President Benigno S. Aquino III on Thursday expressed his condolence to the families of the victims of an explosion in North Cotabato Thursday morning.
The President offered his sympathies after swearing in Director General Raul Bacalzo and Mary Grace Poe Llamanzares as heads of the Philippine National Police and Movie and Television Review and Classification Board, respectively in Malacañang.
The President said he was meeting with Bacalzo after the swearing-in ceremonies to “get further updates†and to discuss measures “to ensure the safety of our people.â€
“It’s an on-going campaign to make sure that the intelligence that we generate is provided to the operating units in a timely manner so that we are able to prevent as much as possible and at the very least go after all of these perpetrators,†the President said.
A bomb ripped through the Rural Transit Bus with plate number KVR-480 while it was traversing the national highway in Barangay Dalapitan, Matalam town en route to Tacurong City from Cagayan de Oro City at around 10:30 a.m., provincial police director Senior Superintendent Cornelio Salinas said.
Salinas said that initial investigation showed that the bomb was placed inside the bus’ baggage compartment.
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