Six dead in Philippines restaurant blast

[Wholegrain]

It is unknown who carried out the attack. We should not draw any conclusions about the perpetrators.

Note that in addition to the Moros, the Communist New People's Army also is running an insurgency in the Philippines.

Six dead in Philippines restaurant blast | News.com.au

Six dead in Philippines restaurant blast
From: AAP July 27, 2013 11:18PM



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Funeral parlour workers carry away a dead body after the improvised explosive went off at a popular restaurant in Cagayan de Oro City. Picture: JB Deveza/AFP
SIX people are dead and more than 40 wounded in the Philippines after a bomb struck a restaurant filled with doctors after a national convention.
Police say the improvised explosive device went off around midnight on Friday local time at a popular restaurant in the southern port city of Cagayan de Oro.

Most of the victims were doctors and pharmaceutical salesmen who had just attended a national convention of lung-disease specialists at a nearby hotel, said the city police chief, Senior Superintendent Graciano Mijares.

"This is one of the busiest areas of Cagayan de Oro.... somebody left a bomb on a chair at the bistro," he told reporters.

He declined to speculate on the motive for the bombing, saying an investigation was under way.

Cagayan de Oro is located on the main southern island of Mindanao, which has been blighted by a decades-old rebellion by elements of the large Muslim minority in the mainly Catholic Asian nation.

Local businessman Noel Arcenas, who owns an electronics shop at the shopping complex where the restaurant is located, said at least 100 people were inside the bistro when the explosion occurred.

"I felt then heard the blast," said Arcenas, who added he was standing about 15 metres away.

"I looked around and saw this ball of white smoke. People were running away bloodied and survivors were dragging at least seven or eight people away from the blast site."

The powerful explosion broke glass panels, upturned tables and chairs, and damaged cars parked up to 30 metres away, reporters at the scene said.

The six dead included two doctors as well as local politician Roldan Lagbas, a member of the provincial executive board of Misamis Oriental province, police said.

Forty-six other people were taken to area hospitals for treatment, said regional military spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Leo Bongosia.

President Benigno Aquino's government denounced the attack.

"We deplore this act of violence at this meeting of professionals, the Philippine College of Physicians, whose mission in life is to bring about healing," Aquino spokesman Herminio Coloma told reporters in Manila.

Cagayan de Oro mayor Oscar Moreno told ABS-CBN television network at least two of the wounded were in critical condition.

"Doctors have been attending to them and we hope their situation will stabilise soon," Moreno said.

Asked who he thought was responsible for the attack, he said: "It's hard to speculate at this time."

 

[karan.1970]

Cagayan de Oro is located on the main southern island of Mindanao, which has been blighted by a decades-old rebellion by elements of the large Muslim minority in the mainly Catholic Asian nation

 

[Wholegrain]

Don't troll about religion. The cause of insurgency was started by the Philippine government, not the Moros.

http://www.defence.pk/forums/china-...graphic-engineering-against-moro-muslims.html

There are Communists New People's Army rebels also fighting the Philippine government in Mindanao.

New People

 

[Zero_wing]

Man this guy is trying so hard for disinformation oh please have no respect for the victims are throwing their deaths man your evil no limits

 

[Reashot Xigwin]

Can't be the MILF (That's a real acronym for the Moro Islamic Liberation Front BTW) the government just have truce with them.

Peace talks
On October 7, 2012, President Benigno Aquino announced a peace deal with the MILF and that "This framework agreement paves the way for a final and enduring peace in Mindanao". MILF Vice Chairman Ghazali Jaafar is quoted as saying "We are very happy. We thank the president for this." The deal was signed on October 15, 2012. Its aim is to pave the way to enduring peace between the two parties by officially envisaging an autonomous region in Mindanao.[32] According to the framework, this semi-independent Muslim area would have a more just share of revenues from the extraction of its own plentiful resources, budgetary autonomy, its own police, and sharia law only for Muslims.[33] In exchange for this, the MILF will stop armed movements against the government for autonomy and will allow the national government to retain its control of national security and foreign policy.[34] The autonomy agreement to be gradually implemented will also rename the region Bangsamoro after the Moro people.[35]

Chief peace negotiator Miriam Coronel-Ferrer said that the government was cautiously optimistic for a final agreement soon following six days of talks on 13 July 2013. He said: "This signing indicates that both sides are really committed to finish the peace negotiations. Nobody wants this not to reach its fruition." The agreement would see government allowances for the MILF to have a 75 percent share of earnings from natural resources and metallic minerals in a proposed autonomous region. For other energy resources, earnings would be split equally in accordance with Malaysia-brokered talks.[36]

Dissatisfied members of their organization perhaps. Or their splinter group the BIFF (Bangasamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters)

The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) ia muslim militant organization based in Mindanao, the Philippines. The BIFF broke away from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), led by Ameril Umbra Kato, in 2008. Their goal is independence for the Bangsamoro area, and they have declared that they will not settle for anything less. They rejected the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro, a preliminary peace agreement signed between the Government of the Philippines and the MILF and vowed to continue their fight.[1][2][3]

 

[Zero_wing]

Can't be the MILF (That's a real acronym for the Moro Islamic Liberation Front BTW) the government just have truce with them.



Dissatisfied members of their organization perhaps. Or their splinter group the BIFF (Bangasamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters)

Again this A hole is just mad because like his little troll baby president is not getting his expected grovelling from us

 

[Reashot Xigwin]

Again this A hole is just mad because like his little troll baby president is not getting his expected grovelling from us

Indonesia wary of 'spoilers' in PHL-MNLF peace efforts
July 27, 2013 3:36pm

Saying the review process for peace efforts between the Philippine government and the Moro National Liberation Front is at a "critical" stage, Indonesia has advised Manila to ensure there is no chance for "spoilers" to disrupt the talks.

Presidential peace process adviser Teresita Deles said this was one of the points taken up during her meeting with Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa on Friday.

During Friday's meeting, Deles said they discussed the status of the Tripartite Implementation Review of the government-MNLF final peace agreement in 1996.

"Minister Natalegawa held the view that the review process had reached a critical juncture both in terms of it substance and its process. He said that, for Indonesia, there is every interest to be able to say that the process has been completed and that everyone is on board. He said it is important to ensure that the process does not provide any opportunity for 'spoilers' to intervene," Deles said.

She said Natalegawa also advised the government to "continue to exercise patience even in the face of provocation as he reiterated Indonesia's support for the peace process in Mindanao."

However, she did not elaborate on the "spoilers."

"We thank the Indonesian Government for their sustained support in pursuit of lasting peace in Mindanao and look forward to our steadfast partnership to ensure an inclusive peace for the entire Bangsamoro," she said.

Indonesia chairs the Organization of Islamic Conference Peace Committee for Southern Philippines (OIC-PCSP), which is facilitating the implementation review of the 1996 pact.

Friday's meeting was also a follow-through of a meeting held in Jakarta last March.

During the March meeting, Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario told Natalegawa the Philippine government believed it was time to bring the tripartite review process to a proper completion.

Also, Deles clarified the Philippine government's proposal had been to complete the review process, not the closure of the peace process nor the abrogation of the 1996 Final Peace Agreement.

Indonesia's backing

Deles said Natalegawa "reiterated Indonesia's firm support for the efforts being undertaken by the Philippine government to ensure a comprehensive political settlement of the armed conflict in Southern Philippines."

"He was categorical in stating that Indonesia opposes any attempt to jeopardize the territorial integrity of the Philippines, and that any such move falls outside the ambit of the agreed-upon Tripartite Review Process," she said.

She said this was in light of reported plans to hold a so-called "Independence Assembly" to discuss a draft constitution for the "Bangsamoro republic."

Natalegawa also said the Philippine government's efforts should be "propagated and understood," she added.

"He said that, if needed, Indonesia would be willing to assist the Philippine government in explaining the current situation to members of the OIC-PCSP, starting with those who are also members of ASEAN." — LBG, GMA News

Indonesia wary of 'spoilers' in PHL-MNLF peace efforts | News | GMA News Online

 

[Developereo]

RIP to the victims. Regardless of the cause, there is no justification for terrorism.

 

[Gandhi G in da house]

Rest in Peace.

 

[Snomannen]

I was about to say sth like good for those 'freedom frighters', but I am a good, nice, peaceful, handsome person so I would just leave a RIP here.

 

[Zero_wing]

Did i no never! says the guy who loves to see filipino executed go to hell troll

 

[Snomannen]

Oh yes lying is surely a good idea to cover crimes.
See how happy this lil' troll was.

http://www.defence.pk/forums/china-...onse-fisherman-killing-within-72-hours-3.html

Oh another yes I do really love to see THIS Filipino & liar who should go to hell to be executed.

 

[karan.1970]

Can't be the MILF (That's a real acronym for the Moro Islamic Liberation Front BTW)

You got me with this one

 

[Apothecary]

And in this thread we see Wholegrain using the death of these people for his agenda. Good job Wholegrain, you've shown us how a shitty person you are in real life and blatantly disrespect for the dead. GOOD JOB

 

[Wholegrain]

And in this thread we see Wholegrain using the death of these people for his agenda. Good job Wholegrain, you've shown us how a shitty person you are in real life and blatantly disrespect for the dead. GOOD JOB

I don't see any posts where I celebrated the attack or congragulated the bombmakers, unlike the Filipinos laughing over the coastguard killing our citizen.