Relatives and hijack survivors sue Manila
Injured victims and family of slain tour guide say Philippines was negligent in bungled bid to rescue tourists from bus. Eight people died
Racing against time, two survivors of the 2010 slaughter on a Manila tour bus and the family of the slain tour guide will formally lodge claims against the Philippines government for negligence in the bungled rescue attempt.
The move follows 2-1/2 years of waiting for a response from Manila, and as the three-year statute of limitations deadline for civil action nears.
"From the moment the hijacking happened until now, the Philippines government has not responded to a single request," said Tse Chi-kin, whose elder brother, tour guide Masa Tse Ting-chunn, was one of eight hostages killed on August 23, 2010.
"It has been almost three years. It is really hard to understand," he said.
Joining him in bringing the legal action are Joe Chan Kwok-chu, whose hands were injured, and his friend Yik Siu-ling, whose lower jaw was shattered by a bullet when sacked policeman Rolando Mendoza opened fire in the tour bus in Manila's Rizal Park after a 10-hour standoff.