Manila, Philippines – Breathtaking situation happened yesterday, August 23, 2010 at Quirino Grandstand, Manila Philippines after an ex- Police senior inspector Rolando Mendoza, took 25 people hostage aboard a bus including 22 Hong Kong tourist, a Filipino driver, a Filipino tour guide and Tse, the tour’s Hong Kong tour guide. The bus operated by Hong Thai Travel Services was then taking its Hong Kong based tourist passengers in front of Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park at around 10 AM . Mendoza followed the tourists onto the coach requesting a free ride. When his request was declined by the driver, Mendoza brandished a weapon, handcuffed the driver and hijacked the bus. The mad ex-police was carrying a M16 rifle.
Mendoza took people held as hostages to demand that his case be reinstated with benefits to his previous post at the Manila Police District from which he had been dismissed from for extortion in 2009 claiming that he was only framed. Rolando Mendoza was said to be a police with honor and has decorated 17 times for bravery . He was also one of the Ten Outstanding Policemen of the Philippines by Jaycees International. Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim said he would grant Mendoza’s wish if he could prove himself.
Negotiations went through until 6 Hong Kong Nationals were freed by Mendoza while two Filipino photographers volunteered to be taken hostage in exchange for the releases.
By noon, four additional hostages (including the Filipino tour guide and the two photographers who volunteered to be taken hostage) were released by Mendoza, bringing the total to ten. TV5 news anchor Erwin Tulfo remained in permanent contact with Mendoza, with Superintendent Orlando Yebra and Chief Inspector Romeo Salvador leading negotiations. 17 more people remained on board.
The Office of the Ombudsman disallowed Mendoza’s request to be reinstated in the police, although they assured him that his case would be reviewed. Manila vice mayor Isko Moreno delivered the letter from the Ombudsman to the hostage scene.
His brother SPO2 Gregorio Mendoza, arrived urging his brother to surrender peacefully convincing his brother that nothing will happen when he surrender through a phone talk. Gregoria was later arrested by MPD stating that he had breached the exclusion zone while carrying a gun. This happening was seen by the hostage taker inside the bus through the TV on board that made him angry and started to fire shots inside the bus ending into a 9 fatalities excluding him. Mendoza was killed after a gunshot to his head by a sniper and ended the tragic situation.
Mrs. Leung, one of the survivors told the press that Mendoza began shooting randomly at around 8:00 PM which is after his brother was arrested and was not freed. I know the policemen did their job but maybe not enough to prevent anyone to be killed. I don’t want to blame the policemen but watching the report last night makes me notice that they lack strategies and equipments needed for these situations. In short, they are not prepared. Another one is that media is reporting some of the plans the policemen are doing, detailed they are reporting it which I think became a reason for the policemen not to succeed in their plans.
This heartbreaking hostage taking could not be avoided as I know there are people out there who also want to be heard and could do like this but the authorities should at least do something to be prepared and prevent this dreadful ending.
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tadase says:
hay naku , , , ,past is past , , , dapat din yung mga pulis ay matoto sa mga kamaliang nagawa nila, , ,god bless nlng at god speed
roxan may carnaje says:
grave Na talaga ngaun ang hostage taking hindi na mabilang……
irish says:
tama nga naman sinisi pa si Pres. Noynoy e hindi naman niya kasalanan..mahihina lang talaga ang mga pulis..mahinang mag isip..laging nahuhuli..hindi rin natin masisisi ung hostage taker ksi kasalanan ng nagtanggal sakanya..wala pang paglilitis dapat naman kinausap muna bago xa tinanggal..
thinface ^_^ says:
Mga bobo lahat ung nagsasabing si President Noynoy ung walang nagawa? mga tanga ba kayo? hindi naman niya kailangan mag-magaling at kausapin ung hostage taker? that wuold be very risky and it’s not an intelligent decision to make! kasalanan ng mga Head ng Manila’s Finest? sobrang haba ng negotiation.. grabe.. di man lang nila inutakan ung hostage taker. dapat maaga pa lang na- Grant na ung Request niya.. pwede naman bolahin lang un ee!:))
abe says:
FOR EVERYBODY TO KNOW. POLICE BUSINESS IS A POLICE BUSINESS. IT IS THE POLICY OF THE STATE NOT TO YIELD TO THE DEMAND OF THE TERRORIST.
APPEARANCE OF P-NOY DURING THE HOSTAGE CRISIS WOULD NOT HELP A BIT. EVEN IF HE DANCE AROUND THAT BUS AND CRIES TO HIS HEARTH OUT HE WOULDN’T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE, BECAUSE P-NOY AS EVERYBODY ELSE RELIED ON THE CAPABILITY OF THE PNP WHOM HE REPOSED CONFIDENCE, THAT WAS PROPERLY EQUIP AND TRAINED FOR THE PAST 9 YEARS BY HIS PREDECESSOR. WHAT AN AWE! TO LEARN AFTERWARD THAT THOSE TEAM TURNED OUT TO BE THE WORSE OF THE PRODUCT OF NO GOOD GMA CORRUPT REGIME.
CAN YOU IMAGINE IF P-NOY WAS THERE AND THE P/INSP MENDOZA KNEW IT AND ALL WHO HAVE GRIPING IN THE LIFE SAW IT? IT COULD BE A NATIONAL DISASTER, NOT ONCE, NOT TWICE BUT PROBABLE MORE THAN ANYONE COULD HAVE.
CHINESE WERE ANGRY.
SECOND CLASS FILIPINO WERE SYMPATHETIC.
MELAMINE, LEAD POISONING.., WERE NOT ANGRY.
THOUSANDS OF ASIAN WERE AFFECTED.. WERE NOT ANGRY.
CHINESE ABORTION IN REGARDS TO THEIR ONE CHILD POLICY.. WERE NOT ANGRY
JACKY CHAN WAS NOT ANGRY. HE IS A CHINESE. BECAUSE HE KNEW THAT THERE WAS NOTHING TO BLAME AT ALL. SHIT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.
HOW PEACEFUL IS THE WORLD CAN BE IF THERE ARE MANY JACKY CHAN IN THE WORLD.
P-NOY WAS SO HUMBLE IN TAKING ALL SUFFERINGS WHAT ONLY CHRIST COULD BEAR. BEING A SISTER TO CRIS IS SO MUCH TO BEAR. AN INSPIRING SPIRIT. KUYA KA NG BAYAN.
lee way tadiosa says:
……….anu na lang ang sasabihin ng mga tga ibang bansa anuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu/????/
emy says:
anu ba ang nangyayari sa ating bansa ……bkit tau nag kakaganito………… bakitttttttttttttttttttttttttt?????? nasaan ang matataas n opisyal nung merong hostage taking nsaannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn?????????? ……..
……….. ngaung patay na si mendoza cnu naman ang susunod cnuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu???????/ sna wla na
lee way tadiosa says:
……………………. mbuhay ang pilipinas………………….
lee way tadiosa says:
………….. pg ktpos ng hostage taking sisihan ng sisihan ang mga mtataas na opisyal……………..
cnu va ang dapat sisihin sa krimen ………cnu???????????
kelangan n lang nting mag tulungan upang maisaayos uli ang ating bansana pilipinas ..
sna hindi magbago ang tingin sa pilipinas …….na mga dadatong nga turista
may pnhon pa pra magbago………..
lee way tadiosa says:
grabe ang hostage……. taking anu ba yan………. di na ppunta ang torista sa ating bansa lalo na ang nga tga hongkong…….kelan ba tau mgging maayos ……….. kelan ba………….???
louie says:
Sino ba talaga ang may kasalanan (culprit ba)??? Si Mendoza? NOPE, just like any case of suicidal acts.. because of poverty or desperation, he’s just one of the miserable human beings who suffered from it. Kapit sa patalim..patay kung patay. Tragically, he chose the wrong hostages to be his outlet (it really breaks my heart).. sana yun na lang mga negotiators. But take note, dati siyang mabuting tao.. What triggered him or caused him to be the extreme of what he used to be?. Maybe he was telling the truth that he was just framed–up.
Next, si Noynoy ba ang may kasalanan??? HELLO, why blame him? there’s always protocol to follow, me nangyayari nang negotiations, can we blame him if he thought that the police force was reliable entity of the government (ASSHOLES!!!). Obviously the culprits are the negotiators, the head in particular, the brother was there.. and he should had been an instrument to pacify the hostage taker.. BOBO SA DILANG BOBO, the situation was so critical.. why think about breach of exclusion zone. They should have thought that the hostage taker was making a desperate move to save the hostages and his brother as well. Feeling api na nga yung hostage taker tapos nakita pa inapi pa ang brother aba eh amok yan. Even the uneducated person can discern this. ALL THE PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS, EVEN THOSE FROM THE MEDIA, MUST BE SUBJECT TO PROPER INDICTMENT. NAKAKAHIYA SA BUONG MUNDO.. I PRAY THAT THE PRESIDENT WILL PROVIDE A RIGID TRAINING WHICH INCLUDES PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH IN NEGOTIATING WITH THE HOSTAGE TAKERS. The same hostage taking happened a few years back involving a young boy.. the negotiating body also FAILED to gain trust from the hostage taker.. kaya ayun patay ang bata. Sa mga iba’t-ibang lahi talagang nakukuwestiyon ang kagalingan ng mga kapulisan natin. REVAMP!
JuanElectrician says:
Bobo yung mga pulis .Kasi naman, halatang walang binabalak na masama si mendoza sabay inaresto nila ung kapatid niya eh nagpakawala na nga sya ng ibang hostage. Katangahan nga naman ng Pilipino oo.
Girl says:
Nakakaawa ung mga taong nawalan. Ang malaking problema lang kasi sa Pilipinas was walang pagkakaisa at pagkakaunawaan. Minsan kasi pakinggan natin ang panig ng isa’t isa. Lahat naman kasi ng tao satin never na kuntento eh, palaging may reklamo. ang tanong kailan ba talaga tayo magkakaisa?
reeeeee says:
aquino sucks
beautiful_mianz says:
tama ka sadyang may mga kakulangan
beautiful_mianz says:
di naman natin sila masisi ang mga police dahil kung hindi lang sana koracot ang dating mga mamumuno kung mag mataas lang na kaalaman at training ang polisya kaya nilang ang pag hupa ng hostage taking. sadyang kulang sa kaalaman at kagamitan
isel says:
sa totoo lng wla amang kasalanan ang lhat… ,oo sumobra ang mga media peo lhat ng tao my pag kakamali kya nxt tym sna wag n maulit ang mga ganitong pangyayari … at wag magpapadala s imosyon… ok un lng tnx
matet says:
As A criminology student, mahirap ang trabaho ng mga pulis kaya wag natin silang husgahan sa mga nangyari sa hostage taking. Imbis pagkwentuhan natin cla bigyan natin sila ng lakas ng loob na pagsubok lang ang mga nangyari at waLa tayong Karapatan na husgahan sila/
abe says:
THE DUMBEST OF THE ALL THE DUMB IN THIS WORLD THAT IS WORTHY OF HIGHEST CONDEMNATION IS THE PEOPLE WHO KEEPS ON FAULTING P-NOY IN THIS HOSTAGE CRISIS.
WHERE HE HAD BEEN AND WHAT HE WAS DOING DURING THE HOSTAGE CRISIS INVOLVED INTERNAL AFFAIR AND SECURITY OF THE STATE. YES WE HAVE HOSTAGE TAKING, AND THIS DUMBEST WANTS P-NOY TO BE THERE? HELLO? THERE IS WAR IN IRAQ, DID ANYONE EVER SEE THE PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES TO GO THERE PERSONALLY TO NEGOTIATE? WHAT A HOSTAGE TAKING COMPARE TO WAR? BUT THOSE AMERICAN IN THEIR HOMELAND ARE NOT HYPOCRITES LIKE IDIOTIC FILIPINO, WHO INSTEAD OF SUPPORTING THEIR GOVERNMENT IN TIME OF CRISIS ARE THE ONE DESTROYING IT IN THE FACE OF WORLD.
THE MISTAKE OF THE AGENT AND EMPLOYEE OF THE STATE CANNOT BIND THE GOVERNMENT.
I CONDEMNED ABS CBN NEWS TEAM. THEY SHOULD BE DECLARED ENEMY OF THE STATE BY THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT. THIS NEWS TEAM CREATES NEWS NOT BE THERE FOR THE NEWS. THIS TEAM IS DANGEROUSLY CONCEALING UNDER THE VEIL OF FREEDOM OF THE PRESS. BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES.
roxanne says:
..one more thing,sbi nga ni John F. Kennedy,do not ask what can the president do for you,ask what can you do for the country..hnd nmn police si P.Noy at isa p sigurdo nmng inantabayanan nya yung hostage crisis..pagdting sa media…maaari ngang nasubrahan yung coverage pero responsibilidad nla yun..
..it’s so sad that such incident happen but if we try to weigh things all might incurred mistakes..come to think of it,many filipinos die abroad due to brutality and war but Filipinos still go there,the impact to the country was not that strong but who mourned for them?who have given attention to them?Only few knew about their stories..The case was not just in the Philippines..Nasira nanaman ang pangalan ng ating bansa,sa halip na magsisihan,magtulungan tayo para ibangon itong muli..
roxanne says:
..wag n tayong magsisihan people,tapos n,nangyari n….wag nmn nting i-down ang lhing pilipino…we are down since before because we are not proud Filipinos,i hope that these policemen did their best to protect the hostages..although i thought of what if they let the media enter the bus,could it be that mr. mendoza released his hostages and this hostage crisis ended up nicely..If we try to think about it,if the media were there the policemen will possibly know the position of the hostage taker and in case, they can plan of how they will arrest him..
Bintong says:
Sumobra kasi ang medya sa limitation nila, kaya hayon, ang sama ng kinhinatnan ng mga biktima. I’M SO SORY……
mitchicO Dalima says:
…ala man lang na gawa c mR.pres..
mitchicO Dalima says:
…Aizt…wawawa amN ung mGa victiM…!!ala kcng wenta ung mga puliS!! tapos ung tEar gAs ilang beses indi na shoot dun Za loob ng Bus….aiZt!!!ayan tuloi ung mag taga ibang bansa na takot ng pumunTa sa bansa nten!!!ttttttttssssskkkkk!!!!
PREcious MEndoza says:
kALungKOT amaN Ng CnaPIt NG mGA hONGkoNG naTIOnal……
hMMMMp aNU ba YAng NEw PRE.ng PHIL. wULa MAN LANG NGawaNG PAra’n…..haIZZZZT….;
tamtam says:
aminin na kasi ng mga pulis na kulang tlaga cla sa training pagdating sa mga ganyang eksena ng buhay.. kailangan silang bigyan ng sapat na training upang lumawak pa ang kaalaman nila pagdating sa mga ganyang kaso… tsk.!
xXx says:
tamaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…ng dhil sa katangahan nla pati ng media,,ayan ang nangyari…
xXx says:
don’t blame him…ksalanan ng media un..kng hindi nla ipinkita kung pnu kladkarin ung kpatid nya,,di san umabot sa gnun..
totkicsxz 023 says:
grabe ! nakakahiya ito sa mga hongkong national
dadayo na nga lang po sa bansa natin
ayan pa ang nangyari sa kanila!
walang awa ang gumawa sa kanila
yan! hindi sya na hiya dating pulis pa
naman sya tapos ayan ang ginawa
yan sa mga turista walang laban!
huhuhuhuhu! nakakaiyak !
burningskirt101 says:
Agree!
Pauline. says:
Gosh.
Because of him, Chinese, American people insult us Filipino’s.
It’s unfair D:
xx
MARLA LANE says:
OH MY KAAWA NAMAN YUNG MGA NAMATAY PATI NARIN C MENDOZA HINDI SANA MANG YAYARIYON KUNG HINDI GINALIT NG MGA POLICE C MENDOZA.
andahh says:
oh my!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i cannot sleep……