Keep Them Flying

i have read in the newspapers about the exchange of words between jim paredes and gringo honasan in twitter. the exchange still show the great arrogance of gregorio honasan.

i have always believed, that enrile et al had their own plans and ambitions to succeed marcos, knowing that the latter was very ill. but they knew too well that imelda also had her own ambitions too. so enrile et all, honasan included, had this grand plan of snatching power from marcos thru a coup. but marcos and ver, his armed forces chief of staff, discovered it and wanted them arrested.

when enrile et al knew that they were to be arrested, they holed themselves up in camp aguinaldo, together with gen. ramos, then PC chief, whom they convinced to join them in the coup.

were it not for the civilians whom cardinal sin called upon thru, radio veritas, to come to camp aguinaldo and protect the group of enrile and ramos, what could have happened then to gregorio honasan, and the rest?

enrile et al provided the spark that ignited People Power. but the Filipino people did the People Power. they saved them, including honasan.

we have heard and read about honasan being called a hero of People Power 1. he had a contribution to it, but so does millions of others, and many with even much more contribution.

so to call jim paredes as somebody who is nothing unless he won even as a barangay captain, is the height of arrogance of this senator honasan. i know what jim paredes and Apo had contributed to the movement against marcos and martial law.

when Cory was president, why did they still launch several coup attempts? the philippines was in the world map again positively. the economy was zooming up as gleaned from the philippine stock market. the people had so much hope. the philippines was rising. what did they do? they launch coup after coup, why?

honasan and his cohorts and his backer should have been in jail forever. were it not for him and his benefactor, the Cory regime could have been among the glorious years in philippine history and economy.

they still owe me and millions others an explanation of their past actions, and maybe, of their fortunes too. they have a debt to the Filipino people, jim paredes included.