Tag: Danny Lim

Pang-apat na taon ng Mla Pen rebelyun: malaya na sina Trillanes at Lim, si Arroyo, nakakulong

Published by Ellen on November 27, 2011

a few minutes before end of seige — This was taken inside Rizal room, a few minutes before authorities started tear gassing the hotel.

Sa Martes,Nob. 29, ay pang-apat na taon makalipas ang tinatawag natin na “Manila Peninsula siege.”

Kinumusta ko sa aming abogado na si Romel Bagares ng Roque, Butuyan law office kung ano na ang nangyari sa aming isinampang kaso laban sa mga pulis at military na nanghuli sa amin (ang iba sa amin ay pinusasan) na inapela naming sa Court of Appeals. (Kinampihan kasi ni Makati RTC Judge Reynaldo Laigo ang mga pulis at military kahit na sinabi ng Commission on Human Rights na ang paghuli sa amin a”constitutes arbitrary arrest/detention in violation of human rights standards.”)

Related links:
http://www.ellentordesillas.com/2007/12/14/media-concerns-in-nov-29-incident/
http://www.ellentordesillas.com/2007/12/02/bibeth/
http://www.ellentordesillas.com/2007/11/30/hours-media-grit-in-the-manila-pen/
http://www.ellentordesillas.com/2007/12/14/maria-ressasposition-paper-on-media-at-the-pen/
http://www.ellentordesillas.com/2007/12/14/nhks-chairmaine-deogracias-on-manila-pen-incident/

Sinabi ni Romel, nandun pa rin sa CA ang aming kaso, natututulog.

Giving thanks for small blessings

Published by Ellen on September 28, 2010

Y0u have to admire these principled officers for keeping the faith, for looking at the glass as half-full, rather than half-empty, as they take calmly the latest setback in their mutiny case that had its origin in their resistance to the use by Gloria Arroyo of the military to thwart the will of the people in the 2004 elections.

Praying for enlightened decision — Praying for an enlighted decision at the start of the hearing

Tuesday, the military court headed by Maj. Gen. Josue S. Gaverza Jr. released its much delayed decision on the motion of the accused to dismiss the case as the prosecution has not proven that the accused officers committed mutiny in February 2006.

The court granted the motion of seven officers, four from the Marines – Col. Orlando de Leon, Lt. Col. Custodio Parcon, Lt. Col. Achilles Segumalian and the only female officer among the accused Lt. Belinda Ferrer – and three from the Scout Rangers, namely Maj. Jose Leomar Doctolero, Capt. William Upano and Homer Estolas.

Seven cleared of mutiny charges; Miranda, Lim, Querubin’s motion denied

Published by Ellen on September 28, 2010

by Victor Reyes
Malaya

A jmilitary tribunal yesterday cleared seven military officers of the charge of mutiny filed against them in connection with the alleged plot to overthrow the Arroyo administration in February 2006 but sustained the charge against nine other accused.

Cleared were Col. Orlando de Leon, Lt. Col. Marine Achilles Segumalian, Lt. Col. Custodo Parcon, and 1Lt. Belinda Ferrer of the Marines, and Maj. Leomar Jose Doctolero, Capt. William Victorino Upano, and 1Lt. Homer Estolas of the Army.

The seven, in a second motion for reconsideration for a finding of not guilty, said they did not violate Article of War 67 or mutiny.

The court presided by Maj. Gen. Josue Gaverza said it granted the motion “for being meritorious.”

It denied the motion of the nine others for “lack of merit.”

Military court to decide fate of 16 officers in mutiny charge

Published by Ellen on September 8, 2010

By Tessa Jamandre
VERA Files

A military court will decide today on the plea—twice denied under the government of former President Gloria Arroyo—to exonerate 16 military officers facing mutiny charges for a supposed plot against her in 2006.

Update:

The court yesterday set another hearing on Sept. 24 for promulgation of this case. The hearing yesterday started with the court looking for the motions for reconsideration filed by the defense lawyers. Either the prosecution didn’t have them in their file or the panel didn’t get their copies. When the MRs were all found, the court asked the prosecution to make a comment within ten days from Sept. 9. Then they will issue the promulgation on Sept. 24.

This is the first time that the court martial proceedings will resume under the new commander-in-chief, Benigno Aquino III.
After two postponements, the court is finally expected to rule on the defense panel’s motion for reconsideration. The hearing was originally set for Aug. 27, then moved to Sept. 3. The last hearing was on May 21.

The motion asks the court to absolve the 16 officers of the charge of mutiny, which the court denied on Oct. 27, 2009. The accused appealed the decision, but their motion for reconsideration was denied just the same on March 2, 2010.

Lim and Querubin: sure spots in my senatorial list

Published by Ellen on May 2, 2010

Two names that will surely be in my senatorial list when I go to the polls on Monday: Danny Lim (number 28) and Ariel Querubin (number 47).

While we were walking along Makati Avenue from the Makati City Hall towards Ayala Avenue morning of November 29, 2007, Brig. Gen. Danny Lim told us former Economic Planning Secretary Romy Neri was joining them. That was the height of the controversy over the anomalous $329 million NBN-ZTE contract.

Danny Lim

Published by Ellen on April 17, 2010

Pumunta kami ng aking kapwa reporter na si Dana Batnag ng Jiji Press, isang Japanese news agency , sa Alabel, Sarangani noong isang Linggo dahil gumagawa kami ng report tungkol sa sa kandidatura ni Manny Pacquiao.

Pumunta kami sa palengke. Panay Pacquaio,a ng kanyang kalaban na si Rep. Roy Chiongbian at ng kanilang mga kapartido ang mga posters. Bigla kaming may nakita na malaking poster sa harap ng isang bahay na nagsasabing “Danny Lim for mayor. Ang litrato isang may kapayatan na mama.

Natawa kami dahil iba ang mukha ng Danny Lim na kilala naming na tumatakbo para senador sa tiket ng Liberal Party. Nang lumapit kami, katabi ng “Danny Lim for mayor”, mayroong sticker ng “Danny Lim for senator”.

Inikuwento sa amin ng mga kamag-anak ni Danny Lim for mayor na number one kagawad daw siya ng siyam na taon. Independent daw siya ngunit ang kanyang dinadalang congressman ay si Pacquiao na ang partido ay People’s Champ Movement at luminya sa Nacionalista Party ni Manny Villar sa nasyunal na antas.

Sabi ng kamaganak ni Kagawad Danny Lim na sina Rosa at Alberta, na tumatanaw daw sila ng utang na loob kay Pacquaio dahil tinulungan daw ng boksingero ang kanilang tiya na nangangailangan ng P200,000 para sa kidney transplant.

VERA Files video: court martial face-off

Published by Ellen on September 23, 2009

by Tessa Jamandre
VERA Files

The mutiny case against the 28 officers in connection with the alleged February 2006 plot to withdraw support from President Gloria Arroyo is on its final stretch.

The prosecution presented on Wednesday its last and most important witness. Presidential Management Staff chief Hermogenes Esperon Jr., who was Armed Forces Chief of Staff at the time, had ordered the detention of the 28 officers—nine from the Marines led by their commandant, Maj. Gen. Renato Miranda, and 19 Army Scout Rangers led by Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim.

Click here (VERA Files) for the video and the full report.

It was a conspiracy to grab power, Esperon tells court martial

by Victor Reyes
Malaya

Former Armed Forces chief Gen. (ret.) Hermogenes Esperon, testifying for the prosecution, yesterday said the officers implicated in the alleged attempt to overthrow the Arroyo government in February 2006 conspired with other quarters to grab power.

Two hearings

Published by Ellen on September 6, 2009

Last Thursday, while former Armed Forces Chief Generoso Senga, now ambassador to Iran, was testifying at a court martial trial in Camp Aguinaldo on the stirrings in the military in February 2006, members of the Magdalo group were at the Commission on Election for a hearing on their application for accreditation of Magdalo Para sa Pagbabago as a regional political party in the National Capital Region.

Questions asked of Former Air Force Lieutenant Ashley Acedillo, secretary general and spokesman for the Magdalo group, revolved around whether they advocate violence as a means to introduce change. ( Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV had wanted to be present in the the Magdalo’s case at the Comelec but he was not granted permission by the Makati Regional trial Court.)

Acedillo told Comelec commissioners that their participation in the election process is proof of their advocacy for reform through peaceful means.

Ibang klaseng laban ang nahaharap kina Lim at Querubin

Published by Ellen on August 19, 2009

Ang kalimitan na tanong kay Brig. Gen. Danny Lim ay kung paano siya makakasilbi sa taumbayan kung siya ay maswerteng manalo sa pagka-senador sa eleksyon sa 2010 samantalang nakakulong siya.

Baka raw matulad siya ay Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV na nanalo noong 2007 na eleksyon ngunit hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa nakadalo ni isang sesyon sa Senado dahil hindi siya pinapayagan ng korte na lumabas sa kulungan sa Camp Crame.

Nagparehistro siya bilang botante sa Solano, Nueva Vizcaya noong Martes.

Danny Lim declares senatorial bid

Published by Ellen on August 18, 2009

Warm hometown welcome for his voter registration

by Ashzel Hachero
Malaya

Solano, Nueva Vizcaya-Detained former Scout Ranger regiment commander Brig. General Danilo Lim on Tuesday formalized his intention to run for public office in next year’s election in front of thousands of his cheering “kababayans” and local government officials in his hometown of Solano, Nueva Vizcaya.

In a brief statement in front of the Solano Municipal Hall, a stone’s throw away from his high school alma mater of St. Louis School, the 54-year old Lim formally declared his intention to seek a seat in the Senate saying his detention would not deter his desire to continue the fight for reforms he has long espoused in his 35 years of active military service.

“Today, I formally declare my intention to run for Senator in next year’s elections. My decision was brought about by my drive to pursue reform advocacies I have fought for as a military officer for the past 35 years; and, more importantly, to continue to serve my country and people,” Lim said to cheers and shouts of “Mabuhay si Gen. Lim” by his townmates.