Grenade thrown at House leader’s residenceMANILA, Philippines (Updated 3:46 p.m.) — A grenade was thrown at the residence of House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez in Barangay Nazareth, Cagayan de Oro City past Wednesday midnight. Rodriguez told Philstar.com that the grenade was lobbed in front of his house at 1:12 a.m. by two people onboard a motorcycle. In a separate statement, the Rodriguez family said they are safe and no one was harmed from the attack. “Lives were put at risk in the grenade attack at the ancestral residence of the Rodriguez family in Barangay Nazareth in Cagayan de Oro City earlier today,” the Rodriguez family said. The family added that Rodriguez and Councilor Bebot Rodriguez will continue offering services from their respective offices despite the attack.

Source: Philippine Star September 29, 2021 02:38 UTC