Reaction
Ayala Land has promised to cover the medical bills of all who were injured by the explosion. They have yet to return the vehicles stranded in the Glorietta 2 parking lot (Park Square 2) to the rightful owners. The United States and the United Kingdom, through their respective embassies expressed sympathy for the victims of the explosion, promising assistance to the Philippine government and Philippine National Police in the investigation. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo stated that there would be a full investigation of the explosion. She also said that the Philippine police and military were on their highest alert status, and that an additional 2,000 security officers were being deployed in public areas.
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