{"id":181550,"date":"2018-09-14T21:44:21","date_gmt":"2018-09-15T01:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=181550"},"modified":"2018-09-14T21:44:21","modified_gmt":"2018-09-15T01:44:21","slug":"move-ostracize-trillanes-reflects-military-sentiment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/09\/14\/move-ostracize-trillanes-reflects-military-sentiment\/","title":{"rendered":"Move to ostracize Trillanes reflects military sentiment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cThat reflects overall sentiment of the military.\u201d
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MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— A unilateral declaration by a Mindanao-based group of Philippine Military Academy (PMA) graduates to ostracize Senator Antonio Trillanes IV reflects the “overall” sentiment of the military, Malaca\u00f1ang said on Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat reflects overall sentiment of the military,\u201d Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque replied when asked to comment on the Philippine Military Academy Alumni Association Inc. (PMAAAI)-Eagle Fraternal Chapter\u2019s declaration.<\/p>\n

In its one-page paid advertisement published on a national daily, the PMAAAI-Eagle Fraternal Chapter has also recommended the ouster of Trillanes from the PMAAAI \u201cfor conduct unbecoming of a PMAYER and public official\u201d.<\/p>\n

The PMAAAI-Eagle Fraternal Chapter is an association of PMA graduates in government, military and police active service and business, industry, corporate and retirees (BIRC) sector based in Mindanao.<\/p>\n

The group manifested that Trillanes\u2019 actions and behavior are contrary to the Academy\u2019s motto of courage, integrity and loyalty \u201cthereby seriously damaging the honor and prestige of this revered institution\u201d.<\/p>\n

The PMA graduates have accused Trillanes, a former Navy officer, of not only repeatedly uttering seditious words against the President Rodrigo Duterte but also incited others to inflict any hate or revenge upon his person \u201cthus committed conspiracy or proposal to commit coup d\u2019etat for encouraging the military to rise up in arms against the President\u201d.<\/p>\n

They questioned Trillanes\u2019 constant agitation and propaganda \u201cby inciting dissension for the ouster\u201d of Duterte.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis blatant attack to the present administration as if he has credibility and combat experience while in the Navy defines his bad attitude, character, and evil intent, ignoring the negative effect to the country\u2019s economic progress just to toppled down the President for his personal gain,\u201d the group said in its declaration.<\/p>\n

Recently, Trillanes claimed the support of some junior and senior officials in a bid to discredit Duterte\u2019s issuance of Proclamation 572 which declared the senator\u2019s amnesty void ab initio (from the beginning) for his failure to submit an amnesty application form and to admit his guilt for crimes of rebellion.<\/p>\n

The group cited as another ground the two failed Trillanes-led coup attempts in 2003 and 2007 against former president and now House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.<\/p>\n

Trillanes’ political ally former president Benigno Aquino III granted him amnesty but discovered recently that it was former Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin, instead of Aquino, who approved the amnesty.<\/p>\n

Gazmin’s approval made Trillanes’ amnesty null and void from the very beginning since only the President has constitutional duty to grant pardon and amnesty, Duterte’s Chief Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said in an earlier interview.<\/p>\n

The PMAAAI said Trillanes\u2019 previous graft and corruption cases particularly his involvement in the controversial “pork barrel” funds and the Disbursement Acceleration Fund (DAP) funds scams during the Aquino administration.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe anti-pork barrel coalition said the senator donated PHP10 million from his DAP funds to non-government organization that allegedly turned out to be a donor and not a recipient of donations,\u201d stated in the PMAAAI\u2019s declaration dated Sept. 12, 2018.<\/p>\n

The PMA graduates also accused Trillanes of disrespect and having arrogant behavior towards senior officers and the President, and for committing his \u201ctreasonous acts\u201d when he refused to disclose the results of his backdoor negotiations with China in 2012.<\/p>\n

They lambasted Trillanes for promoting discontent and withdrawal of support on Duterte administration and for propagating “blatant” lies such as the senator\u2019s claim that \u201cPMAyers\u201d are his growing supporters.<\/p>\n

The group added that Trillanes\u2019 pattern of behavior \u201cis an obvious display of conduct unbecoming of a public official and questionable mental health, fond of creating discord and divisiveness instead of his supposed duties to create policies to establish a well-ordered society\u201d.<\/p>\n

They called Trillanes \u201ca disgrace to the alma mater, a great embarrassment to its alumni and a very unworthy role model\u201d to the Cadet Corps Armed Forces of the Philippines (CAAFP).<\/p>\n

Trillanes, a member of PMA Marilag Class of 1995, remains at the Senate despite the government\u2019s statement that he will not be arrested by the military and police.<\/p>\n

Roque said Trillanes\u2019 decision to stay at the Senate is all “drama” and for “political mileage”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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