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Negotiators Bared
Loren Legarda, the presidentiable, is in deep s..h..i..t.
Now that PNP Chief Avelino Razon Jr. revealed that money changed hands for the release of ABS-CBN Anchor Ces Drilon, Loren has a lot of explaining to do. Remember that she’s the one who said that Ces was released “unconditionally”. Now, Madame Senator, what can you say about this?
Loren Legarda, The Negotiator, And Why She is So Wrong
But if we look at it from the point of view of the whole aspect of government policy towards the non-payment of ransom. She is zero for eight. And if she really was successful in her endeavors, then truly there should never have been kidnapping after her first “success”. Give us all a friggin break, Madam Senator, this is not for the good of the people, for if it were, she would just have sat on the sidelines.
CES DRILON, OTHER HOSTAGES RELEASED
JOURNALIST CES DRILON, CAMERAMAN JIMMY ENCARNACION AND PROFESSOR OCTAVIO DINAMPO HAVE BEEN RELEASED FROM CAPTIVITY IN SULU. THE DETAILS:
JOURNALIST CES DRILON, PROFESSOR OCTAVIO DINAMPO AND CAMERAMAN JIMMY ENCARNACION WERE FREED SHORTLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT OF JUNE 17. GMA DZBB REPORTER BENJIE LIWANAG TOLD THIS WRITER DRILON, DINAMPO AND ENCARNACION WERE FETCHED FROM SITIO DANAG [...]
Dramatic Ending of Ces Drilon Kidnapping
PNP Chief Avelino Razon Jr. is reportedly in Zamboanga City right now. He’s monitoring the situation. There’s a lot of buzz that, within the next few days, Ces and her TV crew will be “rescued”, courtesy of the PNP. And for what?
THE CES I KNOW
(this is my personal view and reflects no one elses. this is a multi-blog post that may also be seen on my multiply blog: newsboy419.multiply.com, www.rgcruz.com, as well as abs-cbnnews.com)
Hearing about what happened to ces for the 1st time last week left me dazed for the 1st hours. i never thought it would happen this [...]
Storm Clouds Over The Ces Drilon Abduction
It is Day 10 of the abduction in Sulu of journalist Ces Orena Drilon, her cameraman Jimmy Encarnacion, and Mindanao State University professor Octavio Dinampo. Since Sunday ’storm clouds’ began gathering while negotiators labored to bridge the divide between the demands of the alleged Avu Sayyaf abductors for the payment of ‘board and lodging fees’ [...]
Drilon Abductors Set Tuesday Noon Deadline For P15M Ransom; Ces Tied and Held At Gunpoint
Masong told this writer the kidnappers called Indanan mayor Alvarez Isnaji, the lead negotiator at 8:50 Monday morning to relay their “ultimatum” for Drilon’s mother “to come up with the money.” The negotiator was then allowed to talk to Drilon who he said “sounded disturbed.”
The Sulu Abduction: Finally, A Worthy Comment From The ‘Mainstream’
Amidst the din of all the prognostications and free-for-all posts in the blogosphere about just why Ces Drilon, an established TV journalist, decided to ‘insert’ herself into a no man’s land, where criminals instead of government force ‘in overwhelming numbers have mastery of the terrain, we have finally come across a worthy and most succinct comment from the mainstream press.
Call For Media Restraint Subjective and Unethical
The call for media “restraint” on the kidnapped Ces Drilon case is an example of subjective and unethical reaction.
This is subjective and unethical simply because the entire act of calling for media “restraint” is an effort to treat her and her crew as special and powerful personalities in our society.
Preserve The Purity of The Struggle
At last, one of the TV crew of Ces Drilon has been released–unharmed. Initial reports say government negotiators paid P 2 million for the release of Valderrama. There’s also some relief that ABS-CBN 2 is in close and constant contact with Ces Drilon.
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