SENATE CONDUCTS HEARING ON HOSTAGE-TAKING INCIDENT: The committee on Public Order and Illegal Drugs, chaired by Senator Gringo Honasan, together with the committee on Justice and Human Rights, chaired by Senator Chiz Escudero, hold a hearing in aid of legislation on recent incidents involving the videotaped torture of a suspect and the hostage-taking event that happened at the Quirino Grandstand. The hearing was attended by Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jesse M. Robredo, together with PNP officials.