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DOJ urges NBI to conduct DNA examination on Resorts World gunman’s remains
(Eagle News)– Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II on Monday (June 5) ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to carry out a DNA examination on the remains of Jessie Javier Carlos, the gunman in the Resorts World Manila attack. According to Aguirre, he made the decision in order to erase doubts on the identity of Carlos. The police earlier alleged the gunman was a Caucasian who appeared to stand six-foot tall. However, officials identified […]
Saudi, Bahrain, Egypt, UAE cut ties with Qatar over ‘terrorism’
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates announced on Monday they were severing diplomatic ties with Qatar, as tensions escalate in the region over accusations Doha sponsors terrorism. Saudi news agency SPA said Riyadh cut diplomatic ties and closed borders with its neighbour to “protect its national security from the dangers of terrorism and extremism.” A Saudi official cited by SPA said the country decided to “sever diplomatic […]
Opposition lawmakers question martial law declaration in Mindanao before SC
Opposition lawmakers on Monday asked the Supreme Court to reject President Rodrigo Duterte’s imposition of martial law in Mindanao, branding it unconstitutional. Duterte declared military rule in the region on May 23 to quell what he said was a fast-growing threat from the Islamic State (IS) group there. Duterte made the declaration a few hours after militants flying black IS flags rampaged through the southern city of Marawi, triggering clashes with security forces that are […]
US, Australian officials say foreign fighters may return to Southeast Asia
SYDNEY, Australia — Top United States and Australian officials on Monday said foreign fighters may return to Southeast Asia from the Middle East and take up arms in their own countries. The warning follows this weekend’s terror attacks in London, which were claimed by the Islamic State group, and amid ongoing clashes with local terrorists who have pledged allegiance to the IS in a city in Mindanao, Philippines. IS fighters will “come back with battlefield […]
Senate President Pimentel calls for program for “casino gambling addicts,” those whose “lives are destroyed by casino gambling”
(Eagle News) — Senate President Koko Pimentel on Sunday urged the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. to come out with a program for “casino gambling addicts” and for those “whose lives have been destroyed by casino gambling.” Pimentel made the suggestion after the police revealed that the gunman in the Resorts World Manila attack early Friday was heavily indebted as a result of his gambling activities. The police said the gambling addiction of Jessie Carlos, […]
PHL condemns London attack; DFA says it is “closely monitoring” the situation
(Eagle News) — The Philippines on Sunday condemned the Saturday attack in London that left seven people killed, as it assured its citizens it was “closely monitoring” the situation there. “The Philippines strongly condemns the appalling attacks in London and conveys its deepest sympathies to the families and loved ones of those who perished and those who were injured,” the Department of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. According to the DFA, the attacks were “evidently […]
Authorities identify gunman in Pasay hotel attack
(Eagle News) — Police on Sunday identified the gunman in the Resorts World Manila attack that left more than 30 dead on Friday. National Capital Region Police Office chief Oscar Albayalde said Jessie Carlos, 42, was identified by his kin based on the footage recovered from the closed-circuit television camera in the establishment. Carlos, a Filipino, is a former Department of Finance employee, a tax specialist, assigned to a One Stop Shop Tax Credit and […]
‘Multiple’ casualties in London ‘terrorist’ attack
by Dario THUBURN Agence France-Presse LONDON United Kingdom – A van ploughed into pedestrians and several people were stabbed in central London Saturday, police and witnesses said, leaving “multiple” casualties in what police called a “terrorist” attack days before a general election. Armed police opened fire during at least two “terrorist incidents” at London Bridge and Borough Market, in the heart of the capital’s business district. Witnesses described a van speeding into pedestrians on London Bridge […]
UK police rush to three attacks in central London, at least one dead
(REUTERS) British armed police rushed to three incidents in central London on Saturday after a van ploughed into pedestrians on London Bridge and reports of multiple stabbings in the nearby Borough Market area. Police sent out security advice to Londoners on Twitter saying “run, hide, tell” if they were caught in an attack. The BBC cited police as saying there had been more than one fatality. The attacks come days ahead of a June 8 […]
Authorities release CCTV footage of gunman attack in Pasay hotel; Reiterate incident was not a terrorist attack
(Eagle News) — Police and hotel authorities on Saturday released for the first time footage of the actions of the gunman prior and during Friday’s hotel attack, which appeared to corroborate their earlier statements that the incident was not a terrorist attack. The footage–which was released after Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez said he believed the incident was an act of terrorism—showed how the gunman reached the establishment on board a taxi. National Capital Region Police Office […]
At least 70 rescued by gov’t forces in Marawi City, but 2,000 people remain trapped
At least 70 people were rescued Saturday by government forces in Marawi City — including 23 teachers from Dansalan College, who were with a year-old baby, seven other children, and seven other adults — as intense fighting continued on its second week between the Islamist militants and government troopers. But as many as 2,000 people also remained trapped in desperate conditions in these areas, the government said, likely without food and water and with some […]
