He told the Inquirer: “I already spent so much dispatching my people, they did not see Bossi there.” •Again, in the same Inquirer report, former Deputy Speaker Gerry Salappudin, a political rival of Congressman Akbar, agreed with the latter that Bossi “is not in Basilan”. •The Marines’ claim that they did not know that Tipo-Tipo is MILF territory covered by the ceasefire agreement is false. Maj. Gen. Raymondo Ferrer, Commnder of the 4th Infantry Division of the AFP, knows that Tipo-Tipo town is a known stronghold of the MILF in Basilan under Hamsa Sapanton and that no Abu Sayyaf operates there. Ferrer told the Inquirer: “I remember that at the height of the campaign against the Abu Sayyaf Group, there were no reported or monitored encounters in the area.
Ang totoo, dahil sa binitiwan nitong plataporma, legislative agenda at plano, nangangatog sa takot ang Malakanyang kay Trillanes. Imbis na patayin ang sunug, lalo lamang nitong pinapaypayan, sinisigaan at binubuhusan ng gasolina ang bulkang diskontento laban sa Malakanyang. Katulong ang ilang bayarang media at pulitiko, hirap silang burahin, pulaanan, i-demolisyon job, papanghinain o ineutralisa ang mga suportador nito at burahin ang persepsyon ng mamamayan na ang kadahilanan ng pagkakapanalo ni Trillanes sa senado ay dahil sa protest vote, anti-GMA-pangungurakot vote, political reform vote hanggang sa anti-sistema't establishment votes para kay Trillanes.