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(Eagle News) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sent his condolences for the lives lost in the fatal Jolo blasts that has killed at least 20 people and injured several others. Modi was among the many world leaders who have sent letters expressing their deep condolences to Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte for the terrorist attack on a Catholic cathedral in the middle of a mass service in Jolo, Sulu in the restive south […]
(Eagle News) — The Sulu police on Friday, Feb. 1, said at least two people may be behind the Jolo, Sulu blasts that killed at least 22 people. According to Senior Supt. Pablo Labra, Sulu provincial police director, based on testimonies from witnesses, a woman wearing a gray jacket with a hood and who appeared to be carrying a bag that was hidden in her jacket, entered the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral prior […]
(Eagle News) — Two of the persons who were caught on closed-circuit television camera in the vicinity of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel prior to the blasts have surrendered to authorities. The two, however, turned themselves in reportedly to clear their names. The police has said one of the three individuals caught on CCTV was a member of the Ajang-Ajang group, a faction of the Abu Sayyaf group. The incident, which killed at least […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police on Tuesday, Jan. 29, said it was possible the four teenagers, who authorities earlier said were behind the Jolo, Sulu blasts over the weekend, were actually innocent. PNP spokesperson Senior Supt. Bernard Banac made the admission after a reporter noted what appeared to be the shocked reactions of three of the four teenagers to the second blast at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, based on footage from a […]
(Eagle News) — Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison again criticized President Rodrigo Duterte as he issued a statement claiming the Philippine leader should be blamed for the Jolo, Sulu bombings that the military said was perpetrated by young terrorists connected with the Abu Sayyaf. The communist leader issued his latest tirade against Duterte days after the Jolo terror attack which the military said was perpetrated by the so-called Ajang Ajang group […]
(Eagle News)–The military has released pictures of three of the four suspects in the twin blasts in Jolo, Sulu that killed at least 20 people. The pictures were based on footage from a closed-circuit television camera that captured what could be the actual detonation of the second explosive device at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral. One of the suspects was seen giving something to another before he ran away following the explosions. […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte offered his condolences to the families of the victims who died during the twin bombings at the Catholic Church’s Cathedral of Mount Carmel in Jolo, Sulu as he visited Camp Teodulfo Bautista in Jolo on Monday, January 28, 2019. Other officials who were with him were Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, Former Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, Interior and […]
(Eagle News) – Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to President Rodrigo Duterte in connection with deadly bombings on a Catholic church on Sunday, January 27, in Jolo, Sulu which killed at least 20 people. “A crime committed against civilians who had congregated for church services is shocking in its cynicism and cruelty. I expect that the masterminds and perpetrators of this crime will sustain the punishment they deserve,” a part of Putin’s message […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte was “angry, disappointed” upon learning of the bombings in Jolo, Sulu that killed at least 20 and injured 81 others. “He was so angry, for one. For another, he is so disappointed that despite the movement to tread the path towards peace and development, there are still certain forces in that region who sow terror and kill and murder people,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. According to Panelo, Duterte has “already ordered […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine National Police has declared a nationwide heightened alert following the bombings on Sunday, January 27, in a Catholic Church in Jolo, Sulu. This came about as Interior and Local Government secretary Eduardo Año said that the bombing is possibly connected to the recent results of the Bangsamoro Organic Law plebiscite in Sulu where the “No” votes won over the “Yes” votes. Año noted that Sunday’s bombing happened days after […]
Islamic State also claims responsibility (Eagle News)–The military on Monday, Jan. 28, said the Abu Sayyaf was behind twin blasts at a Sulu cathedral that left at least 20 dead and 81 injured. But the Islamic State also claimed responsibility for the attack, which came after the Commission on Elections deemed ratified the Bangsamoro Organic Law that aims to replace the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao with the more autonomous Bangsamoro. The Comelec made the […]
(Eagle News)–The European Union delegation to the Philippines on Sunday, Jan. 27, expressed their condolences to the kin of those killed in the twin blasts that rocked Jolo, Sulu earlier. “I express my solidarity with the Filipino people during these trying times,” Ambassador Franz Jessen said in a statement. He said Filipinos “have always been resilient, steadfast, and collaborative..” “..And I am certain that these values will see them through in this sad situation,” he […]
