Aquino dangles P1M for capture of bus bombers

MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) – President Aquino is offering a reward of P1 million to anyone who can give information that would lead to the arrest of the people behind Tuesday's bus bombing along Edsa that killed five people.

"I did order a provision of a P1-million reward of information leading to the arrest and prosecution of all the suspects involving this case and we will increase that if necessary," Mr. Aquino said in a text message today.

The President said there is a need to make the citizens involved in the government's fight against terrorism.

Interior and Local Governments Secretary Jesse Robredo said that the reward money was agreed upon during a security cluster meeting a day after the bombing and will come from the contingency funds of the Office of the President.

Authorities are already looking at the possible involvement of extortion group Al Khobar in Mindanao and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front's SOG as among the suspects because of the improvised explosive device that was used. (report from Philstar.com)