This is how the military treats its enlisted personnel:
Today, Philippine Army Chief Lt. Gen. Alexander Yano, through his chief of staff Brig. Gen. Ralph A. Villanueva, discharged the remaining five enlisted Army Rangers detained for almost two years without charges in Camp Capinpin, Tanay.
The order said the five are discharged “without honor” effective Dec. 25, 2007.
The five are: Sgt. Orlando A. Valencia, Cpl Walter A. Francisco, Cpl Ramon P. Perania Jr.,Cpl Reynaldo C. Pacete, and Pfc Leon N. Ones Jr.
Col. Pacete is a Gold Cross awardee, one of the heroes in the capture of Camp Abdurajak in 2000 which resulted in the rescue of 28 hostages of the Abu Sayaff group.
The five are part of the 40 enlisted Army Rangers who have been detained for almost two years without charges. The military had wanted to use them against Brig. Gen. Danny Lim and other Ranger officers but the 40 refused.
Last Oct. 24, Esperon dismissed the 26 “without honor.”
Last Oct. 31, 2007, the Army brought down from Tanay to the ISG compound in Fort Bonifacio nine of the EPs. After several weeks of “counseling” , seven opted to be re-integrated to the service and two decided to be discharged.
Today, they did away with the remaining five.
Just like that.
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Five out, seven in
by Victor Reyes
Army chief Lt. Gen. Alexander Yano on Friday ordered the dishonorable discharge of five ordinary soldiers affiliated with the elite First Scout Ranger Regiment for involvement in the alleged power grab on Feb. 24, 2006.
But nine other Scout Rangers implicated in the same plot, according to Army spokesman Lt. Col. Ernesto Torres, were ordered returned to full active duty by Yano last Dec. 13 following a reprimand.
Discharged were Sgt. Orlando Valencia, Cpls. Walter Francisco, Ramon Perania Jr. and Reynaldo Pacete, and Pfc. Leon Ones Jr. They were expected to leave their detention cell in Camp Capinpin in Tanay, Rizal anytime yesterday and return on Jan. 7 for “processing.”
Torres said the five were discharged under Special Orders No. 248 following a recommendation by a team of investigators from the Army’s Inspector General concurred in by Army’s Judge Advocate General.
Torres named the nine Scout Rangers returned to full duty status as S/Sgts. Reynaldo Bala, Marciano Saraste III, Alexander Verson, Ronnie Dizon and Rodellio Tuazon; and Sgts. Nelson Alquisa, Arthur Arienda, Pastor de Guzman and Richard Javier. He said the nine are now attached and assigned with the Headquarters and Headquarters Support Command in Fort Bonifacio.
Torres said two of the nine opted for “dependence discharge” or resignation but while awaiting decision on their discharge, they will, along with the seven others, undergo civil-military operations training on Jan. 27 prior to assignment in the field.
Torres said the reprimand will stall any promotion for at least a year and would disqualify the one reprimanded for schooling or special training for some time.
The 14 soldiers were part of the original 40 enlisted personnel detained without a formal charge by the military shortly after the failed plot. The other 26 were ordered dishonorably discharged by Yano last October.
In a phone interview, discharged Cpl. Francisco said he and his four companions were each given P3,000 and ferried to Cubao where they will take a civilian bus to return to their families. He said Yano’s order kicking them out of the Army was “grabe, pero okay lang kung iyon ang gusto nila.”
Francisco, who lives in Bicol, said he has no immediate plans after his discharge. “Baka magtanim-tanim na lang muna ng kamote.” – Victor Reyes
Masaya kaya sina Esperon, Yano at Villanueva sa ginawa nila?
Magbabagong taon itong mga kawawang enlisted men na walang pera at walang trabaho. “Without honor” pa ang discharge order.
Kung sino pa ang maliit, siya pa ang tinatapakan.
Walang puso talaga itong mga heneral na ito.
Today’s oppressive military under Gloria is making no sense at all. After almost two years in detention without charges, the five enlisted army rangers were dismissed “without honors”.
Paano nangyari iyon na merong punishment pero walang kaso? GRRRR!!!
It’s obvious, after the Trillanes, Gen. Lim and fellow Magdalo airing of grievances at the Pen, umiikot talaga ang pwet ni Gloria at Asspweron sa takot.
Salamat muli sa walk out nina Gen. Lim, already many of those innocent soldiers who were just imprisoned to satisfy the ego of the evil duo are being set free.
Si Gloria at Asspweron naman ang ikulong natin, loooooong overdue na ito ba!
Today, Philippine Army Chief Lt. Gen. Alexander Yano is the one without honor, he was instumental to these five good Army Rangers being kept in custody for two years without charges.
I hope that the rank & file of the AFP are not prepared to sit on the fence whilst Sgt. Orlando A. Valencia, Cpl Walter A. Francisco, Cpl Ramon P. Perania Jr.,Cpl Reynaldo C. Pacete, and Pfc Leon N. Ones Jr. receive this sort of insulting treatment.
Philippine Army Chief Lt. Gen. Alexander Yano seems to have strange way for a Christian to be celebrating Christmas Day, he is the one who should be discharged.
His day will come.
Yano is showing his true colors. He portrays himself as being sensitive to public opinion, and yet when it comes to Esperon’s whims he cannot say no. And the ones who suffer are the enlisted men who have no recourse to the legal processes.
I’m happy for Sgt. Orlando A. Valencia, Cpl Walter A. Francisco, Cpl Ramon P. Perania Jr.,Cpl Reynaldo C. Pacete, and Pfc Leon N. Ones Jr.
Their released “without honors” should carry no weight because those three conniving generals who discharged them are the real ones without honors. They are Gloria’s monsters on the loose.
I pray that the five can easily cope and catch up with what they left behind before the two years were taken away from them by the heartless commander-in-cheat and her three bugok generals.
Ellen,
Kung mali man ang pagpapatalsik sa lima ni Gen. Yano sa serbisyo, bakit walang pumapalag o magrereklamo man lang? Bakit wala man lang tumatayong General na magsabi na mali ang pinaggagawa ng Esperon na yan. Bakit lahat ba ng mga General takot kay Esperon? Hindi ba sila puwedeng magsabi ng “Sir, mali yata ang ginawa niyo?”.
Such heartless leaders they are. They are just commanders, not leaders.
The Enlisted force is the backbone to any military branch. Without them, there is no one to lead but only themselves…
Happy New Year po Maám Ellen,
Nakakalungkot sa 5 limang pobreng sundalo ang ginawang pagsibak sa kanila sa kabila ng walang patas na hustisya na iginawad sa kanila.
Dapat sina Gen. Esperon ang sibakin at patawan ng Without Honor?
Etnad, just because walang pumapalag sa mga heneral, ibig sabihin noon tama.
Ang mga pumapalag at galit na galit ay ang makataong mga opisyal. Lahat sila ay nakakulong rin!
Bakit walang kumikibo sa mga na pwesto? Bakit walang kumikibo sa mga tao? Yan ang nakakalungkot sa atin ngayon.
Basahin nyo ang “Mouse Story”, Christmas story dito ni Ellen.
Gab,
kaya walang kumikibo sa mga naka pwesto kasi ayaw nilang mapaalis sa pwesto nila ngayon kahit alam nilang mali na ang organisasyong kinabibilangan nila sige pa din sila for them to stay in power.
nakakalungkot talga kung iisipin pero darating din yong panahon na magigising sa katotohanan yong mga naka upo ngayon wag lang sana mahuli ang lahat kasi nakakapanghinayang yong mga taong magagaling at may prinsipyo tapos kibit balikat lang ang sagot. huh
Sige, Esperon, Yano. Mang-api pa kayo na mang-api ng mga enlisted men.
Sige, Gloria Arroyo, i-extend mo si Esperon.
Sige, pag-ibayuhin nyo inyong hindi makataong gawain.
They are not even worthy to be called as commanders, they are actually assholes.Anyway in every action there is a reaction.The law of Karma will take care of what they did. Kung hindi sa ngayon , pwedeng sa next generation.
Next generation, NP? Ang tagal naman!
Ellen’
Walang puso talaga ang mga general na mga yan…ang meron sila ay “nguso” …so they can suck more pogi points from Gloria. Remember Gen. Yano is a strong candidate for the Chief-Of-Staff, AFP post come 2008 (kung hindi ma-extend si Espweron!! Imagine those poor, helpless young Scout Rangers were incarcerated for years without any charges against them — at nang naibulgar ng mga periodista tungkol sa kanilang situasyon anong ginawa ni Yano, Villanueva atbp–dinischarge ang mga bata “without honors”. I pity these young soldiers! Can we get their names and corresponding addresses for future help?
The 40 (I don’t have their addresses but Atty. Verdadero may have their contact numbers):
Sgt. Benito S. Baggay; Sgt. Jose T. Famularcano Jr; Sgt. Juanito B. Tercero Jr; Cpl. Giovanni B. Bonagua;Cpl Medel Calda; Cpl Adonis Pabillo; Cpl. Nicomendes P. Fernandez ; Cpl. Jorlie V. Espejo ; Cpl Romel Pascua; Cpl. Zaldy A. Cabico;
Cpl Jayson A.Arellano; Cpl. Dennis F. Marzan; Pfc. Pinley L. Amarante, Pfc Celso P.Castromayor; Pfc. Aristotle D. Lucena; Pfc Kernell F. Pahimnayan; Pfc. Emmanuel M. Derilo; Pfc. Jerry V. Avila; Pfc. Isidro R. Areja;
Pfc. Larry A. Quinto; Pfc. Rommel S. Puna; Pfc Robert Palaruan; Pfc. Dylan F. Monton; Arleen S Garcia; Pfc. Arvin R. Daligdig;
SSgt. Reynaldo A. Bala, SSgt. Marciano R. Seraspi III, SSgt. Alexander G. Verzon, SSgt. Ronnie S. Dizon, SSgt. Rodelio M. Tuazon, Sgt. Orlando A. Valencia, SSgt. Nelson V. Alquiza, Sgt. Arthur I. Arienda, Sgt. Pastor de Guzman; Sgt. Richard B. Javier;
Sgt. Orlando A. Valencia, Cpl Walter A. Francisco, Cpl Ramon P. Perania Jr.,Cpl Reynaldo C. Pacete, and Pfc Leon N. Ones Jr.
I understand some of them have already been employed by opposition senators.
Biruin niyo ilang batang PMA’yers ang nasira ang pangarap na magsilbi sana sa ating bayan dahil lang sa mga Corrupt na General na pinangungunahan ni Esperon. Wala na bang natitirang General na magsabi kay Esperon na “Tama ka na!!!!!!”, “Tumahimik ka!!!!!!
Kung hindi kaya ng isang Trillanes na gibain ng Glorya Esperon regime, ang kailangan natin ay sang-laksang Trillanes.
Am curious to know what kind of education and what kind of curriculum does the PMA offer?
alam ba ninyo na kaya NAGPAPAKATUTA SI GEN YANO kay mr HERmogenes esPWEron? ambisyon niyang maging CS of the AFP. ang “no honor” discharge sa 5 military na ayaw sumabay sa kanilang tugtog upang idiin si HONORABLE BGEN LIM ay gawa lahat ni esPWEron ng “hello garci”. isa pa kong bakit malaki ang galit ni esPWEron kay BGEN LIM kasi NAIINGGIT siya sa mga respeto at paggalang ng militar kay BGEN LIM maski 1 starlang siya kumpara sa 4 na star sa kanya. 4 stars thanks to garcillano connivance.
I am on a brief trip dito sa medyo may kuryenteng lugar. I saw what happened to the 5 scout rangers from tanay. It so happened na may mga kasama rin akong tropa at may nakausap na isa who knows these rangers personally. Medyo late na pero usapan pa rin dito ang nangyari sa lima at nagmumura lahat ng enlisted personnel. I can’t help but sympathize with them and hear their stories.
Ito pala si sgt pacete, isa sa limang nadischarge, ay kasama dun sa nag-assault ng Mt Mohaji sa Basilan kung saan dinala ng Abu Sayaf yung mga batang estudyante at yung pari na nahOstage nila. Sgt Pacete could have earned the Medal of Valor because it was him who personally led the assault with an M60 machine gun. Unfortunately, another one was recommended for the same award. But that is another story.
These Enlisted Personnel were discharged WITHOUT HONOR. Compare them with Esperon and Yano. Esperon has never personally led a charge into enemy lines, under fire and with great personal risk. However, he continues to wear 2 Gold Cross medals earned while in an airconditioned office and the other while he was several kilometers away from the actual fighting. Sgt Pacete and his unit used to be under the operational control of Esperon’s brigade in Basilan. Sgt Pacete contributed his blood, sweat and tears to those stars in Esperon’s shoulders. What did Sgt Pacete do to earn a dishonorable discharge? He was incarcerated for almost two years WITHOUT ANY INVESTIGATION AND WITHOUT ANY CHARGES.
Now take the case of this lapdog Yano. He was the commander on the ground when MNLF fighters took hostage of several civilians in Zamboanga City. Yano tries very hard to project it as a victory when in fact, it was the most embarassing debacle the AFP has ever had. Imagine Yano could not even win a battle in a very small piece of land (5 hectares) against a grossly outnumbered enemy surrounded by government troops and with all the military assets at his disposal. This Yano talks about that debacle not in terms of his tactical acumen but that he flaunts his accomplishment as having negotiated for the the release of the hostages. BULLSHITTTTTT!!!! In the first place, there should have been no hostages at all had he had the tactical sense and balls to fight.
Bring these three side by side….WHO HAS BROUGHT DISHONOR TO THE AFP, ESPERON? YANO? OR SGT PACETE?
Maybe mr yano needs to be reminded that the definifion of the word Honour is: personal integrity: strong moral character or strength, and adherence to ethical principles. His actions are a disgrace to his rank.
You’re right, Sulbatz. Gen. Esperon got his military awards because he knows how to write a convincing position paper related to that award. Gen. Yano or ONAY to his friends suffered a debacle in Zamboanga City and yet he was given pardon for all his shameless military disasters and fiascos. He is the alter ego of Esperon and yes, he is the leading contender for the AFP Chief of Staff. Defense Secretary Teodoro is an adopted member of PMA Class of 1976 to which Yano belongs and so it appears as a done deal. Bottom line is there is really a problem with the selection process of military leadership in the Armed Forces of the Philippines. How can the Filipino people win the war against the threats to national security and terrorism if the AFP and the PNP are led by mediocre officers. It’s strange but only in the Philippines do you see that those officers close to politicians get the juicest positions. I pity those enlisted personnel, those who really fought the enemies of the state to keep the integrity of the nation. Without them, the AFP won’t survive. I have only my prayers for them to comfort and cheer them up for the holiday season.
Sulbatz,
Thanks for your info about Sgt. Pacete’s heroism in the field. He was not awarded anything for this but we won’t forget.
Anyway, the medals under Gloria’s military are but decorations, no meaning at all. Sgt. Pacete should be given an award due him some other time by a just and true Commander-in-Chief.
noypisausa has brought up the point about this silly class membership system that has no bearing on the persons service experience but portray a secret society such as that expected of schoolboys not a professional selection process of military leadership, proven leaders that the fighting men and women can follow with pride.
noypisausa:”How can the Filipino people win the war against the threats to national security and terrorism if the AFP and the PNP are led by mediocre officers.”
Good question that keeps on ringing to the ears. Mediocrity is self-extinguishing and contagious in any system, civilian and military alike. A mediocre leader doesn’t know the value of MERIT, the foundation of all rational organizations. Yano is a replica of the state of national leadership – depraved and looking for ways to survive, even at the expense of others.
Nababanggit ni Gabriela ang extension ni Esperon, and there are opinions stating that it is the absolute prerogative of the President. But the Constitution states:
The tour of duty of the Chief of Staff of the armed forces shall not exceed three years. However, in times of war or other national emergency declared by the Congress, the President may extend such tour of duty (Section 7, Article XVI.).
Ilang exension na ba, ang binigay ni Glo? Defensor, et al. Mayroon bang declaration of war or emergency ang Congress? Hindi ba culpable violation of the Constitution yan?
Impeachable offense na naman. Idemanda ulit, kahit ma-dismiss, para makita ng Supreme Court kung gaano ka pulpol ang reasoning nila in the Francisco case.
If you count Carpio, (na bumaligtad)and Puno, who seems to be thinking of his place in history, and becoming more independent, there will be a good fight in the Supreme Court.
So hindi puwedeng i-extend ang tour of duty ni Esperon.
I-extend na lang ang kuko, tutal bakla naman. Kamukha pa ni Roderick Paulate.
Kaya lang, yung artista, comical ang dating. Yung general, farcical.
Ang pagpatalsik sa mga enlisted personnel ay patunay lamang na ang mga ordinaryong tao ang higit na apektado sa umpugan ng mga may pangalan at malalaking tao sa bansa. Kung bakit kulang ang suporta sila Sen. Trillanes mula sa higit na nakakaraming sunadalo ng bansa (EP’s) ay dahil sa ang mga ito ang direktang napaparusahan.
Sana, kung inisip man lang ng magiting sa si Sen. Trillanes et al na magtagumpay sa ipinaglalaban nating lahat, hindi sa Oakwood at sa Manila Pen sila pumanta bagkus sa Palasyo kung saan nandun ang ninanais nating alisin. Di ko nga rin maintindihan kung bakit sa maragarang lugar na ito tayo magsisimula ng himagsikan na sa huli ang maliliit ang direktang napaparusahan.
Kawawang mga Enlisted Personnel. Kawawang Mamamayang Pilipino, kawawang Pilipinas.
Vonjovi, sorry I have to delete your comment.
Just being careful, we might be accused of fomenting violence even if I know it’s just an expression of frustration and outrage.
I do not condone senseless violence to achieve an objective.
That’s why I fully understand why Sen. Trillanes and Gen. Lim decided to come down in the Nov. 29 incident to end the siege of PNP/Marine forces at the Manila Pen.
In the service, these young beings were on survival ration with their family. Outside, they would fare better. They have more than enough qualifications, better than anyone else getting employed. They are ready made security personnel for high echelon politicos. And the best placement is always with the rebels locally and abroad. This is one thing those people upstairs would regret to have done for the rest of their lives. They are already marked.
In behalf of my brothers, I would like to apologize to all the readers in this blog and perhaps to everybody in the country for that matter. It is not our intention to discredit the whole military profession or institution in any way. This apparent public display of dirty laundry is not an expression of despise to the AFP but a genuine attempt to expose the truth and hopefully will lead to much needed reforms. For how can you clean your house if you just sweep the dirt underneath your rug?
Our AFP has a rich tradition of honor, valor, and patriotism. OUR military is just the reflection of OUR own pride, OUR strength, and OUR resolve as a people. The military is not an independent, separate entity from the people, its lifeblood is the people, the teeming masses that feed its numbers its able-bodied youth. Yes, we sacrifice our youth at a very early age of 17, these kids are literally hammered, molded into men who would without any hesitation take the bullets that were meant for us. Who among us here cannot deny the freedoms and the carefreeness of this age that they gladly turned their backs on?
You cannot reform the AFP without OUR government’s participation, because as earlier pointed out, the AFP takes its orders from a political source, even decisions on promotions come from a political body. So I urged one and all not to be dismayed by the present situation but take heart that the men in uniform have acted on their conscience, that they will no longer be willing tools of oppression, brutality, and deceit. We bear witness to a nation asserting its right to better itself, we should be proud of ourselves and fight on…
Thanks, Jug for that assurance. What happened to the five Enlisted Rangers is really frustrating and outrageous. I can imagine how Capt. Gino Guinolbay feels. He is close to those men.
ellen, why was the last time I believe that military have hearts?
the military aggression, brutality and violence have been against the our poor farmers, fisherfolks and indigenous brothers and sisters. hence, i am not shocked by Esperon et al “walang pusong pagtrato sa mga maliliit na mga sundalo.”
It is the military culture. And what is truly alarming is that they are now eating their own kinds. Or I would better say, they are canivalizing those who refused to be their kind!
The “soldiers of the people” refused to join in their greedy and corrupt practices, that is why Esperon et al eat them alive! Parasites! Walang Puso! Hindi tao mga iyan!
a happy new year to all members of ellenville. I was able to watch during the night time news the release of the five in Cubao. My heart really sank for them. But I do believe in the Bible principle of sowing and reaping. So I know, in God’s time, God will take revenge for the five espcially for the Cpl. Pacete(whom I read to be a real hero). Whatever these “sipsip” generals did to the enlisted personnel will in the future happen to them. God is not sleeping….
P.S. I have been reading the blogs, articles and comments here. And I was really moved by the different commentaries by people from all walks of life. I might not agree with what has been written but I agree that everything must be heard so that we will be able to make decisions. by the way, I am a pro-magdalo, and anti-gloria.
juggernaut,
i have written about the hesitant rebels. military reformism needs to consider an alternative drastic path.
Our system feeds itself by repression and violence and the only way to combat this anemic system is thru violence. a reformist will not tranform the corrupt system, but a revolutionary does.
I may not understand why a few good men in unifrom like you wanted direly to annihilate GMA-Esperon without realizing that these people will be resurrected as long as the system that perpetuates their kinds is still intact.
May I ask from atty36252, sulbatz, juggernaut if there is a basis for the dishonorable discharge for the five and what are their remedies. Can the five make an appeal?
deepcaring,
i think the drastic path you want our reformist soldiers to take can also be a path of violence and disaster for our country.
Siguro nga, masyado ka nang dismayado sa sistema. Have more patience. Maybe we can still change the system by changing ourselves first. what do you think?
deepcaring, you said:
“Our system feeds itself by repression and violence and the only way to combat this anemic system is thru violence. a reformist will not tranform the corrupt system, but a revolutionary does.”
Do you believe in the saying, “violence begets violence”? I think that’s what our soldiers doesn’t want to happen and our people are also tired of violence.
That is the idea in Oakwood and the Pen: redress of grievances through non-violent means.
Our model is Mahatma Gandhi. I understand where you are coming from. But we have to show to these “enemy of the state”(all corrupt officials) that we are better than them.
I don’t think the five, even the rest of the 40 are intrested to make an appeal with the AFP.
But I know they have been advised to file a case against the military authorities for illegal detention and violation of their human rights. The writ of amparo can used.
Under the Human Security Act, if it’s proven that they have been illegally detained, they are entitled to a compensation of P500,000 for every day of illegal detention.
But I know they have been advised to file a case against the military authorities for illegal detention and violation of their human rights. The writ of amparo can used.
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Matagal ko nang hinihintay ito.
Anybody from Olongapo? Why not file it there, baka ma-raffle kay Judge Pozon (judge who decided the Subic rape case). After all, in a civil case, the plaintiff chooses the venue.
I remember one former policeman who bacame a Pampanga Provincial Director during the the time of Pres. Marcos was a kumpare of former Col. Canlas (GMA7 coup, remember)and now a government official. An anecdote about him goes like this:
Col. Canlas, then, an official of the regional unified command, led an operation against jueteng. A few hours after, this Provincial Director, came to his house very much incensed . It turned out the gambling operation was his. Because of this, he asked Col. Canlas in full view of the latter’s family , Sir, tapusin na lang natin ‘to dito while brandishing his service pistol and with his fully armed men.
And do you know who helped this jueteng operator-cum-provincial director become who he is then? Col. Canlas. He recommmended the guy because he is a godfather of one his sons. And what this guy did? shame….
A few years ago, he got jailed for kidnapping but was released because of ….(I dont know what really happend..)
Now, he is lording over this government agency which he refused to vacate and glorietta didnt even do anything. tsk, tsk, tsk, takot siguro na pumiyak pag inalis sa puwesto. Clue, he is a “best frend of Sen. Ping Lacson” pero upper classman siya nito. Makapal lang talaga. Sabi ng isa, among PMAeyrs, pag nasa field na, kanya-kanyang interest na ang mahalaga. Totoo kaya? what can you say sulbatz, jug, and the rest of the Ayers…
Hi Ellen, everyone,
Happy New Year!
Re: “I don’t think the five, even the rest of the 40 are intrested to make an appeal with the AFP. ”
Believe they are right… time to turn the pages without losing focus, i.e., take the battle elsewhere where they have a chance of winning.
If they have been advised, sana ituloy nila. And let us see. the courts decisions have been favorably pro-people these days. kaya siguro natataranta rin sina Assperon. heheheheh. To the enlisted personnel. “Hwag matakot, ituloy ang laban.” yung commanding officer niyo, pinalaya. tapos kayo, dischaged dishonorably. Nakakangitngit….
siguro, kilala mo na yung guy na sinasabi ko ate ellen. Makapal talaga mukha nito. I have heard a lot of stories about the guy. Tanungin mo si Atty. Chavez about him.
dapat siya ang alisin kasama si glorietta….
ate ellen, congratulations nga pala sa pagmumura mo kay samar boy na dating taga-malaya. Ako rin, galit sa kanya. I am a Malaya readers since the 1980’s. Bata pa ko nun. hehehehe. High school in fact.
pacenciya na po pag may grammar lapses. Tao lang. nakalusot. pag nakita ng mga students ko, pagtatawanan ako. hehehehe.
ellen wrote: “Under the Human Security Act, if it’s proven that they have been illegally detained, they are entitled to a compensation of P500,000 for every day of illegal detention.”
There will be additional millionaires in the uniform personnel. The difference is that the recent ones are caused by the paranoid of Esperon-GMA. The other, in general, are thru corruption!
The AFP is a damaged institution, just like the judiciary. Would take a couple of generations for these institutions to re-generate. Two institutions that should be the backbone of a democratic republic but so damaged — difficult for the nation to turn around.
You gotta get rid of so many, many bad eggs first.
john_grisham,
violence begets violence.
The teaching was indeed Christian in nature. I was with Ed Garcia in the promotion of peace. I worked as community organizer after I left the seminary. I was active in the awakening process before EDSA revolt.
But when you came into closer contact with violence, you will discover that Jesus did not simply die on the cross. Jesus was killed!
And the Social Teachings of the Church accept “violence” as an ethical response in certain situations.
But Adebrux, we have to start somewhere. And, isn’t it that almost all institutions in our country have been damaged by supertyphoon glorietta?
JOhn,
Agree! Start with Gloria… coz she’s the one that’s superdamaging these institutions. Gotta get cracking before this social cancer becomes malignant.
Deepcaring,
“And the Social Teachings of the Church accept “violence” as an ethical response in certain situations.” Is this true? How will we determine what situation will violence be needed?
The only reason why super typhoon glorietta is not being blown away from the palace by the Pasig river is that the economy is picking up. But i do believe it could have been better… The reason our economy is resilient enough is because of our OFWs. Their contribution have been far greater than what this corrupt government is doing. These men and women are our saving grace…
Usually, when there are “problematic” people, we tend to look at the “school” knowingly that this institution is organized, systematic and designed to form a good citizen.
Should we blame the PMA for corrupt generals? If only a few among the many graduates of PMA have the values of Lim and Trillanes, PMA is indeed a failure.
deepcaring,
The Philippines is not a lone island in the world. As a country, we have to live in an international community and interact with a a global economy. A civil war will not do us any good. What trade partner would trust a country that does not show any semblance of stability and trustworthiness?
Achieving change through the barrel of a gun is just that, a “shotgun” approach. You put a hostage taker and a hostage side by side and shoot them with a shotgun, for sure you’ll hit the hostage too. Its likened to a malignant cancer, the most obvious and quickest solution is to physically cut it out, but in the process, you severe vital nerves, destroy outlying tissue and organs, bottomline, its detrimental to the body in itself. What good will change be if it destroys our instituions? The gains that we made through the years, the sacrifices of our OFWs, the blood of earlier revolutionaries will be for nothing. Those heroes died for us in the thought that we will never suffer their fate.
Democracy is likened to a Cobalt 60 or Gamma Knife, non-invasive, it can destroy the cancer cells but allows the body to heal itself afterwards.
Lately, modern medicine has discovered that some AIDS victims left untreated somehow healed, all signs of the HIV virus disappeared. Ultimately, it was found out that it was the immune system of these people that saved them, imagine, a disease that destroys the immune system was overcome by it. The body has the capability of healing itself given the right nutrition.
Conversely, we have the capability of healing ourselves as a people. We are not defined by the system of corruption and injustice, the Filipino people is bigger than that. We have survived centuries of foreign occupation (infection), repression, corruption, and deceit – who can say we can’t now? Let us control our anger, do not give in to rage, and maintain our rationality. Allow us to strengthen those who weaken, motivate the demoralized, and give hope to the frustrated. Allow us to be Filipinos…
To Ellen and to fellow commenters and readers at Ellenville… here’s a new year greeting to all of you:
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Sorry, I sold Cobalt 60 and Gamma knives before, unintentional plugging yun…
jug, you hit the nail in the head… Amen!!!
We are a nation of people with a way to heal itself.
ok lang jug. wala naman kaming perang pambili. hehehehe
jug, just a question. Is the military has its own grievance mechanism? If Assperon got medals from dubious exploits can that be taken back from him? just asking?
deepcaring,
“Should we blame the PMA for corrupt generals? If only a few among the many graduates of PMA have the values of Lim and Trillanes, PMA is indeed a failure”
I dont think we should blame the PMA for its graduates. If we do that, then, UP and PUP are failures also. Because these schools also produced a lot of graduates who are corrupt.
But I do believe that these institutions of learning have produced also a lot of graduates with values the Gen. Lim and Sen. Trillanes have.
Anna, glad to see you back from vacation.
Happy New year!
And there are many officers who are Ayers who also have values. Let us just wait for them.
ate ellen, how is malaya doing? Hope that more people are reading my favorite newspaper.
Hi Ellen,
Leaving again today (arrived yesterday afternoon from the mountains) but for the hills this time, not to join the NPA — heh! — but to spend a “foggy” but rainless (so says weather forecast) new year celebration in the hills of the Ardennes with the family.
Taking this morning break to read the past week’s entries — am delighted there are new comentors. Very erudite too.
Will be back on 2 Jan.
Happy New Year to you too and to your family and friends!
sulbatz said:
“These Enlisted Personnel were discharged WITHOUT HONOR. Compare them with Esperon and Yano. Esperon has never personally led a charge into enemy lines, under fire and with great personal risk. However, he continues to wear 2 Gold Cross medals earned while in an airconditioned office and the other while he was several kilometers away from the actual fighting.”
if I remember right, Mr. ASSperon relieved a marine commander because he was not in the field with his men which resulted in the deaths of his men. What a double standard!!!!
Makapal pa pala sa bote ng sukang paombong si Mr. ASSperon eh. Siya nagkaroon ng medal tapos yung isa, natanggal pinadala sa Fort Bonifacio. tsk, tsk, asar talaga.
by the way, welcome back dito sa may kuryente….sa na dk kayo masilaw ng mga kumuti-kutitap….hehehehe
Re John Grisham (legal drama pala ang hilig mo) comment on Ben Evardone:”ate ellen, congratulations nga pala sa pagmumura mo kay samar boy na dating taga-malaya. Ako rin, galit sa kanya.”
Ben is a big disappointment.
John G, mukha kilala ko yung police director na sinasabi mo.
Atty, I know the volunteer lawyers from Ateneo are helping these enlisted personnel. At the right time, these oppresors will pay for what they did. Imagine, oppressing the oppressed.
ate ellen,
kilalang kilala mo yong police director na yan. marami ka nang columns against the guy.
as we end the year; let us reflect on this.
1. Who is Jesus?
He is jesus
who is he?
In chemistry, he turned water to w ine.
In biology, he was born without the
normal conception;
In physics, he disapproved the law of
gravity when he ascended into heaven;
In economics, he disap proved the law
of diminishing return by feeding 5000 men with
two fishes & 5 loaves of bread;
In medicine, he cured the sick and the
blind without administering a single dose of drugs,
In history, he is the
beginning and the end;
In government, he said that he shall
be called wonderful counselor, prince of peace;
in religion, he said no one comes to
the father except through him;
so. Who is he?
He is jesus!
Join me and let’s celebrate him; he is
worthy.
The eyes beholding this message shall
not behold evil, the hand that will
send this message to everybody shall
not labor in vain, and the mouth saying amen to this prayer shall smile forever.
Remain in god and seek his face always.
Amen
in god i’ve found everything
The Greatest Man in History
Jesus had no servants, yet they called Him Master.
Had no degree, yet they called Him Teacher.
Had no medicines, yet they called Him Healer.
He had no army, yet kings feared Him..
He won no military battles, yet He conquered the wo rld.
He committed no crime, yet they crucified Him.
He was buried in a tomb, yet He lives today.
I feel honored to serve such a Leader who loves us!
If you believe in God and in Jesus
Christ His Son .. send this to all on
your buddy list . if not just ignore it.
If you ignore it, just remember that
Jesus said ..
‘If you deny me before man, I will deny you before my Father
let us remember, it is Jesus whom we must serve well this coming 2008! Happy year of the RAT….
John, please use sparingly all caps.
All capitalized is not easy reading.
Take note that I converted your comments in all caps to sentence case.
Thanks.
sorry po. next time, i will edit an article before posting it. thanks po.
atty23652 said:
The tour of duty of the Chief of Staff of the armed forces shall not exceed three years. However, in times of war or other national emergency declared by the Congress, the President may extend such tour of duty (Section 7, Article XVI.).
Let us be more vigilant. these people might think and make scenarios that would really extend the tour of duty of the cheap of stuff…
happi new year sa inyo mga ellenville fanatics! sino ba may gusto mag-meet at mag-kape naman tayo somewhere here in metro manila so we can have good conversations about any topic but especially about Philippine issues din in person as well.
From MRivera, who is experiencing difficulty in login:
am sympathizing with those EM discharged without honor by the inutile commanding general of the philippine army who allows himself to be a tool of oppression within the command. i can’t imagine how these officers heartlessly discharge enlistedmen without basis and knowing first their background in the performance of duties, most especially these scout rangers who are the fighting machine of the army? ang galing nilang mag-discharge na taong ipinain ang buihay sa larangan para sa katahimikan at kaligtasan ng mga inosenteng mamamayan (kasama na silang mga opisyal na nagkakamot lamang ng bayag sa loob ng kanilang airconditioned na tanggapan) at hindi na nila inisip na katulad nila ay may mga umaasa ring mahal sa buhay.
mahirap talaga ang buhay ng isang mahirap. katulad ng nangyari sa mga karaniwang kawal na itong matapos isugal ang buhay alang-alang sa pagmamahal sa bayan at pagtupad sa tungkulin ay basta na lamang ikinulong at pagkatapos ay sinibak sa serbisyo ng walang karangalan.
pasintabi sa mga opisyal na narito, paano ba ang pamumuno kung walang tauhang mas nauunang humanay sa pagharap sa kamatayan?
masakit, napakasakit para sa katulad kong nasa kanilang dating katayuan.
mga kapatid, mga kasama, kaya ninyo ‘yan!
hindi pa katapusan ng buhay. dala ninyo ang inyong karangalan at alam ng sambayanan kung sino ang tunay na umaalingasaw sa kabulukan.
as anna said, you can bring the fight to another ground where winning is not impossible!
mabuhay kayo, mararangal na kawal pilipino!
Gusto ko lang ishare sa inyong lahat ang pagbati ni Pareng Mrivera sa e-mail na ipinadala ng kumpare ko sa akin.
ellen, sa inyong lahat,
hangad ko ang pagdatal ng isang bagong taong puno ng pag-asa at katiwasayan.. isang bagong taong magiging sagisag ng panibagong pakikipaglaban hindi para sa ating karangalan kundi bilang pamana sa susunod na salinlahing magtatamasa ng bungang ating maiiwan.
sa inyo na walang sawang nagtataguyod at nagsasanggalang sa kapakanan ng mga inaaping karaniwang mamamayan, isang pasasalamat at pagpupugay kasama ang dalanging biyayaan kayo ng mas mahabang buhay at maayos na kalusugan.
sa magigiting at mararangal na kawal na patuloy sa pakikipaglaro kay kamatayan upang mapangalagaan lamang ang katahimikan, huwag sana kayong magsasawa at tatalikod sa inyong sinumpaan. kayo ang nalalabing pag-asa upang muling makamtan ng sandatahang lakas ang panunumbalik ng paggalang ng mamamayan.
mabuhay kayo, mga tunay na tagapagtanggol ng sambayanang pilipino!
manigong bagong taon!
en hapi birtdey tu mi, tu.
Katulad ni Pare ko ay binabati ko rin kayong lahat ng Happy New Year and Happy Birthday to you Pare.
Happy New Year Ellen and to All the Habitues of this Blog!
Pati na rin mga silent visitors!
Cocoy, happy birthday pare! I hope that in the not so distant future we can break open a bottle of whisky together with MRivera and others, I hope by that time may atay pa si Sulbatz (dahan-dahan lang sa Tanduay sa ngayon) hehehe.
atty23652: While it is true that the tour of duty of the CS is limited to three years, hindi pa nakaka three years si Esperon, which is why he wants to broadly hint about an extension.
ellen: All the five EPs are Capt. Guinolbay’s men. However the discharge is glaring because their detention was allegedly due to their failure to explain their whereabouts in February 2006. This of course was not true. The men were covered by orders for the whole month. Clearly their discharge is due to their close association with Capt. Guinolbay who in turn is being persecuted for HIS close association with Gen. Danny Lim.
Remember also that it was Gen. Yano who relieved Capt. Guinolbay for an incident in GenSan. The incident culminated in a case which was eventually dismissed, exonerating the bemedalled officer. Gen. Yano then refused to even listen to his own captain who was defending his men. Instead, Yano listened to the politicians because the person who mauled the Ranger enlisted man is the son of a corrupt judge.
On that note, Happy New Year to all.
If I were a Philippine soldier, I would welcome the dismissal, for there’s no use serving in a military run like hell by appointees who have gotten their positions by “sipsip” or something like giving an apple to a another cheat like Gloria Dorobo as in the case of Esperon. They may just as well wait for the more opportune time of rejoining the military when all the crooks are out of it.
Mas masama namang mahawa din sila sa mga kalokohan at the moment! Kawawang Pilipinas talaga!
jug,
don’t worry. i’ll preserve my “atay” for that bottle of scotch. why don’t we invite esperon too? i’ll break my bottle of tanduay on his head and drink your scotch. how about that?
happy new year to all!!!!!!
My new year’s wish is for all the crooks to go to hell!!!
Feb 9 is just around the corner. I hope that a new chief of staff with balls will be named… Wish ko lang…hehehehe
# Ellen Says:
I do not condone senseless violence to achieve an objective.
That’s why I fully understand why Sen. Trillanes and Gen. Lim decided to come down in the Nov. 29 incident to end the siege of PNP/Marine forces at the Manila Pen.
***
And for their respect of precious human lives, I admire them even more.
Deepcaring,
“And the Social Teachings of the Church accept “violence” as an ethical response in certain situations.”
Really, what Church and to what extent? Please provide me the source, I’m interested to expand my knowledge on this.
Cocoy,
Birthday mo na naman?! heheheh! Happy Birthday, capricornian ka ha!
Gen. Yano then refused to even listen to his own captain who was defending his men. Instead, Yano listened to the politicians because the person who mauled the Ranger enlisted man is the son of a corrupt judge. – Klingon
***
Thanks to you Klingon, Subaltz and other defenders of our nation, for clearing up what really happened/happen and the real scores with our Men of Honor and fellow soldiers.
Yano and his likes are inutile, weak-minded people. The military institution under the current fake dispensation will never become JUST with all these monstrous Gloria Generals running it. Hayyyyy! These people are power greedy!
# john_grisham Says:
December 29th, 2007 at 8:00 pm
Feb 9 is just around the corner. I hope that a new chief of staff with balls will be named… Wish ko lang…hehehehe
***
Baka maglupasay sa kaiiyak sa harap ng telebisyon si Asspweron niyan. heheh!
Ang wish ko ay si Gloria at Mike Pidal mismo ang mawala ng permanente sa pagmumukha ng Pinas!
Ellen,
I trully thank GOD for having you fighting for these soldiers. I am with you on this.
But, if you can add topics to support the Pampanga governor, Among Ed, will be a great help not only for the people of Pampanga but for the whole Pinas itself.
More power to this blog.
🙂
happy new year everyone.
ganyan talga ang buhay kung sino pa yong mga taong inaasahan ng lahat para gumawa ng tama eh syang unang gumagawa ng mali.
ano pa ang aasahan natin sa sandatahang lakas ng Pilipinas kung ganyan ang mga lider na namumuno.
kawawang mga kasundaluhan at mamamayang Pilipino.
john,
oo nga malapit nalang ang feb 9 sa bilis ng panahon ngayon.
sana lang yong papalit ay may matinding paninindigan sa sinumpaan nyang tungkulin.
pero malamang ma extend si mr esperon kasi wala ng magtatanggol kay ate glo nyan pag nagkataon.
eh parang kuto itong si mr esperon kung san ang aso (ate glo) naka dikit palagi. hay…
juan,
“…kuto itong si mr esperon kung san ang aso (ate glo) naka dikit palagi. hay…”
dikit na dikit e!
Are we now under America’s military control?
JOLO, Sulu — American soldiers in Panamao town have been preventing health workers from operating the district hospital there during night time, the hospital’s chief told the Inquirer on Thursday.
Dr. Silak Lakkian, Panamao District Hospital chief, said the American soldiers — led by a Master Sergeant Ronburg — allegedly started implementing the order on November 30 without offering any reason.
She said a team of soldiers barged into the hospital, which is some 45 kilometers from here, on November 30 and told the chief nurse to close it not later than 6 p.m.
Lakkian said the American soldiers had threatened to shoot anybody seen inside the hospital’s premises after that time.
I’m sorry for being a bit off topic by posting the above piece. Pero hindi ba walang puso din ang mga Kanong iyan at ipinagbawal nila na buksan ang ospital sa Sulu?
Iyang gulong na iyan sa Pakistan kung tutuusin kasalanan din ng mga Kano. Hindi ba bata nila si President Musharraf? Billions of dollars in aid have been poured to Pakistan under his leadership. Iyan ang ginawa at ginagawa ng mga Kano sa apat na sulok ng daigdig. Mula Middle East, Asia, Israel, Latin America hanggang Africa…kung saan may giyera at conflict, nandoon ang mga Kano. Sana huwag maging isang Pakistan ang Pilipinas. But what are those US soldiers doing in the South…Mindanao which is predominantly Muslims?
..PMA is an institution to train and make good soldiers with values and ideals to serve and protect the Phil..Remember the Parable of the Sower and the Seeds? Para sa akin..PMA is the sower..and the students are the soil…the teachings are the seeds.. and like the sower in the parable who wcattered the seeds..”some fell along the path where it was stepped on and the birds ate it up..”
(Luke 8:5)from class’71 and recent mukhang kakaunti ang pumunta sa good soil and many seeds fell on the thorny bushes and were choked by the evils of the world…malungkot!
Brownberry,
I read before that with Gloria and her military’s approval (baka kamo solicited pa) American soldiers built/building a health (?) infrasturcture in Mindanao. Baka iyan na ‘yan in disguise! Matagal nang na-discuss dito ‘yan, can’t just find the link, sorry.
Lahat naman iyan ay nangyayari with Dubya’s consent.
As to Pakistan, I’m with you. Musharraf is another Bush’s created monster. But I doubt if US knew of Bhutto’s planned death. I’m waiting nga for US actions as Bush credibility is at stake here. Maraming nagdududa sa kanya.
Parang si Gloria and her military, Bush can’t let them go for business and other reasons only they benefit from.
Gloria’s military already staged a fake war in Basilan, tapos cover up nila, OK naman ang Kano. I think after Basilan tragedy iyang balita na construction ng American building diyan.
deepcaring: Tama ka “Jesus was killed”..ang pagkaintindi ko He died on the cross to save us..and to fulfill the prophesy..today is the Feast of the Presentation..and Simeon said: ‘this child is chosen by God..(Luke 2;34). He was killed yes, but for a purpose. Pero itong nangyari- tama ba ang kinawa? Ang sabi nga: we reap what we sow..kaya may araw din sila..sana sa 2008 mag bag-o na ang takbo ng buhay sa atin..sana magbag-o na ang kanila tagipuso-on..there is still hope because tomorrow is another day and tomorrow is only a day away…Mahimaya-on nga bag-ong tuig sa tanan!
Rose,
“from class’71 and recent mukhang kakaunti ang pumunta sa good soil and many seeds fell on the thorny bushes and were choked by the evils of the world…malungkot!”
***
My take is that those very few seeds that feel on good soil are already good and the good soil just nurtured them.
Good Men are hard to find.
Re: Remember Gen. Yano is a strong candidate for the Chief-Of-Staff, AFP post come 2008
When his confirmation comes at the Commission on Appointments (CA), the opposition should have tons of documentary evidence to block his appointment. The illegal detention of 45 enlisted Army Rangers without charges for almost two years in Camp Capinpin, Tanay may convince CA members to reject his promotion.
Ignacio de la Torre Says:
December 29th, 2007 at 2:05 am
Am curious to know what kind of education and what kind of curriculum does the PMA offer?
You can draw your conclusions from here:
PMA grad at age 0-17 —–with family and society
PMA grad at age 17-21 —–with PMA
PMA grad at age 21 till death —with family and society.
Who do you think has more influence?
deepcaring says….
I may not understand why a few good men in unifrom like you wanted direly to annihilate GMA-Esperon without realizing that these people will be resurrected as long as the system that perpetuates their kinds is still intact.
I say….
The systems are not bad per se. It is the people that runs the systems that could either make it good or bad. GMA and Esperon are examples of people who prostituted the systems. I don’t believe jug and the rest of us here would want to annihilate gloria esperon. But rather, we would want them to be accountable for their actions using the systems in place.
Walang problema sa sistema, si Gloria ang hindi sumusunod sa sistema!
Walang problema sa Konstitusyon, binabastos lang ito ni Gloria!
Kawawang mga Enlisted Personnel. Kawawang Mamamayang Pilipino, kawawang Pilipinas.
Uroknon,
Hwag kang maawa sa mga enlisted personnel na natanggal sa serbisyo sapagkat sila ay taas noo pa rin sa kanilang paninindigan. Mas maawa kay gloria esperon dahil buhay pa sila ay inuuod na ang kanilang mga kaluluwa. Sina gloria esperon ay walang pinagkaiba sa mga taong marunong lamang amnghatol ngunit inyong tatanungin kung saang panig ang kanyang paninindigan, ang mga ito’y parang mga ahas na tatalima at babalik sa kanilang mga lungga.
Ikaw uroknon, matanong nga kita. Ano ba ang iyong paninindigan sa mga kasamaang nangyari ngayon sa harap ng dalawa mong mga mata. Yun ay kung gising ka pa.
Well said jug. Sabi nga ni Sun Tzu, Know your enemy. It is in this light that I say that one of the strengths of the CPP/NPA is their ability to criticize themselves and rectify errors. However, what we see in te Armed Forces of he Philippines is “self-praise” in its monthly, semi-annual and annual ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORTS. There is always that pressure to project ACCOMPLISHMENTS but nary a note nor a critical look on what went wrong. I have been very vocal about this in some fora within the service to do away with that ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORT mentality because that is precisely what is expected of us. What we need is to focus more on what went wrong so that we do not commit the same mistakes again. If you have the least to nil errors, then you are the most accomplished.
I agree with you bok jug. It is in admitting that you are wrong that you become right. No malice should be imputed if we discuss these things in public because everybody are stakeholders on the kind of Armed Forces that they have.
by the way, welcome back dito sa may kuryente….sa na dk kayo masilaw ng mga kumuti-kutitap….hehehehe
John G,
Thanks. I took a photo of myself sa celfon ko and sent it to the missus and said I was in a church with Christmas lights…hehehehehe
She asked….At 4 am?????!!!!!!!
I answered…yup, simbang gabi.
Juggy 7 Chi;
Si Pareng Mrivera ang may Birthday at hindi ako.Share ko lang sa inyong lahat ang message e-mail niya sa akin dahil nahihirapan daw siyang pumasok dito sa bahay natin,baka nawala niya ang susi o kaya’y pinalitan ni Ellen ang door knob ng pintuan.Batiin natin si Pareng Mrivera ng Happy Birthday.
I got a letter from a certain EM, defending Yano for his order to discharge “without honor” the five EPs on Christmas day.
The letter is quite long. Click on red-highlighted phrase to read letter in full: in-defense-of-yano.doc
Oppps, sori MRivera. heheh!
OK, Hapi, hapi Bertdey! Ikaw pala ang capricorn.
Thanks, Cocoy.
Another letter from EM:
Ulit…
No read ko ang Yano defense na ‘yan. Baka masira ang aking very merry New Year 2008!
I sent EM’s letter to Atty Trixie Angeles, Capt. Guinolbay’s lawyer, who sent me this note:
It’s worth going back to Klingon’s comment, Dec. 29, 4:54 pm in this thread:
Brownberry, thanks for that news item on American soldiers lording it there in Sulu.
It should be something to be concerned about.
Jug, Sulbatz, that’s precisely the reason why GMA’s declarations of reforms sound hollow. Because she has not admitted to the truth.
Only when you have searched yourself and admitted to having committed wrongful acts can you start to correct those misdeeds. You can skip the first basic step and move on (her favorite phrase) to institute reforms.
Thanks Ellen for acknowledging my post about those US soldiers lording over our southern territory. Uncle Sam is treating GMA like how they treat Pakistan’s Musharraf. The US needs Musharraf against Al Qaeda and Taliban while the US needs GMA against Abu Sayyaf. Same line of reasoning…pero ang tutoo niyan ay sariling interest lang ng Amerika ang dahilan. And the US has GMA to accomplish their mission…kaya nga nandiyan pa ang babaeng iyan. What I’m worried right now is Erap. If he insists on running again, baka sa pag-ikot lang niya ngayon sa mga lugar eh itumba na siya. The US doesn’t like Erap. Not only was Erap among those who voted against the US bases, Erap has proven to be a nationalist. It won’t be difficult for CIA to eliminate him with or without GMA’s consent. I’m sorry if I’m coming up with such scary scenario. With the recent assassination of Bhutto, anything is possible. Kaya pakiusap ko kay Erap, mag-ingat po kayo.
In the many wars with US direct involvements, actually the US only waited for one of them to get hurt or killed and they went promptly to war.
Chi, you were correct in stating that Musharraf was Bush’s created monster. Do you know that Osama Bin Laden and Al Qaeda were also US-CIA’s creation? RP’s Abu Sayyaf too. Hindi naman sa anti-America ako at ayaw kong saktan ang mga Fil-Ams dito sa blog, pero sa maniwala kayo o hindi, the US is the number one terrorist in the world. What I’m most worried about is their presence in Mindanao.
Valdemar, the US has been doing that for many decades now. Kung kaaway nila ang isang lider ng bansa at ayaw nila, either the leader is assassinated or the US supports the opposition and rebels against that government. At kung nakikinabang naman sila sa lider tulad nitong GMA, kahit anong corruption at killings pikit ang mata nila at walang coup ang magtatagumpay.
On the thoughts of Yano, the PMA should put that in a little book and issued to every graduate with emphasis on the points of humility and apolitical. There should be no problem with the enlistedmen, they only follow orders and sure they have always done in hell and glory. BTW, enlistment belongs to the company level. Its up to the company commander to say whether to reenlist the soldier or otherwise.
And the church accepts violence vis-a-viz violence. The christians went on the heinous crusades.
I can’t understand the mentality of those who still write things favorable to the Dorobo. Hindi na lang tumahimik if they cannot stomach what majority of critics of the creep and her minions write here.
I talked to a lot many Filipinos on board the plane from/to Narita, and those residing in California during my holiday spree. Majority were critical of the way the idiot run the country like hell with her fellow crooks. Everybody were elated in fact by the new title of the creep—the Most Corrupt President of the Philippines!
The truth is over where I am based, those in the minority hold their tongues on issues they cannot win and leave the decision to the majority. But then, of course, people here understand more what democracy is all about, the government OF, FOR and BY the people, not by, for, and of one crook like Gloria Dorobo Arroyo!
Who says they don’t? I believe this bit of information, Ellen. I can see the difference in fact in the attitude of these Americans in the Philippines for instance and the Americans in Japan, and all because the Filipinos, with their slave mentality, allow them to abuse.
I cannot imagine for instance the Japanese government or even any 3rd world country in Asia allowing an American convict to be pirated from his cell and given refuge in his country’s embassy like what the Dorobo ordered to be done to the horny US soldier convicted for raping a Filipino woman regardless of whether or not she wanted it to happen to her.
I actually met an American before in Tokyo who told me that he loved going to the Philippines because people there treat him like a god, something like what the Indians in America must have mistakenly did when they thought Columbus and his men were heavenly beings! Susmaryosep!
dati sumasama ako sa mga rally noong nag aaral pa ako, pero ngoyon naisip ko nakakahiya kasi mga taong galit sa pamahalaan pala ang sinamahan ko, walang ibang inisiip kundi kapakanan daw ng mga Filipino yon pala para sa sariling interest lang naman ang samahan nila, hay buhay pwede ba manahimik na kayo, mag trabaho nalang kayo, wag nyo na gamtin mga mahihirap di naman kayo nakakatulong…
nhoy,
Alam mo, may mga trabaho nga kami, OFW pa nga, di mga bagong bayani yan sabi ni Gloria? In my experience as a student, yung mga hindi sumasama sa nga rally puro sarili lang a ng iniisip, palibhasa mga bobo, hindi kayang palawakin ang mga isip nila – kagaya mo! Kaya mo bang mananghalian sa Shangrila limang beses sa isang linggo? Baka ikaw ang kailangang maghanap ng trabaho? Umalis ka na sa bahay ng nanay mo…
nhoy,
Ano bang nagawa mo para sa mahihirap? Ano bang nagawa mo para sa Pilipinas? Nakakahiya ka…
Ang mga taong galit sa pamahalaan ni Gloria at mga tao na ayaw ng pandaraya at pagnanakaw. Mga taong naniniwala na ang batas ay para sa lahat. Mga taong naniniwala sa katotohanan at hustisya.
Ikaw, Nhoy, ano?
ellen,
i think it would do him better, for EM who wrote you in defense of yano to have his stucked face out of his commander’s ass so that he can see the light that would open his eyes.
he said he was sympathetic to the five discharged EP but all his words were in defense of yano which i doubt he only sees one side and not trying to look the other way.
can’t he imagine how heartless was his commander’s decision in discharging the five on Christmas day?
lintek! hindi lang insulto ang ginawa ni yano kundi pagyurak sa pagkatao’t karangalan ng lima at pagbastos sa diwa ng mismong araw ng pagsilang ni Kristo!
Dear Yuko,
There are so many things you dont understand or refuse to understand. Lets put it this way. I love to read blogs. Whatever side. Even nonsense. But its no nonsense for one to adore even the devil. Sumimasen
Aware kaya si Nhoy na karamihan sa mga nababasa niyang komento rito ay galing sa mga foreign-based Pinoy? Kayod sila ng kayod not only for themselves but also for their loved one s in the Phils.
Talagang this not the right place for a blogger who refused to open his eyes and see reality.
Pwede ba, Nhoy…go to the rightful place where you belong! Unano, Asspweron, Yano…bitte…!!!
Buti ka pa, nag-aral… Sayang!
Nakakahiya pala ang magalit sa mga walanghiya sa pamahalaan…
Anong samahan kaya ang nasalihan mo? Your description fits Aling Gloria’s family, official or otherwise, to a T.
Sino ba’ng nagsabi sa iyong pakinggan mo ang ingay namin?
Opo, nagtatrabaho po kami.
Paano namin gagamitin ang mahihirap, e mahirap din kami? Kaya nga nagtatrabaho, para matulungan namin ang sarili namin e.
Hay naku!
Sinabi mo pa, Elvie, but talagang ganyan. Kailangan magsipsip ang mga ungas. Sabi nga, “Strike while the iron is hot.” Malapit na kasi silang matanggal. Alam nila iyan. The day of reckoning is coming nearer than they expect and can prevent from happening. I’m not telling why I know, but I do. Kailangan lang mahusay ang mag-pulse.
Just look at the number of soldiers now getting laid off that is proof that no true soldier can tolerate and be in cahoot with a creep, and Esperon, on the order of the Dorobo no doubt, now wants them replaced with new recruits that my source said was planned by the creeps from early April or early this year.
Now, the trick is to make the Filipinos feel helpless and desperate even with the Dorobo’s strong peso gimmick with the Philippines producing almost nothing but OFWs that those who cannot get to join the Haliburton security in Iraq may just as well try to enlist in the graft and corruption ridden AFP especially with the Dorobo’s gimmick of checking loyalty with money from the treasury.
Anything the Dorobo does is big issue enough that needs to be stopped, not just discussed in the blogs as a matter of fact.
Publicly condemning the creeps even with threats from Esperon’s bribed military is not at all useless as claimed by the brigaders. Street demonstrations will surely get local and international publicity!
Sabi nga, “Tuloy ang laban!”
Ha!Ha!Ha! Ka Enchong nadagdagan mo ang ligaya ko sa New Year!
I love that slogan “The people united will never be defeated.” I heard this slogan for the first time in a street rally in South America: “El pueblo unido jamás será vencido!”
The sentiment is found in a song entitled “El Pueblo Unido.” The MP3 file is available in the Internet. The English translation is as follows. I love the part about the female fighters for freedom and truth:
The people united will never be defeated,
The people united will never be defeated…
Arise, sing, we are going to win.
Flags of unity are now advancing.
And you will come marching together with me,
and so you’ll see your song and your flag blossom.
The light of a red dawn
already announces the life to come.
Arise, fight, the people are going to win.
The life to come will be better.
To conquer our happiness.
and a clamor of a thousand fighting voices will rise,
speaking a song of freedom.
With determination the fatherland will win.
And now the people, who are rising in struggle
with a giant voice crying out: Forward!
The people united will never be defeated,
The people united will never be defeated…
The fatherland is forging unity,
from north to south they’re mobilizing.
From the salt mines burning and mineral
to the southern forests.
united in struggle and labor they go
covering the fatherland.
Their steps already announce the future.
Arise, sing the people are going to win
millions now are imposing the truth
Their steel battalions are on fire,
taking in their hands justice and reason.
Woman with fire and courage
is already here along side the worker.
Chi,
Missed talking to you when I was in SFO. I’m back in Tokyo. Will call you up one of these days, medyo jet lag pa ako kasi.
People believe in what the Americans are doing in the Philippines and in other countries; but they don’t say anything or are afraid to say anything. Kailan lang may nabasa akong isang local official sa Japan na nag-resign sa puwesto in protest of Japan’s allowing the US bases to open or remain in one Japanese territory. Hindi malinaw ang nabasa ko pero kinontra daw nitong official (mayor yata) at dahil sa kanyang paninindigan, nag-resign na lang. In RP, nasaan ang mga matatapang at makabayan nating pulitiko lalo na sa mga tumutol noon sa base militar ng US? Tameme. This recent incident in Sulu where the US soldiers ordered one hospital to close that night must be condemned. Wala man isa man lang Congressman o Senador ang nag-suggest na imbestigahan ang incident. Well, they might be very busy for the New Year celebration. Hindi natin dapat payagan na ganituhin tayo ng mga banyaga sa sarili nating bansa!
Same here, Yuko. I’m still in the mountains trekking. Pahinga ko ang pagbira kay Gloria.
Tuloy ang laban kahit saang lugar. Marami na namang nabuhay ano?
Brownberry,
“This recent incident in Sulu where the US soldiers ordered one hospital to close that night must be condemned. Wala man isa man lang Congressman o Senador ang nag-suggest na imbestigahan ang incident.”
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Naku, titirik ang ating mga mata pero walang kikilos sa mga politikong lokal at nasyunal para iyan ay imbestigahan. Bulag pa sila sa anyo ni Uncle Sam! Besides ay wala iyang kinalaman sa 2010! Nakakaimbierna sila
Etong mga Kano, kapag mabisto deny din tulad ni GMA. Dr. Lakkian is reported to be a very efficient, honest and credible government health worker in that area. Sinong paniniwalaan natin, di Dr. Lakkian o mga Kano?
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines–A US military spokesperson denied on Sunday reports that American soldiers in Panamao town in Sulu have been preventing health workers from operating the district hospital there at night.
Dr. Silak Lakkian, Panamao District Hospital chief, earlier said the American soldiers — led by a MSgt. Ronburg — started implementing the order on Nov. 30 without offering any reason.
She said a team of soldiers barged into the hospital, which is some 45 kilometers from here, on Nov. 30 and told the chief nurse to close it not later than 6 p.m.
Lakkian said the American soldiers threatened to shoot anybody seen inside the hospital’s premises after that time.
Mrivera,
Happy Birthday, pare. Kahit hindi kami makapunta diyan para tikman ang mga handa mong ini-steak na tupa at litsong camel, nariyan kami in spirit.
Alam ko, Musharraf yang luto mo. Yung sabaw pa lang na may Bhutto-Bhutto, nasa Gloria na ang titikim. Erap lang kasi malayo ka sa amin.
Happy New Year!
Mabuti at nabanggit ni Sulbatz yung heroism ni Sgt. Pacete, kahit dito man lang sa blog ni Ellen, mabigyan siya ng symbolic na medalya gaya ng isinabit natin kay Ellen, at yung mga Men of Honor.
Musharraf ba ang luto? He, he. Alam mo ba kung bakit pinatay si Bhutto? Kasi alam nina Musharraf na maraming bubhutto kay Bhutto sa election darating. Kaya ayan, itinumba na lang. And contrary to what has been reported about the way she died, balita ko sa bhuto tinamaan kaya namatay. Bali at sabog ang mga bhutto niya.
Brownberry:
The presence of US bases in Japan is actually one of the irritants in US-Japan relationship, and why the vigorous western publicity on terrorism and threats to Japan from the outside especially from North Korea. Still, the Japanese have voted for the gradual phasing out of US bases especially those in Okinawa, and reason for the visit of the Okinawan governor to the Philippines with the Dorobo ever willing to build a US military installation in Mindanao in violation of the Philippine Constitution and some rule promulgated in the early 90’s that was implemented some act of Nature (Mt. Pinatubo’s eruption) barring US bases in the Philippines.
Katwiran pa ng mga bugaw sayang daw iyong trabaho ng mga putatsing kung walang mga kano! Susmaryosep! Parang hindi mga kristyano. Buti pa nga ang mga godless Japanese. Around the bases near Tokyo for instance, walang mga prostitution den like those in Subic. Kung may puta man, hinuhuli ng mga pulis! But the truth is those US servicemen actually cannot afford to buy the more expensive Japanese, etc. prostitutes. Maliit ang 300 dollars for a one-night stand.
How do I know? I have actually interpreted for those South Americans who have been arrested by the police engaging in prostitution. Sabi nila, they don’t cater to US servicemen kasi walang mga datong!
Thanks for that info again, Yuko. So, you’re saying that Japan’s foreign policy is more politically centered than the actual needs of the country? Kung magkaisa lang sana ang mga bansang Asia na paalisin ang mga Kano at huwag payagan magkalat sa Asia, let’s see if they could keep their arrogance. I once met and talked to a WW2 veteran. To my surprise, he said the Philippines could have been better off under Japan than the US. Kung hindi natalo ang Japan at tayo ay sumailalim sa kamay ng mga Hapon kahit lang ilan taon siguro daw maunlad na ang bansang Pilipinas ngayon. If Japan could become one of the world’s most progressive nations from nothing…from scratch after the war, bakit daw hindi ang Pilipinas.
Happy New Year to you and to all !
Brownberry,
The Philippines, contrary to what many say, was not actually conquered by the Japanese as majority of the Filipinos strongly resisted Japanese invasion. MacArthur’s “I shall return” was surely a good propaganda. A lot many Filipinos lived on that promise.
The few nationalists who cooperated with them were even branded traitors because of the infiltration of the original group of freedom seekers, mostly peasants who had been clamoring for land reform even as early as the 20’s and demanded freedom (kalayaan) from the US, by opportunists who tainted the reputation of the original group of SAKDAL/GANAP which made up the original MAKAPILIPINO, which embraced the principle of Asian co-prosperity sphere of the Japanese.
I was not born during the war years, but I have translated interviews with veterans of WWII on both sides of the war lines, and those who collaborated with the Japanese for special documentaries on the war that are shown on Japanese TVs during commemoration of the end of WWII.
My father and his brothers, despite their Japanese ancestry, in fact served in the USAFFE, and reason why they were granted US citizenship prior to the granting of Philippine independence. An uncle in fact took advantage of the free fare to the US for US nationals. soon after that.
I don’t know if total subjugation to Japanese imperialism prior to August 15, 1946 could have done the Philippines any good the way South Korea and Taiwan had developed.
The Spanish friars in fact failed to convert Japan, Korea and Taiwan totally to Catholicism. I don’t know if that can be considered a blessing in disguise, but at least, they were saved from the same fate as the countries in South Americas, which share the same folk Catholic background as that of the Philippines, and remain as backward, corrupt and problematic.
As for Japan’s foreign policy, it is definitely Japan centered, Brownberry.
Why shouldn’t it be? I don’t actually see anything wrong with the Japanese thinking of their county and themselves first even when they think international, which is in fact being talked about in the Japanese Diet presently, and why the people of Japan are encouraged to join for instance international movements against violations of international conventions on human rights, etc. as what members of AI Japan are doing.
I enjoy joining a lot of these movements myself. I have joined rallies and protests against the internationally condemned attack on Iraq in Japan and the US as a citizen of the world with Japanese credentials.
I was in SFO in fact when the Americans themselves protested and tried to prevent the attack on Iraq even when their own cries were not heeded by their government. That was an experience indeed. I saw a lot many Hollywood stars there as a matter of fact.