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.
Shot hostage talks about the pain of survival
Feb 23, 2011 A woman who survived being shot in the face by the gunman during the Manila bus hijacki...
Filipino police failed to interview freed hostages Officers did not seek details of gunman or bus, inquest told
Maggie Ng Feb 16, 2011 Hostages released early by the gunman in last August’s Manila bus hijac...
Hijack survivor recalls attack, shot by shot Woman tells inquest how Manila gunman approached her as she hid under bus seat
Maggie Ng Feb 17, 2011 A survivor of last year’s hostage tragedy in Manila, who hid under her ...
Young survivor tells of plan to subdue gunman
Officers did not seek details of gunman or bus, inquest told Maggie Ng Feb 19, 2011 A 16-year-old su...
I heard blood dripping, says hijack survivor SCMP
Maggie Ng and Simpson Cheung Feb 22, 2011 A survivor shot by the gunman in the Manila bus tragedy to...
Gunman opened fire after seeing snipers
SCMP Simpson Cheung 6:51pm, Feb 22, 2011 survivor who was injured in the Manila bus tragedy told an ...
Shot hostage talks about the pain of survival
SCMP Maggie Ng and Simpson Cheung Feb 23, 2011 A woman who survived being shot in the face by the gu...
Manila gunman warned on air he would shoot
Feb 24, 2011 The sacked policeman who hijacked a busload of Hong Kong tourists in Manila last year w...
Time mismatches in witness testimony into Manila tragedy
Feb 26, 2011 A Philippine SWAT team chief has testified that he was alerted to the Manila stand-off ...
Filipinos ‘not pressed’ to shun HK inquest
Feb 28, 2011 Manila never pressured any Philippine witnesses in the hostage tragedy not to come to H...