Fact : Si Mendoza ni release ug mga hostages. That is a positive sign for negotiators, meaning the man is willing to negotiate. Ang tawag ana gesture of good faith.
Per hostage account, Mendoza was rational until his brother was arrested. So the blame now shifts to the crisis management for reasons,
1. Failure to contain the crowd.
2. Regulate the media broadcast. (Taping should be allowed but not live broadcast, IMHO that is the best compromise)
3. Not putting all assets we have to gather intel, plan assault and negotiate.
Basta ingon ani, ang trick man jud unta kay patas.on ang negotiation, uyon-uyonan ang hostage taker until kapoyon. Kung mangayo ug pagkaon, exchange hostage. Kung mangayo media exchange ug hostage. Hangtod gamay na lang mabilin hostage nga should mu abot sa assault, minimal ang collateral damage if ever.
Like what the British Expert pointed out, they could have mag a farce agreement kay di btaw kailangan i honor.
"I wondered why the authorities just didn't give in to all of his demands," says Charles Shoebridge. "A promise extracted under force is not a promise that you are required to honour. Nobody wants to give in to the demands of terrorists, but in a situation like this, which did not involve a terrorist group, or release of prisoners, they could have just accepted his demands. He could be reinstated in the police - and then be immediately put in prison for life for hostage taking." The Philippines authorities did in fact give in to the gunman's demands, but too little, too late. One message promised to review his case, while he wanted it formally dismissed. A second message reinstating him as a police officer only arrived after the shooting had started.
BBC News - Ten things the Philippines bus siege police got wrong
That the decorated policeman hostaged people and demand reinstatement, klaro na kaayo nga desperado ang taw and not thinking straight. Kung wala pa lang gi agitate like katong footage nga gi arrest iyang brother, bloodshed could have been avoided. Pila ra man tawn pag ilad oi.
Naa mana psychological profile unta ang mga hostage negotiator nga basehan sa ilang pagtrabaho.