Philippines: 3 die, 34 hurt in Isulan bomb blast; P1M offered for suspect’s arrest

An improvised explosive device (IED) placed inside a bag and left behind by a man beside a parked motorcycle exploded at about 8:34 Tuesday night in Isulan town, Sultan Kudarat killing three persons and injured 34 others. Chief Inspector Ronnie Dardo, Read More …

Philippines: Cops recover IED after failed bomb attack in Koronadal

Police recovered an improvised explosive device (IED) that reportedly malfunctioned in an attempted attack in front of a department store in Koronadal City on Saturday night. Supt. Benjiel Kirby Bajo, Koronadal City police chief, said the explosive was found inside Read More …

Philippines: Bomb expert hurt as Army foils bombing attempts in Maguindanao

A military bomb disposal expert was slightly injured when an improvised bomb he was deactivating went off Sunday morning. The accidental blast came hours after military bomb experts discovered several improvised bombs planted by IS-linked Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) Read More …

Philippines: Defense chief orders bombproofing of all checkpoints

To prevent a repeat of the improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Lamitan City, Basilan last month, which killed 11 persons and wounded six others, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has ordered all military commanders to bombproof their checkpoint installations nationwide. Read More …

Airstrike destroys BIFF IED factory in Liguasan Marsh

A military airstrike on Sunday successfully destroyed the bomb-making factory of the IS-linked Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) in Liguasan Marsh, an Army official said Monday. Capt. Arvin John Encinas, the Army’s 6th Infantry Division spokesman, said the operation also Read More …

Philippines: Arrested IS terror suspect yields bomb parts

A suspected Islamic State (IS) terrorist and his Filipino companion have been arrested in their apartment in Manila, Philippine National Police Director General Ronald dela Rosa said on Monday. Dela Rosa said Fehmi Lassqued, who carried a Tunisian passport but Read More …

1 soldier slain, 3 civilians wounded by IEDs in Maguindanao, Philippines

A soldier was killed and three civilians, including a child, were wounded in separate bombings in the towns of Datu Hoffer and Datu Unsay, Maguindanao on Tuesday, authorities said. The civilians, including a 10-year old child, were hurt in the Read More …

Military engineers clear 30% of Marawi areas from IEDs, explosives

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Saturday, December 30, said their team of engineers has cleared 30% of areas in Marawi city most affected by unexploded ordnance and improvised explosive devices. This means residents in the 24 barangays Read More …

Philippines: Police eye Abu Sayyaf in Lamitan City IED blast

An improvised bomb exploded Tuesday night in a village of Lamitan City, Basilan and brought tension to the neighborhood, police said. Responding elements of the 64th Infantry Battalion and Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit recovered another improvised explosive device (IED) on Read More …

Mortar Shell, Grenade, or IED? Families returning to Marawi taught how to identify explosives

Philippine teachers on Tuesday gave families returning to the destroyed lakeside city of Marawi a course on how to identify unexploded bombs in their homes and warned them to stay clear. The five-month battle to retake Marawi from pro-Islamic State Read More …

Nine NPA bomb makers surrender in Sultan Kudarat

Nine communist rebels trained to make and use powerful roadside bombs surrendered to the military on Sunday. The nine supposed New People’s Army guerrillas turned themselves in to the Army’s 33rd Infantry Battalion in Barangay Malegdeg in Senator Ninoy Aquino, Read More …