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Ang adhikain ni Trillanes sa pagka-senador

Published by Ellen on January 20, 2007

Plano ni Lt (s.g) Antonio “Sonny” Trillanes, ang nakakulong na spokesman ng Magdalo ay sa Feb. 6 o Feb. 7 mag-file ng kanyang certificate of candidacy para senador.
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Ang nirekomenda na petsa ng Department of Justice ay Feb. 3 ngunit sabi ni Trillanes Sabado ang araw na yun at hindi sila sigurado kung bukas ang Comelec.

Naka-usap ko si Trillanes noong Biyernes sa Camp Aguinaldo habang naghihintay ng simula ng court martial trial sa kasong “conduct unbecoming of an officer and gentleman”. May koneksyun ito sa sinasabi ng administrasyon Arroyo na mutiny noong July 27, 2003.

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Court martial of plotters bogs down

Published by Ellen on January 18, 2007

Victor Reyes report for Malaya:

Court martial proceedings against dozens of officers linked to last year’s alleged plot to overthrow the Arroyo government failed to move anew yesterday due to a number of issues, including access by the defense to a pretrial investigation (PTI) report which cleared the accused.

Defense lawyer Abraham Espejo immediately revived the issue on the controversial report shortly after the court convened for the second time since Dec. 14 at the headquarters of the Army’s 2nd Infantry Division in Camp Capinpin in Tanay, Rizal.

Espejo, who represents Scout Ranger Lt. Cols. Edmundo Malabanjot and Nestor Flordeliza, protested the refusal of the prosecution panel to furnish them with a copy of the PTI report.

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‘AFP won’t be dragged into poll scandals again’ — spokesman

Published by Ellen on January 15, 2007

By using the word “again” AFP Spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Bartolome Bacarro practically admitted what was heard in the Hello Garci tapes which was the military participated in cheating in the May 2004 elections to make Gloria Arroyo win.

As a Tagalog saying goes, “Ang isda ay nahuhuli sa sariling bibig.”

Joel Guinto’s report in the Inquirer.net:

THE military on Monday said the memorandum of agreement (MoA) with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) would ensure it is not dragged again into election controversies during the May polls.

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Repentant mutineers treated better, Army admits

Published by Ellen on January 10, 2007

If you want a good life in the military, just say Gloria Arroyo is the best president the Philippines ever had and that you will die fighting for her. Check out this story by Joel Guinto in Inquirer.

THE Philippine Army admitted on Tuesday that rebel soldiers who have reaffirmed allegiance to the government are detained in more comfortable facilities than their defiant former comrades.

The group of Captain Gerardo Gambala, who have issued two statements of support to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, are housed in “comfortable living quarters” complete with accommodations for their visitors, Army spokesman Major Ernesto Torres told reporters in Camp Aguinaldo.

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Magdaló wives decry ‘torture’ of husbands

Published by Ellen on January 5, 2007

Look at what they do to military officers who stand for truth and justice:

By Anthony Vargas, Manila Times

THE wives of two mutinous Army officers on Thursday claimed their husbands were being “tortured” while under isolation conditions in a maximum-security area in the Army’s Fort Bonifacio headquarters.

Update:Military denies torture. Click here.

Wilma Baldonado and Venus Sarmiento said they have seen their spouses handcuffed and blindfolded during their week­ly visits.

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