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Opposition Manila

Published by Ellen on March 1, 2007

The replacement of Reli German as Team GMA campaign manager by Eastern Samar governor Ben Evardone indicates that despite their glitzy, expensive campaign, the public is not taking to Gloria Arroyo’s candidates. Pichay is pouring lots and lots of money on political advertisements. Chavit Singson brings along sexy , scantilly-clad girls in his campaign. But apparently the public are not easily fooled. This shows in the opposition-commissioned survey by Pulse Asia of voting sentiments in Manila as of second week of February 2007.

This is in the column of Lito Banayo in Malaya:

A privately commissioned survey was done by Pulse Asia in the City of Manila. The actual field research was done February 10 to 12, with face-to-face interviews of 600 respondents divided proportionately among the city’s six congressional districts.

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Ang naninindigan

Published by Ellen on February 28, 2007

Kapag nagku-cover ako ng hearings ng mga opisyal na nasangkot sa naudlot na withdrawal of support kay Gloria Arroyo noong Pebrero 2006, lalong tumitibay ang aking paniniwala sa Pilipino.

Meron pang Pilipino na naninindigan at handang magtiis at magsakripisyo para sa kanilang panindigan. Nandiyan ang 28 na mga opisyal na nakakulong dahil sa naudlot na withdrawal of support sa pekeng presidente noong isang taon at ang 68 na mga sundalong Magdalo nagbulgar ng kurakutan at mga kabalbalan sa Armed Forces.

Sa 28 na opisyal na sangkot sa Feb. 2006 na aktibidad, dalawa sa kanilang ang nabigyan ng Medal of Valor, ang pinakamataas na medalya na binbigay sa isang sundalo dahil sa pinakitang katapangan sa pagdepensa ng siguridad ng bayan. Sila ay sina Col. Ariel Querubin at Lt. Col. Custodio Parcon.

More pictures of Feb. 27 hearing in Tanay

Published by Ellen on February 28, 2007

Please click on each picture to see it enlarged. Scout rangers arrive at the Sierra Madre Hall for the hearing. 1. Army Capt. Ruben Guinolbay,…

Detained Army Capt. Dante Langkit mulls running for Congress

Published by Ellen on February 28, 2007

This Esperon is perverse. He subjected Capt. Dante Langkit to severe pressure by confining him to solitary confinement for 10 months. Now the young officer has apologized for his involvement in the Feb. 2006 and is asking for permission to be permitted to campaign because he is running under the Genuine Opposition for a congressional seat. He says he has forgiven Langkit. If that’s a source of satisfaction for Esperon, he is perverse. Click here for ABS-CBN story.

Update on Langkit’s letter to Esperon. Click here.

Detained Capt. Dante Langkit is contemplating running for the lone congressional seat in his home province of Kalinga.

He wrote AFP Chief of Staff Hermogenes Esperon today asking permission to campaign.

Langkit is implicated in the alleged Feb. 2006 coup plot against Gloria Arroyo. He went AWOL sometime in January 2006 and arrested three months after.

Until two weeks ago, he was held in solitary confinement and pressured to turn witness for the government. <

Faeldon’s advocacy

Published by Ellen on February 27, 2007

I’m pleasantly surprised to see the website of Marine Capt. Nicanor Faeldon (www.-pilipino.org.ph), one of the Magdalo soldiers currently detained at Fort Bonifacio, updated.

I suppose someone is doing it for him because they are not allowed internet connections in their detention quarters.

Faeldon’s website was set up immediately after he escaped on Dec. 14, 2005. It became a phenomenon in the Philippine blogging community because just a few weeks after it started, it crashed due to the heavy volume of visitors. Even after a lull since he was captured on Jan. 27, 2006, the site has recorded over a million visitors.

Detained Marines transferred to Army camp

Published by Ellen on February 27, 2007

Such a simple act as transfer of detained officers and AFP Chief of Staff Hermogenes Esperon had to do it in a deceitful manner.

The detained marine officers involved in the February 2006 aborted withdrawal of support had learned about the order to transfer to Tanay two weeks ago and they have come to terms with it. In fact, they have started packing Monday night. But when they were fetched for the hearing this morning, there was no military truck to transport their things. So they assumed the order was off.

In the middle of the hearing, they were informed that order for their immediate order was faxed to Cavite. They were not allowed to return anymore to Cavite even to get their things. Two of them,Col. Achilles Segumallian and Major Francisco Domingo Fernandez were given the task of getting all the detainees’ things from Cavite and Fort Bonifacio. Lt. Belinda Ferrer, the lone lady detainee, who was the aide of Gen. Miranda ,was allowed to pick up her own things from Fort Bonifacio.

Here’s Victor Reyes’ report in Malaya:

Eight Marine officers, including former commandant Maj. Gen. Renato Miranda, and an Army captain were detained yesterday in Camp Capinpin in Tanay, Rizal, headquarters of the Army’s 2nd Infantry Division, after attending court martial proceedings at the camp.

At last, rebel officers to get copies of PTI report

Published by Ellen on February 27, 2007

Here’s Inquirer report on what happened in the courtmartial hearing of 28 officers involved in the alleged February 2006 coup plot.

Click here for the much-requested Pre-Trial Investigation Report.

A military court on Tuesday acceded to demands of 28 Army Scout Ranger and Marine officers facing mutiny charges that they be furnished copies of the pre-trial investigation (PTI) report, which was the basis used by the Armed Forces chief of staff to order them tried.

Astang siga si Mike Arroyo

Published by Ellen on February 26, 2007

Newsbreak has a more detailed account of this morning’s hearing complete with background of the case. Click here.

Isinalang si Mike Arroyo kahapon sa witness stand sa kasong libel na kanyang isinampa laban kay Jake Macasaet, publisher ng Malaya at business editor Rosario Galang.

“Ang yabang ng dating,” sabi ng isang reporter na nandun sa hearing. Tatlo at kalahating oras sa witness stand si Arroyo.

Nagsisimula pa lang ang hearing, mainit na ang ulo ni Arroyo at may pagka-siga ang sagot sa mga tanong ng abogado ni Macasaet na si Atty. Paul Arias. Nakipagdebate sa abogado kaya sinabi sa kanya ni Arias, “Sagutin mo ang aking tanong. Hindi ka dapat nakiki-pagdebate sa counsel.”

Mike Arroyo challenges lawyer to “settle outside”

Published by Ellen on February 26, 2007

Mike Arroyo took the witness stand this morning in the hearing of the libel case he filed against Malaya Publisher Jake Macasaet and business editor Rosario Galang.

A reporter who was in the courtroom said, Arroyo, in a white barong, was arrogant as ever. In the course of the cross examination, Arroyo challenged Macasaet’s lawyer, Paul Arias , “Let’s settle this outside.”

Arias replied, “I’m willing to oblige you.”

A touching reminder of Edsa I

Published by Ellen on February 25, 2007

It was the most unexpected occasion by the most unexpected person to be reminded that 21 years ago, the nation stood united for freedom and democracy and ousted a well-entrenched dictator.

It was the first encore (he did three) of the brilliant Romanian violinist Alexandru Tomescu that reminded us of the exhilarating moment evening of Feb. 24, 1986 when it was announced that Ferdinand Marcos and his family had left Malacañang.

Tomescu played “Bayan Ko”, the anthem of Filipino freedom fighters. It was actually his tribute to the late conductor-violinist Redentor Romero, who introduced him to the Filipino audience in 1999.

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