Interior Secretary Mar Roxas on Sunday said investigators at Two
Serendra condominium are focusing their efforts on gathering forensic
evidence to determine the cause of Friday night’s powerful explosion.
In a statement, Roxas also said the probers have started taking the statements of the occupants of the residential condo's third and fifth floors.
“Police and fire authorities have thoroughly sifted through the debris scattered at the street portion and concluded the gathering of forensic evidence there,” Roxas said, adding that the “blast site” or the building remained sealed.
Friday's blast left three people dead and five others wounded.
Hours after the explosion, investigators who sifted through the debris and analyzed burn patterns from concrete slabs found “no positive traces” of bomb chemicals.
In an interview on "Balitanghali" on Sunday, Roxas said he wants to make sure the results of the investigation will be based on solid facts and scientific evidence.
"Tuloy-tuloy ang ating imbestigasyon at sisikapin natin ang katiyakan na ang findings ay batay sa ebidensya at hindi sa kung anu-anong mga teyorya lamang," he said.
Roxas added that the evidence gathered so far by the scene of the crime operatives (SOCO) have been turned over to the Bureau of Fire Protection.
"Ibinigay ang mga ebidensya sa BFP para matingnan ang iba pang mga aspeto ng findings," Roxas said.
He also thanked the management of the building for allowing some of the condominium personnel to be interviewed.
"Nagpapasalamat po tayo... at pinayagan na ma-interview ang na mga tauhan sa [establisyamento], gaya ng mga security guard... mga katulong... para ma-establish ang sequence ng insidente," he said.
Roxas' statement on Sunday also indicated that investigators from the PNP Crime Laboratory, the BFP and the Explosives and Ordnance Division of the Southern Police District called off Saturday’s search for forensic evidence due to darkness.
Investigators resumed their work on Sunday, it said.
“It’s better to analyze the blast site when there is light,” Roxas said, adding he would call another press briefing “once concrete, verifiable findings have been determined.”
Condolences
Roxas also expressed his sympathy for the three victims. "Sobrang minalas lamang ang tatlo. Tahimik silang naghahanapbuhay at napadaan lamang sa lugar. Nakikiramay po tayo sa mga pamilya at kaanak ng mga biktima," he said during the interview on "Balitanghali."
A passing delivery truck was crushed by a slab of concrete wall thrown off by the explosion that ripped through a wall of Unit 501B.
All three passengers of the truck were killed. The truck smashed into a Starex van, the driver of which was unharmed.
Probers have asked the building administrator to allow them to interview third- and fifth-floor occupants whose statements are being sought to help police establish a “narrative timeline” or the sequence of events.
Unit 501B occupant
The investigators were also interested in Angelito San Juan, occupant of Unit 501B. He was in stable condition but remained in intensive care at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Global City.
San Juan was on his way out of the unit he was renting when the explosion took place, probers said.
He had complained to the building administrator that he was “suffocating” inside the apartment despite having the air-conditioning unit on.
Police evacuated residents of Building B and two adjacent buildings and turned off their power, water and gas utilities in an investigation that Roxas promised would be “scientific.”
“We are using science and the knowledge of the different government agencies, including the Army’s explosives unit, for us to find out what happened and take steps to prevent this from happening again,” Roxas was quoted as saying in the statement on Sunday.
He said the government “wants to ensure the safety of everyone and to determine, on instructions of the President, what really happened.” — LBG/BM, GMA News
In a statement, Roxas also said the probers have started taking the statements of the occupants of the residential condo's third and fifth floors.
“Police and fire authorities have thoroughly sifted through the debris scattered at the street portion and concluded the gathering of forensic evidence there,” Roxas said, adding that the “blast site” or the building remained sealed.
Friday's blast left three people dead and five others wounded.
Hours after the explosion, investigators who sifted through the debris and analyzed burn patterns from concrete slabs found “no positive traces” of bomb chemicals.
In an interview on "Balitanghali" on Sunday, Roxas said he wants to make sure the results of the investigation will be based on solid facts and scientific evidence.
"Tuloy-tuloy ang ating imbestigasyon at sisikapin natin ang katiyakan na ang findings ay batay sa ebidensya at hindi sa kung anu-anong mga teyorya lamang," he said.
Roxas added that the evidence gathered so far by the scene of the crime operatives (SOCO) have been turned over to the Bureau of Fire Protection.
"Ibinigay ang mga ebidensya sa BFP para matingnan ang iba pang mga aspeto ng findings," Roxas said.
He also thanked the management of the building for allowing some of the condominium personnel to be interviewed.
"Nagpapasalamat po tayo... at pinayagan na ma-interview ang na mga tauhan sa [establisyamento], gaya ng mga security guard... mga katulong... para ma-establish ang sequence ng insidente," he said.
Roxas' statement on Sunday also indicated that investigators from the PNP Crime Laboratory, the BFP and the Explosives and Ordnance Division of the Southern Police District called off Saturday’s search for forensic evidence due to darkness.
Investigators resumed their work on Sunday, it said.
“It’s better to analyze the blast site when there is light,” Roxas said, adding he would call another press briefing “once concrete, verifiable findings have been determined.”
Condolences
Roxas also expressed his sympathy for the three victims. "Sobrang minalas lamang ang tatlo. Tahimik silang naghahanapbuhay at napadaan lamang sa lugar. Nakikiramay po tayo sa mga pamilya at kaanak ng mga biktima," he said during the interview on "Balitanghali."
A passing delivery truck was crushed by a slab of concrete wall thrown off by the explosion that ripped through a wall of Unit 501B.
All three passengers of the truck were killed. The truck smashed into a Starex van, the driver of which was unharmed.
Probers have asked the building administrator to allow them to interview third- and fifth-floor occupants whose statements are being sought to help police establish a “narrative timeline” or the sequence of events.
Unit 501B occupant
The investigators were also interested in Angelito San Juan, occupant of Unit 501B. He was in stable condition but remained in intensive care at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Global City.
San Juan was on his way out of the unit he was renting when the explosion took place, probers said.
He had complained to the building administrator that he was “suffocating” inside the apartment despite having the air-conditioning unit on.
Police evacuated residents of Building B and two adjacent buildings and turned off their power, water and gas utilities in an investigation that Roxas promised would be “scientific.”
“We are using science and the knowledge of the different government agencies, including the Army’s explosives unit, for us to find out what happened and take steps to prevent this from happening again,” Roxas was quoted as saying in the statement on Sunday.
He said the government “wants to ensure the safety of everyone and to determine, on instructions of the President, what really happened.” — LBG/BM, GMA News
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