EM Maceda
December 4th 2007
Daily Tribune
December 4th 2007
Daily Tribune
1. No coup led by military elements can succeed without people's support.
2. People will not come out unless they know who will take over if the people power activity succeeds. Major opposition groups did not join because they believed it would have resulted in a takeover by a military junta.
3. Civil society by itself cannot draw people out unless prominent political leaders are seen leading the gathering.
4. Three bishops who do not have the stature of a cardinal or archbishop of Manila also do not have sufficient drawing power. What happened to Bishop Antonio Tobias? Where was Bishop Deogracias Yniguez?
5. With Army Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim, Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV and company able to leave the Makati City Regional Trial Court and walk three kilometers and two hours to Manila Peninsula hotel without anybody blocking them raise questions about PNP and AFP. They said they had advance intelligence reports.
6. The ramming of a tank into the Peninsula lobby was an overkill and brute demonstration of the arrogance of power, if not fear.
7. The arrest of media persons was totally unnecessary and also demonstrated lack of mature leadership in the PNP. This became the main story. Will the National Press Club make good in its plan to file cases against the PNP?
8. The declaration of curfew again demonstrated the martial law mentality of the Arroyo administration. (akaDelilah: But to me it was rather necessary.)
9. The conduct of Lim was puzzling.
10. Unless GMA wakes up and attends to the valid complaints of military men, her government will continue to be unstable. Protests and rallies will persist.
Columnist Liling Briones stated it clearly: "When open violation of the simplest rules of accountability continues, when cries of justice remain unheard, when open bribery continues unabated and legal procedures are ignored with impunity, acts of defiance will erupt at the most unpredictable times."
11. Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay was correct in not having rushed to the Peninsula. As the president of United Opposition and a confirmed critic of the administration, he would have been accused of being part of the Lim/Trillanes/KME/civil society/"United Forces" activity and today would be charged of rebellion.
12. Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro and Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno were clearly in charge. They should investigate why the AFP and PNP intelligence services were caught by surprise.
13. Who will pay for the damages to the Peninsula?
14. Lim and Trillanes, bright PMA graduates, must have had a good reason for them to have gone to the Peninsula. In due time, truth will come out.
2. People will not come out unless they know who will take over if the people power activity succeeds. Major opposition groups did not join because they believed it would have resulted in a takeover by a military junta.
3. Civil society by itself cannot draw people out unless prominent political leaders are seen leading the gathering.
4. Three bishops who do not have the stature of a cardinal or archbishop of Manila also do not have sufficient drawing power. What happened to Bishop Antonio Tobias? Where was Bishop Deogracias Yniguez?
5. With Army Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim, Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV and company able to leave the Makati City Regional Trial Court and walk three kilometers and two hours to Manila Peninsula hotel without anybody blocking them raise questions about PNP and AFP. They said they had advance intelligence reports.
6. The ramming of a tank into the Peninsula lobby was an overkill and brute demonstration of the arrogance of power, if not fear.
7. The arrest of media persons was totally unnecessary and also demonstrated lack of mature leadership in the PNP. This became the main story. Will the National Press Club make good in its plan to file cases against the PNP?
8. The declaration of curfew again demonstrated the martial law mentality of the Arroyo administration. (akaDelilah: But to me it was rather necessary.)
9. The conduct of Lim was puzzling.
10. Unless GMA wakes up and attends to the valid complaints of military men, her government will continue to be unstable. Protests and rallies will persist.
Columnist Liling Briones stated it clearly: "When open violation of the simplest rules of accountability continues, when cries of justice remain unheard, when open bribery continues unabated and legal procedures are ignored with impunity, acts of defiance will erupt at the most unpredictable times."
11. Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay was correct in not having rushed to the Peninsula. As the president of United Opposition and a confirmed critic of the administration, he would have been accused of being part of the Lim/Trillanes/KME/civil society/"United Forces" activity and today would be charged of rebellion.
12. Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro and Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno were clearly in charge. They should investigate why the AFP and PNP intelligence services were caught by surprise.
13. Who will pay for the damages to the Peninsula?
14. Lim and Trillanes, bright PMA graduates, must have had a good reason for them to have gone to the Peninsula. In due time, truth will come out.
