Category: military
catharsis, cleansing, purge
i’ve been reading, hearing, the word “catharsis” since the general’s suicide and the prospect of continued senate investigations into corruption in the armed forces of the philippines. The Garcia-Rabusa scandal … “should be a catharsis for the entire society, not … Continue reading
spinning suicide
Until the end, he was an officer, a gentleman. He did not betray anyone, he did not squeal. libingan ng mga bayani? full military honors? what message are we sending here? what disgraceful pattern are we setting? there is nothing … Continue reading
suicide
napakalungkot para sa kanyang asawa at mga anak. pero di ko makuhang malungkot para sa militar at administrasyon na pinagtakpan niya by taking his own life. sana naglahad na muna siya, let the chips fall where they may. then it … Continue reading
angelo reyes: selective memory
THE POVERTY OF WORDS Theodore Te Listening to the public hearing called by the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee to investigate the toxic deal entered into by the Ombudsman and the Special Prosecutor with former AFP Comptroller Carlos F. Garcia, I realized … Continue reading
pia hontiveros vs. admiral angue
caught strictly politics last night and was amazed at pia hontiveros’ total lack of objectivity re rear admiral feliciano angue’s complaints. a lot of whining daw, signifying nothing? hmm. her husband is in the military, ‘no? methinks she protests too … Continue reading
the plot thickens
a conspiracy theory has it that ces drilon unwittingly walked into a trap sprung to give the armed forces reasonto start another all-out-war in mindanao, win pogi points with gma who in turn wins pogi points with george w. bush, … Continue reading
the edsa tradition
a friend texted after reading my blog on the trillanes trip: “OMG the blogger wants blood!?! how demanding!” not at all. i was just trying to point out (maybe i failed) that trillanes was doomed yet again unless he was on … Continue reading
the trillanes trip, the media mess
early on in the trillanes-lim stand-off at the manila pen, when i saw on anc how the pnp-swat forces were quickly surrounding the hotel, i knew for sure that trillanes and lim didn’t have a chance. there was no way … Continue reading
curfew, deja vu!
of course the arroyo government is paranoid. if its military forces were so in control,how could it happen that trillanes and company were able to simply walk out of that makati regional trial court hearingand march all the way to … Continue reading
trillanes-lim breakaway, and surrender, live
4:20 p.m. pnp-swat forces surrounding manila peninsula hotel, apparently waiting for orders to move in and arrest senator trillanes and brig. gen. danny lim who are holed up in a second-floor function room with other magdalo soldiers after walking out … Continue reading