Police have interviewed eight witnesses and are not discounting the possibility that there could have been more than four people involved in the bombing, she said. Duterte, who was at his official residence in Davao at the time of the bombing, has declared a nationwide state of lawless violence, allowing him to use the military to assist the police to fight crime and violence. “The bombing is a symbolic act,” independent political analyst Earl Parreno said in a phone interview Sunday. “We still can’t say how long this will last.”Before assuming office June 30, Duterte was mayor of Davao City for two decades. “We will continue to see a generally stable exchange rate.”Previous to Friday’s bombing, Davao and other areas in Mindanao were already placed under heightened alert amid a military operation against Abu Sayyaf, which has been responsible for abductions and executions in Mindanao, home to the nation’s Muslims.

Source: Thanhnien News September 04, 2016 08:26 UTC