Why did it have to take a Jackie Chan to make us realize it was not our fault?

I would have to rate you positive on this discussion of yours. I'm really sick and tired of people focusing in the negative which to me shows that they are just crying over spilled milk. The tragic ending is already a shame now it seems that there are people who want to add insult to injury. I heard the issue has even escalated to the president being insensitive. Just like Jacky Chan, Isko Moreno already said those words when he was interviewed by CNN right after the incident but i guess they're not focusing on that angle anymore instead there are people who are trying to sow more anger and hatred instead of moving on.

Jackie Chan has a good heart and a very sensible man. I just wished that most of the HK nationals and Chinese people are like that. Filipinos, too. I admit it was disappointing, how the hostage has been handled, there could have been a better plan but they were at the moment and I'd want to think they are doing what they think is right - only that the hostage lives are also taken - very sad. Just this morning, when I went to buy at our nearest carenderia for food for lunch, I eavesdropped a conversation. My neighbor's wife was dismissed from his employer in HK (a DH) because of what happened. The guy narrated that his wife received a lot of bad words from his employer. About how stupid and how cruel we are. Hearing what his wife has to encounter. I was so enraged because I know how that felt - to be mistreated and belittled by a foreigner. And now, most of the HK and Chinese people are punishing Filipinos. Been reading a lot of pages from Facebook about how they hate Filipinos. You are right, Miss Eileen. No matter how much we want to try and defend ourselves, we must stay silent and be humble. Not because we don't want to defend ourselves but we just don't want to add any more of the misunderstandings. As for our Government, this will be one of the greatest lessons. I hope in the next months, we would be able to see fresh and new improved PNP officers. And now, let's pray for our fellow Pinoys who are working abroad. I really pray that they are alright and that not everyone receives the kind of treatment our neighbor's wife has to encounter.

I salute him for being so open minded. I have to agree and i realized he is actually correct. My point though still remains that our police force could have done better and save lives. The outcome still was unacceptable. It is very human for all of us to bash the actions, the things not done and the things that could have been done, but of course was not actioned on.

Hi eileenleyva, You are right, it was a mistake but it's in the past now and the thing to do is learn from it. Mistakes are made everywhere and it is pointless to waste time and energy getting angry over it. Find out what went wrong, replace those who were responsible with more competent people and improve in every way possible. Blessings.

Nobody wants what happened the other day about the hostage drama in Manila. When I saw the news about Jackie Chan I was happy cause he didnt think the way other people think. Maybe what happened days ago should be like a wake up call for police men here in the Philippines, that they should try to improve on the skill that their so called SWAT needs to have.

This is one positive viewpoint I have come across so far in relation to the hostage taking. It is a relief after being drowned with the finger-pointing and all...and coming from Filipinos at that. I believe the less said, the faster the healing.

So far this has been the first positive post about the incident that happened. I guess you are right heads are rolling in the government because of this and I think the PNP had just enough of being ridiculed and everything. I think Jacki Chan was correct in saying this could happen anywhere in the world and more that it can happen to us because of the prevailing problems that our society is facing.

Maybe if the Filipinos did not expect much then maybe they would speak less about the incident. With this negative POV of some of my folks, I have to say they are blinded by the media's amplified take on the event but in 3 weeks or so this will end and another news will takeover their short attention span just like the Ampatuan case.

in my humble opinion, this is the usual and expected ranting of Filipinos who are sooooo engrossed in making this country a beautiful place, a country with improved economical status. We are all struggling here from our graves! If you were someone who works in the tourism and commerce industry, wouldnt this be your initial reaction? It is but the initial reaction blurted out by frustration. I never liked Noynoy and he never got my vote but what i more and more disliked about him is that even he, even he, even the president blamed the PNP. There are lessons learned from this experience, and i feel that is high time to stop blaming and just start putting the pieces back together and become better.

That's because he was smart enough to realize that it is really happening everywhere and not just in the Philippines. i believe some people just took the opportunity to just hate for their own people and doesn't really care about us. thanks to other filipinos who were posing in the crime scene of the bus.

One Fault should be blamed on the person alone, I dare that someone to stand now and relieve himself from the duty, show some respect, OUR whole country's Name is at stake.

...i like it when you said "hammering the nails but also digging the grave"...you are right...despite the fact that there was nothing ever done to prevent the incident from happening in the first place, it was not totally our fault why it happened...people commit mistakes, we make lapses for no one is perfect..so instead of pointing fingers to whoever is responsible for this case, it would be best to be humble and give our sympathy to the family of the victims..what's done is done, let time heals everything and slowly bury it into the past..