- With regards to the EDSA bus bombing that have happened last Tuesday, a P1 million reward will be granted to anyone who will be able to give a hint for the captivity of the suspects who were responsible for the said tragedy that took away five lives in Manila, Philippines.
In this connection, President Aquino has already made a confirmation regarding the above mentioned offer just today. It was through a text message which states that he already ordered a provision which that amounts to P1-million as an exchange for the information that can eventually become strong evidences for the arrest and prosecution of those who were behind the case. The reward was planned to be negotiable wherein the government can increase the said amount if necessary demand happens.
Moreover, the president mentioned as well that there is now a need for every citizen to campaign for the government’s battle in opposition to the country’s major problem on terrorism. Now is the time that Filipinos must be sensitive enough for the cries of those who wanted immediate justice.
Families and relatives of the victims needed a fair play so each one is encouraged to become instruments in seeking the truth for a thorough investigation behind the bus bombing. Citizens are motivated to raise their voices even by making use of social networking sites or their mobile phones.
In fact, people nowadays are easily awakened by various media influences. Such that Facebook and Twitter can greatly encourage concerned individuals to report for striking proofs regarding the bus bombing case.
According to the Secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) who is Secretary Jesse Robredo, the money that the government will be using as a reward will come from the Office of the President’s contingency funds. In addition, the agreement was already set while having their cluster meeting right after the bombing incident.
Several possibilities arise such that the authorities figured out that the event could have been planned along with the Al Khobar extortion group in Mindanao likewise with the SOG of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front for the fact that the explosive devices that were used was improvised.