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This happened in my country this morning/afternoon:
pictures from the Associated Press
10:59 AM » Trillanes, Lim walk out of court, call for Arroyo ouster
12:24 PM » Market players dismayed over Trillanes walkout but stocks still up 1.17%
12:48 PM » Government troops arrive in Makati
01:08 PM » Defense chief orders troops to 'rearrest' Trillanes, Lim
01:40 PM » Leaders of Makati commotion may face sedition charges - DOJ
01:52 PM » PNP sets 3 p.m. deadline for Trillanes, Lim to surrender
03:02 PM » We're ready to die here, Magdalo men say
04:01 PM » Shots fired as pro-Arroyo troops begin assault at hotel
04:52 PM » Tear gas fired into hotel lobby as gov't troops advance
05:13 PM » Makati crisis over: Trillanes, Lim yield to Arroyo troops
06:19 PM » Trillanes, Lim, Guingona boarded onto PNP bus
I want to go all meta about this but, gah. This thing happens so often in this country that its so hard for me, a journalist, not to be desensitized. Here, the fight is not between democrats and republicans, liberals and conservatives, but between basically one group of thugs and another. You live in the Philippines? Guess what? You get to choose to be ruled either by a corrupt president with corrupt relatives and friends, or a group of trigger happy ex-soldiers with Messianic complexes who think their way is the only way. Waiting in the wings, of course, are the Communists behind the longest-running Communist insurgency in the history of the world.
One of the biggest ironies for me is this: Earlier this day, before this "incident" started, the government reported that the economy has expanded 7.1 percent in the first nine months of the year. *blank stares* That's a shade shy of phenomenal considering the United States grows at a rate approximately 3 percent while Japan struggles with an economy that grows just around 1 percent.
Just when things are looking up for this sad, oppressed country, this ^ happens.
But hey, let's not get too sad. This is my country too:
away.com (Boracay Island)
visitadventure.com (Cebu Island)
pictures from the Associated Press
10:59 AM » Trillanes, Lim walk out of court, call for Arroyo ouster
12:24 PM » Market players dismayed over Trillanes walkout but stocks still up 1.17%
12:48 PM » Government troops arrive in Makati
01:08 PM » Defense chief orders troops to 'rearrest' Trillanes, Lim
01:40 PM » Leaders of Makati commotion may face sedition charges - DOJ
01:52 PM » PNP sets 3 p.m. deadline for Trillanes, Lim to surrender
03:02 PM » We're ready to die here, Magdalo men say
04:01 PM » Shots fired as pro-Arroyo troops begin assault at hotel
04:52 PM » Tear gas fired into hotel lobby as gov't troops advance
05:13 PM » Makati crisis over: Trillanes, Lim yield to Arroyo troops
06:19 PM » Trillanes, Lim, Guingona boarded onto PNP bus
I want to go all meta about this but, gah. This thing happens so often in this country that its so hard for me, a journalist, not to be desensitized. Here, the fight is not between democrats and republicans, liberals and conservatives, but between basically one group of thugs and another. You live in the Philippines? Guess what? You get to choose to be ruled either by a corrupt president with corrupt relatives and friends, or a group of trigger happy ex-soldiers with Messianic complexes who think their way is the only way. Waiting in the wings, of course, are the Communists behind the longest-running Communist insurgency in the history of the world.
One of the biggest ironies for me is this: Earlier this day, before this "incident" started, the government reported that the economy has expanded 7.1 percent in the first nine months of the year. *blank stares* That's a shade shy of phenomenal considering the United States grows at a rate approximately 3 percent while Japan struggles with an economy that grows just around 1 percent.
Just when things are looking up for this sad, oppressed country, this ^ happens.
But hey, let's not get too sad. This is my country too:
away.com (Boracay Island)
visitadventure.com (Cebu Island)