(14 Aug 2003)
1. Senate hearing on mutiny in progress
2. Philippines Defence Secretary Angelo Reyes shaking hands with rebel soldiers, Lieutenant Antonio Trillanes and Army Captain Milo Maestrecampo
3. Senate gallery
4. Rebel soldiers taking oath
5. Senate President Franklin Drilon (centre)
6. Senator Luisa Ejercito, wife of deposed President Joseph Estrada
7. Rebel soldiers next to cabinet secretaries
8. Army Captain Gerardo Gambala and Trillanes, Reyes and National Security Adviser Roilo Golez
9. SOUNDBITE: (Tagalog/English) Captain Gerardo Gambala, Junior officer, Filipino army
"What we told the officers that I spoke to is that...we will tell something to the Filipino people, which is the truth, the anomalies and the grievances (against) the government. And we need you to protect us and secure us here and show support to what we will say."
10. Media in attendance
11. Wide shot , Senate hearing on mutiny
12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Lieutenant Senior Grade Antonio Trillanes, Junior officer, Filipino army
"AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines) is corrupt. The government is corrupt. That's it. Let's focus on that."
13. Wide shot, senators
14. Mid shot, Senator Sergio Osmena
15. Wide shot, rebel soldiers
16. Wide shot, government officials
17. SOUNDBITE: (English) Captain Milo Maestrecampo, Junior officer, Filipino army
"This is not about the ex, incumbent or incoming presidents. This is about the problems within the organisation, the Armed Forces, where I belong. And incidentally, as we mature, the problem goes beyond. It transcends the organisation. Thus this is about the 80 (m) million Filipinos. This is about a dying society. This is about a society that
favours the rich and powerful over the poor."
8. Wide shot, tank in front of senate building
9. Various, heavy security outside senate
10. Philippines senate
STORYLINE:
Junior officers involved in a failed July 27 mutiny in Manila in the Philippines were allowed on Thursday, for the first time, to leave a military camp where they are being detained, to attend a government senate inquiry into the uprising.
The mutineers were summoned to appear before the senate session to answer questions from senators conducting the probe.
Six of the junior officers took oaths before the inquiry began, and then sat side by side with Philippine Defence Secretary Angelo Reyes during the proceedings.
On July 27, 2003, they occupied an upmarket shopping complex in Manila's financial district and rigged the area with bombs.
The standoff ended peacefully 19 hours later.
The mutineers had demanded the resignation of Philippines president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and had complained about corruption and misconduct by senior officers and the government - including Reyes.
The had also complained about favouritism within the ranks and problems with a military retirement fund.
Arroyo's cabinet ministers and top military officials have alleged that the failed mutiny was part of a larger plot to grab power.
But the junior officers have denied that the plan included the ousting of Arroyo, they claim they merely wanted to expose corrupt practices by senior officials.
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