by magnolia_eic | Oct 13, 2010 | Headlines, National News
MGA kasong administrative cases of misconduct in office ug simple neglect ubos sa Section 60 sa Local Government Code ang ipasaka batok ni Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim kalabut sa nahitabong hostage taking-crisis sa Quirino Grandstand niadtong Agosto 23.
Apil usab nga pasakaan og kaso silang P/Supt. Rodolfo Magtibay alang sa gross incompetence ug serious neglect of duty ug si P/Dir. Leocadio Santiago alang sa less grave neglect of duty.
Si P/Supt. Orlando Yebra, ang usa sa mga negosyador sa nahitabong hostage crisis pasakaan usab og kasong neglect of duty ug si Police Chief Inspector Santiago Pascual III pasakaan og kasong gross incompetence. Kining tanang mga kaso nabutang ubos sa Sec. 2, Rule 21 sa PNP Uniform Rules.
Ang pagpasaka og kaso batok sa ubang opisyal sa kapolisan ipadangat ngadto sa National Police Commission (Napolcom).
Si Deputy Ombudsman Emilio Gonzales III imbestigahan sa Office of the President tungod sa neglect of duty ug inefficiency in the performance of official duty.
Samtang sa kaso ni Ombudsman Merceditas Guttierez, ang IIRC Report nipadangat sa House of Representatives alang sa ilang aksyon niini. (PIA-Bohol)
by magnolia_eic | Sep 16, 2010 | Headlines, National News
ANG Incident Investigation and Review Committee (IIRC) mo submitir sa ilang report sa
nahitabong hostage crisis niadtong Agusto 23 sa Biyernes human napakyas paghuman sa
gitakda nilang deadline nga Miyerkoles.
Niadtong Martes sa gabii, si IIRC chairperson Justice Secretary Leila de Lima nagkanayon
nga ang panel mo submitir ngadto ni Presidente Benigno Simeon Aquino III sa Biyernes,
duha ka adlaw human sa orihinal nga target nga adlaw sa pag submitir.
Sa pakighinabi sa mga tigbalita, si De Lima ni ingon nga iya nang gipahibalo daan ang
President nga dili pa siguro sila makahatag sa maong report sa Miyerkoles ug posibleng sa
Biyernes na.
Ang maong report mag basi sa forensic reports sa mga imbestigador sa kagamhanan ug sa
mga detalye nga natigum sulod sa lima ka adlaw nga IIRC marathon hearings sa niaging
semana.
Niadtong Agosto 23, si dismissed police officer Rolando Mendoza mi hijack sa usa ka
tourist bus sa Manila nga nagsakay og 21 ka turista gikan Hong Kong ug upat ka Pinoy. Si
Mendoza nga nangayo sa iyang reinstatement, napatay uban sa walo ka turista gikan Hong
Kong human sa 11-ka oras nga standoff.
Ang kagamhanan sa Pilipinas ug kapolisan nakadawat og grabeng pagsaway gikan sa
international community tungod sa pamaagi sa pagdumala sa maong hostage crisis. (PIA)
by magnolia_eic | Sep 1, 2010 | Headlines, National News
Manila, Philippines — Despite criticism of the government’s response to the hostage crisis last week, a top diplomat from China has expressed appreciation yesterday for the moves that are being taken by the Philippine government in connection with the incident.
Chinese Ambassador Liu Jianchao also expressed appreciation for the steps that the Aquino Administration are taking. He also assured that there will be no whitewash in the investigations that are being done.
Liu also said that the cancellation of the trips to Manila of two of Chinese officials who were recipients of the Ramon Magsaysay Award had nothing to do with the incident. “It was their own decision”, he said.
The Ambassador clarified a lot of things during his speech, including an emphasis on his absence during the National Heroes Day, saying that he did not “snub” the event, he only had earlier commitments. He also assured that the Filipinos now in Chinese autonomous territory are safe. He added, “the Chinese side respects the sovereignity of the of the Philippines”. In particular, that Philippines did a very good job of providing medical treatment to the hostages, repatriating the survivors and the remains “in a dignified and appropriate way,” and assisting the victim’s relatives who flew to Manila from Hong Kong.
Click here for full article from Philippine Star
by magnolia_eic | Aug 25, 2010 | Headlines, National News
ANG Department of Interior and Local Government kon DILG nimugna og task force nga mosusi sa nahitabong hostage crisis sa Quirino Grandstand sa Manila niadtong Lunes nga ni resulta sa kamatayon sa walo ka turistang Intsik.
Ang kalihim sa DILG nga si Jesse Robredo nagkanayon nga ang maong hiniusang task force sa DILG ug Department of Justice kon DOJ mo tino sa mga panghitabo sa maong insidente ug kinsa ang angay manubag sa dugoong panapos nga eksena sa krisis.
Gibutang si Police Superintendent Francisco Peñaflor, ang Special Police Assistant to the Secretary, nga maoy mangulo sa hiniusang task force.
Matud pa ni Robredo nga ang giingong task force mohimo’g imbentaryo sa mga available gadgets ug kahimanan ug mo review sa standard operating procedures sa pagdala og hostage crisis.
Gi dugang usab ni Robredo nga iyang imandu ang pag-subli sa media protocols ug makipag-pulong sa mga broadcast leaders aron pagtuki ug pag-uyon sa usa ka polisiya sa panahon nga adunay delikadong sitwasyon sama sa hostage crisis. (PIA-Bohol)
by magnolia_eic | Aug 24, 2010 | Headlines, National News
With the rest of the Filipino people, I wish to offer our deepest condolences to the families of the victims whose lives were lost in the hostage situation at the Quirino Grandstand. The Secretary of Foreign Affairs has conveyed our deep feelings of sorrow to the Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China and the people of Hong Kong through Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang. I have tasked Secretaries Soliman and Lim to provide everything necessary for the recovery and return home of the survivors. I have directed the fullest cooperation with the Hong Kong authorities on the part of our officials.
From the onset of this incident, the hostage-taker seemed to not be belligerent, as shown by the release of hostages. These were encouraging signs.
We were going to wait him out. The idea was to let the ground commanders who are the experts in this field handle the operation with minimal interference from people who are less expert.
But the situation deteriorated rapidly when, during the course of the negotiations, he was given the letter of the Ombudsman in which she promised to personally review his case. As he was reading the contents of the letter, while talking to an unknown individual on the phone, he became increasingly agitated.
The presence of his brother also added to the tension.
At this point, he threatened to kill a hostage. The police decided to remove the brother from the scene. As the negotiators were departing, the negotiators were shot at.
Media coverage of his brother being taken into custody further agitated the hostage-taker.
Shots were fired. They seemed to be warning shots, as there was no audible indication of tumult or chaos to show that the hostages were in immediate danger.
Nonetheless, the negotiators tried to reestablish contact the hostage-taker but they were unsuccessful as the cellphone of the hostage-taker was continuously busy. He also refused to answer the throw-phone provided for him by the authorities.
The escape of the driver, combined with his reports that the hostages were being harmed, forced the assault to happen. When the vehicle began to move, and with reports that he had hand grenades, a decision was made to immobilize the vehicle as it would have made the situation even more dangerous.
As we know, the incident tragically ended in the deaths of eight innocent civilians.
We expect more of the facts to come to light and I have ordered Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo and Justice Secretary Leila de Lima to thoroughly lead this review.
