On August 23 , 2010 , former police officer Rolando Mendoza hijacked a tourist bus full of tourists from Hong Kong in order to make demands on the government about a case against him at the Ombudsman that led to his dismissal from service . The government 's failure to negotiate properly with Mendoza led to the killing of eight hostages and of Mendoza himself after almost ten hours of stand-off . Justice Secretary Leila De Lima was tasked to lead an investigation on the incident and determine whose negligence led to the tragedy . Her committee , the Incident Investigation and Review Committee ( IIRC ) , found out that there were lapses on Lim 's part that led to the failed resolution of the hostage-drama , thereby recommending the filing of administrative and criminal cases against him and other officials . Malacañang , however , declared Lim 's liability was neglect of duty and misconduct . But , according to a report conducted by the late DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo that was released on April 2013 , he was found to have been " administratively liable " for the incident
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Manila hostage crisis
Alfredo Lim