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AFP seeks to gauge sentiment on Trillanes win


by Victor Reyes
Malaya

The military survey, in Conrado de Quiroz’ column

THE military is conducting a survey to determine if its officers and men have negative sentiments on the likely senatorial victory of mutiny leader Antonio Trillanes IV.

The announced reason: The military leadership wants to determine if there are “dissenting opinions” because these could trigger “rumblings within the organization,” Lt. Col. Bartolome Bacarro, chief of the AFP public information office, said yesterday.

Trillanes, a Navy senior grade lieutenant when he led the Oakwood mutiny in July 2003, is in 11th place in the official senatorial tally with almost 11 million votes but has yet to be proclaimed.

The military’s Civil Relations Service started conducting the survey last Wednesday and initially targeted troops in Metro Manila.

Bacarro said the survey was meant to “remove (potential) rumblings in the organization.”

“It’s part of our internal consolidation by informing them that he has been given a mandate… So this survey is a management tool to find out what’s happening on the ground and act on it, give appropriate response to educate the troops on the ground,” he said.

Bacarro said the survey would also send a signal to the troops that if Trillanes becomes a senator, he still has to face the pending cases filed against him arising from the short-lived July 27, 2003 mutiny.

Trillanes, who ran under the Genuine Opposition, is detained at the Marines headquarters in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig and faces a coup d’état charge before the Makati regional trial court and violation of Article of War 96 (conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman) before a military court.

On why the survey is focused on Trillanes, Bacarro said: “Because this is the first time that this happened, a former military who is now detained won.”

Told that the military should have educated its troops to respect the results of the elections, Bacarro said: “As I’ve said, this is the first time that this happened, such situation arose. He (Trillanes) has to be proclaimed but we can say this is a proactive measure adopted by the AFP.”

Bacarro said the survey did not touch on whether Trillanes should be freed from his detention. “Our target here is the sentiments of the soldiers,” he said.

On whether they see the victory of Trillanes as a problem, Bacarro said: “Not really a problem for the AFP. Actually, he can be an ally…He is a former soldier. He would know what the needs are of the AFP. He can push for some legislation that would favor the AFP.”

Bacarro sought to downplay reports that Trillanes enjoyed strong support from the military. He said results of the local absentee voting among soldiers showed Trillanes at 11th place with 17,742 votes.

Bacarro said the absentee voting results also showed there was no truth to Trillanes’ allegations that Armed Forces chief Gen. Hermogenes Esperon Jr. directed military personnel to vote straight Team Unity.

A copy of the results showed eight TU candidates, three from the Genuine Opposition and an independent in the top 12 places. TU candidate Juan Miguel Zubiri was in the first place with 26,046 votes.

Inquirer’s story on the same subject

Published inElection 2007

110 Comments

  1. ocayvalle ocayvalle

    esperon,ebdane,ermita and the hardliner cabinet of aling gloria is now in panic mode!they know that sen trillanes won,even with all their dagdag bawas scheme!this cabinet members of aling gloria knows that they will not be there forever,and sen trillanes have six years or more in the senate and his young and idealistic!!they know that there days are numbered and only a matter of time that this people deserve where they are!! and that is in jail!!
    tama si sen trillanes, ang mga taong gaya ni esperon,ebdane,ermita,gunggungzales ay ang mga tunay na sakit ng ulo ng taong bayan!!hindi po ang opposisyon,militante,komunista,actibista,magsasaka ang sumisira ng ating bayan kundi po ang mga taung ito at ang kanilang katiwalian,at walang awang pumatay o mag kidnap ng mga inosenteng pilipino,huwag lang silang ma alis sa kapangyarihan!!

  2. What these crooks are doing is suppressing the will and voice of the people. This kind of abuse should be put in check NOW! Baka talagang gusto ng mga salbaheng ito dumanak ng katakot-takot ng dugo because Filipinos are no coward as they have proven a lot of times in WWII and even in this midterm election when they defied the crooks who wanted to brainwash them to vote for the creeps calling themselves TUta by telling them that the criminal cannot be removed because she is powerful. Oh yeah? Subukan nila!

  3. The sundalong kanin of Assperon definitely do not represent the Filipino people. Kahit naman siguro maraming bakla sa Pilipinas, I doubt if they will vote for a binabae like Zubiri and make him-her No. 1. Gagooooooo! Sinong niloloko ng mga mokong na ito? Sarili nila?

    PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA! ANG KAPAL NAMAN NG MUKHA!

  4. Guys, pakipuno ang loop na ito ng mga declaration ninyo VERSUS ABALOSLOS FOR REFUSING TO RECOGNIZE TRILLANES AND KOKO PIMENTEL AS DULY ELECTED SENATORS! They have no right to deprive Filipinos of services of these gallant men as their senators! ABALOSLOS, ET AL IKULONG! ZUBIRI CONCEDE!

  5. jojovelas2005 jojovelas2005

    according to Sarmiento if Trillanes will lead by 300,000 they will declare him as Senator-elect. The current tallies show that Trillanes lead by 395,638 to Migz…so declare him now kahit pa pumasok ang Maguindanao (300,000 voters) di na rin makakahabol si Migz.

    “Trillanes needs 300,000 vote lead to be proclaimed

    Genuine Opposition candidate Antonio Trillanes IV needs to maintain a lead of over 300,000 votes after Monday’s canvassing before he can be proclaimed as senator, Commission on Elections Chairman Benjamin Abalos Sr. said Monday.–source abs-cbnnews”

    As of June 11 trillanes lead by 395+…so proclaim him NOW!

  6. BOB BOB

    Hindi ma-proclaim ng comelec (abaloslos) si Trillanes…wala pa raw go signal sa taas (Malacanang)…
    Itong si Assperon di talaga matanggap ang panalo ni Trillanes…nagtataka pa siya at nanalo…ulol ka ! kapal nang mukha mo…ayaw sa inyo nang tao pinipilit niyo sarili niyo…

  7. BOB BOB

    Hoy Assperon ! sa pagkakapanalo ni Trillanes, para ka na ding…..
    Sinampal, dinuran, sinukahan , minura, sinapak, binato ng tae, inututan sa mukha,.. ng mga tao…di ka ba nahihiya ?

  8. Emilio_OFW Emilio_OFW

    Elticol Bacarro can not get it! It is a big slap in his organization’s leadership the outcome of the May 2007 mid-term elections with Senator Sonny Trillanes included in the Magic 12.

    He should get the facts and results of the absentee voting for soldiers from the COMELEC. It will reveal the sentiments of the lowly soldiers.

    What a waste of time! What is to achieve with this moro-moro?

  9. Chabeli Chabeli

    The move of the AFP “to gauge sentiments on Trillanes win” seems to me that Gloria & her Military Tutas are in panic mode. Gloria THOUGHT that her base was the military. As it turned out, she was very wrong !

    Hahahah, the Military Tutas of Gloria were floored ! They cannot believe that Senator Trillanes won & that more than 11 MILLION people voted for him, w/c included the rank & file of the AFP. Apparently, the Generals of Gloria do not have soldiers who follow them. They, like Gloria, are also lame ducks ! The ASS should resign & go into farming.

    Senator Trillanes’ win is a slap on Gloria’s face and on the 130 Generals of Gloria ! Buti nga !

  10. luzviminda luzviminda

    Sobra nang nginig sa takot itong si Esperon. Gusto na nga niyang sumigaw ng…’TAKOT AKO EH’!!!! Because the win of Trillanes inspite of their panggagapang na malaglag siya ay overwhelming ang resulta. Alam nila na ang simpatiya ng tao ay na kay Senator Trillanes at naniniwala ang taong bayan sa ipinaglalaban ng mga Magdalo. Takot sila na next time na magkaroon ng withdrawal of support o coup d-etat ay malamang tapos ang maliligayang araw nila. At ang masama pa nito ay baka kulungan ang puntuhan nila.

  11. jojovelas2005 jojovelas2005

    si Gloria nga na proclaim ng madaling araw…so pagdating kay Trillanes di puwede. Ang latest news they will proclaim him within this week. Samantalang si Migz at Koko aminado sila they only grabbing for the 12th slot at alam nila na ang 11th spot belongs to Trillanes..

  12. Elvira Sahara Elvira Sahara

    Ang pananalo ni Trillanes ay hindi lang sampal kay Gloriang Unano at mga ka-level niyang alipores…kundi dahan-dahang pagputol ng kanilang mga “Sungay, pagkagahaman sa Perang nakaw nila, at temporary Power! Wala pang election nagtatae na si Unano…one of these days, St. Lukes hospital na naman ang bagsak niyan. Hindi na nahiya, (born kasi na walanghiya) LBM lang pa-executive class pa sa hospital samantalang million ang nagugutom! Ay, mwisit talaga!

  13. jojovelas2005 jojovelas2005

    here are the surveys conducted by AFP:
    On top of court martial proceedings, Trillanes faces coup d’etat charges for sparking the short-lived takeover of the Oakwood Premier Suites at the Makati business district on July 27, 2003.

    A copy of the survey form obtained by GMANews.TV contains the following items that can be answered either by SA (strongly agree), A (agree), U (unsure), D (disagree) or SD (strongly disagree).

    1. In the May 2007 elections, is it possible that many personnel, active or retired, have also supported the candidacy of ex-Lt. Trillanes?

    2. Voters have cast their votes for Trillanes to openly express their disappointment with the present national leadership.

    3. The votes cast in favor of ex-Lt. Trillanes reflect the people’s trust in his
    competence for good governance.

    4. Within the military organization, a Trillanes’ vote indicates a compelling
    desire for change in the military/defense establishment.

    5. Within the AFP, a Trillanes’ vote implies defiance on the present AFP
    top brass.

    6. I perceive ex-Lt Trillanes, who is a military man, to have a limited
    knowledge in governance.

    7. Trillanes is successful in his senatorial bid because of the public’s dissatisfaction with the military/defense leadership.

    8. Ex-Lt. Trillanes definitely provides a strong leadership.

    9. Many have supported Trillanes’ candidacy because he represents reform
    in the Armed Forces.

    10. The concerns of the soldiers will be better represented when Trillanes
    becomes senator.

    11. Ex Lt Trillanes should be released on bail by the time he sits as senator

    12. Ex Lt Trillanes should have waited for the conclusion of the charges against him before running for public office.

    13. Coming from the military organization, ex-LT Trillanes can bring forth
    significant changes for the AFP, should he get elected.

    14. Ex-Lt Trillanes wants to be in power so he cannot be made accountable for his fault in the Oakwood event.

    15. I believe that ex-Lt Trillanes is supported by politicians who want a divided AFP.

    16. The votes that ex-LT Trillanes got are expressions of the public’s diminished confidence in the military organization.

    17. The support that Trillanes got in the last election represents a silent approval that agrees with extra-constitutional resort to achieve organizational change.

    18. If this country requires radical alternatives such as launching coup d’etat to achieve reforms, then so be it.

    19. Voluntarily, ex-LT Trillanes could have forged an alliance with the left for his senatorial candidacy.

    20. Left-leaning groups have supported Trillanes because they saw in him a rallying point to promote their cause. – GMANews.TV

    grabe nakakatawa naman ito..sa bagay kahit ako nabigla akala ko nga di papasok si Trillanes dahil kulang sa pondo,nakakulong, walang commercial, tapos mababa sa survey..biggest history ito sa senatorial election.

  14. Diego K. Guerrero Diego K. Guerrero

    Tanong 16: The votes that ex-LT Trillanes got are expressions of the public’s diminished confidence in the military organization.
    Sagot ko: Strongly Agree

    Tanong 17: The support that Trillanes got in the last election represents a silent approval that agrees with extra-constitutional resort to achieve organizational change.
    Sagot ko: Strongly Agree

    Commander-In-Thief Gloria at AFP sip-sip chief Assperon ay matagal na kayong isini-suka ng taumbayan. Hindi kailangan ang bagong survey. Numero Uno si Trillanes sa boung AFP. Ano pa ang hinihintay ninyo? Rebolusyon? Alis diyan!

  15. rose rose

    Sa more than 11 million votes ni Trillanes- marami pang bawas yon- Gloria was definitely pissed- how can she now ask for reconciliation at this early stage? Peace? PsTeYaWa-

  16. Bakit sino ba si unano para siya lang ang masusunod? Tutang ina nya! Apo lang siya ng isang traydor na kung hindi nainggit doon sa mga namuno ng KKK ay baka naiba ang kasaysayan ng Pilipinas.

    Ngayon ang hinayupak na kutong na ito, inuulit na naman ang katarantaduhan ng ninuno niya at mas lalo pa gaya ng ginagawang pagdiriwang daw ng kalayaan ng Pilipinas na takot na takot na mauwi sa isang malaking rebolusyon kaya isang katutak ng pulis ang inihahanda ng hinayupak na imbes na magsaya ang mga pilipino ay maaalala lang nila na pagsupil ang layunin ng mga pulis in complete riot gear na lalong nagpapatindi ng galit ng mga tao sa mga pulis na nababoy na ng husto.

    Dapat ipaalala sa mga taumbayan ang kawalanghiyaan ng lahi ng taong ito pati na iyong mga taong nasa likod niya. Enough is enough. Hindi puedeng siya ang masusunod na babastusin niya ang kagustuhan ng taumbayan. Hindi siya ang masusunod kundi ang mga pilipinong bumoto sa mga Senador na inaakala nilang magsusulong ng mga bagay para sa kanilang kapakanan at hindi para sa isang magnanakaw na sinungaling pa.

    Ideklara na si Trillanes at Koko now! PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA! IKULONG SI ABALOS, ET AL! ABOLISH THE COMELEC! IMBESTIGAHAN DIN ANG MGA TUtang KASAMA SA MGA KABULASTUGAN NI GLORIA GARAPAL Y PIDAL!

  17. chi chi

    Naku ha, hindi na maitago ng AFP takot kay Trillanes kaya nagpa-survey sila to flush out kung sinong mga sundalo ang bumoto at sumuporta kay Sonny. Belaaaattt, buti nga kay Assperon at sa kanyang mga sekyus at sa pekeng kumander-in-cheat Tianak.

  18. chi chi

    Yehahahahah, sabi ni Bacarro ay pwede raw nilang maging ally si Trillanes, “Hindi naman problema sa AFP (si Trillanes). Actually, he can even be an ally. Sundalo s’ya, he would know what are the needs of the AFP. Dati siyang sundalo. He can push for some legislation that would favor AFP,” ani Bacarro.
    http://www.abante.com

    ***

    Hindi naman pababayaan talaga ni Sonny ang kalagayan ng mga sundalo a! Iyan ay kanyang prioridad kaya siya ang sinuportahan ng sundaluhan, maliban kina Assperon at tulad niyang takot mawala sa pwesto.

    Ano ito, nakikipag-kaibigan na si Bacarro kay Senator Trillanes?! Bwaaahahahaah!!!

  19. chi chi

    Ano kaya kung “in aid of legislation” ay pinatawag ng Senado si Assperon para sagutin ang mga katarantaduhang pinaggagagawa nilang mag-among Blinky Tianak, at si Trillanes ang nagtatanong?

    Tatawagin kaya ni Assperon si Trillanes ng “Your Honor”?! Dapat! Kasi ay mas mataas na si Trillanes sa kanya ngayon dahil siya ay binoto ng Pinoys!

    Hahahahah! Umikot na ang bola at bumaligtad ang mundo ni Assperon at Blinky Tianak! Feel your egos being crushed down to hell tyrants!!!

  20. chi chi

    Nagtatawag na naman ba ng reconciliation si Blinky Tianak?! Isnabin! Keep on dreaming, Gloria Talunan! Libre naman ang mangarap!

    Ngayon pa na tunay na “lameduck” ka na with the landslide of GO in the Senate, and the phenomenal rise of Trillanes! SIPAIN, NOW NA!

  21. TonGuE-tWisTeD TonGuE-tWisTeD

    Para sa Araw ng Kalayaan, isang hiling lang:

    PALAYAIN SI TRILLANES!

  22. Chi,

    Ang gaga hindi pa nare-realize na reconciled na ang mga pilipino laban sa kaniya. Hindi kailangan ng mga pilipinong ma-reconcile sa isang kriminal sa totoo lang. Ano siya masaya? Parang sinabi niya sa mga pilipinong maki-tie up sa diablo! Kita mo ba ang mukha niya ngayon. Namamaga! Ang pangit!

    IDEKLARA NA SI SENATOR TRILLANES AT BAKA TALAGANG MAGALIT NA ANG MGA PILIPINO AT SUGURIN NA SILA! Mga bakero nga!

  23. TonGuE-tWisTeD TonGuE-tWisTeD

    Teka, iniurong nga pala ni Tiyanak ang Araw ng Kalayaan ngayon at inilipat kahapon, a-onse ng Hunyo. Pati ang dakilang araw ng Lahing Pilipino, binabastos.

    Talagang ino-onse tayo ni Pandak!

  24. chi chi

    “Ang gaga hindi pa nare-realize na reconciled na ang mga pilipino laban sa kaniya.”

    Yuko,

    Huling-huli sa balita ng gaga! Walang pakiramdam kaya naiiwan sa pansitan ang bruha! Nagkaisa na na nga ang GO senators at mga pinoy e kaya nagkaroon ng landslide victory sa senado, tatanga-tanga pa!

  25. chi chi

    Oopps, hindi siya tanga kundi nagkukunwari with the intention to make-onse again to kapinuyan!

  26. chi chi

    Yuko,

    Kasingpangit ni pandakekang si Bedol!

  27. TonGuE-tWisTeD TonGuE-tWisTeD

    I’m repeating here what I said in a previous post on Trillanes.

    The People of the Philippines have spoken, and in loud unison the shout was heard in all 7,100 islands: “No to Gloria and her evil minions!”.

    And now that the people have made their explicit manifestation, the single complainant in the case “People of the Philippines versus Antonio Trillanes IV” has, by direct action, desisted and signified the intention to drop all charges against the defendant.

    SET TRILLANES FREE!

  28. chi chi

    Teka, bakit ang sinasabi nitong si Bacarro ay “matutulungan tayo ni Trillanes”?!

    Inamin na ba nila na magulo ang AFP sa ilalim ni Assperon at Blinky Tianak. According to them e under control ang militar. Tell it to the marines!

    Matutulungan e ayaw nilang palayain si Trillanes! Nilalaro na naman tayo nitong si Asungot Bacarro!

    Hoy! Palayain na ninyo lahat ang mga inakusahan ninyong sundalo, TALO na kayo!

  29. rose rose

    Chi: Yong sinabi mo na “kasinpangit ni…..si Bedol” I STRONGLY AGREE!

  30. Tongue: Teka, iniurong nga pala ni Tiyanak ang Araw ng Kalayaan ngayon at inilipat kahapon, a-onse ng Hunyo. Pati ang dakilang araw ng Lahing Pilipino, binabastos.

    Talagang ino-onse tayo ni Pandak!
    *****

    Tongue, ginagaya ng ungas ang tatay niya when he changed the date of Philippine independence from July 4th to June 12. Parang nakakaloko gayong alam naman ng lahat na wala namang international recognition ang June 12 na kalayaan ng Pilipinas dahil napasailalim naman agad ng mga kano. Gusto lang kasi ng tatay ng ungas na maging extraordinaire siya.

    Para sa akin ang talagang kalayaan ng Pilipinas ay nang pumutok ang Mt. Pinatubo at natabunan ng lahar at volcanic ashes ang Subic at Clark Field Airbase.

    Tutang ina niya puro siya kabulastugan e bobo naman. Kahit nga kasaysayan ng bansa niya hindi niya alam e. Tignan mo naman ang ginagawa. Parang tsimay na bubuntot-buntot doon sa US ambassador na bastos din.

    Sabi nga ni Mel Gibson sa “Braveheart”—FREEDOM! PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA!

  31. Golly, Chi, hindi ko mapigilan ng bibig ko. Lahat na yatang murang alam ko naalala kong biglang. Tutang ina, magpo-40 years na ako sa Japan, ang tagal kong hindi nagamit iyong P–ina mo, landi, alembong, tapalani, garapal, etc. No chance to use them here especially when in my home and in the company of the members of our church. Ngayon na lang. Kailangan kong magsabon tuloy ng bunganga! 😛

  32. Pati nga sa Ilocano, napapamura rin ako. Alam ko marami sa mga sundalong kanin, mga Ilocano rin. Nakababain da nga ukininana da! Golly, kung buhay ang lolo kong KKK, ikakahiya niya ang mga duwag na Ilocanong iyan.

    Lolo ko sa nanay ko galit kay Aguinaldo at sa lolo ni unano sa totoo lang. Na-witness niya kasi ang pagpatay kay Gen. Antonio Luna na tiyo niya. Mga 23 years old lang ang lolo ko noon sa totoo lang.

  33. Tiago Tiago

    Only in the Philippines mo makita na pati araw ng kalayaan e binabastos din. Mabuhay sana ang mga bayani natin at multuhin si Glueria.

  34. parasabayan parasabayan

    I just hope that Assperon and his loyal dogs will not use this survey to spy on who voted for Trillianes. If the questionnaires are marked or are conducted in small groups, it is so easy to know who answered the survey.

    Now Bacarro is saying that Trillianes can help the AFP. MOST DEFINITELY! Because Trillanes is going to weed out the corrupt AFP officials.

    Nakahanap na si Assperon ng katapat! Konting konti na lang at si Assperon na ang ikukulong dahil sa masyado siyang mayabang at abusado. Akala niya kaya siyang protektahan ni tiyanak. Si tiyanak nga hindi na niya maprotektahan ang sarili niya papaano pa siya makakaprotekta ng iba. Malapit na ang katapusan mo Assperon!

  35. “AFP seeks to gauge sentiment on Trillanes win”

    Approve! But Esperon must promise that he will resign if and when the overall gauge sentiment in the AFP rank and file show that they voted for Trillanes because they want order in the military.

    Otherwise, Esperon and his bunch of banana officers can go hang!

  36. Mrivera Mrivera

    chi says: “Tatawagin kaya ni Assperon si Trillanes ng “Your Honor”?! Dapat! Kasi ay mas mataas na si Trillanes sa kanya ngayon dahil siya ay binoto ng Pinoys!”

    chi, ‘yan ang ilang araw nang parang bubuyog na umuugong sa utak ko.

    sakaling ipatawag si FOUR STAR (na kinakalawang) GENERAL AFP Cheat-of-Staff hermogenes esperon upang humarap sa pagsisiyasat na isasagawa ng senado, natural lamang na “YOUR HONOR” ang i-a-address niya kay sonny trillanes na sasagutin din naman ng huli bilang isang lower class sa academy ng SIR.

    ang tanong lang: makakaharap kaya at makakatinging nang diretso sa kanyang dating tauhan ang isang heneral na WALANG KARAPATANG matawag na pinuno ng hukbong sandatahan? kunsabagay NAPAKAKAPAL na ng mukha ng almoranas na ‘yan!

  37. Mrivera Mrivera

    …at MAKAKATINGIN nang diretso…….. (ay, duling!)

  38. nelbar nelbar

    Armed Forces of the Philippines is conducting a psychological operations within its own ranks.

    The true protector and defender of the republic are the Filipino people.

    The AFP was created to defend the interest of the ruling class.
    The elite sector of our society is the prime beneficiary of the AFP as an institution.

    Just notice in our history why we have the likes of RAM-SFP-YOU, Kawal, Magdalo, Parasabayan, the rebellion of Aguinaldo in Cagayan, Col. Alexander Noble uprising, Cabauatan, Gen.Zumel and others.

    The true founding fathers of the Great Malayan nation are not collaborators of the oppressive class.

    Mabuhay ang lahing kayumanggi!!!

    Isa puso’t isipan na ang tunay na kasundaluhan ay ang sambayanang Pilipino!

    Isulong ang tunay na bansa!

    Long live our founding fathers!

  39. “If troops have negative reactions to a Trillanes victory, the military would explain to them that he received his mandate from the people, Bacarro said.” – PDI

    How can troops have negative reactions to Trillanes’ victory, when their very ballots placed Trillanes at the top of the local absentee polls? I guess, the people had already resigned to the emerging truth that the AFP leadership, even the nation’s leadership, had lost touch with logic. The leadership is adding insult to injury by treating the citizens as if they also lost touch with logic.

    For the AFP spokesman to serve the nation better- DON’T SPEAK (which, incidentally, is the biggest hit of a group called NO DOUBT).

  40. Mrivera Mrivera

    AFP now sees Trillanes as an ‘ally’

    By Joel Guinto
    INQUIRER.net
    Last updated 03:56pm (Mla time) 06/12/2007

    MANILA, Philippines — With former Navy officer Antonio Trillanes IV all but assured of a Senate seat, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) now sees an “ally” in him and will “respect” his proclamation as senator, a military spokesman said Tuesday.

    At the same time, AFP public information officer Lieutenant Colonel Bartolome Bacarro maintained that a survey on troop sentiment over Trillanes’ victory in the May 14 mid-term elections does not mean that the military was threatened by the detained ex-Navy lieutenant.

    “As a former officer, he [Trillanes] can be an ally in the Senate. That’s possible. That’s very, very possible,” Bacarro told reporters in Camp Aguinaldo. “We are not threatened. There is nothing to fear. There is nothing to be worried [about].”

    Asked if the military leadership was acknowledging Trillanes’ win, Bacarro said: “The AFP will respect that mandate.”

    newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view_article.php?article_id=70881

  41. Mrivera Mrivera

    nakalimutang ibuntot:

    ‘yan si eltikol bakero, ang balimbing na duwag at kabilaning opisyal na walang paninindigan at hindi karapat dapat sa sinusuot niyang medalya ng kagitingan!

    sarap bigyan ng mag-asawang sampal para matauhan!

    dapat sa ulol na ‘yan ay i-assign nang nagsosolo sa spratly island at kausapin niya ang mga kabibe!

  42. nelbar nelbar

    Tanong:

    Lumalabas ba na ang AFP ay nagiging armed compoment ng elite o ruling class?

    Kung kaya ng SWS at Pulse Asia, kaya rin ba ng AFP?

    Bakit karamihan sa mga college students ay ayaw ng NATIONAL SERVICE?

    Sino ba ang nagsasabi na ang AFP raw ang magsasalba sa bansa sa pamamagitan ng pag-take over nito sa gobyerno?

    Bakit kinampihan ng AFP ang kumalaban sa Erap presidency noong June 1998-January 2001?
    Samantalang ngayon na kitang-kita naman na ayaw ng taumbayan sa rehimeng GMA at bigay todo naman ang suporta ng AFP dito?

    Natatakot ba ang AFP sa mga tinaguriang Left-leaning groups kung sakaling mapatalsik at maparusahan si GMA at mga kasabwat nito?

    Bakit ang mga katulad nina Trillanes, Faeldon, Danny Lim, Miranda, Querubin at marami pang iba ang nakakulong? Samantalang ang ibang economic saboteurs at kilalang gumagawa ng treason ay malayang gumagala?

    Matatandaan natin sa TV at dyaryo, ang kilalang kasama ni Trillanes sa Oakwood, na si Gambala na nagsabi na hindi hindi sila papayag na mapasakamay ng mga maka-kaliwang grupo ang kapangyarihan ng gobyerno.

    Sino ba talaga ang kaaway ng bansa?
    Ano ang nag-uugat bakit sila nag-aaway-away?

  43. nelbar nelbar

    Ang ginawa ni GMA ngayon sa June 12 ay realization ng PCPIPlease Cancel Philippine Independence

  44. skip skip

    Ally ally sila dyan. Baka pagsasampalin sila ni Trillanes.

  45. chi chi

    “makakaharap kaya at makakatinging nang diretso sa kanyang dating tauhan ang isang heneral na WALANG KARAPATANG matawag na pinuno ng hukbong sandatahan? kunsabagay NAPAKAKAPAL na ng mukha ng almoranas na ‘yan!”

    Mrivera,

    Huwag nating kalimutan na aral at mana iyan sa kanyang Among hudas with a titanium ugly face na kamukha ni Bedol Glorio (ayaw daw kasi niyang tawagin siyang second Garci)!
    Kaya magagawa nila lahat ang pag-arte!

  46. mlm18_corpuz mlm18_corpuz

    ininterview kanina si commisioner ferrer at sabi niya may posibilidad daw malaglag ang idol kong si trillanes anong klse silang commisioner di ko sila maintindihan kasi sabi ni abalos safe na si trillanes ano ba yan gusto yata nilang itulad kay leviste at yong mayoralty winner ng binan laguna

  47. chi chi

    Skip,

    Sabayan natin si Trillanes sa pagsampal sa mga ungas na ‘yan!

    Bakero! Itong mga ungas na ito, Gloriong-glorio! Matapos ipagtatapon ang kitchen sink pati ang toilet bowl sa mga itinuturing na kalaban ay makikipag – “ally” daw kung makorner!

    Reconciliation ni Blinky Tianak, my foot!

    Mga pangeeeettt, kamukha kayo lahat ni Bedol!

  48. chi chi

    Ka Enchong,

    Why on earth the troops would have negative reactions to a Trillanes victory? Hangga sa ngayon ay pinipilipit pa nila na hindi ibinoto ng sundaluhan si Trillanes samantalang maliwanag pa sa sikat ng araw!

    O, ginawa na namang tanga ni Bakero ang sundaluhan at mamamayan, gagawan pa raw sila ng paliwanag! Kung ganyan pala kagago ang mga sundalo e talagang walang pag-asa ang bayan! Sapat na ‘yang binitiwang salita ni Bacarro na minamaliit sila para ang mga troops ay mag-ala Trillanes!

    Ang utak ni Bakero ay nasa talampakan, tulad ng kanyang kumander-in-cheat Pidal woman!

  49. skip skip

    Chi,

    I’d really love to get my hands on these suckers.

    I just have one word for everyone who’s in on the conspiracy to enslave the Filipino people : Ceaucescu

  50. chi chi

    mlm18_corpuz,

    Ang pakay nila ay ilaglag si Trillanes talaga pero mahihirapan sila dahil conditioned na ang mga pinoy sa tagal ng bilangan na si Sonny ay Senator-elect sans official proclamation. Alam ng mga pinoy na siya ay nanalo ng walang daya, bagkus ay dinadaya pa.

    I think that they are studying the situation, thus the military survey. Tinatantya nila kung sakali na ilaglag nila si Trillanes ay mag-aalsa ang sundaluhan o susuporta sa napipintong pinoy revolution!

    Iyan ang huwag nilang gagawin, maghahalo ang balat sa tinalupan!

  51. chi chi

    Skip,

    Ihilera lahat ang mga hinayupaks na ‘yan at bago **&&^%$ ay pag-pingpongin natin ang mga ulo, afterall they got nothing between their ears!

  52. mami_noodles mami_noodles

    Kaya nagsu-survey ang mga ulupong sa AFP ay para malaman nila kung sino pa ang lulutuan nila ng mga kaso at ilalagay sa kulungan…

    Tulad nga ng sabi sa “V for Vendetta”, “The people should not be afraid of the government, the government should be afraid of the people!”

  53. mlm18_corpuz mlm18_corpuz

    chi,
    komportable ang feeling ko sa sinabi mo kasi nagdududa talaga ako sa mga pinaggagawa ng mga komolek na yan kasi kahit di ako kilala ni trillanes sinabi ko dito sa aming barangay na kung maari iboto nila si trillanes lagi kong sinusubaybayan ang bilangan at higit sa lahat araw araw akong bumibili ng malaya at abante ang paborito kong binabasa ay yong colonm ni mam ellen ,macasaet at si banayo

  54. mlm18_corpuz mlm18_corpuz

    kung sakaling maupo si trillanes sa senado siya lamang ang nakagawa ng ganitong pagkapanalo hindi siya masyadong gumastos si late benigno aquino at senator honasan ay di naman talaga totally nakakulong nong time ng halalan sa palagay ko walang makakatulad itong pagkapanalo ni trillanes tinalo pa niya ng malaking boto sina pichay recto at utot mike defensor

  55. mlm18_corpuz mlm18_corpuz

    pumasok sana si tito sotto kung di siya bumalingbing

  56. nelbar nelbar

    Kaya nagsa-survey ang AFP ay para sa kliyente nila na ruling class.

    Ang AFP at ang mga ahente nito ang nagsasabi na ang mga makakaliwang grupo daw ay kalaban ng bansa.

    Ang mga tinaguriang makakaliwang grupo at katulad nitong grupo ay sya pa nga ang nagsasabi ng kung ano ang problema ng bansa.

    Samantalang ang mga nagtatanggol sa AFP ay sya pa mismo ang nagtatakip ng mga kabulukan at kabahuan ng gobyerno!
    Partikular na dito ang pakikipagsabwatan sa sindikato ni GMA.

    Kung noong panahon ng Amerikano, ang mga nagtuloy ng ipinaglaban ni Gat Andres Bonifacio ay pinaratangang mga bandido at mga kriminal – isa na rito sina Macario Sakay.

    Samantalang ngayon, ang sinumang kokontra sa simulain ng AFP ay paparatangang mga terorista!

    Bakit hindi nila arestuhin at suyurin ang nasa Malakanyang kung talagang para sa taumbayan sila?

  57. nelbar nelbar

    mlm18_corpuz:

    papaano mo masasabi na si tito sotto ang makapagpapabago ng bansa natin?

    eh panay katarantaduhan ang ipinatutu-turo nito sa masang Pilipino?

    Walang ibang ginawa yan kundi magtawanan at tawanan ang problema ng bansa.
    Bakit hindi nila hinaharap ang problema ng bansa?

    Dapat sa kanya ay humingi ng tawad sa paggawa ng Eat Bulaga republic!

    Isa sa mga tarantadong ginawa ng entertainment industry sa Pilipinas ay iyan si Tito Sotto at ang Eat Bulaga!

  58. skip skip

    When even the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court publicly declares that the Filipinos are not yet truly free and that the conduct of the recent elections should give everyone a pause, then you just know that Gloria is in deep shit.

    Chi, I’m just thankful that we have a chief magistrate who isn’t a lapdog and who might provide as our last line of defense against Gloria’s nefarious schemes that will be put into motion very soon. Thank God for such blessings.

  59. nelbar nelbar

    Skip, isang paalala yan sa mga taong nag-aaral ng Jeffersonian Democracy at Jacksonian Democracy.
    Na dito sa Pilipinas ay anong klaseng demokrasya meron?

    Garci’an democracy?

    Abalos Democracy? The hakot crowd of EDSA during Cory’s time?

    Isang indikasyon na naa-alarma si CJ Puno sa huwes ng Pilipinas kung mapapasok nina Abalos ang Supreme Court.

    Kung sa Mandaluyong nagawa ni Abalos, ano na lang sa buong Pilipinas?

  60. skip skip

    Nelbar,

    Abalos’ appointment in the SC is the last nail in RP democracy’s coffin. Wala na tayong pag-asa pag nagkaganun.

    It’s warm and humid, but this just sent chills up my spine:
    Police ready to implement anti-terror law in July

    By Alcuin Papa
    Inquirer
    Last updated 09:54pm (Mla time) 06/12/2007

    MANILA, Philippines — It’s a thorn in the side of militant groups but the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Tuesday they would be ready to implement the Human Security Act, otherwise known as the Anti-Terrorism Bill, next month.

  61. chi chi

    Skip,

    Saludo ako sa sinabi ni CJ Puno. I pray that he continues to be an objective and independent minded judge of Pinas events under the dark regime of the Pidal woman.

  62. chi chi

    Nelbar,

    You just hit it! What could become of the Supreme Court with the rotten Abalos in it?! Doon naman siya magkakalat!

  63. BOB BOB

    Skip,
    Re: Abaloslos sa SC….huag naman sana , pag nagkataon Garci or Bedol as Comelec chairman….puede rin si Chavit as BoC….

  64. skip skip

    Bangungot yan Bob. A hellish dream from which the country might never wake up.

    Chi, if I’m not mistaken, Puno will retire on May 17, 2010. He will still be around long enough to make sure that Gloria does not pull a fast one on us with a charter change.

  65. jojovelas2005 jojovelas2005

    According to Abalos Trillanes can’t be proclaimed because mathematically puwede pa daw bumagsak si Trillanes at di manalo..They are saying they still have to canvass Surigao Del Norte (261,735) at 337,108 for Maguindao..these numbers are Registered voters and not actual voters.

    I disagree with Abalos and based on my resources Trillanes should be proclaimed now:

    they are still waiting for surigao del norte and basilan para daw ma proclaim si Trillanes:

    Namfrel reported 98.79% precint for surigao del norte (http://www.namfrelphilippines.org/Senators_by_Province.pdf)
    trillanes : 45,036
    zubiri: 54,727
    pimentel: 54,866

    Note: Zubiri won by only 10+…this is 98.79% so wala ng maasahan si Zubiri sa Surigao Del Norte against Trillanes.

    Namfrel reported 30.17% for basilan:
    trillanes: 6,227
    pimentel: 4,081
    zubiri: 5,500

    based on these two remaining provinces, the trending shows for basilan that trillanes is ahead of pimentel and zubiri. For Surigao, Mig Zubiri is just ahead 10+ at ang hahabulin pa niya 385+…so mathematically mukhang ang labanan na lang ay zubiri at pimentel…talagang di ko maintindihan si Abalos sa reason niya. Kahit pa makuha ni Migz ang 237,000 sa Maguindanao, it is mathematically very impossible for Zubiri to overtake Trillanes.. The 700-800+ is just registered voters not actual voters.

  66. chi chi

    Talagang sumasakit ang ulo sa talampakan ni Assperon dito kay Sonny Trillanes!

    *****

    How could have Trillanes won? He who had to sell his second-hand car for nearly P300,000 (presyong pang-adik, his friend would laugh at), just to seek one of 12 senatorial slots, one of which would surely be his, and prove not even the tallest walls and thickest chain could clamp him.

    How could have Trillanes won, when only friends and the ordinary folk, including soldiers who are now being surveyed for the military to gauge the level of support they’ve thrown his way? Close to the mid-part of the campaign, Trillanes only had P5 million to call as his campaign fund.

    How could have Trillanes won, when he wasn’t able to campaign? Esperon must be banging his head on the wall right now as he would have probably realized his stupidity by making a hero out of his favorite “poster boy of the Oakwood coup.” ….

    Aldrin Caldron, http://www.tribune.net

  67. chi chi

    “How could have Trillanes won, when during campaigns, his mostly civilian troops — including young volunteers — would ride on pedicabs and jeepneys and tricycles, to trail the main campaign motorcade of the Genuine Opposition, which oftentimes, is riddled with some candidates’ expensive SUVs joining cheap Revos and Adventures of other volunteers?” Aldrin Caldron, Tribune

    ****

    Ellen,

    Is this true? Naiiyak naman ako. Aaaaawwwwwwwww!!!

  68. chi chi

    The most difficult but sweetest victory I’ve probably would ever know in this lifetime, the victory of Senator Antonio Trillanes 1V!

  69. Valdemar Valdemar

    Its obvious rumblings is heard why Trillanes won. I deplore the military now giving the soldiers an added political duty aside from voting on elections. Why would the soldiers now determine whether a senator deserves to work or not. Thats quality control.

    Naturally, the soldiers wont say anything for fear of retribution. They know anything asked are like psycho tests questions twisted to determine if they still love their commander in chief or Trillanes.

  70. chi chi

    Valdemar,

    “…still love their commander- in-chief…” ?????

    Twisted talaga ‘yan. Hahahahah!

  71. TonGuE-tWisTeD TonGuE-tWisTeD

    Tawag mo ‘ko, Chi?

    Totoo ba iyong P300,000 lang ibinenta yung kotse ni Trillanes? Kursunada ko pa naman yun. Kung hindi ako nagkakamali, yung Nissan Terrano yon. Presyong adik nga! Collector’s item iyon, bah.

    Isipin mo, kotse ng nanalong senador na bilanggo!

  72. TonGuE-tWisTeD TonGuE-tWisTeD

    nelbar,
    matalas yung mga tanong mo. Kinukurot ang puso ko. Walang makasagot.

  73. chi chi

    Tongue,

    Pag tumaas ang stock ko ay hanapin natin ang nakabili ng Nissan Terrano ni Trillanes at gawin nating official vehicle ng mga residente ng Ellenville.

    Ka-swirti naman ng buyer!

  74. TonGuE-tWisTeD TonGuE-tWisTeD

    chi,
    Tignan mong mabuti ang Google (Nasdaq:GOOG). Baka dumoble yan within this year. Yung GOOG ko nagmultiply six times since I bought them in 2004!

    Baka ibili mo si Ellen ng oto pag nangyari iyan.

  75. chi chi

    Sus Tongue, ikaw pala ang milyunaryo! Pautang nga, heheh!

    Oo nga, after months of volatility, humirit ng husto ang GOOG! Binenta ko pa mandin ang konting shares ko last year at bumili ako ng angel stocks. Thanks for the tips, babalikan ko.

  76. Chi:

    Iyong “Bakero” ay “Bakayaro” sa Japanese ang ibig sabihin ay “Tarantado!” pero puede ding kasingtindi ng P—ina mo!

    Kaya para kay Bacarro mas umpak siguro ang “Bakayaroo!” Tutang ino mo, Bakayaroo! Golly, puede na ba akong magmura? :8

  77. Mrivera Mrivera

    kapag naluklok si benjamin abalos sa korte suprema bilang punong mahistrado ay lalong pupulutin sa pusalian ang moralidad ng buong sambayanan. at kung magkakatotoo, mas mabuti pang sunugin na lamang ang gusali ng kataastaasang hukuman kasama ang mga nagpapauto, nagpapagamit at nakikipagkutsaba sa mga hayup sa loob ng malakanyang!

  78. nelbar nelbar

    Si Trillanes ba ang pinakabatang Senador?

    Ano ang magiging role ng asawa nito kung mauupo na ito sa senado?

     

    Syangapala, ayon sa Kasaysayan, itong si Noynoy pala mula pa sa Lolo nito na si Juan Sumulong(lolo ni Cory) at Benigno Aquino Sr.(Tatay ni Ninoy) ay mga naging mambabatas noon pa.

    Iyong lolo ni Cory ay naging myembro muna ng Philippine Commission bago naging Senador.

    Iyong naging Rep.Melencio Cojuangco at Senator Lorenzo Sumulong ay lolo din ni Noynoy.

  79. Magno:

    Abalos, hustisya sa SC? Huwag kang magbiro, Pare!

  80. Mrivera Mrivera

    pagkakaisang damdamin at pagpupunyagi upang ang katotohanan at katarungan ay pangibabawin ang siyang naging ugat upang si sonny trillanes ay suportahan ng nakararaming mamamayan at isang patunay na SUKANG SUKA na sa ginagawang kabalbalan ng mga hayup sa malakanyang ang ating mga kababayan!

    kung susuriin ang bawat balotang naglalaman ng pangalan ng ating kandidato, SIGURADO ako labing isa sa bawat sampung balota ang NANGUNGUNA ang TRILLANES.

    meron bang kokontra?

  81. Mrivera Mrivera

    yuko, kung totoo nga ang bulungan ng mga anay na lihim na “inaayos” ang pag-upo sa korte supreman ng “pinakamarangal” na naging tserman ng commission ong collection.

    at kung meron nga silang ganitong plano, pati malakanyang ay dapat na ring sunugin kasama ng mga namumugad na hayup sa loob nito!

  82. Mrivera Mrivera

    ……..pag-upo sa korte SUPREMA ng “pinakamarangal” na naging tserman ng commission ON collection.

  83. nelbar nelbar

    The Kuya phenomenon and the July 2003

     

    “an initial necessary step to set a new direction for our country and people.”

    “To our fellow soldiers, the struggle continues for those who have not yet awakened and come to terms with themselves,”

    “For as long as there are some who do not awaken to the hardships we bear or the hardships our children will bear in the future, we will continue the fight until everybody is one with the spirit of our struggle.”

    …this is what we heard a month after August 1987 democratic exercises.

    who are the people worthy of its place in the pantheon of heroes?

    I dont intend to divert the original issue from the above topic(AFP seeks to gauge sentiment on Trillanes win).

    What I see in the present situation is the AFP trying to make an atmosphere similar to the “TV Network rivalry of GMA7 vs. ABS-CBN”.

    Its the People’s interest versus the interest of the ruling class.

    The Filipino people will eventually emerge as victorious!

    Ipagpatuloy ang reporma!

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