On January 27, 2019 - While a mass was held at 8:00 A.M in the morning at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Jolo - province of Sulu in southern Mindanao. 2 bombs exploded resulting to a massive destruction.

 77 are wounded and 27 were killed said by the officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The AFP immediately responded and was able to move the wounded to near hospitals. Isolating the place of incident from public and cutting off cellphone signals in the area was done an hour after the incident.

 The first explosion was inside the Cathedral causing a stampede out of the main door. Then the second bomb exploded about 1 minute later near the main entrance causing so much destruction not just for the infrastructure but also with human lives.

 Sulu province - which includes Jolo - voted against the creation of the new region, with its governor questioning the law establishing the area before the Supreme Court.

Militant Group - Abu Sayyaf, were the main suspect of the incident since they are mainly the one who are responsible of the bombing incidents in the country.