Philippine Army SF unit ambushed vietcong style in Mindanao

**badsekktor** · October 21st, 2011 05:01 PM

nagpractice muna ng C&C Generals...

**Altis6453** · October 21st, 2011 05:34 PM

This is one of those times you wish the Magdalo soldiers break ranks and do something to avenge their fallen comrades.

**vinj** · October 21st, 2011 05:36 PM

Originally Posted by A121

OT: These events are a major concern for me. Pupunta pa naman ako in 2 weeks sa Zamboanga City at Cotabato. Is land travel safe over these two areas?

AFAIK, as long as you travel during the day and are with people familiar with the area, its okay.

**jonski** · October 21st, 2011 06:05 PM

May wang-wang na ang utak ni Aquino.

**chua_riwap** · October 22nd, 2011 06:05 AM

a weakling comm. in chief . :sad:

**Ry_Tower** · October 22nd, 2011 10:27 AM

Grabe ito, dapat automatic na retaliation. Kung hindi man nakapag-coordinate ang military sa MILF, puwede naman kasi na harangin lang muna at warnig shot hindi yung ambush.

Sa ganyang sitwasyon dapat naisip ni PNoy na may kasama nang gigil yun mga MILF at nakakita lang nga pagkakataon, tinumba na mga sundalo. Tsk tsk. Itapon na si newly-promoted-soldier pacman dyan!

**uls** · October 22nd, 2011 11:20 AM

Army spokesman relieved for remarks over truce – source - Nation - GMA News Online - Latest Philippine News

The military has ordered the relief of the Army spokesman for saying the ceasefire with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) should be lifted to enable government forces to pursue the rebels behind the killing of 19 Special Forces soldiers in Basilan.

A source said Col. Antonio Parlade Jr. was ordered relieved after President Benigno Aquino III expressed his disgust over Parlade's pronouncements before the media last Thursday.

"Col. Parlade was relieved. The President wanted him relieved. The President said that is the personal opinion of Col. Parlade because he is supposed to be a spokesman and he should go back to school... He said that if you are a spokesman you should not be saying those things," the source said.

a reporter asked his personal opinion

Parlade reportedly told reporter that if he is going to be asked of his personal opinion, higher authorities should suspend the ceasefire with the MILF in Basilan, pursue the perpetrators and bring them to the bar of justice.

He said that the rebels should be punished because last Tuesday's incident was the eight or ninth similar attacks perpetrated by the MILF against government troops in recent years, adding that soldiers were angered and saddened by such actuation.

**uls** · October 22nd, 2011 11:26 AM

PNoy, what are hell you doing?

**Stoner** · October 22nd, 2011 11:39 AM

Way to further demoralize/antagonize the ranks.

Military is bristling, yet it looks like he's even taking the rebel's side. No condemnation of whatsoever. Only pronouncement of investigation on the lapses of the military, and then, this.

First time I'll be saying this since he got elected, but...

Mr. President, you're an idiot.