Manila hostage survivors angered by 'no-shows'

MANILA, Philippines — Five Philippine witnesses snubbed the Coroner's Court investigation into last year's Manila tour bus bloodbath when they failed to turn up to testify via video link. Coroner Michael Chan Pik-kiu was informed of the no-shows Wednesday by Chan Lok-wing, superintendent of the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau, who flew to Manila to set up the video-conferencing equipment for ...