Whistleblowers banned

I missed this from yesterday's news:

Palace: Lozada ‘truth caravan’ dangerous to youth
AFP says whistleblower not welcome in camps

Even then, I had some comments in Ellen Tordesilla's blog which I quote:

I think tama din naman ginawa ni jesli lapuz. Kung papayagan niya kasi na magsalita si Lozada sa mga public schools, magkakaroon ng public knowledge ang mga public school students at magiging publicly aware sila sa pangyayari. Siyempre malalaman din ng mga public school students na niloloko rin pala sila ng gobyerno dahil habang nagpapasarap ang iilan sa million-dollar kickbacks at SOPs, itong mga public school students ay nag-aagawan ang mga puwit sa kakarampot na bangko at pisara ng kanilang mga eskuwelahan; nagsisiksikan sa kokonting classrooms; nagpipipilit gumising ng maaga para lang mahabol ang three shifts ng kanilang paaralan; at nagtitiis sa gutom o kaya nagkakasya na lamang sa limang pisong baon. Kung magsasalita kasi si Lozada, baka mainggit lang itong mga public school students sa sarap ng buhay ng iilan, na maganda rin pala sa Wack-wack, at ansarap ng P650 na burjer ni Abalos. Kung mangyayari yun, baka mag-drop out sila sa klase at mag-applay na lamang bilang mga caddie.

At tama din si Presidential Spokesperson Lorelei Fajardo when she said that "The youth can be very emotional about this, and the danger is, when we become emotional, we lose objectivity."

Unquote: baka mag-rally ng mag-rally ang mga estudyante at mahulog sa silya ang presidente.

"In the many times that he [Lozada] came out, he has not presented concrete evidence, not even one, to back up his claim," Fajardo said, adding, "And that's dangerous."

Unquote: Di pa rin kasi pinapayagan na lumabas si Neri.

But funnier is the apolitical AFP who also issued statements na bawal ang whistleblower sa kampo. Bakit kaya di rin ipagbawal si Esperon dun? Apart from the fact that he is really due to go, he also blew the whistle without doing the appropriate action -- i.e., by filing cases at the proper courts an attempted coup for the officials whom he said are recruiting him?

Esperon the squealer?

When Tikboy was still having his ROTC, he was called in a room for a meeting with some officials. At the end of the meeting, the commandant said: What you see, what you hear, when you go leave it here.

The words kept ringing in Tikboy's ears and heart. Kahit palpak ang ROTC training dahil panay lang harap sa salamin... este kaliwa o kanan ang ginagawa, nakakataba din ng puso ang pagkakaroon ng mga ROTC officials na marunong magtiwala at rumespeto sa "sense of confidentiality". Pero mukhang sa ROTC lang pala yun at dun lang sa upisinang yun. In the real world, particularly sa AFP, di pala tunay yun when the AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Hermogenes Esperon himself showed how unbecoming and un-gentleman he is. Quoting Inquirer.Net:

The chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) claimed a retired military officer tried to recruit him for a plot to unseat President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

While we do not agree with the attitude of the retired military cum recruiter, the more we do not agree with Esperon's behavior. Why still blow the whistle to the media? Why not directly file a case against this retired official in the appropriate court? Is Esperon also trying to get the attention being enjoyed now by Jun Lozada? Does he want a reward? O gusto niyang maging pulitiko after his retirement. Senador? Congressman? Cabinet appointee?

Saludo na sana si Tikboy sa kanya for his strong resolve to remain apolitical amidst the scandals rocking the Arroyo Administration. Kaya lang, his actions contradict his words. While this is the nth time he became a whistle blower of those he called as coup plotters, this is also a zeroeth time that he proved his case before the competent authorities and properly accuse said plotters.

Galing no? Buti na lang, buwag na ang ROTC. At least, wala na ring ebidensiya na for a time, there really is this rule: What you see, what you hear, when you go leave it here.

Kaya siguro usong-uso ang mga whistle-blowers ngayon. Prrrrrrrttttt!!!!