| PGMA's Speech Statement during the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the Panay Power Corp. 40-Megawatt Expansion Project |
Ingore, La Paz District, Iloilo City (14 August 2003) |
| I listened to him for one hour
and a half. I really pity him. He's misguided and very angry. In any case, the truth and
the lies are now surfacing for everyone to hear and see. For anyone to say that the
Oakwood incident was a spontaneous mutiny is like saying that the Bali and the world trade
center was an accident. No way. The conspirators in the coup d' etat have no respect whatsoever for the intelligence of the Filipino people. One can only recall the antecedents days before the incident, the actuations of the leaders during the event itself, the words spoken and the means employed, as well as the evidence that is emerging, to see that this was a plain and simple attempt to overthrow the duly-constituted government by a civilian-military cabal. I'm glad that the Feliciano commission, the senate and the Congress decided to open the hearings to the public so that everyone who can see this arrogant and absurd attempt to cover up treason at the highest levels of the 'buddy-buddy" politic. I assure the people that the wheels of justice will unravel and expose the full length and breadth of this conspiracy and exact full retribution from those who led it. Democracy will be redeemed and upheld over dictatorship. Thank you |