We hereby officially declare that we have formally united under the leadership of BGen. Danilo "Danny" Lim.

We, the undersigned, hereby officially declare that we have formally united under the leadership of BGen. Danilo "Danny" Lim.

We have agreed to unite for the following reasons:

• We aspire for the collective vision of a country of peace, progress and prosperity;

• We are fully aware that our country is slowly being engulfed by the fires of poverty, war and corruption;

• We concede the need to strengthen our ranks in the face of a ruthless enemy;

• We recognize our people's longing for change and their desire for a new breed of leader.

We have chosen BGen. Danilo "Danny" Lim for the following reasons:

• He has the essential leadership qualities to steer us towards our vision;

• He has the impeccable character to lead with moral authority;

• He has consistently displayed uncommon valor and patriotism in the face of extremely difficult situations.

We have been forged in adversity; we are now ready to answer the call of duty...

For God, country and people.

For BAGONG KATIPUNAN (BK):  Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV

For MAGDALO:  LtSG. James Layug

For NATIONALIST ARMY OF THE PHILIPPINES (NAP):  Col. Reynaldo Cabauatan

For OFFICERS DETAINED IN TANAY (ODT):  Lt. Col. Jun Parcon, Maj.. Leomar Jose Doctolero, Maj. Francisco Fernandez, Capt. James Sababan, Capt. Ruben, Guinolbay, Capt. Isagani Criste, Capt. Joey Fontiveros, Capt. Montano Almodova, Capt. Frederick Sales, 1Lt. Jacon Cordero, Capt. Allan Aurino, Capt. William Upano, 1Lt. Homer Estolas, 1Lt. Richiemel Caballes.

For REBOLUSYONARYONG ALYANSANG MAKABANSA (RAM):  Lt.Col. Florencio Flores; Willy Calderon, National Treasurer; Antonio Daza, Region VIII; Capt. Manuel Ison, PN, Palawan; Nonong Cordova, National Capital Region; Zaldy Espartero, Antique; Romeo Aparis, Leyte; Fortunato de Jesus, Romblon; Dj Lampaso, Roxas; Nelson Inesin, Cagayan de Oro; Capt. Armando Abucejo, General Santos; Vic Dultra, Gingoog; Gerry Sia, Lucena; Albert Helira, Navotas; Rodolfo Balastigue, Malabon; Virgilio Mauricio, Caloocan; Randy Regalado, Northwest California, USA

For PARA SA BAYAN (PSB):  Marines - Col. Orlando de Leon. Scout Rangers - Lt. Col. Nestor Flordeliza, Lt. Col. Ed Malabanjot, Maj. Jason Aquino

For REFORMIST:  BGen. Tomas Diaz

For RETIRED AND ACTIVE WILDCATS ASSOCIATION, INC. (RAWAI):  MGen. Johnny Gomez, former 7ID Commander; Col. Antonio Inciong, Former AFP Public Information Officer; Col. Leonides Landicho; MSgt. Reynaldo Ramos, former PMA Sgt. Major; Jun Owinacman, President

For SAMAHANG MAGDALO:  Capt. Gary Alejano

For SOLDIERS OF THE FILIPINO PEOPLE (SFP):  Col. Cesar dela Pena

For YOUNG ENLISTED SOLDIERS WITH ACTIVE AND RETIRED MILITARY-POLICE FOR SOLIDARITY (YES ARMS):  Commodore Ismael Aparri

For YOUNG OFFICERS UNION (YOU):  Col. Emilio Maglaya, Spokesman; Col. Ariel Querubin, YOU ‘89

INDIVIDUAL OFFICERS: Lt.Gen. Romeo Dominguez, Former Northern Luzon Commanding General; BGen. Charlie Fayloga, Former AFP J-6; Col. Roberto Rocio, Former Signal Battallion Commander; Capt. Julian Advincula, PN, Former Naval Special Warfare Group Commander; Lt. Col. Romeo Ranay, Signal Corps; Col. Rodrigo Rosqueta; Col. Raymundo Pagaduan; Col. Marcial Dimaapi; Capt. Ephraim Rio, PN; Col. Melvin Gutieres; Col. Alfonso Ranullo; Lt.Col. Jaime Junio; Lt. Col. Achilles Santacruz; Capt. Ervin Divinagracia

For PHILIPPINE GUARDIANS BROTHERHOOD, INC. (PGBI):  Miguel Salomon, National Executive Council and Region II; Jojo Villafuerte, Region V Vice Chairman and Camarines Sur Chairman; Danilo Martinez, Batangas; Robencio Velasco, Santiago City

For GRAND ORDER OF THE UNIFIED GUARDIAN ASSOCIATION, INC. (GOUGAI): Criselda Tan, Chairperson; Adelon Albano, National Vice President; Ronald Fabros, Taguig; ; Henry Mopera, Sta. Rosa; Ignacio Minoza, San Pedro; Allan Espiritu, Libmanan.

For 1GANAP:  Ernesto Macahiya, National President; Job Valenzuela, National Vice President; , Head Secretariat; Mark Anthony Villalampa, Laguna; Germiliano Batac, Northern LuzonJulius Larobis, Mindanao; Edwin Molao Jr, Quezon City

For GBHFI: Jimmy Guban, Chief Executive Officer

Stop tyranny! Establish a just and humane government!

Major General Renato Miranda (PN) AFP

When I submitted myself to trial in August 2006, I had faith in the system then. I did so with the full belief that no matter the quality of people who man the positions of power in the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the system works, and that it would work in delivering justice. I do not have such faith anymore.

Today, the court martial will rule on the Demurrer to Evidence filed by the defense lawyers. The outcome of this trial today – dismiss or continue with the trial– will not change my loss of faith, because the damage has been done.

I see Maj. Aquino and Cpt. Divinagracia mourn their terrible losses, made even worse by their prolonged separation from beloved family members, now forever gone. Col. De Leon Col. Segumalian, Lts. Estolas and Sereno are lucky to get yearly visits from their province-based families.

Time to die for all the right reasons

SULBATZ

I call on my brothers in uniform, NOW is the time to redeem ourselves. The whole nation cries for succor against the relentless onslaught of tyrants.

Fellow soldiers, we cannot fool a nation that our silence and inaction is a mark of professionalism. Neither do we fool ourselves. For in truth and in fact, we refuse to leave our comfort zones.

We hate to be called cowards for we are not. Let us not wait for the Filipino people to judge us.

Now is the time to rectify. Now is the time to perform our mandate.

A call to MARCH has been sounded. I enjoin everybody to march in cadence with the Nation. I will be there.

Time to die for all the right reasons!

It's time for the military and police leaderships to unify the armed services and make a genuine revolutionary reform

Tito'66

This is only a "single stroke of the pen" by the top and senior military-police leaderships, a mere announcement. It's a pronunciamento in the media, in alliance with the morally concerned leaders in the country. The majority members of the military and police, pati taumbayan na naghu-humiyaw na sa pagsulong ng makabago at rebolusyunaryong pagbabago ay mga magsisipagsunod, aayon na mawala na finally ang kabuktutan ng rehimeng ito, di lang ng kay Gloria, GMA, her political dynasty and her cohorts, pati na ang mga nakaraang dekada, na tigib ng SISTEMANG KAISIPAN ng kabulukan at kabuktutan.

Wag ng hintayin ng high command of the military and police na ang kanilang mas nakakabatang opisyal at sundalo ang magtuloy ng ganitong REVOLUTIONARY REFORM MOVEMENT. Marami ng nakulong sa panahon ni Esperon'74 na baluktot ang isip sa pagtulong sa dayaan sa eleksyon at pagprotekta sa huwad na rehimen. Despite this, di maaawat ito, ang kilusang ito. Patuloy ito. NAGSIMULA ITO NUONG EDSA I & II, though genuine revolutionary reforms were not achieved due to fast turn--over to leaders with the same collar of dog, kaparehong uri at hanay, kaparehong kaisipan.

It's time for the top/senior military and police leaderships to unify the armed services and make a genurine revolutionary reform in alliance with morally concerned leaders and intelligentsia and the masses.

Senator Trillanes calls for support to the new impeachment against GMA

www.abs-cbnnews.com

He has been behind bars and has yet to set foot in the Senate since being elected last year. Yet, Senator Antonio Trillanes IV remains to be one of President Arroyo's harshest critics.

In an exclusive interview with ABS-CBN News, he praised former House Speaker Jose de Venecia for his revelations on the government's controversial National Broadband Network project.

Trillanes also dared House members to support the new impeachment complaint against the president and prove they are pursuing the interest of the public.

"Dapat, kung ano ang hinaing nila, dapat yun ang hinaing ng congressman. But, so far, hindi yun ang nangyayari dahil sa kanya-kanyang personal na interes," he says.
 

The AFP's Original Sin (Adam and Esperon)

BGen. Danny Lim

Before the Filipino people, the raison d’etre for its existence, the Armed Forces of the Philippines is currently in a state of disgrace. This alienation is the price soldiers pay for the Original Sin committed by their senior officers, Esperon and his rogue accomplices, who allowed themselves to be “used” and in the process unconscionably got the institution involved in the massive electoral fraud in 2004.

Like Adam and Eve who were unable to resist the crafty snake’s temptation and ate from the Tree of Knowledge, Esperon and his self-aggrandizement group succumbed to the offers of immoral political leaders and helped themselves to the “tree of Garci.” But unlike the Garden of Eden’s original sin, Esperon’s partakes of a mortal character, not merely venial. It was a grievous criminal offense when he and his gang knowingly and willfully violated our election laws and thwarted the people’s sovereign political mandate. And being mortal, such stain cannot be cleansed by Baptismal waters alone. The sin can only be forgiven and the soldier reconciled with his people through a sincere Act of Contrition and the corresponding Acts of Penance.
 

Business leaders join 5 Catholic bishops, call for "new governance"

Carmela Fonbuena

The country’s top business groups—the Makati Business Club (MBC) and the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP)—on Thursday issued a statement supporting the earlier call of five Catholic church leaders for a “new government.”

Echoing the five bishops’ statement that “the time to prepare a new government in now”, the business groups’ said: “We should now prepare for a new kind of governance.”

“We support the call of the five senior bishops led by Jaro Archbishop Angel Lagdameo that the time for radical reforms to rebuild our country economically, socially and politically, and to conquer complacency, cynicism and apathy, is now,” the business groups said.
 

The time to prepare for new government is now

Malaya, Photo by Dennis Dayao, Manila Standard Today

Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines President and Iloilo Archbishop Angel Lagdameo, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Oscar Cruz, Bataan Bishop Socrates Villegas, Masbate Bishop Joel Baylon, and Bishop emeritus Jose Sorra
 

Statement of Awareness and Action

Para sa Bayan

Mutiny charges against 16 officers recommended dropped

BusinessWorld

MUTINY CHARGES against more than half of the military officers involved in a 2006 plot to oust the government were recommended dropped for lack of evidence.

Military prosecutors told a court martial yesterday that they have recommended to military chief Gen. Alexander B. Yano the dropping of charges against 16 of the 28 military officers who tried to overthrow the Arroyo administration in February 2006.

Court martial proceedings are being held against the military officers headed by former Marine commander Ma. Gen. Renato P. Miranda and former Army Scout Ranger chief Brig. Gen. Danilo P. Lim.

Col. Feliciano Loy, head of the military prosecution panel, said the letter of recommendation to Mr. Yano "was returned without taking any action. It was neither denied nor approved."
 

Trillanes seeks dismissal of hotel siege case

Philippine Star

Trillanes’ lawyer, Ernesto Francisco Jr., said the Constitution mandates that no person shall be twice put in jeopardy of punishment for the same offense.

 

A continuing unjust detention

Marine Major General Renato Miranda

The Marine and Scout Ranger officers should not have been detained.

The 40 enlisted men should not have been detained then arbitrarily dismissed.

A great injustice has been perpetrated and continues to be inflicted on the officers and men of the Marines and Scout Rangers detained allegedly for the February 2006 incident. The prosecution has not come up with any evidence that will sustain a finding of probable cause, much less a finding of guilt. And yet we were jailed.
 

Marine General Miranda hits AFP top brass for continuing 'oppression'

Mark Meruena, GMANews.TV                                          Maj. Gen. Renato Miranda and Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim

MANILA, Philippines - One of the 28 military officers detained in connection with the alleged February 2006 coup on Thursday scored the current Armed Forces leadership for the "oppression" still being inflicted on them.

In a statement, Maj. Gen. Renato Miranda, former Marine commandant, said the AFP leadership under General Alexander Yano has done nothing to help them despite the prosecution’s failure to present evidence against them.

"The current AFP leadership continues this oppressive policy, despite the fact that they are by now aware of the lack of basis for our continued incarceration," Miranda said.

Miranda is the highest ranking officer in detention followed by Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim, former commander of the elite First Scout Ranger Regiment.
 

Moves For Term Extension Will Not Die: Filipino Citizens Should Prepare For Action

Organizations and Individuals who are Citizens of the Philippines

The real story behind the ambush of soldiers in Mulondo town in Lanao del Sur

Report from the field

The reason for our existence

The reformed military with genuine revolutionary program is the only hope

Father Reuters says “Let's not just abandon the Philippines ” because since 40-years ago our nation has been heading “towards an irreversible path of economic decline and moral decadence.” He says further, “We have tried people power twice; in both cases, it fell short. Maybe it's time to try prayer power.”

We tried though prayers a lot esp. in EDSA I that led the evil forces of Marcos dictatorship not to defy with viciousness and ruthlessness, the 300 strong military rebels backed by the critical mass of people. But prayer power seemed not enough.

 

The Philippine system of elections, as has been widely acknowledged, is a flawed process that produces only dishonest government leaders. Since the time it was first implemented it has shown no acceptable measure of honesty and fairness.

 

Like a bad tree planted on our grounds it has continually borne bad fruits that have poisoned our society, our culture and all the other facets of our life as a nation.

 

What this TV reporter witnessed on Monday in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan, echoes yet again the tragedy of soldiers dying in the battlefield because of the limitations of the Armed Forces itself.

 

It also showed that the issue, one of a number raised five years ago by renegade junior military officers in the Oakwood mutiny, remains a problem and is far from resolution.

 

Just so it’s in context: Mrs. Arroyo’s deal for "peace" in Southern Mindanao is analogous to the Americans giving the descendants of Geronimo and his Apaches exclusive ownership of Arizona and New Mexico and the descendants of Sitting Bull and his Sioux exclusive ownership of Montana and parts of Wyoming and Dakota. Everyone should thus congratulate the MILF rebels for a great victory over the Philippine government and its armed forces.The deal is nothing less than a surrender.

 

The Philippine system of elections, as has been widely acknowledged, is a flawed process that produces only dishonest government leaders. Since the time it was first implemented it has shown no acceptable measure of honesty and fairness.

 

Like a bad tree planted on our grounds it has continually borne bad fruits that have poisoned our society, our culture and all the other facets of our life as a nation.

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo may be acquiring a reputation for being the Nero of the Philippines. Nero, as every high school student knows, was the Roman emperor who is said to have fiddled while Rome burned. (Historical note: In 67-68 AD, while Nero was visiting Greece, trouble broke out throughout the Roman Empire, partly because of his extravagance, partly because of his unacceptable behaviour and partly because of his mismanagement of the empire.)

And so it came to pass that King Belshazzar of Babylon gave a great banquet for a thousand of his nobles. In the midst of Belshazzar’s revelry with his nobles, wives and concubines, the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the wall: mene, mene, tekel, parsin. Terror filled the heart of the king and all those in the palace.

All the king’s wise men could not read the handwriting on the wall. Finally, the prophet Daniel was summoned. He told the king the meaning of the words. Mene: God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end.

 

On Monday, July 28, 2008, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will make her 8^th State of the Nation Address. The abundance of the number eight may make the occasion lucky for her. We gather today to consider if it marks a lucky day for the rest of the Filipino people.

 

The President will once again enter Congress with members of both Houses assembled, wade through crowds of costumed officials lined up with hands extended in welcome. She will take the podium and proceed to deliver her State of the Nation Address to cheers inside the hall and boos in the streets outside.

IT WAS NO accident that it was the Special Action Force of the Philippine National Police that penetrated the Batasan Pambansa and stuffed the ballot boxes with fake election returns to make it look like Gloria Arroyo won the 2004 elections.

Established in 1983 initially to help combat insurgency and later to “destroy enemy forces that undermine the nation’s stability,” the police commandos are trained as a rapid deployment force and to “noiselessly operate in the shadows.”

WHEN Gloria Macapagal Arroyo delivers her eighth State of the Nation Address at the Batasang Pambansa session hall today, she will be standing close to where, three years ago, police commandos say they replaced genuine election returns (ERs) with fake ones in ballot boxes that were being readied for a recount of the 2004 presidential election.

The ER switching at the Batasan had been talked about and reported on since 2005, when Arroyo apologized to the nation for talking to an election official while the votes were being counted, in what has since been known as the “Hello, Garci” scandal.

While the canvassing of votes was being done inside Military Camps in Jolo, Sulu, watchers from both the Opposition and Administration Parties were given wads of cash by officers for them to leave the canvassing area. After the watchers left, the results were rigged in favor of GMA. The money was brought by MGEN HERMOGENES ESPERON (Cav ’74) in large black backpacks and distributed to concerned commanders.

Then MGEN GABRIEL HABACON (Cav ’72) was the Commander of Task Force COMET based in Sulu. For his participation in the election cheating, HABACON was promoted to Commander, SOUTHCOM under scandalous circumstances that forced the cancellation of the turn-over ceremonies for the supposed new commander, MGEN SAMUEL BAGASIN (Cav ’72).

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BANGSAMORO JURIDICAL ENTITY

What is the GRP-MILF agreement on ancestral domain?

Ancestral domain accord opens door to MILF declaration of independence

Lack of consultation, transparency on Moro homeland accord hit

'Moro-moro' in the works

Moro state has powers with no limits, says solon

The phantom menace of ‘belligerency status’

Lasting solution to Bangsamoro problem requires going beyond Constitution

Surrender and betrayal

Trojan horse

The march of folly in Mindanao

Self-inflicted dismemberment

Designed to fail

Done deal or no deal, still a rotten deal

A State Within A State

US INTERESTS IN BJE AND MINDANAO

US, Philippines weigh new military marriage

The US role in pact with MILF

US, MILF coddler

‘MILF proxy to international oil powers’

Sen Arroyo: ‘Why was US at aborted MOA-AD signing?’

A first: US envoy visits MILF camp

SPRATLY EXPLORATION

Manila’s Bungle in The South China Sea

Treason

Today the Spratlys, tomorrow Palawan

Treason in dirty Chinese loans?

The Philippine Baseline Issue

Inaakusahan ko si GMA ng pagtataksil sa bayan

WRITINGS ON THE WALL

Mene, Mene, Tekel, Parsin (Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang)

Gloria's Inglorious Record: Biggest Debtor, Least Popular

GMA makes history: The most unpopular among the post-FM presidents

Near total collapse of credibility for Arroyo

WB: Corruption in RP worst in East Asia

Arroyo ‘junket’: Like fiddling as Rome burns

Transparency groups: Corruption worsened

MISTER ESPERON

Esperon should stay

Pardoning Mister Esperon

A failing grade for Esperon

BGEN. DANNY LIM

Long starved of good governance, the Filipino people should act now to reclaim their dignity, remove the pretender from power and steer this nation on the path to greatness. I echo, loud and clear, the call for radical reforms and restructuring. The call of the times is for us NOT ONLY TO LISTEN BUT TO MARCH.

GEN. DANNY LIM'S EULOGY TO MARLYN, WIFE OF DETAINED SCOUT RANGER CAPT. ERVIN DIVINAGRACIA

When Marlyn took her last breath, she was wearing a T-shirt which I gave not too long ago. The white T-shirt she wore has my profile and the words, “For what is true, for what is just, for what is right.”

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FROM THE SOLDIERS  IN PRISON

Remember Oakwood

Inaakusahan ko si GMA ng pagtataksil sa bayan

Panahon na para Manindigan

Statement of Support for Jun Lozada

Walk away GMA

Please bring us back to the barracks

Opportunity for Heroism

The Truth

Justice and Due Process

Break the chain of lies and deceit

ABOUT THE SOLDIERS IN PRISON

West Point classmate on Lim: He’s no rebel, just an idealist

Pardon from evil is not a pardon

All because of a chief of staff’s vindictiveness

Magdalo officer’s wife hopes to see better times in 2010

IPU Investigates the Case of Senator Trillanes

5th anniversary of Oakwood “mutiny”

Five years in prison and still counting

ON THE AFP AND PNP

5 years after Oakwood mutiny, AFP says things looking up

Yano: AFP not perfect, but reforms are afoot

Critic says reforms in AFP just ‘palliatives’

AFP violating rebel soldiers’ rights -- CHR

REMEMBERING EDSA

Remembrance of soldiers’ true bonding with people

'The boys are still out'

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