Manila hostage tragedy : a lesson in crisis management

• Main Authors: Ava Patricia C. Avila, Jet Olfato
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business::Management
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/91371; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/6617
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The hostage crisis in Manila took place in Quirino grandstand which commemorates the Philippine democratic struggle, and where elected heads of state take their vow of office, including President Benigno Aquino. The incident reveals the many flaws in the country’s security regime and crisis ma...