What did the hostage taker use to be?

A dramatic and deadly scene in Manila today. (23)Philippine police stormed a bus taken hostage by a former policeman, the scene broadcast by news channels astonished the globe. Eight people are dead. As Simone Orendain reports from Manila, the hostage taker was fired from his job earlier this year.
    Police here SWAT team sharpshooter killed former Senior Inspector, Rolando Mendoza on board a tourist bus that he attacked earlier in the morning. More than 20 people including Chinese and Hong Kong nationals were on the bus when Mendoza toting an M16 rifle took control of it at a popular Manila park.
    By midday, police say nine hostages were released. In the early evening, several reporters at the scene heard shots fired inside the bus. (24) Two Manila hospitals reported six people were dead on arrival. Mendoza’s brother told reporters he wanted his job back. Mendoza lost his retirement benefits when he was dismissed on charges of extortion.