MANILA, Philippines–A hostage taking incident occured inside the New Bilibid Prisons (NBP) Medium Security Compound Monday afternoon.
NBP acting Superintendent Celso Bravo said the incident started 12:30 p.m. inside a handicraft making factory of Samsung Philippines operating inside the prison facility.
Bravo said the victim was a civilian employee identified as Susan Egana while the hostage-taker was Dennis Gonzaga. He threatened to kill Egana with a screwdriver.
A chaplain of the NBP tried to negotiate with Gonzaga who said that he wanted to talk to his relatives. The hostage-taking was resolved around 2:40 p.m. when Gonzaga’s sibling arrived.
Bravo said, upon seeing his sibling, Gonzaga immediately released the hostage and turned himself over to authorities.
Gonzaga is facing 17 year imprisonment for parricide.
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