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Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro told a news conference there was a strong indication of a foreign element in the bombing. [5] The House of Representatives on December 6 adopted Resolution 1504 condemning the bombing as a terrorist attack. [49] [50]
A bombing occurred where at least 8 people were killed and 40 others injured after a car bomb exploded in Cotabato City, Maguindanao province in the Philippines. [127] [128] It is the worst such attack ever in Cotabato City. [129] The police released photos of suspects the day after the bombing. [129]
The United States condemned the "horrific terrorist attack" and said it stood with Filipinos in rejecting violence, joining a chorus of support from countries including Japan, Australia, Britain ...
About an hour before the attack, a graduation ceremony was scheduled to be conducted for students of the Ateneo de Manila University School of Law. [9] The perpetrator was able to enter the campus through a GrabTaxi with his weapons left unchecked despite the imposition of a gun ban as part of the heightened security for Philippine President Bongbong Marcos's State of the Nation Address the ...
The Pamplona massacre was a mass shooting and assassination incident that took place at Pamplona, Negros Oriental in the Philippines.On March 4, 2023, at approximately 9:36 A.M. (), a group of former members of the Philippine military stormed the residence of Roel Degamo, the governor of Negros Oriental, in Pamplona and killed Degamo, the target, as well as nine others. [1]
According to Philippine laws, terrorism is a crime under the Human Security Act of 2007 which describes such acts as causing "widespread and extraordinary fear and panic among the populace". The first group to be officially listed as a terrorist organization under the law was the Abu Sayyaf on September 10, 2015, by the Basilan provincial court ...
The Philippine Supreme Court largely upheld on Thursday the legality of an anti-terrorism law that opponents fear could threaten democracy and muzzle dissent, but struck down a provision ...
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.