TV Patrol covered the Manila hostage crisis on August 23 , 2010 with the longest telecast in its history , lasting for about two and a half hours from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm . It was anchored by Ted Failon and Ces Orena-Drilon at the ABS-CBN Newscenter in Quezon City , and Julius Babao at the Quirino Grandstand where the hostage taking took place . The edition covered the tragic conclusion to the Manila hostage crisis to millions of viewers worldwide . The August 23 edition drew flak from various concerned viewers making ABS-CBN News revise its Code of Ethics . It eventually got a Finalist nod in the 2011 New York Festivals
Manila hostage crisis
Manila hostage crisis
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