However, Gambala and Maestrecampo were the ones who have abandoned their cause. They have twice released statements expressing support for the Arroyo administration.
Gambala even appeared in Sabwatan sa Kataksilan (Conspiring in Treason), a documentary released by Malacañang alleging an alliance between the Magdalo group and the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) intended to further justify Proclamation No. 1017 which declared a state of emergency throughout the country on February 24. This was a sequel to another Malacañang documentary titled 1017: Paglaban sa Kataksilan (1017: Fighting Treason) which was released in March.
When asked about the two, Pulido said he has not got around to talking to them since they terminated his services as their counsel. “I see them in court but we haven’t talked,” Pulido said.
Meanwhile, San Juan and Bumindang escaped from Army headquarters last January. They were reported to have led in plotting another uprising against the government. While outside, San Juan issued several statements calling for Arroyo’s ouster.
San Juan was arrested in Padre Garcia, Batangas last February; while Bumindang was caught together with fellow Lieutenants Angelbert Gay, Aldrin Baldonado, Sonny Sarmiento, and Kiram Sadava and lawyer Christopher Belmonte (nephew of Quezon City Mayor Feliciano Belmonte, Jr.) in a house in Filinvest Homes, Quezon City early July.
