The nine have long been expelled from the Magdalo group. Their plea of guilty smells of a deal. Let’s watch in the following days or weeks.
by Ashzel Hachero
In a move that caught the defense lawyers by surprise, nine Magdalo junior officers including two of the group’s core leaders changed their plea to guilty on the charge of coup d’etat for their participation in the 2003 Oakwood mutiny.
The nine, all Army officers, were Captains Gerardo Gambala, Milo Maestrecampo, Albert Baloloy, John Andres and Alvin Ebreo and Lieutenants Lawrence Luis Somera, Florentino Somera, Christopher Brian Yasay and Cleo Dongga-as.
Five other Army officers, Lieutenants Lawrence San Juan, Warren Lee Dagupon, Rex Bolo, Audie Tocloy and Nathaniel Rabonza did not change their plea. Last year, San Juan tried to enter a guilty plea for the lesser offense of conspiracy to commit a coup d’etat but Judge Oscar Pimentel junked his motion.
Gambala and Maestrecampo, former Navy Ltsg. and now senator Antonio Trillanes IV, James Layug and Marine Capt. Gary Alejano were considered the leaders of the group which seized Oakwood Hotel in Makati’s central business district on July 27, 2003 and denounced alleged corruption in the government and the military. All were PMA Batch 1995 graduates.
Gambala and Maestrecampo had earlier severed their ties with the group by pledging allegiance to the chain of command while Trillanes’ group maintained its critical stance against the Arroyo administration.
Another Magdalo leader, Marine Capt. Nicanor Faeldon is still at large after escaping anew during the standoff at the Manila Peninsula last November.
Defense lawyer Ernesto Francisco Jr. said the guilty plea was “very unusual” and expressed suspicion that the nine may have entered into a deal with Malacañang that guarantees them a lower sentence or even an executive clemency. “Mali ang akala nila makakalaya kaagad sila. In fact, with their plea, masesentensyahan pa sila unless may usapan na sila with the government.”
Francisco said the prosecution was apparently prepared for the change of plea as assistant chief state prosecutor Richard Anthony Fadullon immediately recommended prison terms of 17-20 years for Gambala and Maestrecampo and 10-12 for the seven others.
Fadullon denied this. He said the change of heart could be due to the Magdalos’ recognition of the part they played in the Oakwood incident and the delays in their trial.
Pimentel set the promulgation of sentence for the nine officers on April 8. Fadullon said computation of sentence will credit the five years they have already spent under detention.
Fadullon said the change of plea will help their case against Trillanes but Francisco and Trillanes’ lawyer Reynaldo Robles said this will have no effect on the rest of the accused since the prosecution has not been able to establish conspiracy or that there was a coup d’etat.
“Personally I do not begrudge them. I understand gusto na nila matapos ang kaso since medyo matagal na ito at makapiling ang kanilang pamilya but we will go on with the presentation of evidence for our clients,” Robles said, adding that Gambala and company might be sorry if the rest of the Magdalos win their case after they have pleaded guilty.
The witnesses scheduled to take the stand yesterday – former Social Welfare secretary Corazon Soliman and NEDA director general Augusto Santos – both did not show up. Santos sent a representative while Soliman said she will attend the next hearing.
You bet, Ellen. I wonder what bitchy awards they’re getting from the Evil Bitch. Hanga pa naman ako noon kay Gambala. Ngayon sukang-suka ako sa kaniya. Kung ganyan ang mga sundalong pilipino, hindi nga iyan makakalaban lalo na doon sa mga intsik beho.
Hindi lang pala mga supot ang 9 na ex-Magdalo kundi illiterate din kasi ay hindi marunong magbasa ng sinyales.
Korap Gloria, whether she likes it or not, will not be long in her stolen throne. Cimatu already testified that there was indeed an agreement which was corrupted by Gloria Asspweron, etc, etc. etc. And they pleaded guilty! Tiyak, the group of Trilanes will be acquitted/dismissed, e di sila ang lugi.
What could be the arrangement that the 9 bopols readily accepted? Sori Ellen, rude ako sa kanila ngayon.
maaaring hindi sa anupaman narindi ang siyam kundi sa pagkainip sa tagal ng pagdinig sa kanilang kaso. maaari din namang nadala sila ng matamis na bulok na pangako ng kanilang magiting (pwe)at marangal (guwark) na SHIT of staff na kung ano man ‘yun ay bahala sila sa buhay nila.
sayang na mga ginoo. sila rin ang nagpakita ng kakapusan ng kanilang tunay na pagkatao. kakapusang mapupunan sana kung ipinagpatuloy nila ang labang nasimulan. hindi nila inisip na hindi habang buhay ay nakaposisyon si es-PWE-ron o sino man sa mga aso ni gloria.
sayang! sayang na sayang!
9 seems to be the “magic” number these days!
First, the 9 stooges of the Supreme Court….
Followed by the 9 stooges of the Magdalo Group….
What’s next? How about the 9 stooges with cabinet rank resigning from their posts?
The evil bitch has 9 lives?
Ito’y kaduwagan sa parte ng mga sundalong walang experience sa pressure. Bakit nga ba naging mga sundalo sila? Sigurado ako nabili ito ni Esperon para kay Gloria. Ano pa nga ba ang iisipin ninyo? Tama ka Chi, mga supot itong 9 at mga gago!!!
In time we will get to know the reason behind this change of heart. I don’t want to make any judgments at the moment. What can you say about this bok?
Whatever happened to Capt. Maestrecampo?
http://www.bulatlat.com/news/4-6/4-6-truthcom.html
Nothing surprises me anymore in this whore Gloria’s enchanted kingdom. If those nine former Magdalo group pleaded guilty of coup d’etat, if it was a coup d’etat, yet unsuccesful overthrow of illegitimate gov’t, why then Angelo Reyes is not being charged? Surely if anyone is guilty of coup, treason Angelo would be the one first to be prosecuted. Furthermore, why is it whore Gloria as veep and the pig husband Mike which were undoubtedly both the ring leader of mobs, including many others are not being charged of overthrowing a legitimate gov’t? Afterall, whore Gloria set a precedent in overthrowing a legitimate gov’t in 2001 and with the help of SC, legitimize coup d’etat as another way acceptable of replacing the head of the State. So why is it illegal now? Of course, it is double standard. As whore Gloria would say, don’t do what I do, just do what I tell you. It is in whore Gloria’s rule of law, which is now the only law being recognized since the SC has surrendered there equal power or sovereignty to whore Gloria in exchange for brown bags. Once again, it is the power of the haves that did it. Never mind principles, in the whore Gloria’s enchanted kingdom, no such thing. Are you getting it yet or what would it take to wake up to reality to what really to be under whore Gloria’s rule of law?
J. Cruz Says:
April 2nd, 2008 at 9:53 pm
9 seems to be the “magic” number these days!
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That’s very keen of you, JC.
Baligtad na 9 under Korap Gloria. The bitch’s fake admin is run by three inverted 9s…666!
If these 9 pleaded “guilty” does this mean they can be given executive clemency or presidential pardon or whatever it is they call it? Like the one Gloria granted Erap? This is only due to the guilty ones right?
Yes, Jug. I think that’s the direction they are going.
Ellen,
5 years detention is a long time. When subjected to isolation, continous overt and subliminal messages of loss of friends, desertion of brothers, apparent lack of concern of the people you fought for, the situation of family, topped with deplorable living conditions – the desired end result would be an acceptance of futility, of helplessness against an all powerful force…first you start to feel sorry for yourself and then just give up…
In his book “Man’s Search for Meaning” Viktor Frankl mentions that those who outwardly appear strong are the ones who usually succumb to “give-up-titis” or a form of learned helplessness.
A fake presidential pardon for the 9 ex-Magdalo? What an INSULTO personal for a courageous soldier!
Anyway, the 9 are NOT in the likes of Gens Lim and Miranda, Cols Querubin and de Leon, Trillanes and all the brave men and women in the rooster of the Men of Honor.
Kapitan Nick, tago ka lang!
Nakita nila ksi na wala na talagang magagawa pa ng taong bayan para labanan ang kasamaan ng administrasyon ni arroyo. 5 yeras is too much!!!! Ilang taon pa ang hihinyain nila??? Lalo na my pamilya sila, yong iba na anak ng ibang sundalo nagkakasakit ni hindi man lang sila makapiling. Nakita nila na walang mangyayari sa ipinaglalaban nila dahil nakita nila kung papano pinaboran ng SC c Neri at malacanang. Kung yong ginawa nilang change of heart ay mapapadali ang labas nila o maiiksihan ang sentencya nila, sana ganon nga ang mangyari. Hindi natin sila masisisi dahil hindi lang sira ang naghihirap kundi ang pamilya nila. Saludo pa rin ako sa kanila dahil kahit papano nagawa nila ipaglaban ang karapan ng mamamayang pilipino, yon nga lang at talagang wala na tayong magagawa pa dahil lahat na alagad ni arroyo ay parehas nyang humahakot ng salapi kaya kahit ano mangyari, makikipagpatayan sila. Kagaya nga ng sinabi ni Jun Lozada na narinig daw nya na sinabi ng isang taga cabinete na “hindi natin ibibigay ang gobyernong ito na walang patayan”. Ano pa ang pwede natin gawin sa gobyernong ito. Marami ng nagsawa sa pag punta sa mga rally. Kulang ang 100,000 na tao sa kalsada, ang kailangan kahit 1milyon lang man sana. Dahil ang sinasabi lagi ng malacanang ay hindi sinisigaw ng lahat na 90milyon na tao ang isinisigaw ng mga tao na nasa rally na gustong magpatalsik ky arroyo….
Ganon pa man sana makamit nong 9 na sundalo kung meron man deal sa kanila ng malacanang….
Ayon sa aking bubuwit…..The 9 Magdalos struck up a deal with GloriaEsperon for them to plead guilty. They were promised to be given either a pardon or executive clemency immediately (or within 15 days) and were further promised that they will be reinstated back to the service. May bubuwit doesn’t know what is in exchange for this.
May kasabihan nga….NEVER MAKE A DEAL WITH THE DEVIL. Heheheheehhe
Chi,
Alam mo sana nga buhay pa si Capt. Nick Faeldon. Bakit wala man lang syang mga mensahe na cyang ok lang cya na nagtatago, dba? Kung si Osama Bin Laden nga nasa kaloob looban na ng cave eh, nakakapag padala pa sya ng mga tapes nya para pagbantaan ang US. Sana nga lang hindi tama ang hinala ko na baka nailigpit na ng kampo ni assperon o ni razon si capt. faeldon. Kunawri lang na kung sino-sino ang pinag aaresto nila noon para mapagtakpan nila ang katotohanan. Bakit ngayon ni wala ka man marinig sa mga PNP o AFP na hanggang ngayon ongoing pa rin ang pag hahanting nila ky Capt. Faeldon…. Sana nga mali ako….
What’s the secret deal kapon boys? Gloria and her boys want Sen.Antonio Trillanes to rot in jail. Maybe they pleaded guilty in exchange for their freedom and probably a lifetime retirement package.
Irene,
Meron pinalabas na mensahe si Kapitan Nick dito sa Ellenville bago ang malaking interfaith truth rally sa Makati. Baka hindi mo nabasa. Hindi ko lang ma-link dahil sa “error data connection” daw sa previous entries…
Thanks Sulbatz for the inside info. Alam na rin pala ni Ellen.
Kung hindi sila tatraydurin ni GloriaAsspweron gaya ng ginawa nila sa Magdalo as exposed in the court by Cimatu.
A deal with devil GloriaAss made in hell. One way ticket ‘yan palagi.
Hindi ba may pinagaling si Jesus na ten lepers and only one came back to thank Him and He asked where are the 9? ang 9 ay walang utang na loob sa Dios..at sumama kay Satanas…di ganoon din ang 9 justices of the Supreme Court..walang silbi sa katotohanan..sumama kay Satanas…so are these 9 soldiers..they made a deal with the devil ..oh watanassur..
Ang iba dito ay sinisisi agad ang mga sundalo na nag bago ang desisyon. Ilang taon sila nag tiis at lumaban para sa atin tapos ay ganito ang sasabihin ng iba kesa nasusuka sila. May pamilya sila at kailangan sila ng mga anak nila rin. Unawain natin sila at hindi basta basta mag bigay ng panget na salita. Hirap na sila sa kulungan at wala naman tayong magawa para sa kanila. Nag bago ang desisyon nila dahil nakita nila pati sa Supreme Court ay nabaliktad na at kaya siguro wala ng makikitang liwanag. Matagal na rin silang nag buno sa kulungan at pahirap. Kaya huwag na natin silang sisihin. Iyung ibang nag bigay ng panget na comments sa mga sundalo ay kayo kaya ang malagay sa kalagayan nila ano ang gagawin ninyo. Madali mag salita na lalaban kayo dahil hindi pa nangyayari. Unawa lang mga kaibigan. Hirap na sila.
These officers are very young and they have a life ahead of them! Their intentions were good for the country but knowing how corrupt the evil bitches’ regime is, they probably know by now that it is futile to go through the legal system because it has been bastardized since the day the bitch took over in 2001! Two more years of incarceration (that is if the bitch does not go through the charter change before 2010) may have completely destroyed the spirits of these men and their families.
I do not want to pre-judge their decisions and I certainly like to acknowlege their five years of jail time. Not everyone is built with Nelson Mandella’s passion for his country! Nelson is a rare breed that is why he became a president after 27 years of harsh incarceration!
Whatever the motive is for surrendering, it was a choice they have to live with. My initial reaction was, could they not have just stayed for another two years and took a chance on the changed administration? Maybe by then, the leadership will be willing to really sit down with them and listen to their issues instead of outrightly incarcerating them! These officers are PMAers. They were chosen from thousands of applicants and they went through the rigorous military schooling. They are supposed to be toughened by the time they become captains! By then they may have seen cut off heads in Mindanao and had been through several tough operations.
Yes, we need to understand these men. Put yourselves in their shoes. Just by visiting the incarcerated Tanay Boys in Tanay a few times, seeing their sacrifices and that of their families pained me so much! Tanay, I heard has good weather and better cells, unlike the bartolina cells in the camps where the Magdalos are housed in now, similar to the cells of the Tanay boys as well. This is why a few of them are in the hospitals every now and then. The tiny rooms are not even ventilated! HORRIBLE!
Sulbatz, your bubuwits are right! These soldiers may have made A DEAL WITH THE DEVIL! Whatever it is, I hope that they are not getting the shorter end of the stick!
Naging pare na lang sana sila, tulad nina Gomez, Burgos at Zamora. O kaya naging sacristan at maging santo pa. Dont be surprised if you look at their native provinces, one can deduce a better reason for them to replea guilty.
Bilib ako sa kanila kahit papaano dahil nakulong na rin ako at apat na araw lang ako sa kulungan ay parang nabaliw na ako. Nagmamadali akong umalis sa selda noon dahil hirap huminga at wala kang makikita kundi semento. Kaya naunawaan ko sila. Nag hirap na sila para sa bayan at ang taong bayan naman ang dapat kumilos (tayo). Kahit anong deal ang makuha nila ay napag isipan nila siguro mabuti iyun dahil nga walang liwanag sa batas natin. Nandiyan ang Hoodlum sa Supreme Court na binaliktad ang batas para lang matakpan ang pag nanakaw ng reyna nila.
Ingat lang sa pag bigay ng mga opinyon dito dahil hindi ninyo nararanasan ang mga naranasan ng mga sundalo na lumaban kay tiyanak noon. Panget na may mabasa na supot , duwag etc. Alalahanin ninyo na sila ay may natulong sa bansa natin at lumaban (kaso nga lang ay nabigo sila). Tayo dito ay puro lang sulat at salita lang.
vonjovi,
I agree with you. Mahirap magsalita, kung hanggang dun lang sila matindi na rin ang dinaanan nila, kahit ako hindi ko kaya yun. Ipagdasal na lang natin na huwag sana nilang ibenta ang mga kasama nila…
Ang nine ay may katapusan ang ten. Ang may nine lives ay may katapusan din. I hope those detained military men who pleaded guilty shall be given presidential pardon after their conviction para makauwi to their families. Despite pleading guilty for the sake of who… ay intact pa rin ang kanilang principles to come out someday and fight again.
Jug, that is my fear, that part of the “deal” is to execute affidavits which will incriminate those who are still incarcerated.
Maski si Capitan Faeldon iyong hindi sumuko ay hindi kinondena iyong mga sumuko. Rinespeto ang kanilang desicion at binigyan pa nya nang justification. Napaka tough gentleman ito si Capitan Nic. Let us all follow his example. Bagsak na nga ang tao, tatadyakan pa natin. Let us be more compassionate to them. Mahirap din ang kanilang situacion. Kung nadaanan din natin ang kanilang nadaanan, baka maging more understanding din tayo.
What is important is tayo, mga may magagawa, ay may ginagawa whatever we are capable of to contribute to liberate our country from the claws of a puppet government of the Americans and the Chinese.
Do we realize this in the first place? The Greatest Malignant disease in All history is a puppet government? Just review the line-up of her Chinese advisers. Take note her giving-up of our economic resources as well as our lands and islands including the Spratleys to the Chinese. Take note how she collaborated with the Americans in conducting military exercises in the different parts of our country. These areas are supposed to be confidential tactical assets of our nation. If a higher level of physical war will break out with the Americans, they will already be familiar with our terrain. Recall how she collaborated with the Americans in breaking out of jail a convicted U.S. Marine rapist of a Filipina.
How many times will I repeat how the Americans invaded our country in the 1900s to abort the birth of our nation after we became independent from Spain. We Filipinos resisted but more than half a million of us died. Our resistance weakened which facilitated for the invaders the transmition into our system the Institutionalization of Replication of American Colonization Virus. They weakened the secondary invasion by the Chinese to control our economy. This made us unable to control our economy enough for us to utilize our own raw materials. What has been happening is that our raw materials went straight into the hands of these foreigners.
Are we not convinced that this colonization did not end with their formal granting of independence to us after World War II? How can it end when this the colonization virus is continuing to replicate until now? How could it have ended with all these foreigners controlling our economy, defense and foreign affairs?
If it is clear to us that Greatest Malignant disease in All history is a puppet government of foreign invaders, then it would have been natural for soldiers among us to remove her having defense against foreign threat to national integrity and sovereignty as reason for existence. This is basic reason for existence of a soldier.
If it is not clear yet, then let us unite to make this issue clear and become a strong force for us to reach our natural destiny.
Correction: “They weakened the secondary invasion by the Chinese to control our economy.” should be read,”They weakened our resistance to a secondary invasion conducted by the Chinese to control our economy.”
aamin din pala eh. akala ko atapang na mga tao…ang matapang ay mga katulad ni Ninoy,Rizal at Bonifacio – walang urungan, kulong kung kulong, patay kung patay. but i guess those days are long past and the present crop of so called heroes are like the air force. 99% air, 1% force.
hindi rin natin alam baka meron din silang ibang binabalak kaya “bumigay” sa pressure ng lovers-in-crime na mukhang almoranas at mukhang daga.
maaaring saka sila bubuwelta kapag wala na sa poder itong dalawang singaw sa kapangyarihan.
pero katulad ng nabanggit ko sa itaas, sayang din silang siyam. sayang!
umentra na naman ang isa sa mga ispooksmen ng baliw na babaeng mukhang daga.
kulang sa pansin kasi!
umuwi ka muna at magmumog. ‘baho ng bunganga mo!
happy gilmore,
Palibhasa hindi ka apektado. Kung may kapatid ka o kaibigan na kasama sa mga nakakulong siguro hindi ka magsasalita ng ganyan! Kung magkita lang tayo papatulan talaga kita!
happy gilmore,
Sasabubutan kita!
bakit sasabunutan si happy, babae ba sya. kung lalake ay baka wala ng buhok iyan.
In fairness to happygilmore,this blog site I believe welcomes all bloggers and all kinds of opinion be it antis or pros,out of respect to the bloggers opinion you should avoid name callings and display of anger,instead you should express your opinions in a civil manner to counter his/her arguments.there are no winners here: Dale carnegie once said:You cant win an argument,you cant because if you lose you lose it,and if you win it you lose it. Why? your triumph has made other inferior;you hurt his pride and he will resent your triumph.
actually, ebvmart, you are not welcome here. Pero kailangan namang may kumokontra rin. Kaya nga andito kayo ni happy. The readers will judge for themselves whose posts have substance.
Kaya maganda nandito kayong dalawa, hahaha. Lutang na lutang!
Air Force = 99% air + 1% force
Luma na iyan.
Army = 1% Arm + 99% Me
kailan kaya aamin dito sa blog si happyg.
evbmart,
Kung tayo-tayo lang okay lang yun, mag ka level tayo pareho lang tayong mga duwag (si HG kasama) pero pagdating dun sa mga sundalo wala kayong karapatang mag judge sa kanila. Ako na lang ang pagsabihan nyo ng ganyan. Okay lang yun… 🙂
Dont forget what the Magdalo has done. http://joelguinto.wordpress.com/2008/04/04/%e2%80%98turnaround-of-magdalo-members-doesn%e2%80%99t-detract-from-heroism%e2%80%99/
Bayani? Sino? Ang mga duwag lalo na iyong mga graduate ng PMA?
I bet you, napilitan lang siguro si Senator Trillanes na sumuko noon dahil hindi niya akalaing ang dami palang duwag na sumama sa kaniya. Otherwise, pihadong nagtagumpay sila. Kailangan talaga tatag ng loob and best, faith in the Lord above, iyong hindi hypocrite gaya ni Gloria Dorobo na hindi natatakot na ini-invoke ang ngalan ng Dios kahit na sa paggawa niya ng karumaldumalang pagnanakaw, pagsisinungaling, and worse, hindi pag-amin ng mga kasalanan niya. Pirming may itinuturong pinagbibintangan.
Sipain na, puede ba?
Madalas vested interest din kasi ang karamihan.
Jose Miguel, the US did not actually grant us the independence. We were not ready then. They knew we were not ready; but still went on to grant it to us so that they could easily control our country. Indeed, their plan worked out because until this day, we’re still under their control and dictate. The US doesn’t want to see a Philippine that progresses. The US wants RP to remain dependent upon her economically and militarily. This is the price we’re paying for being granted that fake independence.
Trillanes’ group failed in that alleged coup because the promise or promises never came. Had it not for the media, he and his group’s lives would have been at great risk.