Kawawa naman ang mga kababayan ko. Kinaplog na naman ng mga terorista. Di ko masabi kung napigilan sanang nangyari ‘to, o wala talagang kawalan. Kasi sabi nung isang report, isang delivery van daw ang nagpasok ng bomba kaya ang direksyon ng pagsabog, mula baba pataas, dahil galing siguro sa basement yung bomba. Kaso pwede rin namang isa-isang pinuslit yung components ng bomba. Eh susko, ang dali-dali gawin yun.
Ilang beses na ba akong dumadaan sa mall security na di man lang binubuklat ang bag ko? Como ba nakabihis ka ng maayos at babae ka, di ka na dapat kapkapan? Yung minsan naman na nabubuklat ang bag ko, ni hindi man lang sipatin ng maayos ang laman, pinapakayod-kayod lang nung guard yung stick na hawak niya, eh akala mo naman may mata yung stick na pwedeng tumingin para sa kanya!
Kung gusto mo naman, itaas pa natin, kung sana di na lang outsourced ang security ng malls sa security agencies. Kung in-house staff na lang at pinapasahod ng maayos, eh di mas may malasakit sila para mag-inspect ng maayos? Kaya? Di mo rin talaga masabi eh. Kasi, kung di man nangyari sa Glorietta yan, pwede rin naman sa Podium o sa Megamall dahil major business district din naman ang Ortigas.
Bottomline, gago yung mga gumawa nun. Kahit sino pa sila, mereseng mga destabilizers ni Gloria, o mga abu sayad (oo, sinadya kong wrong spelling yan dahil malaki sayad nung mga yun sa utak!) Sana sila na lang yung sumabog.
(photo source: obviously GMA News…nakalagay na dun eh)
Report from GMA News website:
8 dead, 100 hurt in suspected terror attack at Makati mall
Article posted October 20, 2007 – 12:06 AM
A powerful blast rocked a crowded shopping mall in Manila’s financial district about 1:30 p.m. Friday, killing at least eight people and injuring more than a hundred others.
The explosion caused extensive damage throughout the Glorietta 2 shopping complex in Makati, toppling roofs, destroying walls, and sending debris crashing onto cars outside.
Components from a powerful explosive C4 were recovered by police investigators from the debris at the blast site, GMA News’s Saksi reported early Saturday.
The report quoted unnamed authorities who also claimed they found parts of other explosive devices at the location.
Authorities said they are looking into “a possible terrorist attack.”
Television footage showed extensive damage throughout the shopping complex where roofs were toppled, walls destroyed and parked cars outside covered with debris and metal scraps.
The police on site had thought the blast was caused by a leaking LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) tank but Director Gen. Avelino Razon Jr, PNP chief, said that an assessment by ground commanders showed that what exploded could be “a bomb.”
“Sa assessment ng ground commander hindi LPG,” Razon said.
National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales said authorities are looking into “a possible terrorist attack” in the blast, adding that “this is not an accident.”
“We are looking into a possible terrorist attack,” Gonzales said, adding that investigators are still looking for “conclusive evidence.”
Gonzales said the key is to look into the type of explosives used, which could serve as the “signature” of the bomber.
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo called for an emergency security meeting Friday and ordered the implementation of strict security measures.
Loud explosion
Taxi driver Mario Em said he had just dropped off two female passengers at the mall when the blast hurled the two women against his vehicle, killing them instantly.
He said he pulled one of the victims, who was pregnant, from underneath his car.
”The blast was so loud I lost hearing,” he said.
”One man who was in front of me was already dead. There was a child but we don’t know where the child is now,” said Dennis Inigo, who was shopping at the time of the explosion.
”The man’s wife was with me a while ago, and her leg was shattered. Many people were falling on top of each other,” he said. ”It was loud, and then it became dusty.”
The Makati Medical Center has admitted as many as 51 people.
A nurse interviewed by dzBB radio said no less than 30 people were in the hospital but could not comment on the extent of their injuries. A separate report said about 33 people were rushed to the Ospital ng Makati.
Alfonso Reyes, corporate spokesman of mall owner Ayala Land, said the mall’s management “will extend assistance to all of the victims.”
Go to GMA News website for full story.
Posted by dphatgirl on October 20, 2007 at 1:24 AM
Hi ate! Sana naman hindi.
Pinalitan ko lang, trip trip!
Posted by fionski on October 20, 2007 at 12:34 AM
Martial Law na naman kaya?
Bakit iba na naman ang title ng blog mo?