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Gusto ni Navera baluktot pa rin

Published by Ellen on October 17, 2010

Ang tapang naman ng apog nitong si Senior State Prosecutor, Juan Pedro Navera magreklamo sa desisyun ni Pangulong Aquino na magbigay ng amnestiya sa mga sundalong nanindigan sa illegal na administrasyon ni Gloria Arroyo.

Kasama sa nabigyan ng amnestiya si Senador Antonio Trillanes IV na hanggang ngayon ay nakakulong pa. Mga 300 na opisyal at enlisted men ang sakop ng amnestiya kasama na rin sina Maj.Gen. Renato Miranda, Brig.Gen. Danilo Lim, at Col. Ariel Querubin.

Ang amnestiya ay magpawalang halaga kung sakaling magdesisyun sa Oktubre 28 si Judge Oscar Pimentel na “guilty” sina Trillanes at mga lider ng Magdalo ng “kudeta” sa nangyari noong Hulyo 27, 2003 sa Oakwood Hotel sa Makati kung saan binulgar nila corruption sa military kasama na ang pagbenta ng mga armas at bala sa kalaban na siyang ginagamit para patayin sila.

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Sunshine after a storm

Published by Ellen on October 12, 2010

Statement of Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV:

I would like to express my profound gratitude to President Noynoy Aquino for yesterday’s amnesty proclamation. This act of magnanimity is also clear indication of his sincere desire to attain unity and peace for our country.
I thank, as well, all those who moved and prayed for this amnesty to happen.
To all of you, I am forever indebted.

July 27, 2003
Maybe this is what sunshine after a storm is all about.

President Aquino yesterday signed a proclamation granting amnesty to Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV and other soldiers who dared stand up to corruption and abuse of power by Gloria Arroyo, who was never elected to the position of power she held for nine years.

Trillanes remains in detention at Camp Crame and is prevented from serving fully the people who elected him to the Senate in 2007.

Some three hundred officers and enlisted men stand to benefit from the long-awaited proclamation. It covers those who were involved in the July 2003 Oakwood mutiny, the 2006 alleged plan to withdraw support from Arroyo following the “Hello Garci” expose, the Bonifacio Marine standoff in February 2006 and the Manila Peninsula siege in November 2007.

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Aquino grants amnesty to Trillanes and other soldiers who rebelled against Arroyo

Published by Ellen on October 12, 2010

President Aquino grants amnesty to Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV and all the other soldiers charged for standing up to Gloria Arroyo.

Concurrence of both houses of Congress is expected to follow in the coming days. Some 160 members of the House of Representatives and 17 senators have earlier signed separate resolutions urging the President to grant amnesty to the rebel soldiers. They are expected to concur with the proclamation.

The proclamation also approves the re-integration of the service of enlisted men. Officers are not covered by the re-integration.

Proclamation No. 50:

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Amnestiya sa mga sundalong lumaban kay Gloria Arroyo

Published by Ellen on September 18, 2010

Ckick on image to read the Manifesto for amnesty:

May lumabas na panawagan sa mga diyaryo noong Huwebes para sa amnestiya sa mga aktibo at dating opisyal ng militar at pati na rin ang mga enlisted personnel na sangkot sa mga bigong pag-aaklas laban sa administrasyong Arroyo. sa layong magkaroon ng tunay na kapayapaan at pagkakasundo sa bansa.

Kasama dito sa makikinabang kung mabibigyan ng amnesty si Sen. Antonio Trillanes, na siya na lang mag-isang naiwan na nakakulong, at ang kanyang mga kasamahan na nakalaya pansamantala sa pamamagitan ng piyansa.

Ito ang mga maaring mangyayari kina Trillanes sa kaso nilang kudeta dahil sa nangyari sa Oakwood noong Hulyo 27, 2003 na ngayon ay nasa hukuman ni Judge Oscar Pimentel ng Makati Regional Trial court.

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Why a Joint AFP-PNP Elite Security Force would fail

Published by Ellen on September 10, 2010

by Senator Antonio Trillanes IV

Yesterday, at a press conference, Pres. Aquino announced his plan to create a security force similar to the British SAS composed of around 200 to 400 police and military personnel to be deployed during crisis situations. This was a policy response to the Aug. 23 Hostage Crisis that led to the death of 8 Hong Kong tourists. On its face, such creation seems responsive to the crisis capability issues of our security forces that were brought to light by the Aug. 23 incident. However, upon close scrutiny, there may be some underlying problems that may hinder its success in the future.

1. Unity of Command – The basic question is, who shall head this composite elite force: a PNP or AFP officer? Or would it be a set-up where both a PNP and AFP officer would be designated as “co-commanders” to accommodate the egos of these two institutions? In either case, we can see potential power struggles within such a composite unit. If there would be a single commander, cohesion would be a major problem because the reality on the ground is, AFP personnel don’t take it too well to be ordered around by a PNP officer and vice versa. There are vast differences in culture and training that cannot suddenly be expected to disappear just because they now belong to a common unit.

In the case of a “co-commandership” set-up similar to what PNoy did to the DILG and his Communications Group, professional rivalry would set in and the power struggle for authority, resources, training and even credit would even be more pronounced.

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What’s with Joker?

Published by Ellen on August 12, 2010

Sen. Joker Arroyo just won’t give up even if he had been reduced to stammering after he was proven wrong about his opposition to Senate Resolution 84 that seeks custody of detained Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV so could perform his duties as elected legislator.

Yesterday, Arroyo tried to block the implementation of the Senate resolution expressing the sense of the Senate “to rectify the apparent injustice” to the former military officer who dared stood up to Gloria Arroyo, by questioning the third and fourth “whereasses” in the resolution.

The third “whereas” referred to Senate Resolution No. 3 adopted on July 25, 2007 “Expressing the Sense of the Senate that Senator Trillanes IV be allowed to participate in the sessions and other functions of the Senate in accordance with the Rule of Law.”

Arroyo was adamant in his assertion that there was no 2007 Senate Resolution No. 3.

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Senate seeks custody of Trillanes

Published by Ellen on August 11, 2010

The Senate has passed a resolution urging the Makati Regional Trial Court to allow them to take custody of detained Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV so he can attend sessions and perform his functions as a senator.

At least 16 senators have signed Senate Resolution No. 84 that was formally adopted Tuesday night by the upper chamber, calling for the transfer of the custody of Senator Trillanes to the Senate, so he can attend and participate in the sessions and other official functions of the Senate.

Those who signed the resolution were Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and Senators Vicente Sotto III, Alan Peter Cayetano, Pia Cayetano, Franklin Drilon, Jinggoy Estrada, Francis “Chiz” Escudero, Teofisto Guingona III, Gregorio Honasan, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Loren Legarda, Sergio Osmena III, Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, Ralph Recto, Ramong “Bong” Revilla Jr., and Juan Miguel Zubiri.

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