MERGED: Quirino Grandstand Hostage Crisis

[skirmish]

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It's too late.

[dexterdal]

sa ako lang opinion, ug ikaw presidente ka ikaw gyud ang mu decide unsa ang maayong buhaton para sa ika sulbad sa problema... kakita nata ani permi sa mga salida nga ang presidente gyud ang mu decide ug maka sulbad sa problema. karon nahitabo nani, President noy noy aquino, unsa naman ni? mao ni ang imung plano, ipapatay ang 9 ka tourista? ug imu lang na gi gamit imung utok di unta ni ma ingon ani... Presidente man unta ka, nganu imu paman ni gi paabot ma ingon ani... Cge raman god ta istorya god!!! way buhat ... karon unsa na? ako daan nako aning tawhana mao wa gyud ko mu butar ani kay wala ni baruganan, way iyang kaugalingon decision making... mao nani resulta...kamu unsa inyung tanaw?

pagkatoytoy ba ani imong sentence... ngano man intawn basolon nimo ang presidente. Kung ikaw presidente beh, mo adto ka d2 pa ka hero ka?

Ang angay basolon ang HOSTAGE Taker, imagina kuno iyang demand na e reinstate sya pag ka pulis. Nag hostage ka ug tao then e reinstate kaha ka pag ka pulis.

Ang atong mga problema dli nato tanan ma blame sa usa ka tao....

[suddenly_isee]

hahayst... flepax ila systema.... mas maayo pa tan aw og airsoft... lol

[dandavix08]

so sniper jud diay naka patay atong cholokoy na kapitan

[AnInO]

Kung ang presidente didto sa actual site during the hostage taking basin moingon sad mo nganong ga apil2x siya didto or ga pa bilib. Kamo na lang gyud ang kamao. wa man gani mo ma presidente bisan sa kapilya lang... puro lang mo panaway.
People get some life...

whats life without contradictions?

mao nay ginaingon brad nga nganong ga presidenti d man d i ka dala...

[brandnewbien]

louya ni Pnoy! ma uso na ang hostage ani. within 2 years guro naa nasay ingon ani mo balik ra gihapon ni.

[Tirong-say]

Ang pangutana iya ba kaha tong kabarkada ang nag-snipe niya.........

[DarkCode]

The Hong Kong government raised a "black" travel alert for the Philippines, urging against all travel to one of Southeast Asia's most popular tourist spots. Tour groups said they were cancelling all organised visits.

Flags on Hong Kong government buildings flew at half-mast and the stock exchange was holding a minute's silence as a mark of respect for the victims of Monday's day-long bus siege in Manila, which played out live on global TV.

Lurid photographs of the chaotic climax dominated the front pages of the Hong Kong press, with editorials echoing the Chinese territory's leader in querying the response of Philippine authorities.

"The way it is handled -- particularly the outcome -- is very disappointing," Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang told reporters late Monday.

The Chinese embassy in Manila on Tuesday "urged the Philippine side to take concrete measures to ensure the safety and security of the Chinese citizens in the Philippines".

The eight Hong Kong tourists, who were part of a tour group, were killed when police stormed a bus that had been commandeered 12 hours earlier by a disgraced ex-police officer demanding his job back.

"There were so many people on the bus -- no one came to our rescue. Why?" one Hong Kong survivor, who identified herself as Mrs Leung, said at the scene.

"We were in fear for so many hours. I find it really cruel."

Hong Kong media said Mrs Leung's husband had died in a hail of bullets as he tried to protect his wife. The couple's three children aged 14, 18 and 21 were also on the bus and remained unaccounted for, according to the reports.

The government organised two chartered flights by Hong Kong's flag carrier Cathay Pacific to take relatives of the hostages, as well as psychologists, doctors and social workers, to Manila.

While Manila police defended their actions, the Hong Kong leader complained that he had been unable all Monday to reach Philippine President Benigno Aquino, and urged authorities to give a full account of the crisis.
The crisis began when the suspect, armed with an M-16 assault rifle and dressed in combat pants, hijacked the bus with 25 people aboard in Manila's tourist district. He later freed seven Hong Kong tourists and two Filipinos.

Negotiations broke down after nightfall when the gunman, former senior police inspector Rolando Mendoza, began shooting and commandos stormed the bus, firing dozens of bullets of their own into the vehicle.

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi telephoned his Philippine counterpart to express Beijing's shock and demand a thorough investigation, the official Xinhua news agency said. Related article: China condemns Philippine hijack 'atrocity'

"We strongly request the Philippine and Chinese governments to investigate and give satisfactory answers to the Hong Kong people," the Apple Daily said.

Noting the length of time it took Manila police to intervene, the newspaper said in an editorial: "It makes people question the competence of the police."

source.. Anger and shock in Hong Kong over Manila siege - *Latest news around the world and developments close to home - MSN Philippines News

for me as a leader dapat on top siya ato since involve ang lain nasod ato... tsk tsk tsk yeah gi divide ang mga department like pnp afp ched, question kinsa ang ila head sa every department? if mo ingon mo dle ma blame ang pres ato kay naa na head sa department! dapat cguro wala nlng ng ABNOY? unsa rana siya mo attend if hayag? mo tago if ngitngit? tsk tsk tsk.....

[Hat Trick]

bogo na sniper ai, nitira na walay clear view sa suspek..hastang ahaka..tsk tsk

[pretzel_logic]

as commander-in-chief , he has much responsibility over the situation....in a way ni palpak iya leadership....12 hours is too long.....there should have been a media blackout....the president only gave statement when it was over, comparing it to a far worst hostage situation such in Beslan....