I won't try to hate the general Phillippinos if I were you, it's only those police (so call)... Spreading anger to the innocent is improper and foolish.
Remember those 2 photographers on board, they are respectful...
The driver abandoned the vehicle... I think at that moment it's an understandable reaction. Saving one life is one... He's not obligated to sacrifice...
He's not obligated to sacrifice, but he didn't need to step out of the bus and say all the people (Chinese) on the bus are dead, does he? It as if to him, Chinese aren't lives?
These Filipino gunmans always choose tourist as targets. Yet the authorities doesn't seem to give a sh_t to tourists. I hope that nobody from now on travels to the Phillipines until they clean up their act.
Also, don't know if this was a well know fact. 5 of the hostages, and 3 of the dead were also Canadian Citizens. I hope the Canadian government will put up a hard stance on this: asking for an inquiry over this and put up travel warning to the Phillipines until a satisfactory result is reached from the inquiry.