![]() ![]() A hostaged Filipino driver, who managed to escape before Mendoza went on a rampage, said Mendoza saw the brother’s arrest on television. Mendoza’s brother, Gregorio, also a police officer, was forcibly arrested in full view of covering television cameras. Tulfo said he asked for 5 minutes to be allowed to relay to the police Mendoza's request about his arrested brother. He was on the phone as he did the special coverage of the crisis from the ground, close to the crisis command and control center. He said he, along with radio anchor Michael Rogas, was on a three-way phone interview with the hostage-taker. Tulfo said RMN-DZXL called Mendoza for an interview and was speaking to him 30 to 45 minutes before the shooting rampage. The world watched in shock from the media coverage that showed police clumsily rescuing hostages in the last hours of the crisis. Mendoza, disgruntled over what he thought was his unfair dismissal from the force which took away his benefits due his retirement next year, hijacked a tourist bus, demanding his job back. Tulfo is also with television station Channel 5. Hostage-taker last spoke to radio stationīroadcast journalist Erwin Tulfo, who said he was radio station RMN-DZXL’s reporter at the Rizal Park hostage-taking incident, earlier told a Senate investigation that he and RMN-DZXL’s anchor were on a three-way phone conversation with the hostage-taker before he began shooting inside the hijacked tourist bus. ![]() ![]() It also noted that the police failed to provide important or significant information on the status of the negotiations and that no single person was clearly in charge of the operations. "Only when the authorities signaled that the hostage-taker was neutralized, and apparently allowed access, did the media (and the onlookers) enter the perimeter," KBP said. It said initial findings showed media personnel covering the crisis strictly obeyed police instructions to stay outside the perimeter. The KBP said it will discuss its findings with government authorities to improve government and media interface and protocols in similar situations. Section 2 of Article 6 also states that the coverage "should avoid inflicting undue shock and pain to families and loved ones of victims of crimes, crisis situations, disasters, accidents, and other tragedies."įinally, Section 4 of Article 6 states that the coverage of crime or crisis situations shall not provide vital information or offer comfort of support to the perpetrators." "Such coverage should be restrained and care should be taken so as not to hinder or obstruct efforts of authorities to resolve the situation," it said. It is composed of 11 members led by Chairwoman Diana Gozum and Deputy Chairperson Rafael Barreiro.Īccording to Article 6 of the KBP Broadcast Code of 2007 covering crime and crisis situations, coverage of crimes in progress or crisis situations such as hostage-taking or kidnapping "shall not put lives in greater danger than what is already inherent in the situation." The KBP Standards Authority is a KBP body tasked with enforcing the KBP Broadcast Code. ![]() It said the group will impose "appropriate sanctions, if warranted, in accordance with the observance of self-regulation by the KBP." MANILA, Philippines - The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) on Wednesday said it is starting an investigation on the propriety of a radio interview conducted by RMN-DZXL with hostage-taker Rolando Mendoza at the height of the August 23 hostage crisis.Ī statement from the broadcasters' association said the KBP Board has instructed the KBP Standards Authority to conduct an investigation whether the interview violated established standards and rules on crisis and hostage-taking coverage. ![]()
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