Vista
By bluepanjeet on Feb 21, 2008 in *Probitas et Veritas
vis·ta [noun] 1. scenic view: a scenic or panoramic view 2. view seen through narrow opening: a view seen through a long narrow opening, 3. mental picture: a mental picture covering a wide range of objects or a long succession of events in the past or future
When I was a kid (barely in the 4th or 5th grade I think), I used to borrow picture books from the LRC (library) of our school. I was fond of browsing historical photos and books of interest. My fascination with worded images were an extra co-curricular obsession on my part that sometimes I ended up reading this kind of books on examination nights instead of my subjects in school. One book that I often borrowed from the LRC is this EDSA People Power commemorative coffee table book in white-hardbound cover. Scanning through the pages and reading every caption of every pictures inside it, I soon gazed on this familiar photo which, a year earlier, I saw it in the Newspapers as the famous front page photo of two nuns kneeling in front of the tanks saying the rosary. For years, that photo is the same image that flashes on my mind whenever I think about EDSA Revolution. In 1998, during my seminary days, I was buying this spiritual book in St. Paul Lipa. A nun with a mole on her cheek suddenly attended to my needs as I asked the price of the book that I was browsing. When I lifted my head to talk to the nun, I was stupefied.
It seems then that I saw the nun before. I know inside myself that she’s very familiar, but I couldn’t remember where and when I met the nun. I started curling my eyebrows and studying the face of the nun just to remember who she was. It was as if I already knew him since childhood. But being too shy to say something inaccurate, or to act as if I was staring at her mole or afraid to look stupid, I just whisked the idea away and went on to buy the book that I have in my hand instead. When I was already on my way out, upon pushing the glass door of the nun-run bookstore, I suddenly remembered who the nun was. I turned around and walked towards the nun and told her in a very soft voice (because I don’t want to make a commotion among the other patrons inside the store) “Excuse me sister, I think I have seen you somewhere before, are you the nun in front of the tanks during the EDSA revolution of 1986?” the charming nun smiled and said in a very meek voice “yes I am”. It was Sis. Terry Burias of the Order of St. Paul (Paulinians), the actual nun on the famous photo of EDSA. I went out of the store with a very light heart. When I arrived in the seminary, I entered our dorm with a smile on my face. They gathered around me on the hallway and asked me “what was it?” I answered them, while referring to the same book which I often borrowed when I was a kid and a copy of the book in our seminary library shelf, “Remember the praying nun photo on the EDSA book? well, I just had a brush with History“.
NBN-ZTE Scam Photo Time Line
Whistle blower Joey De Venecia demonstrates in the first Senate hearing of the NBN Scam how FG Mike Arroyo told him to “back off”
An unknown Rodolfo Lozada then checked in at the NAIA for his departure for Hong Kong
Jun Lozada on his sudden re-appearance after two days on the dawn of February 7, at 2 am during his press conference in La Salle Greenhills. He was guarded and escorted by Nuns of the AMRSP.
Jun Lozada on February 8, giving his historic testimony on the NBN-ZTE scam hearing on the Senate.
Lozada holding a print-out of the CCTV camera of the NAIA which shows his arrival together with NAIA Asst. GM for Security Angel Atutubo and with other unidentified men. It was presented to him by Senator Jinggoy Estrada for his confirmation.
The CCTV image of Jun Lozada’s February 5 arrival at the NAIA.
Former Comelec Commissioner Benjamin Abalos held his own Press Conference to deny the allegations which Lozada made.
Former Presidential Chief of Staff Mike Defensor shows the 50 thousand pesos money he gave to Jun Lozada (but was later returned to him during the hearing) on the night he visited him in La Salle Greenhills when Lozada was still in the custody of the PSPO.
DENR and former Manila Mayor Lito Atienza denied during the February 11 Senate hearing any allegations of abductions and kidnapping.
Private Lawyer Antonio Bautista insisting that Lozada was his client, referred to him by Deputy Executive Secretary Manny Gaite. He denied that he forced Lozada on signing a fake affidavit.
Deputy Executive Secretary Manny Gaite also denied any allegations concerning the departure of Lozada for Hong Kong and later in London.
During the February 11 resumption of Senate Hearing on the NBN-ZTE deal, Lozada is flanked by Col. Mascarinas (extreme left), PNP Chief Avelino Razon and Joey De Venecia (extreme right).
Sen. peter Cayetano during the their ocular inspection at the NAIA showing the log book that contains the evidence of the PSG’s presence in the airport. The Log book was presented by the anonymous NAIA employees that same day.
Sec. Neri confronted by Militant Groups in front of his house.
Getting Personal. An activist from Gabriela and the chief of staff of FG Mike Arroyo did a Cherry Gil-Sharon Cuneta face off in front of the first gentleman’s office.
Seminarians at the Biggest Makati rally staged by anti-Arroyo protesters.
Angry protesters at the Makati rally calling for the ouster of the first couple.
The ten thousand strong anti-Arroyo rally on February 15, 2007 at Makati central business district
The Mass held for Jun Lozada at the La Salle Greenhills on February 17, 2007
Jun Lozada flanked by former Senate President Franklin Drilon, Brother Allan Luistro FSC, former President Corazon Aquino singing bayan ko with fists held high as they sang “Bayan Ko”
former Government officials of the Aquino, Ramos, Estrada and Arroyo administration calling the President’s Cabinet members to resign. The manifesto was read in front of the La Salle Greenhills gate after the Mass for Jun Lozada.
A nun signing a manifesto for truth.
The February 18, 2007 senate hearing on the NBN scam that were snubbed by most of the PNP and ASG officials. Lozada returning the half a million money he received from Manny Gaite during his exile in Hong Kong. Lozada also told senators that Sec. Romulo Neri commented that “GMA (She) is evil”.
An immediate Press Conference by the Palace was held simultaneously with the Senate hearing to deny the allegations made by Lozada on Neri’s comments that GMA is Evil. Neri also explained that the meeting with Senators Jamby Madrigal and Panfilo Lacson on December 2007 was just purely “academic lectures” about the oligarchic state of the Philippines.
The repeat of the Cabinet “solidarity walk” with the President in response to the call of ex-govt. officials to Arroyo cabinet to “resign “all”. This solidarity walk was originally executed on 2005 after the Hyatt 10 resigned from office.
Joey De Venecia and Benjamin Abalos (with his lawyer Atty Panelo) had a face off during the first hearing in the Ombudsman on the NBN-ZTE scam.
Jun Lozada begins his University-wide talks for truth in different colleges and universities in Manila.
The administration-prepared People Power Anniversary program attended by former President Fidel V. Ramos and Vice President Noli De Castro. The event was plagued with unfortunate events including the failure to raise the Philippine Flag on time, confetti thrown from the helicopter did not spread out in mid-air, technical glitches on the part of the audio system and the “unread” prepared speech of the former president that was not included in the program.
The Police and Military staged for the first time an “unoriginal” solidarity walk from the People power monument to Camp Aguinaldo.
The Mass in Baclaran for the Anniversary of the People Power Revolution.
Albay Governor Joey Salceda did a “mano po” to the President as an act of contrition after he said on National TV that “she maybe a bitch, but she’s the luckiest bitch around”.
Atchara Na. The 50 governors staged another “solidarity walk” to show their support for the President.
First Gentleman Mike Arroyo arrived at the NAIA after his Hong Kong acupuncture trip.
February 26 Senate Hearing. Deputy Executive Secretary Manny Gaite shows Jun Lozada the text message that was sent to the former when the latter was in Hong Kong. The senate later rejected the text message as authentic because according to Gaite, he forwarded it to his wife and again his wife forwarded the message to him. This according to the senators cannot be considered credible because of possible tampering.
The mysterious appearance of a walk-in witness Dante Madriaga during the February 26 Senate hearing on the NBN-ZTE deal. He claimed that he came forward because he wanted to clear his name and deny that he was asking for a 5-10 million pesos money in exchange for his testimony. His testimony are mostly based on hearsay but the circumstances and some details corroborate the testimonies of Jun Lozada and Jose De Venecia. Yet,most of the Senators still have doubts on his motives and credibility.
The Opposition’s own “solidarity walk”.
JIL founder and pastor Eddie Villanueva called for a snap election.
Former Senator Jovito Salonga filed a corruption case in the Ombudsman against President Macapagal Arroyo on February 27, 2008.
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Photo Credits: Inquirer.Net and Newsflash.Org
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