Alleged kin of suspect in Jolo blasts dies in shootout

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 02:03:21 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — An alleged relative of one of the suspects in the bombing of the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cathedral in Jolo, Sulu, was killed in a shootout with police on Tuesday night.

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PNP set to lift lockdown of Jolo once probers finish gathering evidence

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 08:12:33 +0000

PNP set to lift lockdown of Jolo once probers finish gathering evidence

The lockdown implemented on Jolo, Sulu, following the recent two bombings, will be lifted once investigators have finished gathering evidence, the Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesperson said on Tuesday.

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Jolo church bombing similar to Lamitan bombing — Albayalde

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 01:39:36 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Authorities are looking at similarities between the recent bombing of a Roman Catholic cathedral in Jolo, Sulu, and the bombing in Lamitan, Basilan last July 2018, Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Oscar Albayalde said on Tuesday.

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CHR to probe ‘ruthless bombing’ at Jolo church

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 09:46:18 +0000

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) would conduct its own investigation on the “ruthless bombing” at a Jolo cathedral last Sunday.

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CBCP: Jolo church blasts ‘further evidence to cycle of hate’

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 09:31:06 +0000

CBCP: Jolo church blasts ‘further evidence to cycle of hate’

The CBCP on Monday deemed the two explosions in a Jolo cathedral as “further evidence to the cycle of hate.”

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Christians, Muslims urged to ‘join hands’ vs ‘violent extremism’

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 07:24:38 +0000

Christians, Muslims urged to ‘join hands’ vs ‘violent extremism’

The CBCP has urged for unity versus “violent extremism” after Sunday’s twin blasts at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Jolo.

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Tagle to Jolo cathedral bombers: Ask forgiveness from God, humanity

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 07:02:40 +0000

Tagle to Jolo cathedral bombers: Ask forgiveness from God, humanity

Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle has advised bombers of a church in Jolo, Sulu to seek forgiveness from God and humanity.

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Jolo blast calls martial law into question? Too early to say, says PNP

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 06:47:43 +0000

Jolo blast calls martial law into question? Too early to say, says PNP

It is too early to question the effectivity of the prevailing martial law in Mindanao given recent incidents of violence in the region, Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesperson Senior Supt. Bernard Banac said Monday.

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A suspect in twin explosions at Jolo cathedral seen in CCTV – officials

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 05:34:59 +0000

The identity of one of the suspects in the double explosion at a Jolo cathedral in Sulu was caught on a nearby CCTV, authorities said Monday.

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PNP on nationwide heightened alert after Jolo blasts

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 04:22:16 +0000

PNP on nationwide heightened alert after Jolo blasts

The Philippine National Police (PNP) was placed under a nationwide heightened alert status following the twin blasts in Jolo, Sulu that left at least 20 people killed and 112 injured.

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