Badly saddened by what have happened

I cannot imagine why anyone would want to do that.  By holding anybody hostage and threatening to kill them, what does he hope in exchange for?  Just a promise from his own government that they would relook into his corrupted case whereby he was dismissed from and claims that he is innocent?  Even if they did agree to do so, he will still be charged for holding hostages after the event.  If he is really innocent, he should not even try such extreme methods to prove his innocence.  Even if they drop the case against him for extortion, he will still be charged for holding hostages in the big streets of Manila!  I wonder what is going on in this Rolando's mind, how is his brain functioning?  

And my heart goes to all those survivors and those who were not spared in this ordeal, it is the mistake of the government, mistake of human kind that lead to such a tragedy.  May they all rest in peace...