Zamboanga City, Philippines  - Police recovered six homemade bombs placed in different areas in a southern Philippine city, a police official said Tuesday.

The improvised explosive devices were defused after they were recovered Monday in Zamboanga City, 875 kilometres south of Manila, according to city police chief Senior Superintendent Mario Yanga.

Yanga said two bombs were recovered outside the residence of Congressman Mujiv Hataman while four more bombs were recovered near his office.

Hataman was believed to be the target of the foiled bombings.

Hataman is being linked to the November 2007 bombing of the House of Representatives compound in Manila, which killed three people, including Congressman Wahab Akbar. (dpa)