Batasang Pambansa Rocked With Explosion

Posted by nina bumanglag on November 14, 2007 · Leave a Comment

At around 8:10 pm November 13, an explosion at the Southwing entrance of the Batasang Pambansa had injured at least 6 people and killed Basilan Rep. Wahab Akbar and Gabriela’s Luz Ilagan’s driver, Marcial Tando. Negros Oriental Rep. Henry Teves and some other staff people were among the injured who were taken to Miguel Malvar Hospital immediately after the explosion happened. PNP said that Wahab Akbar was the likely target but they have yet to confirm this. They further speculate that the bomb used had been remotely detonated by, possibly, several men in motorcycles seen near the accident.

Metro Manila and the Senate security is understandably placed on red alert. The Glorietta 2 bombing hasn’t entirely left our minds and this comes now. What a bad timing. I mean, doesn’t it seem weird, orchestrated even, that bad things tend to happen one after the other these days? Comelec Legal Chief Alioden Dalaig’s death hasn’t been solved yet and then another government official gets killed. And the thing that scares me the most is that this one happened inside the Batasang Pambansa, a place where security is supposed to be tight.
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