We always rejoice whenever something Filipino-related comes out on the Top Twitter Trending Topics but I never realized it would take a hostage taking situation like the one we have right now at the Quirino Grandstand to bring in the all-time spotlight.
Chrice Pempenco, Jollibee on Glee, Christian Bautista, PNoy, the UAPP all had their short stint on TT.
This time, 4 of the top trending topics are Quirino Grandstand, Mendoza, PNP and Hostage Taker (plus Isko Moreno doing a post-incident scandal). The Philippines has finally taken Twitter hostage. These are events that make the Philippines famous. What a sad day.
Twitter: Teknisyan
says:
Yeah.. I bet even on Facebook! Almost all of the status update that I’m getting is about the hostage taking!!!!
Twitter: justinecapili
says:
Sir. This is shame!
Poor publicity. Poor Tourism Development. POOR FILIPINOS kung malaon. 
Twitter: Teknisyan
says:
Still this is a hostage taking gone bad!
Twitter: Boffill
says:
Another mess. Tsk tsk.
Twitter: Boffill
says:
I put a live streaming of ABS-CBN on my blog just because of this hostage taking.
kakahiya.
patay na ung hostage taker. sa 15 na remaining hostages, 3 lang ung pinakita sa news na nakalabas.
http://edition.cnn.com/#fbid=56sBLKr5C4f&wom=false
fuck those usyoserong palaka!
Twitter: Jhoeuy
says:
i think it is time for us twitter addicts to create good history and stop spreading bad news in twitter.
come to think of it. twitter is the only social media tool that can publish trending topics around the world and can be seen by anyone who have twitter.
Twitter: iamrenster
says:
..sikat na naman tayo sa buong mundo..haaay….
ako ba ang centro ng usapan?????…
instant celebrity!!!!!! international exposure…
Hinay hinay kase sa mga sinisibak!
[...] we lose in tourism, we gain in global attention. Four top trending topics in Twitter, a live coverage by CNN and a front page article in the New York [...]
”The crisis began when the dismissed policeman, Rolando Mendoza, 55, armed with a M16 rifle seized the busload of Hong Kong tourists to demand his reinstatement in the force.” — orayt, Noy.
Somewhat OT: I don’t get the Noy thing. His case goes far back before Noy.
I think it began when he was framed by an alleged drug addict along with his colleagues. My private sources say, the “victim” made up the extortion case or something to that effect to hide his habit.
Email on Conductor check
Twitter: christianpinoys
says:
That was such a tragedy indeed.
That was a bad and tasteless pun.
the yawner – tasteless pun de sal?
sikat ang Pinas… nakakastres manuod ng news
Twitter: novellware
says:
very unfortunate, incident, my friends and listeners on my podcast are not happy about the way media people are convering the crisis situation last monday
so sad… I hate it when they see our country like this.
what makes it even worse is how PNOY handled the case. smiling on the interview.. his unprofessional statements and empathy-less expressions made the incident idiot-packed.. sorry T_T
[...] Hong Kong officials immediately posted a ban on travel to the Philippines. The whole incident was all over Twitter and we can’t deny the fact that everybody is talking about [...]
wag namn sana isisi kay pnoy. kaka upo pa lng nya.dpat kay gloria.sa almost 9yrs nya san napnta budget para sa training ng mga kapulisan? kawawang pnoy sa kanya napnta lhat ng sisi…..
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