Saturday, August 13, 2005

Galban Binalbag???

Sabi ng expert ni Mike Defensor, si Jonathan Tiongco, na "Galban, Binalbag" raw yung comment ni Gloria Macapagal Arroyo kay Garci sa tape at hindi "Yung dagdag, yung dagdag..." .

(mp3 of "yung dagdag, yung dagdag..." is downloadable here.)

Here's how it would have sounded like using Defensor's version:

Conversation between Gary (V. Garcillano) and an unidentified female believed to be GMA (Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo) on 31 23:17 hotel May 2004

Garcillano: Hello, ma’am.

GMA: Hello, tsaka ano yung kabila, they’re trying to get the Namfrel copies of the Municipal COCs.

Garcillano: Namfrel copies ho?

GMA: Uhm-um.

Garcillano: Ay wala naman, ok naman ang Namfrel sa atin. They are now sympathetic to us.

GMA (mumbling): Oo, oo … (garbled) …Namfrel does not tally. Pero yun nga, yung Galban, Binalbag...

Garcillano: Oho, we will get an advance copy ho natin kung ano hong kwan nila.

GMA: Oo, oo.

Garcillano: Sige po.

Heh.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

PCIJ transcribed: "... yung dagdag, yung dagdag." I downloaded the file. It sounded like: "... peron yun nga, yung-gal-ban-[bi or bee]-na.. dag and/or bag..." Notice the syllable [bi], if we are to believe the PCIJ this would be [yung]. It is may not be "galban, binalbag" but certainly, its also not "yung dagdag, yung dagdag." Tiongco's interpretation is more accurate.