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October 19, 2007: Part of Glorietta 2 mall explodes, killing
11 and injuring more than 100. “This was a bomb,” the national
police chief, Director General Avelino Razon Jr., says. “But
beyond that, we can’t say anything else yet because we are still
investigating.” The blast triggers travel advisories from the US,
United Kingdom and Canada.
October 23, 2007: Malacañang officials
speak of “high” probability that the explosion is an accident.
The national police present their findings to the National Security
Council during a meeting convened by President Gloria Arroyo. Ayala
Land Inc., owner of the mall, faces possible sanctions, says
National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales for possible breaches of
security and weaknesses in the mall’s structural design.
November 1, 2007: Makati City Hall is in
the police line of fire over the blast. Metro Manila police chief
Geary Barias says they will look into the city government’s
possible lapses in granting permits to Ayala Land.
November 14, 2007: Police say they are
all but certain that a gas buildup, not a bomb, caused the blast.
This virtual conclusion comes ahead of their unfinished official
report on the incident.
November 23, 2007: Ayala Land disputes
the national police’s conclusion that a gas leak, not a bomb,
caused the explosion. Alfonso Reyes, spokesman for the mall owner,
says experts they have commissioned to investigate rule out any
possible source of gas that could have produced the blast.
December 22, 2007: The national police
compare their report with that of Ayala Land on the explosion. Razon
says investigators have found that a gas explosion is the likely
cause of the blast. Ayala Land contests gas-buildup theory.
January 10, 2008: National police release
final report on blast probe. Ayala Land continues to dispute police
findings.
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