Thrown to Basilan EDITORIAL 08/15/2010

Thrown to Basilan

EDITORIAL Click to enlarge 08/15/2010 It is difficult to argue that life has become harder for whistle-blower Rear Adm. Feliciano Angue who has been talking a lot lately about the illicit political affairs of military generals. The former commander of the composite National Capital Region Command (NCRCom) force has been literally thrown to Basilan, which is the term used in the military for being fed to the dogs after displeasing a powerful figure, as he was assigned to head the Naval Forces Western Mindanao. Western Mindanao comprises the most volatile regions in the country, including Basilan, Tawi-Tawi and Sulu, where the dreaded Abu Sayyaf group and other kidnap-for-ransom bandits operate. The area under Angue’s new command is also notorious as a smuggling gateway.  The military brass have denied that Angue’s reassignment was a demotion but who are they kidding? Compare the Basilan assignment to being head of the prime military unit securing the nation’s capital..... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100815com1.html

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