PNP: Manhunt ongoing vs 3 other suspects in foiled bombing attempt

From the Philippine News Agency (Dec 5): PNP: Manhunt ongoing vs 3 other suspects in foiled bombing attempt

The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday assured that their effort is ongoing to arrest the three other suspects in the attempted bombing in a portion of Roxas Boulevard in Manila near the United States Embassy last Nov. 28.

PNP Chief Director General Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa asked for more time to arrest the suspects behind the attempted bombing as the whereabouts are still being determined.

"Check ko pa baka mamaya meron pa silang ongoing operation na ginagawa tapos sasabihin ko agad baka ma preempt ang kanilang ginagawa imbes mahuli pa yong lima tatlo na lang ang mahuli, kasi nakasibat na yong dalawa (I will still check. Maybe, they still have an ongoing operation then I would talk immediately about it, it may preempt their ongoing operation instead of arresting the other five suspects, because the two others have escaped)," Dela Rosa said in a press conference in Camp Crame, Quezon City on Monday.

"Tatlo na lang ang 'di pa nahahanap, pero kung may nakuha na isa, baka dalawa na lang. Pag na-confirm ko na nakuha ang isa, so 'yong dalawa baka tumakas, mahirapan tayong kunin. Sige lang, baka magkaroon ng kaukulang presscon tungkol dyan, 'wag lang tayo magmadali. Bigyan natin ng time 'yong operation unit para maghabol. 'Di ko i-confirm di ko din ide-deny (Only three have not been located, but if one is arrested maybe only two are left. If I confirmed that the other one is arrested, so the two others might have escaped, we'll have difficulty in arresting them. There might be a presscon about that, let's not be in a hurry. Let's give the operation unit to hunt them down. I would neither confirm nor deny) but I will inform you in due time," he added.

The PNP chief neither confirmed nor denied the information that one of the said three other suspects has been arrested.

Dela Rosa refused to provide information because he said it could affect the ongoing operation.
He added that he would confirm whether the suspects are arrested at the proper time. Two of the five suspects, identified as Rashid Makilala and Jaiher Guinar, were arrested last Wednesday.

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