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The city police chief was fired and members of the Special Weapons and Tactics team were ordered to undergo a refresher course following a bungled response to a hostage crisis.

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"There was really a need for us to be trained and develop special skills in various situations like a hostage taking," said Senior Police Officer 3 Danilo Unico.
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Jo-Mark Belarmino, officer-in-charge of Regional Trial Court Branch 113, said four other policemen have yet to post bail. He added that these are the lawmen who have been dismissed from the service.
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"There is a need to provide better security arrangements and increased police visibility in and around bus terminals in Metro Manila, especially those operating along the traffic-congested EDSA," he said.

Recently, Mendoza made an on-the-spot inspection of the bus stations along the 14-kilometer stretch of EDSA.
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And interim city police chief, Senior Superintendent Oscar Catalan has one simple advice to the policemen: Remember to serve and protect, as the Philippine National Police (PNP) motto goes.

Catalan, the Southern Police District-Intelligence and Investigation chief, admitted that Pasay’s police work needed improvement and this has been addressed by the re-training program.
[DatePublished] => 2002-07-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 166927 [Title] => 21-pulis Pasay 'di pa lusot sa kaso [Summary] => Hindi pa rin ligtas sa kasong kinakaharap ang 21-pulis Pasay na nasangkot sa madugong hostage tragedy sa naturang siyudad sa kabila nang pag-urong ng pamilya ni Dexter Balala, ang 4-anyos na bata na nasawi sa hostage na ituloy ang kaso laban sa mga pulis.

Ayon kay Pasay City State Prosecutor Francisco Veron, sa kabila na nagharap ng affidavit of desistance ang pamilya ni Dexter, hindi pa rin ligtas ang 21 pulis na nahaharap sa kasong reckless imprudence resulting to homicide.
[DatePublished] => 2002-07-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) ) )
DEXTER BALALA
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                    [Title] => EDITORIAL - Beyond rhetoric
                    [Summary] => 

The city police chief was fired and members of the Special Weapons and Tactics team were ordered to undergo a refresher course following a bungled response to a hostage crisis.

[DatePublished] => 2010-08-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => http://a.imageshack.us/img291/225/startoonthumbsu.gif ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 208200 [Title] => Lessons from a hostage tragedy [Summary] => A year after a group of Pasay City policemen bungled the rescue of four-year-old hostage victim Dexter Balala, their colleagues say they have moved on from the trauma of the incident, which has been described as an "eye-opener."

"There was really a need for us to be trained and develop special skills in various situations like a hostage taking," said Senior Police Officer 3 Danilo Unico.
[DatePublished] => 2003-05-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1620721 [AuthorName] => Nikko Dizon [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 187223 [Title] => Editoryal - Palpak na hostage rescue [Summary] => HINDI na natuto ang Philippine National Police sa tamang pagsasalba ng buhay ng mga hostage victim. Noong Mayo ng kasalukuyang taon, hinostage ng umano’y isang drug addict ang batang si Dexter Balala habang nasa isang bus terminal sa Pasay City. Pinagsasaksak ng hostage taker si Dexter nang may 13 beses. [DatePublished] => 2002-12-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 182705 [Title] => 17 Pasay cops post bail, plead ‘not guilty’ [Summary] => Seventeen of the 21 Pasay City policemen charged with the death of a four-year-old hostage victim last May have posted bail and pleaded "not guilty" before a Pasay City judge.

Jo-Mark Belarmino, officer-in-charge of Regional Trial Court Branch 113, said four other policemen have yet to post bail. He added that these are the lawmen who have been dismissed from the service.
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"There is a need to provide better security arrangements and increased police visibility in and around bus terminals in Metro Manila, especially those operating along the traffic-congested EDSA," he said.

Recently, Mendoza made an on-the-spot inspection of the bus stations along the 14-kilometer stretch of EDSA.
[DatePublished] => 2002-07-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 167289 [Title] => Pasay police force back in action [Summary] => Fresh from re-training, members of the original Pasay City police force resume their posts today.

And interim city police chief, Senior Superintendent Oscar Catalan has one simple advice to the policemen: Remember to serve and protect, as the Philippine National Police (PNP) motto goes.

Catalan, the Southern Police District-Intelligence and Investigation chief, admitted that Pasay’s police work needed improvement and this has been addressed by the re-training program.
[DatePublished] => 2002-07-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 166927 [Title] => 21-pulis Pasay 'di pa lusot sa kaso [Summary] => Hindi pa rin ligtas sa kasong kinakaharap ang 21-pulis Pasay na nasangkot sa madugong hostage tragedy sa naturang siyudad sa kabila nang pag-urong ng pamilya ni Dexter Balala, ang 4-anyos na bata na nasawi sa hostage na ituloy ang kaso laban sa mga pulis.

Ayon kay Pasay City State Prosecutor Francisco Veron, sa kabila na nagharap ng affidavit of desistance ang pamilya ni Dexter, hindi pa rin ligtas ang 21 pulis na nahaharap sa kasong reckless imprudence resulting to homicide.
[DatePublished] => 2002-07-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) ) )
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