President Bongbong Marcos has expressed sympathies and condolences for the victims of the recent stampede in an Indonesian stadium and the killing of at least 36 people in a Thailand daycare center.
“We condole deeply with the families of those lost in the recent tragedies of the Indonesia football stampede and the Thailand daycare attack,” Marcos said in a statement.
“We pray for the recovery of the survivors, healing of those left behind, and that the departed may rest in peace,” Marcos added.
At least 129 people died from a soccer stampede Malang, East Java province in Indonesia after a clash ensued and fans rushing out of the venue to escape the riot.
In Thailand, a suspended policeman had a shooting and stabbing rampage in a daycare center killing at least 24 children.
The suspect then killed his wife and stepson and himself after committing the crime.