Victor Reyes’ report in Malaya:
Armed Forces chief Gen. Hermogenes Esperon Jr. yesterday assailed the credibility of separate investigations conducted by a United Nations special rapporteur and the Melo Commission that blamed the military for the rash of extrajudicial killings.
Esperon sought to turn the tables on UN special rapporteur Philip Alston who said Wednesday the military “remains in a state of almost total denial” over the killings which have been “convincingly attributed to them.”
“I believe that Mr. Alston might be in a state of denial himself. He probably refuses to believe that the Communist Party of the Philippines and the New People’s Army could perpetrate such killings,” said Esperon.
On the Melo Commission, whose report was kept by the Palace from the public for weeks until yesterday, Esperon said there were loopholes in the panel’s investigation.
The panel, headed by retired Supreme Court justice Melo, said “elements in the military” were behind the killing of some of the hundreds of left-wing activists murdered in unsolved shootings.
“To maintain otherwise would be closing one’s eyes to reality,” the Melo report said.
The report also said the military has not produced evidence to prove its claim that the killings were part of the Left’s ongoing purge.
The military presented to both the Melo Commission and Alton’s team a seized rebel document titled “Paglilinis sa Bushfire sa mga nakapasok na ahente ng kaaway.”
Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez said the people should stop making a big deal out of the report of Alston, whom he likened to a glorified helper of the UN or “muchacho.”
“What I’m complaining (about) is the headline of our newspapers. Why do you say that Alston is the UN? Headline ninyo yan. Alston is not the UN nor one bishop is the CBCP. Why would you attribute the UN here? We are magnifying something coming from somebody who is nothing. He is just a rapporteur sent here but he is not the UN. His report may not even reach the UN General Assembly. He’s just a muchacho there,” he said.
“He’s just a small fry, but we’re making him so big. We’re making a mountain out of a molehill. Maybe he has not seen such kind of reception in his life, not even in Australia, except here,” he added.
Alston and his group left Wednesday after a 10-day investigation.
‘WHAT HAPPENED TO DOCUMENTS?’
Esperon asked why the Melo Commission concluded right from the start that the victims were mostly activists.
“My question now is what happened to our submission of a list of 1,227 liquidations perpetrated by the New People’s Army?” he asked.
“Were these victims categorized as members of activist organizations? The Melo Commission also concluded that the New People’s Army is not into purging its own ranks,” he said.
“May we ask what happened to the documents that we submitted which mentioned Oplan Bushfire, a document that was captured on May 22, 2006 in Tagkawayan, Quezon, which detailed the plans of the New People’s Army as directed by their central committee to eliminate their enemies within the ranks so that these will be blamed on government, on the military and on the government?” Esperon said.
Esperon said during Alston’s visit to Camp Aguinaldo last week, the military also gave the UN special rapporteur a list of 1,227 civilians, military and policemen killed communist rebels from 2000 to 2006.
“He said we were on denial, denial stage. I deny that. I think he was also denying things himself like when you present 1,227 liquidations, he said those are not credible because the NPA did not own up to them, or the human rights organizations did not document them so they are not credible,” he said.
NPA MORE CREDIBLE?
The human rights right group Karapatan said it has recorded over 800 victims of the summary executions involving members of left-leaning organizations and mediamen since President Arroyo assumed the presidency in 2001 but the PNP’s Task Force Usig has recorded only 116 deaths.
“What is he telling us? That if it is owned up by the NPA, it’s credible? Is he saying that the NPA is more credible than we or the Armed Forces,” Esperon said.
Esperon said he already had the feeling that Alston was “not so enthusiastic” when furnished the list of NPA liquidations.
“He said in his report that the 1,227 liquidations cannot be given credence because the New People’s Army did not claim responsibility for them,” he said.
He said the communist party has owned responsibility for two of the high-profile killings in the list – that of former communist party leaders Romulo Kintanar and Arturo Tabara who were slain in January 2003 and September 2004, respectively.
“Mr. Alston also said that the 1,227 liquidations could not be acceptable or credible because human rights organizations have not documented such cases. Do we expect or should we expect them to document this but we know that they have documented 783 of them, but none of which included these liquidations,” said Esperon.
EXPERTISE ON INSURGENCY
Alston suggested that the military review its strategy in the fight against the communists which pulled out from peace negotiations with government in 2004.
“Mr. Alston also questioned our counter-insurgency strategies. I do not know how familiar he is with other insurgencies but as he admits he has been here for the first time and he has stayed here for the last 10 days,” Esperon said.
Esperon said the military has been fighting the communist rebels for 39 years “and I have been fighting it for the last 33 years.”
He said, “I will not even claim expertise on the matter.”
Asked if he feels the investigation conducted by the group of Alston was biased, Esperon said: “It’s up to you to conclude but then I like the dynamics that is going on because all the more we are getting more conscious of human rights and the strengthening of the observance of human rights.”
On whether the military was insulted by the findings of Alston, Esperon said: “You said that. Is that a question? I will not answer that. Is that true? Maybe yes. You stayed here for 10 days and then you will talk about review of the (military’s counter-insurgency) strategy.”
Esperon reminded Alston that the military has been periodically reviewing its anti-insurgency campaign.
“I don’t know how extensive is the experience of Mr. Alston in insurgency but if we will have a quiz, I will fight him when it’s insurgency,” he said.
Esperon asked the Melo Commission why it did not take the statements of Karapatan.
“If indeed they were the complainant, then why did they not appear before the Melo Commission?” he asked.
KARAPATAN RAPPED
Esperon said Karapatan, which snubbed invitations by the commission, also prevented families of victims from appearing before the Melo Commission to shed light on the killings.
Esperon presented during the press briefing Renato Bugtong and Edwin Mascariñas who were among those included by Karapatan in its list of victims of political killings.
Esperon thanked the two for coming out in the open to disprove allegations that they were killed by the military.
“Thank you that you are alive, contrary to what the Karapatan is saying that you were killed by the military,” he said. – With Evangeline de Vera
Supot na gago pa!
Esperon is a shithead of the first category, i.e., nothing in that bonehead of his.
Quiz on insurgency? Why, he’ll lose that quiz. If he’s so clever why are the 7,000 rag-tag slipper donning NPA guerillas still giving the AFP a run for their money.
Idiot!
The presscon Assperon held to comment on the findings of Prof. Alston, is nothing but a venue for him to do some propaganda on his SAGGING image !
I mean, really, between Assperon, Prof. Alston & the Melo Report, who has the credibility ? Does Assperon actually even think that his voice will be heard by the international community ? If a mere pygmy like Gloria is not really taken seriously, much less an Assperon (& those associated w/ Gloria).
Sooner than later, they will feel the reactions of other countries & feel the isolation.
Assperon’s voice was heard, however, there was no cheering or clapping from the audience. Assperon was talking in an empty theater. That was what his presscon was all about.
The reactions & comments of siRAULo Gonzalez & Assperon to the findings of Prof. Alston, as well as the comments of Malacañan regarding the releasing of the Melo Report to the public, is likened to spraying Lysol to remove the foul odor of the government of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
Tough luck for them. It doesn’t work. The world can smell the stench.
Hoy Esperon, masuwerte ka at ilog lang ang ibinato sa iyo (sayang yung itlog) sa susunod dapat ang ibato sa iyo TAE dahil duon ka nababagay ,Pareho kayo ng qualification ng Tae,Bulok , mabaho, dapat lagi kayong magkasama ni siRAULo GungGONzales bagay kayo mukhang Tae at Inidoro naman si Tatang…
RE: Esperon assails Melo, Alston credibility
Hello Garci General! Speaking of credibility General Esperon has none like his bogus commander-in-thief Gloria Arroyo. I think Justice Melo and Prof. Alston never involved in electoral fraud and target killings.
The controversial Hello Garci general is talking about credibility where he’s tainted with one.
Lahat ba ng salamin na hinaharapan ni Assperon ay basag kaya hindi niya nakikita ang dumi na nasa mukha niya?
Something must have activated the Pigtails of both Asperon and Gonzales, because even before U.N. Rapporteur Alston submitted his report to the U.N. body, they are both already hitting the Messenger and were both very defensive.
And both think that they are better men than what Gonzales term a “muchacho” and just show how these guys look down at their fellow men. Secretary Gonzales already called the Rapporteur as nobody as if he himself is somebody, but as I said before and I will say again a “certified Cuckoo” and also a bigot.
As for Asperon assertion that Alston is not the U.N., oh boy that was perhaps the most stupid statement a General could utter. Of course you yourself is not the AFP and Gloria Arroyo is not the Philippines. You are just like anybody, made up water and organs, but the difference perhaps is somewhere between your two ears, there was a mistake, it’s empty. Same goes with Gonzales, only his is past due Expiry….
Ellen, is Assperon still talking about the Communist purge of the 70’s when he raps the commies for the supposed 1,227 liquidations? Thirty years has passed since then and if he’s so damn sure about it, why didn’t he file the case with the PNP so that he may find good reason to “arrest” the criminals? It’s just the same old howling by a different dog. Anna actually says it all, above.
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Esperon, hindi ka malilimutan ng taumbayan, iba ka kasi.
Remember this?
And This?
Ipadala kaya natin kay Alston yung tape ng presscon ni Esperon pati yung tape ng Hello Garci? Heheh!
dapat talagang ipadala kay Alston. Hanep din ang defense mechanism ni Assperon. Quiz daw tungkol sa insurgency, lalaban siya? Hige nga…nang makita kung gaano kabulok ang prinsipyo niya.
The bottom line is: kaya siya nasa posisyon niya ngayon, dahil sa ginawa niyang pagtulong sa pagmadyik noong 2004. Ang primera madyikera, dapat talagang makulong na!
Esperon is always in the state of denial. Why didn’t he initiate internal investigation against Palparan et al? Well, he will just say: ”it’s my prerogative.”
He mentioned about Operation Bushfire (NPA’s internal purging). It’s heavily ‘doctored’ like the one they did on the alleged ‘Final Talk’ between the MKP(Magdalo faction) and the CPP. Esperon is very good in manipulation and lying (and will never admit even when caught with his pants down!)
Btw, Bakit kaya tahimik si pandak?
Looks to me like Joma Sison agrees with Esperon. by naming the front organizations of the CPP in the Congress party list groups.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view_article.php?article_id=51103
PV: Supot na gago pa!
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Hahahahahahah! Careful, PV! Assperon might challenge you to prove he’s “supot” with a, “Sinong Supot? Bakit mo alam? Nakita mo ba?”
Spy, hindi tahimik si Pandak. Ang ingay nga e. Can’t tolerate the croaking of this woman like a frog.
The hubby I understand has been busy asking for donations again to pay to the greedy creeps willing to count the ballots already prepared in what is going to be another “lutong makaw election”!!!
Watch out for Mr. Noted for he is likely to do a repeat of Halalan 2004.
IBASURA ANG ADMINISTRASYON! IBOTO ANG OPOSISYON!
I want to see the video of Joma naming the party list groups that are his front organizations in Congress. they’ve been denying the charge that they are fronting for the communists all these years. The video is 20 years old already. Liars! Liars. Pants on bushfires.
It’s sad that Esperon has to go on the attack. It’s as if he expects Kofi Annan himself to show up on our doorstep to do the investigating, thus legitimizing the role of the UN in this investigation.
Esperon, knows full well that Alston is credible, but trying to shift blame and the spotlight is the only recourse Esperon has at this point.
Apart from the continued denial of involvement in extra judicial killings by Haemorrhoid Assperon & Viagra Senile Injustice Sec endorsed by their evil wonderwoman boss it cannot go un-noticed that the appointment of Jesli Lapuz at the DepEd, Ebdane to DND and retention of the disgraced Abalos at the Comelec, the cheating machinery is in place well before the elections.
Even though we keep the actions of this evil wonderwoman, her administration and supporters lying, cheating and stealing alive in the national headlines and television debates it will only encourage them to commit their gross violations once again, its realistic to think that their cheating machinery will win the election.
With the negative UN & EU International reports she must be seen to win the election to survive in power, that means she must cheat to ensure success.
In May everyone must be ready to find the cheating, record and collate evidence of cheating using cell fone camera’s. It is becoming obvious that the only way to remove this evil machinery will be done by One Million warm bodies!
It will end up a numbers game, Enough is Enough
putris naman, oo.
siya pa may ganang siraan si Philip Alston.
di ba niya alam na legal luminary, itong pinadala ng UN, sa Harvard Law School at hindi pipitsuging sipsip?
titser ng former Dean ng UP Law na Inquirer columnist ngayon na si Raul Pangalanan nuong pumasok ito sa Harvard.
si Esperon, ano? oo na, doktor ito ng mga kabalbalan at manipulasyon ng eleksyon.
drop dead, general!
Justice Sec. Gonzales called, Alston a “muchacho”-No! Senior Gonzales,Uno nunca sabe Senior Alston! Estas tu muchacho su cabesa y moquito.–I translate it in English. No! Mr.Gonzales,you don’t know Mr.Alston. You are the one, a little kid with small head.–muchacho is a small kid.
If the leader positions of the Dept. of Justice, DND, Chief of Staff, DILG, PNP, Comelec and DepEd are purported to be the best calibre in their respective Institutions then there’s not much to be said for their subordinates performing the actual function below them!
Who’s responsible for promoting them into these Institutions. Remove her, thats the starting point or are the citizens only going to awake when the UN & EU have issued sanctions against the Philippines as punishment apart from the disgrace to us all, or have we surrendered to the devil without a fight!
Hey how come no rush from the usual suspects to publish that Joma video? PCIJ? Ellen Tordesillas? MLQ3? Remember Garci? Who’s got a copy? I’ll publish it if you scaredy cats are too afraid or something. I’m fairly sure PDI won’t, coz the Party cell inside won’t let it happen. But impress me, why don’t you?
Actually there is no much exaggeration with this Melo Commission’s report. The investigation was being done awkwardly with a lukewarm results.
Mr. Alston is here to collect evidence and statement from both sides, if there is a probable cause about the killings to pursue the case. He is not the final arbiter and he could not come up with a verdict So, there is nothing to exaggerate. Now, assuming that the Military are responsible for the killings, the victim’s next kin will wait a year or even a decade to resolve the case due to a prolong process, just like a turtle race. By the time we have a verdict, maybe, Gloria and her loyal General are all dead. They know how to play dirty, Their bag are full of tricks. They already planned this ahead long time ago, where to exit. Just come to think, Why Gloria rushed Davide to seat him on the U.N. office? That statements exchanges are carefully scripted. If we assume–It is an ass between u and me.–ASS—U—ME. ==assume.
I don’t give much importances what Esperon,Gonzales or Alston has to say.It is only a zarsuela play.
If you are really that smart Mr. Bocobo, name names. I am no Communists, but I have had contacts with Joma’s people, and know who were in his group and are now running for positions under groups supported (not front as you accuse) by Joma, who is BTW the only one left reciting I guess Mao Tse Tung’s doctrines. Otherwise, they are now burgis!!! Ang hina mo naman. I thought you were smart!
Ellen,
Gusto kong i- share sa lahat ng reader ang isang kwento na ipinasa sa akin ng isang yumaong kaibigan dyan sa baybayin ng Cavite. Parang gusto kong maniwala sa totoo lang, parang pwedeng isapelikula. Sana basahin nyo. Ang mga petsa hindi ko matutukoy ng eksakto. Jabida massacre, noong panahon ni Marcos, kung natatandaan pa ninyo.Itago ko siya sa pangalang Elmo. Pagkatapos nilang maibaon ang mga kayamanan ni makoy, imelda at ver sa Limbones island, kasama niya ang mga bagong recruit na muslim galing mindanaw ay dinala sila sa corregidor , pagkatapos nito pina pila sila sa baybayin habang isang helikopter ang nakahanda na sa paglipad. Nang tumaas ang helikopter, kinabahan si Elmo, bakit ganito wala man lang salita aalis ang helikopter sakay ang mga opisyal, nasa pangalawang linya siya kaya ng bumuga ang machinegun sa helikopter kaagad niyang niyapos ang nasa unahan niya sabay tumba, patay agad ang sundalo na niyakap niya at idinagan niya sa kanya. Walang patlang na putok, walang awang pagpatay. Matagal parang wala ng katapusan. Hinintay niyang makaalis ang helikopter bago siya unti unting gumapang , may tama siya sa hita, salamat sa sundalong nasa unahan niya. Hindi na bumalik ang helikopter, gabi na, dumudugo ang sugat nya , malabo na ang paningin kapos na ang kanyang hininga gusto na niyang sumuko. Sinikap niyang lumangoy palayo sa pampang, bahala na mamatay ng lumalaban.Himala ng mga himala bago tuluyang mawala ang kanyang malay, isang bangkang pangisda ang dumating at nasagip siya. Ang mangingisda ay taga baybayin ng Cavite at si Elmo ay dinala niya sa tribo ni Gobernador Montano, na dinala naman ni Montano kay Ninoy Aquino. At dito na nagsimula ang makulay na kasaysayan ni Ninoy. Lumabas sa dyaryo ang istorya, naipelikula pa nga ito, pero hindi alam ng lahat may nakaligtas at hindi siya muslim, tagalog siya isang bulakenyo. Naalala ko si montano ng interbyuhin sa telebisyon tungkol sa pag-uwi daw ni Marcos sa pinas, mariing sabi ni montano, pag-uwi niya, ako mismo ang papatay sa kanya. Bakit ano ang atraso ni Marcos kay Montano, wala akong alam.Iisa ang pumasok sa isip ko ang Jabida massacre. Lumipas ang mahabang panahon,namatay na si ninoy, namatay na rin si marcos at patay na rin ang mga matatandang montano. Nakaupo na si FVR at tandang tanda ko si Palparan ay isa sa kanyang matapat na alagad. Ang dinig ko pa sa bigkas ni tata jose, ay pulgaran sa halip na palparan. Bumalik si Elmo sa Cavite, hinanap ang taong sumagip sa kanya, na sakasamaang palad ay patay na rin ng panahong iyon. Suwerte namang ang napagtanungan niya ay malapit na kamag-anak ni tata simon, ang nakasagip sa kanya. Gusto ko po kasing makapagpasalamat sa kanya….
ystakei, ibig sabihin ni PV, esperon, duwag (supot) na, gago pa.
hindi ‘yung merong palong ang manok na panabong.
at tuloy ay makaisip ng paraan kung paano nila makukuha ang kayamanang ibinaon nila sa Limbones island. Tatlong hukay ito isa kay Marcos, isa kay imelda at isa kay Ver. Amang, himala ng mga himala, ako ang tamang tao na lulutas sa problema mo, sabi ni tata jose. May pinsang buo ako na isang geodetic engineer at ang engineer na ito ang siyang pinagtitiwalaan ni marcos sa paghahanap ng mga hidden treasures. Nabuo ang plano, ang pinansiya galing kay engineer Rod na pinsan ni tata Jose at kumuha pa sila ng isang partner na engineer sa bayan ng Noveleta. Mano mano ang ginawa nilang paghukay na umabot ng halos 20 araw. Sa wakas,, Subalit hindi pa nila naiaangat ang baul ay may dumating na isang helikopter… Wala pong kikilos ng hindi maganda lumayo po kayo sa hukay…. Ang bumuhat po sa baul ay helikopter dahil hindi ito kayang iaangat ng 10 tao..ang bigat… Dinala sila sa Malacanang at dito ay nakaharap nila tata jose si fvr at si palparan.. Tinapik si tata jose ni palparan sa balikat,,, tata kayo lang pala ang susi para makabayad ang pilipinas sa pagkakautang, me nakabaon pa ba?
Ewan ko po sagot ni tata jose… Lumabas din ito sa dyaryo, at ayon dito ay tanso ang laman ng baul, hindi ginto.Suwerte ni fvr , napakasuwerteng nilalang… Mapalad at hindi nila pinatay ang grupo ni tata jose,basta tumahimik na lang kayo para mabuhay kayo ng matagal….
Ipinagkanulo si tata jose ng partner nilang engineer na taga Noveleta, ewan ko kung magkano ang naparte niya kay FVR. Simula noon nagkaroon ng bantay na coast guard sa Limbones island.. Kaya pala nagpupumilit na umuwi si Gen. Ver, at si Imelda na tinanggap lahat ng kahihiyan makabalik lang.. Bakit? Dahil gusto niyang kunin ang kayamanang ibinaon nila sa Limbones. Patay na si tata jose at si Elmo ewan ko kung nasaan na siya. Ang extra judicial killing ay nagsimula sa panahon ni makoy hanggang ngayo sa kasalukuyan. Ang mga pangalang ginamit ay kathang isip lamang, subalit ang lugar ay totoo. Hindi ko alam kung nahukay na rin ni FVR ang baul ni imelda at ver.. ang alam ko si FVR ang pinakamayamang tao sa buong Asya, walang nakababatid, nakatago sa lihim……
Ang mga totoong pangalan dito ay montano, fvr, palparan at ninoy aquino…
Leonard:
Saan ka ba nagpagupit at ang haba naman ng kuwentong barbero mo.
itanong mo kay FVR at kay Palparan, sasabihin nya sa yo, cocoy.
Kaya ang banggit ko sa unahan ay parang gusto kong maniwala.. he..he.. basahin nyo.. para mahimasmasan ang mga isinusulat nyo dito sa blog…
Leonard:
Pambihira ka naman,alam mo ng di ko vibes ang mga iyan,utusan mo pa akong magtanong sa kanila.Di bale na lang sasakay na lang ako ng Kalesa baka may makuha akong impormasyon sa mga Kuwentong Kutsero.
Hindi ito kuwentong kutsero, kuwentong mangingisda ito, cocoy, parang isda… lumalangoy, may hasang at may palikpik. Ngayon nga ay nagre-research ako sa mga lumang diyaryo ukol sa mga pangyayaring naganap sa panahon ng kuwentong mangingisdang ito.
Leonard:
Okey lang! natatawa lang ako sa mga kuwento mo.Siguro wala kang magawa ano?
Okey lamg iyan,at least may kaunting suspense.
Noong nasa Pilipinas pa ako 20 taon na ang nakaraan ay naging bahagi ako ng mga kilusang pag-oorganisa ng mga mangingisda sa baybayin ng Cavite, Laguna at Rizal at kahit konti lang ang naiambag ko sa organisasyon ay natutuwa na rin ako sapagkat may ilan ilang batas pangisdaan ang kahit dumaan sa butas ng karayom ay naisulong at naisabatas sa panahon ng aking pakikisalamuha sa ating mga mangingisdang kababayan. At sa panahong ito ng pakikipamuhay ko sa mga mangingisdang ito, lumitaw at nagkahugis ang kuwento ni tata jose, :hanggang dito na lamang,,, tuloy ang buhay at maraming salamat sa inyong pagbasa….
Sinabi mo pa, Zenzennai. Akala ng boba kaya niya ang isang taga-Harvard. Akala niya kasi kaya niyang landiin, kukurap-kurapan lang niya ng mata maniniwala na sa kaniya. Hindi niya alam na hindi naman lahat ng lalaki mahilig!!!
Sa inis tuloy, tignan mo ang pangit ng mukha doon sa litratong kasama si Assperon!!!
si aspile, wala talaga syang magagawa kundi magdunung dunungan kc super obvious naman na sya ay utak aspile. walang ibang pwedeng i-describe sa kanya kundi asspile na may kalawang. wag na nating patulan ang kakahiyang gurang kasi nga naman may sayad na talaga yan. kita nyo at nag-aambisyon pang maging president!!!
if they are super genius..as chabeli mentioned, ba’t hindi nila kaya ang npa na mga nilalait nilang mga mangmang daw. kahit naka tsinelas lang at kahit nagdidildil ng asin, bakit gayun na lamang ang alab sa kanilang puso ang pakikibaka. ang kating mga batang sundalo ay ginagawa lamang na mga pa-in at utu-uto.
gonggongsales, ermitanyo et al..kayo ang mga in denial!!! in denial kayo na mga wala kayong sinabi at mga utak ipis kayo!!! i cant imagine kung ano ang flow ng conversation ni Prof Alston when he met with these characters (if they met him) or puro consultants ang hinarap nila?! i dnt think they were in the same level…Prof Alston is way above sea level while the ipis brained gang are way way below sea level ang comprehension nila!!!!
opsss..it was PV who mentioned the npa as rag-tag slipper donning npa guerillas i mistaken mentioned twas chabeli..sori
Iba na naman ang sinabi ni Assperon. Nandiyan pinupuri niya si Alston dahil akala niya pupurihin iyong donya. Nang hindi, minumura naman ngayon. Dapat daw na magpasalamat si Alston at pinapasok sa Pilipinas. Gosh, bansa talaga ng itneg ang ginawa sa Pilipinas! ‘Tado talaga!
May pinakilala pa si Assperon sa media na dalawang tao na sabi niya ay nakalista sa mga pinatay ng militar pero buhay naman..Pwes baka ngayon patay na sila…….
Don’t forget ok, sa susunod na babatuhin niyo si Assperon huag itlog ang ipambato..TAE amg ibato sa kanya
Hows this one?
Heard many other tales in many shades similar to that Jabidah limbones trunk, diggings at that school near murphy, caves at antipolo. Mind you, even high mil ranks and LGU officials, politicians and those ‘federal reserve agents’ would meet at the usual hangouts normally at fastfoods negotiating cached marcos (yamashita)treasures and old Federal Reserve Notes, ABLs, Wells Fargo, American Dream, and even the lost uranium fuel from the Bataan reactor all termed commodities. Sad to say, most finds were fakes. One reads those fakes regularly on the papers. Europeans, Koreans and other forigners are the normal victims. Unwittingly, families of OFWs were used to finance deals and particularly transport of the commodities from Mindanao (or from any point of the archipelago) to Manila. Anything goes to a story just to give credence to it. I nearly got sold to a story about dormant marcos accounts abroad. I laughed at it and returned the docs. After a couple of months, Irene transferred $13Bn to safety after being trailed by an australian. Her party used my same source.
Yuko,
May tiwala ako kay Magno who was the first to call Esperon supot – and will take Magno’s word for it in contrast to “gago na supot pa Esperon.”
Tutal nilabas na ang MELO report..Ilabas na rin ang MAYUGA report !!!!!
..go..go..GO for the TRUTH !!!!!
Magno, Yuko,
Hah!
If Esperon challenged me about his being supot – I will accept the challenge to prove that I’m wrong and to make sure that there’s no trick or treat, I will ask media to witness the whole shebang WHEN HE PROVES that he is totally supot in the literal sense (or even if thinks he’s not supot!)
Let’s see if he ain’t supot…
Bob, sana magdilang Anghel ka, na inilabas na rin lang ang Melo report pati na din sana iyong Mayuga Report at pati na rin iyong Pre-trial report ng Jago na naglalaman na walang kasong sedisyon at rebelyon ang mga sundalong nakakulong ngayon, Gen Lim, Col Querubin atbp.
PSB,
The Mayuga report is an all military report and I have no doubt that if ever it’s released, it will have been doctored to put Gloria in a good light.
Of course, it would be good to have the report come out now, doctored or not because media access to it will certainly help the Opposition’s chances in the elections.
Shucks! There’s a caveat though on “it will certainly help the Opposition’s chances in the elections”: PROVIDED Esperon, Tolentino, Allaga and the rest of the whole military election cheating machine stay away from the polling places.
If Esperon is still “supot,” he should better get circumcised. CNN reports that men who are not circumcised are susceptible to AIDS!
Magkasakit sana siya! Oooops, I shouldn’t say that, right? Baka kasi magkatotoo!
Hey, thats kids stuff, lets talk of erection, I mean election. If you want to compare with Esperon’s german cut, confirm it na lang with your girlfriends if he ever gone near them.
Ellen,
I just read the Inquirer news item stating that Gloria might be held accountable for the non-resolution of the extra-judicial killings according to the Melo Report.
It is possible that when the EU Rapporteur gets convinced that there’s been an absence of will on the part of Gloria to solve the killings, i.e., number of deaths vs number of convictions or something, the EU Human Rights Courts might examine any charges that will be leveled against Gloria with more diligence.
Gloria is being astute when she declared on arrival here in the EU that she had constituted a Commission (Melo) to look into the killings – it buys her PR time but she should not underestimate the EU. The EU accepted to come but she must take the consequences.
The EU is capable of being totally blind to her “alembong”. It’s proven it in the past by “punishing” other national leaders (who had invited the EU thinking perhaps they could fool around with the EU reps) found by the EU to have violated human rights, i.e, freezing of assets, blacklisted – cannot travel to EU, boycott, etc.
Gloria MUST NOT UNDERSTIMATE THE EU. She has little credibility here. With the UN report from Alston passes to the Council of Europe (the grouping of 46 heads of state and government in Europe), Gloria will have a tough time explaining why she chose to praise Palparan instead of to berate him for the deaths in his areas of command. The Council of Europe deals with HUMAN RIGHTS…
The Inquirer also has this:
Shoot them’
The report said that in the course of his testimony before the commission, Palparan confirmed having made the following statements:
“My order to my soldiers is that, if they are certain that there are armed rebels in the house or yard, shoot them. It will just be too bad if civilians are killed in the process. We are sorry if you are killed in the crossfire.”
“There would be some collateral damage, but it will be short and tolerable. The enemy would blow it up as a massive violation of human rights. But to me, it would just be necessary incidents.”
“Sorry na lang kung may madamay na civilian. The deaths of civilians and local officials were ‘small sacrifices’ brought about by the military’s anti-insurgency campaign.”
“They cannot be stopped completely. The killings, I would say are necessary incidents in a conflict because they (the rebels) are violent. It’s not necessary that the military alone should be blamed.”
I do accept that the military cannot be totally blamed for collateral damage resulting in a fire fight but at the same time, with that kind of declaration and on record to boot (Melo Commission) Palparan has opened the door for further scrutiny on his personal responsibility that resulted in unresolved deaths.
The EU could take it from there and Palparan doesn’t seem to realize it but before he knows it, he might be transported to The Hague to stand accused of crimes against humanity.
ellen, sa inyong lahat,
nagpapasalamat ako at unti unti ay naliliwanagan ako sa involvement ni general palparan dito sa extra judicial killings. unti unti ay naniniwala akong nakakasilaw at nakakabulag ang kinang ng mga bituin sa balikat na siya ring sumisira sa (noong una’y) pagpapahalaga sa marangal na layunin at responsibilidad ng isang kawal, opisyal man o karaniwang tauhan.
sayang na tao si palparan na nakilala ko noong bilang isang karapat dapat na maging huwaran. subalit, ang lahat ay nagbabago – ang panahon, paninindigan at pagkatao ng isang nilalang. naiiwan sa madilim na bahagi ng kanyang nakaraan ang alinmang karangalang tinamo kapag “binulag ang mata” ng mga pabuya at “natulig ang tainga” sa sigabo ng mga papuring huwad!!!
magkagayunman, mananatili ang aking mataas na paggalang sa dating MAJOR JOVITO S PALPARAN JR, ang aking opisyal NOON!!
sayang!
Unless Palparan does not smell it yet, he will be the fall guy in this..Malacañan is on “God Save The Queen” mode.
Kahit naman seguro kung ako tatanungin mas may bigat ang sinabi ni Esperon kay sa sinabi ni Alston. The latter does not know the Philippines well…eh 10 araw lang sya sa Pilipinas eh ano naman masasabi nya talaga…kalokohan.
Doy,
Palitan mo yung post mo, instead of “Alston” ilagay mo “doy” tapos yung “10 araw lang” palitan mo nang “dito na ipinanganak”.
Pagkatapos, patayin mo na yung computer at bumili ng pandesal, galit na si Nanay!
If we look deeper into the Alston-Esperon-Palparan quagmire, just a show. A few killed in the countryside and the UN dips its finger to it. Yet, no one gets damned with the daily urban holdups and cellphone snatchings killings. Why?
Philip Alston : From Bangkok to Suva
Definition of Security Guard and the use of Coyote for Statusquoism
Inquirer.net banner US urges RP to take steps to stop extra-judicial killings. The US ambassador on Monday called on the Philippines to end extra-judicial killings following two reports implicating top military commanders in a wave of political assassinations.
What’s next Uncle Sam?