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We, the Officers and Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police, loyal to God and country and to our duty under the Constitution, do hereby make the following declaration:
A crisis of extreme proportions now confronts our people. The economy, the rule of law and the moral order lie in ruins. Political, judicial and economic power, as well as the power of the mass media, has been perverted to inflict and justify high crimes against the Filipino people. More and more among our people no longer eat, while the idle rich and the corrupt live like kings. Minority rule has replaced majority rule. The three branches of government are now in total disarray, the entire system has broken down, thanks to a President whose legitimacy is denied by the vast majority of our people.
Corruption has not only become a way of life among those in power. It has also become the most effective means of destroying our country and people. Mrs. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has played a key role in promoting corruption to its present levels. In her mad desire for power, she has corrupted and destroyed all institutions. She has promoted a policy of loot and plunder while hypocritically announcing a war against corruption.
She has corrupted the justices of the Supreme Court, the entire Commission on Elections, the mass media, some members of the military, the police and the clergy, and countless teachers who took part in counting the votes in the last elections. She is not only the most corrupt official in the country today. She is also its No. 1 corruptor.
We cannot stand idly by while the rule of law, the moral order, the integrity of our institutions, the very future of our country and the people, and our own professional careers are destroyed by this bogus President. We cannot afford to do nothing while she and her cohorts turn our government into a criminal syndicate. We cannot allow ourselves to be used as a tool of injustice and oppression. We must act, and we must act now.
Pursuant, therefore, to our constitutional duty as “protector of the people and the state,” we have today withdrawn our support from Mrs. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, in order to end her unconstitutional and illegal occupation of the Presidency.
This we have done to restore the rule of law and public morality, the legitimacy and accountability of government, the integrity of our public institutions, the sanctity of the democratic process, and the trust and confidence of our people and the rest of the world.
We call on all our comrades-in-arms to discharge their genuine responsibilities to our people with full dedication and fervor. We call on our people to support the men and women at the forefront of this undertaking. We call on Mrs. Arroyo to accept gracefully the formation of a new government.
As soldiers, we do not seek political power for ourselves. But we shall not allow anyone to use political power to commit crimes against our people or to pursue their own personal agenda, at the expense of the national interest. We shall maintain law and order, prevent any group from taking advantage of the situation, and protect the innocent from all possible harm. We shall leave the actual business of governing the nation in the hands of professionally competent, morally upright, patriotic, trustworthy and self-sacrificing Filipinos whom we now invite to form a new government.
This may be our last chance to correct our past mistakes. We cannot afford to fail. We must not fail.
We appeal to everyone to give this effort a chance to succeed. We appeal to all our people to unite and extend all the support and counsel which the new government will need from them. We pray to Almighty God to bless our efforts and keep us pure and strong in this hour of need.
Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!
Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim Regiment Commander First Scout Ranger Regiment
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"We cannot stand idly by while the rule of law, the moral order, the integrity of our institutions, the very future of our country and the people, and our own professional careers are destroyed by this bogus President. We cannot afford to do nothing while she and her cohorts turn our government into a criminal syndicate. We cannot allow ourselves to be used as a tool of injustice and oppression. We must act, and we must act now.
Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim
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"The time is
ripe for the Filipinos to make a decision. Will it be GMA or change? If we
are going to chose Arroyo, that means we are satisfied with our and the
country’s condition and we can bear her until 2010 and onwards. If we are
going to chose change, that means we want, we are hoping that the quality of
our life and of our fellowmen will be improved or we are hoping to have
peace and progress in our country. The Armed Forces will support the people which-ever side they will take. The military is bound to uphold its constitutional mandate as protector of the people and the state. That’s the only principle that should be embraced by the military. That’s the essence of the military…It’s not to defend a particular person or a particular institution but to protect the people."
Ltsg. Antonio Trillanes IV ===============
"Hindi maikukulong ng mga rehas na bakal ang pakikibakang umusbong na...
There is no reward for me in this fight except the knowledge that should I die, I die in peace, for I am fighting for our people and our country."
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“Alam kong tama ako e. Sino ang matatakot kung ang sasabihin mo ‘yung tama? ‘Yung pagsabi ko ng katotohanan e reflective ng sentiments at ‘yung ideas ng karamihan sa Armed Forces,”
Lt. Col. Alexander Balutan
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"I’m ready to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth in this investigation because I believe the truth shall set us free.
I am also here in my capacity as the Assistant Superintendent of the Phil. Military Academy where we teach the cadets the honor code that the cadet does not cheat, does not steal, does not lie nor tolerate any of these three. I would not have the courage to face the cadets when I myself will not tell the truth."
Brig. Gen. Francisco Gudani
================ "Courage, Integrity, Loyalty are time tested values and virtues demonstrated by great military leaders, especially marines, of the past. The same virtues no longer exist in the vocabulary of many officials in this armed organization. The phrase “an officer and a gentleman” has lost its true meaning in the hearts and minds of many cavaliers. Survival, according to the most respected Officer-In-Command, is now the rule that governs the behavior of almost everybody in the AFP. I’m sorry, Sir, but please don’t count me in." Col. Orlando De Leon
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