Terrorism in The Philippines - 1980s

1980s

Date Dead Injured Location and description
April 19, 1981 17 150+ Davao City, Davao

On Easter Sunday, 17 people are killed in a grenade attack during mass on San Pedro cathedral, Davao City, similar to the later 1993 attack.

March 18, 1987 4 38+ Baguio City, Cordillera Administrative Region

A bomb explodes at a military academy in Baguio where President Corazon C. Aquino is scheduled to speak that weekend, killing four people and wounding 38. The explosion happened at 10 A.M. in a specially built grandstand during a rehearsal for the weekend visit, killing at least one civilian. The bomb appeared to have been placed in a roof beam. Some sources suggested that "disgruntled military elements" may have been responsible.

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