Civilians should not mess with the Military

Under GMA, napaka-influential ng military. Pwede nilang sigaw-sigawan ang mga civilian at gov't officials if these people dare ask questions that they consider hostile.

Instead of giving categorical answers, Reyes was seen as very evasive throughout the hearing and, in many instances, was hostile and war-like.

“He did not answer direct questions like, 'Was he receiving additional allowance?' I asked him if it came from authorized sources but he did not give categorical answers,” the congressman said.

“He merely said 'authorized sources' but who are these authorized sources?” Golez added.

“Reyes has a lot of explaining to do. Does that (answer) mean he did not know what is happening as AFP chief and DND (Department of National Defense) secretary?” Golez asked.

Until his appointment by President Arroyo as Interior chief, Reyes had been a military chief of staff and Defense secretary, among many other jobs offered to him by the incumbent administration.

The congressional investigation was spurred by allegations that Reyes is involved in amassing ill-gotten wealth as supposedly indicated by reports that his statement of assets and liabilities and net worth had shown ownership of only P200,000 in 2002, which soared to P18 million in 2004.

Marcos said she was surprised at how Reyes had reacted to her questions on the allegations against him.

“I did not expect that the highest official of the DILG (Department of Interior and Local Government) and a former AFP chief of staff would shout at me, despite my legitimate questions on the controversy into which he has been dragged,'' the Ilocos Norte lawmaker added.

Hoy Imee, hindi mo ba alam, Military people have superiority over civilians like us.