Mayuga’s resource persons

TELL THAT TO THE MARINES !!!!!!

Opss…. Sorry….He is the Vice Admiral of the Navy and the marines follows the chain of command, so its useless to tell them!

Hmmm…” HAIL TO THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF…MISSION ACCOMPLISHED MOM…!! ”

It’s really a sad day that another Senior Officer of the Armed Forces of the Philippines had chosen to betray the nation and the people to whom he vowed to protect. I wonder how many pieces of silver coins Vice Admiral Mayuga received in exchange of his integrity.

But I believe the Armed forces still have ” A few good man” within the organization that will fight back against these corrupt officers and bring back the honor and dignity of the Armed forces as the real protector of our nation, the constitution and the people.

The time is near….

Actually they are not FEW..marami pa rin ang matitinong Officers na nasa serbisyo. But as long as the Commander-in-Chief is also the President of the Philippines, puputi muna ang mga mata nyo bago sila gumalaw habang tumatanggap ng sweldo galing sa mga buwis ng mga Pilipino. At dapat sana ang mga batas na may kinalaman sa Armed Forces of the Philippines, yan ang dapat binibigyan ng pansin ng mga mas Honorable Senators at Honorable Congresmen natin.

Gusto nyo ba malaman kung anong mga Parusa na binibigay ng mga CO sa mga suwail na Junior Officers at Enlisted Personnel?

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1968 by FERDINAND E. MARCOS, 1985.
(Punyemes!! mga mambabatas update nyo naman!!!)

Art. 105. Disciplinary Powers of Commanding Officers

A. The commanding officer of any detachment, company, battalion, squadron, commissioned vessel, or higher command, or such other officers as may be authorized by the President, may, for minor offenses, impose disciplinary punishments upon persons of his command without the intervention of a court-martial.

B. Subject to subsection g of this article, any commanding officer may, in addition to or in lieu of admonition or reprimand, impose one or more of the following disciplinary punishments, but shall not include confinement under guard:

(1) UPON OFFICERS OF HIS COMMAND. — .
(a) Withholding of privileges for not more than 30 consecutive days;
(b) Restriction to certain specified limits, with or without suspension from duty for not more than 30 consecutive days;
(c) Arrest in quarters for not more than 15 consecutive days;.
(d) Forfeiture of not more than one-half one month’s base pay;
(e) Detention or withholding of not more than one-half of one month’s base pay per month for three months;
(f) Deprivation of liberty on shore not exceeding 30 consecutive days; for those attached to or embarked in a commissioned vessel of the Philippine Navy. (FOR ME, ITO ANG PINAKAMASAKIT SA LAHAT..NAKAKULONG KA SA BARKO HABANG PINAPANOOD MO ANG MGA KASAMA MO NASA TABING DAGAT KASAMA ANG KANILANG GIRLFRIENDS NA NAGLILIWALIW)
(g) If imposed by an officer exercising general court-martial jurisdiction or by an officer of general or flag rank in command —
(i) Withholding of privileges for not more than 60 consecutive days;
(ii) Restriction to certain specified limits, with or without suspension from duty, for not more than 60 consecutive days;
(iii) Arrest in quarters for not more than 30 consecutive days;
(iv) Forfeiture of not more than one-half of one month’s base pay per month for three months;
(v) Detention or withholding of not more than one-half of month’s base pay for six months;.chan robles virtual law library
(vi) Deprivation of liberty on shore not exceeding 60 consecutive days, for those attached to or embarked in a commissioned vessel of the Philippine Navy.

(2) UPON OTHER PERSONNEL OF HIS COMMAND. —

(a) Withholding of privileges for not more than 30 consecutive days;
(b) Restriction to certain specified limits, with or without suspension from duty, for not more than 30 consecutive days;
(c) Arrest in quarters for not more than 15 consecutive days;
(d) Forfeiture of not more than one-half of one month’s base pay;
(e) Detention or withholding of not more than one-half of one month’s base pay per month for three months;
(f) With respect to those attached to or embarked in a commissioned vessel of the Philippine Navy —

(i) Deprivation of liberty on shore not exceeding 30 consecutive days;.chan robles virtual law library
(ii) Confinement on bread and water or diminished rations for not more than five consecutive days;
(g) Confinement not under guard for not more than 15 consecutive days;
(h) Hard labor without confinement for not more than 15 consecutive days;
(i) Extra duties, including fatigue or other duties, for not more than 15 consecutive days
(j) Correctional custody for not more than 15 consecutive days;
(k) Reduction to one or two inferior pay grades, if the grades from which demoted is within the promotion authority of the officer imposing the reduction or any officer subordinate to the one who imposes the reduction.
(l) If imposed by an officer in the grade of lieutenant colonel or commander —
(i) Withholding of privileges for not more than 60 consecutive days;
(ii) Restriction to certain specified limits, with or without suspension from duty, for not more than 60 consecutive days;
(iii) Arrest in quarters for not more than 30 consecutive days;
(iv) Forfeiture of not more than one-half of one month’s base pay for two months;
(v) Detention or withholding of not more than one-half of month’s base pay for six months;.chan robles virtual law library
(vi) With respect to those attached to or embarked in a commissioned vessel of the Philippine Navy, deprivation of liberty on shore not exceeding 60 consecutive days, or confinement on bread and water or diminished rations for not more than five consecutive days;
(vii) Confinement no under guard for not more than 30 consecutive days;
(viii) Hard labor without confinement for not more than 30 consecutive days;
(ix) Extra duties, including fatigue or other duties, for not more than 45 consecutive days;
(x) Correctional custody for not more than 30 consecutive days
(xi) Reduction to the lowest or any intermediate pay grade, if the grade from which demoted is within the promotion authority of the officer imposing the reduction or any officer subordinate to the one who imposes the reduction, but an enlisted member in a pay grade above E-4 may not be reduced more than two pay grades.

“c. The officer who imposes the punishment, or his successor in command may, at anytime, suspend probationally any part or amount of the unexecuted punishment imposed and may suspend probationally a reduction in grade or a forfeiture, whether or not executed. He may also, at any time, remit or mitigate any part or amount of the unexecuted punishment imposed and may set aside in whole or in part the punishment, whether executed or not executed, and restore all rights, privileges and property affected. He may also mitigate a reduction in grade to forfeiture or detention of pay..chan robles virtual law library

“d. A person punished under this article who considers his punishment unjust or disproportionate to the offense may, through the proper channel, appeal to the next superior authority, but may in the meantime be required to undergo the punishment adjudged. The superior authority may exercise the same powers with respect to the punishment imposed as may be exercised under the preceding subsection by the officer who imposed the punishment.

“e. The imposition and enforcement of disciplinary punishment under this article for any act or omission shall not be a bar to trial by court-martial for a serious crime or offense growing out of the same act or omission, and not properly punishable under this article; but the fact that a disciplinary punishment has been enforced may be shown by the accused upon trial, and when so shown shall be considered in determining the measure of punishment to be adjudged in the event of a finding of guilty.

“f. A commanding officer exercising general court-martial jurisdiction or an officer of general or flag rank in command may delegate his powers under this article to a principal assistant..chan robles virtual law library

“g. Under such regulations as the President may prescribe, limitations may be placed on the powers granted by this article with respect to the kind and amount of punishment authorized and the categories of commanding officers authorized to exercise these powers. Under similar regulations, rules may be prescribed with respect to the suspension, apportionment, remission, mitigation, setting aside of the punishments imposed, or the restoration of rights, privileges and property affected by the punishments imposed, and the form of records to be kept of proceedings under this article, and what categories of these proceedings shall be in writing.

“h. Any officer meted punishment under this article by an officer exercising general court-martial jurisdiction or a general or flag rank in command shall automatically be considered on non-promotable status for a period of one year from the date of the imposition of the punishment. The imposition by an officer exercising general court-martial jurisdiction or a general or flag rank in command of three years next proceeding the consideration for promotion of an officer shall constitute a ground for deferment from promotion of the officer. Any enlisted person meted punishment under the provisions of this article by an officer in the grade of lieutenant colonel or commander shall automatically be considered on non-promotable status for a period of one year from the date of the imposition of punishment..chan robles virtual law library

“i. Any commanding officer who refuses to act or delays action on a valid complaint against a person under his command, or refuses or delays to impose a disciplinary punishment under this article when warranted by the evidence, or otherwise aids or abets the wrongdoing of a subordinate shall be subject to action under this article by his immediate superior officer or punished as a court-martial may direct.”

As reported in Phil Daily Inquirer:

“Confidential information-
But Mayuga has said the panel’s report — turned in officially to AFP Chief of Staff General Generoso Senga months ago — was a “secret” document due to the “confidential information” given by witnesses.”

Kung wala din lang namang SABIT ang mga Heneral, bakit kailangang “SECRET” at “CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION” ? Malamang nandyan sa ‘tinatagong part’ na yan ng report ang “sabit” ng mga nakikinabang na corrupt and dishonorable generals. At pag sabit sila, natural na sabit din ang mga PEKE sa MALAKANYANG!!!

As long as the masses are not restless, the farce continues. Yung mga ordinaryong tao, lalo na yung mahihirap, mamamatay na lang sa gutom. At least entertained naman. Parang Soylent Green. Magandang view and music. Ang labas mo biskwit.

What would you expect from Mayuga? Nothing of course. The Oakwood Mutiny was investigated by an independent panel, why not do the same for this. How can a militaryman investigate and even implicate his “kabaro” for wrongdoing? In the end, the poor ordinary and low-ranking personnel will be the scapegoats.

If Nepal can do a national strike, why can’t we? Civil disobedience is the best way to let this administration know we are all fed up. No need to rally in the streets. The Indians were able to kick the British from India, we can do the same to GMA.

It is very easy for members of the AFP to limit an investigation to the dictates of a higher authority particularly when the lead investigator is contending openly for the position of Flag Officer-in-Command Philippine Navy.

It is also very easy to “slant” a sensitive report that involves “controversial” figures in accordance to the desiderata of someone from a very high office. When that happens, the report becomes no more, no less “sanitized”.

Vice-Admiral Mateo Mayuga had been gunning for the top PN post way back in 1998 when Angie Reyes, his close friend and ally was AFP chief. He was only beaten to the finish line when a lobbyist got some promotion papers signed in extremis by then President Estrada or sometime in the last quarter of 2000 thus putting him and his predecessor on an even keel to compete for the top PN post.

We all know that before the report was ordered officially released, Mayuga’s predecessor had been promptly asked to retire ahead of schedule so that Mayuga, the AFP Inspector General could take over the PN top chief position while the former was given a plum post as Philippine ambassador to Australia.

Let’s not forget that Vice-Admiral Mayuga, the AFP’s newest 3-star ranking official, will only serve as PN chief for less than a year with his retirement in December 2006.

What kind of horse trading took place in the corridors of power between the time Mayuga finished the report and in early December 2005 when his predecessor accepted to resign officially as FOIC PN by January 2006? What if in exchange for a well crafted report, acceptable to the commander in chief, ex-AFP Inspector General Mayuga was promised his dream post as top gun of the Philippine Navy?

Granted that Mayuga’s predecessor was due to retire officially when he turns 56 in September, 2006, there was no reason to kick him out as early as January 2006 unless his commander in chief wanted to please Mayuga for the service he had rendered!

Let’s get it straight: Mayuga’s predecessor was forced to retire earlier before reaching the mandatory age of retirement of 56 because Mayuga is slated to retire in December 2006 himself at age 56 or there is a current AFP ruling that bans the appointment of an AFP officer as commanding general of a major AFP service command if he has less than 1 year to do it.

While we are at it, I wonder if Mayuga will also receive a “plum reward” when he himself retires in December 2006…

Given the political circumstances of Mayuga’s sudden change of fortunes, I never believed the Mayuga Report would contain anything substantial or anything that would help Philippine authorities, members of Congress and certainly not COMELEC to investigate further or to prosecute “erring” generals alleged to have conspired with Virgilio “Garci” Garcillano, a Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Commelec appointee to rig election returns in Mindanao in 2004 in favor of presidential candidate Arroyo.

I don’t have to wait for the AFP so-called further confidential records of the Mayuga investigations either to be able to judge the Mayuga whitewash, er the Mayuga Report as a useless report, a futile exercise and a waste of precious military time.

Finally, only the commanding general at the time of Gudani’s re-call to Manila knows what Gen Gudani reported. AFP SOP requires that a pertinent memo be submitted detailing a meeting of a sensitive nature between the FOIC and a field general. This AFP memo or memoes should contain the verbatim report of Gudani to his superior concerning the nature of the problem in Mindanao which was the basis of his re-call. Find that and you will have the truth behind the Mayuga report.

I know Mat way, way down. First met him in their ancestral house in Paranaque when he was about to enter PMA. His elder sister was my wife’s best friend. He was then a very shy but an upright and determined individual. He belongs to a well-known family of integrity. His father was a Colonel in the Army. In fact, they reside close to a street named Mayuga in Paranaque. My only comment about his involvement in the current crisis of the government run by manghaharangs, mangungulimbats, tulisans, magnanakaws, and walang-hiyas is: “Kahit na anong linis mo, kapag lumusong ka sa sa lubluban ng baboy, mangangamoy ka din.”

What else is there to do if you are riding in a karag-karag of vehicle that is the government but to enjoy and make the most of the ride. While it is possible to stop the ride and get out, common sense says not to, unless martyrdom is in your cards. A coward dies a thousand times, the brave tastes death but once….but it is always better to be alive than dead, the first thing in law, i.e., self-preservation.

SHUMNEY….simply put, Nepalese have IKOGS and they rather ACT than TALK. Most probably, their unwritten motto is: ACTA NON VERBA. Things are accomplished not by posturing but by doing. CARPE DIEM. Words are cheap and can be plucked from the air anytime, anyday. Action comes by rarely and done by only the brave. Till then, dear Shumney….till then, business as usual, or De Ea, as the Romans would out it.

OO nga, nakakatawa ‘di ba? CARPE DIEM-that’s also the favorite adage of the very excellent source for raw materials for ladies’ handbags,men’s wallets, and expensive shoes that’s located in Quezon City and is more popularly known as the BGATASANG PAMBANSA. SEIZE THE DAY TODAY as if there’s no more TOMORROW- “dont let any opportunity pass you by”. Make every little red cent count. Nakakatuwa talaga! And oh, that rock group ACTA NON VERBA- never heard, laos na ang datang na ‘to sa bagay na yan…..but am sure that rock group ROCKS and ROLLS….otherwise, it would not have had the gall to sport that venerable tag.

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