00:00 [Police shouting]
00:05 Once, the news of the hostage taking happened in Pasay City.
00:10 [Police shouting]
00:12 In the video, a woman was seen raising her hands while holding a hostage taker.
00:21 The woman was already in a blood clot and the bottle was broken.
00:25 [Police shouting]
00:27 We can also see in the video that she was talking to Pasay City Police.
00:30 The victim said, "Sir, they're already taking her."
00:34 [Police shouting]
00:37 Meanwhile, in Pagadian City, Zamboanga, Garzoo,
00:42 a man was holding a senior citizen hostage inside a hospital.
00:48 [Police shouting]
00:51 In these kinds of situations, every second is critical and important.
00:55 [Police shouting]
00:57 But the negotiators of the authorities,
01:00 do they have enough capacity and ability to save the victims?
01:05 [Police shouting]
01:08 Around 5 p.m. this afternoon, October 15, 2023,
01:19 while his store was guarding Pilapil Street in Pasay,
01:23 Ms. Lucy heard a man asking for help.
01:28 He asked for help from the police because he was being bullied.
01:33 Before the hostage taking happened here in the TASC Avenue, Adelsa,
01:38 the people of this area noticed something unusual.
01:42 There was a man who was standing here, looking around, not knowing what to do.
01:48 He had a different plan.
01:52 The Pasay City Police responded immediately and called for an ambulance.
01:57 I went to our base for an ambulance.
02:02 But when the police turned around,
02:05 the DIA approached me and said, "Sir, the man is being bullied."
02:09 I went there and I was with him.
02:12 Using a broken bottle, the man was hostaging a woman who was passing by.
02:20 We were also shocked.
02:22 [Police shouting]
02:24 That's when you noticed that you were in trouble.
02:26 We didn't know what to do. We just went inside the building.
02:31 Patrolman Joseph Cabe served as the negotiator for the hostage taking.
02:37 [Police shouting]
02:39 He's being bullied.
02:41 I don't know what the man needs.
02:45 What else do you need? Food, massage, everything.
02:50 But what else? Do you need to calm down?
02:52 But the suspect seemed to be surprised when the police talked to the people around him.
02:59 He was being bullied.
03:01 He was saying that he will accompany me.
03:04 I don't know where he will accompany me.
03:07 I told him to calm down.
03:09 If the ambulance is coming, you need to call the ambulance.
03:14 Let's go. Let's go.
03:15 The negotiation lasted for almost 10 minutes.
03:18 You can also see in the video that the ambulance arrived, which was the first thing the man asked for.
03:24 The ambulance arrived. He said, "Come here." So I pulled him back and he was already close to him.
03:30 But a witness noticed that the victim's neck was bleeding.
03:37 I saw the state of the man. I saw that his neck was bleeding.
03:45 At that point, he didn't hesitate until the police found the suspect.
03:55 I didn't go inside. I didn't go inside.
03:58 Why?
03:59 I didn't go inside.
04:01 I didn't go inside.
04:02 Until he was being calmed down, he didn't calm down.
04:05 He was really putting his head on the knife.
04:10 I stabbed him.
04:13 You stabbed him?
04:14 I stabbed him because he was being carried.
04:16 I stabbed the woman at the same time.
04:19 There, he was already in a mess.
04:20 He was already in a mess.
04:21 He was already in a mess.
04:22 Thomas was coming out and some bystanders stopped the hostage taking.
04:29 The victim was successfully saved by the hostage taker.
04:34 The suspect was identified as Rodel to the client, 35 years old, Tugong Ilocos Norte.
04:40 In Rodel's interview, he couldn't explain why he was made a hostage.
04:46 If you were caught, why did you go to the hostage?
04:51 Someone was messing with me. Someone was trying to kill me.
04:55 Someone was messing with you and trying to kill you?
05:01 Rodel said that he went to Manila that day to look for a job.
05:06 He was removed from the restaurant he was going to.
05:10 Rodel admitted that he was drinking at that time.
05:14 Sir, why are you being so rude?
05:15 Sir, don't be mean.
05:17 Did you drink that day?
05:19 I just drank.
05:20 You drank?
05:21 Relax. Relax.
05:24 There were many reactions on social media.
05:27 The police did not immediately take action in asking for help from the suspect.
05:31 But the Pasay City Police explained,
05:33 What he wanted to happen is that if we call the ambulance, you will be there immediately.
05:38 Of course, it takes time.
05:39 We will call the base first, then the base will call the ambulance.
05:49 In Pagadian City, in Buangagal Sur,
05:52 a male hostage was taken by a senior citizen inside the hospital.
05:56 Based on the patient's testimony,
05:58 the doctor said that he was being taken to the hospital.
06:01 He was not able to walk.
06:02 He was not able to walk for two days because he did not have any help.
06:04 He was disturbed.
06:06 He did not have any pressure or any problems in the hospital.
06:11 The negotiation took almost 30 minutes between the hostage taker and the police.
06:17 According to the Pagadian City Police,
06:19 the victim was just taken by the suspect when his cousin arrived.
06:23 The investigation revealed that the man was only allowed to go home and rest
06:30 after being taken care of by his cousin in the hospital for several days.
06:34 Because he was out for more than three hours.
06:38 He was not allowed to rest.
06:41 In 2010, the Philippine Police released a statement
06:46 on the Hostage Negotiation Handbook.
06:50 It stated that the Philippine National Police has guidelines
06:54 on handling the hostage taking incident.
06:56 According to the handbook,
06:57 there should be a negotiation team leader who will lead the negotiation with the hostage taker.
07:03 There should also be an on-scene commander or official who will be in charge of the operation.
07:07 The PNP Negotiation Handbook also states the creation of a hostage and crisis negotiation unit or HACNU
07:15 to handle these types of crimes.
07:18 The PNP tried to get the agreement but they still have not received an answer.
07:23 In the hostage taking incident,
07:25 the victim's foot was placed on the hook.
07:28 Every step should be considered because in a wrong decision,
07:35 life could be lost.
07:39 That is why the authorities should have enough experience to ensure the safety of everyone.
07:45 I am Jun Veneracion and this is Reporters Notebook.
07:51 [Music]
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