Is Duterte Using the Mamasapano Case to Divert Attention on Tokhang for Ransom Issue?

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Two years after the Mamasapano carnage, families of the fallen SAF 44 still call for justice. The wounds have not healed. The reason is the same one that torments many people in this country who have lost loved ones to crime and terrorism: justice has been elusive. But the buck now stops with the highest official involved in the disastrous Mamasapano raid, and that is former President Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino III.

The House Minority report on the Mamasapano finds Aquino liable for SAF men massacre. The bloc based its report on the findings of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Board of Inquiry as well as the Senate report that found Aquino ultimately responsible for violating the police chain of command.

President Rodrigo "Rody" Duterte met with the families of the 44 PNP-Special Action Force elite cops killed on January 25, 2015 at Mamasapano, Maguindanao. But the President seems to be diverting the attention of the Tokhang for Ransom using Mamasapano victims. Even the APC said that the issue helped Duterte's campaign leading to his win in the Presidential elections. I remember even before election, Duterte was already promising to open case of Mamasapano tragedy. He is definitely distracting the public. However, the PNP denied that the revival of the Mamasapano massacre investigation is meant to divert attention away from kidnap-extortion incidents involving rogue cops targeting Koreans.

Duterte revives the Mamasapano questions on lack of coordination and even air support. Why were air assets not used in Mamasapano? he asks. "Only 1 question that bothers me:Why there was a war the whole day, di tinawag ang air assets?"

Duterte is claiming that the botched Mamasapano operation was the brainchild of the US Central Intelligence Agency. Duterte tells Aquino to "Let it be brought to the open. It was an American adventure with the cooperation of some and apparently with your blessing. Sinabi mo, pawis na pawis ka sa TV and you were so stressed and you said, ‘Kasalanan ko ‘yan.’ But it is not enough." 

Top Ten Reasons Why PNP Chief Bato is Not Happy with His Job

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“I think General Bato has to reassess whether his leadership sa PNP still calls for respect, he still commands respect over his subordinates, effective pa ba ang leadership niya.”

We were not sure if PNP Chief Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa was joking when he implored "Would the Korean executive be alive if I did not attend the concert?" referring to his attendance to the Bryan Adams concert at Smart Araneta Coliseum last January 18, 2017. But the call for his resignation "to save President Rodrigo "Rody" Duterte from further embarrassment and restore respect to the Office of the PNP Chief has been the trending talk everywhere.

But this guy has an all-out support for the President that he is ready to support the declaration of martial law should Duterte, declare it. The top cop, however, doubts that Duterte will impose totalitarian rule.

Duterte seems to be tough against drug personalities but going easy with his allies. Seems to be a familiar scene compared from the previous administration.

Can the public expect to see a more serious PNP chief? He said he would kill rogue policemen if he could. But that statement is totally a reverse for suspected drug users who gets killed instantly because they were allegedly fighting back.'

"I'm very angry, offended. Kung pwede lang matunaw ako sa hiya. It happened inside the Camp Crame." pertaining to South Korean Jee Ick-joo who was killed within their turf. It's now police against police. If I have my way, papatayin ko 'yung mga pulis [na involved sa kaso ng South Korean kidnap victim]. says Bato. Now that a police seems to be exposing what really goes on within their ranks, Duterte has been quoted saying "I will oppose efforts to make SPO3 Sta. Isabel a state witness."

It Only Takes One to be "The Reigning Brand"

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Mark your calendars as the senior marketing students from Polytechnic University of the Philippines open the gates for the seminar entitled, "The Reigning Brand: Your Victorious Assault towards Promotional Success" on February 15, 2017, Wednesday at PUP NALLRC, Bulwagang Balagtas.

Being one of the top ranking television series in USA, Game of Thrones inspired 'The Reigning Brand' with its noble and grandiose theme. This event was made possible by the 3D Productions, which required time, effort and talents of the project-making body.

This seminar is expected to accommodate 1,200 students from different colleges and universities, faculty members, guest speakers, media and corporate partners and most especially the students from their own, PUP Marketing Department. The registration will start at 11:00 am to 12:00noon followed by the program proper at 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

"The Reigning Brand" was created and organized to heighten and intensify the desire of future marketers in making success a custom. It elaborates the idea of innovative marketing and instilling literacy regarding the strategies behind BRAND'S PROMOTIONAL SUCCESS.

Moreover, the event will be graced by well-known and respected speakers from the marketing field. Other than providing the audience with knowledge and tactics, they are expected to enjoy the privilege of giveaways from our most generous corporate partners.