The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) confirmed on Monday, Oct. 9, the arrest of the suspect behind the molotov blasting in the NAIA Terminal 3 parking area last month.

According to the airport authority, the suspect identified as Renieldo dela Peña Perez, was arrested on September 28 by the Terminal Police Station (TPS) and turned over to the Philippine National Police (PNP) on September 29.

Perez is a former taxi driver who admitted the crime during questioning and said that "he was the one who threw the Molotov cocktail device that he personally assembled using an energy drink bottle containing gasoline, then dipped a cloth inside, ignited it, and quickly threw it towards the direction of the parking lot."

MIAA said an informant apparently tipped off the TPS about Perez, who was later sighted near the exit of the Terminal 3 open parking area.

On September 23, three vehicles were reported damaged due to the explosion of the said device.

Perez is now detained at the Pasay City Jail.