While we concede the PNP's right to conduct a thorough investigation of a crime – and we do not dispute that the takeover of the Peninsula was a crime – the police ought to follow legal procedures. Invitations to questioning should be differentiated from coercion; journalists have the option to accept the invitation and, certainly, should be accorded the basic right to counsel. We concede authorities' right to demand a halt to coverage that could jeopardize the lives of state security forces but believe any move for redress should pass through normal channels, involving management of television stations and not lowly ground staff.
Ang tingin ng iba, ang panggigipit sa media, sa mga katulad ni Ninez Cacho-Oliveras at ang tangkang pagkastigo sa Meralco / ABS-CBN, bukud sa isang dagok, patuloy na panunupil sa kalayaan sa pamamahayag, isang kalkulado't operasyong paglilinis at pananakot laban sa mga kaaway sa pulitika ng Malakanyang. Pilit na inilalatag at kinukondisyon ang isip ng mamamayan, ang balita at napipintong pagdidiklara ng “emergency power o ng Martial Law” na ikinukubling pantugon kuno sa lumalala at patong-patong na krisis na kinahaharap ng bansa.