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A roadside bomb killed two US Navy members and a Philippine Marine, two other Filipino troops were injured. [89] 20 October Marawi, Lanao del Sur 1 21+ Improvised Explosive Device A bomb planted inside city hall exploded during voter registration for the 2010 Philippine presidential election. [90] 5 December Jolo, Sulu 1 5 Improvised Explosive ...
On October 6, 2019, authorities determined the cause as arson after traces of gasoline were detected "in an area where it should not be". [8] [9] Additional factors that suggested arson were the detected char pattern and irregular bend of metals, as well as the fire spreading in two directions: toward the entrance of Star City and the MBC ...
The Resorts World Manila attack was an attack that took place at the Resorts World Manila (now Newport World Resorts) entertainment complex in Newport City, Pasay, Philippines. 38 were killed and 70 were injured when a gunman caused a stampede after he set fire to casino tables and slot machine chairs around midnight on June 2, 2017.
26 April 1997 – A fire caused by arson gutted the Imperial Hotel in Cotabato City, killing 24 people and injuring 12. [114] 16 May 1998 – A fire gutted the Lung Center of the Philippines and the adjacent National Kidney and Transplant Institute in Quezon City, killing 22 patients in the first hospital. [115] [116]
The Manor Hotel fire was a fire at the Manor Hotel in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines on August 18, 2001. With a death toll of 74, it is considered to be the second worst structural fire in Philippine history, tied with the 2015 Kentex slipper factory fire and only behind the Ozone Disco fire in 1996.
It was suspected that the Ilaga militant group were the attack's perpetrators, [1] but there were also allegations that the Philippine Constabulary had collaborated with the Ilaga. No one was found culpable for the incident; Feliciano Lucas, also known as "Commander Toothpick", the Ilaga leader who was the prime suspect in the crime, was ...
The 1989 Philippine coup attempt was the most serious attempted coup d'état against the government of Philippine President Corazon Aquino and part of a series of coup attempts against her. It was staged beginning December 1, 1989, by members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines belonging to the Reform the Armed Forces Movement (RAM) and ...