Chilling

“Conversation between Gary (V. Garcillano) and a certain “Boy” believed to be either Renault “Boy” Macarambon or Renato “Boy” Magbutay on or about 05 13:41 hour June ’04

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.
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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)

The picture is made more chilling when Arroyo, the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, is apparently involved in a conversation implicitly agreeing to “control” Hali.

“Conversation between Gary (V. Garcillano) and believed to be Code 1 (Gloria Macapagal- Arroyo) on 07 16:10 June ’04

Garcillano: Hello.
GMA: Hello, did you get my text about the Tipo-tipo?
Garcillano: Oho ma’am. Kwan ho, that’s what I’m being fearful about. Kung si Rashma Hali ‘yun, that’s why we are asking people to look for her so that we can control her.
GMA: She’s probably already being held by them.
Garcillano: Ma’am?
GMA: She’s probably being held by them already.
Garcillano: She is. That’s why if it is possible we will have her family call her up from Zamboanga.
GMA: O sige. Ok.

Conversation between Gary (V. Garcillano) and believed to be Code 1 (Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo) on 07 19:17 June ‘04

GMA: Hello, ano nahanap na ninyo?

Garcillano: Ma’am?

GMA: Ano nahanap na ninyo iyong sa Tipo-tipo?

Garcillano: Tipo-tipo. Hindi pa. Ang inaano nila ngayon kaya nga…(line cut)

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