3rd bonus media monitor or 2nd regular media monitor here (“such batuhan” – Drilon on tiff of military & police top brass)

“…such batuhan…” — The Aksyon 5 morning news commentators went to town with the  “such batuhan” quote from Senate President Drilon who told the AFP Chief of Staff and the PNP Chief yesterday to shut up, zip it, stop such batuhan (“the tense situation is not helped any by such batuhan, by among such officials,” Drilon said, referring to the hurling of accusations between AFP Chief of Staff Catapang who lamented that PNP-SAf did not coordinate with them, and PNP-SAF Director Napeñas’s retort that in fact he did text the coordinates, etc).

             … it is such kahiya when the military and police top brass engage in such batuhan, such kapal of face should not be exhibited by the higher-ups as it abets the ka-tense naman situation.

             (if you’re hearing some piano keys just now – it’s smooth, but if you must know — I like this better on solo saxophone, just like any jazz standard… but there’s no sax version on soundcloud, help!)…

       (okay, I found it: Chet Baker on trumpet and Gerry Mulligan on sax, My Funny Valentine. will be featuring various versions later.)

        (and… that’s another version. i think i’ll be able to embed a new one everyday… i might even go OPM in the run-up to Valentine’s Day to help the economy… that’s nine cuts…. let’s see)

                      And…the such ganda and such gwapo members of the ethics class may post their such galing bonus media monitor or regular media monitor here either as links or embedded paragraphs, or email them, or submit them manually on bond paper (make sure the department staff stamps the time). The deadline is extended up to 5:00 pm today. Those who accumulate points will generate such dami wisdom and rewards at sem end.

Breaking News: AFP fact-finding on Mamasapano clash: PNP-SAF asked for artillery but could not give us coordinates

Breaking news first posted at 5:49 am Feb. 3: The AFP in its official fact-finding report, the details of which were released two minutes ago, bared that during the Mamasapano firefight, the PNP-SAF asked the Army for artillery fire but could not inform them of the grid coordinates and the location of civilians.
         These details were disclosed by AFP spokesperson Col. Restituto Padilla in a live phonepatched interview by Aksyon 5. He said that while the Army was notified in the evening that such an operation would take place, they were not informed of operational details such as location and movements. They were notified of the encounter only when it was already a live operation early morning, according to the AFP spokesperson.

      He also added that the fact that the Army and the PNP-SAF had different radio frequencies made the communication more difficult.

      He explained that the 6th Infantry Division was willing to send reinforcements but they were not informed of  the exact location of the forces, and since the MILF and BIFF wore the same camouflage fatigue, there would be danger that the Army quick reaction force would not know whom they were firing at.

     [blog admin’s note: Based on the AFP chain of command, this AFP fact-finding report would already have been approved by the Chief of Staff and the Commander-in-Chief (PNoy and Malacañang), and it sets the tone for the investigating committees that would be formed by allies of the President such as the Truth Commission, and other bodies]