The Aftermath of Manila's Botched Hostage Crisis

The Aftermath of Manila's Botched Hostage Crisis
By Emily Rauhala / Manila    Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010
 
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http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2013609,00.html

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Then, an ex-police inspector stepped on to a tourist bus with an M16 rifle.

At 10:00 a.m. on Monday morning, Rolando D. Mendoza commandeered a bus carrying Hong Kong tourists in downtown Manila. Mendoza was reportedly furious about his dismissal on corruption charges and demanded redress, at gunpoint. As the standoff progressed, television crews swarmed the scene and Manileños gathered in restaurants and shops to follow live footage. Many were still watching, hours later, when shots rang out, SWAT teams moved in and gunfire swallowed the vehicle. Mendoza killed eight people before the police managed to shoot him dead. Another victim later died in a hospital.

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Hong Kong, for one, is outraged. "Fury in HK Over Manila Bloodbath," read a headline in the city's English-language daily, the South China Morning Post. The city, a semi-autonomous sliver of southern China, issued a travel warning and urged its residents to leave the the Philippines at once. Donald Tsang, the territory's chief executive, spoke with unusual candor on the matter: "The way it was handled — particularly the outcome — was very disappointing," he said. The Philippine consulate, meanwhile, was swamped by protesters bearing placards and petitions. Online, the tone was vicious: "SWAT = Sorry We Aren't Trained," was a common refrain.

In addition to Hong Kong and China, several other governments have issued travel warnings for the Philippines. And, though there has been no threat of trade sanctions, some businesses are bracing for a backlash. "I'm just waiting for it," said Joseph Rubio, a Filipino who does business in China. Aquino, the optimist, urged calm. "We should not just give up because of this one incident," he said.

Manila — and, indeed the country — is now engaged in a high-stakes blame game centered, primarily, on the police, the press and the President himself. The only consensus, so far, is that security forces botched the rescue. Gunshots were heard at 6:40 p.m. on Monday, but the SWAT team did not storm the bus until after 7:30 p.m. "How could it take them so long?" asked Mike Santos, 50, a customs broker. So far, four members of the SWAT team have been sacked and the head of Manila's police department is on voluntary leave pending an investigation.

The media have come in for blame as well. Footage from the standoff may have helped the gunman figure out what the police and the hostage negotiators were up to: he was reportedly watching himself and the would-be rescuers on the bus's onboard TV. He then supposedly started firing when he saw his brother being escorted from the scene. In light of the criticism, President Aquino said he may consider new "limitations" on the media. His office admitted, too, that there were "defects" in the handling of the crisis. These concessions, though, did not earn him absolution. He's been roundly criticized, at home and abroad, for his lack of visibility during the crisis.

mamasapano incident

ISANG HUNYANGO

Ano ang isang Hunyango (Chameleon) isang uri ng hayop na nagpapalit ng kulay kapag nasa sanga ng kahoy na iba ang kulay.. parang tao din. may mga tao na nagpapalit ng kulay para sa sarili nilang interes. Patuloy silang magpapalitpalit ng kulay tulad ng isang hunyango.

Wala kang Balwarte
Walang naniniwala sayo (siguro yung ibang mga dilawan pwede pa)

LENI, Makakagulo lang sa anti drug campaign

LENI, Makakagulo lang sa anti drug campaign... kaya hindi na bibigyan ng posisyon.. 

Si Leni naman... pabida gustong hingiin ang listahan ng mga nasa drug watchlists, para ano? hindi naman nya aarestuhin diba? naka focus ang kanyang panunungkulan sa fault finding, hindi sa isang solid na programa upang wakasan ang droga sa pilipinas...

kung ako ang tatanungin ng solusyon ibigay nyo kay BBM ang posisyon ng DILG mas alam nya ang gagawin dahil ang ama nyang si FEM ang nagtatag ng pagpapatibay sa barangay system ng bansa 

At delikado yung paghingi ni Leni ng watchlist para sa bayan dahil hindi pa nila nasasagot ang mga alegasyon kay de lima bilang isa sa konektado sa drugs. what if mayroon talaga? naku magkakampi pa naman ang dalawang ito dahil parehong liberal. kayo na humusga mga kabayan

eto mga pahayag ni panelo
According to Panelo...

“These missteps not only derailed [President Duterte’s] well-meaning intent for the vice president to be part of the administration but registered red signs that could not be ignored,” Panelo said.

“To the President’s mind, that cannot be ignored so he decided not to appoint her in the Cabinet,” he added.

"'Yung assurance naman lahat na sensitive information hindi idi-disclose,”

MGA WALANG MAGAWANG MATINO

MGA KOMUNISTANG WALANG MAGAWA..

kakampi ng mga dilawan sa pagwasak sa gobyerno

TAX nating mga mamamayan ang ginagamit ng gobyerno sa pagpapaganda ng kapaligiran, tapos bababuyin lang ng mga hinayupak na komunistang ito. 

BOBO talaga diba, wala naman base ang US at China sa Pilipinas eh. 

Komunista Layas -> yun ang mas magandang slogan

BOBO... kung itataas mo ang sahod at ibababa mo ang presyo malamang sa malaman INFLATION yan. Babagsak ang gobyerno at ekonomiya

Panahon pa ni Presidente Marcos perwisyo na mga hinayupak na ito

matinde ang dilaw

obvious naman

What is the conspiracy

What is our country to you? is there hope beyond political despair? So if you are tired of this yellow-cult society, if you are living unhappy with the lies from your history book, if you find it unbearable to listen to the fraudulent promises of those victorious storyteller... Then it is your life that begins to end day by day as you are still silent of the truth ... nobody can give you freedom unless you fight for the truth and the truth shall set you free