Genuine Opposition senatorial candidate Antonio Trillanes IV has a good answer to the denial of AFP chief Hermogenes Esperon of reports attributing to him an order for military personnel to vote 12-0 in favor of Team Unity senatorial bets.
Speaking by phone at the Kapihan sa Maynila last Monday, Trillanes said: “Esperon will automatically deny that in the same way that he denied having participated in the Hello Garci operation.”
Esperon was one of the ranking military officers mentioned by Comelec Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano in his several conversations with Gloria Arroyo helping them in their operations to tamper with the results of the 2004 elections in Mindanao. At that time, Esperon, who was then AFP deputy chief for operations, was deputy chief of the military’s Task Force HOPE (Honest, Orderly and Peaceful Elections).
Despite what everybody heard in the Hello Garci tapes, Esperon said he did not interfere in the elections process in Mindanao where many of the precincts turned out more votes than registered voters. He was quoted to have said, “I did my mission. I am proud of what I did.”
Unfortunately for Esperon, he has low credibility. A Pulse Asia survey put him as among the most distrusted personalities in the country (together with Gloria Arroyo), next only to Team Unity senatorial candidate Tessie Aquino-Oreta.
We believe Trillanes because we are getting the same kind of information from other military sources.
Take this text message we got from an army captain assigned in Bicol: “For info: Grabe pamulitika ng AFP ngayon. Meron instruction from Gen. Esperon na iboto mga sundalo 12-0 in favor of TU.”
A friend forwarded to us this message she got from a military source: “Sir, may umiikot sa mga BN HGS na mga ranking officers para mag-disseminate ng kung sino iboto na favor lahat sa TU at ANAD and Bantay sa party list.” BN HGS is battalion headquarters. Bantay is Gen. (ret) Jovito Palparan’s party list group while ANAD is another ultra-rightist party list group.
A retired general passed on to us this text message he got from a soldier assigned in Tarlac: “Sir I need your advice re absentee voting AFP which ends 06 May. Kasi Sir, yung mga friends kung sundalo, army personnel are forced to vote straight Team Unity as per verbal order of CGPA. To make sure na yun ang binoto, binabantayan ka ng officers/Sr NCO habang nagsusulat sa balota.
“Marami galit mga sundalo, Sir. Ung iba ayaw ng bumoto. Takot sila lumantad. magugutom pamilya. Pahirapan sila sa imbestigasyon. Wala sila tiwala sa govt. What advise, Sir, sa kanila?”
NCO is Non-commissioned officer while CGPA is commanding general Philippine Army. That’s Lt. Gen. Romeo Tolentino.
AFP spokesman Lt. Col. Bartolome Bacarro dared those who are exposing Esperon and Tolentino to sue them.
He said the military leadership is considering the source of the allegations “bogus” if they do not come out in the open.
Bacarro would have to wait a little while. When Gloria Arroyo, the bogus president, falls, so will Esperon. Those officers will come out in the open and tell the public all they know. Bacarro wouldn’t want to be where he is now when that happens.
May 8, 2007
The recent absentee voters’ exercise in the Armed Forces of the Philippines is an added unhappy revelation to me, a retired officer and graduate of the Philippine Military Academy.
Information reportedly given by soldiers from different areas in the country claim that they were supervised by their commanders and ordered to vote straight Team Unity and for party list Bantay of retired general Palparan. The soldiers come from Tarlac, from Samar, and from Davao. Personally, I also have my own informant confirming the same.
Although out of the service, I still have a few soldiers in the active service who maintain contact with me.
However, a news item in the Inquirer, dated 7 May 2007, says, “Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Gen. Hermogenes Esperon Jr. Sunday said there was no order or instruction from the military top brass for AFP officers and enlisted men to vote for administration candidates and pro-government party-list groups in the absentee voting for military personnel and on election day itself.” The other generals named in the story are Philippine Army commander Gen Romeo Tolentino, PMA Class 1974 (a mistah of Esperon), and Gen Armando Cunanan, PMA Class 1975.
The official denial came from AFP Chief of Staff Esperon during an ANC interview, disclaiming authorship of any order requiring soldiers to vote straight TU and for Bantay. No statement came from the other two named generals.
As graduates of the PMA we usually give the benefit of the doubt to a fellow alumnus. Why should we believe the soldiers whose training is mainly to obey without question and not a PMA graduate who has risen to the topmost rung of the military hierarchy and whose training included being true to his word and deed? But recent history makes me have second thoughts about trusting Esperon. He seems to embody the ideals of the Academy, namely, Courage and Loyalty. But about Integrity, that seems to be another matter. He did demonstrate his loyalty to his Commander-in-Chief, and undoubtedly just as strongly his courage to defend her. Was it not him who suppressed the truth by ordering Gen Gudani not to testify in a Senate hearing on the 2004 elections and had him court-martialed for doing so? Until now, I have yet to read and know the Mayuga report on the matter. To me, either Esperon is telling the truth, or he is lying.
On the other hand, if Esperon was truly not the source of the order to his soldiers on how to vote, who gave the order? If he is telling the truth, then he has lost control of the AFP because someone in the organization can give out operational orders without his knowledge. And the soldiers, who have followed the instructions to vote according to “his order”, will, in the future, have doubts that orders from the AFP Chief of Staff may not really be those that come from him. And even if these orders really came from him, these may be ignored and disobeyed.
To me the recent implementation of absentee voting is a blatant betrayal of the pledge given by the AFP that it will remain non-partisan in the 2007 elections.
ither way, whether Esperon lied or not, he has lost not only the respect of the soldiery but also of those alumni who share my views regarding his integrity. His behavior is giving us PMA graduates disrepute and dishonor. Those of us who continue to live by the PMA principles do not deserve such degradation and distrust.
I hereby invoke an Honor Code challenge to each of you Generals Esperon, Tolentino and Cunanan, as well as to AFP spokesman Colonel Bacarro: “In all these things happening in the AFP, are you ALL RIGHT SIR?”
ROMEO A. SOLINA
Colonel, PA (Retired)
8078 Mangga St, Marcelo Green Village
Paranaque City
AFP spokesman Lt. Col. Bartolome Bacarro dared those who are exposing Esperon and Tolentino to sue them.
He said the military leadership is considering the source of the allegations “bogus” if they do not come out in the open.
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Come out of the Open? And makes them an easy target for more political murders? Wow, that was a challenge from the guys who have the guns and the goons. And there are already enough of blood alleged to have been shed by their hands. And they want more. They are not just hungry for power and wealth, but the thirst of getting them by the evil of ways. And who says anynymous sources are “bogus”, ever heard of 222-tips. google search it Bacarro or is that Barako?
The Hello Garci Generals are disgraced to the Filipino nation. Defense chief Ebdane and AFP chief Esperon are at helm in the military. The repeat of the 2004 massive electoral fraud is imminent. This madness must be stopped. Do you believe that few good officers and gentlemen in the Armed Forces of the Philippines are “endangered species” or extinct? NO SIR!
Talk about courage, integrity and loyalty. These were virtues that transformed boys, smart and intelligent, into real men and from men to gentlemen. The PMA graduates are supposed to be the cream of the crop, forming the best and the brightest among the Armed Forces officer’s corp. Unfortunately, Col Solina, where were you during the Marcos Administration? Maybe you were one of the “wonder boys” that it took you 20 years before you finally realize that Mr Marcos was a crooked president after all. If you were one of those not promoted to general because you did not “join them” then i salute you. If you were one of those who fought this tyrant’s regime and continue to do so, i salute you because of your integrity. If you are still viruous as when you graduated from the academy, i salute you. But look around you, who among the armed forces and police officers, graduates of the PMA or not, have the courage to transform the whole organization into an ideal organization where there is no more “bata-bata system”, where merit is the name of the game and where the political “padrino system” is taboo. I only hope there are more Gudanis and Balutans in the AFP, whose courage, integrity and loyalty are beyond doubt. The AFP is in this state of disarray because Marcos, Enrile and Ver destroyed its good fellowship. The idea of adopting politicians as members of PMA classes also produced a negative effect. They were responsible in creating various factions and carried on to this generation. There is now envy, discord and confusion in the entire AFP organization and thus the challenge of “ALL RIGHT, SIR” will be answered by a deafening silence.
“In all these things happening in the AFP, are you ALL RIGHT SIRS?”
A good question, to end all questions!
What a truly “GARAPALAN” act done by Officers of AFP!
SHAME ON YOU, SIRS!!! PWEEEEEH!!!
Itong hindot na si Col.Bacarro, akala mo alam niyang lahat pag nagsasalita sa tv…akala mo hindi matatapos ang kapangyarihan mo…darating din ang araw na magsisisi ka kung bakit ka nag-military….taga mo sa bato….at pag yan ay dumating, tignan ko lang ang itsura mo sa tv kung pa-cute ka parin….bwisit kang tabinge ang mukha…!!!
Inquirer report (on the Burgos affar):
” Arroyo has discouraged the public from condemning the entire military establishment because “they also fight, they give up their lives defending us.”
I accept that there are hooligans in the military as Gloria says but this woman is forgetting that she is the primary reason why the entire establishment is being condemned; she who has illegally taken the mantle of commander in chief in a conspiracy with the military should now plead for the military. Has she gone totally insane?
First of all, when she says, ““they also fight, they give up their lives defending us.””, it is only but normal for ALL members to fight and if necessary, give up their lives defending us because that’s the job they signed themselves for.
Second of all, when she says “defending us?”, this cow should articulate her thoughts by identifying “us” in her phrase because it is not true that the military is defending “us” to mean the Filipino people. She should have clarified that by “us” she meant, herself and her pack of hooligan politicians. “Us” would include the protection of the military for the ordinary people, for Burgos, for the two young UP students, for the right of voters, for those who have less in life.
Thirdly, Gloria cannot expect the citizenry not to condemn the military establishment even at the expense of those who are not by nature are criminals like Esperon, Tolentino and the entire AFP leadership because she has corrupted the military, she has instituted moral cowardice in the ranks of the AFP and therefore, by command responsibility, she and her uniformed mercenaries must take the blame and accept to be condemned.
Finally, this cow, who styles herself president and commander in chief, has no right whatsoever to call on people not to condemn the military establishment because up till now, it is THIS SAME establishment that’s propping her up on that stolen perch in Malacanang.
Until the military acts with the physical and moral courage that is expected of men and women in uniform decide en toto not to obey her illegal commands (to steal for her, to kidnap people for her, to kill for her) it is only right for the citizenry to condemn the military establishment.
No ifs, no buts!
We had a meeting with UN rapporteur Philip Alston yesterday, and he told the people in the hall where the Human Rights Now symposium was held all about his visit to the Philippines. He was actually very careful with his words because he would not like to take sides, but nevertheless, he could not avoid admitting the incompetence of the people in the government trying to shield those who have no doubt done the extrajudicial killing by saying that the political killings in the Philippines cannot be stopped because either (1) the people tasked with condemning these criminal activities are part and parcel of these activities, and/or (2) not interested in bring these people to justice are just too incompetent to do anything about it, and he said it could be a combination of both.
He was short of criticizing the fools who try to cover up for the crooks ordered to do these killings that undoubtedly are being perpetrated by men in uniform or by killers hired by the goons in the Philippine government to stop these political, media and other community figures from exposing and thwarting them.
The sponsor’s leader who went on a fact-finding mission to the Philippines also spoke, even of her harrowing experience of being stalked by some men riding on motorbikes especially in the provinces where she had gone to with her fellow members who were all members of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (Nichibenren), and reason why the Japanese government will not and cannot ignore their reports.
At least, it is a relief and heartwarming to hear of similar activities by members of CODAL, who are lawyers themselves risking their lives to bring back sanity and the rule of law in that land of our birth. May their tribe increase.
Basta tayo dito sa Ellenville, tira lang ng tira. Pasasaan din at mapapatalsik din si Pandak. BTW, we would like to encourage Japan-based Filipinos to join the demonstration being arranged by AI on May 22 against the visit of Pandak to Japan. Ang kapal ng mukha!
Sorry, Ellen, but I guess Filipinos should be reminded over and over again how this bogus government always renegade on its commitment to the Filipino people. Here’s an example–
(from Tribune) RP gov’t takes back seat in Nigeria hostage talks.
I don’t know if Tribune archives still news items it publishes, but the gist of the story is that the Philippine government does nothing but pimps Filipinos overseas and leave them to take the risks, etc.
Ilan ba ang spokesman ng AFP?
Nagpapalitan ang dalawang mukha sa TV, sina Elticol Bacarro at Elticol Torres na parehong idi-deny ang order ng isa pang Oinky Maj. General Tolentino na straight TUTA senatorial candidates ang ilagay ng mga sundalo sa kanilang election ballot.
Itong si Elticol Bacarro ginaya pa si Renato Constatino sa pagsasalita… g*go ka talaga!
If I were a Philippine soldier in present Philippines, I would quit the force rather than follow the order of criminals. Bahala na, magtanim na lang ng kamote! Otherwise, sama na ako sa mga rebelde.
Fortunately, I am not and I live in a country where the people were wiser to rise up from the rubbles of the war on their own two feet, and make good use of a Constitution made by Americans even to curtail man’s destructive nature.
After more 5 decades of a pacifist Constitution, people here have realized that people will be better off and live prosperously in peace sans the use of force! Japan’s military up until now is only for protecting Japan from outside invasion, not the Japanese soldiers to kill fellow Japanese as the Philippine military do to ordinary citizens in the Philippines especially who are trying hard to see the return of the rule of law in that seemingly forsaken land of our birth.
Kawawang bansa!
I already heared them said that “A cadets does not lie, cheat nor steal.” For over a thousand times I have been hearing this thing. It is good because it glorifies the Almighty and Eternal God.
Pero tama si Trillanes. Esperon will automatically deny such an allegation just like he denied that he was involved in the poll rigging operations last May 2004 elections. To add Col. Solina’s statement, if Gen. Esperon did not gave such an order, then who made such an order without his knowledge?
Tanga na lang ang maniniwala kay Esperon. Tanga na kasing tanga niya. Namumutla na iyan kasi si Trillanes may kredibilidad, siya hahanapin mo pa sa pusod ng dagat.
If this allegation is true, that Esperon order his troops to vote straight TU, he could not deny it being himself the Chief of Staff and the supreme commander on the entire Military. In military context, the chain of command is the line of authority and responsibility along which orders are passed..The line of command will generally go from the higher-ranked soldier who gives the order Esperon, down to his next in command down to a lower ranked soldiers who are ordered to perform. If these soldiers will follow his order, they are not a bad guys. They are professional soldiers, don’t curse them. In Military they have code of discipline. The problem in the Military is that they are under the leadership of corrupt chief-of-staff. Until that corrupt is in command there will be no change.
Our elected government official has a moral responsibilities and it is not Esperon. Before Esperon rose to power he has undergo a lot of procedures, and it was the commission on appointments who made mistakes in conforming Esperon to his position. He can kill every Filipinos if he want and no one can question his authority except sue him in court. legally speaking the commission on appointment gave him that absolute power. He can punish any soldiers under his command if they don’t follow his order legally or illegal and no one can question it. Anyone defy an order has a possibility to get shot and executed or being court martial. That is a Military life, whether we like it or not. Anyone who is unhappy they can quit, in quitting before they let any soldiers go ,they face a tremendous hardship and they may still lucky if they can get out alive. So, don’t curse the soldiers if they follow orders, Curse the Man in charge.
kaya pala talagang number si Trillanes sa Media Mock poll (TV patrol) dahil alam ng mga journalists na matapang si Trillanes..di natatakot kay Esperon.
This is a catch 22! If the soldiers identify themselves and formally charge Assperon, they will be thrown in with Gen Miranda, Gen Lim and Col Querubin or even vanish from this earth! If they do not charge Assperon, this traitor(Assperon) will go on with his merry way destroying the little credibility left of the military. The best revenge is to make sure that all these allegations are documented and that the testimonies will be gathered on a timely basis and all the documents will be kept and exposed at the right time. Assperon will have to answer big for all the atrocities he had and continue to do! Another revenge too for the soldiers would be to make sure that all their families and friends will VOTE against the TUTAs. If Assperon gets a vote from each soldier, their families and friends who will vote against the TUTA will more than cover for that one lost vote. I AM PLEADING TO EACH AND EVERY SOLDIER TO CAMPAIGN AND INFLUENCE EACH AND EVERYONE AROUND YOU TO VOTE AGAINST THIS OPPRESSIVE REGIME! TELL EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS NOT VOTE FOR ANY OF THE CANDIDATES OF THE ADMINISTRATION! This is the best revenge. Again, in this regime, only the tiyanak laws are followed. It is not our constitution. So, any form of testimonies presented now, unless overwhelmingly documented by majority of the soldiery, will be thrown down the drain by the tiyanak and her lap dogs. DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT! When the time is ripe, all these atrocities will be accounted for, one by one. Every square inch of their body(tiyanak and her dogs) will be cut up bit by bit for every sin they have against the people. GOD HELP US THROUGH THESE TUMULTUOUS TIMES!
On my way back to Manila the other day, I was seated next to a foreigner who was going to be an observer in the upcoming elections. Apparently, he knew more of what to expect than I did. He, among others, are prepared for the massive cheating & worse – the ramifications of what may happen. The military apparently, is, & will be, involved.
“Despite what everybody heard in the Hello Garci tapes, Esperon said he did not interfere in the elections process in Mindanao where many of the precincts turned out more votes than registered voters. He was quoted to have said, “I did my mission. I am proud of what I did.””
Words from a TRUE ASS !
“The influential religious group, Iglesia ni Cristo, has endorsed the senatorial bids of six candidates from the administration, five from the opposition and an independent bet, ABS-CBN News learned Wednesday.”
No offense meant, but should the endorsement of the INC be taken seriously ?
The INC, is, also “stoking the fire..” They, too, should know that this is a dangerous game to play.
Off topic: Just read that Iglesia ni Cristo has chosen 6 TUs,5 GO and 1 independent and The Bishop’s group is endorsing 8TUs and 4 GO. The latter’s basis for their choice is foremost on the way the candidates live-clean lives. Guess who is on top of their list? Sabit Swingson. THIS IS WHY THE COUNTRY IS SO FUCKED UP! A womanizer, corrupt and murderous guy like Sabit has a “clean life”! Come on guys! Am I in a different planet or what? I wonder HOW MUCH DONATIONS THE TIYANAK AND HER LAP DOGS HAD GIVEN TO THESE MEN! These holy men are suppose to be the mentors and the ones to set the example of fighting this corrupt, murderous and oppressive regime and all we get is their resounding TUTA VOTES! Am I having a nightmare or what? Have the citizens lost their values altogether. Maybe I should start believing in evolution instead of in any religion. Because, if these men are God’s supposed disciples, I am sorry to say that maybe the GOD they woship is that of SATAN not my GOD! I AM FUMING MAD!!!!!
If that Bishop’s group daw is headed by Rosales…FORGET IT…for HOW MUCH?…that’s the question. INC endorsements every election is no longer a news…time immemorial pa ito..bata pa si ako… ganyan na sila! FOR THE HIGHEST BIDDER lang ‘yan (and it’s everybody’s knowledge). To be blaimed are the politicians themselves. They believed and TOLERATE these religious groups..di kinukuartahan lang sila! Hindi naman tiyak ang panalo, kaya ang labas lumalago ang NEGOSYO ng bawa’t kampo!
Kaya nga masaya ‘yung 2 INC dito sa aming grupo: Tumatabo na naman ang simbahan namin ngayong election!
Matagal ng negosyo ng Iglesia ni Manalo iyan,kaya nga si Mike Villarde ay nagtayo ng El Shaddai dahil alam niya na susuyuin ng mga kandidato ang mga religious sects pati na kamo ang mga religious cult, ang mga nahihikayat sa mga religion na iyan ay iyong malalambot ang bumbunan.Kita n’yo si Fatsu magtatayo rin ng religion niyang sarili para naman may sarili siyang pera sa bulsa na hindi na nangungupit kay Gloria.Mas maganda pa nga sa mga simbahan ng Iglesia ni Manalo ang itatayo niya.Ito ang abangan ninyo,”The Benevolent Church of Pidalista” iba iyong Rizalista.Kaya panay na ang basa niya ng Bible.Hindi maka D’yos ang pakay ng mga iyan kundi maka Bulsa.
Naging Altar Boy ako,at iyong pare ay ipinagtitimpla ko ng kape habang busy siya sa kuarto kasama ang kulasisi hangang makita ko na lang na nabuntis.
Cocoy,
Mabuti ngang lumantad na silang anti-TUta, para makulong silang lahat na sundalo, at matira lang ang iilan sa kanilang boyfriends ni Pandak. Diring-diri ako doon sa video na ipinakita kung papaano niya ipinagmalaking mga boyfriend niya sa AFP ang tumulong sa kaniyang patalsikin si Erap. Ang tapalani!
The more the merrier and better. Sugurihin lang nilang dalhin ang mga armas nila. Tutal mga apa lang naman ang second na mga armado ng Pilipinas kaya kung may disaster kailangan pang lumipad iyong mga kano sa Okinawa para tumulong sa mga sundalong pilipino na hindi magamit ang mga helicopter, etc. ng AFP dahil low class ang mga gamit na binili ng mahal dahil puro padded ang bills.
Gosh, bistado na, buking na buking na ang kapal pa rin ng mukha bumalandra sa ibang bansa ang tinamanang pandak!
Kawawang bansa!
Simbahan lang namin ang hindi mabili ni Gloriang Pandak kasi bawal sa simbahan namin ang namumulitika, at saka kung walang kinalaman sa simbahan namin o sa Salita ng Panginoon, hindi nakikialam ang simbahan namin lalo na sa maduming politika, but one thing sure, majority of our churchgoers will pray to God for guidance before they cast their votes. I understand that majority of the people I know in our church will vote for Trillanes!
Simbahan lang namin ang hindi mabili ni Gloriang Pandak kasi bawal sa simbahan namin ang namumulitika, at saka kung walang kinalaman sa simbahan namin o sa Salita ng Panginoon, hindi nakikialam ang simbahan namin lalo na sa maduming politika, but one thing sure, majority of our churchgoers will pray to God for guidance before they cast their votes.
Mayaman ang simbahan namin kasi full-tithe payers ang mga mabubuting kapatid namin na sumusunod sa utos ng Diyos. Hindi kami namamalimos kahit na kaninong politiko di tulad ng mga katoliko, INC, at kung anu-ano pang religion and cult diyan na masamang ehemplo sa kanilang mga miyembro sa totoo lang.
“As graduates of the PMA we usually give the benefit of the doubt to a fellow alumnus. Why should we believe the soldiers whose training is mainly to obey without question and not a PMA graduate who has risen to the topmost rung of the military hierarchy and whose training included being true to his word and deed?”
a fitting description to treat and recognize the roles performed by enlisted personnel whose accomplishments are the basis of any officers’ evaluation. ‘tangna! para nang sinabing pambala lamang sa kanyon ang karaniwang kawal samantalang silang mga opisyal ay umiihi sa pantalon kapag hinahaginan ng bala ng kalaban habang nakasubsob na labas ang tumbong!
colonel romeo solina, wala kang utang na loob sa mga kawal na siyang naging dahilan kung paano at bakit mo naabot ang iyong ranggo.
any unit of the armed forces can function without any officer but no unit can accomplish any mission without a single enlistedman.
Abah, balasubas na ang gobyerno, pati ba naman simbahan ay balasubas na rin? Kaya pala wala silang nakikitang masama sa mga gawain ni Glueria Pidal et al. Santo ang tingin nila sa mga taong makapal ang bulsa, katulad ni Sabit Singsong. Di nga ba ayaw na nila ng barya sa collection sa offertory, gusto nila papel na pera. Bilib ako na malakas sa ‘TAAS’ ang dasal ng mga pari, pero hindi ka ipagdadasal kung walang bayad, termed as donation. Sorry, hindi siguro lahat ng pari, pero kalakaran na ngayon sa tingin ko. May mahirap bang pari?
Magno,
Re any unit of the armed forces can function without any officer but no unit can accomplish any mission without a single enlistedman.
Agree completely. For instance, a Master Sgt is THE backbone of the fighting troops, the backbone of an army. And that’s anywhere in any of the world’s professional army.
Is it true about the commercial against ERAP by TU?
I gues kung ganong kagarapal GO can also have their own ad
“Vote Wisely” then background “Hello, Hello Garci”?
simple as that 15 second lang ok na malakas ang dating against sa mga tuta ni GMA
Palace officials’ kin, other VIPs in party-list groups
By TJ Burgonio, Nikko Dizon, Fe Zamora
Inquirer
Last updated 03:05am (Mla time) 05/09/2007
MANILA, Philippines — A militant party-list group is questioning the credentials of the children of an administration senator and a Cabinet secretary, among many others, who are being fielded by some party-list groups as their nominees to the House of Representatives.
Citing the published list of groups, their nominees and other information, Sanlakas national president Wilson Fortaleza identified some of the relatives of government officials as follows:
• Narciso Santiago III, son of Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago. He is the No. 1 nominee of the Alliance of Rural Concerns (ARC), which represents the marginalized sector of agrarian reform beneficiaries.
• Hussein P. Pangandaman, son of Agrarian Reform Secretary Nasser Pangandaman. He is the first nominee of Novelty Entrepreneurship Livelihood for Food Inc.
• Marilou Arroyo, sister of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s husband, Jose Miguel Arroyo. Ang Kasangga is campaigning for her in Iloilo.
newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view_article.php?article_id=64858
narito na ang extension ng listahan ng mga “pinagpala” (blessed).
Son of Angie Reyes is a candidate too in Taguig… And guess who his campaign managers are? Ex-military wives!
parasabayan:
How about this…lalo ka siguro mag-aapoy nito:
Bishops’ group endorses 8 TU, 4 GO senatorial bets
A religious group on Wednesday announced that it is endorsing the candidacies of eight Team Unity (TU) and four Genuine Opposition (GO) senatorial bets, DZMM reported.
The eight TU candidates are Luis “Chavit” Singson, Prospero Pichay, Sultan Jamalul Kiram, Edgardo Angara, Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, Cesar Montano, Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri and Ralph Recto. The GO candidates are Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, Alan Cayetano, Loren Legarda and Francis “Chiz” Escudero.
Bishop Loreto Layson, first vice-president of the Federation of Evangelical Bishops International, said the 12 candidates were chosen because they are not only God-fearing but also live clean lives. He said his group also based the selection of the candidates on their track records and advocacies.
Grabe itong bishop na ito “the 12 candidates were chosen because they are not only God-fearing but also live clean lives.”..si Chavit na jueteng lord “live clean lives”…ano na ba ang nangyayari sa mga religious group na yan…
Jojo, huwag mong pagpapansinin yang kung sinong bishops group na yan. Baka dalawa lang ang miyembro niyan. Gusto lang kumita yan.
I talked to the Barangay Captain of the barangay where we own a property, and asked who they are voting for. Ang bilis ng sagot—Opposition.
Manila is voting Opposition according to him, and if Comelec declares the TUTA candidates as winners, he said, “Ma’m, baka ito na po ang mitsa. Baka rebolusyon na po.” Heaven forbid!
Jojo;
Who are this group of Federation of Evangelical Bishops International?Never heard about this,but,I know a bishops a knights and a pawn are the most busiest pieces moved by a grandmaster.
Akala ko ‘yung grupo ng mga Bishops were Catholics, hindi pala! As far as I know, the Catholics are prohibited to announce their choices di tulad ng ibang religious sects kasi they want to avoid bring accused of politicking daw.
So, ok lang ang endoresement ng 2 bishops na ‘yan!. There are only 2 of them who will vote for their endoresed candidates! Leading clean lives daw , o! Pweeeh!
Elvira;
Naglalaro ng chess ang dalawang ito sa may harapan ng tindahan ni Aling Nena at dumaan si Singson at binilhan ng tatlong boteng lapad,ayun nalasing at inindorso ang 12 na TU.
Ellen:
During a gathering last week with junior officers somewhere, three AFP generals confirmed that they received instructions from the higher-ups to campaign against leftist partylist groups. Though they neither confirmed nor denied that they were told to campaign for TU. They’re tightlipped on the issue and instead told the junior officers to vote whom they want.
the fact is that the afp is playing actively in a partisan politics.
You bet, Spy. I’ve received a number of text messages directly from junior officers in active service. They said tehy will not follow instructions.
Pakyaw was endorsed by Tandang Sora and two thousand mighty gladiator at his farm in GenSan.
yang grupo ng mga obispo kuno na yan na nag endorse kay singson, aba, talagang nakakapikon na ah! god-fearing daw si singson pati na yung ibang tuta na pinag-endorse. living clean lives daw. ha!?! kung sino mang maniwala….talagang tanga na!
Iyong mga taga-Gensan, hindi dapat iboto si pakyaw na wala namang ibubuga. Gagawin lang iyang mouthpiece ng mga Pidals. Hopefully, hindi ganoon katanga ang mga tao sa probinsiya nila. Alam naman nilang walang gagawin iyan kundi mag-advertise para sa mga amo niya, ang mga Pidals!
Iyong two thousand gladiators na nag-endorsed kay Pakyaw,ay Manok niyang panabong iyon at boboto sa kanya.
anak-ng-putakteng-walang-pakpak!
swabit swingson living a clean life? god fearing?
… papuri at pagpili ‘yang kapalit ng paldong sobreng naglalaman ng salaping donasyon galing sa kinurakot na ninakaw at kinawat na dinambong mula sa kaban ng bayan!
bishop loreto lason, tanggalin mo nga ‘yang nakatapal na salapi sa iyong mga mata!
Magno,
Sabi nga kung mabait si Satanas ay wala nang demonyo! Ganyan din si Chabit at Pandak. Kapag mabait sila e wala nang masamang tao sa mundo! Iyan ang dahilan kung bakit magkakatapusan na ang mundo!
yuko,
kapag nagkataon, mamamayani ang sinasabi ni pareng cocoy na benevolent church of the pidalistas!
Magno:
Tawa ng tawa ang kaibigan ko sa sinabi ko na kung mabait si Satanas ay wala nang demonyo! Meron lang Gloria Demonya! 😛
Magaling at deretso talagang sumagot sa mga tanong itong si Trillanes.
Ano pa nga ba Bacarro, konting pasensya at di lalaon ay mawawala na sa nakaw na trono si Blinky Tianak at ang kanyang supot na escort Assperon, and then the officers will come out in the open. At kayo-kayong mga demonyo ay mag-bibistuhan at mag-iiwanan and of course ibibitin namin ng patiwarik si Blinky Tianak at Oinky Pidal sa loob ng Benevolent Church of Pidalistas!
Endorsement ng Iglesia ni Cristo at El Shaddai… OVERRATED! I don’t believe Manalo and Velarde are really heavyweights in election hatakan! Noong araw siguro, hindi ngayon!
I don’t give a damn kung sino-sino ang endorso nila! Trillanes kami, number one sa balota!
Funny how the lot of Assperon now ask the people to stop berating them! Stupid!
If they do not want to be criticized so severely as how they are being berated now, then they should better quit and subject themselves to investigation for the crimes they have been perpetrating against their own country and people.
Esperon should know that cheating for anybody to win and depriving the people of better choices is a grave and serious crime. His conscience should have pricked him about that. Unfortunately, he must have grown numbed and dumbed to know the difference between right and wrong, good and evil as he chose to serve his fellow criminal!
What they do takes back the Philippines 400 or 500 years back in antiquity but No. 1 as the most corrupt country in the world today! Pwe!
I don’t know why Filipinos would even want to give importance to what Velarde and Manalo think of themselves as they play God.
Sabi nga sa Bible, “And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. • • • For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.” (Matt. 24: 11,24)
Their being leaders of their religions does not give them a special pass to meddle in mundane affair especially when there is a rule regarding the separation of church and state. They should set the example of spirituality. They should pray hard and fast first before they recommend this and that to their members whom they should leave to exercise their free agency as God has wanted them to do.
Apparently, Cebu is still Osmena country. I understand from news we are getting from a lot many group leaders there, and political families that majority are voting the opposition and/or the independents, no TU.
Over there, the Pandak has ordered full blast vote buying I understand, and the people are taking them “grasya” (kesa daw mapunta pa doon sa inutusang magdistribute ng pera kung hindi nila tatanggapin) but comes election day, they will vote for Trillanes, et al.
Kaya iyong Pandak nagsakit-sakitan para maawa sa kaniya ang mga Cebuano. Nice try!
Sinabi mo pa, Chi, sa Manila panalo guarantisado ang Opposition, unang-una daw si Trillanes. Sa probinsiya ng nanay ko, it is the same.
Malaki ang pag-asa ni Trillanes because Bongbong is going GO. I have not heard of the TUta winning there even among the supporters of another relative of my mother running against Bongbong’s cousin, who is also a relative.
Sa probinsiya namin hindi makapunta si Pandak. Hanggang doon lang siya sa Ilocano-speaking mga Igorot, at bayan ni Chabit.