Being attacked are the Manila Police, the SWAT team for their ineptness and some government officials for the seeming complacency in their actions.
Watched by the world during the crisis, the display of unpreparedness, the insensitive response to the demands of the hostage taker botched the negotiation and lives were lost.
Justice secretary De Lima headed the probe of the involved personnel, and witnesses were interrogated. Hopefully it will be concluded on Monday.
Pres Noy is not yet 100 days in office and this fatal crisis happened in his administration. Members of the police and the SWAT are the legacy of the past admin. May be it’s time to really evaluate the training of these personnel in the past nine years. Are they capable, are they supported by necessary equipments in such crisis or terror attacks. Time is of the essence here. The concerned departments should work together fast and be thorough.
Regarding the hostage taker, was his termination and loss of benefits fair? What about his relationship with the other members of the police force? Did it contribute in anyway to the dismal failure in the negotiation.
What about the media? Play by the rules and be self-accountable. What should take precedence, live media coverage for rating or lives?
In fairness to Pres Noy, he is true to his promise of “walang mahirap, walang corrupt”. Bonuses are allocated if a company is making money. If there is no profit, no bonus could be distributed. Crackdown on GOCC officials who got fat bonuses despite their companies’ losses was started.
He still has to face the country's other problems like the elusive Mindanao peace, budget, the deteriorating public school standard, health issues and others. With competent cabinet members, his load would be easy.
Not only is knowledge necessary, but do they have wisdom coming from God?
Let's pray that God give the president and the government officials the right direction in leading the people to the right path.
"Seek first the kingdom of God, and all else will follow".
Great post, Zeny! There must be something going on world wide. If you took out the Philippines and substituted America or the names of other countries it is amazing how there are almost exactly the same issues: corrupt big business, unemployment and a restless populace worried about losing all they had built over a life time.
ReplyDeleteSo sad to hear about a hostage crisis was poorly handled. Though I have a journalism degree I've long argued against live coverage of these kinds of situations because they ratchet up the tension, causing a bad turnout to the situation. It's best to delay airing this type of news coverage until after the situation has been solved.
And people like you and I will keep on praying wisdom into the people of the world to meet their spiritual tests with calm, deliberation and wisdom - whether they are government leaders or average people struggling with being out of work.