Need something from the Phillippines??

[Seismic Anamoly]

Get yourself a hostage and you're Good to Go.....lower taxes, throw out an election, release prisoners...the possibilities are mind-boggling.



The poor bastards Hell is just beginning...Good Luck!!

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The Philippine government... should not give in to demands by terrorists or criminals. If they choose to kill Angelo de la Cruz his blood would be on their hands. But a president is responsible not for him alone but for the safety of the entire country. Our allies in war and peace too need to know if we mean what we say.



Manila Times editorial





No self-respecting government should allow itself to be blackmailed by terrorists. Contrary to what some self-styled "political analysts" say, the life of one man could not be more important than the honour of the nation.



Columnist Alex Magno in the Philippine Star





The withdrawal decision puts the rest of our 1.4 million overseas Filipino workers in the Middle East, especially our 4,000 overseas workers still in Iraq, and the 900,000 we have in next-door Saudi Arabia, at even greater risk. For the terrorists now know that they can abduct, hostage, and threaten to behead more of our Pinoys [men] and Pinays [women] at will, and the GMA government will give in to their further demands.



Columnist Maximo Soliven in the Philippine Star





Regardless of the hostage's fate, this is not the end of the problem. The painful truth is that this is just the beginning.



Abante editorial

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[DreamTone7]

I guess they are guilty of taking a lesson from Spain instead of everybody else. I knew Spain would be just the start. Stupid.

[Seismic Anamoly]

It is sad that things come to this....I am happy for the man and his family...thank God another poor innocent didn't have to suffer that awful fate.



The problem is....how many will, now that their government gave in??



Time will tell.