tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post5098004530140916315..comments2023-10-20T21:46:49.945+08:00Comments on Philippine Commentary: Blame Trillanes for Media-Police RiftDeany Bocobohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443168826029321831noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-80999319085479624372008-02-28T20:09:00.000+08:002008-02-28T20:09:00.000+08:00The media was part of the script; they were there ...The media was part of the script; they were there to cover Trillanes and to shield him just in case. In the end, they wanted to be the news so they could shift public outrage from the stupidity of Trillanes to the police (and the government). It has become more obvious that the media is helping the opposition carry out its objectives. <BR/><BR/>I think the police treated the media decently during the Manila Pen situation. The police had a mission to accomplish and the media made it difficult for them to do their jobs. The media was just plain stupid or they wanted to create a situation to ignite public outrage against the government.Starbrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12284234263026710407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-6665763494717563792008-01-22T20:58:00.000+08:002008-01-22T20:58:00.000+08:00"Deadly game"? From what I know, he just walked ou..."Deadly game"? From what I know, he just walked out of the court house and military/police did not do anything to stop him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-79835539556020744282008-01-03T23:26:00.000+08:002008-01-03T23:26:00.000+08:00mb,i think there was a bit of "class warfare" invo...mb,<BR/>i think there was a bit of "class warfare" involved considering that most of the police are really masa while the mass media are from higher socio economic classes, I would think.Deany Bocobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443168826029321831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-68354421703737917242008-01-03T22:48:00.000+08:002008-01-03T22:48:00.000+08:00The real reason why the PNP arrested reporters cov...The real reason why the PNP arrested reporters covering the event was they didn't want anybody to record the looting of the Penmanuelbuencaminohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07644763064403005323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-62629243022871214812008-01-02T22:37:00.000+08:002008-01-02T22:37:00.000+08:00The main fault of the police was to arrest(and han...The main fault of the police was to arrest(and handcuff) the press people (thus giving ammunition to a liberal . What the police should have done is dragged the pesky media out of the hotel and packed them in a airconditioned tourist coach and dropped them off at the farthest mall (Mall of Asia!).<BR/><BR/>The police honchos whose formative years in the service were in the Marcosian years haven't really learned. They haven't learned that one of the strongest icons of media repression is a handcuffed journalist.<BR/><BR/>We have 50 or so press freedom icons when what we have is an irresponsible press!Ben Vallejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02963290696331676531noreply@blogger.com