Hearing on 23 August hostage crisis in ManilaInterior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo ( C ) gestures as he questions Radio Mindanao Network ( RMN ) anchor Michael Rogas ( L ) , who interviewed hostage - taker Rolando Mendoza and spokesman Jake Maderazo ( R ) during a hearing on the August 23 hostage crisis , at the Department of Justice in Manila 07 September 2010 . Eight Hong Kong tourists and the gunman died in the incident . EPA / CHERYL RAVELO POOL < 뉴스 의 새 시대 , 연합뉴스 Live > < 모바일 애플리케이션 > < 포토 매거진 >< 저작권자 ( c ) 연합뉴스 . 무단 전재 - 재배 포금 지 . >