MANILA — Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II directed the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), on Sunday, to determine the possible liabilities of Resorts World Manila and any government agency over the attack on the upscale casino which left 38 people dead. “The ultimate goal is to file appropriate charges, if any, as the evidence may warrant. The Filipino people, the families of the victims and the memories of the innocent victims themselves deserve no less,” he stressed. Questions have risen about the security arrangements at the Resorts World, particularly on how the gunman was able to smuggle in a high-powered firearm into the hotel-casino. Building and fire safety permits issued to the Resorts World Hotelcould come under scrutiny.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 04, 2017 13:18 UTC