事件发生于2010年8月23日当地时间上午9时半左右，被辞退的前菲律宾国家警察高级督察罗兰多·门多萨手持步枪，登上香港康泰旅行社一个旅行团在马尼拉的旅游巴士，挟持车上23名人质，要求菲律宾政府让他复职。绑匪先后释放了6名香港游客、1名菲籍导游及2名菲籍摄影师，另有1名菲籍司机逃脱。事发近10小时后绑匪与菲律宾国家警察马尼拉警区特种武器和战术部队及特别行动队爆发枪战，驳火逾1小时后绑匪被击毙。事件持续12小时后以流血告终，最后15名被挟持的人质中，8死7伤. The incident occurred about August 23, 2010 am local time 9 at half dismissal of the former Philippine National Police Senior Inspector Rolando Mendoza, armed with rifles, boarded a tour of Hong Thai Travel tour bus in Manila hostage23 hostages on board, the Philippine government to allow him to resume. The kidnappers have released six Hong Kong tourists, a Filipino tour guide and two Filipino photographer, and a Filipino driver escaped. Nearly 10 hours after the incident, the kidnappers and the Philippine National Police Special weapons and tactical unit of the Manila Police District and the Special Operations Team outbreak of gun battles, exchange of fire more than one hour after the kidnappers were killed. Event lasts 12 hours after the bloodshed ended in the last 15 hostages, eight dead 7 injured.