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ON THE BOMBING of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
 Anak Mindanao Representative Mujiv S. Hataman strongly condemns the bombing incident that rocked the Southwing Building of the House of Representatives around 8:20 pm of November 13, 2007.
Hataman had been in the midst of a group of Congressmen, which included Representative Luz Ilagan, one of the victims of the blast, on their way to the lobby after the session was adjourned. Hataman recalls the close call that almost claimed him as victim too. “I was also on my way to the lobby when Akbayan President Ronald Llamas asked me to stay with him for a while at the South Lounge,” he said.
Reacting to initial reports that the explosion is particularly aimed at a certain individual, Hataman says, “Yes that is a possibility. However, authorities must not limit their investigation on that angle. The extent of the incident is too immense to just dismiss it as a personal act. This is the Congress we are talking about. Every possible angle, every group or individual that may have the motive must be investigated. Other possibilities, especially in the light of the current political crisis must not be discounted. Conclusions or speculations must be avoided or we might just end up like the Glorietta incident, the investigation of which was hounded by inconsistencies and remains unsolved to this day.”
Hataman further conveys his sympathy and condolences to the victims of the explosion, especially to the family of those whose lives were claimed. “I also condemn this terrorist act not just for the terror it has sown but also for claiming the life of a colleague and brother in Islam, Cong. Wahab Akbar. Basilan and the Muslim community in general has lost a leader. Despite the differences that might have ensued between our families, the friendship that we shared before he became governor and the few years after that was enough to limit our scuffle in the political arena, and never at a personal level.”
He further adds, “To all the victims’ family, our deepest condolences. We will not stop until we get to the bottom of this cowardly act.”
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