Army Official Resigns After Mutiny Attempt
From Times Wire Reports
The Philippine army intelligence chief resigned after a failed weekend mutiny by junior officers and soldiers demanding reforms in the military. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said she accepted Brig. Gen. Victor Corpus’ resignation.
About 300 soldiers and officers who took over a ritzy commercial complex in Manila’s financial district for 19 hours had demanded that Corpus quit. They accused him of incompetence and involvement in recent deadly bombings in the southern Philippines to justify more U.S. military aid.
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