THE “LIKELY bomb” blast that has rocked the Glorietta 2 Mall is now reverberating in the Philippine blogosphere, with bloggers even posting photos from the blast site.
One such site is the Disney Cute Land blog on Multiply, which has several photos already uploaded.
User disneycute wrote:
Very tragic day….I was 40m away when it happened….Thank God for Ice Cream for it wasn’t for it…..You know what I mean….I decided to buy one when I was coming back to Park Square 2 walkway….P***shet nanginginig pa din ako hanggang ngyon kasi i saw debris falling down when it exploded and people were screaming and running coming out of the smoke……I dunno how many were killed….
Here’s the link to one of the photos he posted.
In his The Journalist in Me blog entry, freelance writer Mars Mosqueda Jr. wrote:
I am just hoping that the explosion is triggered by an LPG tank and nothing else, because otherwise, it will be a big slap again to the economy of the Philippines considerint that the explosion took place in the country’s financial capital.
I was at Glorietta 2 a couple of weeks ago with my wife and my son en route to Subic. It was crowded and very much alive. I am just hoping that the death toll will not increase even as reports show more bodies inside the establishment.
Manuel L. Quezon III has a roundup of the blogosphere coverage here.
Excerpt:
There but for the grace of God, go we, must be the thought in many a person’s mind. David Llorito definitely had that passing, sober, thought. Blogger ambonsamakati blogs about being in the vicinity (complete with snapshot of crowds); Adventures in the Temporary Autonomous Zone blogs about sirens and watching the action from a few blocks away. ongakusociety blogs about how her brother had a close call. Sunny Side Up! was there. So was uchihayukiko:
Here’s an excerpt from Edmund of BSCyouth.org:
Wow. Just when i was going to conclude with the final entry on our Manila trip, there came news of an explosion at Glorietta Mall in Makati City this afternoon, the very city and the very same mall we were at only last Monday.
The very mall where we looked around high and low for Fr Remi’s Catholic store. The same mall where we had lunch at Jollibee. The mall we spent the rest of the morning and early afternoon in before our flight back home.
Meanwhile, Protagonist wrote:
At least 4 died in the Glorietta Mall explosion today at around 1:30 PM. Around 45 persons were also wounded. To think Glorietta was always a favorite hangout when we used to live in Makati. I doubt that the explosion emanated from a gas leak e because the explosion even blast the roof of Glorietta 2.
I am now watching the live coverage in the ANC channel and right now, the bomb squad and canine units are scouring Glorietta mall to make sure that there are no explosive remnants left behind. They have a large area to cover. Imagine 6 million square feet. There is no official report that it was due to a bomb that might have caused it.
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October 21st, 2007 at 4:36 pm
I still believe that its not caused by a bomb but caused by around 10-20 pcs of 22kg lpg cylinder tanks inside the docking bay that exploded simultaneously.
October 21st, 2007 at 8:43 am
Even if I love my country and miss it terribly, I won’t be coming home to visit.
Wake up Philippines! Be vigilant, be wise.
juan (canada)
October 21st, 2007 at 4:37 am
Instead of blaming this on secret government conspiracies and other theories, I do suggest that authorities do the following:
1. Train and get QUALIFIED security personnel - how much is a regular guard paid nowadays? Are they properly educated? Are they even trained to look for bombs?
2. Police Visibility - instead of just standing at corners and hiding while waiting for motorist victims, cops should also do their share. Sheesh. I only see motorbike cops on either funeral convoys or as “hagads” ng mga politico.
Haven’t we learned from the Dec. 30 bombings?
Peace!