KORONADAL CITY, Philippines—Police authorities in Kabacan, North Cotabato announced on Tuesday the arrest of the primary suspect in the Nov. 2014 bombing there that killed a college student and wounded 17 others. Senior Inspector Ronnie Cordero, Kabacan town police chief – in a radio interview – identified the suspect as Gardo Usop, 49. Usop, also known as Gardo Sampulna, is a resident of Sitio Lumayong in Barangay Kayaga, also in Kabacan. ADVERTISEMENTCordero said Usop was arrested with the help of Barangay (village) Kayaga chair Bong Bacana. READ: 1 killed, 16 wounded in bomb explosion in North CotabatoCordero said Usop was identified through witnesses’ accounts.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 27, 2016 00:22 UTC