Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Oscar Albayalde has admitted that a bombing in Isulan City, Sultan Kudarat on Tuesday resulted from failed intelligence. “This is our response especially that martial law [in southern Mindanao]has not been lifted,” Albayalde said. “We believe that the terrorist group BIFF is the primary suspect behind this atrocity,” Detoyato told reporters in a news conference at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City. Also on Wednesday, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said the Isulan bombing made the extension of martial law in Mindanao an option. In the past, Duterte said he will not declare a nationwide martial law because it would “divide the nation.”Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr., also on Wednesday denounced the Isulan incident.

Source: Manila Times August 29, 2018 16:30 UTC