In the morning of January 27, 2019, two bombs exploded at the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Jolo, Sulu, Philippines. Twenty people were killed and 102 others injured. The bom
Aftermath of the bombings
President Rodrigo Duterte and other government officials inspect the cathedral in the aftermath of the bombings.
President Duterte pays his last respects to the victims of the bombings.
President Rodrigo Duterte portrait
On December 3, 2023, an Islamist bombing occurred during a Catholic Mass at the gymnasium of Mindanao State University in Marawi, Philippines, killing four people.
Law enforcement investigating the site of the bombing
Lanao del Sur governor Mamintal Adiong Jr. inspects the bombing site