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Katinko

Published by Ellen on September 4, 2010

Sa imbestigayon na ginagawa ngayon ng Incident Investigation and Review Committee ng nangyari noong Agosto 23, mayroong mga nakakatawa na nangyari. Katulad nitong kwento ni Chief Inspector Romeo Salvador, ang deputy negotiator.

Sabi niya nahilo raw siya ng mga pasado na alas-dos kaya pumunta siya sa isang ambulansya na nakaparada malapit sa Command Post sa Rizal Park. Wala raw ammonia ang ambulansya. Ang binigay sa kanya ay ang Katinko. Yung ointment na Chinese medicine. Natawa ang mga miembro ng committee.

Aba, magaling ang katinko ha. Gamit ko rin yun kapag sumasakit ang aking ulo. Kung walang katinko, white flower. Palagi ako meron nyan sa bag ko.

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Robredo washes hands off hostage fiasco

Published by Ellen on August 31, 2010

This is a tragic comedy. You have a presidential aide who did not give the telephone to the President when Hongkong chief executive Donald Tsang called because he didn’t know who Tsang is.

Now you have a signed re-instatement of Mendoza by National Capital Region Police Chief Leocadio Santiago which didn’t reach the hostage taker in time because it was carried by motorcycle cop. They haven’t heard of fax machine!

From ABS-CBNnews

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jesse Robredo will not resign amid calls for his head to roll in the wake of the August 23 hostage crisis.

“Honestly, if I can tell myself that I was really responsible, you will not see me any minute longer in this office,” he told ABS-CBN News in an exclusive interview.

He added that he was not part of the crisis management group that led efforts to get dismissed police officer Rodolfo Mendoza to free the Hong Kong tourists held hostage inside a bus in Manila.

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Bakit wala man lang mensahe sa Canada?

Published by Ellen on August 31, 2010

Pangwalong araw na ngayon mula nang mangyari ang trahedya ng panghu-hostage sa Rizal Park kung saan namatay ang walo sa 25 turista na galing Hongkong ngunit wala pang mensahe ng pakikiramay or paghingi ng paumanhin sa pamahalaan ng Canada.

Hindi ba alam ng Malacanang o ng Department of Foreign Affairs na tatlo sa walong namatay ay Canadian citizens? Isa na namang katangahan ito kung hindi nila alam dahil napabalita sa mga diyaryo as Canada at Hongkong. Nabanggit na rin ng mga diyaryo dito as Pilipinas.

Ang tatlong Hongkong Canadian ay ang negosyateng si Ken Leung (58 taong gulang) at ang kanilang dalawang anak na babae na sina Jessie (14) at Doris (21). Nakaligtas Ang asawa ni Leung na si Amy Ng at Ang kanilang 18-taong gular na anak na lalaki na si Jason.
Inuperahan si Jason as utak dahil napukpuk raw siya ng malakas as ulo.

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Jackie Chan, a voice of reason and friendship in times of sorrow and recrimination

Published by Ellen on August 25, 2010

by TJ Dimacali
GMANews TV

Action movie superstar Jackie Chan provided a voice of reason and extended a hand of friendship to Filipinos over the recent hostage crisis via his verified Twitter account, @EyeOfJackieChan.

Jackie Chan explained that he had just arrived in Hong Kong from South Korea and was shocked to learn of the tragic hostage crisis last August 23 that left eight tourists from Hong Kong dead.

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Making up to Hongkong (subtitle:Donald Tsang who?)

Published by Ellen on August 24, 2010

Donald Tsang
President Aquino yesterday called up Donald Tsang, chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, to personally express his condolences to the families of eight Hongkong residents who died last Monday in Manila after they were held hostage by a dismissed policeman while on a sightseeing tour.

Malacañang also said they will be sending a high-level delegation to Hongkong to meet with Tsang, who had demanded a “full account” of last Monday tragedy.

Hongkong newspapers carried Tsang’s statement saying Monday, he had been trying to contact Aquino “since 4pm ..but all efforts failed.” He said the way the Aquino government handled the hostage situation was “regrettable” and “disappointing.”

Told about Tsang’s statement, Aquino said he did not know about Tsang’s call and that nobody told him about it.

Inquiries about the incident revealed that while the hostage situation was going on, Aquino was closely monitoring it, and he was talking with police authorities constantly. He told his staff that he won’t be taking any calls unless it’s extremely important.

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