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'Garci Generals' and other military and police officials whose names were mentioned in the "Hello Garci" wiretapped conversations

Name Position held during the 2004 elections Hello Garci involvement Penalties/Payback
BRIG. GEN. FRANCISCO GUDANI

 Marine brigade commander in charge of the Lanao provinces Gudani's name was mentioned in the Hello Garci recordings (May 28 22:13 and June 8 13:25) as the uncooperative military officer who refused to go along with Comelec Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano.

He defied Executive Order 464 and appeared at a Senate hearing on the "Hello Garci" wiretapping controversy on September 28, 2005. The EO, issued earlier that day, banned senior government officials including the military from appearing in congressional investigations without the prior approval of President Arroyo.

During the hearing, Gudani said that he saw vote-buying and other irregularities in Lanao during the 2004 elections. Citing information from his unnamed source, he also claimed First Gentleman Mike Arroyo flew to Mindanao twice in a private helicopter days before the election to deliver boxes containing approximately P500 million.

Gudani also said that he was called to Manila by his superiors "just to play golf" when all armed forces unit commanders were on red alert in the days after the 2004 elections, when vote counting was being done.

 became assistant superintendent of the Philippine Military Academy

eventually sacked from his post and charged by the AFP with violation of Article of War 65 (willful disobedience of a superior officer) following his appearance at the Senate hearing
LT. GEN. HERMOGENES ESPERON, JR.

Deputy chief of staff for operations A "Gen. Esperon" was mentioned in the Hello Garci recordings (May 28 22:13; June 8 13:25).

In the conversations, "Gen. Esperon" was mentioned along with "Gen. Kyamko" as having a hand in temporarily taking out Brig. Gen. Gudani from Marawi and Lanao during the canvassing of votes in those areas.

replaced Lt. Gen. Generoso Senga as commanding general of the Philippine Army in 2005, (after the Hello Garci recordings came out)

appointed as the 35th AFP chief of staff in July 2006
LT. GEN. ROY KYAMKO Commander, Southern Command A "Gen. Kyamko" was mentioned in the Hello Garci recordings (May 28 22:13; June 8 13:25)

In the conversations, "Gen. Kyamko" was mentioned along with "Gen. Esperon" as having a hand in temporarily taking out Brig. Gen. Gudani from Marawi and Lanao during the canvassing of votes in those areas.

MAJ. GEN. GABRIEL HABACON Chief of Task Force Comet, whose jurisdiction included the Western Mindanao region A "Gen. Habacon" was mentioned in the Hello Garci recordings (May 29 14:00; June 2 22:29).

In the conversations, the man believed to be Garcillano allegedly said that Habacon still did not know much about matters pertaining to changes in election returns.

 After the elections, Habacon became commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division, Philippine Army

In January 2006, he was appointed chief of the Southern Command, replacing Lt. Gen. Edilberto Adan; Habacon assumed the post just months before his retirement in September 2006

Sen. Rodolfo Biazon dubbed Habacon's appointment as a "payback appointment".
P/DIR. GEN. ARTURO LOMIBAO Director, PNP Criminal Investigation and Detection Group A "Gen. Lomibao" was mentioned in the Hello Garci recordings (June 5 17:01; June 6 19:00; June 7 20:38).

In the conversations, it seemed that the man believed to be Garcillano had coordinated with or contacted Lomibao during the canvassing of votes, and that Lomibao went to Zamboanga.

Became chief of the directorial staff

Appointed PNP chief in March 2005
(Ret.) GEN. HERMOGENES EBDANE, JR. Chief, PNP A "Gen. Ebdane" was mentioned in the Hello Garci recording on June 5 17:01.

In the conversation, the man believed to be Garcillano mentioned that it was Ebdane who instructed Lomibao to go to "Languyan". (Languyan is a municipality in Tawi-Tawi province)

 Appointed National Security Adviser by President Arroyo when his stint as PNP chief ended in 2004

Appointed DPWH secretary in February 2005

Appointed DND secretary in January 2007

COL. AMINKADRA SALAHUDDIN UNDUG

 Commanding officer of ISAFP MIG9 based in Zamboanga A "Col. Undug" was mentioned in the Hello Garci recording on June 5 13:41.

In the recording, one of the men said he asked the ISAFP through "Col. Undug" in Zamboanga to pick up the family of a certain "Rashma" and use them as a "bargaining chip" to prevent this "Rashma" from "talking."
EXCERPTS FROM THE HELLO GARCI TRANSCRIPT
Dates / Voices Transcript of conversations
May 28 22:13

Conversation between a male (believed to be Garcillano) and a female (believed to be President Arroyo)

 Garcillano: Hello, good evening ma’am.
GMA: Hello, the FPJ camp raw will file a case against the Board of Canvassers of ano, dun sa Marawi, and the military?
Garcillano: Ano ma’am?
GMA: The FPJ camp raw will file a case raw against the Board of Canvassers and the military in Marawi?
Garcillano: Hindi naman ho siguro nila maa-ano yung ating Board of Canvassers, pero ang military, kasi si Gudani, sa kanila si Gudani. I do not know why they will file.
GMA: Oo, oo.
Garcillano: Sa kanila si Gudani ma’am. In fact that’s why we have, I have to work with Gen. Esperon and Gen. Kyamko na at that time, pinalitan namin si Gudani for a while. Kaya kwan, pero bakit nila
file-filan yang mga military na sa kanila lahat. Halos ayaw na nga mag-give way sa aming mga tao.
GMA: Oo, meron silang pina ... (line cut)
May 29 14:00

Conversation between Gary (V. Garcillano) and one unidentified female believed to be PGMA (Pres.
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo)

GMA: Hello?
Garcillano: Hello ma’am, good afternoon. Tumawag raw kayo ma’am?
GMA: Yes, oo. Sabi nung kabila, nagpaplano-plano sila among themselves, meron daw silang mga affidavits from teachers and Board of Canvassers na they witnessed and were made to cheat.
Garcillano: Wala naman hong, saan ho nila kaya, yung kwan ho kanina, yung sinabi nyo sa Pangutaran it’s like this. It’s true na yung nag-appear doon, nabaligtad si FPJ. Pero sa canvassing sa province, ang result yun din hong original ang nalagay because of the words and figures were not changed.
GMA: Uh-hm, uh-hm.
Garcillano: Kasi sila Gen. Habacon ba, hindi masyadong marunong pa dyan, medyo sila ang umano nun. Nag-explain ho sa akin yung election officer ng kwan, ng Pangutaran, si kwan.
GMA: Uh-hm…
Garcillano … pero sa canvass, sinabi naman ho ng Provincial Board of Canvassers, ang ginawa, yun din hong original votes nya, yun din ho ang nabilang kaya wala ho (line cut)
June 2 22:29

Conversation between Gary (V. Garcillano) and unidentified female believed to be PGMA (Pres.
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo)

Garcillano: Hello, ma’am. Good evening.
GMA: Hello. Dun sa Lanao del Sur tsaka sa Basilan, di raw nagmamatch ang SOV sa COC?
Garcillano: Ang sinasabi nya, nawala na naman ho?
GMA: Hindi nagmamatch.
Garcillano: Hindi nagmamatch? May posibilidad na hindi magmatch kung hindi nila sinunod ‘yung individual SOV ng mga munisipyo. Pero aywan ko lang ho kung sa atin pabor o hindi. Kasi doon
naman sa Basilan at Lanao Sur, itong ginawa nilang pagpataas sa inyo, hindi naman ho kwan, maayos naman ang paggawa eh.
GMA: So nagmamatch?
Garcillano: Oho. Sa Basilan, alam nyo naman ang mga military dun eh hindi masyadong marunong kasi silang gumawa eh. Katulad ho dun sa Sulu, sa General Habacon. Pero hindi naman ho, kinausap ko na ‘yung Chairman ng Board sa Sulu. Ang akin patataguin ko na muna yung EO ng Pangutaran na para hindi siya maka-testigo ho. Na-explain na ho yung sa Camarines Norte. Tomorrow we will present the official communication dun ho sa Senate. ‘Yung sinasabing wala hong laman ‘yung ballot box. Na-
receive ho nila lahat eh.
GMA: Oo, oo.
Garcillano: Tumawag ho kayo kanina ma’am?
GMA: Yeah, about that Lanao del Sur nga at tsaka Basilan.
Garcillano: Iaano ko na lang ho, nag-usap na kami ni Abdullah dun sa kwan kanina. About this, iaano ko ho, huwag ho kayong masyadong mabahala. Anyway, we will take care of this. Kakausapin ko rin si Atty. Macalintal.
GMA: Oo. Tapos nun, si uhm ... sa Languyan, meron daw silang teacher na nasa Witness Protection
Program ng kabila. Languyan.
Garcillano: Sino ho?
GMA: ‘Yung kabila. May teacher daw silang hawak.
Garcillano: Wala naman ho, baka nananakot lang ho sila kasi.
GMA: Languyan, Tawi-Tawi.
Garcillano: Languyan, Tawi-tawi? Wala naman ho tayong kwan dun, wala tayong ginawa dun, sa Languyan. Talo nga tayo dun, talo nga si Nur dun eh.
GMA: Oo, oo.
Garcillano: Sige, aanuhin ko ho lahat ng ‘yan.
GMA: Ok, ok. Thank you.
June 5 13:41

Conversation between Gary (V. Garcillano) and a certain Boy (believed to be either Renault “Boy"
Macarambon or Renato “Boy" Magbutay)

 Boy: Hello, sir. Si Rashma parang nandyan sa Manila.
Garcillano: Nasa Manila? Naku delikado. Hindi ba natin makontak?
Boy: Walang ano … In-off ang cellphone. Pinahanap ko sa ISAFP.
Garcillano: Ah ... delikado yan.
Boy: Oo nga, sabi ko sa ISAFP doon kay Colonel Undug sa Zamboanga para may bargaining chip tayo dyan, eh damputin na natin ‘yung pamilya din niya. Para di na siya makapagsalita.
Garcillano: Oo nga eh.
Boy: Kasi delikado yan eh.
Garcillano: Pero nagawa bang talaga yan?
Boy: Ha?
Garcillano: Nagtrabaho ba yan?
Boy: Nagtrabaho yan sir, pero yung trabaho, limpio ang trabaho nila. Ang problema ang Kang Patangan. Baka ang sabihin siguro niyan na binaligtad ni Kang Patangan sa itaas, sa provincial level.
(line cut)
Boy: Hello, sir.
Garcillano: Boy, maghanap ka lang ng well-meaning na kamag-anak nya. Huwag mo munang pakikidnap ‘yung pamilya. Soft touch muna na puwedeng maka-persuade sa kanya o makapag … (line cut)
June 5 17:01

Conversation between Gary (V. Garcillano) and a certain Boy (believed to be either Renault “Boy"
Macarambon or Renato “Boy" Magbutay)

 Garcillano: Boy.
Boy: Hello sir.
Garcillano: Hello Boy, tawagan ka ni Gen. Lomibao ha. Siya ang pinadala kahapon pa diyan ni Gen. Ebdane…dahil concerned sila primero sa Languyan…Pero ok naman…
Boy: Languyan o Tuburan?
Garcillano: Languyan. Primero Languyan hapun..
Boy: Languyan? Si Adnan?
(translated from the Visayan original)
Man: Wala naman silang sinasabing ganyan.
Garcillano: Meron. Kahapon pa.
Man: Ganoon ba?
Garcillano: Oo. Nasabihan ko na niyan si Mike Abas.
Man: So, tatawag na lang siya sa akin mamaya, sir?
Garcillano: Oo, tatawag siya sa iyo. Di niya alam na nasa iisang lugar lang kami. Akala niya siguro nasa Mindanao ako. Si Gen. Lomibao ba.
Man: Lomibao? Sa PNP?
Garcillano: Oo, Chief PNP. General na siya.
June 6 19:00

Conversation between PGMA (Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo) and Garcillano (V. Garcillano)

 GMA: Hello?
Garcillano: Hello ma’am. Good evening. Tumawag po kayo.
GMA: Ah dumating...dapat i-sigurado natin consistent yung mga documents sa Maguindanao.
Garcillano: Oo ma’am. Hindi naman ho masyadong problema sa Maguindanao. Ano ho yung itinext ninyo kagabi na may mga fake precincts na ako raw ang mastermind?
GMA: Oo, oo.
Garcillano: Pero ma’am … Ano ba naman. Hindi ko maintindihan what they are trying to drive at when 120 days before elections established na ang precincts.
GMA: Ah ok, ok. Siguro ano, mga shot in the dark lang ‘yun, but I’m just letting you know everything I find out para we can always make the appropriate remedies.
Garcillano: Si Gen. Lomibao nasa Zamboanga na. I have all the people around us talk to him so that they will be able to prevent who is going to work.
GMA: Ok. Ok. Ok. Sige, thank you.
June 7 20:38

Conversation between Gary (V. Garcillano) and a certain Ruben

 Garcillano: Hello.
Ruben: Yeah, Garci, si Ruben. Anong balita?
Garcillano: Eto, nag-aano ako kasi. ‘Yung sa Tipo-tipo na tao, parang nasa kamay na nila.
Ruben: Oo nga eh.
Garcillano: Pero wala namang damage magagawa … (garbled) … pero kay Wahab. Kaya dapat si Wahab ang gumalaw niyan.
Ruben: Pero, magte-testify sya against the administration eh. Against the President.
Garcillano: How can she? Wala naman siyang ginawa kay Presidente.
Ruben: Eh hindi, di ba ang gagamiting magte-testify siguro ‘yun against the President regarding the bawas-dagdag na ginawa dun sa ano.
Garcillano: Wala naman siyang ginawa para kay Presidente dun sa kanya ah.
Ruben: Hindi, ‘yun ang pinepresenta di ba? Yan ‘yung pinepresenta ni Rufus Rodriguez pati yung kay Ebron?
Garcillano: Oo nga, pero wala naman. Kay Ebron, di niya makukuha si Ebron, wala na, di niya makukuha.
Ruben: Si Ebron nga, hindi na nga dahil as of two days ago, nakausap na nga raw eh.
Garcillano: Sinong nakausap?
Ruben: Si Ebron, nakausap na ng military.
Garcillano: Sabihin mo dyan sa military na ‘yan, wag silang masyadong kwan makikialam, kasi sinampal pala si Ebron eh, aking tao yan eh, taga Batangas yan eh.
Ruben: Ah ganun ba?
Garcillano: Oo, huwag namang ganun. Bago nila ginawa yun nung primero, sinampal pa siya eh, kaya mangiyak-ngiyak yung tao eh. Pero kahit pakainin mo ng bala yun, di na magpapakita. Ngayon, itong si Rashma Hali, wala naman masasabi against kay ma’am eh, kahit anong gawin nila because she has not done anything except kay Wahab Akbar. Kaya dapat si Wahab ang mawarningan.
Ruben: Pero, ano ba pare yung pinakikitang ano ni Rufus na ano?
Garcillano: Ah, pabayaan mo siya but it does not have anything to do with the President.
Ruben: Ibig mong sabihin yung pinakikitang dinagdagan daw yung boto ni Presidente eh....
Garcillano: Hindi naman nila matetestiguhan kung hindi sa kanyang munisipyo.
Ruben: Yung Tipo-tipo di ba?
Garcillano: Oo nga, pero ang problema niyan, wala naman kay Presidente dyan.
Ruben: Hindi ba yun ang pinepresenta ni Rufus na dinagdagan?
Garcillano: Yung pinakikita ni Rufus, tingnan natin sa provincial canvass, kasi wala naman nagagawa yan dun sa kanyang munisipyo. Bahala siya, kaya nga ina-ano ko si Wahab, pina-aano ko kay Wahab ngayon, dapat si Presidente ma-kwan niya kay Wahab para si Wahab ang kumuha ng taong yan kung hindi, ipakukuha ko ang pamilya niyan.
Ruben: Uh-hum.
Garcillano: Yun na lang last resort ko, pakukuha ko ang pamilya nyan.
Ruben: Kaya nga. Ganun talaga ang dapat gawin dun.
Garcillano: Oo, pero dapat malaman ni Wahab na si Wahab, kasi ang more damage will be against that Wahab Akbar, not the President.
Ruben: Bakit, maapektuhan ba yung boto ni Wahab?
Garcillano: Siya talaga ang ano, ang malaking ano, naka-pabor.
Ruben: Uh-hm.
Garcillano: Kaya kung maaari papupuntahin ko nga rito yung supervisor, patago ko rin dito sa kin. Because, I want to clean out kung alin yung mga by municipality results.
Ruben: Hindi ‘yun nga ang nagkakaproblema dahil si Wahab ang nagpatrabaho nyan eh.
Garcillano: Eh ang problema niyang si Wahab, gumalaw si Wahab nung huli na.
Ruben: Huli na nga eh. Akinse na nung gumalaw si Wahab eh.
Garcillano: Alam mo si Wahab was working for FPJ actually.
Ruben: Oo, nung una.
Garcillano: Nung nalaman niyang matatalo si FPJ, saka bumaligtad.
Ruben: Sinabi mo. Totoo talaga.
Garcillano: Yung mga tao namin diyan, eh galit na galit sa kanya eh. Kaya ito, kung anuman, basta malalaman ko hanggang umaga, ng maagang-maaga kung ano talaga ang score doon so I can tell
them to get her family kung halimbawa. Sabagay medyo matindi na ito kasi nandun naman si Lomibao, nandun din si... ewan ko kung sino pang nandun, may isang colonel na nandun. Kung kailangang kunin, di kunin na ang pamilya nya. Lokohan na rin lang eh, di kwan. Pero yang Rufus na yan, wala namang alam yan.
Ruben: Kaya nga, kaya nga.
Garcillano: Ewan ko lang kung pupunta pa uli yun, pakidnap ko siya. Nakakaano eh.
Ruben: Hindi naman pumupunta, pero ang balita ko nandirito sa Parañaque.
Garcillano: Nandito na yung ano...
Ruben: Nandito na nga raw sa Parañaque nun pang Saturday.
Garcillano: O sige. Basta we’ll ask somebody to look for her and then get her family, kung pwede.
Ruben: Oo, oo. Tanong ko lang sa ‘yo pare, papaano ‘yung ano natin, sa party-list?
Garcillano: Hindi ko pa maa-ano kasi hanggang ngayon wala kaming usapan mga tao tungkol diyan.
Tatawagan kita bukas ng tanghali kung anuman.
Ruben: O sige.
Garcillano: Ano yun? Ano yun?
Ruben: Yung TUCP at saka ANAD.
Garcillano: Ay! Wag mo nang dagdagan, mahihirapan tayo niyan.
Ruben: Hindi ba mas maganda kung yung lahat ng magkakatabi na yan eh...
Garcillano: Hindi kasi nag-proclaim na kami. Ang alam ng mga Commissioner and the other people there, mahirap nang kumuha, kung magkuha tayo, yung mga malapit na, yung hindi na mahahalata kasi…
Ruben: Tama. Pero malapit yun ha kesa sa SMILE.
Garcillano: Kaya nga, bahala na pero ang kaso, pag sabay-sabay mo niyan, sinong pagagawin mo
niyan eh itong mga bata hindi na pupwedeng gumalaw eh. Titingnan ko bukas kung anuman.
Ruben: Sige, tawagan mo ako ha.
Garcillano: Oo.
Ruben: Ok, ok sige thank you.
June 8 13:25

Conversation between Gary (V. Garcillano) and Gene

 Gene: Boss, nakatanggap ako ng certification ngayon dito galing sa mga bata natin sa Lanao, nag failure na naman pala dahil kay Gudani.
Garcillano: Oo nga eh.
Gene: Putang-ina, sino ba yang Gudani, bakit ganun yun?
Garcillano: Yun ang pinaalis ko.
Gene: Oo nga, ba’t andudoon na naman, papaano ‘to?
Garcillano: Oo nga, bumalik na naman. Kaya nga ayaw makialam si First Gentleman dyan. Sabi ko nga, pinasabihan ko nga kay Ruben Reyes na paalisin na nyo yan.
Gene: Putang-ina, tarantado talaga to.
Garcillano: Oo, pinaalis ko yan eh. Pero after three days after elections, bumalik man dyan. And nag (garbled) dyan si Col. Quirino thru Gen. Esperon at tsaka si Gen. Kyamko.
Gene: Eh ano ba gagawin ko, gagawan ko pa ba ng memo ‘to o ipapareschedule, papaano, gagawa ako
ng memo sa en banc?
Garcillano: Ipa-reschedule natin.
Gene: Gagawa ako ng ano ha.
Garcillano: Oo para sa commission en banc.
Gene: Ano nangyari sa inyo? O sige, nasa meeting ka yata eh. Ok, sige ok.
Garcillano: Mamayang hapon nandiyan ako.
Gene: O yung best friend mo bumabanat na naman, putang-ina talaga itong si Pimentel.
Garcillano: Bakit, bakit?
Gene: Hindi ka ba nanonood ng TV?
Garcillano: Hindi ako nanonood.
Gene: Putang-ina binabakbakan si Betty Pizaña.
Garcillano: Oo nga eh, anak ng jueteng naman, wala namang kakwenta-kwenta yan.
Gene: Sinasabi na nga na clerical error, putang-ina talagang matanda ito.
Garcillano: 116 votes lang. Ibigay mo na sa kanya. (Laughs)
Gene: (Laughs) Ok pare sige, sige.
Sources: GMA News, PCIJ, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila Times, Philippine Star, AFP-PIO, OPS, PIA, Gov.ph, Manila Bulletin
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