The continuing saga of Jun Lozada is taking interesting and incredible twists and turns. The Senate Committee members went on an ocular inspection at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. And what came out of the bag, or rather TWO Security LOGBOOKS, was that at least one Presidential Security Group (PSG) man, a Cpl. Ramilla (Ramilya?) was with the Toyota Altis that fetched Jun Lozada from the airport. The car was parked in a high security area - near the presidential parking space.
Mr. Lozada insisted all along that the people who "snatched" him were MILITARY men.
And, the logbook also noted that Gen. Atutubo, the airport asst. manager, went with the convoy that escorted Lozada out of the airport. Thank God for secutiry guards’ logbooks! The case against Atutubo, and his cohorts, are getting tighter and tighter.
The PSG men are the bodyguards of the President.
HERE COMES THE MUSLIMS
To divert the people from the Lozada affair, the PSG announced that they had uncovered a plot to assassinate President Arroyo and her husband. The plotters are — the Muslim terrorists!!! Who else? Specifically, the allegedly Indonesian terrorist group, Jamiah Islamiyyah.
Because of the alleged plot, President Arroyo cancelled her trip to Baguio in Northern Luzon to attend ceremonies at the Philippine Military Academy, the country’s answer to West Point Academy.
Really, the Moros and the Muslim community (including the diplomatic community) should protest the Philippine government’s use of the Moros or Muslim "terrorists" as scapegoats or pretext for whatever and whenver something bad is happening to the government.
In fact, I am amazed that Muslim countries like Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, etc. never protested officially or publicly when their citizens were refused entry to the country by virtue of their being Muslim. There have been many who were refused entry since 9/11.
MAKATI BUSINESS CLUB AND THE OLIGARCHY
The prestigious Makati Business Club asked for the resignation of Environment Secretary Lito Atienza and Chair of the Higher Education Commission, Romulo Neri because of their roles in the Lozada affair.
Mr. Neri responded to calls that he tell the Senate what he knows, just like what his friend Lozada did, by saying that the problem is not just the ZTE-NBN deal but the root cause, which is the oligarchic state of the nation. He said that this problem has been with the Filipinos since Spanish times.
Well, one powerful oligarch group, the Makati Business Club, had just announced that it is against Neri and his group. And it looks like there are more oligarchs now in the anti-administration camp than in the administration camp. As one powerful oligarch said, there is still life for Neri after 2010 if he makes the right decision now.
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THE JUN LOZADA SAGA CONTINUES