
Kaya laging cash in foreign currency ang bitbit nila, isang malaking laundromat ang AFP/PNP. Pati na yung mga bata niya sa House. Kulang na lang isakay sa eroplano yung Batasan Bldg. para maraming $10,000 silang mabitbit tuwing bibiyahe, diba?
Yung sa Euro Generals, kundi pa naipit si Gutierrez kahapon, di pa sususpendihin yung nasa active duty. Kahapon din lang inorder! Nakaka-amoy na rin si Ombudsbitch na malapit na siya, dapat na siyang magising na wala nang sasalo sa kanya ngayon.
Kakagising ko lang mga 11:00 yata. Magmomonitor ng NASDAQ bago mag-close, weekend e, mahirap na maraming gulo.
Dapat, Henry, i-recall muna si Cimatu at ipadala doon si Diomedio Villanueva. Bakit? Magkahawig sa tenga yung “Egypt” at “Idiot”!
Good luck Tongue.
You know these tongressmen who used to go with the bansot in her international trips should also be looked into. Kaya lang, magaling talagang operator si bansot, pinipili niya yung mga meron ng malalaking acoount sa iba’t ibang bansa. I wonder kung si Pacman eh nagamit din niya para sa money laundering activities niya. Sigurado si Sabit eh nagamit niya big time. Tignan mo tuloy ang naging karma. Si Ron na mahal na mahal ni sabit na anak eh nasabit.
Yung UN funds na yan ang marahil ginamit para bumili ng boto sa Lanao noong 2004. Accdg to those who saw the vote buying activities, when the midget used the AFP to do the vote buying activities for her, the fatso daw would deliver boxes of unmarked money! Ilang vaults kaya ang nasa Malacanang noong mga panahong ‘yon? Kaya siguro hindi makapagsalita ang mga generals na ito kasi hindi lahat ng perang sinasabi eh napunta sa mga bulsa nila. Inipon itong mga perang ito para sa vote buying ni midget. Maraming collectors so midget, si fatso at yung dalawang horsies niya.
OT: Gumugulong na rin pala yung sa NBN-ZTE at nagtestify na si JDV3 sa hearing ni Neri.
Bagong kasal si Joey sa boss ng GF ko sa JP Morgan Chase. Nagha-honeymoon ka tapos si Neri at Abalos ang nasa isip mo. Kailangan meron siyang blue pill. Hahaha.
re: #91 – Mukhang kawawa nga ngayon yung anak ni Chavit, ang laki ng ipinayat compared noong nakita namin yan sa Poker Club niya sa Eastwood.
Sablay yung concert ni Usher, balita ko kulang pang pambayad kay Usher yung kinita sa gates. Hindi naman kasi napromote ng husto e yung Channel V na pag-aari rin yata ni Ron Singson lulubog-lilitaw sa cable.
Kababayan yan ni AQ diba psb?
Bakit kaya may kapit si Cimatu kay Penoy, gayong heneral ni Sotban ito? Hindi kaya gumalaw ang mga nakulimbat na milyones ni Cimatu at may nabiling padrino among Penoys closests, or naging campaign contributor din siya ni Noype?
Kung magiging untouchable si Cimatu, abah pangalawang disappointment ko na yan kay Noype, una na sa do-nothing niya sa jueteng.
Wen manong Tongue…
Ang tanong diyan,Ibinigay kaya ni Garcia ang Pabaon kay Villanueva at Cimatu? Kung hindi niya ibinigay ay baka tutuliin nila siya.
Iyun kay Reyes, malinaw ang sabi ni Rabusa na dalawa raw sila ni Limot ang nagdala na ipin convert sa dollar.
Malamang sa kulungan ang diretso ni Reyes sa kasong plunder.
President Noynoy has some campaign contributors who he’s paying back. Look at those he recently appointed including showbiz personalities. Super rich and super corrupt Filipino-Spanish businessman Ricky Razon is also one. This guy is still active continuing his influence at BOC.
Like Al Capone, sometimes the best way to pin down a crook is charge him with tax evasion case. But we’re talking about Revenue agencies abroad not in the Philippines. Look at Lucio Tan who managed to survive in every administration. Pacman might also be guilty of the same. Front ng mga magnanakaw iyan.
Take a look at this. This was immediately after the Oakwood incident:
Reyes orders probe of weapons sale to rebels
“Together with my crew, I reported to the Tactical Operations Center at 11:30 and to my surprise, no briefing was held. Instead, I was ordered to be on standby and be ready to provide back-up support once called upon to do so.”
Luna said that at 5:30 p.m., Lt. Col. Lorenzo Dimaunahan ordered him to bring two light armored vehicles and link up in convoy with two M-35 trucks carrying an undetermined number of troops.
“As ordered, I was made to understand that the logistics run would be destined for headquarters of the (Marine Battalion Landing Team) 4,” read the affidavit.
“At the location of the M35 trucks, I was not able to confer nor talk with drivers of the non-commissioned officers because they had separate orders to proceed once the light armored vehicles were in sight.”
Without radio contact, he followed the trucks, with a mini cruiser at the head of the convoy, he added.
Luna said he was surprised when the convoy passed the Marine headquarters and sped towards Seit Higad near the residence of Bagis.
Luna said he checked the trucks and found several hundred rounds of 81-mm. mortar cartridge HE, 60-mm. mortar cartridge HE, 90-mm. recoilless rifle cartridge HE, 57-mm. rocket launchers cartridge HE, several thousand rounds for caliber .50 and various other types of ammunition.
Later, he saw Elardo transfer the guns and ammunition to Bagis, he added.
Luna said he reported the matter to the Marine Intelligence Detachment at Camp Bautista in Busbos, Jolo, specifically to a certain Sgt. Abiding, and later to Capt. George Fernandez, officer-in-charge of the Marine Intelligence Detachment in Zamboanga City.
But Luna said nothing came out of the investigation and that his operations officer told him that the mission was sanctioned by Southcom.
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=217025
Sa tingin ko para mawala o mabawasan ng husto yang mga pagnanakaw ng militar ay huwag silang pahawakin o magkaroon ng kontrol sa pera.
Ang ibig kong sabihin ay e outsource na lang sa malaking accounting firm ang lahat ng financial responsibilities. Una ang independent accounting firm ay hindi kayang utos utosan ng mga magnanakaw na generals. Ikalawa, kumpara sa magagastos sa outsourced independent accounting ay makakatipid pa rin kumpara sa mg bilyones ng mga ninakaw ng militar. Ikatlo, liable ang independent accounting firm kapag mali ang trabaho nila. Ikatlo, marami pang mabibigyan ng trabaho na civilians na mga accounting graduates na walang trabaho.
As far as I know, all the factual and circumstantial, etc., evidences are very strong and maintaining that the evidences are weak is not a fact, not a decision or a ruling, it just an opinion, designed to muddle the issue and boggle the minds.
I have read some decisions where conviction was based on the very strong and high probability (not applicable in murder and related criminal cases where conviction is based beyond reasonable doubt) that the accused committed the offense.
As seen in the TV the other night, Merceditas was insisting the weak evidence by-line but a few well placed statements and questions cornered her, finally she said they will withdraw the plea bargaining agreement.
Sana ang lahat ng “Paglilinis-Pagbubunyag” na ito, tungkol sa kabang bayan ni Juan de la Cruz o ng bansang Pilipinas, ay di matulad sa nangyari noon kina JLozada at Joey de Venicia, na pawang naglahong parang mga bola, walang nangyari, masyado, sa mga akusado, maliban sa kaka-titing na pag-resign ni AbaLOS sa Comelec. Si Erap lang yata ang kayang ma -plunder dahil sa siya ay drop-outs from college.
Yang mga ina-asahang mga Heneral-Abogado-at mga propesyonal,
sila pa yata ang maba-baba ang karunungan-pag-iisip kaysa ki Erap…May problema yata sa “Educational System” sa Bansa ?..isama na din ito sa pagbabago. My comment for the good of the next generation.
Seems they are only good in grandstanding especially the election time-year is getting near, 2013.
Goyangs ants seem like working tirelessly every which way they can to spring out Lacson from his burrough. If he does, he’ll probably get arrested; and another sideshow will appear in the limelight, maybe make it a bigger spectacle. Now, the Garcia/Reyes is put in the backburner.
These career criminals will just then go about their business, living the good life with their wives and families, and close friends. The circle of greed and corruption still flourishes.
There’s even a premature Excitement and Jubilation by others here that the Ax will really come down on these thieves.
Pareng Coy: I’ll buy you a blue label pag napreso si Reyes. I’ll buy psb a walis if this case goes to the quicksand.
turot seeker: napansin ko, nakaltas yung dry humor mo sa kabilang thread…dahan dahan kasi, para di ka masyadong in the crosshairs, hehe…
I’d rather look at the glass as half-full instead of half-empty.
It is admirable that we have the likes of Heidi Mendoza, Col Rabuza, Col Antonio Ramon Lim. Sila ang panibagong Jun Lozada, Joey de Venecia III, Dante Madriaga, Sandra Cam,at iba pa.
That simply shows what there are still many Filipinos who are honest and willing to take the risk to bring out the truth to the public.
I’m sorry to see Heidi Mendoza asking the Senate to spare her from further agony. She is having a hard time coping with the pressure?
Kawawa naman siya. I hope she won’t allow her detractors from exposing the whole truth.
Let’s refrain from name calling even if it was just for fun. Tinawag pa akong turot seeker. Buti na lang hindi surot seeker.
TB walis lang ang ibibigay mo sa akin? Ang cheap mo naman…heh,heh,heh.
Nasdaq hacked…
http://blogsearch.google.com/blogsearch/story?num=10&bcid=1490838231&bc_lang=en
DFA Cancel Ex-AFPChief Cimatu’s Mission to Egypt
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/212378/dfa-cancels-ex-afp-chief-cimatus-mission-to-egypt
Yan, cancel na…. galeng… seryosohang imbestigasyon na talga to
TB, sken wala kang ibibigay? hehehe…
One reader’s analysis seems right. The money allegedly to be give to Cimatu and Villanueva could have been pocketed by Garcia that went up high to Malacanang. But unless Villanueva and Cimatu come out to deny and defend themselves, their silence confirms Rabasa’s accusation.
Re #115. Mabuti naman.
I understand Cimatu’s current role is that of a Special Envoy. I don’t quite understand what his “Special Envoy” title means. Does he carry the rank of Ambassador? During GMA’s time, many businessmen and her friends were appointed as Special Envoys even if they were not qualified and no credential. Take the case of former Rep. Harry Angping who was appointed as Special Envoy to China.
TS baka special LAUNDERER of converted (to dollars and EUROs) monies.
re#115. It took an expose of a multi-million pabaon before Malacanang acted on something that PNoy should have done at the start of his administration:let the ambassadors do their job in countries in crisis and let the coordination be done by somebody in the DFA.
PNoy should abolish that “special envoy” position.
Gloria just gave it to Cimatu as reward. Remember he was the one who lulled the Magdalo into surrendering and then Malacanang did not comply with the terms of agreement?
Kasuhan na yan at ipa-aresto sa Muslim police, tignan natin kung kaya niyang takpan ang tumbong niya sa mga hayok na Arabo sa loob ng bilangguan. Mabilis pa sa alas-kwatrong voluntary extradition yan.
General Camote, este Cimatu, ka pa naman, walang palabra de honor. Dalian mo’t hinihintay ka na ni Sonny Trillanes.
mayroon din bang Hudson River na matapunan dian? kasi may theory na si Al Capone ay tinapon sa Hudson River dito sa Jersey City..saan siya itapon sa Pasig? kalilinis lang ng Pasig..wala na si Putot sa by the river…ngayon dudumihan na naman? doon na lang kaya sa Pampanga River..
Response to No.120: Even before President Noynoy became President. I presume he knew about the corruption at AFP when he was still a Congressman and Senator. Imposibleng di alam ng mga pulitiko. Tulad na lang si Pichay na naging kasama niya sa Kamara. Since Pichay both belonged to the Committee on Defense and Appointment, Noynoy would have heard from his colleagues how corrupt Pichay was and who he was dealing with at AFP. Pero pagbigyan na natin siya. Abala kasi siya sa paghanap ng babae at hilig niya sa mga mamahaling kotse. Isa pa, tanghali na gumising ang ating mahal na pangulo. Higit sa lahat, ayaw naman niyang maging Presidente. Kayo ang may gusto…
Pichay is truly one corrupt public official. He was the consummate influence peddler, who was also dipping his hand into DFA matters, especially into the postings and extensions of certain politically-connected personnel… Even those who have retired are able to get extensions at post with his help. Of course, lahat ng tulong na ito ay may kapalit, hindi lang namin alam kung ano or magkano… Despite being externally focused, the DFA is part of the corruption in the military (generals who are appointed as specials envoys, as nonperforming ambassadors)… and in government in general. Until the DFA coddles equally corrupt officials like Jun Dilem, walang mangyayaring reporma sa DFA, o sa gobierno natin.