While it does not have any closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage to help clear the mess, the Manila International Airport Authority is ready to have its security personnel testify on the scuffle involving columnist Ramon Tulfo and actor Raymart Santiago at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport 3 Sunday.
In a radio interview Monday, MIAA general manager Jose Angel Honrado said his men will be ready to testify if called by the court.
“Pag pinatawag sila ng korte, siyempre haharap sila,” Honrado told dzBB radio.
He said this was the next best thing to CCTV footage, saying the NAIA-3 baggage area had no working CCTV equipment.
Tulfo and Santiago engaged in a scuffle at the NAIA-3’s baggage area Sunday, after Santiago saw Tulfo taking footage of actress Claudine Barretto – Santiago’s wife – scolding an airline attendant over their missing luggage.
While Santiago said Tulfo tried to punch him when he asked what he was doing, Tulfo said Santiago and some companions ganged up on him. Both are taking their fight to the courts.
Statements from security personnel
Honrado said that while there was no CCTV at the baggage area where the fight occurred, there were statements taken from security personnel there.
“May mga salaysay na kinuha rito. Kung hahanapin ng korte ang salaysay, ibibigay sa korte kung magkaroon ng kaso,” he said.
On the other hand, Honrado admitted he could not guarantee there will be no repeat of what happened Sunday.
“Hindi kasi araw-araw na nangyari. Mula ako naupo rito ngayon lang ako nakakita ng suntukan sa baggage area,” he said. — RSJ, GMA News
source: gmanetwork.com
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Philippines mourns brave Frazier
MANILA, Philippines—The boxing-mad Philippines mourned Tuesday the death of US great Joe Frazier, with fans hailing his epic “Thrilla in Manila” battle with Muhammad Ali as an inspiration for a generation of local champions.
Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines executive director Ed Picson recalled being a young man who went to have his picture taken with Frazier ahead of the famous 1975 bout, even though he was cheering for Ali.
“He (Frazier) was a very tenacious and a very courageous fighter,” said Picson, who said he watched on television as Ali prevailed by technical knockout after 14 brutal rounds in which Frazier’s right eye swelled shut.
“Joe Frazier was obviously a fighter who would not give up, even when his corner was trying to get him to quit. He just kept barrelling through and taking everything that Ali could dish out,” Picson told Agence France-Presse.
Philippine Daily Inquirer sports columnist Recah Trinidad, who had covered the famous fight in the nation’s capital for another publication, remembered a bout of galactic proportions.
“It was a war of the worlds, of planets colliding, with Frazier providing most of the blood,” Trinidad told AFP.
“Ali would not have been the greatest fighter of all without Frazier.”
Veteran Manila sports reporter Ignacio Dee said he was in fourth year at a local Catholic school when Ali and Frazier came to town for what has been described as one of the greatest boxing matches of all time.
“Somebody managed to rig up a black-and-white television and we watched the fight in the classroom,” Dee said.
He said the most electric part of the fight for him was when Frazier staggered Ali with his trademark left hook in the sixth round, after which Ali seemed to be on the ropes before Frazier tired and slowed in the later rounds.
“When Ali and Frazier came here they were demigods,” Dee said. “They inspired a new generation of boxers in the Philippines.”
The Philippines has produced a steady stream of world boxing champions in the lower weight divisions for decades, with Manny Pacquiao the best and most famous of them.
Pacquiao, currently rated the world’s best “pound-for-pound” fighter, also praised Frazier’s after arriving Monday night in Las Vegas for his title fight against Juan Manuel Marquez.
“Boxing lost a great champion, and the sport lost a great ambassador,” Pacquiao said. “My prayers go out to his family.”
Frazier died on Monday in the United States after a brief battle with cancer. He was 67.
Source: http://sports.inquirer.net/23693/philippines-mourns-brave-frazier
Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines executive director Ed Picson recalled being a young man who went to have his picture taken with Frazier ahead of the famous 1975 bout, even though he was cheering for Ali.
“He (Frazier) was a very tenacious and a very courageous fighter,” said Picson, who said he watched on television as Ali prevailed by technical knockout after 14 brutal rounds in which Frazier’s right eye swelled shut.
“Joe Frazier was obviously a fighter who would not give up, even when his corner was trying to get him to quit. He just kept barrelling through and taking everything that Ali could dish out,” Picson told Agence France-Presse.
Philippine Daily Inquirer sports columnist Recah Trinidad, who had covered the famous fight in the nation’s capital for another publication, remembered a bout of galactic proportions.
“It was a war of the worlds, of planets colliding, with Frazier providing most of the blood,” Trinidad told AFP.
“Ali would not have been the greatest fighter of all without Frazier.”
Veteran Manila sports reporter Ignacio Dee said he was in fourth year at a local Catholic school when Ali and Frazier came to town for what has been described as one of the greatest boxing matches of all time.
“Somebody managed to rig up a black-and-white television and we watched the fight in the classroom,” Dee said.
He said the most electric part of the fight for him was when Frazier staggered Ali with his trademark left hook in the sixth round, after which Ali seemed to be on the ropes before Frazier tired and slowed in the later rounds.
“When Ali and Frazier came here they were demigods,” Dee said. “They inspired a new generation of boxers in the Philippines.”
The Philippines has produced a steady stream of world boxing champions in the lower weight divisions for decades, with Manny Pacquiao the best and most famous of them.
Pacquiao, currently rated the world’s best “pound-for-pound” fighter, also praised Frazier’s after arriving Monday night in Las Vegas for his title fight against Juan Manuel Marquez.
“Boxing lost a great champion, and the sport lost a great ambassador,” Pacquiao said. “My prayers go out to his family.”
Frazier died on Monday in the United States after a brief battle with cancer. He was 67.
Source: http://sports.inquirer.net/23693/philippines-mourns-brave-frazier
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