Three issues
Back from attending a family matter in our province in Antique, I find that the bulk of the contents of my mailbox can be divided into three main issues: the Basilan tragedy, the Human Security Act , and the proclamation of Juan Miguel Zubiri as the 12 th winning senator courtesy of the manufactured votes from Maguindanao.
Let’s leave Zubiri to his own karma. Like his principal,wholesale replica wallets, Gloria Arroyo,Wholesale Wallets, he will always be known as the product of cheating. Text messages refer to him as Daya na Zubiri.
A number of groups are up in arms against the inhuman Human Security Act. One such group is composed of law students of the University of the Philippines, yesterday filed a petition with the Quezon City Regional Trial Court seeking for declaratory relief on certain provisions of the Human Security Act. They are students of Atty. Harry Roque.
Joining them in the petition are the Moro Christian People’s Alliance, League of Filipino Students and Fr. Joe Dizon.
Foremost among the grounds cited by the group is the vagueness of the definition of terrorism. It lists crimes already provided for in the Revised Penal Code and in special laws and merely adds the qualifying circumstances of “sowing and creating a condition of extraordinary fear and panic among the populace” and “in order to coerce the government to give in to certain unlawful demand.”
We will be discussing more about his dangerous law in future columns.
On the Basilan tragedy, Martin Querubin, the son of Col. Ariel Querubin, shared with me the letter his father sent to the families of his “beloved
Col. Querubin, who had commanded the First Marine Brigade, is currently detained in Camp Capinpin in Tanay together with 9 other Marine officials including former Marine Commandant Maj. Gen. Renato Miranda and 18 Army officials lead by Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim in connection with the February 2006 alleged plan to withdraw support from the bogus presidency of Gloria Arroyo.
Col Querubin’s letter reads:
“It is with personal sorrow, tears and grief that I convey my deepest sympathies to you and your family for the loss of a husband, father, brother, son and friend. I pray to our Lord that He consoles you during these very trying times, remembering that our MARINES fought not just for our country but also for the values of Christ.
“May you be strong amidst all these trials, and may you always bear in mind that your loved one did not die in vain. They will be remembered in our hearts forever, and their courage, loyalty and integrity shall inspire the rest of the corps to do its job with greater vigor, conviction and strength in the service of the country and for the greater glory of God.
“Personally, it has been an honor for me, having once been their commander in the 1st Marine Brigade, to have had the chance to lead such great MARINES. In behalf of my family, I would like to assure you and your family of our constant love and moral support and that we will always be with you in prayer. May the souls of our great soldiers find everlasting joy in paradise.
“May God Bless us All.”
There’s an ongoing vigorous discussion in my blog on the Basilan debacle. A blogger, Parasabayan,replica gucci, gives additional information on Querubin and other officers detained in Tanay: “True, all these beheaded marines were Col Querubin’s men! He was with them in Lanao de Sur.
He and those gallant marine officers like Col Custodio Parcon(also a medal of valor awardee),Col Orlando de Leon, Col Axhilles Segumalian, Col Armando Ba?ez, and most of all Gen. Miranda -must be feeling the pain of the useless death of his men.”
Anna, who blogs from Belgium, says, “Gen. Allaga as well as the commander Naval Task Force South have got to be slapped with command responsibility charge!
Blogger Spy goes to the root of the problem: “There is no bad military unit…only bad commanders. In our case today, the worst commander happens to be the illegitimate president.”
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