Gloria Arroyo owes her presidency to the men and women who cheated for her in the 2004 election as well as those who obstructed justice to cover-up for her crime. It’s payback time forever.
The following story by Victor Reyes is in today’s issue of Malaya:
THE Navy was rocked yesterday by a wave of text messages saying that an unqualified officer who was linked to the “Hello Garci” tapes would succeed flag-officer-in-command Vice Adm. Mateo Mayuga when the latter retires tomorrow.
The perceived “bayad-utang” appointment of Vice Adm. Tirso Danga, chief of the AFP’s Western Command, prompted Mayuga to appeal to men under his command to respect the choice, whoever he may be, of President Arroyo.
Danga will reportedly be named as Navy chief in an acting capacity as the rules bar an officer with less than a year to retirement from serving as commander of a major service. He will reach the retirement age of 56 in September.Danga was concurrent AFP deputy chief of staff for intelligence and chief of the Intelligence Service of the AFP when intelligence agent T/Sgt. Vidal Doble allegedly recorded the controversial conversations between Arroyo and former election commissioner Virgilio Garcillano during the counting of votes in the May 2004 elections.
During investigations on the “Hello Garci” scandal, Danga denied the Isafp had a hand in the wiretapping.
To succeed Mayuga, the Board of Generals has recommended Rear Admirals Rogelio Calunsag, AFP inspector general, Emilio Marayag, chief of Naval staff, and Petronilio Magno, AFP deputy chief of staff for electronics and information system.
Another message said: “Once again, the Navy is asking for support to stop this move to place JDV’s (House Speaker Jose de Venecia’s) election special operations henchman at the helm of a major service. Repercussions may be severe.”
Before he turned 55 last September, reports also spread that Danga was lobbying with De Venecia to convince Arroyo into relieving Mayuga ahead of his scheduled retirement so Danga could be named Navy chief.
“Anyone but Danga…It will fan the restiveness caused by the `Hello Garci’ tapes,” said a Marine officer who described the three officers recommended by the Board of Generals as equally qualified.
Mayuga said the Board of Generals’ role is recommendatory.
“We have recommended three rear admirals but I should say that as of today, we have not received any formal notice from Malacañang as to who my replacement will be,” he said.
Turnover rites are scheduled tomorrow.
“If you’re in the military, once a decision is being made, you can argue, you can say what you want. But if a decision is already made by your boss, that is already like your decision. You are going to embrace it. That’s the nature of the military,” Mayuga said.
To his successor, Mayuga had this message: “You should be able to inspire and to lead.”
Almost all if not all those appointed to head the different AFP departments were men of questionable background and character. Worse, most of them were directly or indirectly involved in the election cheating for their fake commander-in-chief. Why? The answer is simple and obvious: It’s one way for Gloria to remain in power and avoid military coup. Will there be another Angelo Reyes (Erap’s ouster) and Ramos (Marcos’ ouster)? I hope there will be one. If one of some do the way the others did before, then we would congratulate and cheer them. But then again, as I always say and will say it again…with Uncle Sam’s blessing.
Ellen,
Bastusan na naman.
In order to pay her debt, Gloria is again circumventing the law on AFP appointments!
The law is very clear: no military officer who has less than 1 year to go before retirement can be appointed to a major service command. So what does this tricky woman do? She appoints him Acting Flag Officer in Command!!!!
What the f*ck does this woman think she is doing? There are other officers who are as qualified and more qualified than Danga to assume the post. This is a blatant circumvention of the rules on military appointments. What stupidity is she on to again? How can a person do anything seriously worthwhile for the navy if the 20 thousand or so members of the service know that it’s bayad utang.
Danga will not be doing the navy any favor by accepting the post because the appointment will be perceived as an open bribe. He will not make a good FOIC and if he has a bit of honor left, he definitely should REFUSE the appointment.
Why not appoint Rear Admiral Marayag?
Marayag has a couple more of years to go!
The man’s credentials are just as good as Danga’s if Gloria, the immoral bansot wants to be technical about it.
I know both Marayag and Danga.
Marayag has EXTENSIVE experience in field commands, more than Danga.
Marayag is very qualified to run the Navy and knows the AFP Hqs inside out too (a great help) ever since he started to work under Boy Abadia in 1993 when he was a Lieutenant Commander.
He knows more about ships, about the fleet than Danga would ever do. Besides he is the current Chief of Naval Staff, a post that’s described in the Navy as the Little FOIC (Flag Officer in Command.)
So, I bat for Marayag!
Just like anything else in bansot chest of trickery, this is again one of them. Anyway, bansot’s days are numbered. THE FILIPINOS ARE AWAKE AT LAST! I hope it is not too late yet.
This is why the principled men in uniform are incarcerated and the corrupt and cheating generals are enjoying the perks that this bogus president gives them. They too will get what they are asking for, THE PEOPLE’S WRATH! TULOY TULOY NA MGA KABABAYAN,ALISIN NA ANG MGA WALANG KUWENTANG ALIPORES NI TIYANAK! My blood boils all the time whenever I read inequities in our country but I get my satisfaction in seeing these trapos dig their own graves!
I still personally believe that there are more AFP officers with morals. This is the time to come out and show the Filipino people that you are not cowards. LINE UP THE STREETS TOO!INSTEAD OF BLOCKING THE PASSAGE OF THE DEMONSTRATORS, USHER THEM INTO THE CITY AND JUST PROTECT THE CITIZENRY FROM ANY HARM THAT THESE TRAPOS MAY INFLICT.
I CAN SMELL BANSOT’S NEXT STEP IF SHE CAN NOT GET HER WAY, SHE WILL DECLARE MARTIAL LAW! AGAIN, SHE CAN NOT ESCAPE THE PEOPLE’S WRATH!!! BANSOT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PRODUCE A MILLION CORRUPT SOLDIERS TO COUNTERACT THE MILLION WARM BODIES ON THE STREETS.
These bayad utang moves add fuel to the outrage of the people. The more we are repressed by this bully, the greater our will to bounce back. As the pressure reaches the tipping point, there won’t be anything to hold it back! To the streets then!
Let the master cheater appoint to powerful positions all her Garci Generals and deVenecia’s as well. At this in point time, the more mistakes this bogus president commits, the earlier her downfall will take place.
More than ever, Glueria is now confused and lost that her bayad-utang appointments will not help to save her from the people’s wrath. There’s no turning back, we are almost victorious. Before we know it, we’re already dancing in the streets!
Bye-bye Glueria. Good riddance!
KARMA NA!! ! ! ! MAY BAGYO NA NAMAN DARATING SA PILIPINAS, SA MAY CEBU PA ANG PUNTIRYA. MAG DASAL PA TAYO MGA KABABAYAN MALAPIT NANG BUMAGSAK…………. KAWAWA NAMAN ANG AKING MGA NAG HIHIRAP NA KABABAYAN. NA LALONG NAGHIHIRAP DAHIL SA MGA MAPAGSAMANTALANG PULITIKO……………WAG MATAKOT SA MGA TAONG NANGUNGURAKOT……. LABANAN NATIN ANG KURAKOT SA LIPUNAN……. PATALSIKIN NA! NGAYON NA!
From INQ7.net:
US labor lawyer turned back at NAIA On way to ASEAN parallel meet
By Veronica Uy
INQ7.net, Agence France-Presse
Last updated 07:26pm (Mla time) 12/07/2006
CEBU CITY — (UPDATE) An American labor lawyer scheduled to attend a civil society conference parallel to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Business Forum here was denied entry at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) late Wednesday evening.
Brian Campbell is believed to be the first foreign activist on the way to attending alternative forums and activities in the course of the 12th ASEAN Summit to be turned away.
Immigration officials on Thursday confirmed stopping Campbell and putting him on the next flight back to Hong Kong.
“I can confirm a Brian Campbell was detained,” the head of immigration at the airport, Ferdinand Sampol, told Agence France-Presse. “He was put on the next flight back to Hong Kong.”
Theresa Lauron, of the research group IBON and general secretary of the Asia Pacific Research Network (APRN), told INQ7.net that Campbell, of the Washington DC-based International Labor Rights Fund, was turned back by immigration officials at NAIA.
She said Campbell is supposed to attend Thursday’s conference on jobs and justice, an annual meeting of the APRN at the Saint Theresa’s College here as a counterpoint to the ASEAN Business Forum.
Lauron said her group was expecting Campbell to arrive here at 8:45 p.m. Wednesday night, but an e-mail from Campbell confirmed his deportation.
In his letter to Lauron from Hong Kong, a copy of which was provided INQ7.net, Campbell said he was able to view the list of foreigners that Philippine immigration officials were planning to deny entry as well. He said among them were fellow American lawyers who were going to same conference he was.
One immigration official who did not want to be identified confirmed the existence of a blacklist but could not give details.
“All I can tell you is that the American has been involved in human rights activities in China,” the official said.
According to the Cebu Daily News, around 150 foreign activists are on the list and plan to join demonstrations during the summit.
Campbell decried his “expulsion from the Philippines” even as he was not told the “exact nature of [his] transgression.” He said he viewed the action against him “as just another small part of the government’s concerted long-standing campaign to silence the critics of the Arroyo regime and the political killings.”
Earlier this year, Campbell joined the International Solidarity Mission organized by the Center for Trade Union and Human Rights and the Ecumenical Institute of Labor Education and Research, a fact-finding mission to look into the summary killings of labor leaders.
He said he was looking forward to the Cebu conference where he was scheduled to meet the family of murdered Philippine Independent Church Bishop Alberto Ramento to discuss how his organization and similar organizations could help continue the slain prelate’s work, particularly in support of the workers in Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac.
“Unfortunately, I have been denied entry into the country. And, I, along with many other participants of the last May’s International Labor Solidarity Mission, have been blacklisted from returning to the Philippines,” Campbell said in a letter.
“I am not the only attorney barred from the country. When attempting to determine why I was on the blacklist, I was able to see other names of human rights attorneys who have also been barred entry,” he said.
“Though I was only able to take a glance at the list, I recognized the names of other well-known US human rights attorneys, including Atty. Rachel Lederman and Tina Monshipur Foster, who were both recently the guests of Gabriela and Karapatan and published a report in the United States critical of the Arroyo government efforts to bring an end to the killings,” he added.
Campbell decried the human rights situation in the Philippines.
“What is clear, though, is that rule of law and freedom of speech is suffering in the Philippines today,” he said.
“As the Philippines moves further away from the principle upon which it was founded, people are afraid to speak out for fear of being listed on the [military’s] Order of Battle, something far worse than the blacklist I am on,” he said.
Campbell also doubted the chances of success of the Melo Commission, created by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to investigate political killings after she came under increasing international criticism for the country’s human rights situation, saying “any investigation will remain inadequate so long as the people are afraid to speak and those who order the killings remain in leadership position in the police and military.”
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Wow! If Campbell can organize human rights activities in CHINA, he probably now knows which among China and RP is the worse human rights violator. The democrats hate this kind of treatment of their activists abroad, lawyers especially, and I’m sure that ain’t the last time we’ll hear from Campbell.
Ang alam ko, yang si Dirso Tanga (paki-baliktad na lang yung first letters) takot sumakay sa lantsa ng Navy ngayon dahil ilalaglag siya sa dagat ng mga young officers na naghihintay lang ng pagkakataon.
Dapat diyan ipakain sa mga pating!
Democrats will definitely not like this NAIA incident of denying entry to Brian Campbell, an American human rights activist.
Isa na namang palpak na aksyon ng pekeng administrasyon. Mga international human rights activits pa ang binibiktima. Baka akala ng bruhang ito ay maitatago niya at ng kanyang garci generals ang human rights violations nila kung hindi papasukin sa Pinas sina Campbell. Hahah, talagang tuliro na itong si Glueria at minions. Sige lang, we need more mistakes committed by the palpak president and sipsips for her immediate ouster.
hayaan nyo lang sila, para naman ang mag-alsa ng mabuti ang AFP. magandang progress yan, may sariling bait naman ang ating mga ka-sundaluhan para maunawaan kung ano ang pinag-gagawa sa kanila ng commander-in-thief. he he he.. sabog sa mukha nila yan.. at sabay-sabay na i-firing squad yan..
more incredible mistakes pa. “incredible” kasi parang sila lang ang may utak, kaya di na iniisip ang mga magiging reaksyon ng mga nagmamasid sa kanilang mga kilos o talagang nagpa-panic na. he he he.
“GO YODA JOE! GO!”.. “SIGE PA!” HE HE HE…
kitang-kita na ang tunay kulay ninyo. sige magpakasasa kayo sa panggagahasa ninyo, he he he. hak hak hak.
“GO YODA JOE! GO!” MAGPAKASASA KAYO SA PANANDALIANG LIGAYA NA NARARAMDAMAN NINYO! BWA! HA HA HA.. CGE TIRAHIN MO PA SA conASS, MALIGAYANG-MALIGAYA KAYO SA mgaASS, hak hak hak.
the clock is ticking… tik tak tik tak
its Rear Admiral Rogelio Calunsag not danga
anna de brux Says:
I know both Marayag and Danga. Marayag has EXTENSIVE experience in field commands, more than Danga.
…. glueria is more concerned about bayag-utang, she cares not about experience, extensive or what not. Just like assperon, tanga will be more beholden to glueria and less likely if at all, to rock the boat. Forget about protocol or technicalities – gluria has thrown them all overboard. Just make the ropes ready to hang ’em high when the time comes.
bayad utang na, may tubo pa. pero ang pakinabang kay glutonia. wala ngang kabusugan, eh.
sabi ni tong-gressman n-utog-rales “Let’s not be emotional about this issue. [Let’s] submit it to the people,”
sino ang hindi sisigaw kapag ginagahasa!
anong damdamin ang hindi masasaktan kapag pinagtutulong-tulungan kang gahasain?
RAPIST TALAGA ANG MGA TONG-GRESSMAN NA ITO!
parang bang sinabi nila na:
“SSSSShhhhhhh. hwag kang maingay.. sandali lang ito.. hwag kang sisigaw… masyadong kang maingay.. shhHH”
NIRE-RAPE NYO NA ANG BAYAN!
the glutonic is still obsessed with her “revolving door policy” of appointing flag officers who are due for retirement. mas malaki kasi ang pakinabang niya dahil hindi na magdadalawang isip ang mga uto utong heneral na iyan sapagkat pagkakataon na nilang magpayaman at kung kokontra pa sila kay glued to wall gloria, baka mag-retire sila without any ceremony.
Ellen,
Re: Mayuga’s ““If you’re in the military, once a decision is being made, you can argue, you can say what you want. But if a decision is already made by your boss, that is already like your decision. You are going to embrace it. That’s the nature of the military.”
In the absolute and in a professional, high esteemed military, what Mayuga says is true.
But in a military whose leadership and top officers have a reputation for being dishonest, unjust and breachers of the rule of law, Mayuga’s maxim does not apply.
The tenet of follow the leader becomes futile.
As an example, General Sir Richard Dannatt, current British Army chief, spoke publicly and criticized the British Ministry of Defence and by extension, PM Tony Blair’s handling of Iraq, the failed strategy in Iraq and most of all, the poor treatment of British troops who are serving in Iraq.
His principle is simple: for many years and after many British Army chiefs’ attempts and actual complaints in private with the powers that be, nothing has been done to rectify the situation for British troops, in such a case, Sir Richard believes that it is his duty and moral responsibility to go public and to expose the anomalies that affect his troops on the ground even if that means having to be sacked.
The British support for Sir Richard was exemplary. The British General received kudos and immediately thereafter, his fight for his troops bore fruit.
Sir Richard is a professional soldier, he is honest and therefore had no qualms fighting for his men and for the British Army.
I totally agreed and supported General Sir Richard Dannatt’s coming into the open. I believe the British military is one of the most respected in the world. British forces are looked up to by their allies as well as their foes.
Wherever British forces go,the UK benefits from the extraordinary professionalism of their military personnel. Their allies are heartened and their foes dispirited. It would have been destructive had General Dannatt not gone public after attempts and discussions in private had failed.
It was important to see this positive force for Britain – British Army professionalism – cracked by political weakness and a miserly lack of money.
Unfortunately, Philippine military leadership could not compare in the slightest degree to General Sir Richard Dannatt because the Philippine generals have no moral nor physical courage to be honest!
Oops, It was important NOT to see this positive force for Britain – British Army professionalism – cracked by political weakness and a miserly lack of money.
Bayad-utang? I doubt! It is more you do as I say, and you get a lot of jueteng money from me for your service. It’s more like I use you, I pay you. Nothing about gratitude. More like “naggagamitan lang”! Bastos!
Kawawang Pilipinas! Lalong naging maralita, nasadlak pa sa isang gumigiring bugaw na kriminal pa.
PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA!
Anna, the few good men in the military(the Philippine counterpart of General Dannatt) are languishing in their detention cells. Yes, we do have soldiers who still have their values and who went beyond their call of duty and followed what they think was right. Look where they are now? Esperon has formed his own kangaroo court and had thrashed the preliminary investigation which absolved them from the the mutiny and sedition charges. Now these soldiers are at his mercy. Two of the incarcerated marines are medal of valor awardees( only 13 living medal of valor awardees).
anna says: “Re: Mayuga’s ““If you’re in the military, once a decision is being made, you can argue, you can say what you want. But if a decision is already made by your boss, that is already like your decision. You are going to embrace it. That’s the nature of the military.”
In the absolute and in a professional, high esteemed military, what Mayuga says is true.”
yes, it’s true. but depends on any prevailing situation and integrity of the boss to be followed, as you have said. but still, depends upon on how a soldier finds it as a part of his sworn commitment to the country, it’s flag and people. and his own integrity and honor, too.
True Mrivera, an illegal order is illegal and no senior officer can qualify and illegal order differently. That’s what the Geneva Convention is also all about.