Philippine SWAT Team storm bus with hostages in Manila

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Police officer Gregorio Mendoza, younger brother of Rolando Mendoza who seized a tourist bus earlier refuses to go with the police on charges of conspiracy Monday, Aug. 23, 2010 at Manila's Rizal Park, Philippines. Police stormed the bus after shots were heard from the hostage-taker of 15 Chinese tourists and at least four of hte hostages crawled out of the back door.​

 

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China condemns use of RP flag on hostage-taker's casket
08/27/2010

MANILA, Philippines (1st UPDATE) - The Chinese embassy in the Philippines on Friday condemned the draping of the Philippine national flag on the coffin of slain hostage-taker Rolando Mendoza.

In a statement, the Chinese embassy said it condemns the brutality of the criminal and "expresses its strong indignation over this irritating act."

"The person who deserves a national flag at funeral should be someone of heroism, decency and integrity, not someone who inflicts atrocity on innocent lives. This is nothing but a smear on the dignity of the Philippine national flag," the embassy said.

Mendoza took hostage 25 people inside a tourist bus in Rizal Park, Manila last Monday in a bid to be reinstated in the country's police force. He and 8 of his hostages were killed in the hostage crisis.

TV footage of Mendoza's wake in Tanauan, Batangas showed Mendoza's casket covered with a Philippine flag, an honor reserved for members of the country's police and military.

It is not clear who placed a Philippine flag on Mendoza's casket.

 

[Devil Within]

China condemns use of RP flag on hostage-taker's casket
08/27/2010

"The person who deserves a national flag at funeral should be someone of heroism, decency and integrity, not someone who inflicts atrocity on innocent lives. This is nothing but a smear on the dignity of the Philippine national flag," the embassy said.

The Philippines are full of idiotic clowns and jokers. They elected a President who is a joker, they have police SWAT team that act like clowns, and now they honour a dead mad criminal with their flag. What a joke!

 

[SotongMee]

Ya, pinoland clowns are corrupt from from the top down to the bottom.

Pinoys are also insensitive and takes every thing like a joke - except perhaps crying at the death of their family members/loved ones and watching Pinoy soap operas.

O i suddenly remembered how Pinoys protested on the innocence and the execution of maid murdered Flor Contemplacion (?) in SG some years ago.

The Philippines are full of idiotic clowns and jokers. They elected a President who is a joker, they have police SWAT team that act like clowns, and now they honour a dead mad criminal with their flag. What a joke!

 

[SotongMee]

See the photo, how come Pinoys are so FAT?

Their useless policemen are all so FAT! No wonder they brotched the rescue job and now cooking up conspiracy theories to divert attention. Very soap and drama man.

Situation looks pathetic, like afew people trapping a pig to the slaughter house.

Could it be that the brother of the gunman got arrested for this :

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Police officer Gregorio Mendoza, younger brother of Rolando Mendoza who seized a tourist bus earlier refuses to go with the police on charges of conspiracy Monday, Aug. 23, 2010 at Manila's Rizal Park, Philippines. Police stormed the bus after shots were heard from the hostage-taker of 15 Chinese tourists and at least four of hte hostages crawled out of the back door.​

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[SotongMee]

The August 23rd tour bus hostage drama shows that Pinoland is a tragedy, a country in a sad and sorry state.

 

[Rogue Trader]

Pinoys love drama. They can never take anything seriously.

 

[SotongMee]

Agree 99% on this. -1% because they will still cry loud loud if their loved one dies.

They will pose in front of the coffin and the coffin truck also without their usual wide wide smiles.

Pinoys love drama. They can never take anything seriously.

 

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Palace upset over RP flag in Mendoza's coffin
08/27/2010

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III (L) shakes hands with Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Liu Jianchao before their meeting at the Premier Guest House, Malacanang Palace in Manila August 24, 2010.

The Philippine flag draped over the coffin of hostage-taker Rolando Mendoza has been removed, Malacañang said Friday afternoon after the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines cried foul over the matter.

According to presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda, Tanauan City Mayor Sonia Torres-Aquino informed them that the flag, which Mendoza's family placed on top of his coffin on Thursday, has been removed.

Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning head Ricky Carandang said it was the mayor of Tanauan who ordered the removal of the flag.

Mendoza's remains lie in his Batangas hometown. Mendoza, a dismissed police officer, died on Monday after police assaulted the bus, where he held hostage 21 Hong Kong tourists and four Filipinos, for 11 hours.

Before the assault, Mendoza was believed to have shot eight of the 21 tourists from Hong Kong. The Aquino administration's handling of the incident has drawn criticism locally and internationally.

Carandang had earlier said the government had nothing to do with the placement of the Philippine flag on Mendoza's coffin.

"This was an act of the family," Carandang said. "Nobody from the government has ordered that."

Earlier in the day, the Chinese embassy said a "cold-blooded" hostage-taker like Mendoza does not deserve to have the Philippine flag placed over his coffin. (See: China condemns draping of RP flag over hostage taker's coffin)

"The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines condemns the brutality of the criminal and expresses its strong indignation over this irritating act," the embassy said in a statement.

"The person who deserves a national flag at funeral should be someone of heroism, decency and integrity, and not someone who inflicts atrocity on innocent lives. This is nothing but a smear on the dignity of the Philippine national flag," it said.

In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs said there are rules and protocol with respect to the manner of display of the Philippine flag.

"We do not consider the display of the Philippine flag in this particular instance as conforming with existing rules," said the DFA.

Mendoza was fired from his post as chief of the Manila Police's Mobile Patrol Unit in 2008 after he was charged with robbery and extortion.

He demanded for reinstatement into the service when he took over the bus on Monday. — RSJ/VVP, GMANews.TV

 

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Rep. Imelda Marcos, right, widow of the late dictator Ferdinand, glances at her children, from left, Irene, Gov. Imee, and Sen. Ferdinand Jr. at the Supreme Court in Manila, Philippines on Tuesday, June 29, 2010. Billions of dollars allegedly stashed by the late dictator and his cronies abroad remain undiscovered and could be forfeited in six years if the government would not act to recover them, officials warned Tuesday.

Former Philippine first lady and newly-elected House of Representatives member Imelda Marcos attends the State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the House of Representatives in Manila on July 26, 2010.

Newly elected congresswoman and former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos looks at her fingernails.

Former Philippine first lady and now congresswoman Imelda Marcos (L), shake hands with former mayor of Quezon city Feliciano Belmonte (C) while former president Gloria Arroyo (R) looks on during a photo session on the sidelines of the orientation seminar for newly elected members of the House of Representatives in Manila on July 8, 2010. Former president Arroyo and Belmonte are reportedly vying for the speakership when Congress opens on July 26, 2010. A former president currently under investigation for corruption, a shoe-obsessed ex-first lady, and a world champion boxer were just a few of the colourful characters from Filippino politics who gathered in Manila July 8.


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[SotongMee]

"Chey! The Presidential palace and my three thousand pairs of old shoes were nothing.
Like the piece of peesai stuck at the tip of my finger nail. Chey!

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Newly elected congresswoman and former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos looks at her fingernails.

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[MrSmile]

Palace upset over RP flag in Mendoza's coffin
08/27/2010

See how i am consistent in my dealings, i am actually annoyed meeting this man, but i still smiled all the way

 

[Samthaikong]

Philippines SWAT team (特別沒種部隊) killed 4 hostages. Most probably the 'best' SWAT team in the world.

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[Velma]

As much as the pinoy police are a bunch of bumbling fools, I don't really subscribe to Taiwanese sensationalism news.

 

[Ramseth]

We must understand the difference between Philippines and Singapore.

Singapore : If you don't vote correctly, your daughters and sisters end up as maids abroad.

Philippines : If you don't vote correctly, your daughters and sisters have no jobs abroad.

Cpt. Goh : Yeah right, I've moved my daughter to HK first. Contest later.

 

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Crime scene investigators use twine in Manila on August 27, 2010 to determine the trajectory of the bullets fired inside the bus where an ex-policeman shot dead eight Hong Kong tourists before being killed by a police SWAT team on August 23. A police spokesman has said that eyewitness accounts show that the hijacker killed all the hostages but further tests are being carried out at the bus to find out if any of the hostages were killed by the police rescue team. Hong Kong and Chinese officials are demanding a full investigation of the incident and a Philippine delegation has held off going to Hong Kong until the investigation is finished.​

 

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Crime scene investigators inspect bullet holes in Manila on August 27, 2010 to determine the trajectory of the bullets fired from inside the bus where an ex-policeman shot dead eight Hong Kong tourists before being killed by a police SWAT team on August 23.​

 

[Devil Within]

After watching how stupid are their SWAT teams are, I don't trust their crime scene investigators either. I think they are equally untrained.

 

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A defaced picture of Philippines' President Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino III is seen as residents mourn victims who died during a bus hijacking in the Philippines earlier this week, outside Hong Kong's Legislative Council August 27, 2010. China called on the Philippines on Thursday to quickly release the findings of a probe into the death of the eight Hong Kong tourists.​

 

[Velma]

A defaced picture of Philippines' President Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino III is seen as residents mourn victims who died during a bus hijacking in the Philippines earlier this week, outside Hong Kong's Legislative Council August 27, 2010. China called on the Philippines on Thursday to quickly release the findings of a probe into the death of the eight Hong Kong tourists.​

Just my opinion.

I think the Hong Kongers should not blame Aquino but to focus all on the merry men in blue.