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Col. Querubin goes to the Supreme Court

Published by Ellen on June 13, 2007

Three days before the next hearing of the special general court martial formed to try them for their alleged withdrawal of support from the bogus president that is Gloria Arroyo in February 2006, Marine Col. Ariel Querubin went to the Supreme Court to stop the court martial proceedings of what they describe as kangaroo court.

Here’s Inquirer’s report by Tetch Torres:

Jailed Marine Colonel Ariel Querubin has asked the Supreme Court to stop his court-martial for attempted mutiny, saying the Court of Appeals abused its discretion and committed serious errors when it dismissed his plea to prevent the military from hearing his case.

Who is afraid of Cavaliers?

Published by Ellen on June 12, 2007

I’m not a bit worried about the plan of Senators Rodolfo Biazon, Panfilo Lacson, Gregorio Honasan and Antonio Trillanes IV to form an informal Cavaliers Club in the Senate.

Cavalier is a term used for an alumnus of the Philippine Military Academy.

For the first time in the history of the Philippine Senate, out of the 23 senators (Alfredo Lim’s seat is vacant after his election as Manila mayor), four are PMA graduates with Trillanes, who is still awaiting proclamation, as the latest addition.

CA junks Querubin’s plea to stop court martial

Published by Ellen on June 4, 2007

This one is not-so-good news. With this, Maria Flor Querubin said they would have to go to the Supreme Court and join Maj.Gen. Renato Miranda, Brig.Gen. Danny Lim and others to make the same plea. “I’m hopeful and praying that the Supreme Court justices will be fair and objective,” she said.

Malaya’s report:

THE Court of Appeals has denied the petition of detained Marine Col. Ariel Querubin to stop court martial proceedings against him and 29 other military officers who figured in the foiled coup attempt in February last year.

In an 18-page decision penned by Associate Justice Vicente Roxas, the CA Special 13th Division affirmed the authority of the general court martial to try erring soldiers and of AFP chief Gen. Hermogenes Esperon’s to convene a pre-trial investigation panel.

Bastos!

Published by Ellen on May 25, 2007

AFP drowns rally for Burgos with music

by Victor Reyes

Loud music played in Camp Aguinaldo by military policemen yesterday drowned out calls of former Vice President Teofisto Guingona and the Burgos family for the release of Joseph Jonas Burgos who has been missing for almost a month now.

Playing of loud music has become the military policy in distracting protest rallies at the camp’s gates.

“We are searching, we are not fighting. A mother should always search for her children. They should stop the music because our voices are being drowned out by the loud music,” Dr. Edita Burgos, Jonas’ mother, said.

Court martial of “coup plotters” remains stuck

Published by Ellen on May 22, 2007

The day after

Published by Ellen on May 15, 2007

Tuesday, 2.pm. Pulse Asia/ABS-CBN exit poll for the Metro Manila showed detained Antonio Trillanes is in number 7.

Gloria Arroyo’s chief presidential legal adviser. Sergio “Mr. Wetness” Apostol: “Once the votes from Visayas and Mindanao come in, malalaglag din siya sa Magic 12,” Apostol said.

Five hours after, 7 p.m., Pulse Asia/ABS-CBN released the nationwide exit poll. Trillanes is no. 9.

“Mr. Wetness” Apostol is no longer available for comment.

Trillanes hosts boodle fight

Published by Ellen on May 12, 2007

Above pictures were taken when six Genuine Opposition senatorial candidates visited their detained fellow candidate, Antonio Trillanes IV, at his detention cell in Camp Bonifacio and participated in a boodle fight this morning.

A boodle fight is a fun , unruly tradition in the military. Food is laid out in a long table lined with banana leaves.

6-4-2 is already a repudiation of Gloria

Published by Ellen on May 11, 2007

Malaya’s editorial today:

Gen. Hermogenes Esperon should just keep his mouth shut. Soldiers have no role in the elections, except to vote. They cannot campaign for any candidate. And that means they cannot campaign against any candidate either.

So it is verboten for Esperon to urge “peace loving” citizens to think twice about voting for Antonio Trillanes IVbecause the latter is being endorsed by the Left. And the same prohibition on Esperon applies not only to dissuading candidates from voting for Trillanes. As a soldier he cannot ask people to vote or not to vote for any candidate, whether supported by the Left, the Center or the Right. That’s what being non-partisan means.

Trillanes denied bail

Published by Ellen on May 10, 2007

Gringo Honasan, who is allegedly the brains of Oakwood mutiny, aplogized to Gloria Arroyo. He was allowed to post bail.

Nur Misuari, whose rebellion caused the death of several people, was also granted bail to be able to campaign. He is running for Sulu governor. He supports Gloria Arroyo.

Antonio Trillanes IV, GO senatorial candidate, was refused bail. He has been in detention for the past four years for the so-called Oakwood mutiny. No one died nor was hurt in that incident on July 27, 2003.

Where’s justice?

Burgos family tags Bulacan-based battalion in snatching

Published by Ellen on May 9, 2007

Update on Jayjay Burgos:

The Burgos family yesterday tagged elements of the Army 56th Infantry Battalion based in Bulacan as suspects in the disappearance of Jonas Joseph Burgos who was abducted by armed men in a restaurant at the Ever Gotesco mall in Quezon City on April 28.

“All indications point to the 56th IB as the culprit,” said JL Burgos, a younger brother of the missing peasant advocate.

The 56th IB is under Col. Noel Clement.

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