Woman held over bomb hoax

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 07/28/2018

A 43-year-old woman was held by the police for questioning following a false bomb alert that she allegedly posted on the official Facebook page of the Cebu City Health Office. But the woman from Barangay Ermita, Cebu…

Police arrested a woman for allegedly making a bomb joke on Saturday

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 07/28/2018

Carmelinda Caballero Dumagpi, a resident of Barangay Ermita, Cebu City, was traced by operatives as the source of the message sent to the Facebook page of the Cebu City Health Department early morning on Saturday. Operatives of…

Tumulak: ‘Bomb threat was a hoax’

Jessa Mae O. Sotto, Morexette Erram 07/28/2018

It’s nothing but a hoax. Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak said the bomb threat received by the staff of the Cebu City Health Office at Barangay Carreta, Cebu City was but a false alarm. The threat, according…

Peter Lim property hit by improvised bomb

Ador Mayol, Paul Lauro 07/05/2018

CEBU CITY–Unidentified  men set off two improvised explosive devices outside the establishment owned by controversial Cebu businessman Peter Lim along M.C. Briones Street in Barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue City past 2 a.m. on Thursday.  No one was hurt…

Bomb maker belongs to a criminal group

Nestle L. Semilla 06/10/2018

CORDOVA BLAST THE wounded bomb maker in Cordova town on Mactan Island was found to have links with a crime gang based in Lapu-Lapu City and was not associated with any terrorist group, police said Sunday. Chief…

Vintage bomb explosion hurts 6 in Leyte

Inquirer.net 06/10/2018

TACLOBAN CITY — Six people, two of them were children, were hurt when a vintage bomb exploded at about 7:45 a.m. on Sunday in Sitio Betaog in Barangay Crossing in San Isidro, Leyte province. Shortly before the…

Bombmaker not a terrorits, says police

Nestle L. Semilla 06/10/2018

Acting PRO-7 Director Debold Sinas said that the wounded bombmaker, Alejandro Novo Pil, has no links with any terrorist group but he has links to a criminal group based in Lapu-Lapu City. Sinas said that they received…

Military foils new BIFF attempt to bomb bridge

Inquirer.net 04/15/2018

KORONADAL CITY – Government forces foiled an attempt by suspected Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) gunmen to blow up on Saturday a bridge linking Maguindanao and North Cotabato, a military commander said Sunday. Lt. Col. Angelo Lutera,…

Military foils new BIFF attempt to bomb bridge

Inquirer.net 04/15/2018

KORONADAL CITY – Government forces foiled an attempt by suspected Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) gunmen to blow up on Saturday a bridge linking Maguindanao and North Cotabato, a military commander said Sunday. Lt. Col. Angelo Lutera,…

WWII bomb defused in Hong Kong after thousands evacuated

AFP 02/01/2018

A wartime bomb was defused in Hong Kong on Thursday after forcing a busy commercial district into lockdown, with roads closed and thousands evacuated from surrounding shops, hotels and offices. It was the second time within a…

EOD detonates bomb found in IT Park

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Benjie B. Talisic 12/21/2017

The vintage bomb found at a construction site in the IT Park in barangay Apas, Cebu City was detonated past 12 noon yesterday. Members of the Explosives and Ordinance Disposal (EOD) disposed the 2,000-pound bomb at the…

No need to panic over vintage bomb

Nestle L. Semilla 12/19/2017

CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña allayed fears of locators and workers at the Cebu IT Park amid reports of a vintage bomb recovered at a construction site in the area. “I would like to strongly emphasize that…

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