MANILA, Philippines — Although there were no reported terror threats in Metro Manila, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) has tightened security in the capital following the two explosions in southern Mindanao that killed at least 14 people. At a press briefing on Tuesday, NCRPO chief Maj. Gen. Debold Sinas ordered the five police districts in the metropolis to be on alert for travelers coming from Jolo, Sulu province, and other parts of Mindanao as a precautionary measure. ADVERTISEMENT“We have alerted our people; we have alerted our different district offices on the bombing incident and to monitor if anyone from Jolo arrived in their areas. We have directed our committee or chief [intelligence] to coordinate with their counterparts on the case if anyone from Mindanao came here,” he said. But Sinas stressed that they had not monitored any imminent terror threat in the metropolis.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 25, 2020 19:52 UTC