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Philippine Hostage Taking, Over: Gunman Ronaldo Mendoza, Video
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by NowPublic Staff | August 23, 2010 at 07:14 am
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Former Filipino Police Officer Ronaldo Mendoza Killed, 6 Manila Hostages Dead, (video)
A stand off between between a gunman who hijacked a bus load of tourists in Manila and Filipino police is over. The gunman identified as fired former police officer is dead and approximately 6 of the 25 hostages he held have been killed.
The gunman, identified as 55-year-old Rolando Mendoza who was armed with an M-16 assault rifle, had stopped the bus, which initially had 25 people on board, across a wide road in Manila’s biggest park on Monday morning.
Mr. Mendoza had threatened to kill the hostages in a live telephone interview with a local radio station.
“I can see there are many SWAT teams arriving, they are all around,” Mr. Mendoza, speaking in Tagalog, had said. “I know they will kill me, I’m telling them to leave because anytime I will do the same here.”
Reports say in a crazed bid to get his job back Mendoza hijacked the bus off a Manilo road. The tourist bus reportedly had 25 tourists on board mostly from Hong Kong.
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at 08:28 on August 23rd, 2010
grahbeh !! nmn ian .. nkakahiyah .. ian pra sah teng bansa sobrah sobra ..
at 09:19 on August 23rd, 2010
oo ikaw din nakakahiya, jejemon ka e. isa yan sa sign na bobo na mga tao sa bansa natin.
at 01:01 on August 31st, 2010
..grabe kang manlait
at 19:19 on August 23rd, 2010
actually, kasalanan nung kapatid eh. isko moreno had already narrated what really happened. They planned on how to negotiate with his brother(hostage taker) kaso iniba nya ung plano.yung kapatid, kinuha muna ung baril niya fr safe keeping, ok lang daw then nung lumapit na sila sa bus, sabi nung kapatid, "wag ka papayag hanggat hindi sinosoli baril ko" which made his brother think n siya ay inaapi. so what they team did was to leave the brother out of their plan kasi nga hindi sumusunod. so sabe dun muna siya sa isang room. ang ginawa niya ay tumakbo sa press at hinabol siya ng mga pulis dahil hindi siya dapat dun. kaya ayon nalang sa nakita ni hostage taker, eh hinuhuli ang kapatid niya which is talagang hindi naman. ayon kaya the brother deserves to be jailed. kung hindi siya sumira sa usapan nilang plano, hindi magagalit si hostage taker.. sad.
at 20:20 on August 23rd, 2010
sira ulo pala yang kapatid nia e!! hindi pinapakita yan sa news, kaya akala ng tao talagang hinuli lang yung kapatid. mastermind ata yang kapatid nia e!!
at 21:49 on August 23rd, 2010
how do you sure If there is a plan between him and the policemen are you there during operation? I been observing the whole time of hostage taking and I believe the most responsible person is the police who forcedly arrest his brother!
at 13:40 on August 25th, 2010
mag english ka na lang bro. pinapahirapan mo pa sarili mo sa pag-english eh. mas maeexpress mo lahat ng gusto mong sabihin pag nagtagalog ka. ^_^
at 01:12 on August 26th, 2010
grabe yung grammar mo. do you sure? HAHAHAHAon a more serious note...can we just forget the fact that this is a national embarrassment? forget that we won't be seeing tourists around for some time? INNOCENT LIVES WERE TAKEN BY AN INSANE MAN. INNOCENT LIVES. that is the real tragedy.
at 08:28 on August 23rd, 2010
grahbeh !! nmn ian .. nkakahiyah .. ian pra sah teng bansa sobrah sobra ..
at 13:42 on August 25th, 2010
jejemon sucks! shame on you...
at 09:35 on August 23rd, 2010
The end does not justify the means but his case should be reviewed if it is really worth to lose his life claiming his innocence of his case. I pity him but the ground commander and the negotiator made some lapses in this case specially in dragging his brother and relatives which I believed trigger his thin line of sanity. So sad.....
at 04:47 on August 25th, 2010
tama ka... kung tutuusin isa rin lang syang biktima ng injustice dito sa ating bansa kung pinakinggan sana ang hinaing nya habang ma-aga edi hindi sana sya nang-hostage at hindi sana nangyari ang malagim na trahedyang ito
at 09:54 on August 23rd, 2010
bobo kc ung mga police na pinakialaman kapatid nya!! bobo tulad ng mga jejemon!! nyahahahahaha!!
at 11:35 on August 23rd, 2010
dapat isinama dun ung mga jejemon sa loob at shield na sasalo ng balajejemon bobo
at 15:43 on August 23rd, 2010
anu ba yhan kkahiya nman yan !klat p sa ibang bansa !
at 21:40 on August 23rd, 2010
panu nman bha hindi nkakahiya ei ginusto ng mga pulisya ang nangyari kung hindi nila sana ginalaw ung kapatid niya hindi sana masama ang kahahantungan...sana ibinigay nlang nila ung gusto niya. mas ginusto ng pamahalaan na masira tayo sa ibang bansa kaysa ibigay yong serbisyo na hinehinge ni Mr.Mendoza...ang kikitid ng mga utak!
at 02:54 on August 24th, 2010
tama!bkt pa kac nila pinakeelaman yung kapatid ng hostage taker hindi manlang nila inisip na napapanood sila nung hostage taker sa tv
at 16:32 on August 23rd, 2010
I should blame the police. They don't know how to handle this kind of situation.
And they're actions are really slow.. Damn! They've just put shame on our country..tsk2
nakakahiya sobra..
at 17:09 on August 23rd, 2010
Shame! Dapat sana ang mga abu sayaf ang hinostage nya, o kaya si Ampatuan para tapos na problema ni P-Noy....
at 17:15 on August 23rd, 2010
Walang strategy ang mga police ang gusto lang ay magpapacute!!! ang sweldo lng ng sweldo... ang gusto papaanu tayo maipapagtatangol ng laban sa mga kawatan
at 17:15 on August 23rd, 2010
Walang strategy ang mga police ang gusto lang ay magpapacute!!! ang sweldo lng ng sweldo... ang gusto papaanu tayo maipapagtatangol ng laban sa mga kawatan
at 18:27 on August 23rd, 2010
huwag natin silang husgahan...hindi natin alam ang lahat........................................................ may kwento ako........................................................................................................ paano kung ikaw ay may barkadang adik na chef...mabait sya sayo...tapos isang araw niyaya ka nya lumabas...pumunta kayo sa isang bar...paguwi nyo napara kayo ng mga pulis....ang bilis kasi magpatakbo ni best friend......ang malas noh...nakita pa ung shabu ni friendship mong chef...inareglo ngayon ni chef...eh ayaw nung pulis....so nadala kayo sa presinto....sa sobrang hiya ni best friend chef tinawagan si tito na general...ayun ayos na...si tito na general naman...ppaframe up na lang daw si pulis...para makabawi naman si chef...ayun tapos ang problema.....quits...bye pulis.... ......ngayon nabalitaan mo na may isang pulis na nanghostage ng isang bus na may sakay na mga turista...napatay siya dahil...hindi maayos ang negosasyon...hindi ka ba magtataka...o nagets mo na agad....kwento kwento...hahahah...what if lang to ha...hindi totoo............. may point is wag natin silang husgahan....hindi natin alam ang lahat.....ISA PA HINDI TAYO DIYOS PARA HUMUSGA....
at 21:13 on August 23rd, 2010
EWAN KO SAYO CHEF!ayusin nyo naman spelling nyo. Nakakairita kayo sa mata!
at 12:01 on August 24th, 2010
Dude, I think that's a low blow. He was really referring to a "chef" (professional cook) when he mentioned chef in his comments above. I think he was referring to a former chef of a five-star hotel in Makati who filed the extortion case against the hostage taker so be mindful of thoughts para 'wag tayong magmukhang stupid ha? cheers :-p
at 13:49 on August 25th, 2010
you didn't get his point. what he is referring to is Chef as in a person who cooks. not the chief. Do you get what i mean? Think before you comment. it makes you pathetic.
at 13:50 on August 25th, 2010
you didn't get his point. what he is referring to is Chef as in a person who cooks. not the chief. Do you get what i mean? Think before you comment. it makes you pathetic.
at 00:38 on August 24th, 2010
sorry hindi ako maka relate sa explaination mo hehehehehe..pro may point ka hindi tau dios para humusga
at 18:11 on August 23rd, 2010
hay.. dapat mag laro sila ng counterstrike or special force baka sakali may matutunan silang mga gamit kung parasaan ang mga special weapon.. hindi yung bato sila ng bato ng smoke granade at flash bang... hay.. walang proper training puro pa cute...yung isang swat gagamit ng maso.. papaano sya makaka palo ng husto kung may nakaharang sa mukha nya yung M16. nabitawan pa...tsk tsk tsk tsk.....
at 18:18 on August 23rd, 2010
When it comes to something as a hostage crisis the first thing to be considered is the safety of the hostages. This is something that the police failed to do. They stormed outside the bus throwing flashbangs and tear gas that would've suffocated everyone inside EXCEPT the assailant. The assailant is a former captain in their ranks it's obvious that he's fully prepared for something conventional as tear gas. In my opinion they should've planned their assault more if not giving in to the demands. Also who ever said it was a good idea to anger the guy by arresting his brother?
at 18:24 on August 23rd, 2010
huwag natin silang husgahan...hindi natin alam ang lahat........................................................ may kwento ako........................................................................................................ paano kung ikaw ay may barkadang adik na chef...mabait sya sayo...tapos isang araw niyaya ka nya lumabas...pumunta kayo sa isang bar...paguwi nyo napara kayo ng mga pulis....ang bilis kasi magpatakbo ni best friend......ang malas noh...nakita pa ung shabu ni friendship mong chef...inareglo ngayon ni chef...eh ayaw nung pulis....so nadala kayo sa presinto....sa sobrang hiya ni best friend chef tinawagan si tito na general...ayun ayos na...si tito na general naman...ppaframe up na lang daw si pulis...para makabawi naman si chef...ayun tapos ang problema.....quits...bye pulis.... ......ngayon nabalitaan mo na may isang pulis na nanghostage ng isang bus na may sakay na mga turista...napatay siya dahil...hindi maayos ang negosasyon...hindi ka ba magtataka...o nagets mo na agad....kwento kwento...hahahah...what if lang to ha...hindi totoo............. may point is wag natin silang husgahan....hindi natin alam ang lahat.....ISA PA HINDI TAYO DIYOS PARA HUMUSGA....