Cathedral back to life, but Jolo folk still in pain

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Sat, 09 Mar 2019 23:20:20 +0000

Cathedral back to life, but Jolo folk still in pain

Cries of pain broke the sad melodies of prayers sung as hymns at the Jolo Cathedral on Saturday, where at least 24 people were killed and hundreds wounded in a terror attack in January.

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Foreign terrorists seeking refuge in Sulu – Lorenzana

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2019 23:23:36 +0000

Foreign militants are joining local terror groups in Sulu province to escape the law in their own countries, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Monday.

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Jolo after twin blasts: 4 Masses celebrated in other chapels

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2019 11:30:01 +0000

Jolo after twin blasts: 4 Masses celebrated in other chapels

Four morning Masses were celebrated in various places a week after the twin blasts at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, which killed 21 people and injured at least 111 others.

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Clash erupts in hunt for Jolo bombing brains

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2019 21:30:58 +0000

Five soldiers and three Abu Sayyaf bandits, including a suspected foreign terrorist, were killed on Saturday in a two-hour gun battle in Patikul

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Jolo bombing no cause Mindanao martial law extension – Lagman

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 21:52:31 +0000

The deadly church bombing in Jolo, Sulu province, does not justify the extension of martial law in Mindanao, according to opposition Rep. Edcel Lagman.

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‘Persons of interest’ in Jolo bombing clear names – mayor

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 21:42:45 +0000

ZAMBOANGA CITY — The “persons of interest” whom the military said were seen on security cameras acting suspiciously before and after twin bombs went off at a Catholic church in Jolo, Sulu province, on Sunday were not the bombers but three students and a teacher in a school in the city, Mayor Kherkar Tan said […]

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No bags and boxes allowed in Davao church premises

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 21:40:58 +0000

Churchgoers in Davao are no longer allowed to carry bags and boxes into churches throughout the city following the attack on a cathedral in Jolo

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Locsin calls for extreme measures vs terrorism

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 21:36:28 +0000

Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has asked countries that have expressed sympathy and solidarity with the Philippines after a deadly bomb attack on a Catholic church in Jolo

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