BOMBED BUS. Civilians gather around a Cotabato City-bound Mindanao Star Bus where an improvised explosive device (IED) went off in Aleosan, North Cotabato at about 8 a.m. Tuesday (Jan. 11, 2022). The IED was placed at the rear portion of the bus and exploded while it was traversing the highway in Barangay San Mateo. (Photo courtesy of Mhen Maslamama/Jess Ali) ALEOSAN, North Cotabato - At least six persons were injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off inside a traveling Mindanao Star Bus (MSB) in Barangay San Mateo here Tuesday. Col. Henry Villar, provincial police director, said investigators were still at the blast site conducting a post-blast investigation following the 8:10 a.m. explosion at the rear portion of the Cotabato City-bound bus. Initial reports showed six of the 20 passengers were taken to various hospitals in Midsayap, North Cotabato. Among the injured were minors. The police identified the injured victims as Masid Benjamin, 25, Rodolfo Castillo, 67, Ha
NORTH COTABATO – A five-old old boy was killed while six others were injured after an improvised explosive device exploded on a passenger bus in Aleosan town Tuesday morning, Jan. 11. Police identified the fatality as Benjamin Solaiman, a resident of Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao. The injured vic