Since former Police Four-Star General and Zambales Governor Hermogenes “Jun” Ebdane Jr was indicted on graft and usurpation of authority or official functions for allegedly issuing a mining permit beyond his mandate by the Ombudsman, allow me to give you a glimpse of our conversation in 2010 when I attended his inauguration as the new governor of Zambales on that year.
GOVERNOR: Kamusta si (General) Rey (Velasco)?
ME: Natalo sa mayoralty reelection niya, sir. Pero sabi niya sa akin pang presidente daw ang gastos niyo noong tinalo ninyo si Gov. Amor Deloso (of Zambales, used to be well-entrenched politician).
GOVERNOR: (Affronted). No love lost with me and Rey! Alam mo ba ng dahil sa kanya nag-away kami ni General (Renato) de Villa sa likod ng Malacanang?
ME; Bakit naman sir?
GOVERNOR: E gusto niyang mag Chief PNP (Philippine National Police) si Rey (PMA Class ‘71), e mas senior ako (PMA Class ’70). Minura niya ako “p*tang ina mo habang ako ang Executive Secretary ni presidente (President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo), hindi ka maging Chief PNP!”
ME: Pero naging PNP Chief naman kayo, sir? Sabi nga ni General Rey sa akin, ang masakit sa kanya hindi iyong tinalo siya ni Mayor (Carlito) Zaplan sa pagiging mayor ng Sta. Barbara (Pangasinan) but noong hindi niya nakuha ang pagiging Chief PNP.
GOVERNOR: Nandito pa iyong mga recibo ng binayad ni Rey (deputy chief PNP then) sa mga newspapers at media para sira-an ako. Pero mabait ang Dios, na heart attack si De Villa. Si (General) Ermita ang pumalit na Executive Secretary, boss ko dati, kaya ako ang naging Chief PNP!
(Ebdane,after becoming chief of the powerful police force , became Defense Secretary (where I asked him in our meeting in Zambales on the Israel U.S made Bell Cobra attack helicopters the Philippines would be buying), and the very lucrative Secretary of the Department of Public Works & Highway.
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Warrant of arrest looms to the many former and present Binmaley, Pangasinan’s Councillors dahil sila ay nakasuhan ng criminal case na Usurpation of Authority or Official Function.
GOVERNOR: Kamusta si (General) Rey (Velasco)?
ME: Natalo sa mayoralty reelection niya, sir. Pero sabi niya sa akin pang presidente daw ang gastos niyo noong tinalo ninyo si Gov. Amor Deloso (of Zambales, used to be well-entrenched politician).
GOVERNOR: (Affronted). No love lost with me and Rey! Alam mo ba ng dahil sa kanya nag-away kami ni General (Renato) de Villa sa likod ng Malacanang?
ME; Bakit naman sir?
GOVERNOR: E gusto niyang mag Chief PNP (Philippine National Police) si Rey (PMA Class ‘71), e mas senior ako (PMA Class ’70). Minura niya ako “p*tang ina mo habang ako ang Executive Secretary ni presidente (President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo), hindi ka maging Chief PNP!”
ME: Pero naging PNP Chief naman kayo, sir? Sabi nga ni General Rey sa akin, ang masakit sa kanya hindi iyong tinalo siya ni Mayor (Carlito) Zaplan sa pagiging mayor ng Sta. Barbara (Pangasinan) but noong hindi niya nakuha ang pagiging Chief PNP.
GOVERNOR: Nandito pa iyong mga recibo ng binayad ni Rey (deputy chief PNP then) sa mga newspapers at media para sira-an ako. Pero mabait ang Dios, na heart attack si De Villa. Si (General) Ermita ang pumalit na Executive Secretary, boss ko dati, kaya ako ang naging Chief PNP!
(Ebdane,after becoming chief of the powerful police force , became Defense Secretary (where I asked him in our meeting in Zambales on the Israel U.S made Bell Cobra attack helicopters the Philippines would be buying), and the very lucrative Secretary of the Department of Public Works & Highway.
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Warrant of arrest looms to the many former and present Binmaley, Pangasinan’s Councillors dahil sila ay nakasuhan ng criminal case na Usurpation of Authority or Official Function.
