Download In Philippines this week a former policeman armed with an assault rifle hijacked a bus of Hong Kong tourists in an attempt to get his job back.
Eight of the hostages were killed in the bloody siege, which ended with several survivors crawling from the bus while emergency crews removed bodies.
The gunman was Senior Inspector Rolando Mendoza, who had spent almost three decades with Manila's police force, but was sacked earlier this year over claims of corruption.
Madonna Virola is in his village in Tanauan town, Batangas south of Manila.
There she says the community is in disbelief.
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