Car in Cotabato bombing registered to Metro Manila owner; 6 invited for questioning

Police and officials of the Land Transportation Office said the car (WFG-183) was registered in the name of a certain "Carolina Denamera" of San JuanCity.

Balquin said the license plate could have been stolen or taken from another vehicle and attached to the car bomb.

“We are still conferring with LTO (Land Transportation Organization) the chassis numbers and engine numbers to determine ownership of the car,” Balquin said.

Balquin said the scene of the crime operatives have initially reported that the car bomb rigged in a parked multi-cab vehicle along Sinsuat Avenuewas loaded with ammonium nitrate and fuel thus conflagration occurred after the blast. The fire damaged at least seven houses and carinderia.

The mayor said the artist's sketches of the suspects would be made public soon.

Guiani said the car bomb which was obviously intended for him or his sister, city administrator Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi was carried out by "big fish" who are into drug trade or his political rivals.

He refused to name names but said it would be made public once appropriate charges were filed in court.

He said a bounty of undetermined amount remain would be offered to anyone who could provide information that wold lead to the arrest of the perpetrators.