"We're going out for the sake of the safety of everybody," Philippines Sen. Antonio Trillanes said.
The senator made the decision to give up after the military peppered the inside of the hotel with tear gas. Live pictures from inside the hotel showed reporters and rebel soldiers covering their faces.
An armoured personnel vehicle was also seen firing into the lobby of Manila's Peninsula hotel and later rammed through the front entrance of the building.
A teary-eyed Sen. Antonio Trillanes 4th, a former Navy lieutenant, said they were ending their resistance to save the lives of civilians still inside the hotel, who included supporters as well as journalists. “We won’t be able to live with our consciences if some of you get hit or get killed in the crossfire.”
President Gloria Arroyo vowed to prosecute the small group of military rebels led by Trillanes and Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim who were arrested after the storming of the Manila Peninsula hotel in Makati City in a brief and failed mutiny. Makati is the country’s financial center.
[Editors comment: This kind of soap opera can only happen in the Philippines. This is why I love this country!
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( 3.1 / 619 )During the last few days (November 20 thru 27, 2007) we felt like Ulysses between Scylla and Charybdis.
Two depressions came over the Pacific (what a name!). First there was a tropical depression, Hagibis, called "Lando" in the Philippines. It passed north of Mindanao, between Negros and Panay. It was only classified as a Tropical Storm.
Then came Mitag, called "Mina" in the Philippines. Still over the waters it already got the label Typhoon. Both closed in on the Philippines.
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Boracay exposed to returning Hagibis 2007/11/27
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