In the Philippines, nearly 100 military officers and their supporters have been arrested in a failed mutiny against President Gloria Arroyo. At least one-quarter of the soldiers had fled their trial for an initial coup attempt in 2003. Arroyo’s popularity has waned amidst allegations of corruption and human rights abuses. Dissident General Danilo Lim defended the mutiny.

General Danilo Lim: “Dissent without action is consent. What we did was in consonance with our solemn constitutional mandate to be the protector of the people and the state.”

Earlier today, thousands of people took to the streets of Manila supporting the mutineers’ demands for Arroyo’s resignation. The march comes on the Philippine national holiday honoring the anti-colonial resistance figure Andres Bonifacio.