Manila Bus Hostage Incident 2010
The Manila Bus Hostage Incident dealt a damaging blow to tourism in 2010 and continues to the first half of 2011 as inquests continue in Hong Kong. Interested observers express disappointment at Philippines’ effort to protect high officials for the blunder, cover up the investigation and refuse to cooperate with the inquest in Hong Kong. More articles and news reported from Hong Kong can be found in this section.
Prompt treatment could have saved two hostages, inquest told
Mar 15, 2011 At least two of the Hongkongers killed in the Manila hostage crisis might have been sav...
Filipino police fail to show at video link; No sign of five officers who agreed to testify
Mar 16, 2011 Five Filipino police officers who confirmed on Monday that they would testify via video...
Manila gunman’s brother apologizes to the victims SCMP
Mar 17, 2011 Gregorio Mendoza testifies in bus hostage inquest Gregorio Mendoza, the brother of the ...
Two Filipino witnesses fail to turn up to inquest
Mar 17, 2011 Two witnesses from the National Bureau of Investigation in The Philippines failed to ap...
I only got HK$8,000, says Manila survivor
Mar 18, 2011 Pair in tour bus hijacking contest claim of a HK$350,000 payout by Chartis Insurance Tw...
Filipino police failed to interview freed hostages
Feb 16, 2011 Hostages released early by the gunman in last August’s Manila bus hijacking told ...
Hijack survivor recalls attack, shot by shot
Feb 17, 2011 A survivor of last year’s hostage tragedy in Manila, who hid under her seat durin...
Young survivor tells of plan to subdue gunman
Feb 19, 2011 A 16-year-old survivor of the Manila bus tragedy said yesterday that hostages talked am...
I heard blood dripping, says hijack survivor
Feb 22, 2011 A survivor shot by the gunman in the Manila bus tragedy told an inquest that he heard b...
Gunman opened fire after seeing snipers
6:51pm, Feb 22, 2011 Survivor who was injured in the Manila bus tragedy told an inquest on Tuesday t...