00:00A man hostaged his own brother in Tondo, Manila.
00:05The crime lasted for more than half an hour.
00:09And Jonathan was able to escape.
00:17Armed with a knife, the 30-year-old suspect clung to the clothes of his 28-year-old brother in Tondo, Manila yesterday.
00:27The hostage seemed to be talking to his brother.
00:33He was also stabbed several times with a sharp knife.
00:37The police of Manila went around.
00:39But the suspect let his brother enter the scene.
00:43This tense encounter lasted for more than half an hour.
00:48The suspect said that he will only surrender if his parents arrive.
00:55When his mother arrived, they immediately cried.
00:59He also surrendered his knife.
01:01And he surrendered himself.
01:04The suspect explained that he was made a hostage because his brothers did not want to take him.
01:10He was hoping to be transferred to another house because someone was threatening his life in their place in Tondo.
01:17What can I do if I was forced to stay in our place? I was killed.
01:21I couldn't leave alone because they were waiting for me.
01:25Because his brother was in the hospital taking care of his sick wife, he couldn't be taken to his house.
01:35The suspect admitted that he was drugged when he was made a hostage by his brother.
01:41According to the police, the victim was not injured.
01:44But the brother was decidedly charged.
01:47They wanted to teach their brother a lesson.
01:51The suspect was charged with grave threat, grave coercion, alarms and scandal, and illegal possession of bladed weapon.
01:59According to the police, the suspect was charged with illegal drug and robbery snatching.
02:06Of course, it's me. It's my brother who did this.
02:09I'm sorry. I hope my brother will forgive me.
02:13For GMA Integrated News, I'm Jonathan Andala.
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