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Philippines Hostage Crisis Ends With Many Dead, Reactions

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Philippine policemen take position as they start their attack on a tourist bus hijacked in Manila on August 23, 2010. An ex-policeman armed with a high-powered assault rifle hijacked a bus carrying more than 20 Hong Kong tourists including children in the Philippine capital on August 23, police said. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE

This just happened and was broadcast live on television in China. Some hostages were set free, and some survived, but a lot of the hostages are dead.

From NetEase:

Philippines ex-police hijacks 25-person bus, hostages mostly Hong Kong tourists

August 23rd, a Hong Kong tour bus carrying 25 people in Manila, Philippines was hijacked. After the hijacker set free 6 hostages in the morning, he again set free two more hostages int he afternoon, 3 children and 3 adults were subsequently released. That night, Philippines’ police stormed the bus and shot dead the hijacker, and allegedly rescued hostages are walking out of the bus.

Police commandos surround a bus with tourists being held hostage at Quirino Grandstand in Manila August 23, 2010. Police were poised to storm a bus where a sacked former Filipino policeman was holding 15 Hong Kong tourists hostage in downtown Manila after shots were heard at the scene, TV pictures and a Reuters witness said. REUTERS/Erik de Castro

Philippine policemen take position as they start their attack on a tourist bus hijacked in Manila on August 23, 2010. An ex-policeman armed with a high-powered assault rifle hijacked a bus carrying more than 20 Hong Kong tourists including children in the Philippine capital on August 23, police said. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE

Philippine policemen take position as they start their attack on a tourist bus hijacked in Manila on August 23, 2010. An ex-policeman armed with a high-powered assault rifle hijacked a bus carrying more than 20 Hong Kong tourists including children in the Philippine capital on August 23, police said. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE

Philippine policemen take position as they start their attack on a tourist bus hijacked in Manila on August 23, 2010. An ex-policeman armed with a high-powered assault rifle hijacked a bus carrying more than 20 Hong Kong tourists including children in the Philippine capital on August 23, police said. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE

Police commandos take cover as the hostage taker fires at them while they assault a bus with tourists being held hostage at Quirino Grandstand in Manila August 23, 2010. Police were poised to storm a bus where a sacked former Filipino policeman was holding 15 Hong Kong tourists hostage in downtown Manila after shots were heard at the scene, TV pictures and a Reuters witness said. REUTERS/Erik de Castro

Philippine policemen take position as they start their attack on a tourist bus hijacked in Manila on August 23, 2010. An ex-policeman armed with a high-powered assault rifle hijacked a bus carrying more than 20 Hong Kong tourists including children in the Philippine capital on August 23, police said. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE

A body hangs from the glass door of a tourist bus following an assault by police and SWAT members to rescue hostages at Manila's Rizal Park Monday Aug.23, 2010 in Manila, Philippines. Former Senior Inspector Rolando Mendoza, a dismissed policeman armed with automatic rifle, seized the bus in Manila Monday with 25 people aboard, mostly foreign tourists in a bid to demand reinstatement, police said. Mendoza was killed along with an undetermined number of hostages. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Philippine policemen take position as they start their attack on the tourist bus hijacked in Manila on August 23, 2010. An ex-policeman armed with a high-powered assault rifle hijacked a bus carrying more than 20 Hong Kong tourists including children in the Philippine capital on August 23, police said. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE

A police commando tries to break down the door of a bus as a body lies inside during the assault on a bus with tourists being held hostage at Quirino Grandstand in Manila August 23, 2010. Philippine police commandos crouched around a bus where a sacked former policeman was holding 15 Hong Kong tourists hostage in Manila on Monday and shots were heard at the scene, TV pictures and a Reuters witness said. REUTERS/Erik de Castro

Philippine policemen take position as they start their attack on a tourist bus hijacked in Manila on August 23, 2010. An ex-policeman armed with a high-powered assault rifle hijacked a bus carrying more than 20 Hong Kong tourists including children in the Philippine capital on August 23, police said. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE

Police commandos try to open the door of a bus during the assault on a bus with tourists being held hostage at Quirino Grandstand in Manila August 23, 2010. Philippine police commandos crouched around a bus where a sacked former policeman was holding 15 Hong Kong tourists hostage in Manila on Monday and shots were heard at the scene, TV pictures and a Reuters witness said. REUTERS/Erik de Castro

Philippine policemen take position as they start their attack on the tourist bus hijacked in Manila on August 23, 2010. An ex-policeman armed with a high-powered assault rifle hijacked a bus carrying more than 20 Hong Kong tourists including children in the Philippine capital on August 23, police said. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE

Paramedics help victims from the hijacked bus in Manila on August 23, 2010. The gunman who seized a bus carrying Hong Kong tourists killed at least four of his hostages in the Philippines, doctors said. AFP PHOTO / JAY DIRECTO

A paramedic (top) lowers one of the wounded survivor from the hijacked bus in Manila on August 23, 2010. A dramatic hostage siege in the Philippine capital involving a busload of Hong Kong tourists ended after 12 hours with several captives walking free but the fate of 11 others unknown. AFP PHOTO / JAY DIRECTO

Paramedics (top) lower a victim from the hijacked bus in Manila on August 23, 2010. The gunman who seized a bus carrying Hong Kong tourists killed at least four of his hostages in the Philippines, doctors said. AFP PHOTO / JAY DIRECTO

A paramedic (not pictured) lowers one of the wounded survivor from the hijacked bus in Manila on August 23, 2010. A dramatic hostage siege in the Philippine capital involving a busload of Hong Kong tourists ended after 12 hours with several captives walking free but the fate of 11 others unknown. AFP PHOTO / JAY DIRECTO

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Comments from KDS:

seven:

The quality of Philippine police is so poor.

fyi:

In Shenzhen hotel watching the local Hong Kong channel. The Philippine police are simply too valiant [sarcasm], not even able to break the glass window after half an hour. I predict the hostages were all killed.

puma_4:

Philippine police work is too poor, give this to the chengguan and it’ll be taken care of in minutes.

春来:

If you couldn’t handle it, why didn’t you say earlier? We could’ve airlifted a truck of chengguan there to help. emoticon

puma_4:

Sigh, the whole world is watching the joke that is the Philippines police.

休利特:

Fuck, after 20 minutes, they only managed to make a few small holes [in the windows/glass]. Either this tour bus is too mighty/powerful or Philippine special police [SWAT] are too mentally handicapped.

The ridiculous thing is that in they ended up going in through the emergency door in the back of the bus…fuck, is this bunch of special police stupid or what? Wasting over 20 minutes, what were they doing earlier? emoticon

远古越:

These police, this level [of competence...is unbelievable]! emoticon

puma_4:

Hong Kong buses are so high quality, that our Filipino friends can’t break them down.

么米XSL:

Filipino country people, they’ve never been in a major situation. emoticon

休利特:

From 10 in the morning till now. This much time and they hadn’t even figure out the bus’s structure. The intelligence of Southeast Asian monkey’s truly cannot be complimented. I bet even the gunman was becoming impatient…

阿豪哥:

Good show good show, comparable to American blockbusters.

尾大光绒:

So tragic, I’m watching the live broadcast, Australia-Asia TV. They should’ve just blown up that guy’s head when he was at the window earlier. Looks like the Heavenly Kingdom’s [China's] police still have the right idea [referring to the aggressiveness of Chinese police, such as in this example]. emoticon

过猴山:

Philippine police are using real people for anti-terrorist exercises. emoticon

三宅一生:

Really don’t understand what those people who are still looking on at the commotion are thinking. Have they played too much CS [Counter-Strike], thinking those who died can respawn with full health? emoticon

DKman:

The Philippines’ two great dangers.
Soldiers and police.

国王的房间:

NEVER TRAVEL TO PHILLIPPEANEemoticon

哈喽哈喽:

If this tour bus were full of Americans, what would the situation be like?

舞搞百叶结:

It’s over, they’re all dead. emoticonemoticonemoticon
The Filipino monkeys are all idiots. emoticon

homechangshu:

All of China forbids traveling to the Philippines for 3 years.

坍台王子:

The difficulty of a bus rescue is very high~
I imagine it will becomes a new training topic for CT [counter-terrorism]~

天棚元帅:

Life is about to become difficult for Hong Kong Filipino domestic help/servants. emoticon

宽待山伯爵:

If only China’s CT’s went.

They would charge in, say “get down” in Chinese,

then spray wildly with the 79 [maybe a type of gun], emptying a clip in maybe a few seconds.

If the Hong Kong people can’t understand Chinese [putonghua], then too bad.

老别克:

I see them carrying them out one by one, there is a really uncomfortable feeling in my heart. emoticon

我的九月:

The people there have always been very hostile towards our people [Chinese]. The Indonesian monkeys are, Filipino monkeys too.
Think back to the 1998 Indonesian riots.
So, if you’re going to go vacation, go somewhere farther, and if you can avoid Southeast Asia, avoid it, it is not safe.

木林森林木:

This is the level of the Philippines and they still want to fight China in the South China Sea. Several trucks of chengguan will suffice.

爷爷:

At least they can live broadcast in the Philippines, so we know how they died.

都市步兵团:

One can well imagine that this video will become a classic bad example for the counter-terrorism units of various countries.

flugel:

The Philippines’ high IQ police [sarcasm], trying to break the bus door and dropping the hammer inside, trying to pull open the door and having the rope snap, only to later realize that they could open the back door…

typhoon:

The Philippines police are also just nonchalant/not taking their jobs seriously. If they storm in and things don’t go well, lives are lost, and some foreigners die, oh well.

strong:

The killed were Hong Kong compatriots, I feel really awful. emoticon

What do you think of how the Philippines hostage situation was handled?

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  1. flipme
    Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 3:50 pm

    We filipinos feel awefull as much as HK people do. FYI we HAVE FEELINGS TOO, and saying ALL filipinos are idiots hurt and HATING ALL OF US is not necessary. Its not because one did something wrong, we ALL filipinos will do the same thing (like you dont have to hate ALL filipinos because this gunman hostaged a bus full of foreigners).

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  2. repost
    Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 4:14 pm

    i filipino apologized and condolences for the hongkong nationals happen, this is not intent to happen. i condemned the way the police and the government handles the case of Mr. Mendoza. for the part of the police they shouldn’t captured the relatives of the hostage takers that triggers Mendoza to get mad. on the first place the hostage taker has no intention of killing the hostages, if he has so, then why he had let go few hostages yesterday morning, ask food for the hostages, and gasoline for the aircondition. for the part of the government, mendoza had already requested for a review of his case because he is really framed up from that extortion case, but the ombudsman ignores it, and during the crime scene they gave a handwritten letter saying they will think about it of having the case of Mendoza to be reviewed. and then suddenly they will capture all of mendoza’s relative declaring them as one of the suspects. Mendoza griefs of having been dismissed from duty without knowing the ombudsman decision with his case. the ombudsman took away his retirement benefits, and he will never be able to work in any government jobs. what’s worst is that he has only 1 year left before he retires but they fired him up. many Filipinos believe that many police officials are insecure with mendoza and thinks that he is a threat for their promotion.

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    • JEFFERSon
      Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 1:38 pm

      excuse me, apology do’nt mean!

      being humble and hospitable Filipinos’ enough to accomodate their needs!
      do’t deprive our cultures!
      We are not perfect at all..
      they’re just JUDGEMENTAL!

      Reply
  3. ;)
    Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 5:58 pm

    Don’t JUDGE Filipino People especially the Police. I know that they did their best to save the lives of the people inside the Bus.

    Reply
  4. Filipino Citizen
    Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 6:15 pm

    Don’t judge Filipino people especially the Philippine Police.
    We Filipinos know that they did their best in order to save the lives of the victims. ALL OF YOU ARE OVER-REACTING!

    Remember, Chinese people here are the ones who sell Illegal-Drugs at Filipino people. And the mall that they built here…. The so called “168 Mall” F*CK. They selling things that are F*CKING FAKEEEEEEEEE AND HAS A LOW QUALITY! =)))))

    Look at yourselves first. Before you judge us. ;)

    It’s good to be a monkey, than a HUMAN who has a small BRAIN. Who doesn’t know how to think WELL!

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    • alecz
      Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 11:26 pm

      I agree so much with what youve commented but let’s not dont mind these comments, anyway these came from chinese, we, as Filipinos knew them very well, who they are by the way???huh?!

      Reply
      • Pinoy ako
        Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 12:01 am

        THIS IS WHAT THEY ARE-One thing about China they use to be in the cave afraid of the outside world now they realize that they have 1.3 billlion people to go to war with, they don’t care if hundreds or thousands die they still have millions. Now they are acting as Asia’s bullies imposing their will on anybody. Yes we are a poor country corrupt and taken advantage of by other
        countries like china, taking our natural resources, bribing our
        politicians, taking our fish. Does it hurt to be told the truth? Yes but
        it does not hurt the Filipinos anymore because we already know our
        predicament, what hurt is that a country that used… A country who thinks and
        acts above us all but could not manage its
        environment, its products. Who is more corrupt? It is worse than what
        happened to us because for us, it is the greed of a few that is causing
        our problem, but to them it is the greed of their goverment that is
        … At least we can choose sorry to say they
        can’t. I would always live in a country of corruption but not without a
        voice or a choice.

        Reply
    • philippines
      Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 8:10 am

      perfect..hahahahhaa, .

      Reply
    • Kua Go
      Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 9:05 am

      chek wa naman yan, di naman tao.

      Reply
  5. Brunt Fum
    Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 6:25 pm

    Hey you racist Chinese posters, check out your own police behavior below on this very own website first before you criticize other peoples’ police.

    http://www.chinasmack.com/2009/pictures/chinese-child-begger-girl-shenzhen.html

    You blame ALL Filipinos for the actions of some local police?

    Maybe I will blame ALL Chinese for the actions of a bike thief who stole my bike last week.

    You like that?

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  6. 一個菲律賓人
    Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 6:35 pm

    The people of HK have the right to be angry at the police and the government… but if they turn on Filipino domestic helpers then they become the monkeys themselves.

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    • Japanese Guy
      Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 8:17 pm

      If Chinese don’t like to go to Philippines im pretty sure that the Filipinos font like to visit hongkong. remember most of the tourist in are Filipinos.

      Reply
      • Kevin
        Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 5:05 pm

        No idea where you get the idea that most tourists in Hong Kong are from Philippines. Most Filipinos in HK are maids.

        And nice touch with the Troll name “Japanese guy”.

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    • alecz
      Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 11:20 pm

      I agree, and those who says that Filipinos are monkeys,look at yourselves, only those UNEDUCATED human being (if you consider yourself as one) can say that.

      Reply
  7. Wang Lao Ji
    Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 7:48 pm

    People say the phillpine police is bad…
    Chinese police is not different…just a lot of guys
    with clean clothes who have no idea of what they are doing…
    Chinese people should look at theirself before say somthing about the other…Complaining about other countries is like a national sport here!

    Reply
  8. basilio yan
    Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 8:01 pm

    that policeman released 73-year-old Lee See Qui, Tsang Yee Lai, 40, children Fu Chang Yin, 4, Fu Chak Yin, 10, and Wong Ching Nat, 12, and Diana Chan, beside the filipino hostage. he did not have to, as some are saying he wanted to kill chinese.
    我的九月, 舞搞百叶结, 休利特 why you call them monkeys. no human being was killed: only the policeman.

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  9. Zou Qui Rui
    Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 8:17 pm

    ehem~~~ excuse me! who are you calling MONKEYS??????? No one. NONE of US were EXPECTING for THAT HAPpening~

    Reply
  10. edward
    Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 8:47 pm

    you monkey eating chinese hongkogese whatever you guys are called. go pick your noses and put it in your chinese food.

    Reply
    • hilariouscoppers
      Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 12:21 am

      right, and serve it to you

      Reply
    • KKS
      Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 5:22 pm

      Does the Philippines SWAT team make food delivery now ( making their delivery in lace skirts uniform)?

      Given their epic failure, they will be needing a new line of work that MUST not require the use of:

      1) Common Sense
      2) Brain
      3) Use of fire arms
      4) Courage
      5) Ladders (for those extra high delivery windows)
      6) Any sort of professional training

      I know, come to HK to work as maids?

      Reply
  11. 一個菲律賓人
    Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 9:59 pm

    After reading other forums online written in Chinese… monkey is probably the kindest insult I’ve seen. I hope time heals all wounds.

    Reply
  12. 于杏仁
    Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 10:57 pm

    As a half chinese, half filipino, I’m still as disappointed as you are, pure chinese to the SWAT of the Rep. of the Philippines, but don’t you think your a little rude calling US filipinos a monkey? You just gestured all of us! BACK OFF! We filipinos didn’t even think this tragedy can actually happen! Considering this HAPPENED in the Philippines and can damage the reputation of the country! Be considerate to others! Remember that some chinese people eats a fetus and that’s disgusting! Did filipinos even bother to judge you? HELL NO! so SHUT THE HELL UP! We didn’t want this to happen also!

    Reply
  13. alecz
    Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 11:14 pm

    well Im a Filipino, eventhough there are bad and unhumane comments in here Im still proud to be one, all I can say is that this is the first time this happened in my country, have you forgotten something about that MELAMINE?that throwing of dead bodies of newly born babies in a river?these pirated things like crocs,nike,and many more?shabu and other illegal drugs?mining flaws and irregularities?commandos killing students in a school?I am extending my condolences to the grieving families of those tourists who died in that very unfortunate event,BUT,as an educated person,I think it is not rightful to judge, criticize the entire Filipino nation because of what had happened.I accept all your comments because my country taught me how to accept mistake, and not to be judgmental which as if I dont have any mud on my face.Well for all of you, you might consider us as MONKEYs or what so ever,taking that from you,which can be considered as *%%$#%* it doesnt make any sense.

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    • Pinoy ako
      Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 11:22 pm

      Your right!!Were filipinos!!and everyone commit mistakes!!NO ONE IS PERFECT!!and we are proud to be FILIPINOS!cause we never insult!we respect people!and we love our country!this is what we are!and what i can say to you..is this..WHO ARE YOU??

      Reply
  14. Pinoy ako
    Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 11:17 pm

    One thing about China they use to be in the cave afraid of the outside world now they realize that they have 1.3 billlion people to go to war with, they don’t care if hundreds or thousands die they still have millions. Now they are acting as Asia’s bullies imposing their will on anybody. Yes we are a poor country corrupt and taken advantage of by other
    countries like china, taking our natural resources, bribing our
    politicians, taking our fish. Does it hurt to be told the truth? Yes but
    it does not hurt the Filipinos anymore because we already know our
    predicament, what hurt is that a country that used… A country who thinks and
    acts above us all but could not manage its
    environment, its products. Who is more corrupt? It is worse than what
    happened to us because for us, it is the greed of a few that is causing
    our problem, but to them it is the greed of their goverment that is
    … At least we can choose sorry to say they
    can’t. I would always live in a country of corruption but not without a
    voice or a choice.

    Reply
  15. incognito
    Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 11:28 pm

    maybe that’s what it meant to be because m0st illegal doings are came fr0m the c0untry of small eyes m0nkeys the chinese people:
    they import illegal drugs to many c0untries,gambling,they love m0ney than love people,they treat m0ney as their God’s,fake gadgets they always copy using low quality materials,imitators,fuck and kill bad chinese people
    n0te: n0t all chinese people only those who do bad!

    Reply
  16. Pinoy ako
    Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 11:32 pm

    well Im a Filipino, eventhough there are bad and unhumane comments in here Im still proud to be one, all I can say is that this is the first time this happened in my country, have you forgotten something about that MELAMINE?that throwing of dead bodies of newly born babies in a river?these pirated things like crocs,nike,and many more?shabu and other illegal drugs?mining flaws and irregularities?commandos killing students in a school?I am extending my condolences to the grieving families of those tourists who died in that very unfortunate event,BUT,as an educated person,I think it is not rightful to judge, criticize the entire Filipino nation because of what had happened.I accept all your comments because my country taught me how to accept mistake, and not to be judgmental which as if I dont have any mud on my face.Well for all of you, you might consider us as MONKEYs or what so ever,taking that from you,which can be considered as *%%$#%* it doesnt make any sense.

    Reply
  17. Pinoy kami
    Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 11:34 pm

    One thing about China they use to be in the cave afraid of the outside world now they realize that they have 1.3 billlion people to go to war with, they don’t care if hundreds or thousands die they still have millions. Now they are acting as Asia’s bullies imposing their will on anybody. Yes we are a poor country corrupt and taken advantage of by other
    countries like china, taking our natural resources, bribing our
    politicians, taking our fish. Does it hurt to be told the truth? Yes but
    it does not hurt the Filipinos anymore because we already know our
    predicament, what hurt is that a country that used… A country who thinks and
    acts above us all but could not manage its
    environment, its products. Who is more corrupt? It is worse than what
    happened to us because for us, it is the greed of a few that is causing
    our problem, but to them it is the greed of their goverment that is
    … At least we can choose sorry to say they
    can’t. I would always live in a country of corruption but not without a
    voice or a choice.

    Reply
  18. 1234abcd
    Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 11:56 pm

    I partly understand that angry people just tend to give one-sided comments. They tend to generalize. I hope that when all of you understands the situation and the events that followed, you will give a much debatable or acceptable answer. Still, I pay respects for those who died. peace!

    Reply
  19. philippines
    Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 8:06 am

    hahahaha, paghilom moh,….. kay sigi mo ug katulog, mga pikot.

    Reply
  20. L
    Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 9:04 am

    Everyone needs not to blame each other about what happened in Philippines hostage incident. This should be happening in the other countries, not only in Philippines. What must be your opinion if Philippine police killed the hostage taker without thinking? or maybe they killed him quickly? maybe you will still blame the policemen that they are brutal. The possibility of life over death is 50/50 in a hostage situation. You cannot say its so easy like what you think. As far as I know, they want to end this as soon as possible. Just like our wants. That no one gonna hurts. As what I said, not only Philippines experiencing this kind of hostage drama. If you think you’re going to be useful in your country, then, do it now. Don’t blame and justify. You will end as a looser. -L

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  21. L
    Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 9:08 am

    Everyone needs not to blame each other about what happened in Philippines hostage incident. This should be happening in the other countries, not only in Philippines. What must be your opinion if Philippine police killed the hostage taker without thinking? or maybe they killed him quickly? maybe you will still blame the policemen that they are brutal. The possibility of life over death is 50/50 in a hostage situation. You cannot say its so easy like what you think. As far as I know, they want to end this as soon as possible. Just like our wants. That no one gonna hurt. As what I said, not only Philippines experiencing this kind of hostage drama. If you think you’re going to be useful in your country, then, do it now. Don’t blame and justify. You will end as a looser. -L

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  22. 信仰
    Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 9:32 am

    justice to all who died.
    bullsh*t SWAT TEAM.
    you dont deserve your title as SWAT TEAM..
    condolences chinese people :(

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    • Filipino
      Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 1:39 pm

      We have to understand that the authorities couldn’t take action while negotiations were still going on. As we saw, when the situation got out of hand, they did what they should have, although a little bit slow in reaction…maybe because of lack of training.

      We feel so sad, especially-especially that tourists were killed. We Filipinos always want to take care of our visitors.

      Thank you for all the understanding.

      Reply
    • TANGA!
      Friday, August 27, 2010 at 1:12 pm

      SWAT – Sobrang Werla At Tanga

      Reply
  23. chan
    Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 10:17 am

    I’m sorry for those who died in the hostage-taking. I hope for a good communication between two countries and I praying for a fare justice to the victims. God Bless us!

    Reply
  24. mussie_10
    Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 10:58 am

    I’m no longer proud to be called Filipino! suck’s!!! :(

    Reply
  25. mao
    Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 11:13 am

    fucking chinks!

    Reply
  26. scalastic
    Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 1:27 pm

    all of you who are calling us filipinos a MONKEYS are cowards , dont seem to appreciate our effort of saving those lives, it is true that we are handicapped in terms of strategies and logical tactics, but it seems that we have the courage to overcome any situation.. by it means of life and death… the situation maybe very difficult also because no one knows what would be result of that hostage drama.. so be wise, not we are one world here so have some little respect for us.. dont just judge our actions.. instead judge our courage… [filipino maritime]

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  27. gEe
    Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 1:38 pm

    nOt all Filipino .. you know what, we r also hurt because of that incident .. so dont even think that all filipinos r like that .. let us twist the story, the victims are the filipinos and if that scene happen their in ur place, then we filipinos say that, “that place was a place of a killer, all the people lived in that country is a killer” ohhhhhh u want to hear that huh?.. “A PLACE OF A KLILLER”..
    so dont u ever say that to us… FREAK..

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    • adam
      Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 3:25 pm

      They should not generalized the Filipino people as bad because of the hostage tragedy. They have no idea how Filipino’s manpower contributed to their progress as a nation. And besides, if we are bad, instead of doing your household chores, we all put poisons in your food.

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    • Richard Chin
      Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 5:48 pm

      I am a Chinese and I was in Manila for few days including that incident day (23 Aug) and all I could say is I had experienced great hospitality, warm smiles and kindness gestures from Filippinos (especially at LRT) although they were strangers. Fillippinos love to smile and taking photos with all smiles didn’t mean they love what happened. I smile at my grandpa funeral too though deep inside I wish I know more about him. I run a charity foundation for disadvantaged children regardless their races and one thing I noticed so far is Fillippinos want their children to be as happy as other children but Chinese want their children to be smarter than other children with hatred towards those smarter or richer than them. Thus, the cultural difference might explain that the Pinoy (Filippinos) are brought up to be happy and smiling at all times all places which could be misunderstood by others but the Chinese minds are cultivated to grief and hatred since small to differences around them. One culture strive to achieve equality while the other strive to achieve significance

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  28. Cake
    Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 4:41 pm

    http://yfrog.com/nc45652101502369327150765j

    That is all.

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  29. Filipino
    Friday, August 27, 2010 at 8:05 am

    In behalf of my country, the Philippines, we’re sorry for the tragedy that happened. Please forgive us. I hope one day you can find forgiveness in your heart.
    If you are disappointed in our country, we are now disillusioned of what the future of our country would have become. We were full of hopes at the end of the election but this was destroyed by one disgruntled cop.Yes, we are disappointed in our cops too…we don’t know if they’re here to protect us or harm us. They don’t have enough training or enough budget to even buy a gas mask. And they don’t even have a good captain or major..major ..(a high ranking official) to motivate them to do good.
    Yes, we are freedom loving people. And too much freedom caused our media to exercise it to its full extent not knowing that their coverage is being used by the hostage taker to its full advantage. You asked us if we are disappointed? Yes we are too.
    We are also disappointed with our justice system… because cases filed to them take years for them to process and judge and when they do most if not all are questionable.
    Our President, you call him names but he has Chinese blood too. He never wished it to happen especially on his regime. We are giving him a chance because he stood out as a lesser evil against the small and big evil officials out there. We are giving him a chance coz he’s barely 2 months old in the service when this tragedy happens.Sorry for the stupid teenagers and cops who took pictures in front of the ill fated bus. Indeed they are sooo insensitive. But I know in their hearts they don’t mean to aggravate the pain. But still they did.We accept all the hurtful words you thrown at us but with humility, not all of them are exactly true. You must know how and what we are going through.
    You called us names. You called us monkeys. Yes, some of us looked like one; some may not looked like monkeys but act like one. If you visit before election Day, you can find crocodiles too in Malacanang. Some of them stepped down but some are still there in the government lurking … waiting for their pork barrels.
    Yes there are thugs on the street and we hate them for taking things not their own. We don’t tolerate them…they are apprehended and some cops even tortured them so they learn and won’t do it again. But what do they do when their family is waiting at home for them to bring food so they could get by for one day. And what do they do when their sick family is waiting for them to bring medicine.
    Please remember that we are peace loving individuals. That we’ll risk our lives on the street to fight for peace. WE don’t want any of this tragedy to happen. The hostage taker had received numerous awards and claimed he’s innocent and was about to retire when he was allegedly stripped off of his job, benefits and integrity. Don’t get me wrong what he did was really wrong and the whole nation condemns such an act and brutality. I guess it was hard for his to family to accept too that he started a good cop and ended a bad one.
    Please don’t drag the innocent Filipinos who worked for you in your land. Please don’t blame these Filipinos who are willing to be slave in your country… who do the jobs you hate to do. Please don’t put down Filipino nannies that take care of your children instead of theirs…who chose to leave their kids or worst their 2 or 3 months old baby just to take care of yours and send money to buy them milk. Please don’t fire Filipinos and add them to our list of unemployed because of rage and hatred. Remember that rage and hatred drove the hostage taker to take lives of the innocents and if we do this we are stepping down to his level and be one like him.
    Like millions of other Filipinos who left and migrated to other countries… sometimes I feel that I want to leave too and leave this country alone and face disgrace and humiliation all by itself. But sometimes I’m torn between leaving and help rebuilding this country of my own.
    It was hard for me to enumerate all the things I mentioned above and let the world know how dysfunctional our small country is…. It’s like betraying my mother land and putting her down again. But it takes great amount of courage to admit mistakes and face them. And my country is not like others who will hide its flaws just to gain sympathy. All I know is that healing starts when you face the truth and forgive the people who caused the pain.I know …no amount of explanation will justify the tragedy that befell your people and you can imagine that neither of these too can lift the shame, sadness that we are suffering right now.
    Though seems remote, we ask wholeheartedly for your forgiveness..to the family of the victims, to the Hong Kong and China Presidents and citizens and to the whole world. We are terribly sorry ..we are so in so much pain too. We pray that peace will be bestowed in the bereaved family, your country and our land. Again, the Filipinos are sorry.

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    • Nereis
      Friday, August 27, 2010 at 9:25 am

      No one ever speaks for anyone other than themselves unless they are in an official capacity. Usage of “peace loving peoples” is a fairly useless platitude. We don’t want apologies. We don’t want “woe is me” or “no one is perfect” speeches. We want results. The result in this situation is clear for the world to see. Even the most basic of hostage situations dictate “kill the motherfucker as soon as he reveals himself” as the GIGN, SAS, SEALS and Mossad would tell you.

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  30. yhaneii chang
    Friday, August 27, 2010 at 11:07 am

    im sorry to say this.. first of all im a filipino u dont have any right to call us
    The Filipino monkeys are all idiots.
    it is just an isolated thing.. u cant blame all the filipinos for wat happened..even if u asked all the hostages the hostage taker treat them good.. u just speaking out of ur opinion without even looking at the things happrned.. u dont have the right..

    still were all sorry

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  31. I am Chinese
    Friday, August 27, 2010 at 12:20 pm

    I only have 2 words to say “Tiananmen Square.” Don’t ridicule how this situation was handled at the Quirino Grandstand when you seem to forget how hundreds, and possibly thousands, of Chinese, led mainly by students and intellectuals were massacred by our own military.

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  32. Malory
    Friday, August 27, 2010 at 4:03 pm

    Though Philippines National Police have negligence in the hostage-taking drama crisis,don’t brutally accused all Filipinos just the same…Before pointing your fingers to accused everybody, why not ask yourself if you are totally clean of any mistakes, crimes or sins?…Why not leave the Law to pursue its investigations and punish those who need to be punish…If God can forgive, then who are we people to hate and condemn one another…

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  33. shenzhen
    Friday, August 27, 2010 at 5:15 pm

    what do you think? you can break the windows in just 2 minutes? why don’t you try it, we’ll see what will happen and if you see that you can’t do that also. so, don’t judge filipinos because you don’t know the truth!!! !!!

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  34. PROUD TO BE PINOY
    Friday, August 27, 2010 at 5:20 pm

    EXCUSE ME: 舞搞百叶结:

    I am a Filipino citizen and I am proud to be a Filipino citizen haven’t u know that the word idiot means “TANGA” in tagalog and “TANGA” means
    T-talented
    A-adorable
    N-nice
    G-good
    A-active

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  35. cheke
    Friday, August 27, 2010 at 5:31 pm

    its wasnt a big deal i liked seeing all those chinese die and police show some stupidity and prove once and for all that they were not really fit to do their job…

    both are crappy races but who isnt man is so disgusting in so many forms you all deserve to die and rot on the ground mostly americans

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  36. TruthBeTold
    Saturday, August 28, 2010 at 3:30 am

    Philippines most corrupt, survey says By Carlos H. Conde
    Published: Tuesday, March 13, 2007…It’s very sad…the Philippines should take full responsibility for their actions b4 during & after the tragedy..taking snapshots to post on fb is really an abomination…a truly despicable act..an abomination…a truly despicable act..an abomination…a truly despicable act..an abomination…a truly despicable act..their spirits Will not rest well!

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    • leo
      Monday, August 30, 2010 at 10:32 am

      you hypocrite people. some chinese are hypocrite. they just think of themselves, but when they smuggle iliegel drugs such as shabu, cocaine you’re killing us also, you’re killing the hope of our nation- the youth. you feel like superior than us, you feel that you care to your own people but you’re not. there are more violence happened in you country than us. this just hypocricy. you feel you sympathize but you’re not. you hypocrite.

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  37. yan
    Saturday, August 28, 2010 at 3:49 am

    These situations are never welcome. Everyone loses, nobody wins…not the hostages, not the gunman, not the families, not the citizens of either country. On so many levels this event is an on-going trajedy and a travesty. It may be difficult, but the best thing would be to put on the that which elevates our level of humanity, to go beyond our own hurt and anger and understand that people on the other side are hurting, too. Insulting and degrading another because of an offense is understandable, but it cheapens us and the memory of the ones we love but are now lost.

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    • ENI
      Saturday, August 28, 2010 at 9:49 am

      HEY you people. don’t judge our country we don’t want this to happened! FILIPINOS are suffering bec of what happened our heart broke too like yours we are also a human who have a heart! so don’t say what u want to say! your hurting us!!!!!!!!!!! so shut ur mouth!

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  38. Cherryl
    Saturday, August 28, 2010 at 7:35 am

    no one expected this would happen,Nobody likes what happened there, one person’s mistake cannot be paid by the whole country. things like this happens all over the world not only in philippines, even the God can’t prevent this from happening, why blame our president? why insult filipinos? we feel the same as what chinese people feels now, you’re hurt we are too, you’re crying for your people, we are too.. but what can we do? if things are meant to happen it will happen… let’s not blame and insult each other.. PLEASE!

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  39. kris
    Saturday, August 28, 2010 at 11:30 am

    WTF ! it’s not right to judge all of the Filipino. We admit it that our police has a mistake. but it’s not fair to hate us and to banned us! You chinese people hate Filipino people, Right? Then should i hate Chinese for the lead poisoning and melamine contamination? Is it right to blame the whole nation for a mistake of a one man? if you do then you are most certainly DENSE!

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  40. john
    Saturday, August 28, 2010 at 4:06 pm

    better MONKEYS than chinese eat human FETUS. vomit vomit
    anyway condolences to the hongkong nationals. and i would like to say nobodies wanted this tragedy. open your mind people.,nobodies wants this incident. dont generalized filipinos nationals. its only rolando mendoza have strenght to killed for his family future.

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  41. Naruto
    Saturday, August 28, 2010 at 4:43 pm

    A filipino senator visited HK and his passport was thrwon at him by an immigration officer in HK airport– such uncivilized creatures chinese are.

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  42. mel
    Sunday, August 29, 2010 at 3:44 pm

    yeah our Filipino policemen are not competent enough in handling this kind of situation, want to know why?, because Philippines encounter such situation once in a blue moon (seldom), which means Filipinos are not violent in nature, unlike some other country that people are so abusive and violent that’s why their policemen are so used to that kind of situation since it is always happening in their country…now, whose country is more safer?….before judging any raise, you should look at yourself first, for all you know your doing worst …

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  43. leo
    Monday, August 30, 2010 at 10:44 am

    chinese remember the tianamen square masaquer. some of you are hypocrite. you feel you’re sad to your countrymen but youre not. you hypocrite. there are human right violations happened in your country and still going on. you feel sympathized but you’re not. shame on you hypocrites, some chinese.

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  44. hype
    Monday, August 30, 2010 at 11:27 am

    so basically the phillipinos killed there own kind to save those chinese tourist faggots? fuck the chinese talking shit, step up you mother fuckers, but im not gunna waste my time with this bullshit no more so dont bother replying you probably talking to yourself.

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  45. albert
    Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 3:19 am

    next time i throw shit at philiphino

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  46. lyka
    Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 4:57 pm

    dont blame tahe whole nation for the mistakes of one man……..

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  47. jelo
    Saturday, September 4, 2010 at 8:51 pm

    wow so coplicated accidnts weeEEEW!!!! yackzzzzz

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  48. jelo
    Saturday, September 4, 2010 at 8:54 pm

    bobo mag pinoy walng kwet pota ina

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    • iyah
      Sunday, September 5, 2010 at 11:11 am

      look who’s talking?? di ba pinoy ka din?? mas masahol ka pa sa mga chinese national kung magmura sa bayan naten.. as if naman me natutulong ka sa bayan???????????!!!!!!!! kung di ka makakatulong better shut up and get lost!!

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  49. a filipino girl
    Sunday, September 5, 2010 at 6:25 pm

    Not all fiipinos are idiots cause only Mendoza did the greatest sin. And its also your fault because your tourist bus has the most little emergency doors.

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  50. TSINOY
    Sunday, September 5, 2010 at 10:47 pm

    People who made this illogical comment, is definitely concluding illogically.

    First, the Philippines is NOT made of Police, therefore, a mistake in operation or failure of its police cannot be considered an act of a whole nation.

    Second, a derailed man like the ex-policeman and or the late Mendoza’s intention right after his demand was not met was to kill, therefore, those police who put their lives in order to save, take an action, which so happen resulted a tragic outcome. But, then again, there are eight survivors, which, should these police choose NOT to risk their own life, there could be no survivor.

    Three, police involved in the operation was merely a Manila Police and NOT the entire Philippine National Police, so when everybody mention Philippine Police, you are referring to the whole National Police, which was out of context.

    As for this person (below):

    国王的房间:

    NEVER TRAVEL TO PHILLIPPEANE

    such comment does not reflect in any way, to the incident that happen in Manila. Which country that has NO tragic event? Kindly check your backyard before commenting.

    as for this comment: (below)

    DKman:

    The Philippines’ two great dangers.
    Soldiers and police.

    does he consider that there are hundred of thousand Filipino in China, who are right now, in line of danger with Chinese people who made comment against the entire Filipino people for a mistake and act of one derailed man (Mendoza).

    ALL IN ALL, do you think the Filipino like what happen in Manila? Do they know that the concern of every Filipino during that day is the life of the hostage, regardless of nationality.

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