Mindanao martial law thwarted more attacks – PNP

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2019 05:31:51 +0000

Mindanao martial law thwarted more attacks - PNP

MANILA, Philippines – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Oscar Albayalde ditched talks that martial law in Mindanao is ineffective given the recent bombings in the region, saying that there could have been more attacks without its implementation. Albayalde claimed that martial law in Mindanao delayed the January 27 bombings at the Our Lady […]

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Ajang-Ajang suspects in Jolo cathedral blasts surrender

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2019 01:45:29 +0000

Ajang-Ajang suspects in Jolo cathedral blasts surrender

The suspects in the deadly blasts that hit the Roman Catholic cathedral in Jolo, Sulu, surrendered to the police over the weekend.

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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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Military shelling displaces 400 families

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 21:52:46 +0000

Military shelling displaces 400 families

A day after the bombings at the Catholic church here, close to 400 families fled their homes in two barangays in Patikul town because of the military’s relentless shelling.

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Soldiers hunting cathedral bombers clash with ASG in Patikul, Sulu

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 04:59:07 +0000

Government forces clashed with Abu Sayyaf/Ajang-Ajang group under Commander Macrin in Patikul, Sulu, the military said on Thursday.

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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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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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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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