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

MARAWI CITY. The ambush on August 17 was led by Mangombaya Hadji Mustapha, a.k.a. Kalamunggay, who is a notorious illegal logger with a more or less 60 to 80 armed followers.

In the1980's, Kalamunggay founded and led RIMORUNG, a group of bandits preying mostly on victims who travelled along the national road from Marawi City to Masiu, Lanao del Sur. He is wanted for involvement in several criminal cases filed in courts in Lanao del Sur, the most noted was the beheading of several tribal people from Bumbaran and Wao in Lanao del Sur, and in Talakag, Bukidnon. The cases, ranging from murder, robbery in band, arson and rape, are archived since most of the victims are afraid to pursue for fear of reprisals.

During the ambush, Kalamunggay acted it alone with his band, and was helped and aided only by Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Commander Aleem Pangalian and his men after sensing the arrival of Army reinforcements.

According to an eyewitness, an hour before the ambush, Kalamunggay was seen talking with the team leader of the Civilian Volunteer Organization (CVO), Mustapha Mundir, after his cargoes of illegally cut logs loaded in several trucks were stopped in a checkpoint manned by Mundir at Bubong, Lanao del Sur, a 20-minute drive away from the ambush site.

The said witness overheard the two haggling, saying that Kalamunggay was asking Mundir to let his cargoes pass the detachment even with no legal papers allowing the transport of logs.

"Piray SOP a kayo aya,? (How much is the SOP for these logs?)," Kalamunggay asked Mundir who replied, saying its P20,000.00.

Sensing that Mundir would not changed his demand, the eyewitness saw Kalamunggay dialling his cellphones and asked, "Andakano? (Where are you?)"

A firefight ensued between the group of Mundir with his four CVO members and Kalamunggay with his 60 heavily armed followers which lasted for 15 minutes before the group of Kalamunggay retreated near Mulondo, Lanao del Sur.

By that time, a three-vehicle convoy of Philippine Army soldiers were passing along the national highway in Brgy. Ilian, Mulondo, Lanao del Sur. Unfortunately for the said convoy, they were fired upon by Kalamunggay and his band with the help of MILF fighters. "Akala kasi nila, hinahabol sila ng mga sundalo na nakasakay sa mga truck!"

The incident claimed the lives of 12 soldiers and the wounding of 11 CVOs and civilians.

But, what was unfortunate, was the seeming reluctance of the officials of the Philippine Army in Lanao del Sur led by Col. Rey Ardo, the 103rd Brigade Commander, to conduct relentless hot pursuit operations against the group of Kalamunggay who are still holed up in Brgy. Panayangan in Maguing, Lanao del Sur.

It is a sad reality that the practice of illegal logging remain unabated and worst, being done in cahoots with the Philippine Army based in Lanao del Sur.

The Reason For Our Existence

Filipino soldiers among us, the basic duty of the Filipino soldier is to defend our nation. But for whom and against whom?

Normally, this question is not being asked just like asking to members of a family this question, “ if you have to protect your family, for whom should you protect them against whom?” is not being asked. It is not being asked because the answer which is, “for the family against trespassers” is already a basic natural instinct.

Our bodies have a defense labelled as the immune system. The MedicineNet.com from its website, http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp? articlekey=3907 defines the Immune system as responsible for distinguishing us from everything foreign to us, and for protecting us against infections and foreign substances. The immune system works to seek and kill invaders.

Just like the defense at the family level and the biological level, defense system at the social level, in particular at the national level is not being given attention to as the unit it is supposed to be the beneficiary of its function is also at least functional, normally not pathological and preferably vibrant.

But when a nation as that of ours manifest painful symptoms not normal to other nations especially progressive ones like Japan, Vietnam, Israel, France or Finland, then we have to undergo examination, review our history and diagnosis. It is but proper that this is what a person experiencing pain, has to undergo—medical examination, medical history review, and diagnosis before treatment options can be decided for application.

After the 1920s, the situation in the Philippines showed that defending against who and for whom have to be reviewed.

Some of the Symptoms:

Our relatively large proportion of forest area has been decreasing at a fast rate causing flash floods and erosion of hillsides and mountainsides every year. During the last quarter of 2004, some 1500 people perished in the flashfloods and landslides in Aurora and neighboring provinces. This was caused by logging operations financed by 5 Chinese named by former DENR Secretary Alvarez. As reported in many news reports, a big proportion of those have been involved in the financing of logging are Chinese.

We have a fertile land. Our food production including rice production of which we were one of the highest in exporting to other countries has now gone down to making us one of lowest in production making us highest in importing. As reported in many reports, Chinese are mostly the ones in cartels buying farm products to farmers at a very low price and distribute them to retailers at a very high price. There is a report now that a group of Chinese are flooding the Philippine market with very low priced eggs threatening to kill the egg livelihood of the Filipinos.

Sometime in the 1950s, there have been killings of some of us Filipinos by Americans in Clark Field, Pampanga when it was still a U. S. Base. But the American military refused to hand over the killers to the Philippine courts for trial. There was an incident in which some of us Filipinos were alleged to be pilferers were shot down like dogs inside the American bases.

There was also the detention of Enrique Santa Maria, a Filipino mining operator, by the Clark Field U. S. Air Base authorities for mining in Bueno Hill, Capas, Tarlac, which was within the American reservation.

In 1964, one of us Filipinos, a boy in Clark Field was shot in the back by an American sentry. This was followed shortly by the killing of another one of us, a Filipino fisherman by American sentries at the Olongapo Naval Base in Subic, Zambales.

In 1968, another one of us Filipinos was shot to death by an American sentry in Cavite.

The following year, another trigger happy American soldier, who was off duty, went hunting with his service pistol, in broad daylight shot to death another one of us, a Filipino employee of the military base. The American soldier said he mistook that one of us Filipinos for a “wild boar.” The American military court hastily tried the offender and acquitted him. A few days later, he was reported to have left for the United States

We now have one of the highest death rates in the world of persons who were either vocal in exposing or fighting corruption in the government. This is an indication of sytematic killing of Filipinos of which, only an organization like that of the Armed Forces of the Philippines or the Philippine National Police is capable of executing. This is a symptom of systematic killing of own nationals by a defense organization of the same nationals.

In General Santos City ISM participants investigated several facilities including the local airport, the Makar Wharf, the fish port, and a new luxury hotel and concluded that they are grossly out of proportion to the actual needs of the people of the city and the region. The fact that these huge infrastructures were built recently with US funding in a region that is strategically favorable for military use raises the suspicion that they were constructed for future use by the US military.

There was a case of an american convicted of raping a Filipina. The convicted american was sprang out of Manila City Jail by Americans helped by Filipino Government Officials.

This is a pattern of foreign trespassing. All through these years, the Philippine government labelled legally as such have not only not done anything to stop these trespasses but have even collaborated with them. Instead of utilizing the national defense organization to check foreign trespassings, the Gloria Macabebe Arrobo government utilized these organization to kidnap a witness to anomalous dealings with the broadband deal of the Chinese, kill Filipinos fighting corruption in the government, manipulate election results and protect the foreign trespassers.

In developed nations, their soldiers instinctively defend their nation against foreign trespassers. We only read their histories. The Japanese generals in the 1900s threathened to remove their prime minister when he took American for his advisers. Gen de Gaulle led a resistance movement against German invasion and their puppet government led by Gen Petain in the 1940s. The Vietnamese people and their soldiers drove away the American invaders in the 1970s.

The MedicineNet.com also states that a key part of the immune system's role is to differentiate between invaders and the body's own cells– when it fails to make this distinction, a reaction against 'self' cells and molecules causes autoimmune disease.

Ours is a case of an autoimmune social disease. We have first of all to realize that defending Americans and Chinese who are our invaders, and their collaborator GMA is abnormal. It is pathologic.
The next thing to do if we still do not know what to do with this case is to review our history. Let us research our glorious moment when we became independent of Spain and produced our own government, our own defense system, constitution, a republic and a national identity. Whereas before there were the visayans, the tagalogs, the moros and many different groups of people, we became one territory and one nation when we became independent.

After that, during the 1900s, the Americans invaded our country, destroyed our defense system, killed our people and corrupted our education, communication, political and psycho-sociological sytem with an Americanized Infected Disorder Syndrome.

This in a very brief review, is the underlying cause of our sickness today, including thatof the painful situation in Mindanao.

Filipino Soldiers among us, for whom are we defending against whom?

(Posted by Josemiguel at the Sundalo Forum)

Sins of the Cavaliers

The following exposés detailed the sins of commission/omission by Cavaliers during the 2004 Presidential Elections. You be the judge…

CASH DISTRIBUTION IN SULU

Sulu, May 2004

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).

Then COL NEHEMIAS PAJARITO (Cav ‘76) was the Brigade Commander of the 104^th Brigade based in Sulu. For his involvement in the election cheating, PAJARITO was later promoted to BGEN. He later got his second star.

Then COL NELSON ALLAGA (Cav ’76) was the Brigade Commander of the 3^rd Marine Brigade based in Sulu. He later admitted openly to several Marine officers that he distributed money to his battalion commanders to rig the results in favor of GMA. For this, he was promoted to BGEN. He is now LTGEN and Commander of WESMINCOM.

GEN. ESPERON’s INSTRUCTIONS

Tawi-Tawi, May 2004

During the municipal and, later, provincial canvassing in Tawi-Tawi, then Navy CAPTAIN FELICIANO ANGUE (Cav ’78) kept on calling COL ARIEL QUERUBIN (Cav ’79) to express his disgust with then MGEN HERMOGENES ESPERON’s (Cav ’74) because of the latter’s instruction for him (ANGUE) to tamper with the election results in Tawi-Tawi so that GMA gets additional votes in Tawi-Tawi. ANGUE told QUERUBIN that instead of complying, he appealed to ESPERON that the “special operations” be done elsewhere since Tawi-Tawi does not have a big voter population to play with. Because of his non-cooperation, ANGUE was immediately relieved of his post. However, since he kept quiet about this incident, he was eventually promoted to Commodore.

PMA CLASS ’77 “Chicken Club”

Camp Crame, Not long after election

Members of Class ’77 have what they call the “CHICKEN CLUB” which meets every Wednesday for lunch at Camp Crame. The said lunch meeting was usually hosted by S/SUPT EDGARDO H DIVINA. Not long after the ’04 elections, then COL RAYMUNDO FERRER attended a “CHICKEN CLUB” meeting with more than a dozen members of the class. Among those present are BOY CAMAGAY, MANDY ANDAYA, and CHITO MANGUBAT. FERRER, at that time, was Brigade Commander of the Army Brigade based in Basilan. He was bragging to his classmates that he was the one who “took charge of the ballot boxes” in Basilan. He was relating it like it was the most commendable thing he has ever done. FERRER was later promoted to BGEN (also the first Army general of his class), and later on, was also the first to get a second star.

GEN SENGA’S REVELATIONS

Camp Aguinaldo, 2000H 23 February 2006

During a meeting at the Chief of Staff’s Office, GEN GENEROSO SENGA (Cav ’72) confessed to BGEN DANILO LIM (Cav ’78), COL ARIEL QUERUBIN (Cav ’79) and MGEN RODRIGO MACLANG (Cav ’76) that he himself is “not clean” and he was also “used “during the 2004 presidential election cheating

THE MAYUGA REPORT

The controversial MAYUGA REPORT, which holds the key to the above exposés, has not been released. The only thing that was released was the 2 page summary that states:

“Finally, the Board has been able to identify certain lapses in procedures in the conduct of COMELEC deputized duties as well as irregularities of some military personnel and thereby recommended corrective actions such as:

1. Reassess the utilization of military personnel as members of the Board of Election Inspectors and clustering of precincts;

2. Restudy the utilization of military camps for canvassing of votes;

3. Deputization by names;

4. Formulation of policies regarding AFP participation in future electoral exercises; and

5. Conduct of further investigation to determine the specific culpability of some AFP personnel on their alleged” involvement in the 2004 elections cheating.

HELLO GARCI SCANDAL

THE GARCI GENERALS

(from www.gmanew.tv based on the transcript of the “Hello Garci” Tape)

A conversation between COMELEC Commissioner Garcillano and different personalities including Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo that confirms on how the so called “Garci Generals” used their power and influence to control the elections in favor of GMA

'GARCI' GENERALS and other military and police officials whose names were mentioned in the Hello Garci wiretapped conversations

BRIG. GEN. FRANCISCO GUDANI, Marine brigade commander in charge of the Lanao provinces: Gudani's name was mentioned in the Hello Garci recordings (May 28 22:13 and June 8 13:25) as the uncooperative military officer who refused to go along with COMELEC Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano. He defied EO 464 and appeared at a Senate hearing on the Hello Garci wiretapping controversy on September 28, 2005. The executive order, issued earlier that day, banned senior government officials including the military from appearing in congressional investigations without the prior approval of President Arroyo. During the hearing, Gudani said that he saw vote-buying and other irregularities in Lanao during the 2004 elections. Citing information from his unnamed source, he also claimed First Gentleman Mike Arroyo flew to Mindanao twice in a private helicopter days before the election to deliver boxes containing approximately P500 million. Gudani also said that he was called to Manila by his superiors "just to play golf" when all armed forces unit commanders were on red alert in the days after the 2004 elections, when vote counting was being done. He became assistant superintendent of the Philippine Military Academy eventually sacked from his post and charged by the AFP with violation of Article of War 65 (willful disobedience of a superior officer) following his appearance at the Senate hearing.

BRIG. GEN. HERMOGENES ESPERON, JR., Deputy chief of staff for operations. A "Gen. Esperon" was mentioned in the Hello Garci recordings (May 28 22:13; June 8 13:25). In the conversations, "Gen. Esperon" was mentioned along with "Gen. Kyamko" as having a hand in temporarily taking out Brig. Gen. Gudani from Marawi and Lanao during the canvassing of votes in those areas. He replaced Lt. Gen. Generoso Senga as commanding general of the Philippine Army in 2005, (after the Hello Garci recordings came out).

LT. GEN. ROY KYAMKO, Commander, Southern Command. A "Gen. Kyamko" was mentioned in the Hello Garci recordings (May 28 22:13; June 8 13:25). In the conversations, "Gen. Kyamko" was mentioned along with "Gen. Esperon" as having a hand in temporarily taking out Brig. Gen. Gudani from Marawi and Lanao during the canvassing of votes in those areas.

MAJ. GEN. GABRIEL HABACON, Chief of Task Force Comet, whose jurisdiction included the Western Mindanao region. A "Gen. Habacon" was mentioned in the Hello Garci recordings (May 29 14:00; June 2 22:29). In the conversations, the man believed to be Garcillano allegedly said that Habacon still did not know much about matters pertaining to changes in election returns. After the elections, Habacon became commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division, Philippine Army. In January 2006, he was appointed chief of the Southern Command, replacing Lt. Gen. Edilberto Adan; Habacon assumed the post just months before his retirement in September 2006. Sen. Rodolfo Biazon dubbed Habacon's appointment as a "payback appointment".

P/DIR. GEN. ARTURO LOMIBAO, Director, PNP Criminal Investigation and Detection Group. A "Gen. Lomibao" was mentioned in the Hello Garci recordings (June 5 17:01; June 6 19:00; June 7 20:38). In the conversations, it seemed that the man believed to be Garcillano had coordinated with or contacted Lomibao during the canvassing of votes, and that Lomibao went to Zamboanga. Became chief of the directorial staff. Appointed PNP chief in March 2005.

(Ret.) GEN. HERMOGENES EBDANE, JR., Chief, PNP. A "Gen. Ebdane" was mentioned in the Hello Garci recording on June 5 17:01. In the conversation, the man believed to be Garcillano mentioned that it was Ebdane who instructed Lomibao to go to "Languyan". (Languyan is a municipality in Tawi-Tawi province). Appointed National Security Adviser by President Arroyo when his stint as PNP chief ended in 2004. Appointed DPWH secretary in February 2005.

COL. AMINKADRA SALAHUDDIN UNDUG, Commanding officer of ISAFP MIG9 based in Zamboanga. A "Col. Undug" was mentioned in the Hello Garci recording on June 5 13:41. In the recording, one of the men said he asked the ISAFP through "Col. Undug" in Zamboanga to pick up the family of a certain "Rashma" and use them as a "bargaining chip" to prevent this "Rashma" from "talking."

Excerpts from the Hello Garci transcript:

May 28 22:13 Conversation between a male (believed to be Garcillano) and a female (believed to be President Arroyo)

Garcillano: Hello, good evening ma’am.

GMA: Hello, the FPJ camp raw will file a case against the Board of Canvassers of ano, dun sa Marawi, and the military?

Garcillano: Ano ma’am?

GMA: The FPJ camp raw will file a case raw against the Board of Canvassers and the military in Marawi?

Garcillano: Hindi naman ho siguro nila maa-ano yung ating Board of Canvassers, pero ang military, kasi si Gudani, sa kanila si Gudani. I do not know why they will file.

GMA: Oo, oo.

Garcillano: Sa kanila si Gudani ma’am. In fact that’s why we have, I have to work with Gen. Esperon and Gen. Kyamko na at that time, pinalitan namin si Gudani for a while. Kaya kwan, pero bakit nila
file-filan yang mga military na sa kanila lahat. Halos ayaw na nga mag-give way sa aming mga tao.

GMA: Oo, meron silang pina ... (line cut)

May 29 14:00 Conversation between Gary (V. Garcillano) and one unidentified female believed to be PGMA (Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo)

GMA: Hello?

Garcillano: Hello ma’am, good afternoon. Tumawag raw kayo ma’am?

GMA: Yes, oo. Sabi nung kabila, nagpaplano-plano sila among themselves, meron daw silang mga affidavits from teachers and Board of Canvassers na they witnessed and were made to cheat.

Garcillano: Wala naman hong, saan ho nila kaya, yung kwan ho kanina, yung sinabi nyo sa Pangutaran it’s like this. It’s true na yung nag-appear doon, nabaligtad si FPJ. Pero sa canvassing sa province, ang result yun din hong original ang nalagay because of the words and figures were not changed.

GMA: Uh-hm, uh-hm.

Garcillano: Kasi sila Gen. Habacon ba, hindi masyadong marunong pa dyan, medyo sila ang umano nun. Nag-explain ho sa akin yung election officer ng kwan, ng Pangutaran, si kwan.

GMA: Uh-hm…

Garcillano … pero sa canvass, sinabi naman ho ng Provincial Board of Canvassers, ang ginawa, yun din hong original votes nya, yun din ho ang nabilang kaya wala ho (line cut)

June 2 22:29 Conversation between Gary (V. Garcillano) and unidentified female believed to be PGMA (Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo)

Garcillano: Hello, ma’am. Good evening.

GMA: Hello. Dun sa Lanao del Sur tsaka sa Basilan, di raw nagmamatch ang SOV sa COC?

Garcillano: Ang sinasabi nya, nawala na naman ho?

GMA: Hindi nagmamatch.

Garcillano: Hindi nagmamatch? May posibilidad na hindi magmatch kung hindi nila sinunod ‘yung individual SOV ng mga munisipyo. Pero aywan ko lang ho kung sa atin pabor o hindi. Kasi doon
naman sa Basilan at Lanao Sur, itong ginawa nilang pagpataas sa inyo, hindi naman ho kwan, maayos naman ang paggawa eh.

GMA: So nagmamatch?

Garcillano: Oho. Sa Basilan, alam nyo naman ang mga military dun eh hindi masyadong marunong kasi silang gumawa eh. Katulad ho dun sa Sulu, sa General Habacon. Pero hindi naman ho, kinausap ko na ‘yung Chairman ng Board sa Sulu. Ang akin patataguin ko na muna yung EO ng Pangutaran na para hindi siya maka-testigo ho. Na-explain na ho yung sa Camarines Norte. Tomorrow we will present the official communication dun ho sa Senate. ‘Yung sinasabing wala hong laman ‘yung ballot box. Na- receive ho nila lahat eh.

GMA: Oo, oo.

Garcillano: Tumawag ho kayo kanina ma’am?

GMA: Yeah, about that Lanao del Sur nga at tsaka Basilan.

Garcillano: Iaano ko na lang ho, nag-usap na kami ni Abdullah dun sa kwan kanina. About this, iaano ko ho, huwag ho kayong masyadong mabahala. Anyway, we will take care of this. Kakausapin ko rin si Atty. Macalintal.

GMA: Oo. Tapos nun, si uhm ... sa Languyan, meron daw silang teacher na nasa Witness Protection
Program ng kabila. Languyan.

Garcillano: Sino ho?

GMA: ‘Yung kabila. May teacher daw silang hawak.

Garcillano: Wala naman ho, baka nananakot lang ho sila kasi.

GMA: Languyan, Tawi-Tawi.

Garcillano: Languyan, Tawi-tawi? Wala naman ho tayong kwan dun, wala tayong ginawa dun, sa Languyan. Talo nga tayo dun, talo nga si Nur dun eh.

GMA: Oo, oo.

Garcillano: Sige, aanuhin ko ho lahat ng ‘yan.

GMA: Ok, ok. Thank you.

June 5 13:41 Conversation between Gary (V. Garcillano) and a certain Boy (believed to be either Renault “Boy” Macarambon or Renato “Boy” Magbutay)

Boy: Hello, sir. Si Rashma parang nandyan sa Manila.

Garcillano: Nasa Manila? Naku delikado. Hindi ba natin makontak?

Boy: Walang ano … In-off ang cellphone. Pinahanap ko sa ISAFP.

Garcillano: Ah ... delikado yan.

Boy: Oo nga, sabi ko sa ISAFP doon kay Colonel Undug sa Zamboanga para may bargaining chip tayo dyan, eh damputin na natin ‘yung pamilya din niya. Para di na siya makapagsalita.

Garcillano: Oo nga eh.

Boy: Kasi delikado yan eh.

Garcillano: Pero nagawa bang talaga yan?

Boy: Ha?

Garcillano: Nagtrabaho ba yan?

Boy: Nagtrabaho yan sir, pero yung trabaho, limpio ang trabaho nila. Ang problema ang Kang Patangan. Baka ang sabihin siguro niyan na binaligtad ni Kang Patangan sa itaas, sa provincial level.
(line cut)

Boy: Hello, sir.

Garcillano: Boy, maghanap ka lang ng well-meaning na kamag-anak nya. Huwag mo munang pakikidnap ‘yung pamilya. Soft touch muna na puwedeng maka-persuade sa kanya o makapag … (line cut)

June 5 17:01 Conversation between Gary (V. Garcillano) and a certain Boy (believed to be either Renault “Boy” Macarambon or Renato “Boy” Magbutay)

Garcillano: Boy.

Boy: Hello sir.

Garcillano: Hello Boy, tawagan ka ni Gen. Lomibao ha. Siya ang pinadala kahapon pa diyan ni Gen. Ebdane…dahil concerned sila primero sa Languyan…Pero ok naman…

Boy: Languyan o Tuburan?

Garcillano: Languyan. Primero Languyan hapun..

Boy: Languyan? Si Adnan?
(translated from the Visayan original)

Man: Wala naman silang sinasabing ganyan.

Garcillano: Meron. Kahapon pa.

Man: Ganoon ba?

Garcillano: Oo. Nasabihan ko na niyan si Mike Abas.

Man: So, tatawag na lang siya sa akin mamaya, sir?

Garcillano: Oo, tatawag siya sa iyo. Di niya alam na nasa iisang lugar lang kami. Akala niya siguro nasa Mindanao ako. Si Gen. Lomibao ba.

Man: Lomibao? Sa PNP?

Garcillano: Oo, Chief PNP. General na siya.

June 6 19:00 Conversation between PGMA (Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo) and Garcillano (V. Garcillano)

GMA: Hello?

Garcillano: Hello ma’am. Good evening. Tumawag po kayo.

GMA: Ah dumating...dapat i-sigurado natin consistent yung mga documents sa Maguindanao.

Garcillano: Oo ma’am. Hindi naman ho masyadong problema sa Maguindanao. Ano ho yung itinext ninyo kagabi na may mga fake precincts na ako raw ang mastermind?

GMA: Oo, oo.

Garcillano: Pero ma’am … Ano ba naman. Hindi ko maintindihan what they are trying to drive at when 120 days before elections established na ang precincts.

GMA: Ah ok, ok. Siguro ano, mga shot in the dark lang ‘yun, but I’m just letting you know everything I find out para we can always make the appropriate remedies.

Garcillano: Si Gen. Lomibao nasa Zamboanga na. I have all the people around us talk to him so that they will be able to prevent who is going to work.

GMA: Ok. Ok. Ok. Sige, thank you.

June 7 20:38 Conversation between Gary (V. Garcillano) and a certain Ruben

Garcillano: Hello.

Ruben: Yeah, Garci, si Ruben. Anong balita?

Garcillano: Eto, nag-aano ako kasi. ‘Yung sa Tipo-tipo na tao, parang nasa kamay na nila.

Ruben: Oo nga eh.

Garcillano: Pero wala namang damage magagawa … (garbled) … pero kay Wahab. Kaya dapat si Wahab ang gumalaw niyan.

Ruben: Pero, magte-testify sya against the administration eh. Against the President.

Garcillano: How can she? Wala naman siyang ginawa kay Presidente.

Ruben: Eh hindi, di ba ang gagamiting magte-testify siguro ‘yun against the President regarding the bawas-dagdag na ginawa dun sa ano.

Garcillano: Wala naman siyang ginawa para kay Presidente dun sa kanya ah.

Ruben: Hindi, ‘yun ang pinepresenta di ba? Yan ‘yung pinepresenta ni Rufus Rodriguez pati yung kay Ebron?

Garcillano: Oo nga, pero wala naman. Kay Ebron, di niya makukuha si Ebron, wala na, di niya makukuha.

Ruben: Si Ebron nga, hindi na nga dahil as of two days ago, nakausap na nga raw eh.
Garcillano: Sinong nakausap?

Ruben: Si Ebron, nakausap na ng military.

Garcillano: Sabihin mo dyan sa military na ‘yan, wag silang masyadong kwan makikialam, kasi sinampal pala si Ebron eh, aking tao yan eh, taga Batangas yan eh.

Ruben: Ah ganun ba?

Garcillano: Oo, huwag namang ganun. Bago nila ginawa yun nung primero, sinampal pa siya eh, kaya mangiyak-ngiyak yung tao eh. Pero kahit pakainin mo ng bala yun, di na magpapakita. Ngayon, itong si Rashma Hali, wala naman masasabi against kay ma’am eh, kahit anong gawin nila because she has not done anything except kay Wahab Akbar. Kaya dapat si Wahab ang mawarningan.

Ruben: Pero, ano ba pare yung pinakikitang ano ni Rufus na ano?

Garcillano: Ah, pabayaan mo siya but it does not have anything to do with the President.

Ruben: Ibig mong sabihin yung pinakikitang dinagdagan daw yung boto ni Presidente eh....

Garcillano: Hindi naman nila matetestiguhan kung hindi sa kanyang munisipyo.

Ruben: Yung Tipo-tipo di ba?

Garcillano: Oo nga, pero ang problema niyan, wala naman kay Presidente dyan.

Ruben: Hindi ba yun ang pinepresenta ni Rufus na dinagdagan?

Garcillano: Yung pinakikita ni Rufus, tingnan natin sa provincial canvass, kasi wala naman nagagawa yan dun sa kanyang munisipyo. Bahala siya, kaya nga ina-ano ko si Wahab, pina-aano ko kay Wahab ngayon, dapat si Presidente ma-kwan niya kay Wahab para si Wahab ang kumuha ng taong yan kung hindi, ipakukuha ko ang pamilya niyan.

Ruben: Uh-hum.

Garcillano: Yun na lang last resort ko, pakukuha ko ang pamilya nyan.

Ruben: Kaya nga. Ganun talaga ang dapat gawin dun.

Garcillano: Oo, pero dapat malaman ni Wahab na si Wahab, kasi ang more damage will be against that Wahab Akbar, not the President.

Ruben: Bakit, maapektuhan ba yung boto ni Wahab?

Garcillano: Siya talaga ang ano, ang malaking ano, naka-pabor.

Ruben: Uh-hm.

Garcillano: Kaya kung maaari papupuntahin ko nga rito yung supervisor, patago ko rin dito sa kin. Because, I want to clean out kung alin yung mga by municipality results.

Ruben: Hindi ‘yun nga ang nagkakaproblema dahil si Wahab ang nagpatrabaho nyan eh.

Garcillano: Eh ang problema niyang si Wahab, gumalaw si Wahab nung huli na.

Ruben: Huli na nga eh. Akinse na nung gumalaw si Wahab eh.

Garcillano: Alam mo si Wahab was working for FPJ actually.

Ruben: Oo, nung una.

Garcillano: Nung nalaman niyang matatalo si FPJ, saka bumaligtad.

Ruben: Sinabi mo. Totoo talaga.

Garcillano: Yung mga tao namin diyan, eh galit na galit sa kanya eh. Kaya ito, kung anuman, basta malalaman ko hanggang umaga, ng maagang-maaga kung ano talaga ang score doon so I can tell
them to get her family kung halimbawa. Sabagay medyo matindi na ito kasi nandun naman si Lomibao, nandun din si... ewan ko kung sino pang nandun, may isang colonel na nandun. Kung kailangang kunin, di kunin na ang pamilya nya. Lokohan na rin lang eh, di kwan. Pero yang Rufus na yan, wala namang alam yan.

Ruben: Kaya nga, kaya nga.

Garcillano: Ewan ko lang kung pupunta pa uli yun, pakidnap ko siya. Nakakaano eh.

Ruben: Hindi naman pumupunta, pero ang balita ko nandirito sa Parañaque.

Garcillano: Nandito na yung ano...

Ruben: Nandito na nga raw sa Parañaque nun pang Saturday.

Garcillano: O sige. Basta we’ll ask somebody to look for her and then get her family, kung pwede.

Ruben: Oo, oo. Tanong ko lang sa ‘yo pare, papaano ‘yung ano natin, sa party-list?

Garcillano: Hindi ko pa maa-ano kasi hanggang ngayon wala kaming usapan mga tao tungkol diyan.
Tatawagan kita bukas ng tanghali kung anuman.

Ruben: O sige.

Garcillano: Ano yun? Ano yun?

Ruben: Yung TUCP at saka ANAD.

Garcillano: Ay! Wag mo nang dagdagan, mahihirapan tayo niyan.

Ruben: Hindi ba mas maganda kung yung lahat ng magkakatabi na yan eh...

Garcillano: Hindi kasi nag-proclaim na kami. Ang alam ng mga Commissioner and the other people there, mahirap nang kumuha, kung magkuha tayo, yung mga malapit na, yung hindi na mahahalata kasi…

Ruben: Tama. Pero malapit yun ha kesa sa SMILE.

Garcillano: Kaya nga, bahala na pero ang kaso, pag sabay-sabay mo niyan, sinong pagagawin mo
niyan eh itong mga bata hindi na pupwedeng gumalaw eh. Titingnan ko bukas kung anuman.

Ruben: Sige, tawagan mo ako ha.

Garcillano: Oo.

Ruben: Ok, ok sige thank you.

June 8 13:25 Conversation between Gary (V. Garcillano) and Gene

Gene: Boss, nakatanggap ako ng certification ngayon dito galing sa mga bata natin sa Lanao, nag failure na naman pala dahil kay Gudani.

Garcillano: Oo nga eh.

Gene: Putang-ina, sino ba yang Gudani, bakit ganun yun?

Garcillano: Yun ang pinaalis ko.

Gene: Oo nga, ba’t andudoon na naman, papaano ‘to?

Garcillano: Oo nga, bumalik na naman. Kaya nga ayaw makialam si First Gentleman dyan. Sabi ko nga, pinasabihan ko nga kay Ruben Reyes na paalisin na nyo yan.

Gene: Putang-ina, tarantado talaga to.

Garcillano: Oo, pinaalis ko yan eh. Pero after three days after elections, bumalik man dyan. And nag (garbled) dyan si Col. Quirino thru Gen. Esperon at tsaka si Gen. Kyamko.

Gene: Eh ano ba gagawin ko, gagawan ko pa ba ng memo ‘to o ipapareschedule, papaano, gagawa ako
ng memo sa en banc?

Garcillano: Ipa-reschedule natin.

Gene: Gagawa ako ng ano ha.

Garcillano: Oo para sa commission en banc.

Gene: Ano nangyari sa inyo? O sige, nasa meeting ka yata eh. Ok, sige ok.

Garcillano: Mamayang hapon nandiyan ako.

Gene: O yung best friend mo bumabanat na naman, putang-ina talaga itong si Pimentel.

Garcillano: Bakit, bakit?

Gene: Hindi ka ba nanonood ng TV?

Garcillano: Hindi ako nanonood.

Gene: Putang-ina binabakbakan si Betty Pizaña.

Garcillano: Oo nga eh, anak ng jueteng naman, wala namang kakwenta-kwenta yan.

Gene: Sinasabi na nga na clerical error, putang-ina talagang matanda ito.

Garcillano: 116 votes lang. Ibigay mo na sa kanya. (Laughs)

Gene: (Laughs) Ok pare sige, sige.

OTHER AFP OFFICERS INVOLVED IN THE ’04 ELECTION CHEATING

(from sundalo.bravehost.com)

1. COL ARTURO BAYUGA ORTIZ PA (Cav ’79) – then chief operations officer Task Force HOPE ’04; presently the RC, Special Forces based in Ft. Magsaysay

2. LTC RESTITUTO ANIMAS BACLAYON PAF (Cav ‘85) - together with Gen. Esperon, Navy Capt. Feliciano Angue and Ortiz went to Malacanang to get instructions from GMA herself prior to the 04 Elections. He has in his possession the Garci wiretapped conversations and other incriminating documents.

3. CPT VALENTINO REYES LOPEZ PA (Cav ’94) - He was the chief security officer of his uncle, Garci. He was also the ''bag man'' of Esperon. He was charged of a P50 million bribery to a Comelec Regional Director but the case did not prosper. Presently detailed at PDEA.

4. LTGEN. ROMEO PINON TOLENTINO (Cav ’74) - former CG Philippine Army. His operators then were:

a. MAJ ALEXEI CARREON MUSNGI (Cav ’93) - Jolo operations. Now in the office CG PA.

b. MAJ ROBERT BARBERAN MASA (Cav ‘90) - Jolo operations. Now in the office CG PA.

c. MAJ NEONEL MANUEL NICHOLAS (Cav ’91) - Zamboanga operations. Now at ISG.

d. MAJ SISON – Zamboanga operations. Now at G2/ISG.

5. GEN. HERMOGENES ESPERON (Cav ’74) - then AFP DCS for Operations J3, who was also the Deputy Chief of the military’s Task Force HOPE, now Chief of Staff AFP. His operators then were:

a. LTC GILBERT ITALIA GAPAY (Cav ‘86) - then TF HOPE ’04 finance/disbursing officer. Now Armor Battalion Cmdr.

b. COL REY CABAHUG ARDO (Cav ‘81) - Mindanao operations, TF HOPE .

c. COL DANIEL ABIA LUCERO (Cav ’83) - Now Exec Asst. CS AFP.

d. BGEN RALPH AGUILAR VILLANUEVA (Cav ’78) - former G2 PA.

e. LTC OSCAR TACCAD LACTAO (Cav ‘84) - Now at the office CS AFP.

f. LTGEN ROY KYAMKO - Then Southern Command Chief. Now head of PTF Anti Environment Crimes based at Camp Aguinaldo; Close aide revealed relationship with GMA has turned sour.

g. VADM. ERNESTO HERNANDEZ DE LEON (Cav ’72) - promised GMA to secure ballot boxes once on board any navy ship.

h. MGEN ARSENIO RICAMORA ARUGAY (Cav ‘75) - former Bicol Deputy Brigade Comdr. Now 9th Div Comdr also in Bicol. Recently forced soldiers to campaign for Team Unity by giving them 3 to 6 days pass.

i. COL GAUDENCIO SAMIN PANGILINAN (Cav ‘79) - Now Deputy Chief,ISAFP

j. COL JORGE FLORENCIO VALBUENA SEGOVIA (Cav ‘80) - former ISG, now Brigade Comdr in Laguna

k. COL EMILIANO REYES GUPANA II (Cav ‘80) - Now AFP CIG

6. The Garci wiretappers:

a . COL ALLEN ARAT CAPUYAN (Cav ’83)

b. COL. PEDRO ALMAZAN SUMAYO (Cav ’84)

c. MAJ. MARCELIANO VERIDIANO TEOFILO (Cav ’92)

d. MAJ. LINDSEY REX SAGGE (Cav ’93)

e. CPT. WINDELL TONGCO REBONG (Cav ’95)

7. LTC FRED PELONIA - a reserve officer who was one of the marine battalion commanders who received money from then COL ALLAGA.

8. LTC ELMER ESTOPIN - a reserve officer who was one of the marine battalion commanders who received money from then COL ALLAGA.

9. COL GOMITO PIRINO - replaced BGEN GUDANI as Commander of TASK FORCE RANAO when GUDANI refused to slacken security that made it difficult for GARCI to cheat in Lanao.

10. MAJ CRISTOBAL JP PACIFICADOR PEREZ, JR (Cav ’93)

11. LTGEN RODOLFO GARCIA (Cav ‘70) - Commander of Task Force Hope'04 and was then VCS, now with Fortune Tobacco. He campaigned for PGMA during his "talks" with soldiers (so did then-Defense Sec. Ermita) without mentioning names, eg: "..of course you will not vote for an actor.." "..we should vote for the candidate who has the experience, appropriate academic background.. etc."

Most of the aforementioned sins of our fellow Cavaliers were provided by other Cavaliers who still believe in the tenets of the Honor Code.