Name: blumentritt
City/State/Country: Rizal Park
IP Address: 67.80.159.186

Comments

Hostage crisis…Philippine authorities are amateurs when it comes to handling a crisis, They prefer a movie-type action without a peaceful ending. Trigger-happy at patay kung patay, sanay na kasi sa patayan. Kamura nang buhay sa Pinas!

Name: mariano ramos
City/State/Country: Makati, Philippines
IP Address: 76.204.29.70

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Poor handling of the hostage negotiation, inadequate capability, skills, equipment and planning of the assault team, improper crowd control, inadequate training and competence of assault team leader, and non-compliance to media relations procedures in hostage situations.

Name: Concerned Tourist
City/State/Country: USA
IP Address: 64.206.177.66

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I have to say that the "SWAT" were totally unprofessional. They took 5 tries to throw "something" into the bus through a hole they made with "SLEDGE-HAMMER"?! Not a flash bomb, or tear gas. what were they doing?! Second, why were there are a bunch of cops standing around talking for nothing? Critical moment do something, go plan something, not stand and just chit chatting!! Thirdly, seriously, training and disciplines!, I have been to Philippines and I personally saw how they worked.. just one thing, no discipline and no image of an enforcer at all. For now, I will no doubt be saying that the Philippines will not be a choice for me to visit based on how their enforcers addressed the problem.. poor very poor.. Feel sad for all the victims and my sympathy to their families.. May God bless you all...

Name: Manuel C. Diaz
City/State/Country: San Juan Metro Manil
IP Address: 114.108.192.8

Comments

Hostage tragedy again caused by PNP leadership with "utak pulbora".

Name: Raul Lacuna
City/State/Country: Vancouver, B.C. Cana
IP Address: 24.87.50.127

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The end result of the recent hostage taking in Manila was not a surprise. Manila policemen or all policemen in the Philippines are well known to be corrupt and immoral. They're good for nothing goons who thrives on extortion and petty crimes. They manage to stay in the force because they're backed up by crooked politicians who use them as bodyguards and bagmen. They're a bunch of cowards who panics in situations like this recent hostage taking incident. They are so gutless that they always shoot blind whenever situations like this occurs. The same thing happened at the Peninsula Hotel a couple of years ago. Cowardice comes natural to all Filipinos. Like one American general said: Quote: "The only people in the Philippines who have got balls are the women." How true!!!

Name: ONE UP
City/State/Country: GOTHAM CITY
IP Address: 74.66.135.64

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There is something wrong in the manner the government is operated. The government is always unprepared on many things. It is unprepared to handle natural disasters, rice flour and sugar shortages, water, gas, and electricity shortages, human rights’ violations and now in handling hostage crisis. The country is so consumed with corruption, vilification, political vendetta, media sensitivity of cabinet members, and even wang-wangs. Too much focus on trivial things to boost one’s political stock. The campaign ended in May and hard work of governing has begun. STOP TALKING AND START WORKING. This message is for P-Noy.

Name: Phil Researcher
City/State/Country: LA County, USA
IP Address: 96.251.65.123

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RE: Hostage taker Mendoza In one of the programs on TV this morning Umagang Kay Ganda- There are three commentators there quoting the relatives of the dead policeman. "Walang paglililitis ang pagkatangal kay Sr. Inspector Mendoza".. There was in fact a long investigation by the Ombudsman.. the Mobile Unit of which Mendoza was the head were all disciplined. They were dismissed from the service for extortion, and abuse of authority among other reasons. When a person resorts to hostage taking -- that is a desperate move most of the time it is irrational. The tourists were in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Name: blumentritt
City/State/Country: Rizal Park
IP Address: 67.80.159.186

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Hostage crisis....Overkill! Such a show – looks like a battalion of police forces, some blood thirsty, hero wannabes, media feast and umbrella toting civilians having fun under the rain. Rambo is dead and so are eight others. Would this be another case of injustice done by the ombudsman to a well decorated officer? The inciter who shouted, patay na ang lahat should be put to jail.

Name: Edward
City/State/Country: Las Vegas
IP Address: 98.160.174.84

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A friend of mine lives in Alabang and he sold his home 3 years ago to a retired Manila police chief for 675,000 Dollars cash, that's DOLLARS not Pesos, and after getting the home spent another 100,000 dollars remodeling it. What was that man's salary at it's highest point, 30, 40 thousand pesos a month? Again your police and military are crooks, all of them, the country will never move forward with these people. AND there is nothing the country can do about it, they have the guns.

Name: ONE UP
City/State/Country: GOTHAM CITY
IP Address: 74.66.135.64

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 If the police bundled the hostage drama in Quirino Grandstand, Miss Philippines did the same thing when asked what her fault was in the past and what has he done to rectify it. She was an early favorite and she blew it. Prepared responses don't work on impromptu question sessions in international beauty competitions. Honest answers must come out from real experience and the brain will process them for delivery in a smooth manner. One black eye and one lost crown in 24 hours!

Name: Ed David
City/State/Country: Union City, CA. USA
IP Address: 98.207.180.83

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This hostage situation was so easy to solved peacefully if you are smart and have good common sense. No one will be killed and it will be finished in an hour. Inspector Mendoza's problem is all about his job and his retirement benefits. This inspector is not a terrorist but a well decorated police officer. My question is, Why didn't the Philippine government give his demands. By granting his demand, the crisis would have been solved. Nobody would have gotten hurt, killed and this would have been the best and wisest decision.

Name: William
City/State/Country: Florida USA
IP Address: 152.133.7.197

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The incompetency is from the top and not from the bottom. When are we going to wake up? We are used to violence so what's the difference, another day at work. The whole world is surprised but the Filipinos were expecting it. When it all began. I knew they are going to screw it up and they did. Sad, very sad.

Name: balunto
City/State/Country: san diego, ca. u.s.a
IP Address: 72.199.99.118

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Mga kenkoy na pulis! Torture at kotong lang kasi ang alam.

Name: JRH
City/State/Country: mtl can
IP Address: 173.178.222.147

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It's quite puzzling why the Rambo-like SWAT team just started shooting. If there was a command post & tactical unit in place the loss of innocent lives would not have happened. A special unit composed of top-ranking negotiators (present or retired), psychologists, profilers, & communication experts were not there. The hungry media-people also played a vital & important role in showing live feed on how the brother of Mendoza was manhandled by police. They should have been more discreet & blocked raw footage of what was happening. After the facts, what actually happened might serve as a lesson to learn for our law enforcement—that deadly force must be the last resort in situations like this. Stupidity & raw power have no place in such a volatile situation.

Name: bob
City/State/Country: san jose
IP Address: 204.85.193.207

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They need better equipment, and proper training. Why didn't they have a sniper on standby? This is an embarrassment for the Philippines.

Name: Bing
City/State/Country: Las Vegas
IP Address: 70.173.221.186

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Proud to be a Filipino. Here in Las Vegas we our economy relies on tourism, so we take good care of our tourists, so they will keep on coming back., We give them the best experience ever, and we assure them of their safety. I encounter tourists from all over the world, and they say Filipinos abroad are known to be the nicest people, hard working, smart... so what it gonna be now? I hope what happened in the hostaged bus there in the Philippines—my native beloved land, will not change how the world know us. I hope this old saying is not true all the time, "sakit nang kalingkingan, sakit nang buong katawan", I still want us to be recognized the nicest people in the world!

Name: DON TONTO
City/State/Country: FRANCE
IP Address: 90.5.77.42

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The Philippine Republic measures 4 feet, it will never be 6 feet tall. Standards are at shoe level. The police, the military, the navy, the coast guard, the aviation authorities lack the proper equipment and training. The playing field is riddled with endemic corruption and massive poverty. Let's ask China for help. Let's start by learning to use chopsticks.

Name: Stewart
City/State/Country: la
IP Address: 71.134.196.89

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It just bothers me so much that our law enforcement were so dumbfounded in handling the situation. I did not see even basic command and control in this situation. There is no excuse for what had happen. This is a clear suicide attempt by the hostage taker since he knows that even though he gets acquitted on his request, he knows he will be charged with hostage taking and that is worse than what he is fighting for. They should have taken this into consideration and should have taken him down when he showed up on the door of the bus full view. I heard that PNOY said that this is nothing compared to a German (Munich) incident. That is so wrong comparing it to the Munich incident just to downplay our response to this hostage taking. That is a dumb excuse.

Name: ONE UP
City/State/Country: GOTHAM CITY
IP Address: 74.66.135.64

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The first impulse is to condemn the actions of hostage taker, Capt. Rolando Mendoza. This man wanted to redeem his name and he thought he was unjustly terminated by the Ombudsman. The Justice Department or the Ombudsman should have intervened by reassuring the hostage taker that his case will be reviewed on condition that he release the hostages and that he should surrender peacefully; and moreover, to also guarantee his personal safety. This is the issue in the 10-hour stand-off where higher authorities could have taken the lead to prevent bloodshed. Sadly, they could not be reached. This man Mendoza comes from a family of police officers. Now this family harbors ill feelings against the government and the police for the painful death of a family member.

Name: ONE UP
City/State/Country: GOTHAM CITY
IP Address: 74.66.135.64

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continue ... The whole Quirino Grandstand hostage drama was witnessed around the world and was the President of the country watching or still asleep? Please note that a similar hostage taking happened in the past and was resolved peacefully without loss of lives. What has this police agency learned?

Name: Mr. Adriano Aguila
City/State/Country: Manhattan, New York,
IP Address: 68.173.96.71

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We all saw in the news the very sad hostage incident in our country. And we also saw how inept the Police handling of the newsmen and crowd while the hostage incident is ongoing. This very poor crowd control and free newsmen access resulted to the very sad death of those tourists. We should have better trained policemen starting from their leaders than what we witnessed yesterday to avoid same catastrophic incident to happen again..

Name: Tetcha
City/State/Country: Canada
IP Address: 199.198.223.106

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What happened in the Phils. reflects everybody's responsibility to each other. The gov't. of the Phils needs to do lots of training and changes but this is not just a job for P-Noy but also to all Filipinos in the country. As a Filipino, we all need to think now no just in the political side but I think everyone needs to now read the Bible. I know that a lot of people refused to do this but in the Bible you will actually see that this are all signs that we need to be magka-isa not just literally but within our heart. In reality we are all brothers and sisters. It does not matter what color we are. An also instead of Criticizing the government ... Pray for the whole nation as this is what we need now.

Name: Edward
City/State/Country: Las Vegas
IP Address: 98.160.174.84

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To all my Filipino friends, I guess I have the last laugh, I've been saying this since 1976 and for years on this site. READ THE ARTICLE and than tell me again how wrong I am. Ask a friend or relative when was the last time the police solved a crime, a small incident or a major crime. And it not just the police, your military is a huge joke. Air Force with no planes, Navy with no ships, Marines with no balls, your armed forces are in business to shake down the country. So don't you people ever compare yourself with a decent country. The PI is a joke.

Name: Oss
City/State/Country: Ca. USA
IP Address: 76.254.37.88

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Not too long ago, I was in the Philippines. Together with my friends who are from that place, we went to this nice restaurant/wet market where you can choose what you want and how to cook it for you. Behind us were bunch of Koreans and some other foreigners who were charged more for the same order we made. I said to myself that if these merchants would have been honest, can you imagine how many more tourist would come to the Philippines? But never mind that because of this recent incident of tourist from Hong Kong getting killed in Manila...what now? This goes to show you that Filipinos don't know what they're doing and don't give a damn, but are always are dishonest people. When are we going to learn?

Name: LILIANE
City/State/Country: LOS ANGELES, CA, USA
IP Address: 162.119.238.160

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I'm so ashamed as a Pinoy to see that this is happening to our tourists who are even helping to better our economy. I saw one cop trying to break the bus door without protection, he was trying to be like "Robin Padilla" or "Fernando Poe" in the movies without getting hurt. I guess its only in the movies that you see victims come out safe and the bad man get caught or dies.

Name: Edward
City/State/Country: Las Vegas
IP Address: 98.160.174.84

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I have something else to say, this incident with the death of the Hong Kong tourists. Your country screwed it up, however, don't let China now start telling your president that their sending investigators in. If your president has balls he should tell them to stay home and concern themselves about China. Tell the Chinese sorry for what happened but we don't need your help. China has the largest army in the world and believe me, like Hitler, what better excuse to invade a country under the pretext of protecting their citizens. The Chinese killed thousands of their young people in Tiananmen Square, so don't believe their concern about these 9 dead people. Think!

Name: Rosamystica
City/State/Country: London
IP Address: 149.254.61.156

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I'm just wondering why the police team decided to used teargas, para bang ang kalaban nila eh pati hostages and they forgot na isa lang kalaban nila. Ano kaya ang retirement benefits ng mga SWAT Team ang ipambabayad sa gastusin ng mga nabiktima at nasawi para matuto at magtanda, at hindi pera ng taong bayan ang gagamitin. Salamat po.

Name: raffy magsaya
City/State/Country: san jose, california
IP Address: 67.161.28.96

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Why was the hostage taker not in jail if that guy was guilty of extortion?

Name: WDC
City/State/Country: California
IP Address: 67.123.28.172

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It sad day for our country, can not even protect a bus load of foreign visitors. What will Filipinos do if another nation invades our country? Can we defend our country using wooden boats, kites and sling shots? We should have asked these questions before we kicked-out the US from our country. We are a bunch of bitch#s who just know how to talk, but not walk the walk.

Name: Carlos
City/State/Country: Canada, British Col
IP Address: 72.37.171.52

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It is embarrassing to see how the Philippine National Police handled the situation. I don't believe that the hostage taker fired his M-16 rifle on the victims, most likely, the SWAT team did. Why? Capt. Mendoza hanging on the bus broken door, he probably raised his hands to surrender, then the SWAT shot him at the back of his head so that all the victims who were killed could be blamed on him.

Name: Edward
City/State/Country: Las Vegas
IP Address: 98.160.174.84

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This Mendoza fella had to die, or else he was going to sing like a canary, the Chinese tourists just got in the way.

Name: Gari
City/State/Country: California, USA
IP Address: 75.83.131.151

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Noticed that the same people were able to posts here. Is this true? Do you think Marcos family were conspirator/masterminded for Ninoy Aquino's murder? Think about it ... International/Local Press were focused on Ninoy's return and even with them cameras/TV monitors were onboard/offboard the airlines where he was. Do you think when everybody is scrutinizing at you, you still have the guts to hatch such plan to murder him? Do you think Marcos is not smart enough to do that while it could possibly could hasten his demise of power by doing that? Think!

Name: Caloy
City/State/Country: B.C. Canada
IP Address: 72.37.171.52

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The person who issued the dismissal of Capt Mendoza should be investigated, as to why took her/him to do the review of the case. I suggest that the Philippine National Police should be abolished due to widespread corruption among the higher officers and put it back under the Cities' supervision like the Manila Police Department before.

Name: N. VIRA
City/State/Country: PHI
IP Address: 192.251.125.85

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Poorly executed operation, its like, the police really didn't have clear plan how they would stop this madman. They just swarmed that bus and hid on its sides. That scared the hostage taker, so much time wasted before they executed the actual rescue operation.

Name: IYAY McPhee
City/State/Country: London
IP Address: 149.254.61.156

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So what will happen now to Cong. Singson in Hong Kong since galit na mga tsikwa sa Pinoy. Ma-apektuhan kaya ang desisyon ng kaso niya?

Name: ROSAMYSTICA
City/State/Country: LONDON
IP Address: 149.254.61.156

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Dear Taga_Pag_Masid, From Nowhere, In fairness to Venus Raj she answered correctly. What can you do kung wala nga siyang major na mistake sa buhay at least nakasagot siya and honest to herself. Besides, mahirap yata pag sarili mo na ang nasa stage and inamin naman niya na she felt nervous pero nakasagot pa rin naman siya. Still, I'm happy na ang nasali sa top5 among the 83 countries, so lets give her a big applause. Thanks

Name: ROSAMYSTICA
City/State/Country: LONDON
IP Address: 149.254.61.156

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OO nga naman nasaan ba ang Presidente ng Pilipinas ng nangyari ang hostage taking at di siya ma-contact ng Hong Kong officials. Don't tell me nag-meeting siya ng 11hrs., pati Malacañang Palace speaker mahina rin mag-advise sa Presidente niya, hay naku ganoon na lang ba sasabihin niya sorry sa mag nabiktima samantalang nag-monitor pala siya ng buong pangyayari. Kaya ba si Kris visible na naman para takpan ang pagkakamali ng kapatid niya...Answer pls.

Name: Jerry
City/State/Country: Long Island, NY
IP Address: 69.74.179.10

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I heard about this tragic news from a q co worker. It's sad to hear about the way the police force handled this. Somebody should be held responsible for the sad outcome of this hostage drama. I'm visiting the Philippines every 6 months and even with the US travel warning about foreigners visiting the Philippines, I go because this is where my heart belongs. With this event, how do we show to the world that we are indeed friendly and peace loving people. It would take time before we can convince the whole world the it is safe to travel to the our beloved country, that we can trust the officials to protect us and we can roam the Philippines freely without fear for ourselves and for our love ones.

City/State/Country: Longwood, Florida
IP Address: 12.110.168.115

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This is SOOOO embarrassing!! Filipinos are looked upon as the biggest LOSERS in the world.

Name: makaurag7
City/State/Country: los angeles,Ca
IP Address: 69.234.59.66

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In my opinion, the swat commander has more experience in engaging in war specially, against terrorists, not in rescuing . He is most fitted to be SWAT against the Abu Sayyaf. Request to transfer him to Mindanao or good for combat in NPA infested areas. That is a problem for our country if no tourists will come to visit the Philippines. Please investigate carefully the SWAT commander and his comrades.

Name: velocity
City/State/Country: iligan city, phil.
IP Address: 85.115.60.180

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SWAT team and the rest of team who rescued the hostages, you are good enough to rescue the drug traffickers smugglers, but in this scenario wala jud nahimo kay hadlok mo mamatay, maayo lng shabu kay naa moy bahin...

Name: 7gtg
City/State/Country: regnsk
IP Address: 24.72.90.88

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funny but I scanned through all the postings and no one blamed the tragic incident on the President. If this was during GMA, siguradong this would be considered GMA's fault.

Name: Manuel C. Diaz
City/State/Country: San Juan Metro Manil
IP Address: 114.108.192.11

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Four SSS executives received 127million pesos as Compensation from Philex Mining. These four executives should have the delicadeza to return these compensations to the SSS since it is the SSS that owns these shares that these four pirates represented. The dividends belong to the members of the SSS.

Name: Phil Researcher
City/State/Country: LA County, USA
IP Address: 96.251.65.123

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RE: Police Hostage taking Sr. Inspector Rolando Mendoza had gone berserk because he saw his brother another policeman who was resisting arrest . Apparently there was a TV monitor inside the tourist bus which he was watching. TV coverage in this particular incident might have led to the death of some hostages. The bad thing is this is a confirmation from the point of view of prospective tourists that RP is a very dangerous place for tourists. How can you go to a destination where there is a big possibility that the hostage taker is the person who is supposed to protect you.

Name: Edward
City/State/Country: Las Vegas
IP Address: 98.160.174.84

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To: Rolax - Pilipinas; The bus incident was on TV and shown around the world for everyone to see. When a Filipino or any person becomes a victim of a crime it's just a cry in the dark. The truth is the hostage taker could have been promised anything to get him to release the vacationers. his job back, back pension, a billion pesos, whatever, but the people handling this said no, and a another truth that rings loud is that this ex-policeman had to be killed or he would have let the world know that all the police in the PI were just like him, dishonest.

Name: ONE UP
City/State/Country: GOTHAM CITY
IP Address: 74.66.135.64

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In a swaggering display of ignorance and arrogance, this septuagenarian from Rochester, NY, and wearing DEPENDS wrote: “7gtng's as OFW, remittance to his kin in RP (spending it to food, education, health care, etc. and lending the remainder (in the bank) to magbobote/magdidiyaryo to expand his business). What are we going to do with you ONE UP?” What is this some 5 /6 or micro- financing? Is this an industry (BOTE AND DIYARYO) that yields billions in taxable revenues? Banks don’t lend money to magbobote. They (magbobote) cannot present a business plan or a feasibility study to prove that the business or project is viable. A condition for granting a BUSINESS LOAN is a feasibility study. As an accountant didn’t you learn this in your banking and finance course?

Name: ONE UP
City/State/Country: GOTHAM CITY
IP Address: 74.66.135.64

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 DEO wrote : "Re the taking of the tourist bus. Did the hostage-taker kill his hostages and then himself? or the hostages became "collateral damages" when the SWAT(?) "swarmed" the bus with their guns "blazing"? It would be interesting to know how the they died, including the hostage-taker." Late reporting. READ ALL ABOUT IT!

Name: mockingmaya
City/State/Country: taft avenue, manila
IP Address: 67.181.17.25

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One Up: The Scholarslayer is right when he says that you're just a bundle of craps & 'aint scholar but a fanatic. I think It would be better for the Dragonslayer not to address the disease of your mind injected by fanaticism, not reason by your Alma Mater, which also constitutes a cancer inside the Filipino culture. The Captain (Dragonslayer): abandon ship! Aye, Aye sir---an oiled-Up pelican sighted dead ahead---all engines full ahead---and man your battle stations---we 'aint negotiate with morons, criminals, corporate felons, corrupt politicians, police patola, pseudo-scholars with lethal fanaticism, at iba pang kamote nga binalitungeg.

Name: ONE UP
City/State/Country: GOTHAM CITY
IP Address: 74.66.135.64

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 MOCKINGMAYA posted on the wall about his take on the hostage drama at Quirino Grandstand "The hostage crisis in Manila will serve as a lesson that the new administration will uphold the rule of law when it comes to prosecuting corrupt men & women in uniforms." This was not a case of upholding the law but a test of competence in hostage negotiation and minimizing the loss of human lives. The country had a bunch of amateurs, poorly trained and lacking in modern tactical weapons and equipment. DON'T GIVE IT ANOTHER SPIN. The police embarrassed the country in the eyes of the world.

Name: ONE UP
City/State/Country: GOTHAM CITY
IP Address: 74.66.135.64

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 DEO DING DONG | Not so fast on the comment about a driver who drove away and pushed a girl out of the van who cried "rape" and the driver sped away sped away without a driver's license .The driver will not be charged with driving without a license but with a higher offense (felony). So you think the district attorney will allow the driver to get away with a lesser offense? YOU'RE NUTS TO THINK IN THAT MANNER.

Name: ONE UP
City/State/Country: GOTHAM CITY
IP Address: 74.66.135.64

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 7gtg: The word mendicancy is begging. Pakiusap is persuasion. Two words, two different meanings. You can't beg for a tourist visa in front of a consular officer in the US Embassy to come to the US ( you have to show proof you will come back). You don't beg on an approved immigrant petition or working visa. Being a social burden is out of the question because the petitioner is responsible for the welfare of the beneficiary. DO I MAKE SENSE? Deo used to word the way he wants everyone to understand: a social burden, a beggar because of immigration status. THAT IS A CHEAP SHOT.

Name: mockingmaya
City/State/Country: taft avenue, manila
IP Address: 67.181.17.25

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Filipinos did not settle in democratic countries to be Cabalen, Ilongo, Batangeno, and so forth. They didn't come looking for Filipino identity; they are looking for jobs to feed their families because corrupt politicians can't provide jobs. And why? They are a bunch of charlatans. They seek public office to enrich themselves. They don't need to be Filipinos to realize their dreams. The crackpot argument that regionalism is a hindrance to solidarity is just a bundle of pseudo-scholarship injected by fanaticism---flat-nonsense & simplistic scholarship.

Name: mockingmaya
City/State/Country: taft avenue, manila
IP Address: 67.181.17.25

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Those Filipino hypocrites should live in Red China or Communist China. Human rights violations behind the iron curtains are beyond scrutiny. History will educate the Filipinos: Maoist cultural revolution & contemporary Chinese massacres. Yes! China is economically so-&-so, but the preservation of freedom or liberty is more precious than a mere cup of Red Chinese noodles or military red police security. It's better to be free than a slave.

Name: mockingmaya
City/State/Country: taft avenue, manila
IP Address: 67.181.17.25

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Sabi ni One Up napanood daw niya ang episode ng hostage crisis sa Manila, ngunit hindi niya alam ang kanyang mental illness episode. Madaling sabihin na kasalanan ng mga magigiting na policemen ang pagkamatay ng mga dayunan. You can't second guess the actions of cold-blooded criminals & terrorists. Ilagay ninyo si One Up sa loob ng bus na kasama ang police patola kundi nangatog ang mga bayag niyan at tuluyan ng maluto---Penoy ba o balut? Kahit ano huwag lang basag.

Name: Phil Researcher
City/State/Country: LA County,USA
IP Address: 96.251.65.123

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Re: GFJBHEDF I have no case against you because you did not accuse me of committing a Murder, Mr. Danding Cojuanco has because you accused him of masterminding Ninoy's assassination. Phil researcher has no standing (that's a legal term) to sue you because I did not suffer any damage from what you stated here. I was just reminding you to be careful when you make grave accusation against other people without an iota of proof.

Name: mockingmaya
City/State/Country: taft avenue, manila
IP Address: 67.181.17.25

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It is difficult to articulate on Arizona immigration law. But Arizona has a right to protect the interests of its citizens. In other words, Arizona has a right to safeguard its own borders. Other critics argue that to police the world is a mockery if you can't police your own State & preserve its security. Moreover, construing the Federal Constitution is not easy. Remember that the Supreme Court says that "We have a government of laws & not of men."

Name: mockingmaya
City/State/Country: taft avenue, manila
IP Address: 67.181.17.25

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I am not a member of Gintong Lahi or Guardian of the Gate or Golden Badge of Ateneo University like One Up & others. I didn't receive an academic award in High School like Disfrachise & other arrogant scholars. But I do believe that one of the aims of education is "not to instill admiration for the existing political system but to create a critical attitude toward it." As a scholar once said that each generation should not be compelled to submit to the opinions of its predecessors, but it should be enlightened so that it could govern itself by its own reasons. In other words, the essence of education is not fanaticism (a fanatic person is willing to follow his leaders blindly.)

Name: ONE UP
City/State/Country: GOTHAM CITY
IP Address: 74.66.135.64

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As a nation the government must anticipate crisis, respond to crisis, and resolve the crisis in the most expeditious way and with the least cost (money and lives). Just like in previous administration, no lesson from the past was learned. We send overseas workers to foreign lands but the government does not provide them enough cover; we invite tourists to come to our shores yet we can't provide them safe and sound stay. How did Capt. Mendoza walk the streets on a Sunday morning with an AK 47 unnoticed on a tourist site? ARE WE MORE OF A NATION OF TALKERS AND NOT DOERS?

Name: Gene
City/State/Country: Ontario, Canada
IP Address: 174.88.18.160

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Trigger happy PNP has caused the untimely deaths of tourists visiting the country. One life vs. multiple victims was not considered & was not in the minds of PNP. The adrenaline pump overwhelmed the trigger happy PNP w/o the process of lengthy negotiation. Where are the elite groups of PNP staff designed & created specifically in hostage crisis? Where life is at stake, patience in negotiation has to prevail. Where is Sen. Revilla this time? BTW, accdg. to Mr. Ernesto Herrera of MT, the hostage taker Mr. Mendoza, a former PNP Supt. was involved in "HULIDAP" operation, the reason for his dismissal. Reading the article of Mr. Herrera portrayed Supt. Mendoza a wicked police officer. BTW, traffic police officers can be bribed with P1000 when one is caught for not wearing a seatbelt in Manila.

Name: mockingmaya
City/State/Country: taft avenue, manila
IP Address: 67.181.17.25

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Noong mga bata pa kami nababalitaan namin na maraming Pinays na nurses at domestic helpers na lumalabas ng bansa na normal, pagbalik abnormal o baliw na kasi nga nilaspatangan sila ng mga amo nilang dayuhan at walang magawa ang gobyerno kasi nga corrupt at walang kakayahan ipagtangol ang mga Filipino sa ibang bansa. Strong democracy believes that strong laws & strong military must go together in order to preserve its integrity.

Name: lee buyagan
City/State/Country: k.s.a
IP Address: 188.248.190.68

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Where were your commandos and snipers during the hostage drama? The field commander during the scenario displayed so much faults to neutralize the hostage taker, (the same thing happed when they rescued the poor boy named Dexter Balala who was taken as a hostage and was killed due to gunshot wound from the responding policeman). You lost your dignity again PNP in the eyes of the entire world. I am sure the congress and the senate will conduct again aq useless "grilling" process on all of those people responsible in that hostage crisis. Take note: Senate and the Congress grilled a number of people but none were put in jail. Therefore I conclude, the Senate, Congress and the PNP come up with a common goal,,,a lousy service to the Filipino people. 

Name: mockingmaya
City/State/Country: taft avenue, manila
IP Address: 67.181.17.25

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Why not Hong Kong or Chinese citizens continue to protest on Tianamen Square massacre? Do they think that justice has been served? Many soldiers in Mindanao lost their lives because of illogical peace negotiations with terrorists, insurgents, & enemies of democracy. The Chinese people should remember that it would be a different scenario if the hostage taking crises took place in Red China. Do you think the Politburo & Red Guards have the luxury to second guess what constitutes political dissent or an act of terrorism or massacre? Baloney. Mindanao is more enchanting than Hong Kong, of course, according to some critics.

Name: Gari
City/State/Country: California, USA
IP Address: 75.83.131.151

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This just another example of risks that law enforcers are facing about - where when you make arrests on individual(s) doing unlawful acts, there will be time that they turn the table against you - most especially when the one you are arresting has money, connections, and guts to go against somebody from law enforcement. Imagine this guy who was arrested, was driving without a license, had drugs and a stash of money ... that's a sign or profile of a person who thinks he can do such things because of his stature. Not surprised of what this law enforcement officer did ... just to prove his innocence in a wrong way.

Name: mockingmaya
City/State/Country: taft avenue, manila
IP Address: 67.181.17.25

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Opposing view on hostage crises in Manila: Filipino policemen are not police patola after all. Although Hong Kong citizens advocate democracy, they are blind to human rights violations committed by their fellow citizens in their own country or mainland Communist China. They seem to close their eyes that democracy is limited & different in many places of the world. Bogus claims: the Chinese Red Guards will tolerate hostage crisis for 24-hour or 1-week with unlimited negotiations, text messaging, full media coverage, soft carrot approach to political dissent, act of terrorism, et cetera. Baloney. Saludo kami sa magiting na policemen kahit hindi nababalutan ng bakal ang katawan nag lusob. Yan ang magiting na Pinoy.

Name: ako lang
City/State/Country: oxnard, california
IP Address: 76.169.85.184

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To San francisco viewer: There were so many terrorist acts that happened during PGMA's time, the Rizal day massacre, the several airport bombings in Mindanao, the Ampatuan massacre. Nasan ba kayo?. Why blame PNoy"s reasonable/timely anti-corruption drive?. Bakit may kamag-anak kabang nakinabang sa kapabayaan ni Gloria?Sino mang kum,okontra sa paghahanap ni PNoy ng mga katiwalian sa gobyerno ay siguradong na -apektuhan ang pande-delihinsya. Hindi BA?

Name: GFJBHEDF
City/State/Country: Hercules
IP Address: 76.103.7.246

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Miss Philippines had miss universe title in the bag already according to media. It was hers to lose, and she did so on the very last question in the manner she discordially replied, starting with the very first sentence of her answer.> LINK

Name: ONE UP
City/State/Country: GOTHAM CITY
IP Address: 74.66.135.64

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DRAGONSLAYER| I am not after you as a person but with what you write. You could agree or disagree with my viewpoints but never never accuse me of being a welfare recipient or a TNT or some wild accusations concocted by Mockinmaya to score a point. You have no proof to substantiate either one of those claims. I am not a scholar but my grades are far greater than "C" and the color of my passport is no different from yours (and renewed many times over). I salute a person not my his gold but by his wisdom. Enough said and not plagiarized.

Name: WDC
City/State/Country: California
IP Address: 71.138.212.239

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Lacson's family wants the Malacañang palace to cancel Ping Lacson’s arrest warrant. How about those victims that he allegedly masterminded to kill? Just forget about it? Anybody aiding this fugitive should go to jail, start on stupid Juan Ponce Enrile and Honasan who are the number one supporters of this killer.

Name: WDC
City/State/Country: California
IP Address: 71.138.212.239

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Honasan made a comment that the Philippine Senate can take Ping Lacson to custody according to the Republic Act. Republic Act to be exempted from jury trials if you committed heinous crimes? What kind of law is this? I think Honasan who graduated from the Pinakamangmang Military Academy (PMA) is pulling laws from his as#hole to protect his kapwa mangmang classmate, Ping Lacson.

Name: Mr. Adriano Aguila
City/State/Country: Manhattan, New York,
IP Address: 68.173.96.71

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We all saw in the news the very sad hostage incident in our country. And we also saw how inept the Police handling of the newsmen and crowd while the hostage incident is ongoing. This very poor crowd control and free newsmen access resulted to the very sad death of those tourists. We should have better trained policemen starting from their leaders than what we witnessed yesterday to avoid same catastrophic incident to happen again..

Name: Steve R
City/State/Country: California
IP Address: 71.198.151.226

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Deo, my SB1070 comments are not to point out the gravity or seriousness of the offense or to classify the alleged offense - whether it is a felony or misdemeanor. My issue is whether the police can ask a suspect (regardless of the suspect’s color - brown, black or white) questions to determine if the suspect is legally in the United States - after a police makes a lawful stop. What is a lawful stop is not an issue with me.

Name: Marie
City/State/Country: Batangas
IP Address: 80.109.30.155

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Why didn't the SWAT decide to get a Crane to open the door and windows? The Crane operator with bullet proof suit can do that easily. I think the commander lacked ideas. We know that the policemen who handled the problem did what they thought was right. Anyway, Rolando was wrong of doing evil. Satan was on his side instructing him to be firm in taking the hostages. Now, Satan and his admirers became victorious again.

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