4 charged for Koronadal bombing

KORONADAL CITY — The police have filed charges against four suspects in the July 30 bombing in the city’s public market which seriously wounded three civilians, including a 21-year-old woman.

Facing charges of illegal possession of firearms and multiple frustrated murder are Joenix Acoy, Blanco Acoy, Thocks Adil and Falcon Salle as well as several John Does.

The Acoys are still at large, while Adil and Salle, arrested in Barangay Saravia here three weeks ago, are now detained at the South Cotabato Rehabilitation and Detention Center.

The police refused to say if the suspects belong to the Abu Sayyaf.

From March to July this year, the city had been rocked by five explosions, killing 13 people and wounding 10 others. — Ramil Bajo