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Angelo Reyes and corruption in the Philippine military: Coming clean?
By Carlos H. Conde Sun, Feb 13, 2011 10:16AM UTC View CommentsThe Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism published yesterday a “note” by Angelo Reyes, the former military chief who killed himself after being implicated in a corruption scandal. The note was supposedly written by Reyes two days before he shot himself in the heart in front of this parents’ grave. In it, Reyes, who was accused...
Angelo Reyes: Filipinos should stop burying the sins of the corrupt
By James Cordova Tue, Feb 08, 2011 7:20PM UTC View CommentsThe picture below, taken by NPPA Images, tragically represents the tragedy that is Angelo Reyes. It shows the tombstone on the grave of Purificacion Reyes, Angelo’s mother, smeared with her son’s blood after he shot himself in the heart. How can a family recover from something like this? Days before he committed suicide, Reyes pleaded...
Angelo Reyes as Arroyo’s favorite and loyal general
By Tonyo Cruz Tue, Feb 08, 2011 12:09PM UTC View CommentsGeneral Angelo Reyes today took his own life as Congress investigates allegations he obtained P50,000,000.00 as pabaon or “parting gift” when he left the post of chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. While we appreciate Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago’s reminder that Reyes’ death extinguished his legal and political accountabilities, the fight...
Former Philippine military chief’s apparent suicide underscores need for reform
By James Cordova Tue, Feb 08, 2011 10:52AM UTC View CommentsToday, I woke up to the news that Angelo Reyes, the former chief of staff of the Philippine military and former secretary of the defense, environment and energy departments, died and that he may have shot himself in front of the tomb of his mother. Reyes has been the subject of so much vilification lately,...
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