Grenade found near Ombudsman Morales' home

MANILA, Philippines - A fragmentation grenade hidden inside a plastic canister was left near the perimeter fence of the house in Muntinlupa City of Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales on Wednesday afternoon.

According to the Muntinlupa City Police, Ricky Apostol, a security guard assigned to the Ombudsman’s house located at No. 9 Carpio Compound, Soldier’s Hill in Barangay Putatan, discovered a suspicious looking plastic bag near the perimeter gate just a few meters away from the main gate of the compound at about 3:30 pm.

Police said that when Apostol checked the contents of the plastic bag, he saw a green plastic canister inside and a piece of paper which read: “Pang depensa kay CCM, nagmamalasakit.”

Apostol then sought police assistance. The Muntinlupa Police then dispatched an explosives and ordnance disposal team to the site.

When the police team opened the canister, they saw inside an M26 hand grenade with its pin still intact.

Senior Superintendent Ramiro Bausa, Muntinlupa City police chief, said they have yet to identify the persons who planted the grenade.