Blasts

Gabriela party-list Rep. Liza Maza said the motive for the bombings is highly suspect as they are happening in time for Mrs. Arroyo’s final Sona.  read more »

Kinondena rin ni Gabriela Party Rep. Liza Maza ang naganap na pagpapasabog na kaduda-duda umanong nagaganap kung kailan malapit na ang State of the Nation Address ni Gng Arroyo.  read more »

In another statement, Gabriela Partylist Rep. Liza Maza called for an immediate and independent investigation on the spate of bomb attacks in some parts of Mindanao and Metro Manila.“Ordinary people are being killed and terrorized in these schemes. We do not want to think that these strings of bomb-related incidents are being orchestrated as a prelude for Malacanang to declare a State of Emergency and prolong Arroyo’s stay beyond 2010. The safety of our people should never be used as a “collateral damage” to serve for the power-hungry,” Maza said.  read more »

MANILA, Philippines -- The wave of bombings in Metro Manila and Mindanao could be linked to efforts to create chaos to prompt the declaration of a state of emergency and extend the stay of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in office, said a lawmaker, who called for an investigation into the incidents.  read more »