The Philippine National Police's SWAT :)

After the Mendoza Hostage Drama and after our Philippine National Police SWAT's performance on handling a hostage crisis, many Filipinos were pondering on what the acronym SWAT really stood for, Here are some of the famous answers:


SWAT : Syet Wala Akong Training

SWAT : Sobrang Wala Akong Training

SWAT : Samahan ng mga WAlang uTak

SWAT : Siguradong Walang Aksyon Talaga

SWAT : Sugod !! Wait !! Atras !! Tago !!

Poor low-ranking police officers, they were just following orders you know. At least they were brave enough to be near that bus even if they knew that their high-ranking officials/generals, who took all their budget for training and equipment to their own pockets, don't exactly know what orders to give. Did you even see any of those High-Ranking Officials/Generals near the bus when the hostage-taker was firing at those low-ranking police officers? Why did the high-ranking ones suddenly appeared out of nowhere and was accommodating interviews from the media only after they confirmed that the gunman was DEAD. ;)

August 23, 2010: Another Tragic Day for the Philippines (Mendoza Hostage Drama)

August 23, 2010 --- another tragic day for the Philippines. A hostage crisis started early morning today and, after almost 12 hours, had a violent and tragic ending.

A dismissed Police Officer, Rolando del Rosario Mendoza, took hold of a tourist bus which had 22 Hongkong nationals and 3 Filipinos on board. The dismissed policeman was demanding for reinstatement in the police force after claiming that he is innocent of the case being charged against him in the Office of the Ombudsman. After almost 12 hours of negotiations, the hostage situation ended with at least 8 people including the hostage-taker dead.

You can read more stories on the following links:

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20100823-288424/Hostage-taker-killed-as-drama-ends

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/08/23/10/bus-driver-escapes-claims-hostages-all-dead