Heavy equipment torched in Surigao City

From the Philippine News Agency (May 30): Heavy equipment torched in Surigao City
 
A heavy equipment owned by a businesswoman engaged in sand and gravel extraction was torched by unidentified suspects at a barangay in Surigao City 11:13 p.m. Tuesday.

Belated report from Surigao del Norte Police Provincial Office stated that a pay loader owned by a certain Gloria P. Jovita, a businesswoman and a resident of Purok 7, Navalca, Brgy. San Juan was burned by the suspects at the boundary of brgys. Ipil and Danao, all of Surigao City, after the latter failed to pay allegedly the P50,000.00 demanded by a certain Ricardo Gonzales alias "Kumander Gonzales".

The damage to the torched equipment was estimated by the police to be around P300,000.00. Police is conducting a deeper investigation on the incident to really identify the suspect, determine the motive and to file the appropriate charges against him.

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