In February 2009, Rolando Mendoza was one of five Manila police officers ordered dismissed by the Ombudsman. Mendoza was a decorated police officer who faced accusations of chef Christian Kalaw. Kalaw had claimed Mendoza and the other officers had forced him to swallow metamphetaine hydrochloride (shabu). Mendoza has faced loss of his complete retirement benefits and banishment from being able to hold any governmental job.
Now Manila Vice-Mayor Francisco Domagoso, aka Isko Moreno, is quickly meeting with Ombudsman Merceditas Guttierez to determine if Mendoza was right in his dispute over the matter. Guttierez is said to have a letter by Mendoza disputing his accusations.

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That’s the problem with the law enforcement here in the Philippines.. They pretend to have a division called S.W.A.T. (Special Weapons and Tactics).
What happen in the Manila hostage crisis is there are a bunch of guys dress in black with no uniformity trying to get in a bus full of hostages and a well experienced senior officer equipped with a high powered rifle.
With no Special Weapons necessary for the specific situation and no Tactics, then were looking at a major catastrophe.
We might as well call them The Death Squad.
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