All About Trillianes~ He will be convicted.

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N.B. - This was published in Vol. 6, No. 46 (December 5-11, 2007) of Pinoy Weekly (p. 5).

KONTEKSTO
Danilo Araña Arao

Manila Pen at ang polemiko ng adbenturismo

Madaling sabihing “adbenturismo” lamang nina Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV, Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim at ng mga tagasuporta niya ang nangyaring tensiyon sa The Peninsula Manila (o Manila Pen) noong Nobyembre 29. Ano nga ba naman ang inaasahan nilang mangyari sa puwersahang pag-okupa ng isa sa mga pinakasikat na hotel sa Pilipinas?

Alam nating ang adbenturismo ay isang pagsugal: Hindi man alam ang kahihinatnan, isinasagawa pa rin ang isang aksiyon dahil baka ito ang paraan para makamit ang pampulitikang layunin. Malinaw na sinubukan nina Trillanes na kunin ang suporta ng taumbayan para sa isang sama-samang pagkilos sa Makati City para mapatalsik na si Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Kahit na hindi sila sigurado kung ano ang mangyayari, pinili pa rin nilang isugal ang kanilang buhay para matupad ang kanilang hangarin.

Lohikal ang pagpili ng lugar dahil si Mayor Jejomar Binay ay kilalang personalidad sa oposisyon at kahit siya mismo ay nananawagan ng pagpapatalsik kay Macapagal-Arroyo. Kahit na sabihing naglakad sila nang medyo malayo papunta sa Manila Pen, masasabing pinili nilang mabuti ang lugar hindi lang dahil ito ay kilalang hotel. Katulad ng Oakwood na inokupa ng grupong Magdalo noong Hulyo 27, 2003, ang Manila Pen ay malapit sa mga mall sa Makati at maraming establisimyentong apektado ng kanilang aksiyong gumulat sa buong bansa.

Pero kahit na sabihing nagulantang ang nakararami sa ginawa nina Trillanes, duda akong hindi organisado o biglaan ang pagkilos na ito. Sa aking pagmomonitor ng mga pangyayari sa Internet, napansin kong ang website na “Sundalo: Tagapagtanggol ng Pilipino” (http://www.sundalo.bravehost.com/Index.htm) ay mabilis na nakapag-upload ng mga larawan sa pagmartsa nina Trillanes papuntang Manila Pen. Bukod sa paglalagay ng teksto ng kanilang mga pahayag at panawagan, nailagay din kahit sa loob ng maikling panahon ang pangalan ng mga personaheng nasa Manila Pen noong araw na iyon.

Masasabing kalkulado ang naging galaw ng mga sundalong sumama kina Trillanes kahit na maraming naaresto sa kanila. Mapapansing nakahanap ng paraan sina Capt. Nicanor Faeldon at ilang sundalo para makatakas kahit na napaligiran na ng mga sundalo’t pulis ang buong hotel. Hindi ba’t kahit ang mga taga-midya na nasa loob ng Manila Pen ay hindi nakaligtas sa nangyaring maramihang pag-aresto? Gusto ko tuloy isipin na baka ginawa ang armadong kilos-protesta nina Trillanes noong Nobyembre 29 para lang patakasin ang ilang sundalong Magdalo para maipagpatuloy sa labas ang kanilang hangarin.

Matatandaang sa kaso ni Faeldon, nakatakas siya noong Disyembre 14, 2005 pero nahuli rin noong Enero 27, 2006. Sa maikling panahong nasa labas siya, nanawagan siya ng civil disobedience at ang kanyang website na Pilipino.org (http://www.pilipino.org.ph, kasalukuyang naka-redirect sa http://www.trapo.ph) ay nakakuha ng mahigit na isang milyong hits mula nang makatakas siya. Naging kahiya-hiya rin noon ang Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) dahil ipinakita niya ang kanyang mga larawan sa website na pagala-gala lang sa ilang kampo nito.

Hindi man tayo sumusuporta sa ganitong uri ng adbenturismo, masasabi pa ring lehitimo ang mga argumento nina Trillanes hinggil sa kabulukan ng kasalukuyang sistema at ang pangangailangang palitan na ang mga nanunungkulan. Bagama’t nahuli na ang karamihan sa kanila at inihahanda na ang mga demanda, mahirap sabihing tapos na ang rebelyon. At ito ay hindi lang dahil sina Faeldon ay hindi pa nahuhuli.

Ang rebelyon ay inaasahang magpatuloy hindi dahil sa pagiging panatiko ng mamamayan sa adbenturismo kundi dahil sa organisadong pagkilos para sa pagbabago.

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Danilo A. Arao
Assistant Professor
Department of Journalism, College of Mass Communication Plaridel Hall
University of the Philippines (UP), Diliman, Q.C. 1101
Telephone: (632) 920-6852, 981-8500 loc. 2672
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Thats admitted. You know, in surveys there are certain demographics to consider. Visayas in general and Cebu in particular are quite allergic to everything and everyone that is anti Arroyo. I myself however understand that its like that because Cebu has a GMA friendly media. In addition to that, cebu is the home tto many businessmen who want stability. Still another is that Cebu politicians are just GMA fans even if they dislike each other themselves.

cebu political atmosphere is different. Its more relaxed here as if everything is normal. Cebu is an oasis of stability because it seems to deny reality that nothing good is going on for the rest of the country particularly Luzon and Mindanao. No wonder GMA like this place. Its detached to reality outside. When GMA comes here, as if she is Wonderland.

Again I won't agree with you. There are more businesses and businessmen in Makati and NCR than here in Cebu. Please do not insult the Cebuanos by saying we are detached from reality outside of its island. Cebuanos are aware. Cebuanos are intelligent. WE understand that the country has had enough of mutinies, and military uprisings, and coup d'etat. AS a matter of fact, these methods have been abused.

Why can't people like you understand that we admire Trillanes' ideas and proclamations of change. WE like it. WE want it. The problem is the execution. Let's take Trillanes' idea and work on it in a more peaceful manner?

This country has had enough of Trillanes' mutinies! He has forgotten that he's no longer a military man. As a matter of fact, he's got more power now that he's a "Senator" than he had being a military officer. Then you'd say, he should attend his sessions in the Senate. He can't because the Arroyo government didn't give him pardon thus he must attend his hearings and be a law abiding citizen. He shouldn't have taken over Oakwood. Cause and Effect.

Too bad Gloria is smart.

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Where is she in the scheme of things?

tot u understand logic? u shud know where..

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All these accusations that Trillanes caused the economy to flounder is without basis. The peso did not even react during the time of the siege. Stock prices just shrugged it off.

The argument that Trillanes siege hurt the economy is overblown. The other you look at it, markets did not react even if GMA is in danger of being overthrown. Thats a gauge of the relevance of GMA to the Philippine economy. GMA's holding on to power is irrelevant to the Philippine economy.

It didn't get worst when PGMA is in power either, it even got better. The point: PGMA is the best we've got right now no matter how corrupt she and her cohorts are.

It's not tolerance, it's common sense. And we're not willing to take the risk of handing the country to people who are not credible enough to run the country.

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[color=purple] Again I won't agree with you. There are more businesses and businessmen in Makati and NCR than here in Cebu. Please do not insult the Cebuanos by saying we are detached from reality outside of its island. Cebuanos are aware. Cebuanos are intelligent. WE understand that the country has had enough of mutinies, and military uprisings, and coup d'etat. AS a matter of fact, these methods have been abused.

I was happy when you say Cebuanos are aware. My enthusiasm was doused when what the Cebuanos are "aware of" is not about corruption, election cheating, NBN/ZTE deal, exta judicial killings, Palace bribery but of mutinies and coup d' etat!

Totally disappointing.

Unless some of you there recognized what are the GENUINE ISSUES rather than the peripherals, my opinion about Cebu detached with reality will not change.

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We will have snap elections. We can elect Gwen Garcia or Tomas Osmena if you want. Not to mention Villar, Roxas and Binay. Just dont vote a GMA clone.

And then if katong mopoli kang PGMA maot, rally nasad mo? Coup nasad? Mutiny nasad? Power grab nasad? What else can we do to change Philippines?

FYI, Cebu's economy is moving so fast. If you have a picture of Cebu in 1997 and compare it now, you will see the difference.