When the news of the hostage taking at the Quirino Grandstand broke out early this morning, I thought it was going to be just one of those things. After all, this wasn't the first time this was happening. I was alarmed when I found out that there were children on that tourist bus, but I never imagined it would end the way it did. I have mixed emotions about this unfortunate incident.
ANGER - at the hostage taker, former police officer Rolando Mendoza for putting innocent lives in danger. His stupid cry for attention eventually cost some of the hostages their lives. It is bad enough that you die unexpectedly, but to die this way, without any sense or reason is just downright NAKAKAGALIT.
TOTAL DISBELIEF - at how our supposed "Manila's Finest", our men from the Philippine National Police, handled this whole situation. What made it so bad was the rest of the world was witness to how ill-equipped our law enforcers are. Both CNN and BBC were running live feeds of the incident, for the entire planet to see. NAKAKAHIYA.
SHAME - because the authorities could have clearly prevented the outcome.
The fault of one is now looked at as the fault of an entire nation. As a result, the HK government has issued a travel advisory to its nationals, citing the Philippines as a no travel zone.
The question now is : where does the country go from here?
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