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Trillanes: “Mla Pen happened for a higher reason that is still unfolding”

Some “survivors” of what media calls the Nov. 29, 2007 “Manila Peninsula siege” got together with Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV (no, not at the Manila Pen).

Yesterday’s reunion had an added significance in the sense that Trillanes, Brig. Gen. (ret.) Danny Lim and other members of the Magdalo, who dared take on Gloria Arroyo at the height of her power, are now free. Trillanes is serving his electoral mandate in the Senate and Lim is deputy commissioner of the Bureau of Customs.

And Arroyo, their jailer?

It is now being debated whether she should be granted her request for a house arrest or be confined at a government facility. She has been charged with electoral sabotage in the 2007 election, a crime punishable by a life sentence and bail is not recommended.

Definitely, the detention facility being prepared by the Aquino government for Gloria Arroyo is luxury compared to the prison condition that Trillanes and the Magdalo officers endured during their seven years (starting July 27, 2003 in connection with the Oakwood mutiny) of incarceration.

But it underscores what we call “gulong ng palad.”

Reflecting on what happened four years ago, Trillanes admitted there were tactical lapses which in some ways led to political fallouts.

But the fatalist that he is makes him think that what happened in Manila Pen happened “for a higher reason that is still unfolding.”

Trillanes said there are bigger challenges facing the country and he said, “Hopefully the Manila Pen experience strengthened us to face these.”

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277 Comments

  1. pranning pranning

    30 Nov 2011

    Talking about the detention of gloria, I was (not) surprised to hear from miriam and gringo about the house arrest of gloria.

    Sabi nila, give dignity to her as a former president(???). e nung panahon ba bi erap, did they give dignity to erap. He was arrested by how many hundreds of police sent to his house.

    Give dignity daw kay gloria, e pano naman yung mga niyurakan ang mga pagkatao nung panahon nung panunungkulan ni gloria bilang president(???)

    Give dignity daw kay gloria, just like those former leaders of other countries such as Aung San Suu Kyi, etc… DUH!!!! please don’t compare gloria to Suu kyi, etc., naman….maybe we should compare gloria to what happened to hosni mubarak. He who was brought to the court in a hospital bed, bakit hindi ikumpara ni miriam at gringo si gloria sa mga katulad ni evita peron..

    Give dignity daw kay gloria… how about her stolen presidency, does it still matter with the 2 of you, how about the force removal from office of the incumbent president in 2001? everybody knows that gloria and her brother-hoodlums really planned his removal from office earlier, does it still matter with the 2 of you?

    Huwag na lang kayo mag salita.

    And finally, si kiko “matsing/mr. noted” pangilinan, hannga’t hindi mo sinasabi ang dahilang ng “noted” mo nung panahon ng bilangan ng boto ng 2004, huwag ka ng sumali sa mga nananawagan ng mai-idetine si gloria sa tamang kulungan. You, “mr. noted”, has a lot of explaining to do, we are not yet done with you, isama ka rin dapat sa imbestigasyon.

    prans

  2. parasabayan parasabayan

    Super hirap ang pinagdaanan nila Trillianes kaya the Magdalos should stick together and make their cause ever burning!

  3. MPRivera MPRivera

    teka nga, bakit kailangan pang bigyan ng espesyal na kulungan ang babaeng ‘yan at palaging itinuturing na “dating presidente”?

    kailan ba naging presidente ng pilipinas ‘yan?

    ginago na nga niya ang buong sambayanan, huwag namang gawing tanga ng kasalukuyang administrasyon. kung ano ang trato sa ordinaryong kriminal ay ganu’n din dapat ang gawin sa mang-aagaw at mandarayang mangnanakaw na sinungaling na babaeng ‘yan!

  4. chi chi

    Everything happens for a reason. We should be always be aware of the lessons they bring to make them worthwhile making as grow and mature in outlooks.

  5. rabbit rabbit

    http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/11/30/11/arroyo-camp-alleges-put-girl-sleep-plot

    anu nanaman ito…they will just invent anything to keep her out of jail,, fairy tail..or afraid of its own shadow
    may naniniwala pa ba sa mga kwentong kutsero nyan,,, up to now hindi pa rin nag babago liar pa rin nakakataas balahibo na sa gigil
    sinu kaya gusto pumatay sa kanay
    we dont want her kill
    we want to see her rod in jail
    cant she understand that
    full of lies even up to the last minute
    does supreme court believe in her or maybe they are the ones coaching her what to do
    rediculuous reason just to safe her own ass
    ran out of sickness,,now making stories somebody gonna poison her at the retention,,whahahha..absurb…pathethic

  6. ocayvalle ocayvalle

    naku po.. me bagong paputok nanaman si spokeman horn, dati life threatening daw si GMA, ngayon naman put her to sleep conspiracy daw ang goberno, kaya delikado sa goverment hospital at dapat house arrest lang.., anu ba yan, baka ilalabatiba, kasi nga nag tatae amo niya. diyos ko po..anu naman kaya ang susunod na sasabihin naman ni dr lambino..?? hindi maka tulog at me insomia..!! nakakatawa na kayo..!!sana mag paka totoo na lang kayo. wala na pong naniniwala sa inyo..!!

  7. Headline: Death threat to glorya arroyo: Put the Little Girl to Sleep

    Sa Tagalog: Todas Liit

  8. MPRivera MPRivera

    Aha, aha, I like it!
    Aha, aha, I like it!
    Aha, aha, I like it!

  9. MPRivera MPRivera

    Ito ba ‘yung sinasabi ninyong balita?

    Mahinang-mahina na naman si Gloria — lawyer;
    May death threat pa — spokesperson

    http://abante.com.ph/issue/dec0111/news03.htm

    Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

    Uhu uhu uhu uhu!

    Ubooooooooooooo!

    Tubeeeeeeeeegggggg!!!!!!

  10. MPRivera MPRivera

    Alam n’yo, meron akong suhestiyon para mapatunayan kung totoo ngang mahinang mahina na ‘yang si goyang, eh.

    Padalhan natin ng balsamador at ataul galing Funeraria Paz. Tingnan natin kung hindi mabilis pa sa alas kuwatro ‘yan sa pagbangon!

    Wala na talaga katinuan ang mga sipsip na nakapaligid sa kanya.

    Haaay!!!! Nagagawa nga naman ng pinambabayad na salaping ninakaw.

    Palibhasa ay hindi (nila) pinaghirapan kaya kahit milyon ang gastos sa ilang araw na pamamalagi sa ospital ay hindi nila pinanghihinayangan makaiwas lamang sa pagharap sa mga kasong inihain laban sa kanya.

  11. MPRivera MPRivera

    naparami ‘ata kain ko ng pulutan habang umiinom ng sadiki (local wine) kagabi ang mga kasama ko.

    ipagpaumanhin ninyo kungmedyo napasama ang basa ko sa balitang ‘yan.

    mali din ang pagkakasuot ko ng salamin. sa halip na sa mata ay sa bataok ko nailagay.

    ay… em…. sori……

  12. MPRivera MPRivera

    nakupo! naloko na!

    batok ‘yun, ha?

    baka isipin n’yo ‘yung mata ko nasa batok na.

  13. chi chi

    Namumula raw ang lining ng malaking bituka ni Gloria, sabi ni Julieta. Kainin ba naman e puro yaman ng bayan, mamumula at mamamaga talaga ang colon nya!

  14. Wala raw katotohanan na gagawa ng pelikula si Mother Lily na may pamagat na: Patayin sa Sindak si Pandak!

  15. Isang igan kong Batangenyo ang nagtxt:

    Ala eh, baken ga sa VMMC? Di baga kapag little girl, sa National Children’s Hospital?!

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