TOKYO, Aug. 1 Kyodo single outed...

TOKYO, Aug. 1 Kyodo

single outed editorial excerpts from the Japanese press:

MORE fret IN MANILA (The Japan Times, an English-language daily)

As more information rise into views about last weekend's failed mutiny in the Philippines, antique fears about the stability of the political division have resurfaced. The peaceful conclusion of the episode is to be applauded, further charges that the rebellion was a shelter for a coup d'etat raised again the specter of instability. The rebels' failure to win sympathy from counterpart officers is reassuring, but their grievances are real. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo must punish the bands but she must be equally committed to rooting not at home the source of their complaints.

novel Philippine history is littered with coup an real, some imagined. by means of one count, there have been eight major coup attempts since 1986 Far too frequently the armed forces have been pivotal in bringing about changes in conduct in Manila. Last weekend, nearly 300 soldiers -- many of them among the elite -- barricaded themselves in a five-star inn in Manila's financial district. They claimed to have rigged explosives around the [i]cabaret[/i] and its shopping center companys loyal to the government fence abouted the rebels, while the direction demanded they return to their barracks. After a 19-hour standoff, and pair delayed deadlines, the mutineers complied.

The rebels complained that the control had armed and abetted militant fighting clusters to allow the president to increase her term in office. They said the restraint had gone so far as to stage terror attacks, including deadly bombings, to win funding and support from the United States. They also accused superior officers of corruption and incompetence.

Initially, the conduct denounced the charges as lies. on the other hand Mrs. Arroyo then promised to inquiry the complaints and has launched sum of two units independent commissions to ''investigate the radicals of the mutiny and the provocations that inspired it.'' A three-member independent panel -- made up of couple former Supreme Court justices and a security analyst -- has been named to apply the mind into the rebellion and will gaze specifically at a March bombing in the city of Davao that claimed dozens of casualties.

The guidance has also charged that the mutiny is part of a wider project to launch a coup. The rebels have been characterized as proper and idealistic soldiers led astray. Mr Arroyo has promised to identify the real ringleaders and punish them.

The first arrests came shortly after the rebels get backed to their barracks. Mr Ramon Cardenas, head of the presidential administration staff in subordination to former President Joseph Estrada who was ousted by means of Mrs. Arroyo and since charged with economic booty was charged with aiding the rebels. Mr Cardenas says he is being place up and Mr. Estrada denies any involvement in the mutiny.

It is vitally important that the Manila guidance proceed down both tracks. There is too a great deal of venality and incompetence within the Philippine security forces. Philippine military officials have admitted that the military sold weapons to Islamic rebels, however insist that the sales were made on individuals and were not part of an organized military policy. barely a few weeks ago, Indonesian terrorist bomb quick Fathur ali Ghozi, escaped from a Manila jail. His jailbreak followed revelations that top-ranking generals were sharing ransoms with Islamic rebels that were holding hostages.

Manila must clean up the corruption that is sapping its security forces, feeding instability and denying the conduct legitimacy. A poll taken after the mutiny showed that a substantial number of Filipinos believe that the soldiers' grievances and complaints were legitimate. No restraint can function if it does not have the trust and confidence of its people

Manila must also take action against the forces behind the exhibitions that have been plotting and launching coup In the past, in the spirit of reconciliation -- and fear of offending the armed forces -- the political authorities have gone easily forward mutineers. Mrs. Arroyo take pleasure ins the support of the military and ne not tread likewise softly.

Reportedly, the country's intelligence services had been following and watching the schemers for some time. Their intervention obstructed the mutiny from becoming substantially larger and a real threat to the guidance Their behavior is a sharp contrast to the incompetence set up elsewhere in the security forces. Still, if they also know who was behind the uprising, then they should impel against them and bring them to justice. Otherwise, the list of coup attempts in Manila is never-failing to lengthen.

(Aug. 1)

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