Should the Philippine Government Bow Down to the Demands of the Abu SayafRebels?

This is the sad part in our country. What do these rebels fighting for? We all know that the segregation of religion between Christian and Muslim Filipino's is already ended and both group is already in peace. Why don't we have peace instead of war. Many innocent people already involved in this war and yet our government hasn't figure out what will they do in order to eliminate this acts of terrorism and maintain peace in both parties. For me, I think our government would do negotiations between these rebel group and once and for all they must ensure that these groups will not hurt or kill any of the hostages. They will not give-up or retreat to the bluffing statement of the rebel. I think they must force the rebels to surrender or else all of them will surely wipe out. But that is only case to case basis if ever the rebels will not cooperate on the decisions of the government. And there's noting more good news if ever we will hearing that both parties are at peace...

No.. to hell with them.. government should evacuate all the innocent people at sulu or basilan and bomb it afterwards.. If we cannot catch them in person, destroy their places and they'll all gonna die.. Do it than to lose lots of innocents people.. those terrorist were all rootless and they deserve to die.. screw them all!

I think both sides have their own justified reasons to stand by on. For the government side I guess they have to stand firm against this bandits/criminals demand. They have complied with their request for several times and these groups did not comply with their promise to release their hostages. Of course Senator Gordon being the head of the Red Cross in the Philippines would want to have the safe release of the hostages without resorting to violence. I also understand his reason why he would want to surrender to the demands of the bandit group. I too am divided as to what measures to do since the Abu Sayaf has become unreasonable and does not hear to any pleas even from their own religious clerics.

Yes I agree that the government should not withdraw the military from Sulu. There is no assurance that the hostages will be released and besides the Abu Sayyaf will just become more confident that they can fool the government and make it subordinate to them. I hate the Abu Sayaf groups because they do not know how to fight equal. They are coward because they do not face the military and they do not face us people. I hate them because they take innocent hostages and they threaten them. They do not take care of the hostages because they look very thin and most of them are with health problems. The Abu Sayaf are one of the most evil people in the Philippines and they should all be killed because of the tremendous threat and too much bad things they have been doing. Government must do everything so that the three red cross volunteers will be saved.

For my own opinion, they should not bow to those ABU SAYYAF rebels. the government should take actions now! They have been puppet for so many years with those rebels and yet they are still not doing anything!! For heavens sake, Philippine government must think of the people sake for once and for all. This is not the first time that Abu Sayyaf have done like this and the worst is that they beheaded some of the prisoners before and yet the Philippine government have not done anything! It's all like pieta on stage that they will tell the people that they catch one of the rebel, they killed one of them and etc., but the truth is all a LIE!! This government that we we have right now, doesn't have a heart at all to all of us. Faces of the rebel are on television and even the reporters can interview them and get a picture of them but why can't they catch them all and let them pay for their sins? Isn't it so obvious? Filipino soldiers are giving their life just to save those innocent people and do what they promise when they became a soldier but why can't the government do as well? ..

The government must save the lives of the hostages of ASG because its their lack of security measures that this hostages where captured by the resistant group. Although the government must show their integrity on fighting with the rebels but to think of it, what would the international community, and all the people around the world will think if this hostage taking issues were not stopped by the government. It might be turned out that the Philippines is not safe to went off because of these happenings.

why not? even for the sake of the security of the hostages. bow down for pretentions or shall i say government should do trick or make drama for the abusayaff or any possible way so that the abusayaff will gonna surrender..make them believed that they will really recieved such amount in return as long as they will show their face in the public..good planning is important here..the soldiers should hide themselves so that the rebels wont see them..we will let them believed that soldiers is already gone but the truth soldiers is just there hiding in one place.

Hi acevivx, good day to you. Well, as my own opinion they must not agree with the demand of the Abu Sayaf Rebels , if they really want to move,push away or erase that rebels. The government must know the truth that sometimes we need to sacrifice one life just to kill those bad guys like the Abu Sayaf, it is just like how our country to be free to other country, our heroes sacrifice there life in order for the freedom to be happen. Let's all think advance, imagine if we will give the demand of rebels, they will be easy for us to kidnaped again another hostage and ask again for a trade because they know that the government will only just give that demand easily, in short that thing will happen and happen again, if we will not face the truth about sacrifice. If the hostage will sacrifice their life they will be called a HERO . I know my idea is very sad, and being selfish because of the reason i am not in their situation,but honestly i'm scared if i were in there situation, but that's the only way to stop the rebels here in our country. I hope the government especially to the President must think straight to the path of the good way of sacrificing. That's why this coming election of 2010, we must vote the right person to the right position in order to manage our country good and to think for our country to be intelligent. We must think a million times to vote for the right one. Me, i already know the person that i will vote for the next coming election of 2010, if ever he will run for the position of the President, the man that i will vote is senator chiz escudero because i'm a big fan of him and i believe he had a great expirience in government together with the ability to manage country together with his clean job in government. But if ever he will not run, i think i will just go vote for mr.manny villar because this man also have the ability in managing the country and he have a big chance for a good position for the reason his also popular to other people especially to the OFW that are abuse in their job. Well that's all, if a great leader have a great thinking it will be the way for us to be good in this country and to move away the rebels like Abu Sayaf. That's all, happy posting for us and happy earning. That's the end of my response to your discussion entitled "should the Philippines government Bow down to the demands of the Abu Sayaf Rebels". God bless us always and good luck to our earning career here in this site mylot. =)