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Category Archives for Feb ’06
6 Scout Rangers acquitted of mutiny charges but not Miranda, Lim, Querubin
The court martial hearing the case of remaining nine officers accused of committing mutiny against Gloria Arroyo in February 2006 denied “for lack of merit” the motion to dismiss by retired Marine Maj. Gen. Renato Miranda, Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim, … Continue reading
Sunshine after a storm
Statement of Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV: I would like to express my profound gratitude to President Noynoy Aquino for yesterday’s amnesty proclamation. This act of magnanimity is also clear indication of his sincere desire to attain unity and peace for … Continue reading
Giving thanks for small blessings
Y0u have to admire these principled officers for keeping the faith, for looking at the glass as half-full, rather than half-empty, as they take calmly the latest setback in their mutiny case that had its origin in their resistance to … Continue reading
Seven cleared of mutiny charges; Miranda, Lim, Querubin’s motion denied
by Victor Reyes Malaya A jmilitary tribunal yesterday cleared seven military officers of the charge of mutiny filed against them in connection with the alleged plot to overthrow the Arroyo administration in February 2006 but sustained the charge against nine … Continue reading
Military court to decide fate of 16 officers in mutiny charge
By Tessa Jamandre VERA Files A military court will decide today on the plea—twice denied under the government of former President Gloria Arroyo—to exonerate 16 military officers facing mutiny charges for a supposed plot against her in 2006. Update: The … Continue reading
Tanay prison mute witness to soldiers’ family milestones
By Tessa Jamandre VERA Files TANAY, Rizal.—Some of the Armed Forces’ most promising officers spent years in detention here, inside a high-fenced, heavily guarded facility within Camp Capinpin, the isolated military outpost east of Metro Manila. The prison became the … Continue reading
Unfinished business: Coup and mutiny cases
Update: Col. Querubin was released this afternoon. An AFP statement quoted AFP Chief Lt. Gen. Ricardo David as saying “ Brig. Gen. Reynaldo Ordoñez will take full charge and responsibility for the custody of ex-Marine colonel Querubin and that of … Continue reading
Unwashing the whitewashed
There is a chance that we might yet see the full Mayuga Report, which former Vice Admiral Mateo Mayuga pledged he would “ bring to his grave”. President Aquino said that before his inauguration, someone sent him a ten-page report … Continue reading
There are still those left behind
It’s good that Brig. Gen. Danny Lim is able to celebrate his 55th birthday today out of detention. It would have been better if his men, still incarcerated in Camp Capinpin, would have been able to join him in his … Continue reading
Danny Lim released from detention
While I am glad that Brig. Gen Lim is out and would be able to celebrate his birthday in his home on Wednesday, I’m sad that 15 other officers who are accused with him in the February 2006 non-event are … Continue reading
