The entire Manila hostage situation of close to 11 hours on Monday, Aug. 23, ended in a great tragedy with eight hostages dead. The greater tragedy was the complete lack of training, equipment and ...

A man who took a busload of children and teachers hostage from his day-care center in Manila on Wednesday freed them after a 10-hour standoff that he used to denounce corruption and demand better ...

The hostage crisis in Manila that resulted in eight Hong Kong tourists being killed Monday by their captor, a fired policeman seeking his job back, ...

Manila hostage crisis On August 23, 2010, seven Hong Kong tourists and their tour guide were killed in Manila and 13 others injured when a disgruntled former police officer opened fire on a ...

President Benigno Aquino III said Monday that Manila's mayor, a recently retired police chief and journalists were among a dozen people who could be charged over last month's disastrous hostage ...

MANILA At least 10 people, including police officers, government officials and journalists, should face charges in the deaths of eight Hong Kong residents who were held hostage on a bus in ...

National Geographic has produced a documentary, "Inside: Manila Hostage," retelling one of the most tragic news stories of last year.

As Manila mourns the lives of the visitors, it agonizes, too, over what this means for the country. This was supposed to be a good year. The new president, Benigno Aquino III, nicknamed Noynoy ...

Last year's hostage crisis in Manila is given the documentary treatment, reconstructing the tragic event using live footage and interviews with those involved. Skip to Main Content.