It’s the city of Manila’s way of maintaining a bond with Hong Kong.
“Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada recently announced that 30 Buddhist monks will be coming to Manila next month to pray for the souls of eight Hong Kong tourists who were killed in the 2010 Luneta hostage crisis,” reports Jose Rodel Clapano in The Philippine Star.
In an interview with The Philippine Star, Estrada revealed that he himself will shoulder the air fare and hotel accommodations of the monks, who are expected in Manila on August 5.
Estrada said the monks will be staying at the Manila Hotel. He added that they will pray at the site of the tragedy where the Hong Kong nationals and their hostage-taker, police officer Rolando Mendoza, were killed on August 23, 2010.
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