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| Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim; Soldier, Idealist, Enemy of State? | |
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| saver111 | Mar 16 2006, 11:59 AM Post #11 |
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So, intelligence report was right after all?
Buti na lang  karamihan sa kanila.
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| jooper | Apr 1 2006, 02:42 PM Post #12 |
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http://www.pcij.org/blog/?p=624 February 24, 2006 @ 7:28 am · Posted by Yvonne Chua Filed under In the News MALAYA columnist Romeo Y. Lim wrote about then newly promoted Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim in his April 22, 2005 column, heaping praises on the military officer who has "consciously chosen to live a simple life dedicated to serving his country and people." General Lim is under military custody for his supposed role in a destabilization attempt against President Arroyo. Following is Romeo Lim’s piece (reprinted with Malaya’s permission): Who is BGen Danilo Lim? I want to take time out today to write about a man I greatly admire. It may be biased, but I have no apologies. In these times of endless shenanigans perpetuated by people who are supposed to serve our country and people, this man shines as a small candle in a sea of callousness and indifference. The roots of newly promoted Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim can be traced to Xiamen, China, formerly Amoy. His father married a girl from Bohol but Danny, as he is called by both friends and detractors, was born and raised in Solano, Nueva Vizcaya. He is the youngest of five brothers. He finished elementary and high school in Solano with flying colors. He was in his first year at UP when he took the entrance exams to the Philippine Military Academy. He topped the exams. While a plebe, he took the entrance exam to the US Military Academy at West Point, one of the world’s premier military academies. He topped the exams. After graduation, he returned to the country, took the Scout Ranger Course where he graduated not only No. 1 but also led his team in registering the only encounter of the class during their test mission. He opted to be assigned to Jolo after that. He commanded the forward Recon Unit of the 1st Infantry (Tabak) Division in Sulu where his name became a byword due to his combat exploits. He was wounded twice in combat. Then AFP chief Gen. Romeo Espino noticed this officer and promptly directed GHQ to transfer then Lt. Lim to his alma mater, PMA, for instructor duty. He stayed for a few years then packed his bags again for the US to take up the Advanced Infantry Course at the Infantry School in Fort Benning, Georgia. He not only topped the course but was also awarded the Distinguished Allied Student Award for that year. When he returned, he joined the First Scout Ranger Regiment as chief of operations. In 1989, then Capt. Lim led the Makati siege that lasted seven days. The failed coup attempt resulted in his incarceration for two years. He was released during the Ramos administration after the signing of a comprehensive peace agreement between government and the military rebels. He was a member of the RAM-SFP-YOU peace panel in the negotiations. Moving on with his life, Lim took the Command and General Staff course which he again topped. He ran off with seven of the eight awards given by the school. Only the physical fitness award called the "Tarzan Award" slipped through his fingers and was given to a much younger officer. He later commanded the 42nd Infantry Battalion where he again made a name for himself for the various combat accomplishments of his unit. He also endeared himself to the Bicolanos in Camarines Sur where his battalion was based. He then became deputy commander of the First Scout Ranger Regiment and later regiment commander. BGen. Lim is married with a daughter still in high school. Despite all his achievements and accolades, this soft-spoken and modest officer does not have his own house yet – in direct contrast to his siblings who occupy senior positions in huge corporations (also in direct contrast to some AFP officers we know). He has consciously chosen to live a simple life dedicated to serving his country and people. In six years, he will be bowing out of the military service. I take my hat off to this officer and gentleman whose values and principles seem to be dying traits in this mess of an AFP. We need more people like him if we are to even hope to lift our country out the quagmire it is in. So today, I greet all the other people who are not like BGen. Danilo Lim: Mabuhay ang mga kurakot sa gobyerno ni GMA! |
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| Fmr TOPP Awardee 82'PNP | Apr 2 2006, 04:44 AM Post #13 |
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In this regime "good apples "are thrown away for fear of contaminating the "bad" ones and it's typical. |
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| adroth | Apr 2 2006, 06:38 AM Post #14 |
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It really is sad when good apples turn bad. When that time comes, there is no choice but to throw them out to prevent them from corrupting the good apples that are still good. There are no flawless heroes; all are human. Let the good things they have done inspire us all to do something similar in our respective spheres of influence. Let us cherish the achievements of these former good apples -- but let us not forget what they have become. To do so would be to abandon the good apples who remain true to their oath. |
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| saver111 | Apr 3 2006, 11:43 AM Post #15 |
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He was given a chance to prove his worth, he blew it. He just can't avoid going back his old ways, after saying "he was sorry"... as usual, tao rin lang naman, nagkakamali, paulit-ulit... pero sayang Sir. You could do more from the inside. |
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| flipzi | Apr 3 2006, 01:52 PM Post #16 |
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Had Gen. Lim not allowed himself to be swayed by today's political quagmire, he could have done much much more for his country by insulating the Army's elite units from demoralization and manipulation. But despite of this, i still admire the man. My admiration for his character and principles will never weaken. I know he is a good man. A good man who just can't restrain himself from doing what he believed is right, no matter if it's not the right thing anybody else might think of doing, just to serve or save his country that is besieged by political turmoil and public unrest. He's just a good soldier caught in this perflexed, dirty and foolish game of politics. I agree with what Adroth has just said, "Let the good things they have done inspire us all to do something similar in our respective spheres of influence. Let us cherish the achievements of these former good apples -- but let us not forget what they have become." Despite of putting "what he wished our people should do for our country" to something not everyone will agree, we should never forget the good he had done for our country and the sacrifices he had endured just to keep living a principled life. Gen. Lim will forever hold a distinction of a good soldier that the rest of the men in uniform can emulate or look up to. His "misjudgement" in fact helped the rest realize that serving our country requires considering what the rest wants to achieve for the country as well. Just like what Magdalo had earlier realized, .... DAPAT KASAMA NATIN ANG BAYAN SA LAHAT NG ATING HAKBANG. This bayan is not just the noisy communists and the opposition who flock to the streets just to make it appear as if they are the majority already. This bayan includes the "silent majority" who are doing their best, doing their share in propelling the economy by continuing their work in the office or factories, and who are trying to solve this problem through peaceful means. |
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| saver111 | May 2 2006, 08:58 PM Post #17 |
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PRE-TAPED VICTORY EVERYTHING WAS set—a written statement that was issued to select reporters before D-Day, “Proclamation No. 1” of the “new government,” and a videotape showing an Army general withdrawing his support from President Arroyo. Last February 24, soldiers and their civilian allies were to march on EDSA to demand the ouster of President Arroyo. So confident were they of victory that Army Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim appeared on a pre-taped video reading a statement about his withdrawal of support from his commander in chief. NEWSBREAK learned that three other officers were with him—except that their faces were not seen. We have it on good authority that at least two Manila-based media organizations received a copy of the video—about a couple of days after February 24. A print version of the statement was issued to a few reporters days before February 24. A portion of it read: “A crisis of proportions now confronts our nation…chaos and political factionalism remains to be the order of the day, thanks to a President whose legitimacy is denied by a vast majority of our people.” The statement added, “Pursuant therefore to our constitutional duty as the protector of the people and the state, and in response to the calls of our brethren in the armed services, we are hereby declaring our withdrawal of support from [the] illegal regime of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.” The statement and the video never saw the light of day. In previous coups, military rebels didn’t think of pre-taped statements. To get their message across, they seized TV stations—which is why in nearly all the failed coup attempts against President Corazon Aquino, the mutineers’ first targets were the broadcast stations. Previously seized were Channels 9 and 13, GMA-7, and, of course, the government-run station, Channel 4. Former Navy 1Lt. Robert Lee remembers that bloody day in August 1987, when the rebel command assigned him to seize Broadcast City (which hosts Channels 9 and 13). Lee got very specific orders: to bring around four of his men to Broadcast City, meet the “friendly” forces there, secure the area, and wait for a senior officer to read the rebel statement to be broadcast on the two stations. The senior rebel officer never came so Lee was forced to scribble down a new statement. But they couldn’t broadcast since some equipment was missing. This was solved in no time, and after taking a deep breath, Lee and his men faced the cameras to broadcast the rebels’ demand for good government, etc. Soon enough, government troops swooped down on Broadcast City. Lee got orders from the rebel command to stand his ground. “But what was the point?” he recalled to NEWSBREAK. The mutineers had been defeated by then. Lee escaped but was captured two years later. He has since left the military. —Glenda M. Gloria http://www.newsbreak.com.ph/newsbreak/story.asp?ID=177 |
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| flipzi | May 3 2006, 03:36 PM Post #18 |
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Let this serve as a lesson for all of us, fellows and our dear brothers and sisters in the military service. Let's hear the real pulse of the people, not just the noisy demonstrators, the oppositions and the opportunists, before we make our move. |
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| jedi knight | May 9 2006, 05:07 PM Post #19 |
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I think it's unfair to judge Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim based on what the government has said or what was written in the papers, basing on this sources, we may conclude that he is a bungling fool, or what ever names you may want to call him, yet no one has heard his side of the story and i think it's worth hearing. In spite of his past, Danny Lim is one officer respected both by his senior and junior. I had the opportunity of meeting the guy in '95 after he was pardoned for his role in the '89 coup, he was preparing for "re-integration" in the AFP (though technically he didn't leave the service.) |
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| flipzi | May 12 2006, 09:11 AM Post #20 |
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