THE Court of Appeals (CA) has granted the petition filed by the Lopez-owned television network ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation to dismiss the P100 million civil suit lodged by its rival, GMA Network Inc. after it issued statements accusing the latter of… Read more ›
TV Patrol’s coverage of the Manila Hostage Crisis is nominated in the news category of the 2011 International Emmy awards.
The Aquino administration targets to generate one million jobs a year to encourage Filipinos to stay in the country in midst of labor instability overseas particularly in the Middle East.
Here is the speech of His Excellency President Benigno Aquino III at the 104th annual convention of the Philippine Medical Association: Iyong speech ko po ngayon ginawa nilang English. Sabi ko, nasa Pilipinas tayo, pare-pareho tayong mga Pilipino, bakit English?… Read more ›
Pres. Benigno Aquino III received the Incident Investigation and Review Committee (IIRC) report from its head and Justice Sec. Leila de Lima on Friday at exactly 4:15 pm.
GMA Network released a new and improved set of ethical and safety guidelines for future crisis coverage. The network’s ethic manual is more specific than the existing policies. They restrict their reporters to interview or even talk to hostage takers… Read more ›
Radio Mo Nationwide (RMN) anchor Michael Rogas was the last person abductor Rolando Mendoza talked to before he was shot dead during the 11-hour hostage incident at the Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park.
There is no more smiling PNoy on Facebook. His profile picture is now a serious-looking photo uploaded after the president was chided because of his smile.
The Hong Kong Apple Daily released an anime reenactment of the hostage taking happened in Quirino Grandstand, Manila. It shows the summary of the hostage drama in almost 2 minutes.
Below is the statement of Hong Kong Journalists Association regarding the role of media in the hostage taking. Noted also is their anger and concern of their country.
As if the flak that the Manila Police Department (MPD) is getting is not enough after the incident of the hostage taking last Monday, photos of police officers and SOCO (Scene of the Crime Operatives) are also circulating in Facebook.
A flash game of the 10-hour hostage taking incident at Quirino Grandstand in Manila was released by an unknown programmer.