 Lim was sued by <unk> Dennis <unk> on 2008 over human rights , charged with <unk> over the rehabilitation of public schools , and was heavily criticized for his <unk> resolution of the <unk> Park hostage taking incident , one of the deadliest hostage crisis in the Philippines . Later on , Vice Mayor <unk> <unk> and 28 city <unk> filed another case against Lim in 2012 , stating that Lim 's statement in a meeting were " life @-@ threatening " to them . On the 2013 elections , former President Joseph <unk> defeated Lim in the mayoral race . During his term , <unk> has paid the city 's over <unk> 5 billion debts , increase revenues by 2 @.@ 35 times from <unk> 6 @.@ 2 billion in 2012 to <unk> 14 @.@ 6 billion by 2016 , spent from 2013 to 2016 an unprecedented <unk> 6 @.@ 76 billion for the city 's infrastructure , built and or renovated seven city public markets , built 22 schools , increased teachers ' <unk> , modernized the six city hospitals and bought <unk> machines and magnetic resonance imaging <unk> , increased the efficiency of the police force and reduced crime . Manila has become the most competitive city in the Philippines by 2015 , making the city the best place for doing business and for living in . 
