JUNE 02, 2017 – PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESPERSON ERNESTO ABELLA’S STATEMENT

02 June 2017
From Presidential Spokesperson Ernie Abella – On the Resorts World Manila incident
Authorities are looking at this as an isolated incident involving robbery.

The suspect, the lone gunman, is now dead.

We advise our people to refrain from going to the area or its vicinity. Injured persons are still being evacuated from an earlier stampede.

The safety and security of everyone is our primary concern.

Injured customers of the Resorts World Manila are now being treated by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel and at nearby medical facilities.

Police and Special Action Force (SAF) troopers are conducting room-to-room clearing to make sure that all personalities inside the building are rescued and accounted for.
From Presidential Spokesperson Ernie Abella – On the Resorts World Manila victims
The Palace wishes to express its deep condolences to the families and friends of the victims of the Resorts World Manila’s latest incident.

This is a reminder that civilized society has no place for this kind of violence. Thus, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has put the campaign against criminality as a centerpiece program of his administration.

The safety of citizens and the security of communities are our primordial concerns, and we hope to seek everybody’s cooperation to achieve a peaceful and fear-free environment.