Vehicle with explosives discovered at NAIA 3

**CVT** · September 2nd, 2014 12:53 PM

Pati pala MoA at DMCI, may bomb threat din...

Actually,- iyong SouthVille Intl School sa may BF,- nakatanggap din ng bomb threat kahapon....

Ano ba 'yan!?

“The measure of a man is what he does with power”
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**radz15** · September 2nd, 2014 03:46 PM

Patawa talaga tong NAIA 3. Super traffic ngaun sa Entrance dahil sa thorough inspection nila. Tas dati dere derecho lang.

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**Monseratto** · September 2nd, 2014 04:00 PM

Hope Binondo and Tsinoy linked businesses don't become a target rich enviroment for thesse nationalist loonies... Pinoy rin ang mapapahamak..

Bombing at Naia foiled
By Nancy C. Carvajal |Philippine Daily Inquirer3:45 am | Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014

MANILA, Philippines–Four military reservists wanted to tell the Aquino administration that it should toughen up in the territorial dispute between the Philippines and China in the West Philippine Sea but they chose the wrong way to send the message to Malacañang—by setting off bombs at Naia Terminal 3, a nearby mall and the main office of a real estate developer in Makati City.

They set out on Sunday night to send the message to the government, driving to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) Terminal 3 to plant the first bomb.

They got only as far as the terminal’s car park.

After parking their utility vehicle there at 1:45 a.m., they were arrested by National Bureau of Investigation agents, who had been tailing them since they moved out at 9 p.m.

A source who requested anonymity told the Inquirer that the authorities, led by NBI Anti-Organized Crime Division chief Rommel Vallejo and senior agent Eric Isidoro, found six “improvised explosive devices” (including banned firecrackers such as Goodbye Philippines wrapped in round bottles with gasoline) in the vehicle, a Toyota Revo with Plate No. WMK 129.

The source identified the leader of the group as Grandeur Guerrero, but did not name the three others.

The source said all four were reserve military officers, but did not disclose which branch of the military.

Documents urging the government to take a tougher stand in the territorial dispute with China and criticizing the administration for allowing Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV to conduct back-channel talks with the Chinese on the dispute were also found in the vehicle, the source said.
A .38-cal. revolver was also found on one of the four men, the source said.

“They claimed they wanted to call the attention of the government to its soft stance on [the territorial dispute with China], like the [standoff] at Ayungin Shoal,” the source said.

Three targets

According to the source, Guerrero and his companions claimed they had planned to set the bombs off at Naia Terminal 3, Mall of Asia and the main office of DMCI in Makati City. DMCI, a leading real estate company, was earlier subjected to an investigation for allegedly employing undocumented Chinese nationals in its Calaca power plant in Batangas.

“Our purpose is only to make a wake-up call to the government about its soft stand against China and not to hurt people,” the source quoted Guerrero as saying during his interrogation.

The devices found in the four men’s vehicle were not real bombs but large firecrackers “enhanced with gasoline,” the source said.

The explosives were not made to kill but could cause fire and injuries to people, the source said.

The devices had long fuses, which would give the four men enough time to get away before the explosion, the source said.

Malacañang had no comment about the arrest of the four men.

Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma said President Aquino had been informed about the arrest of the four men and had ordered the Department of Justice and the NBI to submit a report.

Follow-up operations

At a news conference Monday afternoon, NBI Director Virgilio Mendez confirmed the arrests at the airport, but said only three men were arrested.
Mendez and Vallejo declined to identify those arrested.

“There will be some follow-up operations to be conducted and there are several instructions we have to comply with first,” Mendez said.
He said investigators were still trying to establish the four men’s motive.

“We cannot be clear as to whether this is a terrorist activity or a mere destabilization activity,” Mendez said.

The Inquirer source said the NBI was expanding the investigation to determine if other people were involved in the failed plan of Guerrero and his companions.

Mendez said he hoped to provide a full account of the NBI operation at the airport in a news conference on Tuesday morning.

The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) and the Philippine National Police assured the public that all airports in the country are safe for travelers.

Nothing to worry about

“Airport security personnel continue to stay vigilant in their respective areas,” the MIAA said in a statement issued after the arrest of Guerrero and his companions.

Chief Supt. Reuben Theodore Sindac, spokesman for the PNP, said the public had nothing to worry about, as the authorities would intensify security at all vital installations such as airports, train stations and ports.

“We are hoping this is an isolated case, as the National Bureau of Investigation leads in the probe,” Sindac told reporters.

Chief Supt. Christopher Laxa, head of the Aviation Security Group, said security at Naia terminals had been tightened and more officers had started to patrol the airport.

“We have just upgraded our status to heightened alert here at Naia,” Laxa said.

He added that the four men were arrested at the Terminal 3 car park, which is near the arrival area.

He said NBI agents carried out the arrest “peacefully” and that nobody was injured or anything damaged.

Laxa said airport operations remained normal, except for the presence of more security personnel.

“We have around 200 security officers manning all the [terminals] plus an additional 80 from the National Capital Region Police Office,” he said.
Visual check only

Asked why airport security failed to detect the explosives in the four men’s vehicle, Laxa said vehicle inspection at the airport was only “visual” and that security personnel could not search vehicles entering the airport, as the process would cause traffic buildup in the area.

He said, however, that the MIAA was planning stricter security measures and these would be imposed soon.–With reports from Fran Katigbak, Julie M. Aurelio, Maricar B. Brizuela and Christian V. Esguerra; Tetch Torres-Tupas, Julliane Love de Jesus, INQUIRER.net

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**baludoy** · September 2nd, 2014 06:36 PM

according to the tweets of news9's kat domingo, caloocan rep edgar erice is claiming that someone is framing him as being the mastermind of the planned airport bombing for going actively against vp binay. hmmmmm...

syempre pumapel nanaman si atty oliver lozano dito

https://twitter.com/9newsph

smokescreen?

**Monseratto** · September 4th, 2014 10:49 AM

Yung Pro-US statehood loonie ang bida ngayon... Maraming nationalists kuno pero loose screws ang pagiisip...

Fringe Philippine politician arrested over anti-China bomb plot
POSTED: 03 Sep 2014 22:11

MANILA: A fringe Philippine politician with a reputation for bizarre protests was arrested on Wednesday (Sep 3) over his suspected involvement in a foiled anti-Chinese bomb plot, authorities said.

Elly Velez Pamatong, who was declared a nuisance candidate and disqualified from running for president in 2004, was arrested after Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said investigators were looking into the possibility he was behind the failed bombings. "I can confirm the NBI (National Bureau of Investigation) is looking into the possible involvement of Pamatong," de Lima told reporters.

She said that Pamatong himself admitted he knew the three men arrested on Monday after the NBI found a van with improvised explosives at Manila's main international airport. The three were reportedly planning a series of attacks against the Chinese embassy and businesses owned by ethnic Chinese tycoons.

Shortly after de Lima's statements, NBI director Virgilio Mendez said that Pamatong had been arrested at the Manila airport upon arrival from the southern Philippines. He was arrested based on a warrant issued in 2013 over a 2004 incident where Pamatong's followers scattered spikes on Manila's main thoroughfare, puncturing the tyres of passing vehicles to protest his disqualification as a presidential candidate.

Asked if they would use the arrest to question him about the bomb plot, Mendez said it was part of their "investigative intelligence technique". Pamatong has previously headed a group seeking US statehood for the Philippines and in 2008 filed a suit against Pope Benedict XVI accusing him of human rights violations. He has also taken part in anti-Chinese protests in the past.

Justice Secretary de Lima warned "we may laugh at these details but whether these are comic characters or pranksters, we should not belittle them". "What if they succeeded and caused harm or death? The fact that they contemplated such activities is more than enough to put us on guard," she added.

Meanwhile, President Benigno Aquino's spokesman Herminio Coloma said the government had assured China that it would make all efforts to safeguard their nationals despite the new threat. "Our Department of Foreign Affairs sent an official 'note verbale' to China through their embassy here to assure them of the security of their facilities and people," he said.

- AFP/ir

**_Qwerty_** · September 4th, 2014 10:57 AM

Maiinggit si Eddie Gil nyan at na he headline na naman si Pamatong!

**falken** · September 4th, 2014 11:20 AM

I recall that this loony was involved in a spike nail incident wherein a couple of cars had their tires punctured somewhere in MM.

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