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On June 24, 2004, a stealth operation of grave national impact was conducted by the Congress of
the Philippines. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the controversial sitting President who took power
after the popularly elected Joseph
Estrada was deposed in the
undemocratic EDSA II conspiracy
in January 2001, was proclaimed as
the victor of the 2004 May 11
elections in a manner that defied
the spirit of electoral victory and
the essence of a "proclamation." At
around 3:30 am--yes, Virginia, at
such a still-dusky morning hour
when most Filipinos are generally
still tucked in their beds--Senate
President Franklin Drilon and
Gloria Arroyo: Bogus & fraud Philippine “President”
House Speaker Jose de Venecia
raised the hands of Arroyo and
proclaimed her "President-elect."
What explains the surreptitious proclamation that ensured the people who were supposed to have
given the petite Arroyo the mandate of electoral victory (over "1 M" lead over opposition bet
Fernando Poe Jr.) would not be able to share in a supposedly glorious moment is the
conspiratorial story of cheating and cover-up sealed at the very halls of the Philippine Congress.
Truth, even political truth, has a way of making itself known, however.
Within exactly 12 months since the allegations of massive electoral fraud,
tapes of wiretapped conversations would reveal the truth behind the
apparently systematic efforts of Congress to cover up the May 11, 2004 and
install a bogus president.
Lying Press
Secretary holds
two ‘Hello Garci’
The tapes that have come to be known as the "Hello Garci" tapes primarily
tapes show the conversations between Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and elections
commissioner Virgilio Garcillano in connection with operations surrounding
the May 11 elections and vote canvassing. The operations revealed by the tapes were designed to
cheat Arroyo's way towards continued hold on power and rob FPJ of electoral victory. The tapes
around 3 hours long were revealed to the public through certain hostile members of the
Philippine military. They show other voices, including certain military loyalist, and reveal an
apparently broad conspiracy of electoral fraud perpetuated by Malacanang, the Commission of
Elections and its "citizen's arm" NAMFREL.
The authenticity of the tapes, particularly the authenticity of the voices of Arroyo and Garcillano,
has been verified by the companies Uniquest Pty (Australia) and Voice Identification (United
States). Uniquest's Brian Lovell, forensic voice expert of note, expressed the professional
opinion that "there is no evidence that would suggest that the conversations have been altered in
any way from their original recorded form."
(line cut)
Female: Hello...
Gary: Hello, Ma’am, good morning again.
Female: Yes, yes.
Gary: OK Ma’am, s/he is higher but will be compensated in Lanao.
Female: So, will I still lead by more than one M., overall?
Gary: Ahh, more or less, it's the advantage Ma'am.
Female: Yes...
Gary: The turnout will appear to be the same. Female: It cannot be less than one M?
Gary: Yes, ma...
...we will try to push that for that. But as of the other day, 902.
Female: Which is why!
Gary: Yes, and then uh, if we can uh, get more in, uh, Lanao...
Female: Is it not yet done? Gary: Yes, not yet supposedly...
...there are still, uhh, the...
...to arrive sev... seven municipalities.
Female: Ah ok, yes, yes...
Gary: Alright
Female: OK, OK, yes, ...OK...
(line cut).
PGMA: Hello.
Gary: Hello Ma'am,
Good evening.
You called?
PGMA: Yes...
...yes. According to Teng, it should perhaps be best if we can ensure that the documents in
Maguindanao are consistent.
Gary: Yes, Ma'am. Uhh...yung uh, that...
...it is not really so much of a problem in Maguindanao...
...uh, but what was it that you texted last night as to the presence of uh...fake uh... precincts and
I'm supposed to be the mastermind?
PGMA : Yes, yes...
Gary: But Ma'am what Ma'am.. I can't understand what, uh they are trying to drive at... when,
uh... 120 days before elections the precincts were already established.
PGMA Ah OK, OK
Gary: Yes.
PGMA: Perhaps what, maybe it is just one shot in the dark. But I'm just letting you know
everything I find out so we can always make uh...
...the appropriate remedies, o, yes?
Gary: Yes.
PGMA: OK.
Gary: Uh, General uh, Lomibao is already in Zamboanga...
PGMA: Yes, yes.
Gary: You can tell all the people uh, around us uh, talk to him...
...so that (will be able) uh, they will be able to prevent who is going to work.
PGMA: OK, ok...
...ok, alright. Thank you.
*The tapes have been translated from mixed Tagalog and English into pure English
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