The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs and the Hong Kong Chief Executive Office jointly issued the following statement today after officials met on the unresolved issue:
Here’s hoping the issue will finally be resolved to the satisfaction of everyone, including the Hong Kong victims.
Johnny Lin says
Is Erap involve in this agreement?
Hope not because it smells stinky. RP should never bow and apologize.
Regarding Erap running Manila:
Did anyone notice the steel fences newly placed by Erap administration in front of UST dividing islands. The fences were divided in parts and tied together by wires, the size of which are not bigger than the diameter of cloth lines. Look so ugly. Why they did not weld them together is worth looking into. They are now falling apart since disobedient Filipinos cross them. . Somebody corrupted the construction of these fences. A digital waiting shed was also constructed bearing the names and pictures of Erap and Isko Moreno all over the facade including a digital screen flashing their names incessantly. what happened to the presidential order not to put their names on govt funded construction?
Erap is the father of Jinggoy! see the DNA
He he he
kalahari says
Erap is trying to win the support of the taipans in particular and the naturalized chinese in general, for election purposes.
Johnny Lin says
ABS CBN Online Latest News:
Sen Alan Cayetano proposed creating a Emergency Response Department in which many if plans seemed to have been lifted from suggestion on post #40, “Why PresidentvAquinobcan’t declare Martial Law”
Proof that Sen Alan and staff reading Raissa Robles Blog
Nampu cha, did you read that
He he he
Antonio Falcon says
Noynoy should stop playing politics with people’s lives and just do the right thing. The incident is not his fault but it still happened on his watch. Apologize for that and that alone and move forward from there.
Maybe he’ll get some flak for doing that, most probably from his critics here. But he will also save a lot of lives by ensuring that the OFWs in HK continue to provide livelihood for their families here. His apology will also make it easier for aspiring OFWs to work in HK without the need to apply for a visa.
kalahari says
OFF-TOPIC: ENRILE FUMING MAD FOR FALSE LEAKS (same banana)
When Ombudsman Morales denies that there is an 8-page memo from Assistant Ombudsman Joselito Fangon that alleged that Enrile, not napoles, is the mastermind of the pork scam, the senator demanded an investigation on the false leaks saying “The report was merely the latest and most outrageous of a series of supposed leaks by the Inquirer, clearly intended to malign and defame me” (Inquirer today)
On page 242 of the 246-page memo by Fangon, it says “Clearly, no matter how layered the scheme may have been perpetrated or unrelated the players may appear, all facts point to Senator Enrile as the unseen hand directing the compass and the tempo of the whole orchestra.” (Inquirer today “Enrile et al. told to answer raps)
No matter how the words are wisely chosen and inter-mingled, “directing the compass and the tempo of the whole orchestra” is quiet similar to “masterminding the pork scam”
raissa says
Do you have a link to the memo itself?
thanks.
praetorius says
the full memo or just the 8-page ‘leaked’ version?
-http://issuu.com/inquirerdotnet/docs/memo/4?e=0
raissa says
Both :)
raissa says
Both, pls
kalahari says
Raissa, the Inquirer was given copies of the 246-page memo but in today’s column of Solita Monsod, even herself is having problem to have a glimpse of the full memo.
HighFive says
Hostage rescue attempts that ended in disaster is not new in the World Stage. Several nations in the world have their share of failure & frustration in handling hostage rescue missions, even those countries with advanced law enforcement technology.
Gusto pa nila humingi tayo ng paumanhin. Mag compensate sa resonableng halaga pwede siguro. Pero yung naninsi at nagdi demand parang wala sa lugar. At sa palagay ko naman may may life insurance naman sila kung nakaka afford ngang mag travel.
At bakit kaya tinayming sa Asean meeting ang pagbungkal muli ng matagal nang isyung ito?
Obligahin din kaya natin ang ibang bansa na mag apologize kung yung citizen nila ay sinasadya ang pagdala ng ipinagbabawal na gamot natin dito sa atin. Pagbayarin din natin sa pagsanhi nila ng pagdami ng adik.
HighFive says
*(natin)
kalahari says
“WHEN IS AN APOLOGY NOT AN APOLOGY?
In the delicate dance of diplomacy, the word “apology” can be a misstep.
Such is the case with a proposed letter of assurances from the United States to the people of Afghanistan, which is emerging as a way to overcome remaining hurdles to allowing U.S. troops to remain in that country post-2014.
Those assurances include U.S. commitment for its troops to only enter Afghan homes in “exceptional” circumstances and an expression of regret for Afghan suffering and the loss of innocent lives.
But does that mean Washington is offering an “apology” for U.S. actions in Afghanistan?
The idea could draw criticism from the Republicans in congress and offend U.S. veterans of the war.
Bottom line: Semantics may give both sides what they want.” (CNN online 11/21/13)
kalahari says
For years, we’ve been begging on bended knees and treated as inferior by Taiwan and Hongkong for incidents that do not warrant such actions, but due only to economic threats.
How long do we have to be the whipping boys of Southeast Asia? The governments of Kenya and India did not apologize for the massacres in Westgate Shopping mall in Nairobi on 9/9/13 resulting to 72 deaths with 19 foreigners; and in Mumbai massacre on 11/26/08 with 164 deaths, 28 of them foreigners.
The incident at Luneta with 8 hongkong tourists caught in the crossfire, is deplorable but not intentional on our part. PNoy is right on not apologizing to the administrator of the semi-autonomous Hongkong but the acts of sympathyzing and expression of regrets are believed sufficient enough to mollify the ruffled feelings of the victims.
yeheywter says
Would it not complicate things with Erap sending representative to Hong Kong to negotiate and possibly apologize.
leona says
I hope both sides, ours and Hong Kong SAR side, will have a balanced acceptable resolution of the issue on the matter. Arriving at this may not be accurately perfect as nothing on this can be such. What is important is it is acceptable to both.
yeheywater says
Would it not complicate things with Erap sending representative to Hong Kong to negotiate and possibly apologize.
Jay N. Ramos says
Knowing the track record of the DFA, I will reserve my comments until we know just exactly what they are up to. I hope that whatever agreement is struck up will the HK management will not only be fair to all, but will likewise, not denigrate our national dignity and honor.