Is GMA really serious about ending corruption in the military?

And does she have the willpower to stand up to those who installed her to power back in 2001? She may have "won" this election and got a "mandate" from the people, but she's still acting as if she's afraid of the military.

From Malaya:

Malacañang says there will be no cover-up in the case of Maj. Gen. Carlos Garcia. Fine. But the issue is no longer Garcia. On the dock now is the military establishment. Feeding Garcia to the sharks only means the government is not serious in going after the rest of the crooks in uniform.

It was not possible for Garcia to pull off his caper by his lonesome self. Sen. Rodolfo Biazon, a former chief of staff, says so. Likewise Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile, who served as defense secretary for 14 years.

Hanky-panky could take place only with the complicity of his superiors. And by that is principally meant the chief of staff, of whom four were served by Garcia.

So let's have a purge. The generals can always threaten a coup. But what's the difference anyway? Now they can do anything they please. They might as well steal the whole caboodle.

If the civilian leadership calls their bluff, there's a good chance they'll fold. After that, reforms can be undertaken with seriousness.

But that's assuming the Arroyo administration has the moral ascendancy over the crooks.

A very big assumption, isn't it, the Pidals of this world?

As we have seen in the past, she is incapable of going after the military on corruption issues.