Basketbol ng Pilipinas
Would you like to react to this message? Create an account in a few clicks or log in to continue.



 
HomePortalGalleryLatest imagesRegisterLog in

 

 RP mourns for hostage victims; flags fly at half-mast

Go down 
AuthorMessage
Magic Man13
Admin
Admin
Magic Man13


Posts : 1762
Join date : 2010-06-11
Age : 50
Location : Batangas City

RP mourns for hostage victims; flags fly at half-mast Empty
PostSubject: RP mourns for hostage victims; flags fly at half-mast   RP mourns for hostage victims; flags fly at half-mast I_icon_minitimeThu Aug 26, 2010 3:24 am

RP mourns for hostage victims; flags fly at half-mast Halfstaff

Philippine flags at Malacañang and other government agencies flew at half-mast on Wednesday as an expression of mourning for the victims of Monday's bloody hostage crisis in Manila.

President Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino III on Tuesday ordered Philippine flags to be flown at half-mast on Wednesday, which he declared as a day of mourning.
The Philippine flag flies at half-staff at the Senate in Pasay City, as part of the country's day of mourning for victims of Monday's bloody hostage crisis in Manila. The Senate is to investigate the hostage crisis on Thursday. GMANews.TV


At the Malacañang Palace, the official residence of the Philippine President, the flag at the New Executive Building flew at half-mast.

The flag was also flying at half-mast at Philippine National Police headquarters at Camp Crame, and at the Senate in Pasay City, where an inquiry on the hostage crisis will be held on Thursday.

In Monday's 11-hour bloody hostage crisis, nine people died— eight Hong Kong tourists and the hostage taker, dismissed police Senior Inspector Rolando Mendoza.

In Hong Kong, government sites adopted a black-and-white motif as a sign of mourning.

The Hong Kong government portal also featured a link "In remembrance of the Manila hijack victims."

Clicking on the government portal's message will redirect visitors to a Facebook page "In remembrance of the Manila hijack victims."

"As a Filipino citizen, I express my deepest sympathies and condolences to the victims of the Manila hijacking, their families, and the people of Hong Kong, as well as anyone else who has been affected by this tragedy," one William Derek Rozee wrote on the Facebook page. –VVP, GMANews.TV

Back to top Go down
 
RP mourns for hostage victims; flags fly at half-mast
Back to top 
Page 1 of 1
 Similar topics
-
» RP mourns for hostage victims; flags fly at half-mast
» HK falls silent for hostage victims
» 3 hostage victims laid to rest in Hong Kong
»  Death toll from hostage crisis rises to 10, including hostage-taker
» The Half-Court Press

Permissions in this forum:You cannot reply to topics in this forum
Basketbol ng Pilipinas :: Not just Basketball! :: Entertainment & Current Events-
Jump to: