PNP crime lab: Not sure that Mendoza gun killed hostagesWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 2:03PMIt is still premature to say that it was hostage-taker Rolando Mendoza's rifle that killed all eight Hong Kong tourists, who were among the busload of hostages caught in the middle of the Quirino Grandstand shootout last August 23. This was what an official of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Crime Laboratory told probers on Wednesday, the fifth day of the marathon hearings on the Manila ...
Palace: Arresting reporters during hostage crisis 'never crossed our minds'Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 2:02PMOrdering the arrest of reporters perceived by authorities as "crossing the line" during the August 23 hostage-taking incident never entered the mind of the Aquino administration, unlike the previous government's heavy-handed handling of reporters during the Manila Peninsula siege in 2007.
Hostage-taker not part of team who arrested Lim's son - PDEAWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 2:02PMFormer Senior Inspector Rolando Mendoza, the hostage-taker in the August 23 hostage-taking incident in Manila, was not among the police operatives who arrested the son of Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim over drug-related charges in 2008.
Magtibay admits stopping delivery of Mendoza's papers to DOJWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 2:02PM(Updated 10:35 p.m.) Chief Superintendent Rodolfo Magtibay, chief of the Manila Police District during the August 23 hostage crisis, admitted on Wednesday evening that he stopped the case documents of dismissed police officer Rolando Mendoza from being delivered to the Department of Justice.
After checking bus, Robredo says Mendoza may not have been killed by snipersWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 2:00PMRolando Mendoza, the dismissed policeman who held hostage a busload of Hong Kong tourists in Manila last August 23, may not have been killed by snipers as earlier claimed by the police, Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo said on Wednesday.
Aquino to face news anchors regarding hostage tragedyWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 2:00PMIn what is expected to be his most comprehensive discussion on the hostage tragedy, President Benigno Aquino III will face news anchors of three of the country's biggest broadcast networks on Thursday for a "no-holds-barred" interview regarding the August 23 hostage tragedy in Manila.
Jollibee to sell Delifrance café chain for P100 millionWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 11:50AMJollibee Foods Corp. is dropping its café chain Delifrance as it positions to build “larger" fast-food businesses.
Aquino, Versoza higit na dapat magbitiw kaysa kay Robredo – CruzWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 11:32AMMANILA – Kung pananagutan sa madugong wakas ng hostage crisis sa Maynila ang pagbabatayan, sinabi ng isang arsobispo na higit na dapat magbitiw si Pangulong Benigno “Noynoy" Aquino III, kaysa kay Interior and Local Government Sec. Jesse Robredo.
DOLE chief brushes aside acting secretary statusWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 5:38AMLabor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz on Wednesday broke her silence by brushing aside speculations that she may not last long in the Aquino Cabinet, saying she is too busy with her job to mind "a minor distraction."