Umar Patek addresses fellow militants in an Abu Sayyaf mountain encampment on southern Jolo island sometime in 2007 in southern Philippines. (Photo: AP)
by Jojo Malig, abs-cbnNEWS.com
Posted at 09/16/2011 11:23 PM | Updated as of 09/17/2011 12:58 AM
MANILA, Philippines - New Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Nicanor Bartolome on Friday said there is no need to raise a full security alert status in Metro Manila in response to reported terrorism threats.