132 armed groups linked to politicians
Military consulting with Comelec on role in highly charged polls
Acting Defense Secretary Norberto Gonzales revealed on Tuesday that the military has identified 132 politically connected armed groups across the country, threatening to affect the conduct of the 2010 elections if they are not neutralized.
These private armies enlist more than 10,000 men, and may have been responsible for 133 cases of election-related ambushes so far documented by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Gonzales said.
Gonzales said that these cases reported by AFP "will have tremendous impact in the type of election we will have in 2010."
Gonzales gave a briefing to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc on these AFP reports and discussed with poll officials the "proper and effective involvement of the Armed Forces in protecting the elections in 2010."
He said that preventing violence during the election season is the more immediate concern than whether to extend the imposition of martial law in Maguindanao, where an election-related massacre happened a couple of weeks ago.
There is “no need to extend” the 60-day martial law period, he said, because the AFP appears like it will be able to accomplish within the prescribed period its work of arresting the suspects and the alleged armed men of the Ampatuan clan, as well as tracing their weapons.
Hotspots
Gonzales said the defense department has been "quietly consulting the Comelec" regarding the reports of election-related violence that the military has gathered.
"We went to the Comelec and told them we are at their disposal so the Comelec will define what the role of the armed forces will be," he said.
Gonzales declined to tell reporters where the 132 private armies operate.
The Philippine National Police has so far identified 9 election hotspots, namely Abra, Nueva Ecija, Masbate, Western Samar, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Basilan and Sulu, and Maguindanao.
Gonzales said an estimated 800,000 firearms are suspected to be in the possession of armed groups, so the implementation of a total gun ban might help.
"It is not just the idea of a total gun ban. We need to be pro-active in this one," he said.
"What we need now is the Comelec and the AFP working together, and that we have the determination to make sure that the election in 2010 will not be violent," Gonzales said. (Newsbreak)
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Predicate To Nationwide....
Luntiang Balaraw, I wish you were right. About time the whole political stand-off in PI gets resolved. Matira na ang matibay. Emotions of hate is too polarized and reached the boiling point level already that any united effort towards progress and peace is now impossible. People doesn't trust each other anymore and even some people of the church has bocome agents of hate and anger, intentionally or otherwise. All the sound bytes from people hating the present administration feel like they can do the same thing those 100+ men did to the 57 victims in Maguindanao. I can sense they want to eat the Arroyos alive and even cut those bishop's tounge for speaking in favor of her declaration. When this thing explodes, and it will ultimately, then people should learn to appreciate what they have lost. Just like what happens right after the civil war in the US or any civil war anywhere. god save the Philippines!
Wala bang moderator dito?
Paging the moderator! Nag martial law na nga sila, dito sa comments section sa ABS-CBN, sila pa rin ang naghahari. I am referring to the pro-Gloria Ampatuwad, pro martial law creeps. Sana sila na lang ang paghuhuli-in eh.
Nang a-asar lang sila. Wala namang sense ang pinagsasasabi.
Martial Law Na, Militar Na Lamang Ang Magbabalita
Masuwerte tayo at bukas pa itong blogsite ng ABS-CBN, baka isang araw ipasara na rin ng Commander in Chief ito dahil hindi niya maitago ang kanyang mga pakulo at panloloko sa mga tao.
Ngayong nasa kamay na ng militar ang mga suspek sa REBELLION DAW, huwag na tayong umasa na ang balita ay magiging kapani paniwala sapagka't ang propaganda ng gobyerno ay nagsisimula nang palabasin upang makondisyon ang isipan ng mga tao.
Totoo man na maraming private armies sa buong kapuluan, e bakit walang ginawa itong nasa puwesto sa loob na halos sampung taon gayung sa tuwing may election ay marami ang pinapatay nitong mga private armies?
PINALALA NITONG GOBYERNO ANG SITUWASYON NG BAYAN. BAKIT ANG MGA NPA, NDG, MILF, MNLF, MATAGAL NANG SAKIT NG ULO NG MILITARY PERO WALA SILANG GINAGAWA AT NGAYON NADAGDAGAN PA NG MGA PRIVATE ARMIES. TSAKA PA LANG SILA TITINAG AT SASABIHING DAPAT NA ALISIN ANG MGA ITO? ILANG LIBONG PILIPINO NA BA ANG DINUKOT AT PINATAY NG MGA REBELDE.
AT ITONG PRIVATE ARMY NI GLORIA, KASAMA NA DIYAN ITONG SI BUTCHER, HANGGANG NGAYON WALA KANG MAKITANG RESULTA NUNG MGA NAWAWALANG JOURNALISTS AT MGA AKTIBISTANG MAMAMAYAN!
SIGE, IDEKLARA NA ANG MARTIAL PARA MAPABILIS ANG HUSTISYA AT MALUTAS NANG LAHAT ANG PROBLEMA NG PILIPINAS! PATI YATA MGA HUWES SA KUKOTE SUPREMA NALOLOKO NIYO NA!
DECLARE MARTIAL LAW IN MINDANAO
IDECLARA NA ANG MARTIAL LAW SA LAHAT NG LUGAR NG MINDANAO. KAILANGAN ILAGAY LAHAT NG GOBYERNO NG MINDANAO SA MARTIAL RULE. ITO ANG PANAHONG NG PAGLILINIS AT PAGDISARMA SA LAHAT NG PRIVATE ARMIES SA MINDANAPO INCLUDING MNLF AT MILF. PANAHON NARIN NA UBUSIN NA ANG ABUSSAYAP GROUP PARA MATIGIL LAHAT NG KALOKOHAN SA MINDANAO. PANAHON NA MAGKAROON NG KATAHIMIKAN AND KAPAYAPAAN ANG MAMAYAN NG MINDANAO. PANAHON NA PARA UMUNLAD ANG MAMAYAN NG MINDANAO PARA PASUKIN ULI ANG MINDANAO NG MALALAKING NEGOSYANTE AT MA CONVERT ANG MINDANAO KATULAD NG SINGAPORE. YANG ANG KAILANGAN NG MINDANAO. KAILANGAN ANG ISANG PANGULO NA MAYROON GANITONG KATANGIAN HINDI YONG MGA BINABAE NA NASA PALIGID AY MGA ARTISTA. SIGURO MAS MABUTI PA SA KANYA MAGARTISTA NA LANG KATULAD NG KAPATID NIYA. PWEDENG PWEDENG MAGKAPAREHA SILA SA BUZZ. MABUHAY SI GIBO, MABUHAY SI FERNANDO. SILA ANG MGA KARAPATDAPAT.
Predicate to a nationwide Martial Law
I really wish im wrong.
INTINDIHIN NYO NA LANG SI
INTINDIHIN NYO NA LANG SI MADAM GMA... KESA KAKANTA ANG MGA AMPATUAN.... KAYA PINAPLANO NA NG MAIGI YAN NG MGA ALIPORES NI MADAM KUNG PAPAANO MAPAWALANG-SALA SI KUMPARENG AMPATUAN.... KAYO NA LANG MAG-FAKE-SIDENTE.... IBA NA ANG MAY PINAG-GA-GARCI-HAN!
TINIYAK LANG NI MADAM GMA NA DI KAKANTA ANG MGA AMPATUAN... KAHIT HAWAK NYA PA SA LEEG ANG COMELEC..... PARA DI SIYA MAHALINTULAD NILA GOV. MENDOZA AND GOV. PADACA! INTINDIHIN YO NA LANG SI IDOL.... nnnggggggggggeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!
Publish the List
The least thing that the government should do now is to publish the list of private armies!!!
The least thing that ABS-CBN news and other strong news network is to demand the list to be published!!!
Ayan na!
Ayan na nga ang sinasabi ng karamihan eh. Sa pagtalaga kay N. Gonzales as "acting" DND chief, na may niluluto ang junta si Gloria Ampatuwad eh. Before we know it, martial law na sa buong Pinas based on the pretext of private armies kuno ng politicians.
Sana lamunin na ang Gloria na iyan ng mga aso niyang alaga.
DEJA VU 1972
Using the rising wave of lawlessness and the threat of a Communist insurgency as justification, Marcos declared martial law on September 21, 1972 by virtue of Proclamation No. 1081. Marcos, ruling by decree, curtailed press freedom and other civil liberties; closed down Congress and media establishments; and ordered the arrest of opposition leaders and militant activists, including his staunchest critics Senator Benigno Aquino, Jr. and Senator Jose Diokno.
SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA
HUWAG PO KAYONG MAGALALA, MAPAPABILIS ANG HUSTISYA, GAGANDA ANG EKONOMIYA, MAGKAKAROON NG TRABAHO ANG MGA TAO, MAWAWALA ANG MGA PRIVATE ARMIES AT MAMAMAYANI ANG KAPAYAPAAN SA BUONG PILIPINAS. YANG ANG PANGAKO NG INYONG MANLOLOKONG PRESIDENTE.
ELECTION HOT SPOT
THE AFP AND PNP ACTUALLY KNOW WHERE ARE THESE HOTSPOT, BUT THEY DID NOTHING TO NEUTRALISE THEM BECAUSE POLITICIANS WHO OWNED THE PRIVATE ARMIES MAY BACK FIRE ON THEM (AFP/PNP). TO PREVENT BACKFIRING, MILITARY JUST KEEP QUIET. JUST INTERVENE IF TROUBLE ARISE. IF MILITARY INTERVENE IN NEUTRALISING PRIVATE ARMY, THEY MAY REMOVE FROM POST AS COMMANDER IN THAT AREA... WHAT THE AFP/PNP WILL DO,, PLAY WITH THE POLITICIANS TO AVOID TROUBLE...SABI NGA NI MANGUDADATU, HAWAK SA LEEG ANG AFP/PNP WHERE THEY ARE SERVING... UNLESS A REAL HERO WILL COME OUT AND READY TO DIE FOR A CAUSE.. BUT THERE NO HERO UNTIL A CIVILIAN WILL START TO SHOUT FOR JUSTICE,, THEN OFFICIALS ALSO START TO ACT..AND THEY(OFFICIALS) BECOME A HERO..
JUST DO YOUR JOB ...DO WHAT IS RIGHT FOR OUR COUNTRY... NO NEED TO TELL THE PEOPLE YOU IDENTIFIED HOTS SPOT,,, ACT NOW.... PRIVATE ARMIES IS ILLEGALL.. THEY ARE ENEMY OF SOCEITY... WHAT YOU WILL DO...
NO NEED TO ASK PERMISSION TO DO THAT,TO DO THIS,,, JUST DO YOUR JOB...THATS IT,,THE PROBLEMS NO MORE...TAKOT KASI KAYO,NAGHAHANAP PA KAYO KAKAMPI BAGO KUMILOS..ALAM NYO NAMAN ANG TAMA PARA SA BANSA..