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                    [ArticleID] => 842076
                    [Title] => Palace: No intention to downplay Manila hostage crisis
                    [Summary] => 

Malacañang said yesterday there was no intention to downplay the Manila hostage crisis on Aug. 23, 2010 that left eight Hong Kong tourists dead, saying the government had been working to improve relations with China since the incident happened.       

[DatePublished] => 2012-08-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 721542 [Title] => P1.75 B released to PNP for new equipment [Summary] =>

A new phase in the five-year modernization program for the Philippine National Police (PNP) has begun with the release of more than P1.75 billion for the acquisition of new weapons, communications equipment, and vehicles for the police force.

[DatePublished] => 2011-08-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 720266 [Title] => Palace to conduct familiarization tour for Hong Kong travel agencies [Summary] =>

Malacañang said yesterday the government, led by the Department of Tourism, would conduct a familiarization tour for Hong Kong travel agencies, security people and media to show improvements in the country’s protection of tourists after the hostage crisis on Aug. 23, 2010.

[DatePublished] => 2011-08-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 717893 [Title] => PNP's crisis team well-trained, ill-equipped [Summary] =>

Members of the elite Crisis Action Force (CAF) of the Philippine National Police (PNP) are well-trained but need more equipment to effectively handle crises similar to the Aug. 23, 2010 hostage-taking in which eight Hong Kong tourists were killed, a senior police official said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2011-08-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1165072 [AuthorName] => Bebot Sison Jr. [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 712721 [Title] => EDITORYAL - Kulang sa equipment ang PNP [Summary] =>

ISA sa mahalagang equipment na kailangan ng Philippine National Police (PNP) ay helicopter.

[DatePublished] => 2011-08-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 712389 [Title] => PNP still lacks equipment to respond to crisis situations - official [Summary] =>

An official of the Philippine National Police (PNP) said the police still lack equipment to respond to crisis situations similar to the bloody hostage-taking incident at the Rizal Park in Manila where eight Hong Kong tourists and the hostage taker were killed on Aug. 23, 2010.

[DatePublished] => 2011-08-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1165072 [AuthorName] => Bebot Sison Jr. [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 712000 [Title] => PNP tests new Crisis Action Force [Summary] =>

Almost a year after a bloody hostage-taking at Rizal Park in Manila, the Philippine National Police started yesterday testing the mettle of its newly activated PNP Crisis Action Force (CAF) with five days of “unscripted” crisis situation exercises.

[DatePublished] => 2011-08-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804767 [AuthorName] => Cecille Suerte Felipe [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) ) )
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