INQUIRER.NET has launched the Makati Standoff special site to cover the situation in the Peninsula Manila Hotel, where Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has holed up with supporters.
Trillanes is calling on the Filipino people to withdraw their support from the government of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The authorities have asked him to surrender peacefully.
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December 2nd, 2007 at 1:40 pm
got that right estan. what a way to bring down the economy just barely lifting off
my own take of the makati standoff
this is bad for tourism, for business and economy.
December 2nd, 2007 at 8:36 am
Mabuhay si Trillanes! Winner ka! Dami sumakay sa iyo at layo ng kanilang narating. Firstly, what you did is not in the dictionary or perhaps the dictionary is at a loss to describe what you did: stand-off? revolt? rebellion? failed coup? siege? take over?
Secondly, all eyes became blind because they failed to distinguish who was famous/infamous among journalists arrested, handcuffed, treated like common criminal. I mean, Ces Drilon, di ba tingin niya si-kat siya ng araw bakit sya naaresto?
Thirdly, for exposing the media people as an ‘it,’ beyond criminal actions, beyond being banal and common, beyond abuse. Only the police authorities are capable being abusive because they are not ‘it’–they are after all, common and people only.
Fourthly, for making the media confused and hence issuing confusing statements about their arrest at the Manila Peninsula–like what Maria Ressa’s seed of terror-istic statement: “If it can to media, it can happen to anyone.” Like, if media comes face to face with the police and the police asked them to leave and so that they could proceed with their own work, it’d put Philippine democracy at risk, like she finally admitted that she’s actually complaining about how the police handled the arrest.
Winner ka pa din Trillanes even if after your arrest, the media refused to arrest the entire issue by delving into the arrest of journalists while covering what you did.
December 1st, 2007 at 11:36 pm
These military people ought to think first before they act…How come they’re thinking that they are the solution to a corrupt government when their organization itself is corrupt??!! Clean their own organization first.., before they clean the whole government!
Linisin mo mu na ang sarili mong bakuran bago mo linisin ang buong barangay!!
December 1st, 2007 at 12:45 pm
Sa Inyo Po MR. TRILLANES,
Kung totoong SERYOSO po kayo na mapaunlad ang ating bayan, sana po ay gumawa kayo ng solusyon imbes na maging bahagi sa mga problema.
Alam ko pong kayo ay isang sundalo at kayo ay sanay sa dahas at gulo. Ngunit hindi po solusyon ang dahas. Ang dahas ay nagbubunga ng galit. At ang galit ay nagbubunga din ng dahas. Ito ay magiging isang gulong, paulit-ulit.
Kung talagang MAHAL po ninyo ang mga Pilipino, huwag na po ninyong dagdagan ang kanilang problema.
Ang ginawa po ninyo kahapon ay nakapagdulot ng hindi maganda sa mga ORDINARYONG TAO. Please…huwag po ninyong idamay ang mga ordinaryong tao na walang ibang hangad kundi ang maghanap-buhay. Kung inyo pong pag-ninilay-nilayan ang inyong mga ginagawa, lalo lamang po ninyong pinapapangit ang imahe ng ating bayan.
Kung ano mang kaginha-wa-an ang tinatamasa nga bansa ngayon, sa aminin mo man at sa hindi, NAKIKINABANG ka rin, pati na ang inyong pamilya.
Kung inyo pong ipagpapatuloy ang paghahasik ng gulo, mamamatay po ang negosyo. Kapag wala ng negosyo, wala na pong mga trabaho. Kapag wala ng trabaho, tataas ang krimen sapagkat wala ng ma-ayos na kabuhayan ang tao. Kapag walang trabaho, wala na ring mabuting edukasyon. Kapag walang mabuting edukasyon, mahihiga tayong lahat sa kahirapan. Siguro, maswerte po kayo sapagkat kayo ay sikat na. At may pera pa. Paano nalang po ang mga ordinaryong tao na nawalan ng trabaho dahil sa ginawa niyo?
Sana hindi na po kayo mag-padala sa inyong emosyon. Gamitin po sana ninyo ang inyong talino sa mabuti. Gumawa po kayo ng mga hakbang na karapat-dapat sa isang senador. Tulungan po ninyo ang mga mahihirap sa pamamagitan ng mga proyektong makapagbibigay sa kanila ng HANAPBUHAY.
Kapag nabigyan mo ng hanapbuhay ang mga tao, na-ibigay mo na rin sa kanila ang DIGNIDAD.
Turuan po ninyo ang mga kabataan na maging MAHINAHON. Kayo po sana ay maging mabuting HALIMBAWA.
Hindi po ninyo mababago ang bansa kung hindi po muna ninyo baguhin ang inyong sarili. Magsimula po kayo sa inyong SARILI, sa inyong pamilya, at sa inyong baranggay. Kapag nagawa mo iyon ng mabuti, ito ay magiging daan sa ganap na pagbabago ng ating bansa.
Umaasa po ako na pakikinggan ninyo ang panawagang ito.
December 1st, 2007 at 7:12 am
i personnaly condemn the acts of trillanes and group such as the bishop, priest, and supporters which includes particular media people. National interest cannot be construed with personal agenda which implicates life, safety, progress, development and peace to everyone.An act of dishonesty or rebellion to the country will cause a bombpounds disaster to the country.how this group compensate all the damages which adversely affect the ordinary workers,small establihments & transport?where can we submit the billing of cost to trillaness and group?
November 30th, 2007 at 11:38 pm
i don’t know about any of you but i think trillanes and lim are both sickos! they are wack jobs! it was all over CNN and BBC yesterday and while watching it, i was fuming mad! being a filipino, there’s nothing worse than seeing your own country being destroyed by idiotics “idealistic kuno” individuals.
November 30th, 2007 at 10:50 pm
i sympathize with Trillanes and his group. i fully support them.
November 30th, 2007 at 8:25 pm
calling for what????
Trillanes should be sent direct to the national mental hospital !!! He has lost it! And who will he replace the curent president?? Himself? Not that crazy yet!!!! Just SHUT UP Trillanes!!!
November 30th, 2007 at 6:53 am
Thanks! Found out about Inquirer.net’s special site here.
November 30th, 2007 at 1:12 am
the country is in great jeopardy! amidst of two devastating typhoons that hit the country the irresponsible acts of this Trillanes doesnt earn him the right to be called a senator! instead of helping the victims of the calamities, the MAGDALO group and the two BISHOPS where not helping the stability of the country! if we were in the medieval era or even just 50 years ago they would have and should have been executed right then and there. Its very sad for FILIPINOS who voted for TRILLANES in the past election coz he just truly betrayed those who believed in him. this is not the right time to raise arms against the government who is trying its best to help rebuild the economy and stability of the country and its international image! I have been traveling all around the world trying to tell people i met along the way how beautiful our country is just to help in my own little way the tourism effort. But this selfish people are trying to ruin the efforts of simple filipinos like me in helping rebuilding the image of the Philippines. I am very relieved that i did not vote for this guy for senate, TRILLANES and company are NOT HELPING THE ECONOMY, with thier actions THEY DROVE AWAY THE INVESTORS WHO COULD HELP CREAT JOBS FOR THE MANY UNEMPLOYED FILIPINOS, They SCARED away the tourists at the Peninsula who will be telling their friends back to their respective countrie the traumatic experience they had in the Philippines thus putting down the chances of more visiting tourist to the country……. I JUST WISH THEY DID SOMETHING GOOD TO THE FILIPINO PEOPLE, it just shows that Trillanes and Company are a bunch of selfish trouble makers! FILIPINOS ARE TIRED OF THIS POWER GRABBING
November 30th, 2007 at 12:54 am
It is understandable that honest men should be dead or in prison in a Republic where the President is a criminal and a thief.
November 30th, 2007 at 12:26 am
hayan na naman sila.ala na namang magawa sa buhay nila.what do they think of themselves..messiahs?tigilan na nyo yan!!di kayo nakakatulong sa pagsulong ng ating bansa.kung sino man maupo sa malacanang ay pare-pareho lang ang kulay.why dont we just let ms.arroyo finish her term,2 yrs na lang yun ah.sa 2010 nala ng kayo magiingay naman…mga tinamaan kayo ng kulog!!!!
November 29th, 2007 at 9:28 pm
really, this event is a big blow to this country. what will trillanes and his group, plus his supporters do next?
Some photos I took: http://estanli.net/blog/2007/11/29/the-manila-pen-siege-in-makati/