The government will continue to observe maximum tolerance.

It's still a game of hide and seek, but their world is getting smaller and smaller.

The president placed the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police on heightened alert to avoid similar terrorist attacks in the Philippines.

[No group has claimed responsibility for the blast, but one government official ascribed it to terrorists.] This is definitely an act of terrorism, hitting a civilian bus and killing civilians in the process, ... The president is very concerned about this.

We should not let our guard down, ... We have to raise the alert level against repercussions or retaliatory attacks.

Their participation will be limited to providing special equipment, training, and sharing of intelligence information.

She should document her charges.

The assassination story is very, very serious. In the House, if one makes a serious accusation against a colleague, attacking his/her integrity, the accuser must present the evidence. If unfounded, the aggrieved party can file a case in the committee on ethics.