PNP to blame for fiasco, not Noy — Palace
By Aytch S. de la Cruz 08/28/2010 The buck does not stop with President Aquino. He appears to be one Chief Executive who refuses to accept command responsibility and accountability as his Palace aides yesterday pointed to the Philippine National Police (PNP) as the lone institution that should be held responsible and accountable for the recent Manila tourist bus hijacking that claimed the lives of at least eight Hong Kong Chinese tourists, not counting the death of the hijacker, a sacked but decorated police officer. Earlier, Malacañang had pointed the finger of blame on the previous Arroyo administration, claiming that then President Arroyo, in power and position for nine years, had failed to provide funds for the right equipment and training for the police Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) units as the reason the police failed in their rescue operations during the hostage crisis that ended in a carnage. Arroyo’s spokesman quickly countered this by saying that the PNP special teams were provided all the equipment needed for such crises, and that training was also part of the funding. Arroyo spokesman Elena Bautista-Horn stressed that they have the documents to substantiate their statements. Malacañang has dropped that excuse for its failure in preventing the senseless deaths of the Hong Kong tourists as Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) chief Herminio “Sonny” Coloma yesterday said the tragic hostage taking incident last Aug. 23 is an “acid test” that lends itself more on the competence of the country’s police forces and not to the Aquino administration. Coloma issued the statement in a radio interview when asked to clarify his statement that the government’s mismanagement of the said crisis situation should again be blamed on the previous administration..... MORE Source: The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100828hed1.html |
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