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Grieving nation offers prayers, flowers for Davao blast victims

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<p>MANILA - Filipinos on Saturday lit candles and offered flowers in various memorials for the 14 people who were killed and dozens others wounded in a powerful explosion in Davao City.</p><p>At the Roxas night market, the blast&#x27;s &quot;ground zero,&quot; Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte led some 500 mourners in a <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/03/16/davao-remembers-blast-victims-in-somber-mass" target="_blank">mass</a>.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">EARLIER: Memorial mass lead by Bishop Romulo Valles held at Davao City blast site. Photos from <a href="https://twitter.com/jboygonzalessj">@jboygonzalessj</a> <a href="https://t.co/KBcW9mwryl">pic.twitter.com/KBcW9mwryl</a></p>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/771997279632760833">September 3, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" src="~//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Candles and flowers are offered for the victims of the blast Friday night in Davao City. Photos from <a href="https://twitter.com/jboygonzalessj">@jboygonzalessj</a> <a href="https://t.co/hPRCjGb9j6">pic.twitter.com/hPRCjGb9j6</a></p>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/771997978227638272">September 3, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" src="~//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p>Members of the left-wing groups Bagong Alyansang Makabayan and Kadamay gathered at Plaza Miranda in downtown Manila.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Members of BAYAN, Kadamay troop to Plaza Miranda to condemn Davao blast, call for justice for victims. |<a href="https://twitter.com/demiedangla">@demiedangla</a> <a href="https://t.co/OTru1nVgZJ">pic.twitter.com/OTru1nVgZJ</a></p>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/772007575600504832">September 3, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" src="~//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p>Residents of Cagayan de Oro City also offered their prayers for the victims of the explosion claimed by Abu Sayyaf extremists. </p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/nation/9/3/grieving-davao-090316.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">People bow their heads in prayer for the casualties of an explosion in Davao City.</div></figcaption></figure></div><p>At the same, the group expressed unwavering support for President Duterte and national police chief Ronald dela Rosa, who are leading government&#x27;s war against criminality and illegal drugs. </p><p>Messages of sympathy also poured for the victims at a gathering led by the Kabataan and Gabriela party-list groups in Cebu City. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">EARLIER:Groups held a candle lighting activity in Cebu to call for justice for Davao blast victims.| Leleth Rumagera <a href="https://t.co/vnadPzb8zK">pic.twitter.com/vnadPzb8zK</a></p>— ABS-CBN News Channel (@ANCALERTS) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANCALERTS/status/772038060737388544">September 3, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" src="~//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><div><strong>-- With reports from Demerie Dangla, Leleth Rumaguera and Cris Angelo Andrade, ABS-CBN News </strong></div>

<p>Filipinos on Saturday lit candles and offered flowers in various memorials for the 14 people who were killed and dozens others wounded in a powerful explosion in Davao City.</p>

Filipinos on Saturday lit candles and offered flowers in various memorials for the 14 people who were killed and dozens others wounded in a powerful explosion in Davao City.