Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong (Facebook) Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong believes that there's "something wrong" with Philippine authorities' intelligence-gathering. Adiong, an assistant minority leader in the...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri on Monday, December 4 announced that the Senate will hold an executive session to discuss the recent bombing inside the Mindanao State University in Marawi City last Sunday. Invited to the closed door meeting, which would be held on Wednesday, December 6...
The Archdiocese of Manila, in a statement on Monday, Dec. 4, lamented the loss of innocent faithful lives that were snatched away while seeking spiritual solace. Photo from Archdiocese of Manila Days after the commemoration of Red Wednesday, which highlighted the persecution faced by Christians for...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva said on Monday, Dec. 4, that the kind of thinking of those behind the bombing inside the Mindanao State University (MSU) that killed four people has no place in an orderly society. "Kaya (That's why) we strongly condemn in the highest form of...
CEBU CITY – Police in Central Visayas are on heightened alert following the deadly bombing at the Mindanao State University in Marawi City over the weekend. Police Brig. Gen. Anthony Aberin, chief of the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7), has instructed all city and...
Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong (Facebook) Declaring martial law in the aftermath of the deadly bombing at the Mindanao State University (MSU) would be ill-advised, House Assistant Minority Leader Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto...
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate strongly condemning in the highest possible terms the recent bombing in Mindanao State University (MSU) in Marawi City during a Catholic mass celebration has been filed in the Upper Chamber. Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito, in filing...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief, General Romeo Brawner Jr. (sitting, second from left) meets with leaders of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and security officials in Marawi City on Dec. 4, 2023 following a deadly blast at the Mindanao State University on...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Richard Gordon offered its organization continuous support on Monday, Dec. 4, to the families of the victims of the Marawi bombing incident. Phoro courtesy of PRC In a statement, Gordon assured the public that the organization...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, December 4 urged authorities to strengthen security efforts in schools and other public places to ensure the safety of the public especially during this holiday season. Hontiveros made the call in light of the deadly blast that hit the Mindanao State...
Israel on Monday, Dec. 4, stressed the importance of a united front against terrorism after a bombing believed to be perpetrated by extremists killed four and wounded dozens in an attack in Marawi City over the weekend. The Israeli Embassy in Manila said it stands in solidarity with the Philippine...
MARAWI CITY – The Philippine National Police has created a Special Investigation Task Group to investigate the explosion in a Mindanao State University gymnasium that killed four persons on Sunday, December 3. PNP chief Police Brig. Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. said the SITG is led by Lanao del Sur...
