The death toll from Monday's hostage crisis in Manila climbed to nine as of early Tuesday, with another hostage succumbing to injuries in a Manila hospital.

One of the latest fatalities was a woman who died at the San Juan de Dios Hospital, Local Radio dzBB reported.

The 8th fatality was the hostage taker himself, dismissed Senior Inspector Rolando Mendoza.

At least eight tourists from Hong Kong were confirmed dead and another two seriously injured in a bus hijack in Manila Monday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said Monday night.

For more than 11 hours Monday, Mendoza attracted international attention by holding hostage at least 21 tourists from Hong Kong. Monday's incident drew sharp criticism against the police's handling of the case.

President Benigno Aquino III himself said he was not satisfied with the way the incident was handled.

Even the business community was also not pleased with the bloody way the incident ended, according to a report by dzBB's Denver Trinidad.