Archbishop Lampon: ‘My heart bleeds for my people in Jolo’

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 15:32:45 +0000

Angelito Lampon and Gabriele Giordano Caccia

Archbishop Angelito Lampon of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate had mixed feelings when he assumed his post as head of the Archdiocese of Cotabato.

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CHR: Recent attacks no cause for declaring nationwide martial law

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 14:37:19 +0000

The Commission on Human Rights on Wednesday condemned the bombings in Jolo, Sulu, which killed at least 21 people; the attack on a mosque in Zamboanga City, which left two dead; and the murder of National Democratic Front consultant Randy Malayao in Nueva Vizcaya, but these incidents would not justify the declaration of martial law nationwide.

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Duterte says Abu Sayyaf behind Jolo blasts

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 23:27:54 +0000

Duterte says Abu Sayyaf behind Jolo blasts

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday night said the Abu Sayyaf terrorist group was behind the twin blasts at a Catholic church in Jolo, Sulu province, that killed more than 20 people and wounded nearly 100 others on Sunday and that the attack was carried out by two suicide bombers.

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14-year-old Jolo blast victim dies in Zamboanga City hospital

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 10:43:11 +0000

14-year-old Jolo blast victim dies in Zamboanga City hospital

A 14-year-old girl who was badly wounded in the bombing of a Jolo cathedral died on Monday at the Zamboanga City Medical Center (ZCMC) here.

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PNP: 4 teens linked to Jolo cathedral blasts may be innocent

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 09:08:11 +0000

Suspects in Jolo blasts via CCTV

Police said on Tuesday that they were not discounting the possibility that the suspects in the bombing of a cathedral in Jolo, Sulu last Sunday were actually innocent.

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Solon: Is martial law really working in Mindanao?

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 23:24:40 +0000

Solon: Is martial law really working in Mindanao?

President Rodrigo Duterte traveled to Jolo on Monday to see for himself the death and devastation from twin bombings that happened in the capital of Sulu province on Sunday despite his imposition of martial law on the entire island of Mindanao. Government officials have argued that martial rule, which gives authorities extra powers, has been […]

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Jolo blasts raise worries about peace process

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 23:23:22 +0000

Jolo blasts raise worries about peace process

The bomb explosions at a Catholic cathedral that killed 25 people in Jolo, Sulu province, on Sunday put fresh pressure on Monday on peace efforts aimed at ending decades of Muslim separatist violence. Two explosions tore through the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in the Sulu provincial capital, shattering pews and windows and […]

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NCRPO chief asks public to remain calm but vigilant

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 21:04:35 +0000

NCRPO chief asks public to remain calm but vigilant

The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) has placed its men on full alert following the twin bombings on Sunday at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Jolo, Sulu province, which left at least 20 people dead and over 100 others wounded.

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Norway condoles with kin of Jolo blast vicitms

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 17:30:17 +0000

Bjørn Jahnsen

MANILA, Philippines — Norway extended on Monday its condolences to the families of those who were killed in the twin blasts that struck the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Jolo, Sulu. “Norway sends its deepest condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the bombings by the cathedral in […]

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