FINAL REPORT - Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism

GENE. Boss, nakatanggap ako ng certification ngayon dito galing sa
mga bata natin sa Lanao. Nag-failure na naman pala dahil
kay Butani.
Putang-ina, sino ba iyong Butani? Bakit…
GARY. Iyon ang pinaalis ko.
GENE. Oo nga, bakit nandoon na naman, papaano ito? Putang ina,
tarantado talaga ‘to.
GARY. Oo, pinaalis ko iyan eh, pero after three days after elections
bumalik man diyan. Ang nandiyan si Colonel Tereno thru
Gen. Tiron at saka si Gen. Quiamco.
GENE. Eh ano ba and gagawin ko, gagawan ko ba ng memo o
ipapaschedule? Paano, gagawa ako ng memo sa inyo.
GARY. Pa-reschedule natin. … /lpp
GENE. Gagawa ako ng ano ha.
GARY. Oo, para sa commission en banc.” (emphasis supplied)
Testimony of Marine Brigadier General Francisco Gudani under oath before the
Senate Committee on National Defense and Security on September 28, 2005 –
affirming pertinent references in the Garci Tapes – attesting to how he was
unceremoniously pulled out of his mission of ensuring clean elections in Marawi,
Lanao del Sur for no valid reason at all at the height of the counting of votes
days after the May 10, 2004 national elections, thus directly corroborating the
pertinent contents of the Garci Tapes –
“[CHAIRMAN] So, the first resource person that will be asked to deliver
an opening statement is Brigadier General Francisco Gudani,
Armed Forces of the Philippines, Marines.
You may proceed, General.
“MR. GUDANI. Good morning, sir, Mr. Chairman, Your Honors.
I’d like to read a prepared affidavit as my opening statement.
I, Brigadier General Francisco B. Gudani, AFP, of legal age,
married, Filipino Citizen, residing at Fort Del Pilar, Baguio City,
after having been duly sworn in accordance with law, do hereby
depose and state:
1. For the past few months my conscience has bothered me for
being silent despite of the fact that there were very vital issues of
national importance that have been the cause of national
controversy. Said controversy has divided our people to include
the Armed Forces of the Philippines. But because I believe that
truth and justice always prevail, and that it is my duty first and
foremost as a Christian and a good citizen to let the public known
the truth today.
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