What turned a Greenhills guard into a hostage taker

At around 11:30 am on Monday, March 2, Alchie Paray started a 9-hour hostage drama that gripped the country, ending with cops tackling him to the ground after his surrender.
He had the following demands: to speak with his fellow guards, to have his bosses fired, and to speak with the media. He was offered P1 million, but he refused it, insisting instead that he be heard.
Because of these, he has been painted, not just as a hostage taker, but also as a fired guard pushed to helplessness by his work situation.
“Hindi niya tinanggap kasi hindi pera ang kailangan niya eh. Ang kailangan niya marinig lang yung hinaing (He did not accept it because he did not need money. He needed to be heard),” San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora said on Tuesday, March 3, in a press briefing about the incident.
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