Recently two issues have been hurled against the MPD . One is the recent exposé of a policeman torturing a suspect in a police precinct in Tondo . The officer who allegedly tortured the suspect was filed with administrative chargers Another was the inept resolution of the Manila hostage crisis which resulted in the death of 8 tourists from Hong Kong . MPD chief Rolando Magtibay was sacked two days after the failed assault . His replacement , Senior Superintendent Francisco Villaroman , made acting head of the MPD , was replaced after one day . Police did not comment on his removal . However , the '' Philippine Daily Inquirer '' said Villaroman was among police officers charged in the disappearance of two Hong Kong residents in the Philippines in 1998 and 1999 . Villaroman said that the matter was heavily politicized , as it was linked to the affairs of the then at-large Senator Panfilo Lacson
Manila hostage crisis
Manila hostage crisis
Manila Police District