In this photo released by Red Cross, Senator Richard Gordon (2nd right) head of the Philippine National Red Cross helps carry the remains of the ninth fatality recovered from the rubble of a mall that was bombed before dawn Saturday in Manila's financial district of Makati.(AP Photo/Red Cross)
MANILA – Police are verifying reports that the Rajah Sulayman Movement (RSM) was the one responsible for Friday’s mall explosion in Makati City that killed at least ten people and wounded more than 100 others.
Philippine National Police Director General Avelino Razon said they are still verifying reports that RSM spokesman Ruben Omar Lavilla, alias Sheik Omar, sent a text message to ABS-CBN and claimed responsibility for the Glorietta 2 mall blast.
CEBU CITY -- For the nine hours that Marina Mall was closed last Friday, businessman Efrain Pelaez Jr. lost about P5 million, while Save More Supermarket, one of the 80 tenants in his mall, lost P3 million.
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Unidentified gunmen killed a senior leader of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and his driver in an ambush Friday morning in the hinterland of Sulu province while on their way to a dialogue with some MNLF members.
KOLAMBUGAN, Lanao del Norte -- A land dispute triggered a shootout from an unidentified armed men in Lumbac, Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte, said Lanao Police Provincial Director Linog Bagul.
