On the second day of the Incident Investigation and Review Committee (IIRC) hearing of the Quirino hostage taking, negotiator Chief Insp. Romeo Salvador said he could have subdued the hostage taker but was told by his senior not to.

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In a 7-6 vote with two abstaining justices, the Supreme Court reinstated a November 18, 2008 decision declaring the unconstitutionality of several Cityhood Laws converting 16 municipalities into cities.

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Three years after the last male nursing graduate bagged the top spot, Ateneo de Naga University (ADNU) graduate Rayan Oliva got top place with a score of 86.8 percent. read more...

While the new administration chose to embrace new media and social platforms as tools to reach the public, the backlash from the infamous Quirino hostage-taking incident continues to make its presence felt online.

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Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang confirmed that President Benigno Noynoy Aquino III has personally apologized to him over the Manila hostage-taking incident that killed eight tourists last Monday.  In a video address, Tsang said Aquino called him and apologized. “He felt partic...

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Statement of His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III on the Hostage Taking at the Quirino Grandstand

August 24, 2010

With the rest of the Filipino people, I wish to offer our deepest condolences to the families of the victims whose lives were lost in the hostage situation at the Quiri...

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At least four tourists were reportedly killed in the day-long hostage taking at the Quirino Grandstand. Several other were wounded and are now receiving treatment in various Manila hospitals.

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