Norobiik @[email protected]Jun 12, 2023

We came this close to being ruled by a military dictatorship.

"It was the wee hours of December 1, 1989. Renegade soldiers had attacked the Army camp and the Air Force headquarters in Fort Bonifacio, and one Marine colonel was tasked to secure the most important camp of all, #CampAguinaldo, general headquarters of the Armed Forces of the #Philippines (AFP) in #QuezonCity." #RodolfoBiazon

Pong Biazon: The last officer and a gentleman #Obituary #Requiem
https://www.rappler.com/nation/pong-biazon-last-officer-and-a-gentleman/

Pong Biazon: The last officer and a gentleman

Biazon the soldier found the time – to tell a story, to explain, to ask, to listen, to challenge. His personal struggles from childhood shaped his choices and commands as a soldier of a dying breed.

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