A tale of two tapes - 1
Posted by: Alecks P. Pabico | June 7, 2005 at 1:09 pm
Filed under: In the News
AS a matter of public interest, we are posting the transcripts of the supposed "original" and "spliced " versions of the series of phone conversations between Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo, and a certain "Gary" discussing the 2004 election results in Mindanao. Malacañang gave copies of both tapes to the press yesterday, alleging that the opposition is behind the release of the "doctored" tape to discredit the president.
Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye belied claims which he attributed to the opposition that the "Gary" with whom the president was talking to allegedly concerning election cheating in the tape is Comelec Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano, an Arroyo appointee. (The identity of "Gary", Bunye said, will be revealed in due time.) Rep. Francis Escudero, House minority leader, has denied Bunye’s allegations.
‘Original’
Conversation between Gary and Mike (Arroyo) on 08 1433H June 04
Mike: Tulungan mo sana yung loyal sa atin. Si Bobby Barbers.
Gary: Sige, sir, nakabantay na yung mga abogado natin.
Mike: Nag-file ng… nag-file ng parang annulment or something tingnan mo kung matutulungan mo
Gary: Sige sir… talaga namang aming inaalalayan si Bobby eh…talaga namang siya yung atin
Mike: Oo siya, siya talaga ang atin. Tulungan mo sana
Gary: Ok
Mike: Thank you.
Conversation between Gary and Mike on 02 1156H June 2004
Gary: Hello
Mike: Sabi ni Bobby Barbers meron pa raw siyang…doon sa Lanao del Sur. Meron pa raw 7 municipalities pa.
Gary: Alin? Alin?
Mike: Meron pa raw siyang 7 municipalities sa Lanao del Sur
Gary: Hindi kasi ang kuwan dun sa Lanao del Sur 2 presinto sa Bayang, 4 na presinto sa Madalin, 1 presinto sa Kapai. Yun na lang..
Mike: so bale lima
Gary: No, no pero presinto lang
Mike: Ah precinct lang
Gary: Oo wala namang 1,000 eh
Mike: Ang impression dahil sa Columbio meron pa raw 3rd siya.
Gary: Hindi wala na yung Columbio nakasama na nung kuwan
Mike: Sa tingin ko wala na rin.
Gary: Ang South Upi nang ilagay nila na merong 4,000. Pero kahit ano pa wala pa rin hindi makakahabol
Mike: Ang Tawi-Tawi makakuha pa raw siya ng 750.
Gary: Lumalamang pa rin sa bilangan sa Tawi-Tawi eh. Alam mo talagang binabantayan ng mga watchers natin sa Lanao Sur.
Mike: Anak ng Putsa! Hay naku, kawawa naman
Gary: O sige tawagan ko mamaya siya
Mike: Sige. Tawagan mo siya kung puwede
Gary: Sige
Mike: Thank you. Thank you
Conversation between Gary and Mike on 02 1023H June 2004
Gary: Hello
Mike: Hello. Si Mike to
Gary: Hello.
Mike: Kung puwede ho tulungan nyo si Bobby Barbers
Gary: Oo nga ho pero mahihirapan na siya medyo malabo siya sa Lanao del Sur. Hindi na makakahabol sa Cotabato pero meron tayong mga abogado dun
MIKE: Ganon ba
GARY: Andito ho kami sa meeting ngayon e actually nag-usap na kami ni senator
MIKE: OK.
Conversation between Gary and PGMA on 31 2317H May 2004
Gary: Hello Mam
GMA: Hello saka yung sa kabila they are trying to get their Namfrel copy of municipal COCs.
Gary: Namfrel copies ho?
GMA: Oo.
Gary: Ay wala naman. Ok naman ang Namfrel sa atin. They are now sympathetic to us.
GMA: Oo pero it doesn’t make sure (garbled) pero yun nga they are trying to get that
Gary: Oho we will get an advance copy ho natin kung ano ho ang kuwan nila. Sige ho.
Conversation between PGMA and Gary on or about 01 2143H June 2004
Gary: Hello, Mam.
GMA: Hello
Gary: Good evening Mam
GMA: When they opened the ballot box of Camarines Norte it was empty.
Gary: This afternoon Mam
GMA: Oo.
Gary: Camarines Norte?
GMA: Oo.
Gary: I’ll call up the supervisor tonight or tomorrow Mam. Tanong ko kung bakit.
GMA: Si Carino?
Gary: Lisa Carino. Lisa Narino… She’s not going to do that because this guy is a straight guy.
GMA: It was empty.
Gary: I will call her up Mam.
GMA: OK.
Conversation between Gary and PGMA on 02 2229H June 2004
Gary: Hello Mam good evening
GMA: Hello. Dun ba sa Lanao del Sur tsaka sa Basilan di raw nagma-match yung SOV sa COC.
Gary: (inaudible)
GMA: Di nagma-match
Gary: Di nagma-match? Baka honest mistake lang ho dahil sa pagod at puyat ng canvassers pero nire-review naman nila e at pag may mali, kino-korek nila pero kung minsan nagkakamali sa pagbasa ng municipal COC pag di malinaw. Nagbabantay naman ho yung mga watchers natin
GMA: Hindi nagma-match
Gary: Dapat mag-match talaga kasi yung COC galing lang sa total ng SOV pino-post lang ng canvassers meron naman ho tayong watchers na nagbabantay ng canvassing as Lanao del Sur at Basilan. Yung Camarines Norte transmit naman daw yung COC sa Senate
GMA: Oo.
Gary: Na-receive na ho nila lahat e.
GMA: Oo.
Gary: Tumawag ho kayo kanina Mam?
GMA: Yah about that Lanao del Sur at Basilan.
Gary: Oho nagka-usap ko kami ni Abdullah dun sa kuwan kanina about this. Inaano ko ho huwag ho kayo masyadong mabahala anyway we will take care of this kakausapin ko rin si Atty. Makalintal.
GMA: Oo tapos non si ano tapos non si, Calanguyan meron daw silang teacher na nasa witness protection program ng kabila
Gary: Sino ho?
GMA: Yung kabila may teacher daw silang hawak.
Gary: Wala naman ho baka nananakot lang ho sila kasi yung kuwan
GMA: Calanguyan, Tawi-Tawi
Gary: Calanguyan, Tawi-Tawi. Wala naman hong watchers tayo dun eh. Talo nga tayo dun eh. Talo nga si Nur dun eh. Sige ho. Tsine-tsek ko ho.
GMA: Oo
Gary: Sige, aanuhin ko ho.
Conversation between PGMA and Gary on 06 1900H June 04
GMA: Hello
Gary: Hello Mam good evening tumawag po kayo
GMA: Oo sabi ni Teng dapat sigurado natin consistent yung mga documents sa
Maguindanao
Gary: Yung kuwan hindi naman ho masyadong problema yung sa Maguindanao pero ano ho yung tinext ninyo kagabi na merong reports na ako daw ang source
GMA: Oo. Oo.
Gary: Pero pano san ho ba naman ang hindi ko maintindihan what is that they are trying to drive at with 120 days (garbled) establish ng (garbled)
GMA: Ok, Ok baka siguro more shot in the dark lang yon but I’m just letting you know everything I found out para we can always make the appropriate remedies.
Gary: Oo Mam. Si Gen. Lomibao nasa Zamboanga na I had all the people around us talk to him so that they will be able to prevent what happened
GMA: Ok ok ok sige ok thank you
Conversation between Gary and PGMA on 1104 26 May 2004
GMA: Hello
Gary: Hello Mam good morning
GMA: Si ano, si Biazon nagbabanta kung madadaya daw siya papabuksan daw niya yung ano (garbled) tsaka Tawi-Tawi baka raw ako madale doon so
Gary: E baka nga ho
Conversation between Gary and PGMA on 1125 26 May 2004
Gary: Hello Mam
GMA: Hello, Hello
Gary: Hello Mam
GMA: Hindi kaya puwedeng ma-delay yung senatorial canvassing until after the voting on the rules tonight.
Gary: On the rules, o sige po mag-uusap po kami ni Attorney.
GMA: Kasi mabubungkal sa Senate e para walang… magiging between 2 allies ito siyempre magagalit ang dalawa di siya magta-tally for sure.
Conversation between Gary and PGMA on 27 0729H May 2004
Gary: Hello Mam
GMA: Hello meron tayong schedule (garbled) PR para sa Sulu
Gary:…Mam
GMA: Sulu, Sulu
Gary: Oo. Mam meron
GMA: Nagko-correspond.
Gary: Oho Mam lahat po meron
GMA: Kumpleto. Ok sige ok ok
Gary: Ok sige Mam sige po
Conversation between Gary and PGMA on 28 2213 May 2004
Gary: Hello
GMA: Hello
Gary: Hello good evening Mam good evening
GMA: The FPJ camp daw will file a case against the Board of Canvassers dun sa Marawi and the military?
Gary: Mam ano Mam?
GMA: The FPJ camp raw will file a case against the Board of Canvassers and military in Marawi?
Gary: Hindi naman ho siguro nila maaano ag ating Board of Canvassers pero ang military kasi si Gudani sa kanila si Gudani I do not know if they will file. Sa kanila si Gudani Mam that is why I had to work with Gen. Esperon and Gen. Kyamko na at that time pinalitan namin si Gudani for a while kaya kwan…sa kanila halos ayaw na ngang magpa..as aming mga tao.
GMA: Oo oo.
Conversation between Gary and PGMA on 08 1751H June 04
Gary: Hello
(space)
Gary: Hello Mam
GMA: Ano ang gagawin natin dun sa Namfrel presscon kanina yung Namfrel Lanao del Sur?
Gary: Inaano ko. Meron na ho akong kopya ng finax ni Nonong yung kay Dalidig pero that is not true because I have already asked my staff whom I assigned Lanao Sur pagkatapos ho si Rey Lumipao. The supervisor is coming and then we will also try to make them say something after this. Pagsasalitain ko sila ho without me, letting people know that I am monitoring
GMA: Ok ok
Gary: So ganoon na lang ang kwanin natin
GMA: Ok
Gary: Sige ho mam ok po.
Conversation between Gary and PGMA on 10 1340H June 04
Gary: Hello
(space)
Gary: Mam good afternoon
GMA: Ano kinausap na kayo ni Abalos?
Gary: Oo Mam. Papasyal lang muna daw ho sya sa Mindanao. Kwan lang. Kaya nga ho kung ano man ho ang mga problema natin tawagan lang ho ninyo ako.
GMA: May problema sa Southwood East pero local kasi iba-iba raw ang ipin-roclaim ng Comelec doon
Gary: Sino ba atin doon
GMA: Ay naku ang importante na hindi madamay yung sa itaas.
Gary: Ay hindi ho may mga watchers ako doon eh
GMA: Kasi ang issue doon sabi ng…pero sabi naman ni…dapat gawin na lang sa munisipyo. Ako ho ang may mga watchers doon eh. So hindi maaapektuhan sa taas ah
Gary: Hindi ko. Hindi ho.
GMA: Kasi ang sabi nila…si Fernando Poe lumalaban na naman daw doon e.
Gary: Ay hindi ho nasa akin ho yan
GMA: Ok sige
Gary: Sige ho.
Conversation between Gary and PGMA on 07 1610H June 2004
Gary: Hello
GMA: Hello
Gary: Yes Mam
GMA: Did you get my text about the Tipo-Tipo?
Gary: Oho oho Mam kwan that is what I am being fearful about (garbled) ah yon that is why we are asking people to look for her so that we can __ her.
GMA: Shes probably being held by them.
Gary: Mam
GMA: Shes probably being held by them already.
Gary: she is here what is why if it is possible we will have her family call her up from Zamboanga
GMA: Ok ok
Gary: Sige po Mam
Conversation between Gary and PGMA on 07 1917H June 04
GMA: Hello
Gary: Yes Mam
GMA: Ano nahanap na ninyo
Gary: Mam
GMA: Nahanap ninyo yung sa Tipo-Tipo
Gary: Ang tipo-tipo ho hindi pa. Ang nandito lang ho itong mga inaano nila ngayon kaya nga
Conversation between Gary and PGMA on 29 0947H May 2004
Gary: Hello Mam
GMA: Hello 40 plus daw ang talo ko dun sa kwan sa Cotabato
Gary: Mam.
GMA: More than 40.
Gary: Siguro less than pero hindi siguro sosobra ng 40 Mam. Patapos na canvassing ni Atty. Vidol.
GMA: A ganun so mali yung figures ni Teng.
Gary: Siguro kasi si Teng kinausap niya yung staff ni Atty. Vidol kami ni Atty. Vidol nag-usap ho ngayon but I will give the exact figures Mam in a little while.
GMA: Oo oo
Gary: Para malaman ho ninyo
GMA: Pero we…
Conversation between Gary and PGMA on 28 0943H 2004
GMA: Hello
Gary: Hello Mam good morning ulit
GMA: Oo, oo
Gary: Ok Mam sa Quick Count namin mas mataas ho siya pero mag-compensate ho
sa Lanao yun.
GMA: So will still lead by more than 1M?
Gary: More or less…that advantage Mam. Parang ganun din ang lalabas.
GMA: It could not be less than 1M?
Gary: Oho. Total na namin yan pero as of the other day its 982.
GMA: kaya nga e.
Gary: Kung maganda ang result ng Lanao.
GMA: Hindi pa ba tapos?
Gary: Hindi pa ho. Meron pang kina-canvass darating na 7 municipalities.
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As a reading aid, here’s PCIJ’s A Tale of Two Tapes 1 and 2 posted side by side. All credits go to the original author of the PCIJ post (Alecks Pabico). " [...]
sana lumabas na ang katotohanan.
the truth must out.
If this be true, it is considered to be the first most incriminating evidence against a sitting president of this republic which can be grounds for impeachment. Taking the cue from the transcripts provided by PCIJ, it is natural to say that PGMA (again, if the tapes are authentic) is guilty of electoral crimes which will result into her being ostracized by the mainstream Philippine society. This country is filled with unethical officials save the presidency of this republic, unless proven otherwise by this damaging tapes.
i dont think the president should be impeach nor the tape will implicate the president because the tape was illegally acquired. Wiretapping is serious crime bec its undermine the right to privacy. On Nixon’s Watergate it was the president’s henchmen who ordered the wiretapping while in the case of GMA, she was the one who was wiretap.
The transcript is a good reference but you should HEAR the recorded conversation to obviously tell which is altered and which is the original.
I think it’s high time that all of us filipinos will unite and condemn this criminal action and the prostitution of our country… We have a bogus President who is willing to do anything just to continue to prostituting our constitution and our sovereign will. Ang hirap kasi sa tin mga pinoy masyado tayong pasosyal at matalino.. Tuwing eleksyon na lang eh ikinahihiya natin na bumoto yung karapatdapat mamuno na kahit salat man sa pinag aralan may prinsipyong pinaglalaban. Diba ilang beses na ba tayong nasilaw sa mga taong kilala sa lipunan may mataas na pinagaralan?? Ilan beses ba tayong nakinig sa mga namumuno ng simbahan gaya ni Cardinal Sin pangalan pa lang nya ay makasalanan na…
haha natatawa at naiiyak ako sa sinapit ng bayan ko. pero sana kagaya ng mga taong nagkamali at natalisod babangon uli tayo at matuto na Suriin mga taong ihahalal natin !!!! ALISIN NA SI PANDAK SAMPU NG MGA PULITIKONG PULPOL NA NAGSABWATAN PARA ITAGO ANG KATOTOHANAN !!! sa ating mga mamayan.
[...] pt of the alleged Arroyo’s Audio tape but it was originally posted at the PCIJ blog (Tape 1 and Tape 2). You can read the transcription, but I was not still convinced that it was rea [...]
Hirap na tayong lahat. Pati kaming mga doctor wala ng pag asang makukuha sa gobyernong ito. Nasaan na ngayon ang mga magagaling na taong bumatikos kay erap. Nakakabingi kayo. Nasasan ang mga lider ng simbahang katoliko, ikinahihiya ko kayo. I used to be a devotred Catholic. I studied in exclusive Catholic schools and finished my pre and medicine days in a Royal Pontifical University. I remember a famous line of an Indian Hero: I LIKE CHRIST BUT NOT YOU ,CHRISTIANS.
huh! ano? meron lahi si Padre Damaso? grabe! dumami na sila! kaya pala hindi mapuksa ang ’social cancer’ na naisulat ni Gat Jose Rizal eh dahil nanatili sa lipunan ang lahi niya. sayang at walang nalahian si Rizal!
nakakaiyak ang nangyayari sa bayan natin ginagawa tayong tanga ng mga lider natin! sorry na lang kayo pero halatang scripted ang pagkuha nyo kay DOBLE.. di na kame naniniwala dyan ginawa nyo na yan kay UDONG MAHUSAY… lahat ng tao ginagawa nyong sinungaling at kayo lang ang hinde.. nakakasawa na magkaron naman ng delikadesa ang mga taga gobyerno. TAMAAN SANA KAYO NG KIDLAT
sana tamaan na lang sila ng kidlat lahat na lang niloloko nila pero darating ang araw sila man maloloko rin at masakit dahil lahat ng ginawa nila ay babalik sa kanila.
Second the motion! “tamaan na nga sana sila ng kidlat” mga nono ng kasinungalingan! Hulog daw ng langit si GMA? baka hulog ng demonyo? hulog ni Cardinal Sin at hindi ng Diyos!
Kawawang bansang Pilipinas dinadaan na lang sa dasal ng mga demonyo sa administrasyon ang kinabukasan ng mamamayan. Napakabait ang pangulo, oo laging nakikita na nakaluhod at nagdadasal! Anong pinagdadasal? na di sana sila mabuko sa panloloko sa taong bayan? na sana di matigil ang jueteng? na sana di magaya ang pirma ni Jose Pidal baka mafake at lumabas na si Mike? na sana huwag bumangon si FPJ baka pumayag ang Supreme Court na buksan ang balota? na sana mamatay na yong nagnakaw ng original na tape sa pandaraya ng eleksiyon? na sana huwag kumanta si Gen. Garcia? na sana madapa si lacson at pimentel? na sana huwag maacquit si ERAP baka bumalik sa Malacanang? na sana manatiling bulag ang mamamayang Pilipino para maligaya ang mga kakampi at pamilya? at marami pang iba!… kayo na ang magsabi pa ng iba!
Hoy Pilipinas gising!
Gma stil silent regarding dis matter. Bkit po madame? Totoo ba na manipulated ang elections. D knb nkutento sa pangaaagaw mo ng kapangyarihan noong 2001. Pmbihira ka, kala ko ba doctor of economics ka pero yun tape pla ang dinoktor nio (ni Bunye). Tapos ginipit mo pa c bro. Eli Soriano dhil pnagbawalan nio mgsalita sa mga kademonyohan nio!!! ayan na ang karma mo.. Laguardia, isa ka rin sungay sa administrasyong arroyo. Mga kababayan, yun nkaupo sa malakanyang ay pekeng Presidente!!!!!!!!
I love GMA no matter what anyone says. In fact, I am thinking of comping up with a google or yahoo fan club. I love GMA unconditionally. I do. I really do. I was so sick of those days when we had this President who reeked of alcohol with horrific grammar to match the smell. I love GMA. She is so sexy even when she’s on her trips to Boracay. Thus, I love GMA. She’s my kinda woman - I am a lesbian. Besides, we can’t have Noli de Castro— the thought itself is soooo disgusting. I lov e GMA. Yep, I really love GMA. The only sexier and smarter person that can really make me love her less is Meriam Stantiago…. I love her too. I just love GMA. (Hello Maam — if you’re here….. kisses… really like yer style.. you’re cute) XOXOXOXO. I love GMA and I hope Meriam also shows some skin. This is boring without some skin….
a opposition senator just turned pro administration to support his smuggling activities thru Port Irene in Sta Ana Cagayan province. The first shipment of luxary vehicles and surplus materils was immediately sold out. Next shipment due within the month using the same port. Advance booking for used tires, surplus vans,trucks and heavy equipment are beeing made with very competitive prices offered much cheaper than subic auctions.
With this new business of the father and son tandem we could expect that the senator and his son to be supportive to the president in congress and senate. Any comment from senator Pimentel ……..
This same opposition senator could be a beneficiary of the Dagdag-Bawas scheme of the Comelec. Remember, he admitted talking to Garcillano.
[...] Milky Soft blog has posted the clearer format of the transcript of the alleged Arroyo’s Audio tape but it was originally posted at the PCIJ blog (Tape 1 and Tape 2). [...]
[...] It’s been a year since Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye called a press conference and presented two CD’s, one of which, he said, had an authentic conversation featuring the President and the other, a doctored version of the conversation. The PCIJ would later on report that the existence of the recordings (one set of which would prove to be on audio tape, thus further muddling the discussion) had been scuttlebutt for weeks. [...]
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