Overview

• General Romeo Brawner disclosed that retired officers and other actors sought to enlist younger personnel and commanders as Manila prepared for September 21 anti-corruption rallies over allegedly bogus flood-control projects.
• He said the proposals ranged from a coup or a military junta to a withdrawal of military support for the president to effect a societal "reset," which he rejected.
• Brawner recounted meeting a group led by ex-general and Marcos critic Romeo Poquiz, who raised grievances focused on alleged government corruption.
• He said he informed President Ferdinand Marcos about the approaches and emphasized that the armed forces remain "solid" in support of the constitution.
• According to Brawner, some advocates argued that "somebody else deserves to be president" without naming a figure, a sensitive point given the military’s 1986 break from Marcos Sr.