Jaworski resurfaces, denies hiding from bombers

A calmer Pasig City Rep. Robert "Dodot" Jaworski Jr on Friday resurfaced at Quezon City hotel three days after escaping a bomb blast that incinerated his Toyota Innova van in Pasig City. GMA News' Flash Report said Jaworski arrived at his press conference flanked by security escorts. He denied that he went into hiding following the incident, saying he spent the last few days "resting" with his family. Jaworski told dzBB radio in a separate interview that his wife Mikaela Maria Antonia (Mikee) arrived Thursday from Doha in Qatar, where she took part in the Asian Games. He said she was "very thankful" that he was safe. The Eastern Police District confirmed Thursday that an improvised explosive device triggered the blast that ripped the Jaworski's vehicle Tuesday afternoon at Ugong village along C-5 Road in Pasig City. Chief Superintendent Luizo Ticman, Eastern Police District director, said the device was attached to the chassis of the Toyota Innova driven by Jaworski's brother, Ryan. The Pasig City representative, Ryan and a bodyguard were able to jump out of the vehicle shortly before the explosion. Mere hours after the incident, Jaworski put on a bold face and said he was angry rather than scared. He noted, however, that, "I don't have any enemies except in politics, and drug lords." During the press conference Friday, Jaworski denied that he had blamed incumbent Pasig Mayor Vicente Eusebio for the incident. He similarly brushed aside Eusebio's allegations that the explosion was just one of the Jaworski camp's "gimmicks." The two officials will reportedly contest the mayoralty post in May 2007. Probe continues In a radio earlier in the day, Jaworski said the Philippine National Police (PNP) Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) were now tracing the events prior to the explosion. "The CIDG said it is reviewing what happened the last four to five days before the incident, when the explosive could have been planted on the vehicle," he said in Filipino during an interview on dzBB radio. However, he said that while none of his security aides admitted leaving the vehicle once in a while, he understood if they did this so because "they are also human." "My aides are also human, they have to leave the vehicle once in a while. None of my aides admitted leaving the vehicle unattended, but it's a hard, painful way to learn a lesson. I'm sure it won't happen again because they're now on red alert," he said. He dismissed speculations that Ryan, who figured in a shooting incident in 2004, may have been the target of the explosion.-GMANews.TV