Security officials brief senators on MSU bomb attack

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00:00 Nearly all the president's men on national security showed up his defense chief the country's top soldier and top cop

00:07 the national security advisor and other high-ranking military and police officers

00:11 To brief the senators of the republic on the status of the post bombing incident in Mindanao State University over the weekend

00:19 Daniel Manalistas has the details

00:24 Security officials briefed the senators in an executive session regarding the attack in Marawi City State College over the weekend

00:32 Defense Secretary Gilbert Chudoro, PNP chief Benjamin Acorta Jr., AFP chief Romeo Browner

00:38 National security advisor Eduardo Año and heads of the PNP and AFP showed up

00:45 Senators in attendance were led by Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri

00:49 We got a good briefing

00:52 These are the persons of interest that they are chasing

00:55 which is good news

00:57 Of course we are not at liberty to say who, which group and where they are located

01:02 But there is already a massive manhunt for these four individuals, persons of interest

01:08 Chudoro said all angles in the incident are being looked into

01:13 All that can be done is done by the PNP and AFP

01:18 Meanwhile for Senator Aimee Marcos

01:20 Allow the law enforcement officers to do their job

01:23 It's a live investigation, it's best that we allow them to pursue the leads that they now have

01:29 So it appears that there is a lot of information already

01:35 But let's allow them to complete the case holder

01:38 Zubiri also assured the public not to be feared and panic in light of all these kinds of incidents

01:44 We should not be alarmed, we should not be afraid

01:48 We should go about doing our work and leisure at the same pace

01:54 Let's not be afraid, the armed forces and the PNP have it under control

01:58 These are the relatives of the victims and friends of the victims of the Marawi siege

02:05 So we have to urge of course the BARMM government together with the local officials

02:13 to monitor these radicalization efforts, it will not disappear

02:17 Daniel Manalastas for The Nation