Hostage Taking Aftermath

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"We're not all like Mendoza" - A high school student appeals to the world not to judge Filipinos for yesterday's hostage incident

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"Palace: Spare Our Workers in Hong Kong" - Palace is concerned after reports that a Filipina maid in Hong Kong lost her job after the hostage crisis.

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"Aquino faces nation after hostage taking" - Pres. Noynoy Aquino faces the nation three hours after the end of the day-long Quirino hostage taking.

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"HK residents call RP police incompetent'" - A group of Chinese staged a protest in front of the Philippine General Consulate in Hong Kong.

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"HK gov’t awaits written report" - The Hong Kong government is waiting for a written report of the hostage incident.

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"Security experts angered by hostage drama" - Security experts are baffled and angered by the handling of the Manila hostage crisis.

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"National Day of Mourning on August 25" - Palace declares Wednesday a National Day of Mourning to commemorate the bus siege that claimed 10 lives.

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"Hostage drama highlights tourism security" - RP has some of the most beautiful islands in the world, but now has to deal with its "no-go zone" status

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"Media in the middle of the fiasco" - Observers say that the media are at fault for feeding a live coverage of the siege.

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"Who's to blame for the hostage crisis?" - As the aftermath of the hostage crisis unfolds, focus has been placed on Manila's chief of police.

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