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EDGEDAVAO
VOL. 6 ISSUE 133 • WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2013
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SECURITY LAPSES. Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte says he will not hesitate to padlock Davao City malls with ineffectual and inefficient security setups as Davao City Police Office (DCPO) chief Ronald dela Rosa listens during yesterday’s command conference at the Grand Men Seng Hotel after two Davao City malls’ cinemas were bombed on Monday night. Lean Daval Jr.
LOUSY SECURITY
Rody threatens malls, security firms with closure, permit revocation AT A GLANCE: • Police still clueless as to twin bombings suspects and motive • MNLF: We have nothing to do with blasts • Mayor clears Misuari-led MNLF • Bomb threat at Ecoland Terminal a hoax
By Emilord P. Castromayor and EJ Dominic Fernandez
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AVAO CITY Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte yesterday said he will not hesitate to order the closure of mall establishments in the city if they do not impose strict security measures. The mayor’s warning came in the aftermath of two successive bombings on Monday night in two cinemas inside SM City Davao in Quimpo Boule-
vard and Gaisano Mall in J.P. Laurel Avenue. “They should provide adequate security or else I will close them and revoke their permit to operate,” a fuming Duterte told media in a press conference at the Grand Men Seng Hotel shortly after cutting short an official business trip to South Korea.
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CRIME SCENE. A lady guard fixes the police line outside cinema 5 of Gaisano Mall of Davao yesterday where police operatives are conducting thorough investigation after Monday night’s bomb explosion. Lean Daval Jr.
INSIDE:
2 P50 for JOs, P500 for dads 3 15 teams in Davao 16 Champions League Rody clears MNLF