Day: June 12, 2008

With ABS-CBN keeping mum on the progress of efforts to free broadcaster Ces Drilon and her team, all sorts of speculations arise. Some maybe true, some may be just rumors. Police reports say Ces and three others are in the custody of Abu Sayyaf commander Albader Parad.

Philippine Star has additional info which is interesting. Albader Parad’s group is together with with Jemaah Islamiya bomb expert Zulkifli Bin Hir, a Malaysian.Zulkifli has a $5 million price in his head put up by the United States government.

Here is Philippine Star’s story:

Ces, TV crew in JI custody

By Roel Pareño

Zamboanga City – A Malaysian Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) bomb expert with a $5-million bounty on his head is holding broadcast journalist Ces Oreña-Drilon and her two cameramen in a remote jungle base of the Abu Sayyaf in Sulu, military sources said yesterday.
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by Victor Reyes
Malaya

Armed Forces chief Lt. Gen. Alexander Yano has created a board that will look into allegations of violation of the rights of military officers detained for alleged involvement in a power grab attempt in February 2006.

The board of inquiry held its first meeting yesterday in Camp Aguinaldo with the wives of some of the detainees in attendance. It is headed by Lt. Gen. Ferdinand Bocobo, AFP inspector general, and includes as member Lt. Col. Benedicto Jose, chief of the AFP Human Rights Office.
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Maramik ang nadismaya sa pag-plead guilty ng 11 na Magdalo officers noong Martes sa paglabag ng Article of War no. 96, Conduct Unbecoming of an Officer and Gentleman.

Dahil wala silang media access, hindi nila masyado mapaliwanag ang kanilang desisyon. ngunit sa pagkakilala ko sa kanila, hindi nila ibebenta and kanilang paninindigan at hindi ko naman sila narinig na nag-affirm ng loayalty kay Gloria Arroyo.

Sa institusyon ng military, oo. Sa bayan oo. Hindi naman pag-aari ni Arroyo ang institusyon at ang bayan.
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