From Malaya Business Insight (Aug 6): Duterte visits Basilan blast victims
PRESIDENT Duterte on Saturday night conferred the Order of Lapu-Lapu on soldiers wounded in the July 31 bomb explosion in Lamitan City in Basilan and extended financial aid to the other victims of the blast, including civilians.
The President, during a visit to Camp Navarro General Hospital in Zamboanga City, also met and condoled with the families of those who were killed in the blast.
A soldier, four members of the Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Unit (Cafgu), and four relatives of Cafgu members died in the blast together with the driver of a van that exploded in front of the Cafgu’s Magwakit detachment in Barangay Colonia in Lamitan.
The blast is being blamed on the Abu Sayyaf bandit group which operates mainly in Basilan and Sulu and is known for kidnap-for-ransom activities.
Special Assistant to the President Christopher “Bong” Go said the Duterte assured the victims and their kin he is ready to help them in any way he can, and all they need to do is to call on him.
Duterte was accompanied by Go, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, Presidential Adviser on Military Affairs Arthur Tabaquero, Armed Forces chief Gen. Carlito Galvez Jr., Western Mindanao Command chief Lt. Gen. Arnel dela Vega, and Zamboanga City Mayor Isabelle Climaco-Salazar.
http://malaya.bayaninetwork.com/business-news/news/duterte-visits-basilan-blast-victims
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