The reshuffling of the Arroyo government, where key positions were assigned to mostly generals, portends bigger things to come. The move bespeaks danger.
Whether she is paying debt to people responsible for her stay in power is out of the question. With desperate moves to change the constitution, GMA prepares her band of army to clear whatever obstacle comes her way to extending her term beyond 2010.
The fact that most of the appointees came from an institution whose reputation reeks of several cases of human rights violations -- political killings, and innumerable cases of enforced disappearances -- is highly questionable.
Remember Hermogenes Esperon Jr -- the then AFP chief of staff at the time Jonas Burgos was abducted by military men, the man behind the controversial ancestral
domain who several times said that "enemies of democracy shall be decimated."
Then there's former PNP Chief General Avelino Razon who's responsible for kidnapping Jun Lozada to suppress the latter from testifying against the First Family's involvement in the controversial ZTE broadband network deal. Razon, along with National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales, is also responsible for the disinformation campaign against Prof. Jose Maria Sison.
Now, can we expect change to come? I say yes. To say expect a more repressive government is an understatement.
I am certain these people were appointed to make sure no amount of civilian upheaval can prevent GMA from pushing through with her agenda. As Inquirer aptly titled today's editorial: More militarization. Click here
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