“Where are you PNoy? Please do something.”

This was one of the calls of Facebook users to President Benigno S. Aquino III at the height of the hostage drama in front of the Quirino Grandstand that eventually ended in tragedy.

In his official Facebook page, comments poured in urging Aquino to act on the situation.

“Isn't it disturbing PNoy? A simple hostage-taking crisis you can't even solve? Then I wonder how you can solve the bigger problem that this country is currently facing? naku!!!!," one user said.

Other comments said:

“Kala ko ba si PNoy na ang pag-asa ng bayan??? wala nman pala eh.”

“Hey..... Mr. Pres. nakakaloka ang Hostage-taking….... OMG… How about all the victims, innocent.....pls. do a command...,” another user said.

“President Noy! Kilos na po!!! Hostage-taking yan!!,” among some of the comments said.

Even the hostage crisis dragged on, Malacañang had refused to comment on the efforts to free the remaining hostages inside the tourist bus “so as not to impede the authorities”.

Secretary Ramon “Ricky” Carandang of the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office, in a statement, said Tourism Secretary Alberto Lim and Social Welfare Secretary Corazon Soliman were in-charge for the stress debriefing.

President Aquino said he was monitoring all along during the hostage crisis.

He explained that he was monitoring the hostage drama from the Palace but left to concerned police authorities the handling of the matter.

Appearing in a press conference aired early Tuesday in Malacañang after the hostage drama ended with the death of the hostage-taker and eight hostages, the President also claimed that it would not do good if he interfered with the work of the ground commander to secure the captives.

Mr. Aquino was nowhere in sight as the hostage drama unfolded last Monday.

He only appeared in public three hours after the crisis was over, apologizing to the Hong Kong government for the casualties and expressing condolences to the families of the victims.