Lorenzana convinced Jolo cathedral attack was a case of suicide bombing

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2019 08:35:19 +0000

Lorenzana convinced Jolo cathedral attack was a case of suicide bombing

DND Secretary Delfin Lorenzana is convinced the January 27 twin blasts at a Catholic cathedral in Jolo, Sulu was a case of suicide bombing.

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Gutoc appeals to gov’t to prevent repeat of Marawi’s devastation in Jolo

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2019 07:32:39 +0000

Opposition senatorial bet Samira Gutoc has made an appeal to the government to prevent a repeat of Marawi’s devastation in Jolo, Sulu.

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PNP: Probers yet to confirm if suicide bombers perpetrated Jolo blasts

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2019 07:17:25 +0000

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

The Philippine National Police (PNP) clarified that investigators have yet to confirm if suicide bombers perpetrated the explosions in Jolo.

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Four ‘persons of interest’ in Jolo church bombings clear their names

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 10:54:04 +0000

Four ‘persons of interest’ in Jolo church bombings clear their names

Four persons of interest in the Jolo cathedral bombings have turned themselves in to authorities on Wednesday to deny their involvement in the incident.

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Lorenzana: Jolo and Zamboanga blasts likely unrelated

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 08:37:59 +0000

Lorenzana: Jolo and Zamboanga blasts likely unrelated

MANILA, Philippines — The grenade explosion in Zamboanga City before dawn Wednesday is likely not related to the recent twin bombings in a Jolo cathedral, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said.

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2 men in CCTV of Jolo blasts surface to clear names

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 06:48:59 +0000

2 men in CCTV of Jolo blasts surface to clear names

Two persons whom authorities claimed were the suspects behind the twin blasts in Jolo, Sulu as shown in closed-circuit television camera (CCTV) footages turned themselves up before the police on Wednesday to clear their names.

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AFP eyes ‘revenge’ behind Zamboanga grenade blast

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 06:43:18 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — The military is looking into the possibility that “revenge” could be the motive behind the recent grenade attack on a Mahardika mosque in Zamboanga City, Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff Benjamin Madrigal said Wednesday.

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Davao City Catholic churches ban bags, backpacks after Jolo cathedral blasts

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 03:22:01 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Churchgoers are no longer allowed to bring in bags, backpacks, knapsacks, boxes, cartons and similar items inside Catholic churches in Davao City.

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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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