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Month: November 2008

Tama na, kumilos na

Matindi ang kahulugan ng “Araw ng mga Bayani” ngayon dahil nakikita natin kung paano binabastos ni Gloria Arroyo at ng kanyang asawa at kanilang mga alagad ang saligang batas na nagbubuo ng diwa ng ating sambayanan.

Maraming buhay ang nabuwis para maitaguyod natin ang ating demokrasya at ito ay bastas-basta na lang niyuyurakan ni Arroyo para lamang patuloy isyang manaitli sa kanyang ninakaw na kapangyarihan.

Noong Huwebes, naglabas ng mensahe si Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim na ngayon ay nakakulong dahil nanindigan siya ng ilang beses laban sa mga katiwalian ni Arroyo. Tawag nga ni Lim kay Arroyo ay “pekeng presidente.”

“Dissent without action is consent”

Exactly one year ago, Filipinos were glued to their TV sets watching a few, brave military officers led BGen Danilo Lim and Senator Antonio Trillanes IV take a stand against the trampling by Gloria Arroyo of our Constitution and and our democratic institutions.

Following are links to articles on that day:

< Media Hours, grit at the Manila Pen http://www.ellentordesillas.com/?p=1915

Photos of the Manila Pen siege

Manila Pen- not a case of rebellion or warrantless arrest

Media concerns in the Nov. 29 incident

Bibeth

Maria Ressa’s paper on the Manila Pen incident

NHK’s Charmaine Deogracias on the Manila Pen incident

Time of perilous uncertainty

Destabilization talks are getting louder and louder as Gloria Arroyo and her henchmen make the final push for her staying in power beyond 2010.

Last Tuesday at the 58th anniversary of the Scout Rangers at Camp Tecson in Bulacan, Armed Forces Chief Alexander Yano, assured the public that the military won’t be involved in any destabilization plots.

It’s significant that Yano’s audience were the elite Scout Rangers, whom its much-respected commander, Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim and 19 other officers, were implicated in the alleged plan to withdraw support from Gloria Arroyo following in February 2006 following the surfacing of the “Hello Garci “ tapes that validated Arroyo’s primary role the tampering of election results in her favor.

…Not only to listen but to march – Danny Lim

by Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim

We are a nation divided. Peace, unity and development continue to elude us because we have a president bereft of moral or legal authority to lead. She had, in fact, become the greatest continuing threat to the security, cooperative spirit, well being and sense of Nationhood of the Filipino people.

A true leader is a symbol of unity and a rallying figure especially in difficult times. A bogus leader is divisive and stays in power to the detriment of the common good and the National interest.

Malala na talaga

Palala na palala na ito. Hindi lang pala kinakausap ng Panginoon si Gloria Arroyo. Kasing liga na niya ang Panginoon.

Noong Martes, sa hearing ng Committee on Justice sa kongreso ng pang-apat na impeachment laban kay Gloria Arroyo,na kanilang pinatay kahapon, nainis si Rep. Pablo Garcia (ama ni GSIS chairman Winston Garcia at Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia) na isinama ang survey na karamihan sa mga Pilipino ay naniniwala na nandaya si Arroyo noong 2004 na eleksyon.

Sabi ni Garcia si hindi lang naman daw si Arroyo ang hindi popular. Si Hesukristo rin daw.

Cigarette widow

Pumayag si Boots Anson-Roa na “cigarette widow” ang itawag sa kanya.

Si Barbara Dacanay ng Gulf News ang nakaisip nito sa seminar ng “Women, Media & Tobacco” na inurganisa ng Women’s Media Circle na ginanap sa Boracay.

Mga 25 na kababaihan, karamihan nagta-trabaho sa media, ang nag-uusap kung paano makatulong ang mga kababaihan sa mga bills na tinatalakay ngayon sa kongreso na mapigilan ang paglaganap ng paninigarilyo na alam naman ng lahat na walang kabutihang nabibigay sa buhay.

Danny Lim’s eulogy for Marlyn

Marlyn Divinagacia, 32,wife of Capt Ervin Divinagracia, one of the 28 officers detained in connection with the February 2006 non-event,was laid to rest yesterday. (Click here for brief background info).

At the necrological rites for her at St. Ignatius church in Camp Aguinaldo, Aloy Lim read the following message of her husband, Brig. Danny Lim, (also in detention) formerly the commander of the First Scout Ranger Regiment where Ervin belonged:

When I first heard the final diagnosis that Marlyn’s condition was acute myelogenous leukemia and that she was slowly slipping into coma, I asked God to remove the working tools from those weary hands so her whole being may find final rest, and not long after, when I got word that her mortal remains are all we have, I asked God, why the tragedy?

Mike Arroyo talks about lying

From Malaya:

Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo denied allegations of former Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. that he suggested that the national broadband project between the Philippine government and China’s ZTE Corp be undertaken as a government-to-government deal.

“I never suggested anything… Sinungaling iyan si JDV, huwag kang maniwala diyan,” he told reporters.

The First Gentleman was interviewed at the St. Luke’s Medical Center in Quezon City where he stayed overnight Saturday following a bout of diarrhea. He was discharged around 12:35 p.m. yesterday

Gov’t mining firm faces contempt over Diwalwal

From Malaya

The Supreme Court has ordered the state-run Philippine Mining Development Corp. (PMDC) to explain why it should not be cited in contempt for starting the bidding process for the exploration and mining operation of the 8,100-hectare Diwalwal gold rush area in Compostela Valley.

The bidding was allegedly undertaken by the PMDC, an attached agency of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, despite the pendency of a legal dispute over the mining area before the high court.

(A VERA Files report said the government accepted on Oct. 14 letters of intent from mining firms to develop the Upper Ulip-Paraiso portion of Diwalwal consisting of 1,600 hectares. On top of this, there is an existing Memorandum of Understanding between the government and the Chinese firm Zhongxing Technology Equipment (ZTE) to explore and mine a still undisclosed part of Diwalwal.)