China reacted when they knew the report that there’s a Philippine flag over Rolando Mendoza’s coffin. Mendoza is the one involved on the recent tourist bus hostage crisis that led to the death of eight Hong Kong tourists. The Chinese Embassy released a statement that “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,” (Yahoo Philippines). Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda confirmed that the flag has been removed according to Tanauan Mayor Sonia Torres.

It was a tradition in the Philippines that a flag will be put over the coffin of a dead police or military member, it symbolizes heroism, but what Mendoza did brought disgrace to the country he served. In different websites and blogs, you can read comments that agree to the removal of the flag.

For me, I also agree on the same thing, though Mendoza became a member of the police, the virtues he showed before he died are not a virtue of a hero. His actions resulted to a very tragic ending, killing innocent people, all because of what he is fighting for. I’m sorry Mr.Mendoza.

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While doing my blog hopping, I saw this post in Technograph entitled “Bus Hostage Crisis: When Camwhoring Becomes Shameful”. To my surprise, stupid fellow Filipinos made the crime scene as a tourist spot. “Mahiya naman kayo!” that’s what I said when I saw the pictures. Some insensitive fellow Filipinos took a picture of them near the bus where people were killed on the tragic hostage taking incident. How could you smile while waiting for your camera took a shot even though you know that people died there? First I saw the pictures of the nursing students who took a group picture, “YAN BA PINAG AARALAN NYO?”  What pissed me more is when I saw the pictures of policemen and SOCO members smiling on the camera and they are BESIDE the bus. I won’t post the pictures here, I don’t want to have it on my blog.

While doing my blog hopping, I saw this post in Technograph entitled “Bus Hostage Crisis: When Camwhoring Becomes Shameful”. To my surprise, stupid fellow Filipinos made the crime scene as a tourist spot. “Mahiya naman kayo!” that’s what I said when I saw the pictures. Some insensitive fellow Filipinos took a picture of them near the bus where people were killed on the tragic hostage taking incident. How could you smile while waiting for your camera took a shot even though you know that people died there? First I saw the pictures of the nursing students who took a group picture, “YAN BA PINAG AARALAN NYO?”  What pissed me more is when I saw the pictures of policemen and SOCO members smiling on the camera and they are BESIDE the bus. I won’t post the pictures here, I don’t want to have it on my blog.
On the blog post, it was stated there that someone Twitted the blog owner and said that the students are there because they were part of the ceremony paying respects for the dead, and these students are just taking a memento.  Memento? WTF! If they really respect the dead, they shouldn’t  have done that, all eyes are focused in our country because of that. We already experienced shame and embarrassment when we saw how the police handled the situation, and now you added more disgrace.  And for the policemen who took their pictures, I know your point Mr.Technograph, I agree with you.
I apologize to those who might get affected of this issue, especially to those who experienced the tragedy.

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What happened in Quirino Grandstand could have been avoided if proper tactics have been implemented. I felt so sad on how the hostage taking has ended. Many were killed, although some luckily lived, but the trauma will cause them a forever nightmare. I’m not good at police tactics, but I think I still know some good points on how to make one.

They shouldn’t take Rolando Mendoza’s brother  as accessory of the crime.

That made him angry. Obviously. I know you can get my point, and I bet that triggered his temper.

Do you have night vision-capable gadgets?

I’m not sure about this, I just assumed that the snipers don’t have one. On the situation that the hostage taker turned off the lights, our so-called snipers should have established a position distant to the bus but in a place which they can have a clear view, for instance, forward-facing the bus.  Zoom-in and at the same time turn on your night vision gadget and I bet you know what will happen next.

Here’s the tear gas! Oops I missed! Retreat!

While watching it on television, I saw a policeman threw a tear gas, and he missed. Instead, the tear gas bounced back and fell in front of them. Come to think of it, what if it’s a grenade? It’s tragedy! Hey Chief of Police, teach your men basketball, so they know how to throw a shot.

Tear gas successfully thrown, flash bang successfully thrown, here I enter the bus, Oops I got no mask, retreat! Atras! Booo!

Policemen should have a technician, maybe an Instrumentation Technician.

Do they know this? The bus’ door is hydraulically-powered. A concerned citizen said that there’s a button near the door that bus operators/drivers used when the door got stuck up. And if it’s impossible to do, all they need is to cut the hydraulic hose and that’s it, you can open the door without smashing it with a sledge hammer!

Lastly, buy a rope that can pull a bus’ door.  Hanep sa tactic, sira sa hila!

Poor Philippines,  our tourism will be greatly affected. The damage has been done, and we can’t turn back time. We learn when we commit mistakes, but we don’t have to commit mistakes just to learn.

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J.K. Rowling has no comments about the allegations filed against her. Max Markson said last Tuesday that “I estimate it’s a billion-dollar case…. That’ll be the decision of the courts, obviously.”

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He was ushered into a car but come out of the car again to show the crowd that he was not badly injured. After that, he was rushed to the hospital, still covered in blood.
Berlusconi, who suffered a small fracture of the nose, 2 broken teeth, bruises and a bloodied lip in the attack, was kept in hospital overnight for observation and may need up to 15 days to recover. His attacker Massimo Tartaglia, was already taken into custody.
Berlusconi is not the only one wo suffered that kind of incident. Different politicians and celebrities also faced the same indignity in the past. Just like what happened to Leona Lewsi, Richard Fuld, Peter Mandelso, Prime Minister Ted Heath, and feminist Daniela Santache.
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