FINAL REPORT - Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
FINAL REPORT - Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
FINAL REPORT - Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
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SEN. LACSON. Yes, going back to my question and to your answer. In<br />
other words, conclusion ni Garcillano na dahil hindi ka<br />
sumusunod sa mga pinag-uutos nila, in spite of overwhelming<br />
pressure, ang conclusion niya doon ka na agad sa kabila. He did<br />
not even bother to conclude that you were just being nonpartisan.<br />
As an officer of the Armed Forces of the <strong>Philippine</strong>s, as a<br />
deputy of the Comelec, pag hindi ka sa kanila, ang conclusion nila<br />
doon ka sa kabilang kampo. Is that a correct observation, General<br />
Gudani?<br />
MR. GUDANI. Probably so, Your Honor, sir.<br />
SEN. LACSON. Were you actually relieved of your – by the way, aside<br />
from being a brigade commander, ano pa ba ‘yong ibang duty or<br />
duties mo doon sa Lanao or sa Mindanao?<br />
MR. GUDANI. Mr. Chairman, Your Honor, sir, as I’ve stated in my<br />
opening statement, I was concurrently or – I think I did not<br />
mention – I was concurrently the commander of the Joint Task<br />
Force Lanao, an organization which is a creation of southern<br />
command under Lieutenant General Quingco then. With the Joint<br />
Task Force Lanao, the two provinces of Lanao Norte and Lanao<br />
Sur were placed under my operational control. But barely a<br />
month be<strong>for</strong>e election, control of Lanao del Norte was given to the<br />
4th Infantry Division under General Bagasin. So, I was left with<br />
only one province which is Lanao del Sur. And so, it is very<br />
ironical that even if Joint Task Force Lanao was a creation of<br />
southcom, <strong>for</strong> all intense and purposes, the only unit remaining<br />
under Joint Task Force Lanao then was the 1 st Marine Brigade.<br />
And so, when I was – Your Honor, sir, …. /plm<br />
MR. GUDANI. … Your Honor, sir, Mr. Chairman, they say I was not<br />
relieved. I say yes and no. I was not relieved…<br />
SEN. LACSON. Yeah, why is that?<br />
MR. GUDANI. Yes, sir, Your Honor. I was not relieved because there<br />
was no relieved order. But I say yes, I was relieved because there<br />
was an order replacing me by a certain Colonel Perino of the<br />
<strong>Philippine</strong> Army.<br />
xxx xxx xxx<br />
THE CHAIRMAN. Yes. And you were pulled out, I would not say<br />
relieved, when you were pulled out from the area as Brigade<br />
Commander, who replaced you as Brigade Commander?<br />
xxx xxx xxx<br />
MR. GUDANI. Mr. Chairman, sir, Colonel Cesario Atienza who was them<br />
my Deputy Brigade Commander was the one working with Colonel<br />
Perino.<br />
THE CHAIRMAN. What was the role of Colonel Perino…<br />
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