Lorenzana: Suspect in 2nd Jolo church blast ‘may have been a suicide bomber’

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 13:08:00 +0000

Lorenzana: Suspect in 2nd Jolo church blast ‘may have been a suicide bomber’

The second explosion in the deadly twin bombing in Jolo last Sunday may be a suicide bomb attack, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said.

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Duterte: Suicide bombers carried out Jolo twin blasts

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 10:48:08 +0000

Duterte: Suicide bombers carried out Jolo twin blasts

President Rodrigo Duterte revealed Tuesday that suicide bombers were involved in the deadly double explosions at a Jolo cathedral in Sulu.

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Duterte eyes bounty for Jolo church bombers — Lorenzana

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 10:00:41 +0000

Duterte eyes bounty for Jolo church bombers — Lorenzana

President Rodrigo Duterte is planning to put up cash reward for the arrest of suspects in the deadly double explosions at a Jolo cathedral.

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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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Joma slams Jolo bombing; blames Duterte for bloodshed

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 06:54:51 +0000

Joma slams Jolo bombing; blames Duterte for bloodshed

Exiled Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria “Joma” Sison condemned the terrorist bombing of a Catholic church in Jolo that left more than 20 killed and close to 100 wounded.

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PUV operators ordered to beef up security in terminals

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 05:23:31 +0000

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has ordered Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) operators to install safety equipment inside their terminals for the protection of commuters.

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PNP initially sees no connection between Jolo and North Cotabato bombings

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 05:09:20 +0000

PNP initially sees no connection between Jolo and North Cotabato bombings

The recent bombings that rocked Jolo, Sulu, and Magpet, North Cotabato appear to be not related, the spokesperson of the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Tuesday.

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Jolo blasts a glaring failure of martial law—Suara Bangsamoro

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 03:41:23 +0000

Jolo blasts a glaring failure of martial law—Suara Bangsamoro

A militant Moro group said the failure of government forces to stop the deadly explosion at Mt. Carmel Cathedral in a predominantly Muslim Jolo, Sulu, on Sunday despite martial law in Mindanao only proved that military rule, which only threatened the rights and freedom of citizens, was utterly useless.

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PNP: Jolo twin blasts not linked to BOL, plebiscite

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 01:48:30 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — The deadly twin explosions in Jolo, Sulu are not linked to the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), Philippine National Police Spokesperson Senior Supt. Bernard Banac 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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